Gabriella Mercier ’17 set school records in two different diving events last week. On Wednesday, January 28, in the team’s meet at Westminster School, she set a new 6-dive record with a score of 234.95—eclipsing the mark which Julia Condon ’03 had set in 2002. Mercier’s winning score also broke the Westminster pool record.

Two nights later, at the Suffield Diving Invitational, Mercier set a new Williston 11-dive record with a score of 341.85. This topped the previous record (also held by Julia Condon), which was set in 2003.

On Saturday, January 31 Mercier scored a 235.50 in the team’s meet with Kingswood Oxford, putting her in first place in the 6-dive competition and setting another school record.

Ryan Richmond ‘15

Ryan has enjoyed a great season for the boys’ varsity basketball team. Ryan defines being a team player by stepping up and playing either of the two guard positions. Ryan had an outstanding game against Salisbury last week, scoring 29 points and leading the team in assists, again showing his team first mentality. Ryan leads by example as he works extremely hard on and off the court.

Sophie Carellas ‘18

Sophie is having an outstanding season for the girls’ varsity ski team. Sophie is currently in second place, out of 40 skiers in the MISL league standings after three races, and she is only three points out of first place. The margin between her and #1 in each of the first three races has been within 1.59 seconds at the most and she posted a first run time 0.03 seconds  better than the league leader in Race #2 GS.

Erika Sasaki ‘17

On Wednesday, against Suffield, Erika demonstrated both mental and physical toughness as well as finesse for the girls jv squash team. Her unique and powerful serve unnerved her opponent in every game. Erika’s determination and fight during the last game of the match helped Williston to a 5-2 win against the Tigers.

Tyler Scroggins ‘15

Tyler is enjoying a great season for the boys’ varsity hockey team. Tyler currently leads the team in points with 21 and in the team’s three games last week he had 2 goals and 8 assists. Tyler has been a threat each time he takes the ice and is a big part of the Wildcats’ success this season. Tyler works tremendously hard on all facets of his game and leads his team through example.

Mary McCarthy ‘15

Mary has had a very successful season for the girls’ varsity basketball team. Last week she led the team with two double/doubles playing in the middle for the Wildcats.  Against Suffield she scored 20 points and had 10 rebounds, and against Cushing she scored 14 points with 12 rebounds. Mary’s contributions have be a big part of the Wildcats 9-1 record.
 

Tim Fay ‘18

Tim currently leads the boys jv hockey team in scoring with four goals and three assists in five games. Tim scored the team’s lone goal against Berkshire, and got the scoring started with the team’s first goal in a 4-1 victory against Pomfret JV on Saturday. Tim works hard in practices and is willing to play any role the coaches ask.

Sam Atkins ‘15

Sam had a great weekend for the varsity wrestling team this past weekend as the Wildcats traveled to Pomfret to compete in their first tri-match since the winter break. Sam had perfect 3-0 record on the day. In the Pomfret match Sam’s leadership, competitiveness, and team first mentality was evident as he chose to wrestle up a weight class, eventually pinning his opponent and winning the dual meet for Williston.

Hannah King ‘15

Hannah’s play on Saturday for the girls’ varsity squash team made the crucial difference in the team’s 4-3 win over Ethel Walker School.  Hannah and her opponent played 95 points.  Hannah won in exciting fashion winning the last two points to take the fifth game 11-9, insuring a Wildcat team victory. Hannah’s success is due to her tremendous work ethic. Hannah cares about learning and responds well to coaching, her attitude sets a great example for the younger girls on the team.

Oscar DeFrancis ‘20

Oscar has had a spectacular year for the jv wrestling team. As a 7th grader he has compiled an 8-0 record with some of those wins coming with the varsity team. Oscar has 5 pins and 3 wins by points. As the season has progressed Oscar has developed into a natural leader on the team, helping his fellow teammates learn new moves and motivating and cheering them on during their own matches. Oscar’s future as a Wildcat wrestler is very bright.

Williston teams had an outstanding week on the holiday tournament circuit. The girls basketball and hockey teams won the championship at their respective tournaments. Boys basketball and hockey each went 2-1 in their competitions and the wrestling team finished 6th of 18 teams at their tournament at Tabor Academy.

The girls basketball team defeated Brooks and Hopkins handily before winning a thrilling game against BB&N by a score of 67-59 to win the 27th Annual Ray Brown Holiday Tournament. The Wildcats had not won the tournament since 2005. Seniors Natalia Baum and Mary McCarthy were named to the All-Tournament Team, with Baum being selected the Most Valuable Player of the tournament. Williston goes into the winter break with a 7-0 record.

The girls hockey team topped an outstanding field of eight teams to bring home the championship of the 34th Annual Harrington Invitational Tournament hosted by Noble & Greenough School and Milton Academy. The girls defeated BB&N and host Nobles and earned a tie with Pomfret to advance to the championship game. In the championship the Wildcat’s defeated Westminster by a 2-0 margin. The girls enter the holiday break with a 5-0-2 record.

The boys basketball team competed in the Bob Southall Christmas Classic at Loomis Chaffee School. After dropping the opening game to a strong Kimball Union Academy team, the Wildcats enjoyed comfortable wins against Hyde and Gunnery. The boys go into the break with a 6-1 record.

The boys hockey team played at the St. Sebastian’s Holiday Tournament in Needham, MA. The Wildcat’s dropped their opening contest 6-2 to St. Andrew’s College (Ontario), who entered the game with a 15-2-2 record. The team recovered to defeat Northwood School and Winchendon School in tight, exciting games.

Finally, the wrestling team had a successful Battle of the Bay Tournament at Tabor Academy finishing in 6th place overall.  John Kay ’15 finished first at 220, while Sam Atkins ’15 (195), Hunter Adams ’17 (132) and Mikey Lloyd ’16 (138) each finished in third place and Bina Sweet ’17 (113) finished in fourth place.

Below are schedules and results (when available) for holiday tournaments in which Williston teams are participating. Scores will be updated as they become available.

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Girls Basketball
Boys Basketball
Girls Hockey 33rd Annual Harrington Invitational
Boys Hockey St. Sebastian’s Holiday Tournament
Wrestling
Boys Hockey Nobles-St. Sebastian’s New Year’s Showcase
Girls Hockey Winchendon Invitational

Girls Basketball

27th Annual Ray Brown Holiday Tournament at Williston

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During his terrific football season this fall, John Kay ’15 (Hingham, MA)  helped lead the Williston Northampton Wildcats to its first NEPSAC Championship Bowl since 2002. His excellence on the field was recognized this week when he was named the Colonial League Player of the Year as a lineman, as well as the NEPSAC Class B Defensive Player of the Year.

Mr. Kay also earned All New England prep honors and made First Team All Colonial League. The accolades  were the culmination of a tremendous season for Mr. Kay as a student-athlete at Williston. He was a two-way player at center and middle linebacker who rarely came off the field.

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