Mother Nature has not been favorable for spring sports this year. With snowfall continuing into April and large amounts of rain, it has been challenging for the teams. With that said, the boys have kept up their spirits and the beginning of the season has certainly brought some excitement to campus and the spring athletes.
The baseball team has had some close games so far. While battling the elements, the team has been working hard indoors. The boys have been taking a lot of cuts in the cage and working on fundamentals. They dropped two 5-4 games against Avon and Taft, two formidable opponents. Their most recent games against Kent and Kingswood Oxford were postponed due to weather, but they were able to play Hotchkiss on Monday, April 15, and won 8-7. Gianni Fidanza ’25 has pitched well for the Pride in his outings this season. The bats continued to stay hot, including that of Brendan Devenney ’25, who had a double in the victory. On Wednesday, April 17, the Pride beat a talented Westminster team by a score of 3-1. Parker Levin ’24, Jack Konrad ’24, and Braydon Sturino ’25 all threw well on the mound for Trinity-Pawling. The Pride also made some great plays defensively, including a diving catch by Kurt Mauser ’24 and a great play in the 7th inning by shortstop Manny Carreras ’25.
The golf team’s first match was against South Kent School. The six boys competing in the match were Alex Villanuava ’26, Jack Hedges ’24, Kai Wilson ’26, Ethan Fehrenbaker ’24, Jackson Fahrbach ’24, and Liam Lefebvre ’25. Jack Hedges had the low score of the day with a 45, as the team came up just short, falling 220-236. Their next match is Saturday, April 20, at Berkshire.
The lacrosse team got off to a slow start but was able to bounce back with a home game against Kent. The team had some tough games against top opponents in Taft and Loomis Chaffee, but played well in both. The game against Taft was a one-goal game all the way to the end with the lead switching sides throughout the game. Their most recent game against Kent proved to be a bounce-back game as the team won handedly, 20-3, with Kean Pare ’24 and Brayden Lahey ’24 scoring multiple goals each. On Wednesday, the team traveled to Deerfield to take on the big green. Though the boys played well, they came up short, losing 14-9.
The track and field team opened up the season with a home meet against Canterbury and Millbrook. The team had many successful athletes across multiple events. In the 4×100 relay, Gabe Aringer ’23, Emeka Nwogugu ’23, Cameron George ’23, and Sam Bronfman ’23 won while Jackson Williams ’24 won both the 300 and 400 hurdle races. Aaron Muhikwa ’23 won the javelin and was second in the shot put. Some other noteworthy finishes were Dom Zani ’25 finishing 3rd in the 800 and Jack Fries ’26 finishing 3rd in the 1500. Jeremiah Caldwell ’25 was 3rd in both the shot put and discus. On Wednesday, April 17, the team traveled to Taft for a quad meet vs. Taft, Kingswood Oxford, and Brunswick. Nick Peragine ’25 was 3rd in the long jump, won the triple jump, and won the 110 hurdles. Emeka Nwogugu ’24 won the 100 and was second in the 200. The 4×400 relay team of Jaret Borsage ’24, Mikey Malachi ’26, Calvin Gong ’25, and Jackson Williams ’25 was second.
The tennis team’s first match of the year was played against Wooster Academy and the Pride came away with a 5-4 win. Later in the week, the team took on a tough Millbrook team and lost 6-3. Their most recent match was against Avon Old Farms this past weekend. Andy Matousek ’25 came back from the first set deficit to push his match to a third set. In doubles, Andy and AJ Halpy ’26 came back from 4-1 down to push it to 5-5. The next match for the squad will be held at Hotchkiss on Saturday, April 20.
by Kyle Miller ’18