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ATHLETICS WINTER SPORTS Arrows In Action Acompletereviewofthe2010-2011varsitysportsseason. Coach Sean McCann Varsity Hockey Seniors desmond Bergin, Gerard McEleney, and donny McGuirl led this year’s varsity hockey team into the playoffs while playing in one of the most challenging high school leagues in the country. eir performance, character, and leadership propelled St. Sebastian’s to some outstanding wins against league rivals and a much improved 15-10-2 record. e season started seamlessly with three very good games by the Arrows. Junior Stephen Brown sparked the attack against Rivers School with two goals in the first period to get the offense rolling. Before suffering a concussion, which sidelined him for the remainder of the season, Jake McLaughlin was one of the seven different players who scored in route to a convincing 8-1 victory. A very good Milton Academy was next on the schedule. is game was outstanding, with both teams displaying midseason form with excellent passing and goaltending. danny O’Regan provided Seb’s with an early lead, but a second period goal by Milton tied the game going into the third. Although Seb’s had a few good scoring opportunities, Milton was able to take advantage of a late power play and score the decisive goal with under one minute to play in the game. With no time to regroup, Seb’s renewed an old rivalry with Exeter Academy. An early one goal lead by Exeter proved to be short lived as Seb’s scored the next four goals of the game, two each by Brendan Burke and O’Regan, to capture a well deserved 5-2 victory. unfortunately, the next two games provided a wakeup call for the team. Although the Arrows outshot both BB&N and Brooks by a considerable margin, poor penalty killing and scoring woes resulted in two very difficult losses. Aer these games a very determined squad entered the annual holiday tournament against Winchendon and proceeded to score early and oen to take a commanding 5-0 lead in the first. Joe Prescott garnered three points (2g, 1a) while donny McGuirl recorded his first shutout of the season in a 7- 0 win. ayer Academy was the final gateway to the championship (for the second year in a row). Although Seb’s scored twice in the first 13 minutes to take an early lead, penalty difficulties and a very good ayer power play led to 4 special team ayer goals. e team responded well the next day and defeated Rivers for the second time this year. Gerard McEleney was an offensive juggernaut with a six point game and Gordon donnelly posted his first shutout as Seb’s finished off the tournament with an 8-0 victory. e Mutch Cup at Harvard university against CM is always an exciting event and the Arrows played an outstanding game against a very hard working and physical CM team. Tommy kelley had a goal and an assist while Noah Hanifin notched his first varsity goal and Gordon donnelly earned his second straight shutout in a 6-0 win. Aer a well deserved holiday break, the Arrows entered the Prep School Showcase at Foxboro. An extremely strong Berkshire 46 | ST. SEBASTIAN’S MAGAZINE Volume VI, Issue II
ATHLETICS WINTER SPORTS team was the Arrows’ first opponent. Although Berkshire outplayed and outshot Seb’s early, Gordon donnelly’s excellent netminding kept Seb’s in the game. Numerous outstanding saves by donnelly kept the Bears off the score sheet until the middle of the first period, when the team found their legs and hands and started to respond. down 1-0 early in the second period, danny O’Regan tied the game with his first of three as Seb’s fought to the very end for a very important 5-2 win. e next day Seb’s played Williston-Northampton in a very tight contest. Williston’s goalie was extremely good, making 39 saves. david Loughborough notched his second goal of the season and Gerard McEleney scored with only 11 seconds remaining to escape with a 3-2 victory. With four consecutive wins under their belt, Seb’s entered the most difficult portion of their season against fellow ISL members. Nobles was up first. e game was exceedingly physical and both teams exchanged a number of good opportunities. Joe Prescott scored his first of three early in the first period and Brendan Burke added two in the third to pull away from Nobles and grab a monumental victory. Belmont Hill was next, but the game did not start as planned. Aer surrendering 3 goals in the first, Seb’s rallied in the second with four straight goals. desmond Bergin took control of the game with a full ice rush that resulted in the first goal and some outstanding defensive play to keep the opposition from responding. e game ended in a 5-5 tie but the resiliency and determination of this year’s team was on display in this game. St. Paul’s, Andover, and Governor’s all resulted in wins as Seb’s extended its undefeated streak to nine games. Conor Reenstierna had an impressive defensive game against St. Paul’s while John doherty notched goals in consecutive games against Andover and Governor’s. Looking for payback Nobles welcomed Seb’s into their facility and built a commanding 3-0 lead midway through the second period. With the support of the faithful student body, the team responded by scoring the next 5 goals to take the momentum and game away with a 5-4 win. A hardworking ayer team came to Seb’s for their second meeting. With some exceptional defensive play by dalton MacAfee and Jake McCarthy and a much improved penalty kill, Seb’s defeated a difficult ayer team 3-2. Boasting an 11-game undefeated streaked, Seb’s travelled to Milton Academy to play the eventual New England Champions. Although the score was 2-2 aer the first period, the ice was tilted in favor of Milton. e team battled valiantly, but Milton handed Seb’s its first loss in over a month and a half. Two short days later Seb’s was back on the ice for the Travis Roy Cup against Tabor. Four different scorers helped Seb’s build a commanding 4-1 lead, but Tabor refused to quit and fought back to tie the game at 5. Joe Prescott scored his second and the eventual game winning goal midway through the third while donny McGuirl made some acrobatic saves to close the door to secure the game. e team, girded by 100 faithful Seb’s students, travelled to Belmont Hill to meet its perennial foe. e game was an excellent display of hockey as both teams played at a frenetic pace. david Loughborough and danny O’Regan each scored to match Belmont Hill and end regulation at 2. In overtime Joe Prescott provided the heroics by scoring the game winner. Both the team and the student body celebrated together as Seb’s secured its first win at Belmont Hill in seven years. unfortunately, the next five games proved to be very different than the previous 16. e team was hit hard by injuries as Joe Prescott, desmond Bergin, and Jake McCarthy all fell victim to injury. Steady contributors such as Alex Calabro, Austin Lewis, Nick Flanagan, Teddy Griffin, Ben Piersiak, and Conor McGuirk stepped up to assist, and Corey Ronan, david Louborough, and Tommy kelley provided consistent offensive output; however, the team struggled to perform at the same level. As a result, Seb’s fell to St. Paul’s, ayer, and Lawrence twice before the end of the season. Although the final weeks of the season were difficult, the Arrows earned a spot in the playoffs. ey were pitted, in the first game, against Belmont Hill. Once again the faculty and student body travelled to the game in two busloads to support the team. Belmont Hill jumped out to a quick lead only 11 seconds in, but Seb’s was not discouraged. Controlling significant portions of the first and second period Seb’s took a 2-1 lead until a power play goal by Belmont Hill evened the score. e WWW.STSEBASTIANSSCHOOL.ORG | 47
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Page 15 and 16: Photography and Art History has led
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Page 58 and 59: ARROWS IN MEMORIAM Gerard Belliveau
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