NORTH SALEM, N.Y. - With the calendar flipping to February, business has picked up in Tiger town. The past few weeks saw nonstop action for our teams, with highlights including a pair of North Salem bowlers punching their ticket to states, winter track finishing their season strong, and both basketball squads getting set for the playoffs.
Bowling
A pair of North Salem’s varsity bowlers will be taking their talents to Syracuse in March after standout performances at the sectional finals earlier this month.
The girls team was up first on Feb. 10, squaring off against tough competition at Fishkill Bowl. Once all the pins had fallen, sophomore Erika Saez earned herself a spot on the Division 2 small-school composite team alongside bowlers from Pearl River, Albertus Magnus, and Hen Hud.
The following day, the boys team tried their luck, with sophomore Jericho Hartley punching his ticket to states. He will join the Division 2 small-school composite team and join forces with bowlers from Irvington and Hen Hud.
The state championships will be held on Saturday, March 15, at AMF Syracuse Lanes.
Winter Track
North Salem’s winter track team capped off a strong season at the sectional championship meet at The Armory in Manhattan on Feb. 16.
Emma Gautier turned in her best performance of the season, finishing 10th in the 1000M.
Fellow junior Zoe Elias came in 7th in the 600M, and sophomore Jonathan Alves finished 17th in the 600M.
Finally, freshman Drew Karam topped his personal best time by 6 seconds, finishing 9th in the 1600M.
“This is the first frosh that I've coached that broke 5:00 in his first year,” said Coach Chris Gould of Karam’s standout performance. “We are certainly looking forward to his progression over the coming years.”
Girls Basketball
North Salem 61, Haldane 14
Friday, Jan. 31
The Tigers made a statement with the offense bolstered by a standout performance from junior Noemi Torres, who put up 36 points to help scorch the Blue Devils.
8th grader Kerri Nemeth (15 points), and senior Ruby Molina (7 points) also got in on the action to send the North Salem faithful home happy.
Croton Harmon 53, North Salem 33
Tuesday, Feb. 4
The squad couldn’t keep the momentum going on the road. Nemeth led North Salem's scoring with 10 points.
Irvington 52, North Salem 33
Friday, Feb. 7
Sophomore Emma Greenberg led the Tigers with 12 points as they were bested by the Bulldogs.
Putnam Valley 59, North Salem 50
Monday, Feb. 10
The squad came up short in a Tiger showdown at home, with Nemeth and Torres both scoring 16.
Bronxville 53, North Salem 27
Wednesday, Feb. 12
The Tigers held their annual Dunk Pink game on Senior Night, taking time to honor Ruby Molina and Lauren Ndreu. Torres led North Salem in scoring with 11 points.
Playoff Picture
The Tigers will enter the playoffs as the #2 seed in Class C, and will face #3 seeded Haldane at the Westchester County Center at 3 p.m. on Monday, March 3.
Boys Basketball
Croton Harmon 63, North Salem 60
Tuesday, Feb. 4
The Tigers opened the month with a tough home loss. Max Cotrone (20 points), Lucas Virzi (16 points), and Justin Major (10 points) all played tough in the effort.
Putnam Valley 77, North Salem 50
Monday, Feb. 10
The squad was battered during a Tiger tussle with Putnam Valley. Cotrone (16 points) and Major (13 points) led scoring for North Salem.
North Salem 80, Children’s Village 54
Friday, Feb. 14
The Tigers got back in the win column in a big way as they outpaced Children’s Village on Senior Night. Cotrone once again led the scoring with 19 points.
The evening also served to honor seniors Justin Major and Daniel Laino, who both showed out with 18 points and 16 points, respectively.
Playoff Picture
North Salem heads to the postseason as the #2 seed in Class C, and are set to square off with #3 seeded Keio Academy at the Westchester County Center at 4:45 p.m. on Monday, March 3.
BYSNS Ice Hockey
BYSNS 3, ETBE 2
Friday, Feb. 7, Brewster Ice Arena
BYSNS (Brewster/Yorktown/Somers/North Salem) defeated ETBE (Eastchester/Tuckahoe/Bronxville/Edgemont) 3-2, on a special occasion that saw Danny Luis (Yorktown), Michael Bonelli (North Salem), Sam Cucinell (Brewster), and Kaden Krempler (Brewster) being honored on senior night.
“It meant a lot to honor our four seniors who have developed this BYSNS program,” said BYSNS coach Ryan Langkafel. “It was also a big win as we are preparing for the playoffs.”
AJ Jones put the Bisons on top 1-0, courtesy of assists from Jack Leavy and Bonelli.
Ryan Dean, off an assist from Jones, extended the lead to 2-0 before Sam Cucinell, with assists from Jones and James Munoz, scored to give BYSNS a 3-0 first-period advantage.
ETBE cut the BYSNS’ lead to 3-2 with two goals in the second stanza but the host held on for the win, thanks in large part to 29 saves made by Patrick Vaughn.
BYSNS 10, Mahopac 7
Monday, Feb. 10, Brewster Ice Arena
BYSNS overcame rival Mahopac 10-7, led by Lucas Salvatore (6G, 2A), AJ Jones (3G, 2A), Jordan Millar (1G, 1A), Michael Bonelli (2A), Ryan Dean (2A), Kaden Kempler (1A), Jake Leavy (1A), and Patrick Vaughn (24 saves).
“We were focused on playing one period at a time,” said BYSNS coach Ryan Langkafel. “We had a big-time performances from AJ Jones and Lucas Salvatore. The rest of the team was determined to battle and kept controlling the game, one shift at a time.”
Rivertown 10, BYSNS 3
Tuesday, Feb. 11, Westchester Skating Academy
The BYSNS fell to Rivertown 10-3, led by Salvatore (3G), Jones (2A), Bonelli (1A), and Vaughn (34 saves).
BYSNS results provided by Mike Sabini.
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