FALL 2015 EDITION
Athletic News The Booster Club was formed in the spring of 2003 to support GSB athletics both financially and by encouraging school spirit. For more information about the Booster Club, contact Tim Davis, athletic director, at 908-234-1611, ext. 221.
A NOTE FROM THE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR Entering my first season as director of athletics here at Gill, it was a privilege to be rewarded with championships and athletic excellence. This fall was a successful season for the GSB boys’ soccer team, which finished with 18 wins and only 4 losses. The boys won the Prep B Championship, Skyland Conference Championship and competed in the sectional finals of the state playoffs. They completed the season ranked ninth in the state for non-public schools, and several members of the team garnered individual honors for this historical winning program. The girls’ soccer team posted a .500 record and has a strong nucleus of returning players to contribute in the years to come. Rounding out the fall season, the girls’ tennis team won its respective conference regular season championship and state sectional championship. Finally, the girls’ and boys’ cross-country teams successfully won the Skyland Conference regular season championships and placed third and fourth respectively in the Prep B Championship. GSB girls’ tennis has proven to be a state championship caliber program, winning its fourth straight NJSIAA Non-Public B South Sectional Championship and its fifth Raritan Division crown since joining the Skyland Conference in 2009. This year’s team finished the season with a 15-1 record. The girls were runners-up in the
Prep B Championships, with the team finishing its highest ever in the Somerset County Tournament, with third place. There were a number of individual honors again this year for the tennis team, with all-state accolades to cap this impressive season. In cross country, the boys won their second consecutive Skyland Conference Mountain Division crown after remaining undefeated through the dual meet season. The girls won their first Skyland Conference Mountain Division Championship with an undefeated record against conference foes. The GSB boys’ and girls’ varsity cross country teams have combined for seven major championships in the last five years. Waiting in the pipeline, the junior varsity and Middle School programs are proving ready to contribute in the near future, as evidenced by the undefeated 16-0 season of the JV girls’ tennis team. The Middle School’s fall teams (soccer, cross country and tennis) had a remarkable season as well, with the boys winning the Greater Morris County Middle School Group 1 Championships and finishing the season with a 14-1 record. I would like to congratulate our fall student-athletes and thank them for their hard work and dedication; together they have helped continue a tradition of winning here at Gill. This group has represented our school with excellence on and off the field and has shown respect for opposing teams. From all of us in the GSB Athletic Department, have a safe and happy holiday season; we look forward to seeing you in 2016.
FOR YOUR INFORMATION Please note the following abbreviations used throughout this newsletter: NJISAA – New Jersey Independent School Athletic Association, divided into “Prep A” and “Prep B” NJSIAA – New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, in which GSB competes in the Non-Public B Division SCT – Somerset County Tournament
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Championship for Varsity Girls’ Tennis Varsity girls’ tennis enjoyed a stellar season, with the team sweeping more than its fair share of match ups and ending its season 15-1-0. In tournament play, the girls advanced through to the finals of the NJSIAA Non-Public South B State Championship before falling to longtime rival Newark Academy. They also advanced to the final round of the NJISAA Prep B tournament before succumbing to Princeton Day School. The girls finished the season with the Skyland Conference Raritan Division Championship, as Non-Public South B Sectional Champions, and they completed the highest ever finish in the Somerset County Tournament, claiming third place. The season opened with a sweep at home against Bernards High on September 9. At first singles, powerhouse Krishna Patel ’16 handily defeated her opponent 6-0, 6-0. At second and third singles, Sharon Jin ’17 and Carolyn Najarian ’16 also won in straight sets. Completing the sweep, the team of Martine DiDomenico ’17 and Larisa Drzik ’17 won at first doubles and the duo of Hannah Cohen ’19 and Lucille Dunn ’16 won at second doubles. On September 11, Katherine Duggan ’17 from the JV squad lent a hand, filling in at third singles against Carolyn Najarian ’16. Franklin High to help GSB to the sweep. On September 16, Najarian was back at third singles, and all three members of the formidable singles lineup posted