FOOTBALL
Fourteen members of the Class of 2016 led Suffield’s football team to a 7-2 record and eighth straight New England Championship Bowl game appearance. Regular season victories were notched over Deerfield, Worcester, Cushing, Exeter, Andover, Taft, and Loomis. The only defeats came in the regular season against Choate and in the Wayne Sanborn Bowl against ISL Champion Lawrence Academy. Captains Tahj Herring, JJ Kang, Hunter Newman, Sean Pahls, and Jimmy Turner helped lead the way for the Tigers along with the other nine members of the Class of 2016: Keith Coleman, Mac Dickerson, Tiquan Ewell, Brad Klimczyk, Marquez Jackson, Nick Pelligrini, Kyle Reddish, Justice Seales, and Colin Thorne. Zach Mooney ‘17, Matt de Haan ‘17, LJ Luba ‘17, Nick Mayo ‘17, Justin Levsky ‘18, Ben Bonavita ‘18, Elijah Hutchinson ‘18, Tim Bell ‘19, and Peter Gulbin ‘19 also played important roles in the team’s success. From left to right: Top Tahj Herring ’16, Hunter Newman ’16, Tahj Herring ’16, Jimmy Turner ‘16, Elijah Hutchinson ’18. Bottom Nick Pellegrini ’16, Marques Jackson ’16, Mac Dickerson ‘16, Keith Coleman ’16.
VOLLEYBALL
Suffield had a 14-3 season record and earned the top seed in New England Class B tournament this season. Captains Katie Kuzmeski and Lauren Bonk were part of a five-member senior class, joined by Claire Diao, Ally DiMauro, and Emma Landis. Juniors Ryder Mosby, Isabelle Ricke, Anna Wilson, and Riley Miles also played key roles, along with sophomores Susannah Johnson and Sara Swanson, and freshman Paityn Bergstol. The team raced to a 12-0 record highlighted by multiple victories over Worcester, Wilbraham, and Kingswood, and other wins against Berkshire, Pomfret, Williston, Ethel Walker, Canterbury, and Marianapolis. In the New England tournament Suffield dropped a five-set match to Middlesex. The future is very bright for the Tigers as eight varsity players will return next season. Top left Ryder Mosbey ’17, Lauren Bonk ’16 Top right Katie Kuzmeski ’16, Susannah Johnson ’18, Isabelle Ricke ’17 Bottom Katie Kuzmeski ’16, Susannah Johnson ’18, Isabelle Ricke ’17, Lauren Bonk ’16 50 SUFFIELD