Winter SPORTS
Coaches Al Reiff ’80, left, and Greg Hawes ’85 encourage Gavin Pintro ’20 (on top) during a match against Avon Old Farms.
Wrestling 10–4 This season’s wrestling team roared back to its winning ways, including decisive wins over Hotchkiss (54–24), Loomis (48–30), Choate (54–30), Salisbury (66–18), Williston (78–6), and Hamden Hall (54–30). Led by a trio of seniors, Gavin Pintro ’20 (15–5 at 132), co-captain Eugene Acevedo ’20 (10–9 at 152), and co-captain Sean Cummings ’20 (8–4 at 182), Taft was able to field a wrestler in all 14 weight classes for the first time in memory, which gave them an advantage over most other teams. At the Western New England tournament, 34
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Taft had medalists at 106 (Anishka Perera ’23, 6th), 120 (Ethan Costanzo ’22, 3rd), 132 (Pintro, 3rd), 152 (Acevedo, 6th), 160 (Lachlan Hawes ’23, 6th), and 285 (Mason Frank ’21, 6th). This was good enough to finish in the top half of the league. At New Englands, all of the qualifiers—Costanzo, Pintro, Hawes, Cummings—won a match, again for the first time in recent memory.
Boys’ Hockey 8–16–1 The season started with a strong third-place finish at the Lawrenceville tournament and
a rousing home victory versus the eventual New England Champion, Salisbury (3–2). A mid-season 5–3 win against New England small school champs Gunnery was another highlight. Zack Tonelli ’20 led the team in total points, followed by Henry Molson ’20 and Tristan Fasig ’20, and the leading goal scorer was postgrad Nick Cullinan ’20 with 11 goals. Max Willard ’21 led the fundraising effort for the D’Arco Cup with proceeds going to benefit #TeamKatie. Katie Kennedy, daughter of Brunswick head coach, Mike Kennedy, is undergoing chemo treatment, and the donation will go toward her recovery.