wins in straight sets. The team conceded a match at first doubles, besting North Hunterdon High 4-1. The next day, the team once again took all three singles matchups and a win at second doubles to defeat Rutgers Prep 4-1. The team swept its next two opponents: Bernards High on September 21 and Voorhees on September 24. The versatile Duggan paired with Cohen at second doubles in both contests. On September 26, the girls defeated the Ranney School 4-1. On September 28, the team took on Franklin High without Patel in the lineup. Jin played at first singles, Najarian at second, and Duggan at third. Dunn was back at second doubles, helping the team to a 4-1 victory. With Patel back at first singles on September 30, the girls ushered out their first month of play with a 5-0 defeat of North Hunterdon. All of the singles players posted wins in straight sets. On October 6, the girls defeated Voorhees 5-0, with Genevieve Fischer ’17 playing at third singles. After dropping the first set, Fischer took the second (6-3) and the third (10-7). The next three days brought three additional wins. The team began with a 4-1 defeat of Rutgers Prep on October 7. On October 8, all three singles players won to post
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GSB BOOSTER CLUB ATHLETIC NEWS • FALL 2015 a 3-2 win over Kent Place. On October 9, the girls swept Wardlaw Hartridge to advance to the final round of the NJSIAA Non-Public South B State Tournament. Then the girls faced Ranney in the NJISAA Prep B Sectional Final on October 13, pulling out a close 3-2 win, with straight set victories at first and second singles and a win at second singles. Two days later, the team took on longtime rival Newark Academy in the NJSIAA State finals on October 15. Patel and Jin posted wins at first and second singles, but the team ultimately fell 3-2. After a disappointing loss in the state tournament, the girls rallied forces to best Montclair Kimberley 4-1 on October 16. In the Prep B Semifinals on October 18, Patel and Jin won their matchups in straight sets and DiDomenico and Drzik won at first doubles to advance the team to the finals. At the Prep B finals on October 22, the team lost to last year’s champions Princeton Day School. Looking ahead to next fall, the team will lose a number of valuable players to graduation. Among them are the formidable Patel at first singles, Najarian at third singles, steady doubles player Dunn, Camila Castano and Kathryn Harback. The team will look to continued success from its talented junior players: DiDomenico, Drzik, Fischer and Jin. In addition, the team looks forward to the continued contributions of freshman Cohen, who played at second doubles for much of this season.
Sharon Jin ’17.
Winning Season for Varsity Boys’ Soccer The boys’ team posted an outstanding season, finishing with an 18-4-0 record, garnering a Prep B Championship, the Skyland Conference Championship in the Valley Division and competing in the Sectional Final of the NJSIAA NonPublic North B Tournament. In the team’s home opener on September 10, the boys downed Morristown Beard 6-0: the first victory of a nine-game winning streak. Kevin Brito ’17 led the offense with two goals and one assist, followed by Nicolas Ricciardi ’16 with one goal and one assist. Remaining goals came from Dylan Blackman ’16, Anes Mrkulic ’17 and Daniel Sivolella ’16. Steven Bednarsky ’17 recorded two assists for the day. On September 18, the boys began a three-game home stay with a 7-4 victory over Immaculata. Six of the seven goals came in rapid succession from Mrkulic, in a rarely seen double hat trick, with the remaining goal courtesy of Tyler Kwaak ’16. Contributing assists were Bednarsky with three and Maxwell Aunger ’17, Brito, Kwaak, and Sivolella with one apiece. The momentum carried the team through three successive shut-out wins: 3-0 over previously undefeated Warren Hills on September 24, a fantastic 8-0 win at homecoming on September 26 in which Gill’s red-hot offense outshot Delaware Valley 27-6, and a 3-0 victory over Voorhees on September 30. Helping to secure the three shut-outs was goalkeeper Aaron Hinton ’16 with a combined 19 saves. The boys continued to post victories throughout October, with notable wins coming against Watchung Hills (7-3) in the Somerset County Quarterfinals on October 16 and against Skyland Conference foes Voorhees (2-1). In the Watchung Hills contest, Mrkulic led the scoring with a hat trick, followed by Bednarsky and Brito, who each posted two goals and two assists. Aunger also contributed two assists. Continuing to advance through the NJISAA Prep B playoff rounds, the team edged out Rutgers Prep (3-2) in the semifinals. Goals came from Aunger, Armeen Mozaffari ’17 and Ricciardi, who scored the game winner in overtime. On November 1, the team defeated Princeton Day School in another close contest (2-1) to garner the NJISAA Prep B Championship, its first since 2011.
Aaron Hinton ’16.
