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The Circle Voice

The Student Newspaper of Groton School

The Circle Voice

Champions! The varsity girls and boys squash teams after winning Nationals!

Squash Wins Double National Championships

Zoe Colloredo-Mansfeld ’21, Sports Editor March 6, 2020

For Groton varsity squash, their weekend at High School Squash Nationals in Hartford, Connecticut proved a fruitful one: when both teams returned to campus on Sunday night, they were division three champions.  The...

Varsity Basketball Assistant Coach Andrew Evans (far right) supervising a regular practice session. 

Coach Evans: Revamping Basketball Defense

Tyler Weisberg ’22, Assistant Sports Editor February 12, 2020

Head Coach Harold Francis appointed him as the team’s defensive coordinator. With that mandate, Coach Evans is working hard to improve the team’s defensive consistency, which, after reviewing game...

Opinion: Wait On A Pool

Jiacheng Kang ’22, Staff Writer February 12, 2020

As the Groton Swim team expands each year, there is a growing sentiment among the swimmers that the current pool does not adequately accommodate the full team. Gaining official recognition as a varsity...

Looking to Finish the Season Strong: Team Updates

Charlie Weisberg ’23 February 12, 2020

Boys Varsity Basketball:    In the last month alone, Boys Varsity Basketball has won more games than in their entire 2018-2019 season.  “The boys had a very big win against BB&N recently....

New Faces in the Sport Medicine Center

Sophia Wu ’21, Assistant Sports Editor February 12, 2020

Samantha Wall and Charles “CJ” Harper joined the Groton Athletics Department this winter term to fill the vacancies left by Art Cheeks, our former Head Athletic Trainer and Cory Varell, our former...

Rachel driving to the basket for a layup, a skill she’s dubbed her specialty.

Athlete of the Issue: Rachel McMenemy

Christina Oelhafen ’21, Assistant Features Editor February 11, 2020

In Rachel McMenemy’s first season as a zebra, she led the Groton Girls Varsity Basketball team to the NEPSAC Class B finals and brought home the championship. As captain, Rachel continues to lead the...

Lower School Athletes to Watch

Jiacheng Kang ’22, Breaking News Reporter December 20, 2019

  When Ronin Kaplan ’23 was eight years old, he lost his first game 11-0 against a future top-ten player in US Junior Squash, but his love of the game lured him back. At Bronxville Middle...

Luke Beckstein ’20 out on the ice.

Athlete of the Issue: Luke Beckstein

Christina Oelhafen ’21, Assistant Features Editor December 20, 2019

When Captain Luke Beckstein ’20 steps onto the ice, adrenaline runs through his veins and he relentlessly works to put the puck into the back of the net. Unsurprisingly, he’s been named captain for...

Jamie Lamoreaux coaching Groton Football.

Spotlight on Jamie Lamoreaux

Nathan Zhang ’21, Assistant Digital Editor October 13, 2019

Groton varsity football has recently been on a hot-streak, with big wins over St. George’s School, Middlesex School, and The Roxbury Latin School. Part of the success, of course, emerges from the hard...

Key Upcoming Games

Tyler Weisberg ’22 October 13, 2019

Varsity Boys Cross Country Independent School League (ISL) Championships | November 1 | Away at St. Mark’s School Boys Cross Country is already looking ahead to its first championship meet at St....

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