Daily Sports Digest: Local Teams Win as Hoops Dominates the Weekend

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Yesterday’s Results:

Sport: Boys Basketball (Friday)

Game: Bronxville vs. Tuckahoe

Score: Tuckahoe Won 69-56

Highlights: Sky Williams continues to lead Tuckahoe as he poured in 36 points to help beat the Broncos. Justin Nolan also had 18 for the Tigers. Dylan Murray had 12 points for Bronxville.

Sport: Boys Basketball (Friday)

Game: Eastchester vs. Lincoln

Score: Eastchester Won 61-48

Highlights: Dave Solano picked up 22 points in the win while Jack Daly added 14 and Kevin Teahan tacked on 13 for Eastchester. Joseph Lascabar led Lincoln with 13 points in the loss.

Sport: Girls Basketball (Friday)

Game: Lincoln vs. Eastchester

Score: Eastchester Won 51-32

Highlights: Gabrielle Pinto led Eastchester with ten points as the Eagles cruised to victory. Krystal Mateo led all scorers with 13 in the loss.

Sport: Boys Basketball (Saturday)

Game: Irvington vs. Bronxville

Score: Bronxville Won 50-31

Sport: Girls Basketball (Saturday)

Game: Irvington vs. Bronxville

Score: Irvington Won 59-35

Highlights: Marley Giddins led Irvington with 17 points and Brittni Lai added ten in the victory. Grace Devlin led Bronxville with 14 in the loss.

Sport: Winter Track and Field

Game: Westchester County Championships

Score: Full Results

Bronxville Highlights: John Dennon came in third place in the 600 Meter Dash Finals, and Dayton Flannery finished third in the 3200 Meter Run Finals. Meredith Rizzo picked up a first place finish in the 1000 Meter Run Finals and Mary Cain finished nearly a minute in front of all other competitors in the 3000 Meter Run Finals.

Eastchester Highlights: Jon Alkins finished in second in the 55 Meter Dash Finals and the 300 Meter Dash Finals. Rachel Berk finished seventh in the 55 Meter Dash Finals.

Today’s Schedule:

In Girls Gymnastics, Ossining will host Eastchester at 4:30 p.m.

In Girls Basketball, Pelham heads to Eastchester at 4:30 p.m.

In Wrestling, Eastchester will heat to Ardsley at 4:15 p.m.

In Girls Basketball, Tuckahoe heads to the Montressori Academy n Yonkers to face off against Palisade Prep at 4:15 p.m.

Red Dragons sweep to victory

Senior goalie Katie Double of Farmington stopped 30 shots as the Cortland women’s ice hockey team completed a two-game weekend sweep of Chatham University of Pittsburgh with a 2-0 victory on Saturday in ECAC West action at Alumni Arena.

The Red Dragons had blanked Chatham on Friday, 2-0.

Junior Erika Osborne, a graduate of The Harvey School in Katonah, led the Red Dragons (4-11-1, 2-9-1 ECAC West) with a goal and an assist. Junior Brianna Rossi of Stormville, who played for the Brewster Bulldogs, added a goal.

Freshman goalie Megan Buchanan of Ottawa had 35 saves for the Cougars (0-12, 0-12 ECAC West) in her second start.

Senior forward Pam Murphy of Rye has played in 16 games for Cortland while freshman forward Jessica Troilo of New Rochelle has appeared in 13 games, and junior forward Jordan Baum of Suffern has participated in 11 games.

The Red Dragons hit the road for back-to-back games against Plattsburgh on Feb. 4 and Feb. 5. Both start times are 3 p.m.

The Cardinal will be a very tough test for Cortland, as they are undefeated in the conference, with an overall mark of 13-3-2.

Dolphins hope to rebound

The College of Mount Saint Vincent women’s basketball team fell to 0-3 in overtime games after a tough 71-65 road loss at NYU-Poly in Brooklyn.

Amy Delva of Nanuet had six points, three rebounds and a pair of steals in 20 minutes for the Dolphins (5-12,1-7 Skyline Conference), who host non-conference foe Centenary (NJ) College tonight (Jan. 30). Tip-off is 6 p.m. The visitors are 13-6 on the season.

Henry a steal for Dolphins

Sophomore forward Kevin Henry of Yonkers posted a career- and game-high five steals as the College of Mount Saint Vincent men’s basketball team picked up its third straight win and its fourth in the last five games with a 63-51 road victory over NYU-POLY in Brooklyn.

The Mount Saint Vincent defense, sparked by Henry, had a strong day and forced 30 turnovers leading to a important 36-6 advantage in points off miscues. The Dolphins’ bench also continued to play a strong role, scoring 38 points.

Mount Saint Vincent, now 7-11 overall and 5-6 in Skyline Conference play, look to make it four in a row and move to the .500 mark in league play Tuesday night (Jan. 31) when they host Old Westbury (10-8). Tip-off at the Sharp Center in Riverdale is set for 7 p.m.

Jamel Little of Spring Valley is third on the team in scoring for Old Westbury, averaging 15.5 points per game. The senior guard is also averaging 4.4 rebounds, and has 14 assists and nine steals.