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GSB BOOSTER CLUB ATHLETIC NEWS • FALL 2015 With the Prep B Championship in hand and the regular season behind them, the boys took on Golda Och on November 5 in the quarterfinal round of the State NJSIAA Non Public North B Tournament. Posting a strong offense, taking 26 shots and scoring seven, the boys bested Golda Och 7-1. Leading the scoring were Mrkulic with three goals and Brito with two. Mozaffari and Alexander Showell ’16 each contributed a goal as well. Advancing to the semifinals, the team shut out MontclairKimberley Academy on November 10. After a scoreless first half, Brito scored two and Aunger and Bednarsky each scored one. Mrkulic contributed two assists and Alexander Schachne ’18 one. Hinton made six saves to garner the shut out. The team fell to Newark Academy in Kearny at the state sectional finals (1-0), bringing a spectacular season to a close. Looking ahead, the team will lose nine players to graduation this spring. Among them will be Hinton, who made 158 saves on goal this season, and goal scorers Blackman, Ricciardi, Sivolella and Showel. The contributions of Nathaniel Benoit ’16, Luke Fischer ’16, Charles Kasman ’16, and Bruce Li ’16 will be missed as well. Next season, the team will look to rising seniors Aunger, Bednarsky, Brito, and Mrkulic to lead the offensive drive, and to continued contributions from Nicholas Cooper ’17, Cameron Burns ’17, Andres Gonzalez ’17, John McMahon ’17, Mozafarri ’17, Cameron Miller ’17, and Jack Wetzel ’17. This year’s team saw some impressive play from its sophomores, including contributions to offense from William Orazietti ’18 and Schachne. Sophomore goal keeper Alexander Roch ’18 showcased his talents in some important late season games, and next season, the team will look to Andrew Amaro ’18, August Boland ’18 and Bailey Gano ’18 for further contributions. The four freshmen on this year’s squad will be expected to play a larger role next fall. Key assists this season came from Tyler Merna ’19 and Daniel Shen ’19, with strong play from John Baber ’19 and Andrew Moglianesi ’19.
Anes Mrkulic ’17.
Fall Team Parents Team Parent Coordinators
Team Parents
Upper School
Upper School
Middle School
Michele Silvey and Ann Marie Blackman
Boys’ Soccer Lisa and Gayton Sivolella
Middle School
Girls’ Soccer Sandra Bilynsky
5/6 Co-ed Soccer Kim Bertolini and Julie Bliss-Chan
Carolyn Layden
Girls’ Tennis Gia Dunn and Cindy Matthews (JV) Cross Country Jennifer Iannaconi and Heather Ensley
7/8 Girls’ Soccer Claudia Zimmer 7/8 Boys’ Soccer Helen Zuanic Girls’ Tennis Raye Shorten Cross Country Beth Hersh
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Hard Work, Solid Season for Varsity Girls’ Soccer The varsity girls’ soccer squad overcame a rough start to put together some important late-season wins and advance to the quarterfinal round of the NJISAA Prep B Tournament. The girls finished with a solid record of 9-9-1, and with only five players graduating this spring, the team’s younger players gained some valuable experience for competition next fall. The team opened at home with a 3-2 win over South Hunterdon on September 4. The girls showcased some of their offensive talent with Renee Turner ’16 and Erica Phiansunthon ’17 each contributing a goal and an assist, and Hayley Goldin ’19 adding a goal and Lauren Renna ’17 adding an assist. The girls tied their next outing (2-2) against Blair Academy on September 9 and then posted a handful of disappointing losses before hitting their stride in late September. On September 29, the team enjoyed a decisive 6-0 victory over Bound Brook, the first of three successive shut-out wins. Goldin led the scoring with two first-half goals, followed by Jennifer Lowe ’17 with one goal and one assist. The three remaining goals came from Turner, Nyla Mulcahy ’17 and Kajal Mehta ’19, with Renna, Jane O’Connor ’16 and Ava Diggins ’18 contributing assists. The girls continued to dominate into early October, defeating Manville 3-0 on October 1 and besting Rutgers Prep 3-0 in the first round of the Somerset County Tournament on October 3. Over the course of those two games, Goldin led the offense with a combined total of
Emma Dean ’17.
four goals and three assists. Additional goals came from O’Connor and Eve Ryan ’19, who also had an assist, and additional assists came from Emma Dean ’17, Lowe and Renna. Goalkeeper Melissa Jean ’17 fended off six shots against Manville and one against Rutgers Prep to keep her opponents scoreless. On October 22, the girls faced a tough loss (8-0) against Montclair Kimberley Academy in the quarterfinal round of the NJISAA Prep B Tournament. The team rallied its forces, however, to finish out the regular season with three successive wins, defeating Bound Brook, Manville and South Hunterdon. On October 23, in a 4-1 victory over Bound Brook, Goldin posted three goals and Mulcahy contributed the fourth. Ryan added two assists and Amelia Kirby ’18 chipped in with an assist of her own. After a 3-0 victory over Manville on October 27, the girls brought October to a close with a decisive 6-1 victory over South Hunterdon on October 30. Pacing the offense was O’Connor with two goals and one assist, followed by Goldin with one goal and one assist, and Mulcahy and Diggins with a goal apiece. On November 2, the girls lost a heartbreaker to Timothy Christian in the first round of the NJSIAA Non Public South B Tournament. The team played strong throughout, dominating possession time and taking more shots on goal. After two overtime periods, however, the team fell on penalty kicks. Looking ahead to next season, the team will miss the contributions of this year’s five graduating seniors:
Hayley Goldin ’19.
