Alysha Wong ‘14

Last Saturday, Alysha won the Fifth Flight at the New England Class C Squash Championships. After winning the first match easily, Alysha won tough semi-finals (11-8, 7-11, 12-10 and 11-5) and then rallied to win the finals (5-11, 11-6, 11-8 and 11-9).  Having never played two matches in a day, Alysha showed great resilience and concentration to prevail three times in little more than four hours.  Throughout the season Alysha has worked hard to improve her squash game and her determined attitude and great energy helped her to finish the season in fine form.

Nick Kioussis ‘13

Last week Nick Kioussis arrived at The National Prep Wrestling Tournament as an unseeded wrestler. Nick finished 2-2 in the tournament including a pinning an opponent in 38 seconds. That record enabled Nick to finish in the top 16 nationally in his weight class and helped Williston place 70^th out of 121 teams.  His perseverance and determination speaks volumes to Nick’s toughness and competitive nature. Nick has shown outstanding senior leadership throughout the entire winter season through his passion for the sport and exemplary teamwork.

Caroline Borden ‘16

Caroline approaches the game of squash with persistence and a real desire to improve her game. Playing at the number one spot, Caroline’s quickness on the court and smart and consistent ball placement gave her the win against Deerfield in her last match of the season. Her can-do positive attitude has been a valuable asset both on and off the court.

 

 

The girls’ varsity hockey team has earned the 7th seed and will face #2 seed Choate Rosemary Hall in the quarterfinals of the NEPSAC tournament on Wednesday afternoon. The game will be played at Choate with a 3:00pm game time. The semifinals (Saturday) and finals (Sunday) are scheduled to be played at Cushing Academy. Williston (14-5-1) earns its third postseason tournament berth in the last four years.  Choate is 19-1-1.  Williston and Choate tied 1-1 on February 6 at Williston.  Last year’s Williston squad advanced to the semi-finals before bowing to Lawrence Academy. Below are the match-ups for the tournament.

New England Girls Ice Hockey Tournament

Wednesday, February 27, 2013

DIVISION I                                              TIME          LOCATION

1. Nobles            vs. 8.  BBN                   TBD          Nobles

2. Choate            vs. 7. Williston              3:00           Choate

3. Westminster   vs. 6. Cushing               TBD           Westminster

4. St. Paul’s        vs. 5.Tabor                    TBD           Neutral Site?

Game Times for Semis and Finals at Cushing –

Saturday, March 2, 2013

10:00am DII Semi-Final #1

12:00pm DII Semi-Final #2

2:00pm D1 Semi-Final #1

4:00pm D1 Semi-Final #2

Sunday, March 3, 2013

11:00am DII Championship Game

1:10pm DI Championship Game

Natalia Ovando ‘15

Last week Sophomore Natalia Ovando recorded 32 points (17 of 20 from the free throw line) and 8 steals in the girls’ varsity basketball games against Taft and Cheshire.  Natalia is the current team leader in points assists, and steals.  For her season long efforts, she was selected to the Class B West All-Star Team.  The All-Star Game will be played Sunday, March 3rd at Loomis Chaffee.  She will be joined at the All-Star Game by teammate Maranie Harris-Kuiper.

 

Oliver Demers ‘14 

Against a very strong Loomis team, Junior Oliver Demers took his first game, and then lost the next two. With undeniable mental toughness, Oliver was able to convert the fourth game, and then in the fifth tie-breaker he stayed neck and neck until 7-7. His opponent surged up to match point, 10-7. Oliver defended three match points and then won anther to hold his own match point. Although the game finished as a 13-11 loss, his high level of determination has been an important component to Oliver’s strong leadership, positive attitude, and team play.

 

Cameron Stanley ‘16

Freshman Cameron Stanley has been an incredible asset to the girls’ 3rd basketball team this season. In addition to playing strong defense, Cameron led the team in scoring and rebounding in the Wildcat’s win over Stoneleigh Burnham on Saturday.