Gabe Hohmann ‘14

Gabe ran 18:18 and was third for the boys’ cross country team this week. He has moved from the team’s 7th runner to 3rd in the last two weeks.  He has pushed himself in practice and has challenged others to go with him.  He has been a leader during the week at practices and has been moving up because of his hard work!

Caroline Musicant ‘17 and Ellie Pitcher ‘17

Caroline (coxswain) and Ellie (rower) were part of a boat that won first place (1st out of 11 novice boats) at the 4th annual New England Junior and High School Regional Championship Regatta in Worcester, MA. Caroline and Ellie are used to coxing and rowing, respectively, in an 8 person boat. During practice last week, they were asked to switch into a 4 (coxed, 4 person boat), only having two days to practice together with three other girls. Caroline did an outstanding job of coxing a new boat, which can be very challenging as each boat has a unique feel to it. It takes great leadership to lead a set of rowers that cannot see the direction in which they are going. Ellie has been working very hard to synchronize her stroke rating and technique with her teammates.

Nick Hill ‘17

Cross country runner Nick Hill improved his best time by over two minutes to 19:27 on Saturday.  He has started to run with the top group in the past week and has become more serious about his efforts, which helped earn him a great time on Saturday.

Catie Laraway ‘14 

Catie played a great game against Kent on Wednesday. She had an important assist, a beautiful cross to a teammate, in the sudden death overtime period that won the game for the Wildcats. On Saturday, Catie scored 4 goals against Berkshire. Catie’s third goal of the game, her 61st while at Williston broke the school record for career goals, previously held by Bridget Instrum who had 60 goals. With her impressive stick skills, aggressiveness, competitive, never-give up attitude, she is a powerful attacking force for Wildcat field hockey.

Curt McLeod ‘15

Curt stepped in and played tackle on offense to help solidify the line in the team’s 49-22 win over The Gunnery.  Curt’s unselfish attitude and strong physical play helped the offense average over 15 yards per play in the game.  Curt is also a force at defensive end where his athletic, hard-nosed play makes him a big part of the team’s defensive success.

Rachel Lloyd ‘14

Rachel is on the Williston equestrian team and placed first on Saturday in her division at an Interscholastic show held at the Mt. Holyoke College Equestrian Center.  It was a great win for the team, helping them to win 3rd overall against 9 teams competing on Saturday. This follows last weekend when she placed 2nd in her division helping the team finish as Reserve Champion out of 8 teams.

Alexis Ryan ‘17

Alexis played an amazing game against Berkshire on Saturday.  She consistently demonstrated patience and leadership on the field as a center back, and she also moved the ball down the field in her role as the center midfielder.  Twice she entered the circle with the ball, faked out the defender with a quick and sneaky dodge, and drove the ball into the goal, scoring both of the team’s goals that day.

Senior Catie Laraway (Westfield, MA) broke the Williston career goal scoring record this past Saturday in a field hockey game played at Berkshire School.  Laraway, a four year varsity player, scored four goals in the team’s 5-1 victory.  Her second goal tied the 60 career goal record and her third broke it.

The previous record holder was Bridget Instrum, Class of 2012, who held a record of 60 goals.  Instrum currently plays field hockey and lacrosse at Middlebury College.

Laraway has 62 career goals including 15 goals in six games this fall.  Laraway’s outstanding season has helped lead the Wildcats to a 5-1 thus far.

Liz Calderone ‘14

Liz played a pivotal role in varsity volleyball’s 3-1 win over Stoneleigh Burnham. She totaled nine aces and two kills, including some clutch serves to finish game four and secure the win. Her leadership on the court and during pep talks during time outs helped the team focus and stay positive throughout the match.

Ledell Robinson ‘14

Ledell had a terrific game in leading varsity football to a 51-0 victory over Canterbury. He threw three touchdown passes, ran for two scores and returned a punt 60 yards for a score. It was quite a performance. Ledell’s poise and playmaking ability has been a big part of the team’s early season success.

Fiona Bundy ‘18

Fiona had a goal and two assists in the JV girls’ soccer 6-0 victory over Wilbraham & Monson. Her strong, tenacious defense in the second half helped to preserve the victory. She is off to a great start to the season with a goal in every game so far.