Jen Lowe ’17.
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Varsity Cross Country Undefeated in Non-Tournament Competition Varsity cross country posted a fantastic record this fall, with the team undefeated in non-tournament matchups. The boys’ and girls’ squads also claimed the Mountain Division Championship of the Skyland Conference and took second (girls) and third (boys) place in the NJISAA Prep B Championships at Blair Academy. September 16 marked the home opener for the varsity cross country team and the first race on the new Home Winds Campus course. Taking on Belvidere High School on a warm, sunny day, both the girls’ and boys’ squads posted victories. On the boys’ side, GSB took the top seven finish times, led by Felix Andersen ’17 with a time of 17:35, followed by Robert D’Angelo ’18 with a time of 17:52, and Michael Iannaconi ’16 with a time of 18:40. The next four spots were claimed by Matthew D’Ovidio ’19, Mathieu Petit ’17, Ronald “Joe” Johnson ’18, and Landon Braemer ’17. On the girls’ side, GSB runners claimed the top two spots: Nicole Johnson ’18 in first with 21:09, followed closely by Sahara Ensley ’16 with 21:17. The girls also claimed places four through seven: Lillie Wilson ’16, Lily Fischer ’19, Jacqueline Roettger ’16, and Samantha Bittman ’17. For Homecoming on September 26, the team defeated Manville High and Rutgers Prep, bringing the season record to 3-0. On the boys’ side, Andersen claimed first place with a time of 16:59, followed by Petit in second with 17:31, D’Angelo in third with 17:38 and Iannaconi in
Robert D’Angelo ’18, Mathieu Petit ’17, Felix Anderson ’17
Booster Club Executive Committee President Dick Emmitt P ’02 Vice President Jill Moriarty P ’11, ’14, ’16, ’22 Treasurer Tara Kramer P ’16, ’20 Secretary Ann Marie Blackman P ’13, ’16 Members Danielle Babinec P ’21, ’22
Lisa Dadouris P ’17
Marianne Saladino P ’14, ’16
Tim Davis Athletic Director
Michele Silvey P ’16, ’21
Jim Diverio P ’11, ’15 Director of Development Carolyn Layden P ’13, ’16, ’20 Cheryl Lowe P ’15, ’17 Karen Orazietti P ’16, ’18, ’21 Liz Reid P ’19, ’22
Kelly Sturman P ’21, ’22 Stephen Tafaro P ’15 Ex-Officio Members Headmaster Sid Rowell P ’08, ’14
Director of Development James Diverio P ’11, ’15
Donna Bednarsky P ’08, ’10, ’14, ’17
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GSB BOOSTER CLUB ATHLETIC NEWS • FALL 2015 fourth with 18:09. On the girls’ side, Ensley set a new course record, taking first with a time of 20:21. Johnson claimed the second spot with 20:53. On September 30, the team defeated North Plainfield, with Iannaconi, Petit and Andersen garnering the top three spots for the boys. On the girls’ side, GSB garnered the top four spots with N. Johnson in first, Ensley in second, Fischer in third, and Bittman in fourth. The team entered October undefeated at 4-0. At the Shore Coaches Invitational On October 3, D’Angelo placed eighth overall for the boys, medaling with a time of 18:15. R. Johnson also garnered a medal, placing 35th with a time of 19:48. Medaling on the girls’ side were N. Johnson with a 12th place finish (21:54), and Wilson and Fischer, who each posted a time of 23:00 to take spots 26 and 27. At a tri-meet with South Hunterdon and Bound Brook on October 7, Gill bested both opponents to claim the Skyland Conference Mountain Division Championship and bring the team’s record to 6-0. The boys took five of the top six spots, with D’Angelo in first, Iannaconi in second, R. Johnson in third, D’Ovidio in fifth and Braemer in sixth. The girls claimed the top five spots: N. Johnson, Ensley, Wilson, Roettger, and Fischer. At the Skyland Conference Championships, held at Natirar on October 22, the girls’ squad placed 13th overall and the boys’ team 15th. On October 28, both teams had a fantastic showing at the NJISAA Prep B Championships, with the girls garnering second place and the boys third. The girls’ squad had two runners in the top ten: Ensley in fourth with a time of 20:18 and N. Johnson in tenth with a time of 21:12. The boys also posted two runners in the top ten: D’Angelo in seventh with a time of 17:28 and Andersen in ninth with a time of 17:47. Close behind, Mathieu Petit took the number 11 spot, with a time of 18:02.
