After a very successful winter sports season at Trinity-Pawling, the boys are now heading outside to the freshly thawed fields.
To finish up the year, the varsity wrestling team finished second at the Western New England Championships on February 11th at Salisbury School. Senior Captain Jeff Thompson won his second consecutive Western title and did so in spectacular fashion. The 195-pounder pinned all three of his opponents and was awarded Outstanding Wrestler and Most Pins in Least Amount of Time.
Brothers Zach Conlan ’19 and Jake Conlan ’19 also won their second consecutive titles. Both Zach and Jake finished the day with a pin in the finals.
The Pride put seven wrestlers into the finals on the day. Junior grapplers Conrad Adams and Matt Trainor along with sophomores David Bancroft and Brett Ginac finished as runner-up in their respective weight classes. Dennis Ilmela ’17 concluded in third, while fellow senior Nikolai Degenhardt finished fourth. Troy Lois ’17 and Will Dencker ’17 would end the day in fifth place.
The following weekend, the Pride traveled up to Maine and finished in fifth place at the New England Championships. Jeff Thompson ’17 and Zach Conlan ’19 led the team as they each finished second in their weight classes. Bancroft ’19 fought his way back to third place, as Adams ’18 and Trainor ’18 each placed fifth. Jake Conlan ’19 unfortunately got injured and had to default to sixth place, while Ilmela ’17 finished the day in eighth place.
This past weekend at the National Preps at Lehigh University, Jeff Thompson ’17 was able to capture seventh place to become an All-American for the Pride. Dave Bancroft ’19 finished one match shy of the same honors.
Varsity basketball is 15-8 overall and after two big wins at the end of the season, the Pride qualified for the NEPSAC Class A Tournament. The Pride will play Suffield on Wednesday, March 1st in the first round of the bracket.
In order to qualify for the tournament, T-P knew they would have to win two of their last three games. The squad first defeated Brunswick 74-48 led by senior Luis Cartagena with 26 points and Korey Lee ’17 with 14. To guarantee their place in the bracket, the Pride then slaughtered Berkshire School 101-43 last Wednesday. Every member of the Pride scored against Berkshire, including 12 points for Cormac Reilly ’17 and 11 points and nine rebounds for Kevin Salis ’17.
JV basketball concluded 4-11 led by sophomore Will Rickert and senior John “Max” Linder. Third’s basketball finished 12-1 with big wins over Hotchkiss and Kent.
Varsity squash had one of its most successful seasons in recent memory as the team finished as one of the top teams in the New England B Division. The team finished 10-8 and had even more success in individual tournaments.
Sophomore newcomer Ibrahim Bekhiet finished the season on a high note as he placed third in the top bracket of the New England B Division Championships. Ibrahim lost a close semi-final bout but came back to defeat his rival opponent in the third place match.
Oosie Imoro ’17 finished in second place in the #2 bracket, while teammate Abdullah Bekhiet ’18, Ibrahim’s older brother, won the #3 bracket to take home the individual gold.
JV squash finished 5-9 on the season led by William Yau ’17 and David Kwon ’17. Third’s squash finished 2-5 with a big 5-2 victory over Millbrook School.
Varsity hockey concluded the 2016-17 season with a 6-14-3 record highlighted by a 4-2 win over Salisbury earlier in the month of February. The Pride also won their last game of the season with a 5-2 route of Albany Academy.
Zach Mazur ’17 led the Pride with 10 goals on the season and a total of 22 points. Sophomore Joey Musa came through with eight goals and another 12 assists, while Nick Charron ’17 ended with six goals and 12 assists for the Blue and Gold. The team graduates only a few seniors and will return the majority of the squad next season.
JV hockey finished with a record of 6-8-1 with big wins over Gunnery 5-4 and Kent 2-0. The team was led by senior Chris Polletta and goalie Brennan McGuire ’17. Third’s hockey concluded 5-7 with two big victories over Kent led by Captain Ronnie DiMaggio ’17 and forward Tyler Weicker ’17.
Varsity Skiing had an improving season on the mountains led by sophomore Tommy Poulin and senior Jackson Wang.
Roll Pride!