Andover Softball set a high bar for its season in a 4-0 shutout of rival and top competitor Noble & Greenough School in its home opener last Wednesday.
The matchup against Nobles was greatly anticipated; historically, Nobles and Andover have had some of the top New England softball programs. Last year, Andover fell to Nobles twice in heartbreakers, then finally found victory in the season-ending Big East Tournament.
On Wednesday, Andover took a quick lead in the first inning when Co-Captain...
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Kailash Sundaram Thursday, April 12, 2012
Peter Higgins Thursday, April 12, 2012
Andover alumni and former Andover Boys Hockey stars Chris Kreider ’10 and Brooks Dyroff ’09 took their skills to the next level this year on the Boston College Mens Hockey team and contributed to BC’s national championship.
“Winning the national championship is a hard feeling to explain,” said Kreider. “It’s such a mixture of emotions. To reach something you’ve dreamed about your entire life is indescribable. At the same time it’s really sad knowing that you won’t get to play with the same...
Patrick Daly Thursday, April 12, 2012
Behind a school record-breaking 3000m run by Cayla Hatton ’12 and an all-around strong team performance, Andover Girls Track squeezed out a 72-71 victory over Andover High School (AHS) this weekend.
The boys also came close, but they wound up falling to AHS 64-76.
Despite rough weather conditions, Andover held even with AHS, a perennially dominant team, throughout most of the meet.
Boys Captain James Lim ’12 said, “Facing temperatures in the low 40s and gusts of up to 20 miles per...
Anthony D’Ambrosio Thursday, April 12, 2012
Lacking energy, Andover Boys Volleyball lost last Thursday in three consecutive sets to Central Catholic High School in its last scrimmage of the season.
Coach Clyfe Beckwith said, “On the court, it was [essentially] six individuals versus one team.”
“The key flaw that contributed to the loss was a general lack of focus and team cohesiveness,” said Co-Captain Jimmy Philps ’12.
Despite the team’s mental lapse, the first set of the match started off on a high note, with Andover keeping...
Michael Kim Thursday, April 12, 2012
Pitcher Dan Dymecki ’12 struck out seven batters and allowed a mere four hits through the first six innings of his start in Andover Baseball’s win over Tabor Academy on Wednesday.
Although Tabor fought back in the seventh inning of the game, Andover’s nine runs were too much to overcome. Andover took down Tabor 9-6, improving its record to 1-1.
“I threw a lot of strikes. I got ahead on the hitters and was able to utilize all four of my pitches effectively, which kept the hitters guessing...
Kailash Sundaram Thursday, April 12, 2012
Bobby Farnham ’08, former Andover Boys Hockey star and current Senior Assistant Captain of Brown University Men’s Hockey, was awarded the Derek Hines Unsung Hero Award for his contributions both on and off the ice rink.
“Bobby is the true epitome of what a student-athlete should be,” said Brown Men’s Hockey Coach Brendan Whittet.
“He’s just a great ambassador for Brown and all people across the nation. He doesn’t do good deeds to attract attention but because he’s able to help out with those...
Peter Higgins Thursday, April 12, 2012
Andover Golf squeaked out a one point win against a strong Tabor team on Saturday.
“The highlight of the match was the overall team effort and the contributions of the bottom of our line-up to the win the match on a day when the top of our lineup struggled,” said John Perkins ’13.
Andover’s top golfer, Kavan Canekeratne ’14, who suffered a loss, credited his teammates for their collective effort to compensate.
“I was never able to get into a consistent groove. Even though I hit most of my...
Erich Rothmann Thursday, April 12, 2012
Nekele McCall ’14 tallied three unanswered goals in the first half of Andover Girls Lacrosse’s 13-5 annihilation of Deerfield on Wednesday.
This win was Andover’s first of the season and a strong rebound after a 12-6 loss to Noble...
Isabel Taylor Thursday, April 12, 2012
Andover Girls Crew G2 finished with a 10 second lead over Andover’s G1 in a surprising turn of events against Essex Rowing Club last Saturday. Essex jumped out to a large lead early on, virtually knocking Andover’s G1 and G2 out of contention within the first 500 meters and ultimately finishing boat lengths ahead of Andover.
Essex finished the 1500 meter race with a time of 5:50.4, while G2 finished in 6:11.1. The G1 boat pulled through the finish line with a time of 6:21.3.
G1 rower...
Michael Kim Thursday, April 12, 2012
Though she’s never been seen running through the halls of Samuel Phillips Hall between classes, Rachel Asher, Instructor in Spanish, runs between 50 and 75 miles a week and plans to run in the annual Boston Marathon on April 16.
Asher has been training extremely hard in order to achieve her goal of completing the marathon in under three hours.
She has run two marathons before, with her best time being three hours and 10 minutes in the New York City Marathon last fall.
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Alex Thomas Thursday, April 12, 2012
Andover Girls Water Polo crushed Williston Northhampton in an impressive 19-2 victory on Saturday.
“I think that this game instilled a sense of confidence in our team that will be important later on against tougher competition,” said Kyra Wyckoff ’12.
Co-Captains Julia Torabi ’12 and Molly Levene ’12 scored multiple goals for Andover.
Wyckoff said, “We did a good job of capitalizing on our strengths, such as speed.”
The team went into the game with an eager attitude, prepared to...
Erich Rothmann Thursday, April 5, 2012
Andover Girls Lacrosse fought hard to tie the game at four before halftime of its first game against Middlesex School on Wednesday, but Middlesex pulled away in the second half and won the game 8-5.
The loss will not deter Andover, however, as Middlesex is a team stacked with athletes committed to Division One colleges.
Andover emerged with a quick 2-0 lead after goals from Brooke Van Valkenburg ’12 and Lizzie Paul ’12, but after calling a timeout with 17:39 remaining in the first half,...