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Eaglebrook sp rts Competitive Skiing By Patrick Finnegan, Form V Eaglebrook life is centered around a number of traditions. One tradition that stays in the minds of a great deal of boys who attend Eaglebrook is skiing at the Easton Ski Area. The 2011 Eaglebrook Ski team is broken down into three groups: Varsity, Varsity B, and Junior Varsity. The stars of team this year are Jack Paul ’11 who is first on varsity, Zach Mooney ’14 who is second on varsity, Luca Lorenzoni ’11 who is third on varsity, and Tommy Dean ’11 who is sixth on varsity. With these four people on the ski team it is full of positive leadership and good energy. The team has a lot of advanced skiers and some beginner skiers who are improving every single day. A person on the team who really has shown improvement is Joseph Kwon ’13 from Seoul, Korea. He does not just have a positive attitude but also shows extreme commitment to the ski team. The coaches this year are Mr. Jack Shea, Mr. Brian Rose, Mr. Paul Cyr-Mutty, and Mr. Colin Dudunake. This year the ski team was lucky enough to have ski jackets so if anyone see’s people in an Eaglebrook ski team jacket, say hey. Other members of the team are: Collin Alexander ’12, John Allan ’11, Chris Bower ’12, Patrick Finnegan ’12, Alex Foley ’12, Anthony Lauw ’11, Zach Leeds ’13, and Lucien Malle ’12. The ski team trains at Eaglebrook, and races at Berkshire East, and other area mountains. The skiers compete in the Mountain Institute Ski League, or MISL, and at different Junior National levels also. Recreational Skiing By Geoff Pottow, Form VI The first snow here at Eaglebrook brought joy to the whole campus, but the recreational skiers felt a greater jubilance. Recreational skiing is a sport that allows kids to get out on the hill, and enjoy the Easton Ski Area every day. Eaglebrook boasts is own lift as well as snow making capabilities, something most other schools do not have. Thirty-four kids get out on the hill every day, from people who have never skied before to expert skiers, and the Eaglebrook program accommodates all levels. Members of the recreational skiing program are: Enrique Alaniz ’12, Jaime Alverde ’12, Joaquin Angulo ’13, Alvaro Arroyo ’13, Sage Bailin ’13, Alberto Barroso ’12, William Blauvelt ’12, Jack Bradley ’11, Mateo Cantu ’12, Raul Castells ’13, Pi Chaipromprasith ’13, Eliza Chaput ’12, Andres Conesa ’12, Pablo Espinosa ’14, Federico Garza ’12, Alejandro Gonzalez ’12, Charlie Jandrucko ’14, Matt Knaus ’11, Amelia Landenberger ’11, Julio Lujambio ’12, Patterson Malcolm ’14, Brett Miner ’13, Mia Monserrate ’11, Diego Narchi ’12, Julian O’Donnell ’14, Geoff Pottow ’11, Ike Pritchard ’12, Matthew Rose ’12, Jovi Shum ’12, Alan Tao ’13, Philip Tsuei ’12, Ping Virameteekul ’13, and Matthew Zahn ’12. The Eaglebrook maintenance crew works hard with the snow makers, making sure that there is ample snow for the students to ski on; they also work the lift every day. Recreational skiing also has the help of the devoted coaches. Led by head coach Mrs. Spencer, Mr. Little, Ms. Mouton, Mr. Lowe, and Mrs. Rose work hard, teaching kids how to improve their skiing. Recreational skiing also owes great thanks to the ski patrol, whose constant efforts keep the hill safe. It is looking like a great season for all the skiers; we all hope you enjoy the snow. Snowboarding By Ramzi Moushabeck, Form VI This year’s snowboarding team is a great collection of students who are determined to get out on the hill and have fun every day. Each student comes out to the hill with a goal in his head that he will work to achieve. This year ’s snowboarding team consists of the following boys: Yuji Andry ’13, Jacob Borg ’12, Max Brooks ’12, Egor Cherenkov ’13, Aidan de Cadenet ’13, Caleb Friends ’12, Sung Ho Hong ’11, Lois Monteverde ’12, Ramzi Moushabeck ’11, Jose Quintanal ’12, Drew St. George ’12, Kent Suzuki ’12, Fritz Trienekens ’12, Dorian Weeks ’12, and Tom Williamson ’14. Some new students came out onto the hill not knowing how to snowboard at all. Our helpful coaches have worked with them every day until they were