Xander Lightbody ’20 has signed on to help coach the wrestling team this season. Xander was introduced to wrestling at Belmont Day during middle school and had a successful high school career on the mat. In his freshman year at the University of Massachusetts, Xander wrestles recreationally but shifted his
Launched a year ago in tandem with the return of badminton, the middle school squash program has expanded significantly in its second year. Serving 34 athletes, the program grew into two teams this year and has 10 trips scheduled to collegiate squash facilities. Before winter break the team took four
It was an uphill battle for the girls’ junior varsity soccer team this fall. With a condensed roster and some first-time players, the team struggled to gain traction early on. As the season progressed, however, the team slowly began to make strides. Practices were focused on basic skill development and
The boys’ varsity soccer team finished their season on a high note with a dominant 4-0 win over Lexington Christian Academy this week. The win improved the team’s record to 7-3 on the season, with all three losses coming by one goal. Coach Santos was extremely happy with how his
The junior varsity volleyball team has been receiving a crash course in instruction from first-year coach Madeleine Grimes and veteran coach Jen James. From overhand serves, bumps, and sets, to positional rotations, communication, and teamwork, these athletes have learned it all. Only in its second year of existence, the team
In the first four games of their campaign, the field hockey team scored a total of three goals. The team did one better than that this week in their home game against Austin Prep when they rattled the back of the net four times during a back and forth 5-4
The varsity football team improved to 2-1 on the season following a gritty win on the road against Carroll this week. The Blue & Gold came out fast, opening up a 20-6 lead early, but Carroll stormed back in the second half and closed the lead to 20-18 with 4:00
Three junior varsity teams began interscholastic competition this week as the soccer teams traveled to Carroll and the football team visited Fessenden. Girls’ soccer ended up on the wrong side of the score despite some standout individual performances. Second-year captain Abigail Chang showed tremendous effort on both sides of the
The cross country team continued its impressive start with a second-place finish in a quad meet against Fenn, Nashoba Brooks, and Lexington Christian Academy this week. Eighth grade classmates Edwin Voiland (3rd place) and Ben Fleming (4th) paced the Blue & Gold for the second consecutive week, leading a strong
The varsity volleyball team opened their season on Tuesday with a home match against BB&N. After splitting the first two sets, the match came down to a decisive third set. The teams were knotted at 14 each in the final frame before Belmont Day rattled off two consecutive points (teams
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