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Sports

VVB players pose together after completing a three-day preseason camp. With a limited number of practice days before the ISL peg date, the team used the camp to prepare for the season.

Ramping up

Kate Tregay September 7, 2026

    Instead of spending the final days of summer relaxing, Varsity Volleyball (VVB) player Gwen Watson ’28 spent three days on the NAC volleyball court playing and bonding with her team. Any Upper...

Benjamin Zaslavskiy ’29 runs towards the ball in a soccer game against Groton. BVS players had significant input in the selection of their team captains.

Who picks the team captains?

Benjamin Goldberg September 7, 2026

    The last time runners voted for their captain, Cross Country (XC) Head Coach Charlie O’Rourke went with the result and stuck with it. Now, the coaches make the call.     “That particular person...

Sam Kelley ’26 lines up, preparing for the next play during a Friday Night Lights game at the Grove fields. Sam received more than seven Division I offers, including four from Ivy League schools, before committing to play football at Brown University.

An abundance of offers

Kate Tregay September 6, 2026

    By his sophomore year, Varsity Football (VF) player Owen DeSalvo ’28 had 13 offers from colleges across the country. However, those offers do not carry the same weight as in other sports.    ...

Zach McLeod ’10 embraces his family at the annual tournament in his name.

3-on-3 tournament continues 18-year tradition

Rima Demir June 1, 2026

    Students, alumni and families gathered on May 17 at the Nicholas Athletic Center (NAC) for the annual 3-on-3 basketball tournament in honor of Zach McLeod ’10. On the sidelines of the games, attendees...

Spring Sports

Leo Brodsky June 1, 2026

Varsity Softball With a young roster and no seniors, the Girls Varsity Softball (GVS) team focused this season on growth, teamwork and building a foundation for the future. Although the team currently...

Playing both sides

Kate Tregay May 30, 2026

       Last fall, after 90 minutes of JV soccer practice, one student at the Upper School (US), who wishes to remain anonymous to protect their privacy, headed straight to a three-hour club swim practice....

More than MVPs

May 16, 2026

Other cup winners inlude Matthias Paulson, Abby Gametchu-Walker and Troy Song (all ’26)

Girls’ Varsity Crew lift their boat from the water following preseason training.

Training over travel

Kate Tregay May 15, 2026

While many Upper School (US) varsity teams traveled across the country during spring break, Boys’ Varsity Crew (BVC) and Girls’ Varsity Crew (GVC) gathered on the Charles River for training. From...

GVT gather by the pool in their Airbnb before eating dinner.

Spring break trips- Girls’ Varsity Tennis

Siran Arakelian May 15, 2026

“It was nice to feel included. Now, in the tennis season, this experience makes the team feel like a team,” Girls’ Varsity Tennis (GVT) player Caroline Chung ’29 said, reflecting on her first Upper...

Jake Kavet ’27 runs across the field during a preseason scrimmage.

Spring break trips-Boys’ Varsity Lacrosse

Siran Arakelian May 15, 2026

The Boys’ Varsity Lacrosse team (BVL) went undefeated in their three preseason scrimmages against schools from New York, Pennsylvania and Colorado. Under the guidance of first-year coach Scott Giusti,...

Trinity Lisenby ’28 and Laytanne Kouame ’26 carry Diya Ghandi ’27 during GVB media day.

Breaking the grade divide

Sophia Kluzak May 14, 2026

On a bus ride to an away game teammates watched as Girls Varsity Basketball (GVB) player Lucy Song ’26 opened a college decision letter. “My favorite memory was this last Deerfield trip, seeing Lucy...

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