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Fairfield Prep’s Perfect Ski SeasonThe Fairfield Prep varsity skiteam completed their stellar skiseason in perfect order by beatingall rivals at Mt. Southington, with aperfect 22-0 regular season to winthe 2012 Connecticut InterscholasticSki League (CISL) under first yearcoaches Cary Nadel and Jason Twedt.Prep raced past its toughestcompetitor, cross town rival, theFairfield Ludlowe-Warde combinedteam by a score of 290.27 to 296.62.Lead by senior captains BrendanCollins, Mike Osborne, Robbie Nick,seniors Jack Arrix, Matt Craighead,Will Sargent, and freshmen GregOsborne and Logan Racz swept theirnearest competitor by more than 9seconds. Prep skiers placed four oftheir six point scorers in the top 11out of 125 racers with Greg Osborneleading the way (47.96, 6th place).Closely following (0.05 seconds)Greg was his brother Mike Osborne(48.01, 7th), Logan Racz (48.88, 10th),and Robbie Nick (49.07, 11th). Alsoscoring points for Prep was Ryan King(24th) and Will Sargent (30th).The Prep varsity team concludedits season as state Runner-Up, andGreg and Mike Osborne both qualifiedand were selected to represent TeamConnecticut in the New England HighSchool Ski Championships.Skiing wrap-uphave had the pleasure of skiingI for Prep all four years, under fourdifferent coaches. I hope our new pairof coaches, Cary and Jason, stay fora long time. This year we had a strongteam with fast seniors and a handfulof fast juniors and underclassmenwho were consistently improvingthe team. We were fortunate to adda number of talented freshmen tothe team whom I am confident willcontinue to grow and contribute to theteam. This year we had an undefeatedregular season and came in secondplace in the state finals. Our team alsohad six of our skiers compete in thestate shootouts and two of them moveon to compete on Team Connecticutin the High School RegionalChampionships against nine teamsfrom all over the east including Maine,New Hampshire, New York, etc.With the leadership of three cocaptainsand two new coaches, theteam was able to train and race withgreat success and even traveled toSugarbush Mountain in Vermont fora team trip in December. Although it’svery bittersweet that I’m leaving Prep,I have been blessed to be a part ofsuch a great group of teammates andhave many memories to look back on.— Michael Osborne ’12, co-captain(pictured above in a race for Team CTat the Eastern Regional Finals in NH)Wrestling team recognizes Academic All-State Wrestlers, posts competitive seasonThe Prep wrestling team had oneof the strongest seasons in Prephistory. With a 9-13 record, the teammade immense progress beatingmajor rivals Cheshire, Law and Amity.A great achievement was havingfour Academic All-State wrestlers:Seniors Joey Roberts and ShaneDempsey, Junior Conor Ward, andSophomore Nick Crowle. Having fourwrestlers qualify for the State Open issomething that has not happened inrecent Prep history. Other highlightsincluded: Joey Roberts’ 100th careerwin; Shane Dempsey was the #1 seedat the LL Tournament; senior ThomasVoreyer won the Ludlowe Tournamentfor a second time; and senior JakePesci’s domination of the 195 weightclass. The future of Prep wrestlinglooks bright under the leadership ofCoach Corey Dennis.26 Prep TodayPrep placed 4th at SCC’s withseven wrestlers: Shane Dempsey– 2nd place, Joey Roberts – 3rdplace, Conor Ward – 2nd place,and Nick Crowle – 2nd place. Theteam placed 10th at Class LL’s withseven wrestlers: Joey Roberts – 2ndplace, Shane Dempsey – 6th place,Conor Ward – 4th place, and NickCrowle – 6th place. Joey Roberts wasrecognized on the Connecticut PostAll-Star Wrestling Team.Upcoming wrestlers to watchout for are the new captains, ConorWard ’13, Nick Crowle ’14, MattBarnett ’13, and Dave Maloof ’13, aswell as freshman Matt Freed. Aftersuch a good season, the team hopesto return next season with improvedskills and new wrestlers willing andable to rise to the occasion.Academic All-State Wrestlers, from left: Shane Dempsey ’12, Conor Ward ’13,Joey Roberts ’12 and Nick Crowle ’14Wrestling team huddles together before a match at Alumni Hall.
