Under-11 girls

Riverdale Bronx Bombers, 4
Larchmont Gold Pumas, 2

The Bronx Bombers wrapped up their fall schedule with an impressive 4-2 win against Larchmont. It did not take long for the Bombers to take control of the game as the Riverdale squad scored twice in the opening 10 minutes. Forward Nola Nelson tallied both goals after receiving nice passes from midfielders Saoirse MaherGreene and Ambia Elias. The Bombers would add two more goals in the second half, which were scored by Maryrita Curcio and Vida MaherGreene. Audrey Cicerello contributed to the win with an assist, while Riverdale goalie Lily Ehrlich made several spectacular saves throughout the game. Defenders Yanni Chisholm, Maayan Dadsoh and Maya Greenfield were relentless and helped protect the lead. The Bombers end the season with a 5-3 record and retain their Division 1 placement going into the Spring season. The team will be hosting tryouts on Saturday, Dec. 5, at 9:30 a.m. in Van Cortlandt Park. For more details, contact Sean Maher at 917-854-5494.

Under-13 girls

Riverdale Lions, 1
Gotham Girls Stars, 0

After starting the season off with a loss and finding themselves in the middle of the pack after five games, the Lions were able to regroup and win their final three games to capture the Division 2 championship. In doing so, the Lions were able to establish themselves as the best defensive team in their division and allowed only six goals throughout the entire season. The Riverdale defense — led by Maggie Pozenel, Angel Pepdjonovic, Colleen Freyer, Daphne Gampel and Meghan Farrelly — was as strong as ever in the final game and held the Gotham Girls to just a single shot-on-goal in the contest. Despite their dominance, the Lions were not able to secure the victory until the last few minutes of the game, when Ashleigh Edwards passed to Alessandra Palmisano who eluded two defenders and found the back of the net from a difficult angle for the game’s only goal. The spirited play of Lucy Ellis, Gabriella Miller, Anna Timmins, Morgan Timmins and Zara Mian allowed the Lions to control the play in midfield throughout the game.