Why Hockey Players Choose Groton
March 2, 2018
Groton’s boys varsity hockey team competes in the Eberhart division of the New England Prep School Ice Hockey Association. The season begins in the end of November, and stretches to the end of February, playing two to three games per week. Groton’s hockey team prides itself on strong teamwork and e...
Do Managers Deserve Half a Varsity Letter?
March 2, 2018
Managing a varsity team has long been an alternative to athletics or drama for fifth and sixth formers seeking an afternoon activity. However, not playing in the games or matches sparks the question of whether managers ought to be considered part of the teams they manage – and whether they deserve th...
2018 Winter Olympics Preview
March 2, 2018
Finally, the wait is over. Beginning February 9, the 2018 Winter Olympics will be held in Pyeongchang, South Korea. This tradition, idolized by spectators and competitors, happens once every four years, and the competition looks sharp for yet another year. Team USA will return with both veteran compet...
Athlete of the Issue: Alyna Baharozian
March 2, 2018
Filed under Athlete Of the Issue, Sports, Winter
The day was February 27, 2016: St. Mark’s Day, one of the most important days for a Groton athlete. All Groton students who play sports pit themselves against St. Mark’s students in a battle that comes down to pure athletic prowess. The team was girls varsity basketball, and things weren’t looking go...
Team Preview: Boy’s Varsity Hockey
January 19, 2018
The challenge of any varsity team is to adapt as players graduate, encourage returning players to step up, and welcome new students onto the team. Boys varsity hockey graduated excellent players last year, but has also welcomed seven new faces onto the ice this year. Both coaches and captains have acknowledged ...
The Squash Ladder, Assessed
January 19, 2018
The success of a squash team relies just as much on the order in which its players are placed as it does on the skill of each player. Just as in tennis, the ranking of players (known internally as a ladder) determines who plays whom in interscholastic matches. In a typical squash match, there will be sev...
The Celtics’ Irish Luck
January 19, 2018
Over the summer, the Boston Celtics were among the busiest teams in the NBA offseason, trading for 4-time All-Star and NBA champion point guard Kyrie Irving from the Cleveland Cavaliers and signing the All-Star Utah Jazz guard Gordon Hayward. They were among the best teams in the league on paper, but sti...
Athlete of the Issue: Noah Aaron
January 19, 2018
Filed under Athlete Of the Issue, Showcase, Sports
If there’s anyone who’s had a lifelong bond with a sport, it is Noah Aaron ’18. Despite having come in fourth form, Noah makes his mark as an essential member of the football, basketball, and track and field teams. Noah’s presence has since transformed each team for the better, bringing energy...
Lower School Athletes to Watch
January 19, 2018
Robbie Stankard Robbie Stankard ‘21 is returning for his second year onto the varsity basketball team this year. This winter season, he will be playing center. Robbie has been playing basketball for as long as he can remember, starting to play in his town league in first grade. Outside of Groton,...
Bruised and Broken: Athletic Injues
October 26, 2017
Consider this: so far this term, the athletic trainers have offered over 1,200 treatments for athletes, ranging from simple ice packs to full injury rehabilitation. In most winter and spring seasons, for reference, treatments average five to six hundred per term. Why the bump? Every fall, ...
Your Fantasy Football Preview
October 26, 2017
With football season in full swing, Americans around the world are glued to their cell phones, laptops, and TVs. Why? Fantasy football. According to the Fantasy Sports Trade Association, approximately 33 million people play fantasy football each year. For those who are not familiar with t...
Head of the Charles 2017
October 26, 2017
Held on the penultimate weekend in October, the Head of the Charles is advertised as “the world’s largest two-day rowing event.” It serves as a grand test of endurance for more than 11,000 athletes participating in 55 different races. As spectators lined the Charles this fall, they saw not only co...
Athlete of the Issue: Paul Michaud
October 26, 2017
Filed under Fall, Showcase, Sports
16 minutes and 38 seconds. You can use this amount of time to read 5,000 words, or get through the bulk of a television show, or perhaps catch up on your Latin reading. Or, if you’re Paul Michaud, you can run five kilometers. Paul had humble beginnings in the sport of running. It all start...
Athlete of the Issue: Greg Segal
September 11, 2017
Filed under Athlete Of the Issue, Sports
A player with both talent and leadership is essential to the success of any team. Quarterback Greg Segal ‘18 is this sort of player, and Groton varsity football is lucky to have him at its helm. Hailing from Montreal, Greg joined the Circle last year as a new fifth former. He padded up for the first...
