Cross Country and Boys Soccer Team Score League Championships Victories

Boys cross country team after winning the league championshipAs the fall sports season winds down, three teams took home league championships this past week.

The boys and girls cross country teams as well as the boys soccer team all took home league championships after dominating performances.

On Tuesday, 10/13, the cross country team competed at Van Cortland Park in the Bronx for the league championship against Mamaroneck, Port Chester and Ossining.

The boys kicked off the afternoon festivities with a 13-point win over second place Mamaroneck. Scarsdale sophomore runner Henry Lorch got first overall, becoming the boys League D champion, and Scarsdale would follow Lorch’s winning performance by having placers finishing second, third and fifth overall in the race. Freshman Thomas Chadie was Scarsdale’s Number five guy, finishing 12th overall in the race and closing out Scarsdale’s league championship victory on the boys side.

Shortly after the boys raced, Scarsdale girls’ took off from the start line and finished with a 25-point victory over rival Mamaroneck. Star runner Adrianna Pettinelli won the race with freshman Parvati Dabral finishing a close 0.2 seconds behind. Scarsdale runners would then place fourth, fifth and six overall in the race to close out the dominant victory.

The girls cross country team after winning leagues.

It is the first time since 2024, that both the boys and girls cross country team won the league championship. The team will look for more personal bests and team success as they head into championship race season.

The boys soccer team brought home their first league championship title since 2024, with a 3-1 victory over White Plains on Sunday 10/18 at White Plains high school. Senior Rafael Rosenthal opened the scoring for the Raiders. Captain Ethan Grossberg, in his second game since returning from injury, scored to make it 2-0 Raiders. Noah Tauber scored Scarsdale’s third goal to seal the deal and the league championship.

The boys soccer team poses after a big 3-1 win over White Plains on Sunday 10/18.

The Raiders finished with a 12-2-1 regular season record and will open the playoffs with a bye and the Number two seed in class AAA. They will play the winner of Ketcham VS. Ramapo in the section quarterfinal on Tuesday October 27th at Butler Field.