{"id":2648,"date":"2016-05-05T13:16:23","date_gmt":"2016-05-05T13:16:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/athletics\/?p=2648"},"modified":"2016-05-05T13:16:23","modified_gmt":"2016-05-05T13:16:23","slug":"athletes-of-the-week-may-2nd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/athletics\/2016\/05\/05\/athletes-of-the-week-may-2nd\/","title":{"rendered":"Athletes of the Week – May 2nd"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"doucette\"<\/a>Kyle Doucette \u201816<\/strong><\/p>\n

As a senior thrower, Kyle has competed well for the boys\u2019 varsity track team this season. Last week he won the javelin and discus on both Wednesday and Saturday against difficult competition from NMH, WMA, Avon, and Suffield. Compared to some of his competitors, Kyle is relatively new to the sport, but his focus and attention to form during practice have paid off in a big way. As a team captain, he leads a positive example for his teammates by proving that hard work and attention to detail leads to success.<\/p>\n

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\"strum\"<\/a>Jordan Strum \u201818<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jordan has performed very well for the varsity softball team this season. On Wednesday in the circle against Cushing, Jordan had 12 strike outs, leading the way for the Wildcats. Again on Saturday against Deerfield, Jordan pitched another gem, hurling 12 strikeouts while only allowing 2 hits. At the plate, Jordan came in clutch for the Wildcats with a huge 2 run homer to help Williston get the win. Jordan\u2019s competitiveness has helped spark the team to a very successful start to the season.<\/p>\n

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\"sierros\"<\/a>Nikhil Sierros \u201821<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nikhil has played very well for the boys\u2019 varsity tennis team so far this season. On Saturday, against Westminster, he grabbed another hard fought win playing at the number 2 position against a much older and stronger opponent. After losing the first set 4-6, he preceded to win the final two sets 7-5 and 6-0. He helped to spearhead the Wildcat\u2019s eventual victory. Nikhill\u2019s play has been a big part of the team\u2019s successful season.<\/p>\n

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\"sampson\"<\/a>Sabrina Sampson \u201916<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sabrina had an incredible week on the golf course for the Varsity Girls\u2019 Golf Team. On Wednesday, against Miss Porters and Loomis, she shot a three over par 38 at Southampton CC. Her low round won her medalist of the match, and it also happened to be her best score of her career as a Wildcat.\u00a0On Saturday, she topped her previous score by shooting a new career low with a score of one over par 36, to earn a win over visiting Westminster. Sabrina had two birdies and four pars on her round as the match medalist for Williston.<\/p>\n

\"spence\"<\/a>Jack Spence \u201819<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jack has pitched well this season for the jv baseball team. Last week he continued his success on the mound with 7 innings of shutout ball with 6 strikeouts against the Berkshire Bears as Williston won 5-0.<\/p>\n

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\"harvey\"<\/a>Anna Harvey \u201918<\/strong><\/p>\n

Anna played exceptionally well in goal for the girls\u2019 jv lacrosse team on Wednesday. She had 12 tough saves in the competitive game against Deerfield. She continues to bring a strong work ethic to each practice and serves as a model for her teammates in her willingness to challenge herself.<\/p>\n

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Kyle Doucette \u201816 As a senior thrower, Kyle has competed well for the boys\u2019 varsity track team this season. Last week he won the javelin and discus on both Wednesday and Saturday against difficult competition from NMH, WMA, Avon, and Suffield. Compared to some of his competitors, Kyle is relatively new to the sport, but … Continue reading Athletes of the Week – May 2nd<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"_s2mail":"yes","footnotes":""},"categories":[46],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2648","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-athletics-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/athletics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2648"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/athletics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/athletics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/athletics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/athletics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2648"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/athletics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2648\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2649,"href":"https:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/athletics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2648\/revisions\/2649"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/athletics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2648"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/athletics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2648"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/athletics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2648"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}