Lillie Wilson ’16, Samantha Bittman ’17, Lily Fischer ’19
On November 14, the team competed in the NJSIAA Non Public B Group Championships. Three runners medaled at the event: D’Angelo (17:29) and Andersen (17:38) for the boys, and Ensley (20:51) for the girls. The boys’ team claimed third overall and the girls took fourth place. Both teams qualified to compete in the NJSIAA Meet of Champions on November 21, where D’Angelo posted the best time for the GSB boys’ team with 17:23 and Ensley the best time for the girls’ squad with 20:49. Looking ahead to next fall, the team will bid farewell to eleven seniors this year, six on the boys’ squad and five on the girls’ team: Iannaconi, Paul Kruger, William Metzler, Gregory Niccolai, Sebastian Pampalone and Samuel Zimmer for the boys, and Ensley, Jacqueline Luberto, Roettger, Wilson, and Ludi Zhu on the girls’ side. Their contributions will be missed. Among the talented junior lineup, the team looks forward to continued contributions on the boys’ roster from Andersen, Braemer, John “Will” Dadouris, Amechi Nwandu, and Petit and on the girls’ side from Bittman, Allison Coffey and Olivia Wilson. Several of the team’s sophomore runners consistently claimed top-ten finishes this year: D’Angelo and R. Johnson for the boys and N. Johnson The Booster Club Newsletter is written and for the girls. The team anticipates continued contributions published by the Gill St. Bernard’s School from them and as well as from sophomores Jackson Ensley, Communications & Marketing Department. Christopher “CJ” Licata and Rachel Wei. The team also boasts a strong freshman lineup and looks forward to seeing the Allyson B. Daly P ’29 continued development and success of these runners in the years Director of Communications & Marketing ahead: D’Ovidio, Mark Giordano, Christopher Kruger and Jack Rosenfeld on the boys’ side, and Lillian Cannon, Fischer, Designed by Vision Creative Group Anja Kroon, and Surbhi Srinivas on the girls’ side.
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Building Season for JV Boys’ Soccer With twelve freshmen making up the bulk of the JV boys’ soccer roster, the squad focused on developing and fine-tuning skills this season. Among the freshman players were the team’s top scorer, Lucas Horne, and other important contributors: Lucas Bernui, Bryan Coronel, Mitch Fishbein, Carter Hartzel, Sebastian Laboy, Andrew Moglianesi, Gabriel Myler, Jack Panza, Barrett Reep, Mark Rusas and Christopher Varghese. According to Coach Duncan Swanwick, “The youth blended very well with the core players from the junior and sophomore classes: Cameron Burns ’17, Nathan Crystal ’17, Troy Pilla ’17, Rongtian Tan ’17, Jacob Udoff ’17, Jack Wetzel ’17, Achilles Aslidis ’18, Yashraj Bajaj ’18, William Orazietti ’18 and Edward “Noah” Steinbaum ’18.” Swanwick added, “The boys worked very hard this season, giving one hundred percent. My hope is that some of these players move up to the varsity level next season and begin to contribute to the GSB program at that level.”
Troy Pilla ’17, Andrew Moglianesi ’19, Lucas Horn ’19, Tyler Merna ’19
JV Girls’ Tennis Goes Undefeated Congratulations to JV girls’ tennis on its perfect 16-0 season. The team recorded a fantastic 73 of a possible 80 court points, swept ten of its 16 matches and boasted six players who went undefeated throughout the season: Genevieve Fischer ’17 and Katherine Duggan ’17 who played at first doubles; Andree Aloise ’19, who played at both first and third doubles; Alexis Meola ’19, who played third doubles; Lila Birnberg ’17, who played at third and fourth doubles; and Brianna Moglianesi ’19 at fourth doubles. The formidable duo of juniors Carleigh Matthews and Charlotte Walsh posted only one loss for the season. Over the course of the season, the team took on eleven competitor schools, facing five opponents twice: Bernards High, Franklin High, Rutgers Prep, North Hunterdon and Voorhees. With key players on the varsity squad graduating this spring, tennis can look to this incredible JV lineup next fall. Among the juniors, Fischer and Duggan routinely filled in at the varsity level this season, and Birnberg, Matthews and Walsh all posted fantastic numbers. The team will also look to its talented sophomore lineup: Jacquelyn Benoit, Cynthia Hu and Amity Matthews, for next fall. Finally, the team will foster the continued growth and mastery of its seven freshmen: Aloise, Alicia Amoroso, Victoria Barrell, Edith Brazil, Raven Calloway, Meola and Moglianesi. Reflecting on the team’s undefeated season, Coach Diane Becker said, “In addition to this being a very talented team, it was the most cohesive group I have coached thanks to the incredible leadership of the upperclassmen. I loved every minute with this team!”
