Weekly Athletics Write-Up 12/8/14

Posted on December 8, 2014

Girls Varsity Basketball –

The Girls Varsity Basketball team started off the 2014-15 season with a solid home win vs. The Groton School, 54-18. It was an uptempo game that kept the much bigger Groton team running. Defensive pressure in the second half stalled any Groton comeback.  Beaver has two home games this week when it takes on EIL opponent Newton Country Day on Monday, December 8 at 4:30 p.m., and hosts The Lincoln School on Friday at 4:00 p.m.

Boys Varsity Basketball – 

The Boys Varsity Basketball team gets the 2014-2015 season underway this week with a game vs. Bancroft on Monday December 8 at home at 6:00 p.m. On Saturday December 13 the team will travel to Canterbury for a 2:30 p.m. game. The boys will look to continue their winning ways as they strive for a 6th consecutive league title.

Girls Ice Hockey – 

The Girls Varsity Ice Hockey team opened their season with a tough loss to a strong Winsor team. Molly Honan ’17 and Remi Shore ’16 each scored their first goals of the season. Julia Gatewood ’18 stepped in as goalie and had a 26 save performance. The team travels to Portsmouth Abbey this Saturday for their only game of the week.

Varsity Wrestling – 

The Varsity Wrestling team opens its season on Wednesday 12/17 when they travel to Chapel Hill Chauncy Hall for a tri-meet with CHCH and Portsmouth Abbey. Led by captains Dan McDonald ’15 and Ben Snyder ’17, the boys are training hard and gearing up for for an exciting season.

Varsity Fencing – 

Anchored by reigning State Champion, Cam Meyer ‘15, the Boys Fencing team opened the season with a solid 22-5 win over BU Academy on Friday December 5. The Beaver Girls Fencing team dropped a close meet by a score of 12-15. The team fought hard despite multiple injuries that forced them to forfeit a total of 12 bouts. The girls epee squad was undefeated on the day at 9 and 0. This week the team will host Dana Hall and St. Johns Prep on Friday, December 12th at 4:00 pm in Gym B.