able to go out onto the hill by themselves. Now all of the students on the team are improved snowboarders who work hard to achieve a new skill every day. The returning students on the hill, Caleb Friends, Aidan de Cadenet, Kent Suzuki, Sung Ho Hong, and Ramzi Moushabeck help the new snowboarders on the hill feel welcome and safe. All of the snowboarders on the team stick up for their friends on the hill so that everyone is in a safe and supported environment. This year has started off great and will continue to improve thoughout the season. All of the kids are an important part of this year’s team. I would like to give a special thanks to our three coaches, Mr. Bart Landenberger, Mr. Tom Curley, and Mr. Brian Delmolino, who have taught us to be better snowboarders and have always helped us. I would also like to give a special thanks to the maintenance crew for helping us keep the hill running and groomed for us every day. Ski Patrol By Luc Vesel, Form V Halfway through the last trimester, I saw that I needed to start thinking about my winter sport. I knew I wanted to spend time on the beautiful ski mountain, because it is such a unique opportunity, but I wasn’t sure what to do. I knew I didn’t want to race, but I wanted to do something fresh and different, so I chose ski patrol. It was the best decision I could have made. I chose ski patrol because I wanted not just to ski, but to bring skiing to a new level for me through a ski program that consisted not only of skiing but one that brought with it a certain amount of responsibility. It is not only good practice, but you also learn many new skills that would not be available in the other ski programs. Ski patrol does not just give privileges, it requires you to take responsibility and spend time helping to run the mountain. Ski patrol is not just a program where you get a jacket and get to ride freely down the mountain. Every privilege is for a reason. Members of the ski patrol travel up the mountain first. This is necessary because we have jobs early every afternoon that are necessary for safety. Setting up and taking down fences, blocking off dangerous areas, and taking out the sleds in case we have an accident on the mountain that day are the jobs we have to complete before everyone else gets on to the slopes. After this part of the day, we patrol in groups and then wait till the close of the mountain, where we finish off by undoing the jobs we did at the beginning of the sports period. Ski patrol is a sport that requires responsibility and initiative. It lets you celebrate the feeling of accomplishment you feel after completing a task. This is the reason I chose ski patrol. At the time I started, I did not know about the privileges that came with being a ski patroller. I hope this has opened your eyes to what the ski patrol is about, and what a great program it is. Members of the 2010-2011 patrol are: William Berkowitz ’12, Ben Gleason ’11, Aidan Gorman ’12, Hans Granquist ’12, Nate Lane ’11, Danton Liem ’12, Ben Pigula ’12, Nick Smith ’12, Izak Ung ’11, and Luc Vesel ’12. Ski Patrol leaders are Mr. Jim Fay, and Ms. Shappy LaPointe. Swimming & Diving By David Cho, Form VI Over the years, the Eaglebrook Swimming and Diving program has steadily been growing, both in size and quality. Having placed fourth out of nine high school varsity teams at the Kingwood Oxford Invitationals and with a winning record, this year’s team definitely proves that point. Consisting of 31 swimmers and three divers, the roster is the biggest the swim program has ever seen. Captains David Cho ’11, Henry Chou ’11, Junbeom Ku ’11, and Yuki Sato ’11 all show a strong sense of responsibility and contribute in leading swimmers, Jared Armes ’11, Larsen Bidstrup ’11, Ernesto Brown ’13, Thomas Ferguson ’12, RJ Finlay ’12, Jefferson Hu ’12, Joon Hwan Hur ’12, MJ Jang ’11, Frankie Jeung ’13, Ray Kim ’12, Ryan Kim ’11, Ted Kim ’12, Bobby Kwon ’13, Dustin Lee ’13, Phon Leeswadtrakul ’12, Brandon Liao ’14, Balazs Nyaradi ’13, Are Oelsner ’11, Sang Jun Park ’12, Jonah Perry ’13, Alex Son ’12, Charlie Ughetta ’11, Fedor Volkov ’11, Motts Warnock ’11, Turner