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5-6 Soccer Builds Skills, Teamwork The 5-6 coed soccer team comprised 14 players in grade six and 16 in grade five. The team worked hard to learn new skills and fine-tune existing ones. The two most exciting games of the season were a win against Far Brook on the road and a tie against Oak Knoll, also on the road. In the Oak Knoll matchup, GSB was down 3-0 with fewer than ten minutes left on the clock. In rapid succession, GSB players scored three unanswered goals to garner the tie. According to Assistant Coach Jonna DeFalco, “The team improved over the course of the season in the areas of teamwork and confidence, playing every game from start to finish with intensity and focus. They were a fun group to work with.” At times throughout the season, members of the 5-6 roster would stand in during 7-8 competitions. This year’s sixth grade players were Michael Andrews, Blake Bertolini, Hayden Chan, Anna Chowansky, Anthony Curialle, Joseph “J.W.” Gustafson, Shane Moriarty, Dylan Petraitis, Rachel Rieger, Katherine Scott, William Stamato, Taylor Stetz, Benjamin Strasser, Benjamin Sturman, Maeve Touhey, and Zachary Weiss. This year’s fifth grade players were Robert Alexy, Hailey Barth, Kate Chen, Nickolas Gattoni, Patrick Henderlong, Clare Janas, Matthew Mazzatta, Tristen Miscia, Akshay Patel, Aidan Richardson, Lauren Rossiter, Luke Ruggiero, Tyler Tellalian and Katherine Udoff.
7-8 Boys’ Soccer Morris County Group 1 Champions The boys’ 7-8 soccer team posted an impressive 14-1 record this season, outscoring opponents 51 to 12. The team ended its remarkable run on Halloween, defeating Morristown Beard to claim the Greater Morris County Group 1 Championship. Leading the team in goals was William Soucie ’20, and defensively Brandon McCall ’20 recorded seven shutouts in the net. The team took on several area rivals, including Pingry, Bernards High, Rutgers Prep, Morristown-Beard and Franklin High. The boys defeated each team at least once, and bested several of the teams twice. After a somewhat uneven season for JV boys’ soccer, the team can look forward to 16 eighth graders rising through the ranks to contribute next year: Gary Bossert, Harkanwar Chadha, Parker DeMaira, Nicolas DeMarco, Jiahn “Daniel” Heo, Quinn Flanagan, Drew Kramer, Charles Lewis, Andrew Margolis, Evan Matthews, McCall, Jack Petraitis, Nicholas Policano, Soucie, Evan Varma and Lucas Zuanic. Next year’s 7-8 team will be led by a group of talented seventh graders: Hunter Babinec, Bartholomew Benoit, Andres Castano, Matthew Cooper, Sohan De Silva, Jaeden Ead, Harrison Hartzel, Avery Kirby, Carlton Prant, John “Matt” Raymonds, Matthew Rossiter, Lowy Shim, Jakob Schmidt, Caleb Smith, Cody Torgovnik, Connor Udoff, Benjamin Wetzel, and Zachary Yekta.
Hankanwar Chadha.
7-8 Girls’ Soccer Builds for the Future With a roster comprised of only 11 players, the girls weathered a somewhat tough season. The team, however, was able to draw on the talent of the 5-6 team for some of its competitions. Highlights of the regular season included a 4-1 win over Morristown-Beard on October 5, a 2-1 win over Princeton Day on October 12 and a 5-0 shutout over Kent Place on November 4, the final day of the season. The team also posted a tournament win over Morristown-Beard on October 23. Down 2-1 throughout much of the second half, GSB came back to tie in the final two minutes of regulation play and then won the game on penalty kicks. The two eighth graders on the roster, Emily Raia and Teresa Zimmer, led the team in goal scoring, along with seventh grader Hayley Armstrong. Leading the defense were seventh graders Penelope Fleckman and Anneliese Gattoni, with strong team play coming from the rest of the seventh grade squad: Laura Howard, Isabel Orazietti, Leigh Reid, Caroline Sameth, Caroline Solondz and Natalie Sturman. Penelope Fleckman ’21.