Groton’s Newest Varsity Sport: Voleyball
September 11, 2017
After four years of growing popularity and widespread student support, volleyball has been bumped a notch up on Groton’s athletic roster, finally taking its place as a fall varsity sport. Starting this fall, volleyball will be ranked at the same level of intensity as our football, soccer, field hoc...
Athlete of the Issue: John Cecil
June 2, 2017
Filed under Athlete Of the Issue, Sports
John Cecil is seven feet tall, co-captain of the Boys Varsity Crew Team, and committed to row at the University of California, Berkeley. Yet when he first came to Groton, crew was nowhere in his mind. “My older brothers encouraged me to try it out,” said John. “I was actually planning on playin...
A Groton Sports Year-In-Review
June 2, 2017
As the spring term comes to a close, so too does the Groton athletics calendar. The 2016-17 athletics season has seen many incredible plays, sending senior off with medals and memories. Below, we trace some of the best moments in Groton sports this year. In the fall, boys varsity soccer brought the...
Girls’ JV Tennis enjoys success in recent years
May 11, 2017
For the past decade, Girls’ JV Tennis has consistently finished each season with one of the best records of any team on campus. The team is undefeated in the ISL since 2015, and fell only to rival St. Mark’s in 2014. This season, they are off to an impressive start, winning their all of their six ...
Strength in numbers for Track and Field
May 11, 2017
This year, Track and Field has the second largest roster of any team on campus despite being the newest program. Established as an FSA in 2007 and recognized as a varsity sport in 2010, the team has witnessed a dramatic growth in participation in its ten years. With a current group consisting of 15 ...
Lower school athletes make immediate impact on varsity teams
May 11, 2017
Groton Varsity baseball is lucky to have so much young talent on this team this year. This season, Luke Beckstein ‘20 stepped right into a starting role at second base. He is a multidimensional player who is comfortable playing at any spot in the infield, and has developed great chemistry with fellow mid...
Athlete of the Issue: Marcella Flibotte
May 11, 2017
Filed under Athlete Of the Issue, Sports
The Independent School League is known for its fierce athletic competition, and this standard remains especially high for lacrosse. Facing powerhouses such as Governors, St. Mark’s, and St. Paul’s, Groton Girls’ Varsity Lacrosse remains a competitive team in the league. The team owes their suc...
Beyond the Circle: Members of the Form of 2017 commited to college teams
Layne McKeown '18, Reporter
April 19, 2017
Filed under Showcase, Sports, Spring
MacGregor Beatty, Univeristy of Chicago, Tennis : MacGregor Beatty has played at the top of the Boys’ Varsity Tennis ladder since he was in Third Form. Next year, MacGregor will play tennis at the University of Chicago. A competitive program, UChicago is currently ranked fifth within the University Athlet...
Athlete of the Issue: Taggart Eymer
Powers Trigg '20, Reporter
April 19, 2017
Filed under Athlete Of the Issue, Sports
Sir Alex Ferguson, the legendary Manchester United manager, offered his take on what makes teams successful. “Attacking wins you games. Defense wins you titles.” Taggart Eymer, a starting defender on the Boys’ Varsity Lacrosse team for the past four seasons, understands this sentiment as wel...
Varsity teams look towards St. Mark’s games
Westby Casperson '17 and Powers Trigg '20
February 23, 2017
Rivalries always loom large on the schedule. The stakes are high. Passions run deep. Tensions rest at the razor’s edge. As Jimmy Connors once said about his battles with John McEnroe, “There are no hugs and kisses.” With the earliest competition dating back to 1886, Groton vs. St. Mark’s ...
March Break Trips to Prepare Teams for Fast-Approaching Spring Season
February 23, 2017
Each year during March break, teams take trips in preparation for the spring season. These trips provide opportunity for athletes to improve their game as well as develop strong team camaraderie. This year, Baseball, Boys’ Lacrosse, and Girls’ Lacrosse will all travel to warm destinations over the b...
Athlete of the Issue: Kai Volcy
February 23, 2017
Filed under Athlete Of the Issue, Sports, Winter
As a dual varsity athlete and captain, Kai Volcy is a dominant athletic force. After spending the fall season conditioning, Kai is in top shape during basketball and track seasons. As Kai has only been on the track team since her Fourth Form year, being elected to the position of captain for her Six...
New Intramural Basketball League adds excitement to winter term
January 27, 2017
If you enter the Athletic Center and walk up the stairs to the gym on a Sunday or before week day basketball practices have commenced, you will often see balls flying around the court. Pick-up games of one on one, three vs. three, and even full court five on five are common in the winter. Without lawn ...
Athlete of the Issue
January 27, 2017
Filed under Athlete Of the Issue, Sports
Terrence Wang ‘17 dominates the squash court. According to teammate Charlie Vrattos ‘18, Terrence “should be the artist of the issue…he’s an artist on the court.” Since his arrival in fourth form, Terrence has been one of Groton’s top squash players. After playing the number one position ...
