Grotoniana | All Things Groton showed improvement throughout the season. Our defense looks promising, given our returners: Tim Morrill, Joe Scott, and Brian O’Neill. We are fortunate to have two quality goalies in captainelect Peter Mumford and fellow Fourth Former Tom Santinelli. Tri-captains Jack Wilkinson, Nils Martin, and Jack Rhine lander, as well as Sixth Formers Josh Imhoff, Phil McNamara, Zander McClelland, and Mike Storace helped our program earn more victories in one season than in past seasons. But as our program continued building on the relative successes of and foundation built in recent years, we also showed our program’s “adolescent” growing pains. Tremendous efforts versus perennial powers St. Sebastian’s and Nobles were interspersed with devastating losses to RL and St. Paul’s. An historic win over Belmont Hill was followed by a tough second-half outing versus Rivers. A double overtime win versus Milton was hampered by our loss at St. Mark’s. Still, in spite of the peaks and valleys, the respect our program has gained and earned within the league has been extremely gratifying. Many thanks to Coaches Fred Beams, Kevin Mahoney, Will Webb ’93, and Peter Fry, as well as to alumni, parents, and supporters. Special recognition goes to Coach Webb, who moves on to exciting endeavors in Oklahoma. We will be forever grateful for his passion, energy, and commitment to our students, our staff, our lacrosse program, and Groton School. Many thanks to our manager Dan Hong. ISL All-League: Jack Wilkinson ISL Honorable Mention: Jack Rhinelander, Walter Hunnewell NESSLA SR East-West All-Star: Jack Wilkinson Coach’s Award: Phil McNamara MIP Award: Trevor Bossi MVP Award: Jack Wilkinson Captains-Elect: Jack Rhinelander, Mike Doherty,
Walter Hunnewell, Peter Mumford –Coach Bob Lowe
Fourth Form midfielder George Bukawyn eludes a defender in an early spring game.
72 | Quarterly Fall 2011
Evan Hansen-Bundy ’12 follows through on a pitch against BB&N.
Varsity Baseball | 5-11-1, 5-10 ISL
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he 2011 Groton School baseball team started the season strong with its annual spring trip in March to sunny Fort Pierce, Florida. Our week got off to a sensational start with a dramatic come-from-behind, walk-off 8-7 win against John Cooper, a Texas team that had already played a dozen games. We finished the week going 3-2, with additional wins against Dexter School and Blair Academy (New Jersey). The team worked extremely hard, as the days were filled with team drills, individual sessions, and a lot of conditioning to get the boys ready for the season. The coaching staff had a lot of positions that were up for grabs, and they were extremely happy with the work that the boys did before the trip. The majority of the team started thinking about baseball in early January, as they began indoor workouts in the gymnasium. Our regular season began with a home game against Deerfield Academy. The March 30 date was not looking good, as we still had significant snow on the ground. With the help of B&G and Mike MacDonald, the field was in great condition for the home season opener. The teams battled until dark, ending in a 4-4 tie. The Zebras struggled from there, as they would lose their next eight games. Even though they could not get a win, the team had chances in each contest, but couldn’t capitalize. With only one sixth former, Tri-Captain Ross Julian, the team’s inexperience