Mary McCarthy ‘15

Mary has played well for the girls’ varsity basketball team all season. Her presence inside the paint has helped create a well-rounded offensive attack, and her rebounding ability helps keep the ball in Williston’s hands. Last week Mary scored a season high 20 points in the team’s win over Miss Porters. Mary’s positive attitude and drive to better herself on and off the court makes her an outstanding role model for the younger players on the team.

Tim Nowacki ‘14

Tim enjoyed an outstanding season as a goalie for the boys’ varsity hockey team. Last week, Tim was between the pipes for three games all won by the Wildcats, including a shutout against Winchendon. On the season he was tied for 8th in New England for the best save percentage with .924. Tim’s hard work, determination and a positive attitude have benefitted the team all season long.

Hannah Baker ‘17

As a freshman, Hannah continues to lead the girls’ jv basketball team with her all-around play. Hannah had 5 points, 6 rebounds and 2 steals in limited time against Miss Porter’s​, and then played almost the entire game against Choate, scoring 16 of her team’s 21 points, (including 3 consecutive three-pointers), and pulling down 7 rebounds against a much taller, undefeated squad.

Ian Ostberg ‘17

Ian was the boys’ third basketball team’s point guard and leading scorer this year. Ian had a fantastic last game on Friday in which he scored a season high 20 points in the victory over Easthampton.  Ian has also contributed to the team with strong defensive effort. Ian exemplifies great sportsmanship and his positive attitude is infectious.

Williston’s girls varsity basketball and hockey teams have qualified for NEPSAC post-season tournaments.

The hockey team returns to the Division One tournament for the fourth time in five years. The Wildcats are seeded 7th and will travel to 2nd seeded St. Paul’s School in Concord, NH on Wednesday for a 5:00 p.m. game

The basketball team has reached the post-season for the first time since 2010. Williston is seeded 8th in the Class B tournament and will travel to top seeded Tilton School (Tilton, NH) on Wednesday for a 4:15 p.m. tipoff.

Here is a link to the schedules for all winter season NEPSAC tournaments.

The girls varsity squash team won the New England Interscholastic Squash Association Class C Tournament by a margin of one point, 50-49, over Kingswood-Oxford School and six other schools on Saturday, February 22nd at Millbrook School.

Led by senior co-captains Olivia Foster and Alysha Wong, who won the 3rd and 4th flights respectively, the Wildcats prevailed in five of seven positions—and then held their breath as seniors Shaina D’Souza and Camila Paiva won the last two crucial matches to secure the team’s first-ever squash championship.

Sophomore Caroline Borden, Junior Hannah Lee and sophomore Kira Wilson won the 5th, 6th and 7th flights to set the stage for the clinching senior performances.  The girls won 19 of 21 matches (and went 57-14 in games). Overall, it was an impressive display of athleticism and fair play.

Christina Zalewski ’14 (Canonsburg, PA) became the 4th varsity girls hockey player in Williston history to notch 100 points when she assisted on a goal in the team’s 5-1 victory over NMH on February 12th.  Christina accomplished this feat in a remarkable three years.  It has been a extraordinary era of success for Williston girls hockey as she is the 3rd player to achieve this milestone in three years.  Previous 100 point scorers included Alex Starzyk ’13, Katherine Tomaselli ’12, and MacKenzie Lee ’08.  Zalewski has a chance to add to her total as she finishes her career this week with three more games.

Patrick St. Martin ‘14

Pat has been an outstanding captain, leader and inspiration to his teammates on the varsity wrestling team.  He has amassed an impressive 26-3 record losing to just two different opponents this season.  He has an infectious enthusiasm and positive energy that he shares readily with everyone around him. Last weekend Pat finished 2nd in the New England Tournament, eventually falling to his opponent in a hard fought double overtime match. Pat will compete in the National Prep Wrestling Tournament this weekend at Lehigh University.

Devin DeVerry ‘17

During the New England Ski Championships at Loon Mountain on Wednesday Devin placed 5th in the Giant Slalom and 6th in Slalom helping lead the team to a 3rd place finish of the 14 teams in the field. Devin has been a leader on and off the mountain all year long.

Kaylee Largay ‘14

Kaylee has been a positive leader for the girls JV hockey team for the past four years. She is a dependable and extremely hard working player. She is a role model for the younger players and her sportsmanship is second to none. Kaylee has been a team leader in scoring all four years and has helped the JV girls’ hockey team accumulate a 20-2-1 record over the past two years.

Emily Cavazuti ‘14

Emily has been a positive influence and leader on the girls jv hockey team for four years. She is a team captain who leads her team both on and off the ice. She is always willing to play anywhere her team needs her on the ice, even if it isn’t her usual position. Emily leads by example by constantly displaying good sportsmanship and by encouraging her teammates when she is off the ice. Emily has been a team leader in scoring all four years and has helped the JV girls’ hockey team accumulate a 20-2-1 record over the past two years.

This past Wednesday, Williston’s ski teams traveled north to Loon Mountain in Lincoln, NH to co-host the NEPSAC Class B Ski Championships with New Hampton School.  On a beautiful day for skiing, both the boys and girls ski teams enjoyed outstanding days.  As a team, the girls finished in 6th place out of the 14 schools competing.  Top performers included Jen Carellas 7th place finish in the Giant Slalom and Maddie Dirats 7th place finish

in the Slalom.  Both races included over 60 competitors.  The boys had a particularly outstanding day as they finished in 3rd place out of the 14 schools competing.  This was our highest team finish in several years.  With their top three finish the boys team returned to Williston with a team award to recognize their achievement.  A number of boys enjoyed terrific performances led by freshman Devin DeVerry’s 5th in the Giant Slalom and 6th in the Slalom.   Also worthy of mention were JJ Celentano and Jesse Cassuto’s performances in the Slalom with 7th and 15th place finishes respectively.  Junior veteran Anthony Aquadro also had an 18th place finish in the Giant Slalom.  Overall, it was a great day for our ski teams.  Congratulations Wildcats!!!

Sarah Marion ‘17

Sarah has been a very versatile player this season for the girls varsity basketball team. Sarah’s outside shooting ability has enhanced the offense and she is quickly becoming a valuable scoring threat for the Wildcats. Sarah played very well in the team’s overtime game against Pomfret on Saturday hitting some crucial threes pointers at pivotal times.

Sam Atkins ‘15

Sam has been an inspiration to the wrestling team all year.  His leadership, positive attitude, intensity and drive has turned him into a great role model for the younger wrestlers.  On Saturday Sam wrestled six matches in winning five of them and placing third in his weight classincluding a win over the second seed in a grueling double overtime match that truly proved his fortitude and will to win.

Jess Wendelken ‘16

Stepping into the point guard position on Saturday Jess had a phenomenal game for the girls jv basketball team. She scored 13 points and had 5 assists, 3 steals and 3 rebounds in the team’s convincing win over Pomfret.

Natalia Baum ’15 scored her 1000th career point today in Williston’s girls’ varsity basketball game against Loomis Chaffee School. Baum, who entered the game needing eight points to reach 1000, scored the basket on a lay-up midway through the first half. She becomes the eighth player in school history to break the 1000 point mark.

Williston’s 1000 Point Scorers

Mark Timm ’76

Debbie Healy ’91

Abby Ouimet ’99

Colleen Hession ’02

Darrell Harrison ’05

Karly Gray ’06

Kristina Conroy ’10

Natalia Baum ’15