Lower School athletes to watch
January 27, 2017
Nick Steinert '19 Caleb Coleman ‘20 Boys’ Varsity Basketball Third Former Caleb Coleman is a shooting guard on Boys’ Varsity Basketball. Inspired by his father who played basketball at Brandeis University, Caleb joined his middle school team. Last season, Caleb was the only Second Former to make the varsity team...
Boys’ basketball wins Middlesex tournament
January 27, 2017
Christmas came early for Coach Francis and the Boys’ Varsity Basketball team. Before the team went home for Christmas break, they participated in the annual Huckins-Rouse tournament held at Middlesex. The team was guided by the mantra established by Coach Francis at the beginning of season, which is “t...
During off season, Carrie ‘17 lifts more than books
Aram Moosavi '17, Assistant Sports Editor
December 15, 2016
Athletically speaking, Carrie Moore ’17 is known around the Circle as a soccer player, but few know the second sport she partakes in: Olympic weightlifting. When asked how she started the sport, Carrie said: “I worked out at my gym pretty regularly in order to stay in shape for soccer and my traine...
Santeri ‘18 plays with Finnish National Team
Layne McKeown ‘18, Reporter
December 15, 2016
Filed under Athlete Of the Issue, Sports
Wearing number 35, Santeri Hartikainen ‘18 currently represents his home country on the U18 Finnish National Hockey Team. Earlier this fall, he was invited to Detroit, Michigan to play in the Five Nations’ Tournament, a high skill level event that pulls teams from around the globe. From November...
Athlete of the Issue: Will Norton
Westby Caspersen '17, Assistant Sports Editor
December 15, 2016
Filed under Athlete Of the Issue, Sports
This past cross country season started slowly for Will Norton, but he quickly picked up the pace and finished spectacularly. Will’s successful season was only the start of his athletic year, as he is currently playing for the varsity hockey team and will be a captain of the varsity crew team in the s...
Athlete of the Issue: Rashawn Grant
Aram Moosavi '17, Assistant Sports Editor
October 21, 2016
Filed under Athlete Of the Issue, Sports
Despite the influx of change that the football team has experienced this year—including the addition of new coaches and a new offensive system—one thing remained constant: co-captain and four-year team member Rashawn Grant ’17. Rashawn played football for the first time in second grade on a flag-football...
Preview of Parents Weekend games
Westby Caspersen '17, Assistant Sports Editor
October 21, 2016
Boys’ Varsity Soccer vs. BB&N Boys’ Soccer has been off to a somewhat rough start this season with a 2-5-1 record (1-4 in the ISL); however, they are confident heading into their Parents Weekend home game against a BB&N team that has played its way to a 2-3-3 record (2-2-1 in the league.)...
Lower School Athletes to Watch
Powers Trigg '20, Reporter
October 21, 2016
Max Strong ‘20 Boys’ Varsity Soccer As Jonathan Martin recently wrote in The Guardian, soccer is always changing: “It is progression is neither cyclical nor linear.” Even with the changing game, the importance of the midfield in the overall strategy of the game is unchallenged. As a result,...
Lucy Gund ‘19 skates to success
Alexandra Kogler '19, Reporter
October 21, 2016
Many may know Lucy Gund ‘19 from watching videos of her ice skate, leaving all of us that are completely inflexible in awe of her ability to twirl and leap with such ease. Others may know her as a defender on the JV puck team or as an inquisitive student in the classroom. What many don’t know is...
Four Most Common Sports Injuries at Groton
Layne McKeown ‘18, Reporter
October 21, 2016
On the athletic field, intense competition means working and fighting hard. However, the consistent tough play brings our athletes to the training room in the AC. According to athletic trainers Art Cheeks and Christine Alarcon, here are the four most common injuries so far this fall season. St...
Football brings in outside coaches
Aram Moosavi '17, Assistant Sports Editor
October 7, 2016
The Varsity Football team this year experienced a huge makeover in their coaching staff, bringing in three new outside coaches. With former head coach and history teacher, John Lyons, taking a sabbatical, the athletic department hired Jamie Lamoreaux as this season’s head coach. Formerly the head coach...
Athlete of the Issue: Maddie Ferucci
October 7, 2016
Filed under Athlete Of the Issue, Fall, Sports
“Playing field hockey at Groton has changed my life,” says Maddie Ferrucci ’17. Captain of the Varsity Field Hockey team, Maddie has committed the past five years to the sport. Her undeniable natural talent and passion for the game have led her to great success in the sport, thriving as a captain,...