Spring Sports
Boys Varsity Lacrosse | 8-9 Overall, 6-9 ISL
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ISL All-League player Ashlin Dolan ’12 eludes the Thayer Academy defense.
our individual and team skills, and most of all we showed passion for this wonderful sport and love for our teammates. Our seniors, Adri, KC, Gracie, Haley, Michela, and Brooke, will be hard to replace as they gave their best to the team this spring. We have a strong group of rising seniors who will take the reins and play with pride for Groton: Ashlin, Nicole, Abby, KG, Kaly, Katie, and Julia. We thank our parent body for the support and encouragement through this season. NEPSWLA All Stars: Ashlin Dolan ’12, Maeve McMahon ’13 ISL First Team All League: Ashlin Dolan ’12, Maeve McMahon ’13 Team Co-MVPs: Ashlin Dolan ’12, Maeve McMahon ’13 Coach’s Awards: Adri Pulford ’11, Gracie Villa ’11 Co-Captains Elect: Ashlin Dolan ’12, Nicole Fronsdahl ’12
–Coach Martha Gracey
Hope Cutler ’12 looks to pass downfield.
hirty-seven Grotonians headed south on our annual trip to Florida, the highest number in the history of the program. We enjoyed playing against the likes of Westminster (CT), Exeter (NH), and Denver East (CO), all competitive programs that helped prepare us for our ISL opening games. In spite of the result, our 10-4 loss to top-ranked Governor’s showed our improvement, as did our strong effort at St. Sebastian’s, an 8-5 loss. Beating Lawrence Academy restored confidence, only to be followed by the nadir of our season—our Roxbury Latin and St. Paul’s stretch. Our resilience was astonishing versus Nobles, as we battled to a 6-6 fourth quarter tie, only to lose, 9-6, in the end. Versus St. Mark’s, again, inconsistency reared its ugly head, as we let a 6-4 lead slip away to our determined rival. Earlier in the season, we fared well against out of league foes Vermont and Berwick, 18-3 and 11-4 victories, respectively. Sixth Form midfielder Philip McNamara earned the Coach’s Award for his quiet, indefatigable work ethic and leadership, while defenseman Trevor Bossi earned the Most Improved Player. Jack Wilkinson earned Most Valuable Player, and was elected All-ISL and NE Prep All-Star, representing the East in the annual AllStar game. Fifth Form captain Jack Rhinelander (ISL Honorable Mention) often drew our opponents’ top defenseman, while captain-elect defenseman Walter Hunnewell also earned ISL honorable mention status. Sixth Form attackman Josh Imhoff steadily improved all season long, scoring some big goals in big games, while formmate and midfielder Zander McClelland played relentless defense, helping us win the battle on the ground. Defenseman Mike Storace contributed maturity, work ethic, and enthusiasm, all crucial elements our young team needed. Our midfield unit was led by faceoff man Luke Turchetta, Nils Martin, and captain-elect Mike Doherty, while Fourth Formers George Bukawyn and Adam Hardej contributed heavily. Our midfield depth was rounded out by a promising group: Charles Terris, Nick Funnell, Pat Harvey, Mike Somerby, and Jack Tyler. David Belsky, Jasper Morgan, and James Forse worked hard and
Sixth Form midfielder Philip McNamara advances downfield against Vermont Academy.
Quarterly Fall 2011
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