Spring 2022 Athletics Recaps

Spring 2022 Athletic Highlights

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Varsity season record: 5–10 Captains: Matthew Clifford ’22, Danny DeNucci ’22, Parker Donohue ’22

Highlights: Jack Feltovic ’22 was team MVP and with Liam Shea-Gallagher ’24 was named to the NEPSAC All-League team; Donohue was the Coaches Award winner.

• Matthew Clifford ’22

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Varsity season record: 1–11 Captains: Connor Quinn ’22, Cooper Schechterle ’22

Highlights: Schechterle, the team MVP, carded a career-low 1-over-par 37 to secure a win over Winchendon; bright future with only two graduating seniors; Quinn won the team’s Coaches Award.

• Cooper Schechterle ’22

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Varsity season record: 12–1 Captains: Cam Cosenzi ’22, Will Hardy ’22, Hudson Perham ’22, Brendan Herbert ’22, Richard Joseph ’22

Highlights: Hardy, an All-American, and eight other all-league selections led WMA to its first league title since 1989; Coach Mike MacDonald was named Coach of the Year for the Western New England Secondary School Lacrosse Association Division II; J.J. Fox ’23 and Jake Klepacki ’23 shared team MVP honors, and Evan Spillane ’23 won the Coaches Award.

• Evan Spillane ’23

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Varsity season record: 6–5 Captains: Claire Aimone ’22, Julia Besse ’23, Tiana Gao ’22, Payton Klepacki ’22

Highlights: Huge wins over Ethel Walker and Cheshire Academy; Klepacki, an All-NEPSAC choice and team MVP, recorded her 100th career point; Aimone and Gao shared the team’s Coaches Award; Ally Orquiola ’25 was honorable mention All-NEPSAC.

• Ally Orquiola ’25, foreground, and Claire Aimone ’22

• Javier Herrera ’25

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Varsity season record: 9–1 Captains: Michael Dorunda ’24, Rouri Takahashi ’23, Tianze Xiong ’23

Highlights: Dorunda (3,000) and Valdemar Enghave ’23 (discus) set school records; Dorunda was team MVP and Takahashi won the Coaches Award.

GirlS track & field

Varsity season record: 8–2 Captains: Ava Aguiar ’23, Arielle Chechile ’24

Highlights: Won WMA’s Trustees Cup for team success on the field, grade point average, team spirit and community service; Aguiar broke school record in the 3,000 meters; Chechile tied school records in the 200 and high jump, while Maddie Stoltz ’23 matched the discus mark; Chechile and Abigail Dorunda ’24 were team MVPs, and Aguiar was the Coaches Award choice.

• Hannah Jamal ’23

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Varsity season record: 3–2 Captains: Keigo Koyasu ’23, Harrison Reed ’22

Highlights: Reed (U.K.) and Koyasu (Japan) formed solid backfield core with Nick Machado ’22 to break tackles and score tries; Team MVP was Machado, and Coaches Awards went to Koyasu and Reed.

• Nick Machado ’22, second from left, and Harrison Reed ’22, second from right

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Varsity season record: 1–2 Captain: Jessica Ethier ’23

Highlights: Gianna Courtney ’22 signed a National Letter of Intent to play at Sacred Heart University, the first Division I signing in program history; Gabby Pierce ’24 won the team MVP and Camila Uribe ’24 won the Coaches Award.

• Gabby Pierce ’24, left

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Varsity season record: 5–5 Captains: Leo Miller ’22, Cole Salvador ’22

Highlights: Won five straight matches, including a three-hour match against Williston (4–3); Salvador (No. 1 singles) and Miller (No. 2) shared team MVP honors, and Tyler Winn ’26 won the Coaches Award.

• Leo Miller ’22, left, and Cole Salvador ’22

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Varsity season record: 4–5 Captains: Romy Allen-Schubert ’27, Emma Landry ’25, Loretta Szych ’24

Highlights: Team MVP Szych was very strong at No. 1 singles; Allen-Schubert went 7–2 at No. 2 singles and shared the Coaches Award with Landry.

• Loretta Szych ’24