The Board of Education recognized Girls Field Hockey, Tennis, Swim & Dive, and Cross Country Teams for their outstanding accomplishments at the Board Meeting on December 21. Each student was presented with an Eagle pin in recognition of their achievements.
The Field Hockey Team defeated Shen 1-0, becoming Section II Division 1 Champions, marking the program’s very first championship. The win gave BC an invitation to the state tournament where they played a great game before losing in the Regional Finals 1-0 to Scarsdale.
Congratulations to team players:
- Elizabeth Austin, Grade 11
- Haley Backlund, Grade 12
- Grace Chrapowitzky, Grade 11
- Jill DeCancio, Grade 12
- Natalie DeSanti, Grade 10
- Lauren Dudgeon, Grade 10
- Avery Eick, Grade 10
- Oona Ko Knight, Grade 11
- Amelia Kuhn, Grade 11
- Violet McDonald, Grade 9
- Finleigh McClain, Grade 9
- Caitlin McInerny, Grade 12
- Clare Megahey, Grade 10
- Agnes Potenciano, Grade 12
- Katherine Qualia, Grade 11
- Teagan Rosencranse, Grade 10
- Rurika Suzuki, Grade 11
Coaching Staff: Dawn Austin and Kerrigan Roth.
The Girls Tennis Team also won the Suburban Council championship with an undefeated record of 14-0. They went on to defeat Saratoga 8-1 in the D1 Sectional Finals, followed by a 6-1 Regional Championship win over Section 3 Baldwinsville. As a result, BC participated in the NYSPHSAA State Championships held at the USTA Center in NYC for the second consecutive year; there the Eagles were defeated by a tough Scarsdale team. Girls Tennis Coach Scott George was named Times Union’s Tennis Coach of the Year.
Individual State Tennis Qualifiers were sophomores Anna Peles and Hope Brown.
Congratulations to team players:
- Elizabeth Amirbekian, 7th grade
- Suzanna Amirbekian, 12th grade
- Isabelle Brand, 10th grade
- Hope Brown, 10th grade
- Paige Davenport, 11th grade
- Audrey Henson, 12th grade
- Kripa Hongalgi, 10th grade
- Natalee Huli, 12th grade
- Shayna Huli, 10th grade
- Rayka Kogut, 10th grade
- Purvayi Patil, 10th grade
- Zara Pattison, 10th grade
- Anna Peles, 10th grade
- Kirsten Phang, 11th grade
- Nina Vargas, 10th grade
- Genevieve Vollaro, 10th grade
- Garima Yadav, 12th grade
Coaching Staff: Scott George, Dylan Davis, Deborah Davis
The Girls Swim & Dive team placed 3rd at Sectionals. For the 5th consecutive year the “Athlete of the Meet” at sectionals was won by a BC swimmer.
Congratulations to team members:
- Katie Ferriera, Athlete of the Meet, state qualifier and section champion in the 200 IM as well as the 500, 200 medley and the 400 free
- Olivia Skuza, 100 BR state qualifier and member of the 200 medley relay and 400 free relay teams
- Courtney Sorbello, state qualifier in 200 medley relay, 200 free relay
- Kayleigh Bigwarfe, state qualifier in 200 free & 400 free relays
- Sarah Berasconi, state qualifier in 200 free and 400 free relays
- Hannah Fronheiser, state qualifier in 200 medley and 200 free relays
- Natalie Hopper, state qualifier in diving
Coaching Staff: Kerrianne Sanicola and Megan Planz
The Girls Cross Country team was ranked #21 in the US, and placed second in Section II Division 1 as well as second in the New York State Federation.
Congratulations to team members:
- Riley Davis, NYSPHSAA state qualifier, Nike Cross Nationals Invitation, Portland, OR
- Charlotte O’Meara, NYSPHSAA state qualifier, Nike Cross Nationals Invitation, Portland, OR
- Olivia Deer, NYSPHSAA state qualifier, Nike Cross Nationals Invitation, Portland, OR
- Kate Bannigan, Nike Cross Nationals Invitation, Portland, OR
- Annie Bolke, Nike Cross Nationals Invitation, Portland, OR
- Anna Chrapowitzky, Nike Cross Nationals Invitation, Portland, OR
- Sarah Guyette, Nike Cross Nationals Invitation, Portland, OR
Coaching Staff: Tucker Chrapowitzky