Athletics

FALL SPORTS

After a summer of careful planning surrounding COVID, Derryfield athletics slowly came back to the fields with safety measures in place that allowed all Derryfield students to compete in the sport of their choice at their own comfort level. All of our teams participated in the NHIAA state tournament, highlighted by our golf team earning 3rd place overall. Junior Madison Molina and sophomores Sam Hines and Calvin Reilly qualified for the individual state championships.

Varsity Field Hockey

(1–2–1 in Playoffs)

Charlotte Rohlfs: CLASS OF 1970 AWARD

Girls’ Varsity Soccer

(2–0–2)

Leah Hoey: CLASS OF 1970 AWARD

Varsity Cross Country

Benjamin Roy: CLASS OF 1970 AWARD Katharine Gage: CLASS OF 1970 AWARD; GRANITE STATE CONFERENCE ALL CONFERENCE TEAM, SECOND FASTEST GIRLS’ TIME SINCE 2014 Andrew Watson: GRANITE STATE CONFERENCE ALL CONFERENCE TEAM Benjamin Roy: GRANITE STATE CONFERENCE ALL CONFERENCE TEAM

Boys’ Varsity Soccer

(3–0–1)

Christopher Van Natta and Christopher Lynch: CLASS OF 1970 AWARD

Varsity Boys and Girls Golf

(5–3): 3rd Place in D-III State

Championships Madison Molina: CLASS OF 1970 AWARD, 2ND TEAM ALL STATE, 7TH PLACE IN STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS Sam Hines: 3RD TEAM ALL STATE, 7TH PLACE IN STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS Calvin Reilly: 3RD TEAM ALL STATE, 13TH PLACE IN STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS

Varsity Crew

Reese Hotten Somers: CLASS OF 1970 AWARD Micah Johnson: CLASS OF 1970 AWARD Andrew Leblanc: 1ST PLACE IN 4K SINGLES STAKE RACE

WINTER SPORTS

More planning and data collection led to even more choice during the winter. The alpine girls placed 2nd overall and the alpine boys placed forth. Nordic team senior Katharine Gage was named “Skier of the Year” on the Granite State AllConference team. Our ice hockey program reached their first ever title game, while both of our basketball programs made playoff appearances as well. The swim team was highlighted by sophomore Ava Young who finished 3rd in the state meet.

Boys' Varsity Basketball

(2–11)

Jaxon Snyder: CLASS OF 1970 AWARD, NHBCO ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD WINNER Janai Cruz: NHBCO ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD WINNER

Girls' Varsity Basketball

(9–4): Regional Finalists

Emmy Plage: CLASS OF 1970 AWARD, 1ST TEAM ALL STATE, D-IV DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR, GRANITE STATE ALL CONFERENCE, BUFFALO WILD WINGS PLAYER OF THE WEEK, NH SPORTSPAGE FIRST TEAM Shawna Lesmerises: CLASS OF 1970 AWARD, D-IV HONORABLE MENTION ALL STATE Coaches Courtney Cheetham and Mark Gouveia: NH SPORTSPAGE D-IV COACHES OF THE YEAR

Ice Hockey

(6–2): D-III Finalists

Derek Wagner: CLASS OF 1970 AWARD Cole Giersch: CLASS OF 1970 AWARD Rylan Morgan: ALL STATE HONORABLE MENTION

Nordic Skiing

Boys 6th and Girls 9th in D-II Championship

Katharine Gage: CLASS OF 1970 AWARD, “SKIER OF THE YEAR” FOR GRANITE STATE ALL CONFERENCE TEAM, 2ND OVERALL AT D-II FINALS, MEET OF CHAMPIONS QUALIFIER, TEAM NH MEMBER Andrew LeBlanc: CLASS OF 1970 AWARD, MEET OF CHAMPIONS QUALIFIER, TEAM NH MEMBER Andrew Watson: MEET OF CHAMPIONS QUALIFIER Cea Armstrong: U16 TEAM NH MEMBER

Alpine Skiing

Girls Runners Up and Boys 4th in D-II Championship

Ellie Small: CLASS OF 1970 AWARD Hailey Ramundo: MEET OF CHAMPIONS QUALIFIER, GRANITE STATE ALL CONFERENCE TEAM, NH STATE TEAM FOR HIGH SCHOOL EASTERNS Frankie Brandt: CLASS OF 1970 AWARD, MEET OF CHAMPIONS QUALIFIER, GRANITE STATE ALL CONFERENCE TEAM Logan Goldberg: MEET OF CHAMPIONS QUALIFIER Lilly Handwerk: MEET OF CHAMPIONS QUALIFIER

Swimming

Girls 8th Place Overall at State Meet

Molly Mahar: CLASS OF 1970 AWARD Ava Young: BRONZE AT STATE MEET IN 500 FREESTYLE, BRONZE AT STATE MEET IN 100 BACKSTROKE

SPRING SPORTS

Our spring season was almost normal, with all teams able to compete close to pre-COVID levels. The girls' lacrosse team won their second Division III title since 2015, led by All American Captain Lucy Licata and Academic All American Captain Shawna Lesmerises. Boys’ lacrosse finished the spring with a 15–4 record and senior Chas Dean was selected as one of eight Academic All Americans. Baseball had a remarkable run to the semifinals. The girls’ tennis team advanced to the semifinals and the boys lost in the quarterfinals. Our crew team had multiple wins. Junior equestrian Rachel Jordan was the overall walk/trot/canter high point rider for the regular season. Track team highlights included Sarah Murphy, who set the school record in discus, and Katharine Gage and Benjamin Roy, who each now hold the school record in steeplechase in their respective divisions.

