The Spartan Report

Winter 2011/2012

Girls’ Hockey

Head Coach Maggie Joyce, Assistant Coach David Morton

• ISL record 8–4–0 (3rd place); overall

NEPSGIHA record 15–7–3 • New England championship runners-up • ISL All-League: Victoria Hanson ’13 and Ashley Vesci ’12 • ISL Honorable Mention: Kathryn (KJ)

Davis ’13 and Katie Laughlin ’14 • MVPs: Victoria Hanson ’13 and

Ashley Vesci ’12 • MIP: Devan Taylor ’15 • Coach’s Award: Jaci Gordon ’12

Boys’ Basketball

Head Coach Kevin Wiercinski, Assistant Coach Kevin Sullivan

• ISL record 9–6 (one of 5 teams tied for 5th place); overall record 13–14 • ISL All-League: Jalen Myrie ’13 and Kyle Howes ’14 • ISL Honorable Mention: Charles

“Darrien” Myers ’13 and Daquan

Sampson ’13 • MVP: Jalen Myrie ’13 • MIP: Charles “Darrien” Myers ’13 • Coach’s Award: Thomas Sar ’14

Boys’ Hockey

Head Coach Kevin Potter, Assistant Coaches Sean Sheehan and Topher Bevis, and Goalie Coach Ian Farrington

• ISL Keller Division record 10–2–2 (1st place); NEPSIHA record 23–3–3; overall record 25–3–3 • NEPSIHA Elite Champions and

Keller Division Champions • ISL All-League: Devin Tringale ’12,

Tyler Whitney ’12, Matthew

Baldino ’12, Jacob Schechter ’12, and Nathaniel Heilbron ’12 • ISL Honorable Mention: William

Messa ’12, Brady Burns ’12, George

Hunkele ’12, and Conor Helfrich ’12 • Hockey Night in Boston’s

Achievement Award: Tyler

Whitney ’12 and Matt Baldino ’12 • Hockey Night in Boston’s MVP

Award: Devin Tringale ’12 • MVPs: Devin Tringale ’12 and

Nathaniel Heilbron ’12 • MIP: Joseph Lace ’13 • Coach’s Award: Matthew Baldino ’12

Boys’ Skiing

Head Coach Colin Igoe

• Team placed 2nd at New England

Tournament • ISL All-League: Kevin “Barrett”

Kelly ’12 • MVP: Kevin “Barrett” Kelly ’12 • Coach’s Award: William Beck ’12

Kelly Barret ’12

Girls’ Skiing

Head Coach Mariah Napeñas

• Team placed 3rd at New England

Tournament • ISL All-League: Madeleine Kelly ’14 • MVP: Madeleine Kelly ’14 • Coach’s Award: Hanna Williamson ’12

Wrestling

Head Coach Santo Anza, Assistant Coach Andrew Brescia

• ISL record 1–11 (tied for 11th place) • Graves Tournament results 66.0 (10th place) • Graves Kelsey Award for Most

Improved Team • NEPSAC tournament, finished 23rd of 47 New England teams • High School All-American:

Andrew Crane ’14 • ISL All-League: Isaiah Bellamy ’14 • ISL Champion: Isaiah Bellamy ’14 • Coach’s Award: Isaiah Bellamy ’14 • MVP: Andrew Crane ’14 • MIP: Hyuk Jin Chung ’14

Kevin Haghighat

’13 Tara Burke ’15

Devan Taylor ’15

Girls’ Basketball

Head Coach Donna Mastrangelo, Assistant Coach Libby Margraf

• ISL record 4–8 (tied for 6th place); overall record 9–14 • ISL All-League: Shannon Saywell ’12 • Selected to NEPSAC East A/B All-

Star Team: Shannon Saywell ’12 • MVP: Shannon Saywell ’12 • MIP: Sarah Wallace ’14 • Coach’s Awards: Olivia Sommer ’12 and Julia Tesoro ’12

Shannon Saywell

Center and 4-year veteran Shannon Saywell of Groton was selected for the 2012 NEPSAC East A/B All-Star girls basketball team. During the NEPSAC Super Sunday activities at Noble & Greenough School on March 4, she participated in an All-Star game with the best players from schools around New England. Coach Donna Mastrangelo proudly announced that Shannon made 7 rebounds and 4 points, as well as a big steal during the game. “It was a tremendous opportunity for Shannon to play with future Division 1 players, ” says her coach, “and her performance with such talented girls was certainly thrilling to watch. Shannon, pictured with her parents John Saywell and Lucy van Leeuwen, will attend Smith College this fall, where she was recruited to play basketball.

