Bears at Play

Athletic Highlights

ALL-NEPSAC

Goalie Paolo Mangiafico ’23 led the boys varsity soccer team to nine shutout wins last season (overall 14–3–2), earning a spot on the All-NEPSAC Class A squad. Mangiafico’s play in net also earned him the team’s MVP award (shared with Mays Gunderson ’23).

Check out Berkshire’s All-NEPSAC winners at berkshireschool.org/allnepsac.

Finalist

The girls varsity squash team was a finalist at the 2023 U.S. High School Squash Championships held in Philadelphia, Penn., in February. The Bears defeated Greens Farms Academy, New Canaan, and Miss Porter’s before falling 4–3 to Kent School in the Div. IV championship match.

Rising Stars

Enzo Agostini ’24 and Addie Frechette ’24 were chosen as Berkshire’s top fifth-form athletes this past spring. Agostini was recognized for his “tireless work ethic and intensity in every practice and game” while earning the Frank Beattie Trophy for his contributions to the football, basketball, and track and field teams. Frechette earned the Jeannette A. Shaw Trophy after competing in soccer, ice hockey, and lacrosse, and was recognized for her strength and toughness, and for being “a tremendous teammate.” The awards are given out each year to a male and female student who best exemplify proficiency and sportsmanship in interscholastic athletics.

Coaching Legacy

Longtime Taft track and field coach Steve McCabe was honored during May’s meet between the Rhinos and Bears. McCabe, the father of Berkshire coach Mike McCabe, retired this spring following a 42-year career at the school. Taft earned a sweep of the meet, as the girls won the trophy named in honor of C. Twiggs Myers Hon. ’57 and John Small (Taft coach and teacher). The boys were awarded the Harrison Williams ‘75 and Russell Jones (Taft) trophy.

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1,000 POINT CLUB

Shooting guard Matt DeVine ’23 scored his 1,000th point versus Canterbury at the Soffer Athletic Center on January 7. DeVine finished with over 1,200 points for his high school career and will play basketball this winter for Williams College. On his impact on Berkshire’s basketball program, Head Coach Jeff Depelteau said, “Matt is a tireless worker in and out of the classroom. In two short years at Berkshire, he has distinguished himself as a tremendous leader, earning head prefect role as a senior. On the court, Matt has been dependable every day. He is an obvious talent, but what I have enjoyed most about coaching Matt is his willingness to do whatever is asked of him. On many occasions, he led the team in the scoring column and was tasked with guarding the opposing team’s best player.”

Bears Reclaim the Sheehan Cup!

The Walter E. Sheehan Trophy is awarded annually to the overall winner of the athletic competitions that take place each year during Family Weekend between the Bears and the Saints. The Bears held the Cup from 2003 to 2021 but lost it in 2022. Their victories in 6 of 9 total athletic contests brought it back to Berkshire this year.

All American

Elizabeth Wamp ’23 was named an All-American by USA Lacrosse this spring. Wamp finished her two-year Berkshire career with 128 goals and 69 assists, and as a senior earned team MVP and the Herger Trophy, awarded annually to the top sixth-form female athlete. Wamp will play for Siena College (Div. I) this fall. “Elizabeth has proven herself to be one of the most dynamic and impactful lacrosse players in the history of our program,” said Head Coach Katherine Simmons. “She cares deeply about lifting up the people around her and has set a precedent for the way leadership looks on our team moving forward.”

Canterbury’s Head of School

Rachel Stone returns the Sheehan Cup to Mr. Mulder