It was a busy season for our winter student-athletes — the schedule here moves at a fast pace after Christmas Break. Here’s a recap of the past few months:
The varsity basketball team shattered any preseason expectations and won the Founders League Championship! They have been led by Vincent Chaudhri ’25 and Iverson Plaza ’23 who both played large minutes and contributed on and off the ball all year. Justin Umunakwe ’23 also had an important role in the success of the Pride basketball team this season, putting up impressive numbers in multiple games. Varsity basketball was perfect at home during this championship season, but the team was defeated in all five games on the road. They are now playoff bound — on Wednesday, March 1, when they face off against Williston North Hampton.
The varsity hockey team had a slow start to the season, losing a tough stretch of games before and during the Avon Christmas Classic. However, they picked it up upon returning from Christmas break, when they beat Lawrenceville Academy. After this, the team went on a good stretch where they won four out of their next six games. It was a tough end of the year for the boys, as they lost a heartbreaker in overtime to Millbrook.
The varsity squash team struggled at the beginning of the year but enjoyed some late-season success. Their sole win came against Canterbury, but it was at Nationals where the team and some individual players reached their potential. The team came away with victories against Dupont High School and Briarcliff High School while losing in close, hard-fought matches against King School and Shady Side School. In particular, Travis Dang ’23 competed all season at #5, yet won against Dupont in a straightforward match and again in an excellent match against Briarcliff.
Roll Pride!
by Kyle Miller ’18