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MS Girls’ Tennis Has Winning Season The 7-8 girls’ tennis team was on fire this fall, conceding only two losses over the season. Notable wins came in a home-court match against Newark Academy, and wins both at home and on the road against Pingry. Among the eighth graders, key doubles teams included Julia Hersh and Julia Gateman, and Kerry Colford and Caitlyn Matthews. Grace Hamerschlag ‘20 paired impressively with Camille Shorten ’21 and Emily Wang ’20 with Kasey Callanan ’21 and Brooke Babinec ’22. Among the seventh graders, important contributions came from the doubles pair of Sofia Laboy and Madison Sarrica, the duo of Sydney Lapper and Sophia Spallucci, doubles partners Ella Baker and Sophie Nourbakhsh, and Charlotte Ruffine, who was new to the team this season. The sixth-grade duo of Kelly Kim and Madison Frantz Pendell also garnered some key wins for the team.
Caitlyn Matthews ’20.
With so many talented players on the Middle School roster, the future looks bright for this team as well as the JV and varsity teams.
Kerry Colford ’20.
Middle School Cross County Places 7th at Great Pumpkin Run Middle School cross country enjoyed a successful season. Highlights included the boys’ squad posting wins over Peck, Wardlaw Hartridge and Far Hills and the girls defeating Wardlaw Hartridge. The season culminated with the Great Pumpkin Run on October 30, where more than 250 middle school runners gathered for the annual GSB invitational. Sixteen teams registered for the event. For GSB, both the boys’ and girls’ squads finished seventh overall, with Lucie Antonius ’21 claiming fourth place, with a time of 11:07. Looking ahead to next season, the team will lose nine eighth graders to Upper School next fall: Pierson Chan, James Hersh, Christopher Johnson, Theodore Lazar, Andrew Lutz, Luke Mariak, Edward McCarthy, V. Matthew Steinbaum and Lloyd Wright. This fall’s roster included 14 seventh graders, including Lucie who posted the best time for the boys at the Great Pumpkin Run. These young athletes promise a strong season next fall should they choose to run cross country again next season: Sean Carlucci, Ava Escousse, Joseph “Brenen” Lavoie, Michael Fritzlo, Graeme Hollingshead, Lucie, Jessica Lin, John Newman, Stella O’Connor, Zoe O’Connor, Anuj Puri, Dylan Towle, Andrew Young and Brian Young. Dylan Towle ’21, William Strong ’22, Stella O’Connor ’21 Additional young talent comes from the group’s sixth graders: Aidan Isaacson, Joseph Licata, Eideen Mozaffari, Lennart-Fredrik Schmitz, Olivia Soultanian, William Strong, Isha Vemuri, and Chloe Wasser. Gaining valuable course time this season were eight fifth graders: Austin Carey, Jacob Cohen, Brendan Halstead, Lucas Robins, James Schadt, Philip Vayntrub, Zackary Wendell and Jamison Wright.
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GSB BOOSTER CLUB ATHLETIC NEWS • FALL 2015
Fall 2015 Athletes Garner Postseason Honors This fall, 35 GSB student-athletes were recognized with post-season honors by various media outlets and coaches’ associations. Congratulations to all of our athletes and coaches this fall season. Varsity Cross Country Boys: (6-0) Skyland Conference/Mountain Division Champions Prep B, 3rd Place Girls: (6-0) Skyland Conference/Mountain Division Champions Prep B, Runner-Up Felix Andersen ’17 2nd Team All-Conference 2nd Team All-Prep B Landon Braemer ’17 2nd Team All-Conference Mathieu Petit ’17 2nd Team All-Prep B 1st Team All-Conference Robert D’Angelo ’18 1st Team All-Prep B 1st Team All-Conference
Michael Iannaconi ’16 1st Team All-Conference HM Team All-Prep B Ronald “Joe” Johnson ’18 2nd Team All-Conference Sahara Ensley ’16 1st Team All-Prep B 1st Team All-Conference Lily Fischer ’19 HM Team All-Prep B Nicole Johnson ’18 2nd Team All-Prep B 1st Team All-Conference Jacqueline Roettger ’16 HM Team All-Prep B Lillie Wilson ’16 1st Team All-Conference
Varsity Boys’ Soccer (18-4) Skyland Conference/Valley Division Champions Non-Public B South Sectional Finalists Somerset County Semifinalists Maxwell Aunger ’17 HM Team All-Prep B 2nd Team All-County (SCANJ) 2nd Team All-Conference 3rd Team All-Area (Courier News) All-State Selection (SCANJ) HM Team Non-Public All-Star (NJO) Steven Bednarsky ’17 1st Team All-County (SCANJ) 1st Team All-Area (Courier-News) 1st Team All-Conference 1st Team All-Prep B, All-State (SCANJ) 2nd Team All-State Non-Public (Star Ledger) 2nd Team Non-Public All-Star (NJO)
Matthew D’Ovidio ’19 HM All-Conference
Landon Braemer ’17.
