Sports Report Fenn’s 90th year was a history-making one for Fenn sports. The fall season saw Fenn’s largest ever cross country team of 29 runners inaugurate a new cross country course on the North Campus after decades of Fenn athletes traversing the tried-and-true Monument Street course. At the conclusion of the winter season, the varsity hockey team took its rightful place in the Fenn record books with one of the best seasons in the School’s hockey history. The team’s enviable 13-0-1 record marked only the third undefeated hockey season in 24 years. Records aside, remarkable teamwork, spirit, sportsmanship, and leadership by team captains were hallmarks of all Fenn teams across all three seasons, as were outstanding individual accomplishments.
FA LL 201 8 S POR T S Varsity Soccer A six-game midseason winning streak propelled Fenn’s varsity soccer team to a respectable 8-2-1 Fall record. Coached by Bob Starensier, Jason Rude, and Freemon Romero ’04, the varsity team opened the season with a pair of shutouts against Xaverian Brothers High School and St. John’s Prep before a loss to archrival Fay School. Fenn then went on the six-game tear, scoring convincing victories over St. Sebastian’s Country Day School, Boston College High School, Park School, Buckingham, Browne & Nichols, Shore Country Day,
and Rectory School. “The team grew as a unit and played some truly outstanding soccer this season,” said coach Bob Starensier. Individual offensive performances also stole headlines with ninth grader Harry Bertos, along with eighth graders Edoardo Takacs and Luke Swaim, consistently leading the scoring barrage. Fenn outscored opponents 22-3 during their six-game surge. The team registered a loss and a tie in the closing games of the season, but the much-anticipated Eaglebrook
Tourney, always a season-ending highlight, was cancelled due to poor weather conditions. “It was a big disappointment as we were playing some of our best soccer of the season,” said Starensier. Through all of the goals, saves, wins, and losses, the highlight of the season may have been the October 12 Fall Sports “Pink Out,” when players from all Fenn sports teams wore pink to raise awareness, support, and funds for the fight against breast cancer. Breast cancer has impacted the lives of many coaches, players, and administrators at Fenn.
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