Three Williston teams will play in NEPSAC tournaments, with the quarterfinal round taking place on Wednesday, March 4. All three teams are the higher seed, which means they will play at home.

“Williston is hosting not one, not two, but three NEPSAC quarterfinal tournament games,” Athletic Director Mark Conroy wrote in an email to the community.  “We just happen to be the only boarding prep school in New England who can make this claim!  This also happens to be the very FIRST time in our school’s history that we have hosted three tournament games this time of year.  So, yes, it is a very special day!”

Below are the match-ups and times for the Wednesday games. Full tournament brackets can be found here.

3:15 p.m. – NEPSAC Class B Girls Basketball Tournament – #4 Williston (18-3) vs. #5 Pomfret

4:15 p.m. – NEPSAC Division 1 Girls Hockey – #2 Williston (19-0-4) vs. # 7 Choate

5:45 p.m. – NEPSAC Class A Boys Basketball Tournament #2 Williston (20-3) vs. #7 Exeter

The semi-finals are on Saturday, March 7 at the higher-seeded site with times to be determined. The finals are on Sunday, March 8.  Boys basketball at Endicott College in Beverly, MA; girls basketball at Loomis Chaffee School; and girls hockey at Berkshire School. 

“Let’s do everything we can as a community to be a great host to our opponents while we show our great school spirit inspiring our teams to play their hearts out,” wrote Mr. Conroy.  “Always proud of the green and blue!”

Read the article on the three tournaments by MassLive.

Devin DeVerry ’17

Devin has enjoyed a great season thus far for the boys’ varsity ski team. Last week at the NEPSAC B championship tournament, Devin placed second in the Slalom and third in the Giant Slalom. Devin’s stellar performances helped lead the Wildcats to the NEPSAC Class B Championship.

Rachel Rockwell ‘16

Rachel is enjoying an outstanding season for the girls’ varsity hockey team. On Wednesday, Rachel assisted on the game tying goal with just 55 seconds left in the game against Choate. In the team’s win over Kimball Union on Saturday, Rachel scored the game winning goal.  Rachel has played an important role for the Wildcats on defense and her defensive skills help generate opportunities on offense. Rachel is a hard worker and a great team player.

Sophia Schaefer ‘18

Sophia has led the girls’ jv hockey team all season long. She is a hard-working defenseman who is also the team’s leading scorer. Sophia has been a big part of the Wildcats recent 3-game winning streak against Vermont, Deerfield and Cushing. Sophia is a great leader who is able to lead by example through her team first mentality.

The announcement came as a happy surprise this week: After a miscalculation in the results, the Williston Northampton School’s boys ski team moved from a second-place finish the NEPSAC Class B Championships to first, taking the title for the first time in over a decade.

The Wildcats will receive a trophy as NEPSAC champions and will share the title with the Rivers School team, who were originally awarded the top honor at Ski Sundown on Wednesday, February 11.

Alpine ski coach Ed Hing called the win a “tremendous accomplishment,” and noted that while he was disappointed that the boys didn’t get a chance to celebrate the moment last Wednesday, he’s pleased that they’re now getting the recognition they deserve for their hard work.

The boys were led by Devin DeVerry ’18 (2nd in the Slalom, 3rd in the Giant Slalom), Jesse Cassuto ’17 (5th in the Slalom) and Anthony Aquadro ’15 (10th in the Slalom). Finishing behind the Wildcats were Rivers School, Taft School, Concord Academy, Thayer Academy, Avon Old Farms School, Trinity-Pawling School, Lawrence Academy, Loomis Chaffee School, Salisbury School, and Milton Academy. For the boys team this was Williston’s first championship since 1993.

The girls also had a tremendous day on the mountain, taking third at the NEPSAC Class B Championships. The girls team was led by Sophie Carellas (2nd in Slalom, 4th in Giant Slalom) and Jen Carellas (6th in Slalom, 8th in Giant Slalom). Miss Hall’s School finished first and Loomis Chaffee second. The Wildcats were followed by Taft, Milton, Rivers, Miss Porter’s School, Thayer, and Concord Academy. The girls last took the title in 2008.

Congratulations to both teams on their great finish to their season!

Chris Hudson ‘16

Chris is enjoying an outstanding season for the boys’ varsity basketball team. His contributions have helped drive the Wildcats to a current record of 14-1 on the season. Chris had a huge game in Williston’s 2 point victory against Hotchkiss on Saturday. Chris had a double-double with 18 points and more than 10 rebounds. Chris leads by example as he works hard on and off the floor to improve his game.

Gabby Mercier ‘17

Gabby has been an integral part of the success of the Wildcats diving team this season. Gabby continued to perform well on Wednesday as she set a school record in the 6-dive category with a score of 234.95, a record that had been held since 2003. On Friday she broke another long standing school record in the 11-dive category at the Suffield Diving Invitational with a score of 341.85.

Chris Espinal ‘17

Chris has been instrumental in helping the boys’ 3rd basketball team to a 5-2 season thus far. Chris helped lead the Wildcats to victory on Saturday against Loomis Chaffee, scoring 10 points and pulling down 14 rebounds in the victory.  Chris brings a great combination of athleticism, enthusiasm and work ethic to each day, and is a leader for the younger kids on the team.

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.