Pictured: Eva Mihova, Ella McCalla, Juliet Winiecki, and Kara Kochansky (l to r) after placing 3^rd in the Sprint Medley Relay. Photo submitted by A. Barraco.

By J. Murrer and S.Q. DeJoy

Feb. 5, 2025: Being a high school winter athlete can be challenging. The short days, the harsh winter weather, and multiple school breaks often disrupt the continuity of the winter season, but the Bronxville athletes rise to the challenge.  Having made it through midterms in the third week in January, the teams are gearing up for the last full week of the regular season.

Track and Field

The Bronxville boys and girls track and field teams competed at the Purple Champions meet last Saturday, and six girls and seven boys had top ten finishes. Competing at the meet were 82 schools from the tristate area.

Sebastian Wortel placed first in the 400m in 56.51, and Spencer Martin followed in 5^th with a time of 57.33.  Wyatt Gravier, who won the Westchester County Title last week, continued his success in the 55m hurdles placing first in 7.31.  Davis Patterson, Will Hogue, Julian Gonzalez, and Kieran McBride won the 4x800m relay with a time of 8:04.12 qualifying for the New Balance Nationals in March.

The girls’ Sprint Medley Relay, Juliet Winiecki, Eva Mihova, Kara Kochansky, and Ella McCalla also qualified for the New Balance Nationals placing 3^rd with a time of 4:14.51. Maddy Williams took home a 2^nd place finish in the 1000m with a time of 3:02.24.

Purple Champions – Bronxville Athletes finishing in the Top 20

Girls’ Team

400m: Eva Mihova 17^th, 1:03.23; Ella McCalla, 18^th, 1:03.41

600m: Jessica O’Gorman, 13^th, 1:45.23

800m: Emerson Dennis, 11^th, 2:26.26; Corinne Augustyn, 14^th, 2:48.96

1000m: Madelyn Williams, 2^nd, 3:02.24; Finlay Rowan, 8^th, 3:07.38

55m hurdles: Juliet Winiecki, 8^th, 8.70

4x200m relay: Beatrice Hogue, Maria Overby, Elena Tomala-Reidel, and Drake Benton, 15^th, 1:54.92

Sprint Medley Relay: Juliet Winiecki, Eva Mihova, Kara Kochansky, and Ella McCalla, 3^rd, 4:14. 51

High Jump: Alessa Johnson, 15^th, 4-8 

Davis Patterson leading the pack in the 4x800m relay. Photo by Angel Tomala-Reyes.

Boys’ Team

55m dash: Carl Kirst, 13^th, 7.15

400m: Sebastian Wortel, 1^st, 56.51; Spencer Martin, 5^th, 57.33

600m: Liam Greenfield, 10^th, 1:29.84

1000m: Jack Toal, 15^th, 2:41.98

55m hurdles: Wyatt Gravier, 1^st, 7.31; John Sekula, 11^th, 8.31

4x800m relay: Davis Patterson, Will Hogue, Julian Gonzalez, and Kieran McBride, 1^st, 8:04.12

Long Jump: Spencer Martin, 16^th, 19-0

Basketball

The girls’ basketball team defeated Edgemont 57-20 last night extending its current winning streak to seven. The Broncos are a strong team with a record of 14-2. They lost one to Croton Harmon in the season opener and another to Albertus Magnus in early January. Albertus is the No. 1 ranked team in all of Section 1.

There are four games left in the regular season with two of them at home. The Broncos will play Woodlands (4-8) at home on Friday evening at 5PM and will play Irvington (9-5) on Saturday, February 15^th, at 12:30.

Scores for the most recent girls’ games are below.

2/4: Bronxville 57, Edgemont 20

1/31: Bronxville 46, Alexander Hamilton 31

1/24: Bronxville 37, Keio 8

-Eight Broncos scored including Ellie Fahy (6pts) and Elle Ruhanen (6pts)

1/22: Bronxville 47, Byram Hills 36           

-Ellie Fahy (16pts), Claire Kennedy (15pts), Elle Ruhanen (12 pts)

The boys’ basketball team is 7-6 with recent wins over Hastings, Dobbs Ferry, and Pawling. In Saturday’s game against Pawling, seniors, Jack Kennedy, Declan Denning, Danny Kelty, Will Van Eck, and Jack Gangemi, were recognized before the game. The Broncos will play their final home game against Irvington (9-6) on February 10^th at 5PM.

Scores for the most recent boys’ games are below.

2/1: Bronxville 67, Pawling 56

-Jack Kennedy 21pts, Tommy Ruhanen 21pts

1/30: Bronxville 67, Dobbs Ferry 23

-Jack Kennedy 28pts

1/27: Bronxville 63, Hastings 26

-Tommy Ruhanen 17pts, Jake Donnelly 10pts

1/25: Nyack 61, Bronxville 33

-Quinn Hershberg 9pts

1/24: North Salem 51, Bronxville 47

-Danny Kelty 14 pts, Brady Dolan 11pts

Go Broncos.