White ’13 Brandon Wu ’12, Philip Wu ’13, and divers Nate Falcone ’11 and Andreas Piepenburg ’12. One of the highlights this season was the breaking of a five-year-old School 200 Medley Relay Record, by the team of Larsen Bidstrup, Captain Henry Chou, Captain David Cho, and RJ Finlay. Hopefully, the swim team will continue to strive and have fun throughout the season by practicing their skills. Varsity Squash By Junbeom Ku, Form VI The 2010-2011 Varsity Squash team comprises 10 well-qualified players selected through multiple try-outs in late November before students went on a Thanksgiving break. Thanks to generous support from the school, along with the two new squash courts that were built over the summer, the squash program has the largest number of students ever. The head varsity coach Mr. Alex Edwards said, “We have 29 kids in the program, the largest we have ever had.” Each player is designated with “number” that represents a position in the team. For example, this year’s number one player is John Dunham ’11, meaning John is in the highest rung of the team ladder. Every week students are able to challenge up or receive challenges from lower ranked players, where some changes in “number” might take place. Many of these talented players have gained their squash experiences from previous years at Eaglebrook or other teams. This year, the varsity squad has some returning veteran players, Zander Chase ’11 and Reed Melhado ’11. Out of many years that Mr. Edwards had coached the team, he is especially pleased with this particular group of players. “On this year’s team we have young players and a real mix of different abilities, which will potentially be a really good squad,” said Mr. Edwards. Four key players on the squad are Miguel Betances ’12 along with John Dunham, Zander Chase, and Reed Melhado. He added, “Especially for John I expect him to stay undefeated throughout the season as a both team-captain and most spotlighted player of the team.” It is Mr. Edward’s goal of the season to learn, to have fun, and to win more matches than lose, which seems quite plausible with a present record of 3-1. This year’s Varsity Squash team will take part in many of the dual school matches as well as interscholastic tournaments. Some of the upcoming matches are: against Pomfret School on 1/22, against Loomis Chaffee School on 1/26 and 2/9, and at the Pomfret Invitational Meet on 2/12 where team hopes to retain its glory as a depending champion. This year’s team includes John Dunham, Zander Chase, Miguel Betances, Reed Melhado, Will Hill ’11, Davis Chase ’13, Andy Colby ’12, Peter Hoover ’11, David Jung ’12, and Ben Rowland ’11. JV Squash By Will Manory, Form V The Eaglebrook Junior Varsity Squash team said farewell to recent head coach Mr. Ryan Tyree as he became the assistant Varsity coach. The new head coach, Ms. Cory Saveried, has worked hard with assistant coaches Ms. Shu-Chen Lin and Mr. Carter Townsend to put together a strong squad this season. The new JV team consists of nineteen players and of these nineteen, fourteen of them are new to the sport. The five veterans of the squad are Bryce Bolotin ’12, J.J. Kim ’11, Michael Beit ’11, Will Manory ’12 , and Daniel Nam ’12. The rookies of the squad this year are Alfonso Fernandez ’11, Antonio Mayol ’11, John Tucker ’13, Cris Mendoza ’12, Kentaro Tanaka ’12, Diego Trevino ’12, Henry Karmen-Touhy ’12, Will Thomasco ’11, Anna Worcester ’11, Trevor McDermott ’13, Nate Steele ’14, Derek Alvarez ’13, Cole Billik ’13, and Drew Dale ’12. The JV team had a rocky start this year squaring off against a very skilled and older Deerfield Academy team. Every player fought hard to win the opener at home, but Deerfield with it’s older group was able to fend off the Brookies. The final score sadly was 7-1 Deerfield Academy. The one point was earned by Bryce Bolotin, who had a five game battle, and was able to come out on top at the end. The next game for the JV squad was against Bement. With the determination to win the first match of the year, the Brookies hit the ground running. At the end of this match the squad had beaten Bement 7-1. The third game of the season was the first away from the Eaglebrook courts. The top nine of the JV squad traveled to Wiliston to square off against a well trained Wiliston Team. The team remarkably won all of their games, sweeping Wiliston 9-0. The season has just begun and there is a long way to go for these JV squash players, but with hard work this team will continue to grow and compete with other top schools. 6
