Andover Boys Squash capped off a great season this weekend by winning Class B Interschols. In the final match of his Andover career, Captain T.J. Lenzo ’12 entered the third draw unseeded but beat out the rest of the competition and won his bracket.
“Especially in my final four matches at Andover, I brought my best squash. I felt confident that I was the best in my draw by far despite not being originally seeded,” said Lenzo.
“Interschols was a great experience for the whole team,” said...
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Michael Kim Thursday, March 1, 2012
Coach Leon Modeste stepped down from his position as Head Coach of Andover Boys Varsity Basketball after coaching for 25 years after last Wednesday’s playoff game, the team’s last of the 2011-2012 season.
“It has been a true honor to work alongside Coach Mo for 10 years, and I will certainly miss coaching with him. I have learned so much from him over the years, and he is a terrific coach, teacher, mentor and friend,” said Daniel Schneider, Modeste’s Assistant Coach.
Modeste decided to...
Kailash Sundaram Thursday, February 23, 2012
Andover Girls Basketball displayed dominance over its opponent on Friday by defeating NMH 51-46 and thus continued its win streak.
Assistant Coach Lewis Robinson called Friday’s triumph the team’s “finest game of the year.”
Andover got off to a shaky start, as it was unable to find an offensive rhythm, but it maintained hard-nosed defense to stay in the game.
Amanda Simard ’13 said, “We rebounded, ran the court and worked together a lot better as a team. We gelled on the court which was...
Katie Kreider Thursday, February 23, 2012
Andover Boys Hockey came out with two hard-fought victories over strong Brooks and Tabor this past week but could not pull through against NMH.
Andover came out strong in the first period against Tabor and matched its opponent move for move; the period ended in a 0-0 stalemate.
Andover stepped up its offense in the second period. Assisted by David Belluche ’14, Larken Kemp ’13 put Andover on the board first with a shorthanded goal off the post.
Later in the period, Zach Weinger ’15...
Katie Kreider Thursday, February 23, 2012
Cayla Hatton ’12 has established a strong name for herself as a nationally ranked distance runner. She finished 13th in the U.S. National Cross Country Championships just a few weekends ago, crossing the line with a time of 28:26.6.
“The National Cross Country Championships was probably the hardest race, both physically and mentally, that I’ve ever been in. It was in extremely windy and cold conditions,” said Hatton.
Not only did she compete in these tough circumstances, but instead of...
Billy Hubschman Thursday, February 23, 2012
Joe Kruy ’12 edged out his opponent by two hundredths of a second to come out on top in the 60m scholastic hurdles in the New England Indoor Track Championships last weekend.
“I had some butterflies going into the race,” Kruy said. “I knew that one misstep could be the difference between winning and losing.”
In the last race as a part of his Andover indoor track career, it was fitting that Kruy was able to beat an Exeter opponent in such a big meet.
The invitational meet included...
Jake Marrus Thursday, February 23, 2012
Alec Buck ’13 won both his matches this week, but Andover Boys Squash could not overcome rival Exeter on Wednesday. The team lost 2-6 to Exeter in Andover’s final match of the regular season. The Thursday before, Andover lost to Brooks 1-6.
Against Exeter on Wednesday, Andover came out fired up to end its season on a high note, but Exeter’s talent proved overwhelming.
Jake Rauh ’14 said, “Exeter was a very good team, and we managed to play better against them than we did last time.”
Bright...
Taylor Chin Thursday, February 23, 2012
At the New England championships last Saturday, Andover Wrestling Co-Captain Colton Dempsey ’12 became Andover’s first three-time wrestling New England champion in school history and also became the third wrestler in Andover history to earn 100 career wins.
Finishing fourth as a team out of 47 schools with 113 points, Andover Wrestling crowned three individual New England champions, another first.
Dempsey’s journey to the finals consisted of three consecutive, quick pins.
Joining...
Jamie Chen Thursday, February 23, 2012
Andover Nordic finished its season with a sixth place finish on an obstacle-ridden course at the Lakes Region Championship held in Grafton, VT.
Elana King-Nakaoka ’14 finished the season in ninth place in the girls league and was honored for her achievement at the awards ceremony after the race.
Boys Captain Max Block ’12 suffered an injury in the middle of the course but skied through it in order to finish in 20th place. Following Block was Aaron Finder ’13 in 34th.
Greer Sallick ’14...
Jordan Johnson Thursday, February 23, 2012
Andover Girls Squash ended its regular season with a bang in its 5-2 defeat of rival Exeter on Wednesday. Having previously beaten its rival earlier in the season, Andover was able to maintain its spot on top with this second success.
Captain Adele Bernhard ’14, who has carried the team with multiple victories throughout the season, won quickly at the first seed with her consistent creativity on offense and discipline on defense.
Both Jessica Lee ’13 and Madeleine Mayhew ’15 won nail-biting...
Peter Higgins Thursday, February 23, 2012
With possession of the ball and seven seconds remaining, Andover Boys Basketball trailed by three points in its game against Brimmer & May this past Thursday. Its guards smothered by opposing defenders, Andover made an errant pass; Brimmer...
Michael Kim Thursday, February 23, 2012
Despite two goals from Anna Fucillo ’15, Andover Girls Hockey fell 5-3 to Westminster on Wednesday. The team suffered another loss to Milton Academy earlier in the week.
Both Milton and Andover came out strong defensively last Saturday. Neither team was able to capitalize on its scoring chances and the period ended in a 0-0 draw.
Milton upped its game in the second period and scored two goals to take a comfortable lead going into the third period.
Milton continued its offensive push...