T O D A Y - Berwick Academy

Gray, junior Shannon Farrell, and eighth grader
Dori Craig were the top scorers for the Bulldogs.
Lee Tsairis fi nished her career in record- breaking
fashion, amassing an incredible 3,326 saves during
her seven-year varsity team experience.
The Boys Varsity Ice Hockey had a
great fi rst year in Division 1 prep hockey. Their
schedule changed quite a bit, adding some really
competitive teams to their already tough regional
opponents. The squad experienced big wins vs.
Tilton and Proctor, and by the end of January the
team had an 11-3 record in prime position for a
play-off bid. In February the team experienced
some key injuries, and the Bulldogs came up short
for a NEPSIHA Tourney selection. Senior Captain
Chris Atwood did a terrific job leading this team, and
Coach Lathrop was impressed: “Chris was the best
captain I have had in my 11 years at BA as a hockey
coach.” Next year looks promising as well, with many
returning players in the mix.
The Girls Varsity Basketball team had a young,
spirited team this past winter. Highlights of the season
included an overtime win over Newton that avenged an
earlier 18-point loss in the season, a dominant win over
Concord Academy that also avenged an early season
loss, and a solid win over a Southfield team, which
later became New England Champion in their division.
The team had a mix of youth and senior leadership,
and the season was very
competitive.
This year’s swim
team had another successful
year, adding new swimmers
to the program and
qualifying more swimmers
to the New Englands. The
team was led this winter by
senior Captain Sam Winters,
who dominated in his event
all season and never lost a
race. Sophomore Caroline
Seekins was the top swimmer
for the girls, performing at a
high level. Both Seekins and
Winters qualified for the New England Championships
along with juniors Andrew Briggs and Allee Lizama
and freshmen Kelsey Hayden and James Davis. The
future is bright for the BA swim team, and second-year
Coach Jenny Preister is excited about the growth of the
program.
The ski team continues to improve and grow
in numbers. Coach Aili Blank seems to find skiers with
potential and turn them into competitive skiers. Nate
Potter was her latest result of hard work and training.
Nate finished in the top ten of all of his races and
earned two top-fi ve fi nishes. The team has limited
training days and a challenging race schedule, but
there is a very excited group of dedicated skiers who
battle the weather on most Wednesdays to compete
and represent Berwick on the slopes.
BA Softball had a great season this year,
fi nishing 4-4 in the league and 5-5 overall, with a seeding
third in the EIL playoffs. They certainly had some
exciting games, most notably, beating Pingree in the
last inning of their last
home game with a walkoff
double from senior
Chelsea Vanderlinde.
Another highlight was
the Portsmouth Abbey
game, in which a tie
was broken in the ninth
inning with junior Jenna
Maddock’s walk-off
homerun. Finally, senior
Catie Wheeler worked
hard on the mound,
with an ERA of 2.51.
She walked only 17 and
struck out 69 batters.
First-year coach Stacey
Sevelowitz earned Coach of the Year honors in the EIL.
All players improved, and the team is looking forward
to 2011!
The Varsity Baseball team had another
outstanding season this spring and had a rare “perfect
game” in a home NEPSAC tournament game. Alex
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