Eaglebrook sp rts Varsity Hockey By Matthew Knaus, Form VI With the conclusion of try-outs the official 2011 Eaglebrook Varsity Hockey season had begun. The team this year is young and small but they use their speed to their advantage. The team consists of five Fifth Formers and eleven Sixth Formers. The players are: Ross Budryk ’11, Zeke Emerson ’12, Ryan Gagne ’11, Chuck Goldstein ’11, Chris Iorio ’11, Teito Kokubo ’11, Michael Mastrogiacomo ’11, Brendan O’Connell ’12, Jack Parsons ’11, Joseph Redfearn ’12, JP Schuhlen ’12, Will Shaw ’11, Paddy Wakeham ’11, and Gus Walsh ’11. The season opener was against an older skilled and a bigger team from the Tilton School in New Hampshire. The Eagles lost 4-1 in a tough game. Other tough losses included a 4-3 loss against Rectory, a 3-1 loss to Taft, a crushing 8-0 loss against Salisbury and a tough 2-1 loss at Deerfield. However the season is taking a hopeful turn with two wins against Cathedral bringing them to a 2-5 regular season record, not including tournaments. Although the season began with some harsh losses things seem to be taking a turn for the better and the team continues to improve every game and looks forward to defeating Cardigan in their next game on Saturday, January 22. Coach Vinnie Giambrocco said that the season was going “pretty successfully, Coach Gary Satow, the head coach, is doing an excellent job getting the guys ready. We didn’t have the start we wanted but players having been pulling their weight and it has been paying off and we now have a three game winning streak going.” Coach Dustin Mones also helps with the team. Varsity B Hockey By Sam Chase, Form V The Varsity B hockey team, comprised of returning players and new players, arrives at mid-season with a record of 3-5. The coaching staff lead by Adam Williams has been impressed with the determination and work ethic of this team. The team has benefited from the training and support of Coach Williams as well as Coach Seth Worcester and Coach Charlie Congleton. With an emphasis on conditioning as well as improving strategy, the program has helped these players continue to develop individual skills. However, the strength of the team is in their team play and their willingness to support one another. Led by Captain Hamilton Drucker ’11, and Assistant Captains Connor Sullivan ’11 and Matt Hahn ’11, and as well as other Sixth Formers, Rodrigo Fonseca, Nick Kurty, P.J. Adeoti, Brendan Fox, Will Prescott, and Christian Paton, the Varsity B squad has met several challenges on home ice and at other venues. The scoring power of the Fonseca and the Red Line has carried the team to victory in matches with Hillside and Vermont Academy. Off ice the team has learned to play a balanced game, to keep their cool in tight spots, and, above all, to play together. Excellent goal tending from Sixth Form keeper, Paton and newcomer Ed Bowen ’12 keep these Brookies competitive in close games like the home opener against Rumsey Hall School. Up from last year’s Junior Varsity are Fifth Formers Harry Wilmerding, Sam Chase, Brooks Young, John Curtis, and Nicolai Yudin. The team also includes new Fifth Formers Peter Radovich, Kelly Killeen, Andriy Molchanov, Vaughn Kavanaugh, and Third Former David Miccoli. With students from around the world as well as around the United States, this team has put a lot into creating a strong team feeling, and the coaches have pushed them to make the most of each practice and each game. A highlight of the season is the exchange with Bishops College School, a tradition dating back to Headmaster Andy Chase’s time at Eaglebrook in the 1970’s. This year’s team traveled to Sherbrooke, Quebec to visit the school and play two exciting games