Spring SPORTS Boys’ Lacrosse 10–6 Julia Kashimura ’20 tees off from the second hole during a match against Choate and Greenwich Academy.
first. Throughout this spring’s wet course conditions, the team received great efforts and low scores from Gus Harper ’19, James Donaldson ’20, AJ Davidson ’20, Enrique Yen Chiang ’21, and JinYoung Min ’22.
Girls’ Golf 7–9–1 The Rhinos started the season with four losses in the first five matches, but rebounded with a series of victories over Westminster, Miss Porter’s, and Ethel Walker to go 5–1–1 over the next seven. In the end-of-season tournaments, Taft came in 4th in the Founders League and placed 7th out of 30 participating teams in the Pippy O’Connor Independent School Girls’ Golf Classic, our New England tournament. Julia Kashimura ’20 was the low player, placing 5th with a 74, and won the “spirit of Taft golf” award. Team captain Olivia Wivestad ’19 and Kashimura were Founders All League players, and Wivestad received the Girls’ Golf Award and will be missed next year, along with senior Cho Dechen ’19, for their contributions on the course and to the team in general. 38
Taft Bulletin / SUMMER 2019
Billy Dobensky ’19 moves upfield against Avon Old Farms in May.
Taft finished with a 10–6 overall record, with five of the six losses coming at the expense of six goals total. Despite their youth and consistent injuries throughout the season, the Rhinos earned victories over Army Prep (18–15), Navy Prep (20–8), Kent (23–14), Berkshire (16–7), Loomis Chaffee (15–6), and Hotchkiss (15–5). Perhaps the biggest win of the season came against Avon Old Farms, where Taft completed an excellent whole-team effort, resulting in a 15–10 decision, handing the Winged Beavers their only league loss of the season. Individually, Jeffery Ricciardelli ’21 and Pat Kavanagh ’19 earned All-Founders League recognition, while MacGregor Peterson ’19, Peter Kenerson ’19, and Billy Dobensky ’19 earned All-Western New England honors. In recognition of his relentless approach to the game and consistent leadership, Dobensky