{"id":3029,"date":"2016-10-27T23:30:06","date_gmt":"2016-10-27T23:30:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/athletics\/?p=3029"},"modified":"2017-03-22T14:48:19","modified_gmt":"2017-03-22T14:48:19","slug":"athletes-of-the-week-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/athletics\/2016\/10\/27\/athletes-of-the-week-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Athletes of the Week"},"content":{"rendered":"

Noah Clack \u201918 – Varsity Football<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Noah had a great performance this past Saturday against local rival Wilbraham & Monson Academy. \u00a0\u00a0Noah had a particularly strong day on defense leading the team with 11 tackles, including 4 solo.\u00a0 Noah\u2019s tough, physical presence were apparent throughout the game. \u00a0Noah has been a strong leader all season for the Wildcats.\u00a0\u00a0 His dedication and hard work are contagious!
\nMaya Soley \u201918 – Girls Cross Country<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Maya has been a consistent point scorer for the girls cross country team this season. \u00a0On Saturday against Taft, Maya led the race from start to finish in her first ever win helping lead the Wildcats to a sweep of Taft 15-43. \u00a0Maya has been a consistent leader for the Wildcats all season and her work ethic is second to none!<\/p>\n

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Fiona Bundy \u201918 \u2013 Girls Varsity Soccer<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Fiona has been a source of strength for the girls varsity soccer team this season. She has been a huge part of the Wildcat defense as she anchors the middle. \u00a0Fiona is tough and strong, both mentally and physically, and always plays her heart out during each game. On Saturday she continued to play very hard against a talented and physical Pomfret team. \u00a0Her gritty play and strong leadership provide positive examples for the rest of the team!<\/p>\n

Dylan Fulcher-Melendy \u201920 – Varsity Volleyball<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\nDylan has been a force for the girls varsity volleyball team this season. She led the team\u2019s defense in a big win over Worcester Academy last Saturday. \u00a0She had 19 digs in the two games and passed well allowing the offense to mount a strong attack against both Cushing and Worcester. \u00a0 Dylan also added to the offense with 7 aces during the week.\u00a0\u00a0 Dylan possesses a tireless work ethic and is an excellent role model for everyone on the team.<\/p>\n

Grace Lane \u201820- JV Girls Soccer<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Grace led the JV girls soccer team to an exciting 4-2 win over Pomfret. \u00a0Playing as an attacking midfielder, she got to numerous loose balls and made some excellent passes, recording two key assists in the victory. She also added two goals, both from outside the box, beating the best opposing goalkeeper the Wildcats will see all fall. \u00a0In addition to Grace\u2019s performance on the field, she is also a great leader on and off the field.<\/p>\n

Grace Quisenberry \u201817 -JV Field Hockey<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Grace has had a great season for the girls junior varsity field hockey team this season. Anchoring the defense at sweeper, she’s a calm and consistent presence in the backfield and, with her strong stick, she is a formidable opponent. She leads by example and always encourages her teammates to play their best. \u00a0Grace is a positive role model for all the younger players on the squad.<\/p>\n

Kevin Talbot \u201920 – JV Cross Country<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Kevin has been a big part of the Williston boys JV cross country teams success this season. On Saturday, he ran 1 second off his personal record at Taft finishing 10th overall and 3rd on the team.\u00a0 Kevin works hard every day and is always pushing himself and his teammates to work as hard as they to improve.<\/p>\n

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Noah Clack \u201918 – Varsity Football Noah had a great performance this past Saturday against local rival Wilbraham & Monson Academy. \u00a0\u00a0Noah had a particularly strong day on defense leading the team with 11 tackles, including 4 solo.\u00a0 Noah\u2019s tough, physical presence were apparent throughout the game. \u00a0Noah has been a strong leader all season … Continue reading Athletes of the Week<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":113,"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":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3029","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-athletes-of-the-week"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/athletics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3029"}],"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\/113"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/athletics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3029"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/athletics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3029\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3269,"href":"https:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/athletics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3029\/revisions\/3269"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/athletics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3029"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/athletics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3029"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/athletics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3029"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}