Nick Sokolosky ’22 cradles the ball on the turf and Alyssa Jaster ’23 swings at a pitch.
Boys’ Varsity Lacrosse
Boys’ Varsity Lacrosse went up to Lakeville on May 15, to play against the Hotchkiss Bearcats in the team’s last game of the season. The team got off to a slow start when the Bearcats got an early lead. However, in the second half of the game, Choate rebounded with goals from Erik Vozeh ’21, Ben Wable ’23, Zach LaPolice ’21, Braydon Ellis ’22, and Andrew Carmody ’21. A tremendous defensive play by goalie Patrick Yowan ’21 and defenseman Ryan Doyle ’21 led to a strong end to the season.
Boys’ Varsity Tennis
Boys’ Varsity Tennis’ had a great final match against Hotchkiss, including a dominant win by John Henderson ’23. The team looks forward to next spring, when talented players like Jack Benavides ’22 and William Ji ’23 will return to the courts. “The team gave a great overall effort, and it was a good finish to the season” said Oscar Hellandsvik ’22.
Crew
Both Boys’ and Girls’ Crew participated in the teams’ only meet this year in a tough but exciting match against Hotchkiss. While both crews were challenged by a competitive Bearcat team, they had a very successful first go on the water. “With probably 90% of us never having rowed in a meet before, it was reassuring to see working, functioning boats out on the water,” said Boys’ Rower Alex Aronov ’22. ”We got to see the work we put in this season culminate in a solid showing against Hotchkiss.” The Boars hope that their experience this season will translate to a successful year next in 2022. Girls’ Co-Captain Grace Bohan ’21 said, “I’ve met a lot of ambitious and hardworking underclassmen and juniors that make me excited about the future of the Crew program.”
Track and Field
Track and Field continued its string of rewarding virtual meets two Saturdays ago against the Bearcats. Captain Charlie Aronov ’21 said, “Everything went well. A lot of personal records, [and a] lot of work culminating in a lot of great results.” In particular, Choate’s throwers and 4×4 runners showed personal improvement. Aronov said, “Overall, this was a great end to my Choate athletic career, and I am happy to have captained such a great group.”
Girls’ Varsity Golf
For Girls’ Golf, the long bus ride back for Hotchkiss was a happy one — they’d played a great match against Hotchkiss. Mia Scarpati ’21 said, “Team morale was consistently really high this season, thanks to our coach, Jackie [Marrinan], whom I will really miss next year.” As the team loses three seniors, Co-Captain Stephanie Su ’21 thought the match was “a good way to close out our Choate golf careers.” The team will be left in good hands with two freshmen, Selam Olson ’24 and Cassatt Boatwright ’24, who played in all of this year’s matches.
Girls’ Varsity Tennis
Girls’ Varsity Tennis held its senior day at home and found great success against a talented Hotchkiss team. Captain Greer Goergen ’21 said, “It was nice to be able to celebrate our last match, even if our season was disrupted by Covid-19.” Despite the virus presenting obstacles, the team was able to find great success with its season culminating in, according to Goergen, “a great day for Choate tennis and a bittersweet day for us seniors.”
Girls’ Varsity Lacrosse
Girls’ Varsity Lacrosse also had its senior day, on Choate’s Class of ’76 field. Co-Captain Natalie Schwab ’21 said of the game, “As a Captain, I was so proud to see how much we grew together from our first away game versus Hotchkiss to our last.” The team celebrated the memorable day with the seniors dressing as superheroes. Schwab concluded, “Despite the circumstances, we were able to continue our senior traditions, so we are so grateful for the juniors and underclassmen.”
