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Victoria House is lone Bronx Science golfer to record win in PSAL semifinal loss to Tottenville on Thursday.

Bronx Science junior Victoria House finished the season undefeated, even though the Wolverines fell one match short of playing for the championship in today’s PSAL golf final.

House, the Wolverines’ No. 1 golfer, won her match last Thursday in the semifinals, edging Tottenville Alyssa Kuhn 2-0 at Dyker Beach GC in Brooklyn. It was the Wolverines’ only win in a 4-1 loss to the defending champs.

“I didn’t have big expectations or anything; it definitely is intimidating facing Tottenville,” said House, who brushed aside her nerves and improved her personal record to 10-0. “I’m really proud of our team, and I was really happy that we came this far.” Read more..

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Bronx Science’s Gregory Barber is undoubtedly the best PSAL bowler in the borough. The sophomore has averaged a respectable 183.71 pins per game while leading the Wolverines to a 7-1 record and first place in Bronx II.

Barber began bowling in a league in Queens at age 5; he has his own ball and a private coach, and he entered the week ranked 39th among boys in the PSAL.

But in the Bronx, Gregory Barber is an anomaly.

The borough’s teams have failed to reach the third round of the PSAL playoffs for the past five seasons. The second highest–ranked bowler in the Bronx is Wolverines co-captain Matt Dunay, who averages 171.60 pins per game, good for 83rd in the city. Bronx Science ranks 26th overall in the PSAL. The next-best Bronx squad is Taft, ranked No. 41 before games this week.

Such numbers raise an obvious question: Why is the Bronx stuck in a perpetual traffic jam on the lanes, so many miles behind Staten Island powers Tottenville, McKee/SI Tech and Susan Wagner?

Why are they lagging so far behind Queens contenders Bayside (second) and Thomas Edison (fourth), and Brooklyn’s Goldstein (fourth), Fort Hamilton (seventh) and New Utrecht (eighth).

Barber pauses for a minute, when asked about the paucity of quality Bronx programs.

“I just think they have more money over there,” Barber said.

It’s a provocative thesis, and one of many possible explanations for Bronx bowling’s spot in the PSAL slow lane.

Queried during their matches at Ball Park Lanes on Tuesday, coaches and players alike mentioned economic factors, early exposure to the sport and ready access to the lanes as necessary ingredients for success. Read more..

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Through the first mile or so of last Saturday’s Mayor’s Cup Cross-country Championship girls varsity race, Rosey Liu was running with the leaders.

But the Bronx Science junior faded badly during the latter portion of the 2.5-mile course through Van Cortlandt Park.

She allowed eight runners to pass her over the final mile, and finished in 18:16.65, good for 19th place.

“Once I got out, I was turning with everyone,” she said. “(But at the end) I couldn’t breathe, and I dropped.”

It wasn’t exactly the performance the Wolverines runner was looking for - especially after a sophomore year that included a fourth-place finish at the Bronx Borough Championships. But the junior was recovering from the flu.

The Wolverines struggled through a variety of hindrances during the first major cross-country meet of the fall, but they still turned in a solid performance that bodes well for the rest of the season.

A handful of Wolverines on the girls and boys teams missed the meet at Van Cortlandt Park to take their SATs.

Others battled the flu, which Lui’s teammate Anna Hewitt says has been making the rounds at W. 205th Street.

“I actually felt sick a couple days ago. I felt lightheaded the whole race,” Hewitt said. “It began with the draft and change in temperature.”

Still, the Science girls impressed veteran coach Ken Miller, who now believes his team will dominate borough competition.

“I’m very happy,” he said. Read more..

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