Gia Parker ‘14

Gia scored three goals in a dominating performance against Kingswood-Oxford on Saturday. Gia has been an amazing leader for the Wildcats this year as she always gives 100% in practice and games. Her effort helped lead the way for a 4-0 Wildcat shutout.

Christian Knapp ‘14

Christian helped lead the boys to an exciting 29-30 win over Suffield. Christian passed Suffield’s third runner in the last mile and finished with a time of 18:08 on the 5K course. He has been Williston’s first runner in the last three races while also being a positive role model and leader for his teammates.

Gleb Pashchenko ‘16

Gleb played an instrumental role in the Boys JVA soccer team’s 8-1 victory over Cushing on Wednesday. He led the offensive attack with three goals that helped the Wildcats overcome a slow start and cruise to a victory.

James Hatch ‘16

James is off to a great start to the season for the boys’ water polo team. On Saturday he scored five goals and had three assists to help lead the team to a season opening win over Choate Rosemary Hall. This was the team’s first win over Choate since 2002.

Rachel Rockwell ‘16

Rachel helped lead the girls’ cross country team to a season opening win over Kent School on Saturday. Rachel passed three Kent runners in the last half mile to finish first overall in a time of 21:57 for the 5K race.

The spring season athletic awards assembly was held on Friday, May 24, 2013. The Athletic Department presented the Blanket Award for participation followed by the George Denman Award and the Alumnae Award, which are presented to a senior boy and girl. In addition, the award winners for individual sports were announced.

The Blanket Award is given in recognition of those students who have participated on a team in every season they have been in the upper school at Williston. The following students were presented Blanket Awards at the awards assembly.

One year students

Max Risch

Two year students

Amanda Cronin, Griffin Foley

Three year students

Pat DeNuccio, Ashby McCoy

Four year students

Laura Aptowitz, Conor Archbald, Alizah Barker, David Fay, Miranda Gohh, Danny Gould, Devon Greenwood, Alec Guay, Nick Kioussis, Kirstyn Kruse, Andy Pierce, Karly Simpson, Eric Tallman, Ryan Wilkie

The George Denman Award and the Alumnae Award are presented to a senior boy and girl for general excellence in athletics, with emphasis on good sportsmanship and helpful spirit.

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Jack Shumway ‘13

Jack Shumway has had an great five years with the boys varsity lacrosse team.  Over the course of his career he has amassed 230 points including 161 goals. Last week he scored 9 goals this past week games against NMH, Vermont and Kingswood.  Jack has been a consistent and driven leader this season with a positive attitude and undeniable work ethic.

Laura Aptowitz ‘13

Laura has been an outstanding player on this year’s varsity softball team. On her senior day against Suffield Academy, she hit a lead-off solo home run. During the final week of the season she went 4 for 9 with 5 runs scored, 4 RBIs, and 2 doubles.  She played every game at shortstop for the team this season.  She finished the season with a batting average of .447, on base average of .527, and slugging percentage of .787.  She had 21 hits, of which half were for extra bases.

Caitlin Berube ‘13

Caitlin has stood out this season on the golf course. This past week, Caitlin won both her matches playing at number one, defeating opponents who had previously beaten her earlier in the season. Caitlin has been a graceful opponent and an encouraging teammate throughout the season.

James Borden ‘14

A captain and leader of the JV boys lacrosse squad, James Borden plays man up, man down, and long pole midfield; “he does all the things we need with none of the glory,” says coach KaneLong. Whether scoring goals himself or finding his teammates and getting assists, he has been the team’s go-to guy through tough competition and has had a great season this year.

Williston Northampton School is the host site for the 2013 NEPSTA Division II Track & Field Championships on Saturday May 18th. The event will take place at Williston’s track & field facility at Galbraith Fields on Taft Avenue in Easthampton. Below is the schedule of events.

Directions to Galbraith Fields – parking and restrooms are available at the site

Field event order: starting at 12:00pm.

Boys shot and girls discus – then switch
Javelin will start at the change over of the shot and discus
Boys high jump then girls
Girls pole vault then boys
Boys and girls long jump (2 runways) then boys and girls triple jump

Running event order (boys first then girls) starting at 2:30pm.

4x100m relay
1500m
100m trials
100/110m high hurdles
400m
100m finals
800m
300m intermediate hurdles
200m
3000m
4×400 relay