against the home team, splitting the victories 1-1, loosing as a result of a shoot out in the second game. EBS students stayed with members of the BCS team in school dorms and toured the campus. While in Canada the team had the opportunity to watch a Quebec Major Junior Hockey League game between the Maniacs and the Tigers. JV Hockey By Hector Cho, Form V Eaglebrook’s JV Hockey team includes players from all over the world, including Korea, Hong Kong, Mexico, and the United States. As the season started, it was clear that the team was unorganized, unskilled, and lacked the motivation to play hockey. Most of it came from the lack of experience in the game of hockey among most of the players. However as the season went on, the team began to see some changes. It was clear that everyone wanted to play hockey and did not let experience become a barrier to enjoying the game. There has also been improvement during games. The JV hockey team has been scoring first, and is able to keep it up until the players get tired. If the players can improve their agility there is no doubt that this year’s JV hockey team will be one of the best JV teams that Eaglebrook has ever had. The JV hockey team of 2010-2011 includes Ricardo Baston ’12, Douglas Braff ’12, Yong Hyun “Hector” Cho ’12, Jackson Elkins ’14, Nicholas Fonseca ’13, Austin Gwon ’14, George Hamilton ’11, Jason Lau ’11, Charlie Lesko ’12, Connor Little ’13, Cam Lyons ’13, J.P. Mullins ’14, Ted Oulundsen ’13, Jack Plunkett ’12, Griffin Prescott ’12, Woo Joon “Richard” Shim ’13, Shamus Sullivan ’14, Brent Young ’14, and Jacob Zaranek ’13. Coaches of this year’s JV hockey are Mr. Kendall and Mr. Fox. Varsity Basketball By Nate Summers, Form VI The 2010-2011 Eaglebrook Varsity Basketball team is one made up of strong leaders and heart. The team, led by captains Chris Hohlstein ’11 and Nick Seretta ’12 are willing to go through rough times in order to get big victories. Something that has unfortunately played a major role in the season thus far is injuries. Hohlstein has an unfortunate injury and was only able to play in the first four games of the season. Kyler Murray ’12 was injured during the last game of the football season and has only just gotten back to the court. With those two out, there has been an opportunity for other players to step up and have big games. The team has taken advantage of the situation and some players like Rodney Miller ’13, Noah Cisse ’12, and Isaiah Cyprien ’11 have done that. Nick Seretta ’11 has put the team on his shoulders and has carried them through the highs and the lows. Other members of the team are: Gabe Bitzer ’11, DeWitt Burnham ’12, Hilton Chao ’11, Allen Chen ’11, Ryan Collins ’11, Angelo Hunt ’11, Robin Lin ’12, and Ben Schiller ’11. In the first four games Hohlstein averaged 20 points per game and with him out it puts more stress on the team’s defense. Luckily for this team defense is its strength. When Eaglebrook played Cardigan at home they held them to no points for the first 8 minutes of the second half of the game. Recently they held the highly talented NMH to only 30 points. When I asked Coach Lakey why he enjoyed coaching this team he answered, “ I love coaching this team because they have heart. When they led the entire game against Cardigan and late in the game went down, they didn’t get frustrated. They kept their composure and battled right to the last buzzer for what is the high point in the season, a home victory over Cardigan.” The goals for the season were to cut back on turnovers, spread the scoring, and have the team defense become better and better. So far the team is having a great season and hopes to continue with their success. Varsity B Basketball By Jae Goan Park, Form VI The Eaglebrook Varsity B basketball team of the year 2011 is composed of a group of zealous young individuals who love and are passionate about the sport. The team members are Max Wu ’12, Jae Goan Park ’11, Haohan Xu ’11, Brandon Chen ’12, Evan Chen ’12, Kris Eiamsakulrat ’11, Witt Sereeyothin ’12, Fred Chang ’11, Justin Amoafo ’12, Luke Bakker ’11, and Bradley Davis ’11. The team is coached by