Coaches’ Corner — The Year In Sports

Skiing

TOMMY BIESEMEYER

It has been an incredible season for our skiers. Despite our early season challenges with mother nature, we had a solid end to the season, and our team got everything they needed. From the stunning peaks of the Andes, Rockies, and Alps to the top of Whiteface, our skiers have been enjoying some of the best skiing experiences in recent years. The Northwood Ski Team’s success is highlighted across Ski Jumping, CrossCountry, Alpine, Biathlon, and Freestyle Skiing. We have had 12 student-athletes across all of our teams qualify for Nationals. Alpine team - one athlete headed to Canada for U14 CanAms, two athletes headed to Washington for U16 Nationals, and three athletes headed to New Hampshire for U18 Nationals. Nordic team - three athletes headed to Alaska for Cross-Country Junior Nationals, one athlete headed to Minnesota for Ski Jumping/Nordic Combined Junior Nationals, and one athlete headed to Wyoming for Biathlon Nationals. Freestyle Skiing - two athletes headed to Colorado for USASA Nationals. It’s been inspiring to see the enthusiasm and passion that skiers have brought to their training, and we’re excited to see what the future holds for this amazing team.

GIRLS’ HOCKEY

TREVOR GILLIGAN ’03

Heading into the Junior Women’s Hockey League playoffs, the Girls’ Hockey team compiled a 46-24-4 record and ranked 13th in the country, both firsts for Northwood School. Two highlights include winning 19 of their final 20 regular season games and capturing the trophy at the 2023 Northwood School Invitational Hockey Tournament. Senior leaders on the team include Natalie

Zarcone (headed to UVM in the fall) and Georgia Bailey (RPI) and goaltender Chloe Lewis (Plattsburgh State).

Prep Hockey

MARK MORRIS ’77

The Prep Hockey Team completed the 2022-2023 season with a record of 42-25-3. The 70-game schedule included first place finishes in showcases held at South Kent School and Rochester, N.Y. College, and professional scouts were in attendance at our Prep Hockey Conference league play where we competed against some of the top programs in the U.S. and Canada. Some hockey commits include James Schneid to Princeton, Dan Buchbinder to UMass Lowell and Bjorn Lervick to St. Olaf. We can be proud of a team that competed hard and successfully.

Varsity Hockey

Jeff Miller

The Varsity team finished 21-27-2 this season. Despite several season-ending injuries, the team fought hard and came to the rink every day ready to get better. They played and practiced at several collegiate venues (St. Lawrence, Dartmouth, Harvard) and one professional site, the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut. The Varsity coaches are proud of the character and development of our players this season, and it was great to see the boys end the year on a positive note with a 4-2 win over the Rochester Coalition.

Crew Howard Runyon

The Crew’s fall season started at the Tail of the Fish, in Saratoga, in late September. Gus Garvey ’25, Colin Kis ’24, and Ashley Guevara ’24 raced in their respective Varsity Singles; ChristieAnn and Amanda Nelson, both ’23, in the Girls’ Varsity Double. A month later, Garvey, Hung Nguyen ’25, and Sophia Sherman ’25 raced in their respective U17 Singles at the longer Head of the Fish. All the fall racers, their regatta experience ranging from little to none, finished honorably; we hope to have most back this spring. The help of geometer emeritus Ben Runyon, on both lake and road, was invaluable.

Soccer

JON MOODEY

The soccer program began the year with a win on opening weekend at the Jay Brady Invitational Tournament. Both U17s and U19s had strong showings in the fall’s major tournaments and showcases. In December, Thebe Mosehathebe ’23 represented Northwood in the High School All-American Game in Florida. In January, the team made a memorable trip to Puerto Rico, with the 19s winning the Ciudad Bayamon Showcase. In February, that team won the Far Post International for the third straight year. Other memorable trips included Virginia, North Carolina, and Las Vegas. Senior commitments include Allegheny, Clemson, Yale, Gettysburg, and Vermont; some players are still deciding.

Dance

MANDI MAIORE

What an incredible year for our Northwood dancers! These amazing young women had a record number of choreographed pieces they learned and performed to multiple audiences in the Tri-Lakes area. During the December and April performance seasons, Northwood dancers presented 19 different dance pieces at three separate venues to over 2,500 audience members. These works represented a wide variety of dance genres such as classical ballet, contemporary, modern, classical jazz, hip hop, broadway jazz, and contemporary ballet. Solo work created in choreography class was also performed by sophomores Sadie Martin ’25 and Maya Wissler ’25, and seniors Jillian Clark ’23 and Jazlyn Lluberes ’23.