Lacrosse Wins Class L State ChampionshipAyear ago Fairfield Prep let a three-goal lead evaporate in the fourth quarterof state championship against Ridgefield. Payback is sweet. The Jesuitsheld off another fourth-quarter rally from Ridgefield for an 8-6 victory in theClass L state championship game at Brien McMahon High School.Goalie Mike Seelye ’12 was phenomenal with 12 saves. Seelye remarked,“Someone said after the game last year that they knew Ridgefield would win andI’ve never forgotten that. We wanted this.” Seelye, who finished with 12 saves,kept Ridgefield off the scoreboard for almost 27 minutes after a goal tied the game1-1. The scoring drought allowed Prep to build a 4-2 lead at halftime. “There wasgreat defense all around me,” Seelye said. “Ridgefield had 4-5 fastbreaks that thedefense shut down before they even gotshots off.” Ridgefield entered the game withover 500 points on the season, a state-highin 2012.With the way the game started, itcould’ve been Prep’s Matt Brophy ’12 whoscored 500 points this season by himself.The senior attackman scored all four first-half goals for the Jesuits. “It wasn’tjust me, it was all the guys,” Brophy said. “Only the first one was unassistedand my teammates made it easier for me.”The championship was Fairfield Prep’s fifth in seven years, but the Jesuitscame up short in the state title game for two straight seasons. “It hasn’t sunk inthat we finally did this,” Brophy said. “We lost my sophomore and junior yearsby one goal and we couldn’t let that happen again.” Ridgefield almost stunnedthe Jesuits again with four of the last five goals cutting a 7-2 lead down to justtwo goals. However, the Fairfield Prep midfield and defense came up stronglate. “It was a total team effort. We got to a lot of ground balls and fought forthem,” Brophy said. “Conor Barr ’12 had a huge game; he forces turnovers likea machine.” — Source: MSG VarsityLacrosseHonorsAll SCC:First Team:Midfield: Matt Brophy ’12,David White ’13, AustinSims ’14Attack: Kevin Brown ’13,Tim Edmonds ’13Defense: Andrew Hatton ’13,Charlie Keady ’12,Strecker Backe ’13Short Stick DefensiveMidfielder:Thomas Brewster ’12Second Team:Goalie: Michael Seelye ’12All State:First Team:Midfield: Matt Brophy,David WhiteAttack: Kevin BrownDefense: Andrew HattonSSDM: Thomas BrewsterSecond Team:Midfield: Austin SimsAttack: Tim EdmondsDefense: Charlie KeadyAll American:Matt Brophy, Kevin Brown,Andrew HattonMatt Brophy was namedCT High School Player ofthe YearFairfield Prep Lacrosse wasnamed U.S. Marine Corps CTLacrosse Team of the YearCT Post All Stars:Matt Brophy, Charlie Keady,Andrew Hatton, KevinBrown, Michael SeelyeNew Haven RegisterAll Area Team:Matt Brophy, AndrewHatton, Kevin Brown,Michael SeelyeMatt Brophy namedNHR Player of the YearPrep Today 27
Page 2 and 3: Message from the PresidentDear Alum
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Page 22 and 23: Student HappeningsJustin Flayhan
Page 24: The Taming of the BeastPrep Players
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Page 32: SEEDs of WisdomPrep students spoke
Page 36 and 37: Gratitude for a Lifetime ofJesuit C
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Page 40 and 41: Reunion WeekendThe multi-happening
Page 42 and 43: Alumni receptions on the road again
Page 44: Remembering Quinn Rooney ’10Quinn
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