Jacqueline Roettger ’16.
Kevin Brito ’17.
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GSB BOOSTER CLUB ATHLETIC NEWS • FALL 2015 Kevin Brito ’17 1st Team All-Conference 2nd Team All-Prep B 2nd Team All-County (SCANJ) HM Team Non-Public All-Star (NJO) NJO Fan Poll Starter FWD
Anes Mrkulic ’17 HM All-Conference 1st Team All-Conference 2nd Team All-Prep B 2nd Team All-County (SCANJ) HM Team Non-Public All-Star (NJO)
Bailey Gano ’18 HM All-Area (Courier News) HM All-County (SCANJ) HM All-Prep B
Nicolas Ricciardi ’16 HM All-County (SCANJ) 2nd Team All-Conference 1st Team All-Prep B HM Team Non-Public All-Star (NJO) HM All-Area (Courier News)
Aaron Hinton ’16 HM All-Area (Courier News) HM All-Conference HM All-County (SCANJ) 1st Team All-Conference Tyler Kwaak ’16 1st Team All-County (SCANJ) 1st Team All-Conference 1st Team All-Prep B, All-State Selection (SCANJ) Senior All-Star Game 3rd Team Non-Public All-Star (NJO) Armeen Mozaffari ’17 HM All-Conference HM All-Area (Courier News)
Skyland Conference/Raritan Division Champions Non-Public B South Sectional Champions Prep B Runners-Up Somerset County Championships, 3rd Place Hannah Cohen ’19 3rd Team All-Prep B 1st Team All-Conference
Daniel Sivolella ’16 2nd Team All-County (SCANJ) 2nd Team All-Conference 1st Team All-Prep B HM All-Area (Courier News) All-State Selection (SCANJ) HM Team Non-Public All-Star (NJO)
Martine DiDomenico ’17 2nd Team All-Prep B (Prep B Runner-up) 2nd Team All-Conference
Varsity Girls’ Soccer (9-9-2)
Lucille Dunn ’16 3rd Team All Prep B 1st Team All-Conference
Ava Diggins ’18 2nd Team All-Conference HM All-Prep
Larisa Drzik ’17 2nd Team All-Prep B (Prep B Runner-up) 2nd Team All-Conference
Sharon Jin ’17 1st Team All-Prep B (Prep B Champion) 1st Team All-Conference Carolyn Najarian ’16 1st Team All-Conference
Hayley Goldin ’19 2nd Team All-Conference 2nd Team All-Prep Amelia Kirby ’18 HM All-Conference Jennifer Lowe ’17 HM All-Conference HM All-Prep B Lauren Renna ’17 1st Team All-Conference 1st Team All-Prep B Ava Diggins ’18.
Varsity Girls’ Tennis (15-1)
Krishna Patel ’16 2nd Team All-Prep B (Prep B Runner-up) NJSIAA Singles Tournament Quarterfinals 1st Team All-Conference 1st Team All-State (Non-Public) 2nd Team All-State (all groups) Skyland Conference Player of the Year (Star Ledger) Courier News Player of the Year SCANJ = Soccer Coaches Association of New Jersey / NJO = NJ.COM
Renee Turner ’16 HM All-Conference
Krishna Patel ’16.
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GSB BOOSTER CLUB ATHLETIC NEWS • FALL 2015
Beyond GSB Gill St. Bernard’s School has produced numerous student-athletes who are now competing for the National Collegiate Athletic Association at Division I, II or III colleges and universities. Below is a list highlighting those GSB athletes who participated in spring sports: Soccer Timmy DeBisceglie ’13
Scranton
Cross Country Patrik Anderson ’15
Princeton
Kathryn Bednarsky ’14
The College of New Jersey
Alexandria Benoit ’14
Holy Cross
Margot Chowansky ’13
Florida Southern
Armani Comick ’15
Lehigh
Justin Durcan ’14
Scranton
Emily Iannaconi ’13
Holy Cross
Andrea Jablonskyj ’14
Catholic University
Dana Klein ’14
Yale
James Reiner ’14
Princeton
Sarah Quinn ’12
M.I.T.
Mike Renna ’13
Stevens
Mike Tafaro ’15
Holy Cross
Jordie Schreer ’15
Muhlenberg
Caitlyn Stefanick ’13
University of Chicago
Liz Todd ’15
Washington and Lee
Jae Wong ’13
Marist *Any student-athletes not listed here should contact the Communications Department at communications@gsbschool.org. We apologize for any inadvertent omissions.
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