Note: Articles about the boys’ hockey, girls’ hockey, and wrestling seasons appeared in the Spring 2012 ElmTree, which can be found in the publication archives on the LA website.

Baseball

Head Coach Chris Margraf, Assistant Coaches Rob Olsen and Mike Culley

• ISL record 10–5; overall record 12–5 • ISL All-League: Max Tishman ’12,

Brady Burns ’12, and

Kevin Wnukowski ’12 • ISL Honorable Mention: Nick Day ’13 and Aubrey Solomon ’13 • ISL Pitcher of the Year:

Max Tishman ’12 • ISL Offensive Player of the Year:

Brady Burns ’12 • Team MVPs: Max Tishman ’12 and

Brady Burns ’12 • Coach’s Awards: Steven Drury ’13 and Kevin Wnukowski ’12

Softball

Head Coach Theresa Ryan, Assistant Coach Leslie Breton

• ISL record 6–5; overall record 8–5 • ISL All-League: Lily Jewell ’13 • ISL Honorable Mention: Bridget

Flynn ’12, Victoria Hanson ’13,

Devan Taylor ’15 • MVP: Lily Jewell ’13 • Coach’s Awards: Ashley Vesci ’12 and Emily Bovenzi

Spring 2012

Boys’ Lacrosse

Head Coach Andrew Healy, Assistant Coach Sean Sheehan

• ISL record 1–14; overall record 3–15 • ISL All-League: Conor Helfrich ’12 • ISL Honorable Mention:

Eric White ’12 • MVP: Conor Helfrich ’12 • MIP: Jacob Gillis ’13 • Coach’s Award: Matt Baldino ’12

Girls’ Lacrosse

Head Coach Katie Quist, Assistant Coach Maggie Joyce

• ISL record 0–13; overall record 0–13 • ISL All-League: Jaci Gordon ’12 • Team MVP: Jaci Gordon ’12 • Coach’s Award: Julia Tesoro ’12 • Unsung Hero: McKayla Blanch ’13

Track and Field

Head Coach Larissa Smith, Assistant Coaches Mariah Napeñas and Paul Zukauskas

• ISL record: placed 10th overall in

ISL Tournament • ISL Honorable Mention (Long

Jump): Nicholas Schutz ’15 • Coach’s Awards: Sarah Wallace ’14 and Matt Picard-Fraser ’13 • MVPs: Nicholas Schutz ’15 and

Salyna Anza ’14

Boys’ Tennis

Head Coach John Curran

• ISL record 0–14; overall record 2–14 • 2012 Charles W. “Skip” Howard ISL

Boys Tennis Sportsmanship Award • The Dr. A. Fernald Memorial MVP:

Carlos Gabilondo ’14 • MIP: Phil Titcomb ’13

Jaci Gordan ’12 Joe Lace ’13

Girls’ Tennis

Head Coach David Woo, Assistant Coach Kim Bohlin

• ISL record 0–12; overall record 0–13–1 • The Dr. A. Fernald Memorial

Coach’s Award: Julia Kopelman ’13 • MIP: Laura Adie ’14

Golf

Head Coach Kevin Wiercinski

• ISL record: placed 9th overall in

ISL Tournament • The Robbins Golf Prize:

Anna Demasi ’12 • MVP: Nathaniel Heilbron ’12 • The Dr. A. Fernald Memorial Golf

Award: Baron Lee ’15

Lily Jewell ’13

Greg Stern ’13 Chris Giles ’13

Raphael Guillebon ’15 Salyna Anza ’14

Sean Mullaney ’13