one new coach, Mr. Pielock, and a returning coach, Mr.Trimbach-Rios. Both coaches are very enthusiastic coaches who are willing to coach with passion. There have been several losses the team had to cope with. However, the losses did not always disappoint the team, and the young athletes have learned how to stay united as a team. Great emphasis was placed on teamwork as teamwork is what really helps advance in a game, and without it, basketball would mean nothing. The Varsity B basketball team will be playing with several prep schools and public schools in the region. Every team member is eager to finish up with a great season and they all hope to be pursuing their passions for basketball in the future. JV Basketball By Staff The JV basketball team is doing well this year under the tutelage of coaches Kate Verdickt and Matt Phillips. The team has had a strong start and has only been defeated once this season. Unfortunately five of their games have been cancelled due to weather, so they are waiting impatiently for Saturday, January 29 when they play our big game against Cardigan. The team’s goals for the season are to improve our unity and efficiency as a group, and to win against Cardigan. Especially exciting is the mid-season addition of Deiken Torpey ’12, who is proficient at the sport and quickly learning our names and offense/defense strategies. Members of the JV Basketball team are: Harry Adams ’13, Ben Collins ’12, Connor Edwards ’13, Nick Faulkner ’13, Mark Gravina ’12, Matt Huggett ’13, Alastair Hunt ’12, David Katz ’12, Dominick Poulsen ’14, and Sander Straus ’12. Juniors Basketball By Chris Hohlstein, Form VI The 2010-11 Juniors Basketball team consists of “relatively small players compared to our opponents, but they build on each other and help one another out,” according to head coach, Mr. Carlos Rios. The well-coached Juniors team has compiled a 2-1 record so far, and look to rally off of two big wins over both Rectory, and Cardigan Mountain. The loss came against a much bigger Valley View squad, “but the team played hard and worked together until the end,” said Coach Rios. Mr. Kan also helps coach to team, and with these two great coaches, and a group of players eager to get better, the team is looking forward to building on a great start to the season. Juniors basketball players are: Dong Jae Cho ’13, Brian Davis ’13, Victor Dubinsky ’13, Francesco Finali ’14, Arnaud Gerlus ’14, Sang Ho Lee ’13, Dongyeon Lee ’13, Brian Shaw ’13, Stewart Sykes ’14, Hao Wu ’13, Jason Wu ’14, Max Wu ’12, Nick Yan ’13, and Steven Yan ’13. Wrestling By John Wickham, Form V Wrestling season is underway here at Eaglebrook. The wrestling team has a roster of twelve terrific athletes this year. There is a range from experienced wrestlers to first time wrestlers. The team consists of Max Chesky ’11, Kevin Choice ’11, Robert Getty ’12, McV LaPointe ’11, Gyun Kyu Lee ’11, Peter Li ’12, Zander Major ’11, Court Mangum ’12, Hunter Voslow ’12, and Ben Yi ’11. I was fortunate enough to speak with one of the four captains, Ben Yi. I asked Ben what he thought about the team this year. He responded,” I believe we have a good team this year, a lot of new guys, but they seem to catch on quickly.” From the very start of the season, the team has been working hard to improve on their basic skills such as takedowns, pins, and reversals. With the guidance of Mr. Horn, Mr. Julius, and Mr. Bennick, the wrestlers have improved remarkably since the start of the season. This hard work seemed to show at last week’s tournament at Cardigan. The whole team made the trip up to cold Caanan, New Hampshire, ready to win some matches. Everyone wrestled well and contributed to the team success, but there were a few who made the team especially proud. Both McV LaPointe and Court Mangum placed third in a very competitive weight class. Hunter Voslow took the tournament by storm, coming in and knocking off the defending champ in overtime. Congratulations Hunter. I would also like to welcome new student Nikita Semechkin to the wrestling team. A wrestling match 7
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