Girls’ Varsity Tennis

(9–6): D-I State Semifinalists

Paige Grondin: CLASS OF 1970 AWARD BAGEL PRINCESS AWARDS SINGLES: Julia Hardy & Sophie Brown COMBINED: Sophie Brown

Boys’ Varsity Lacrosse

(15–4): D-II State Semifinalists, 200th Program Win

Ryan Caparrelli: CLASS OF 1970 AWARD Chas Dean: ACADEMIC ALL AMERICAN, 1ST TEAM

ALL STATE Ryan Etzo: CLASS OF 1970 AWARD, 1ST TEAM ALL STATE Kyle Carpentier, Chili Cabot, Will Mancini: 1ST TEAM ALL STATE Quinn Silvio, Jaxon Snyder: 2ND TEAM ALL STATE Tyler Lautieri, Ryan Caparrelli, Alex Murray, Dugan Brewer-Little: HONORABLE MENTION ALL STATE.

Boys' Varsity Tennis

(8–5)

Christopher Lynch: CLASS OF 1970 AWARD Jack Schroeder: 10-4 SINGLES RECORD, TOP OF D-I SINGLES PLAYERS

Girls’ Varsity Lacrosse

(15–1): D-III State Champions

Lucy Licata: CLASS OF 1970 AWARD, US LACROSSE ALL AMERICAN, STATE-WIDE ALL STATE TEAM, D-III ALL STATE TEAM Shawna Lesmerises: CLASS OF 1970 AWARD, US LACROSSE ACADEMIC ALL AMERICAN, D-III ALL STATE TEAM Lauren Maclean: D-III ALL STATE TEAM Casey Benson: D-III ALL STATE TEAM

Varsity Crew:

Boys’ First Boat Undefeated (7–0)

Grace Rotering: CLASS OF 1970 AWARD Colin Connors: CLASS OF 1970 AWARD Luke Rosenthal: 9-0 AS A COXSWAIN IN BOTH BOYS' AND GIRLS' TOP BOATS

Boys’ Varsity Baseball

(14–4)

Southern Conference Semi-Finalists Janai Cruz: FIRST TEAM ALL-STATE, GRANITE STATE SOUTH ALL-STAR TEAM MEMBER Will Perkowski: FIRST TEAM ALL-STATE, GRANITE STATE SOUTH ALL-STAR TEAM MEMBER Mitch Regan: SECOND TEAM ALL-STATE Frankie Brandt: CLASS OF 1970 AWARD, THIRD TEAM ALL-STATE HONORS Evan Drake: THIRD TEAM ALL-STATE HONORS Kevin Adie: THIRD TEAM ALL-STATE HONORS Alex Comire: THIRD TEAM ALL-STATE HONORS

Track and Field

Eliza Lamont: CLASS OF 1970 AWARD Jon Flinkfelt: CLASS OF 1970 AWARD Katharine Gage: SCHOOL RECORD FOR 1600, SCHOOL RECORD FOR STEEPLECHASE, 1600 STATE MEET QUALIFIER Sarah Murphy: SCHOOL RECORD IN DISCUS, TOP TEN DISCUS THROW IN STATE MEET Benjamin Roy: SCHOOL RECORD FOR STEEPLECHASE

Equestrian

3rd Overall at State Championship

Gretchen Hirschfield: RUNNER UP AT STATE CHAMPIONSHIP IN DRESSAGE TEST A, RUNNER UP AT STATE CHAMPIONSHIP IN DRESSAGE TEST B Maddy Brown: STATE CHAMPION IN ENGLISH EQUITATION, RUNNER UP AT CHAMPIONSHIP FOR ENGLISH SUITABILITY Rachel Jordan: CLASS OF 1970 AWARD, STATE CHAMPION IN ENGLISH SUITABILITY, THIRD PLACE IN ENGLISH EQUITATION, THIRD PLACE IN DRESSAGE TEST B Alex Reed: THIRD PLACE IN GROOMING BOX CHALLENGE, ASSISTED BY HORSE HANDLER Kennedy Best

END-OF-YEAR AWARDS

COACHES’ AWARD Emmy Plage, Christopher Lynch

ATHLETES OF THE YEAR Katharine Gage & Lucy Licata, Andrew LeBlanc

LAMPLIGHTER AWARD Lucy Licata, Christopher Van Natta

KEN PIATT AWARD Shawna Lesmerises

SCHOLAR ATHLETE AWARD Leah Hoey, Andrew Watson