By Sydney Birkhahn and Isaiah Boyles
The Irvington Bulldogs began the fall playoffs, here’s the results!
Varsity Girls Soccer
The girls soccer began their regional run with a bye in the first round. After that, the lady bulldogs traveled to No.4 seed Rye Neck and came out with a 2-0 win with help from Kaitlyn Krieger and Niki DeNardo to advance to the semifinal game.
The following weekend, the Bulldogs dropped 2-0 vs. returning state champs and the No. 1 seed, Pleasantville, to end their season in the semifinal game.
Varsity Boys Soccer
The boys began their regional run as the No. 7 seed and started hot with a shootout win over No. 10 seed, Blink Brook. With help from Arjan Delija, Isaiah Boyles, Xavier Canfin, Brandon Dhanoolal, and Liam Pakola in the shootout, they secured their first round 1 section-tournament win in six years.
Advancing to the next round, the Bulldogs dropped 3-1 to the defending class C section champions Alexander Hamilton with a lone goal from Isaiah Boyles to cap off a good season for the boys soccer team.
Varsity Cross Country
Irvington boys cross country team took first place in the Southern Westchester Small School boys team competition with 46 points to win their second title in three years. The bulldogs had six runners score for the team. Liam Lyons placed 4th (16:52), Alex Bjorgvinsson placed 5th (16:53), Lucas Turano 7th (17:13), Mitchell Milun 14th (17:34), and Aidan McClure 16th (17:36).
Our Lady Bulldogs cross country team challenged a strong Bronxville team, falling just short, placing second in the Southern Westchester Small School girls team competition. The bulldogs placed three runners in the top 10. Isabella Berger 5th (20:15), Luciana Forte 6th (20:34), and Devin Rielly 8th (20:55).
Very impressive performance from our Cross Country teams!!
Varsity Girls Tennis
For Irvington girls tennis, No. 2 singles seed, Chloe Harcsar had a great regional appearance by winning her first match 8-2 but losing a tough one in the finals.
Charlotte Calick and Clio Salles Spar won their first and second matches, match 8-2 and 8-6 respectively, however ended up losing a heart breaker in the finals to Bronxville. All in all, an incredible performance by the girls tennis team!
Varsity Girls Field Hockey
Being the No. 3 seed, the girls started their regional run very strong with a 1-0, double overtime win vs Valhalla. Freshman Anders Knapp scored for the Bulldogs with an impressive assist from Junior Hannah Tuckett.
The following day Irvington dropped 4-0 to the previous state champions, Bronxville. Although an unfortunate loss, the girls made an incredible run into regionals that no one saw coming.
