Milton Academy Fall Sports Roundup

The 2004–2005 school year has already provided some exciting moments on the athletic front. Milton’s girls’ varsity field hockey team has picked right up where it left off last year by rolling to a 5-2 record and is now looking to secure a post season birth for the second straight season. In wins over Choate, BBN, Tabor and Harvard’s JV squad, the girls were led by the midfield line of Lindsay McNamara (Milton, MA), Maddie Macmillan (Milton, MA) and Claire Sheldon (Milton, MA). Up front, Teresa Curtis (Hingham, MA) and Jackie Flint (Cohasset, MA) have been offensive forces while senior goalkeeper Liesl Kenney (Bethlehem, NH) has been a steady backstop.

Boys’ football shot out to a 2-0 start with wins over St. Sebastien’s and St. George’s. In one of prep football’s marquee games, the team suffered only their third league defeat in three years at Belmont Hill to slide to a 2-1 record in the league. Trailing by seven points with three minutes remaining, the Mustangs sat first and ten at the Belmont Hill 15 yard line but failed to convert in a dramatic finish. Senior captains Charlie Haydock (Newton, MA) and Lawrence Duggan (Weston, MA) have been pivotal players as has junior quarterback Dan Zaelskis (Marshfield, MA). After this emotional defeat at Belmont Hill, the team gets ready for their next game against traditional south shore rival Thayer.

On the soccer front, the girls’ soccer team continues to find its identity as they stand at 3-3 in the ISL after a recent 4-0 throttling of St. Mark’s on the road. Each game down the stretch poses a challenge as the girls look to once again finish in the top half of the league and compete for a post season birth. Senior forward Natalie Young (Brookline, MA) has led the Mustangs up front, while seniors Grace and Joyce Lam (Randolph, MA) have been strong all over the field.

The boys’ soccer team struggled in the early going and now stand at 2-5-1. The team looks to build on the strong play of senior forward Zach Trudeau (Norwell, MA) and senior goalkeeper Doug Sibor (Hingham, MA). They have shown flashes of potential and are working hard to harness a greater consistency in their play. They look forward to a stronger second half.

In girls’ cross country, coach Rich Buckner feels he has, “The strongest girl’s team in six years in this current pack.” At this point they have only fallen short to traditional powers St. Paul’s, Groton and GDA. They have soundly defeated Pingree, Thayer, Rivers, BBN, Tabor, Brooks and Middlesex among others and stand at 7 – 3 overall. The lead runners have been junior Laura Gottesdiener (Newton, MA) sophomore Grey Cusak (Wellesley, MA), senior Ming Jung Lee (Hong Kong), senior Emma Sando (Milton, MA), junior Jessalyn Gale (Dedham, MA) and junior Kristen Leonard (Milton, MA). Laura Gottesdiener has been the outright winner in three meets while Ming Jung Lee also placed first overall in a recent race. The girls will get another chance at GDA and St. Paul’s in the forthcoming ISL Championships. The team is confident that Milton will compete for a top spot!

The boys’ cross country team is off to a solid start in ISL competition. Under the leadership of co-captains senior Seif-Eldeine Och (Shrewsbury, MA) and senior Colin Flaherty (Hingham, MA), the team has gelled as a unit and has posted an 8-4 record to date. The Mustangs started the season on a high note with a quad-meet sweep of Thayer Academy, BB&N and Rivers. Colin Flaherty won the race with strong performances from Thomas Harvey (Dennysville, ME), Mark Motejunas (Milton, MA) and Seif-eldeine Och. The runners have gotten stronger and faster as the season unfolds with eight personal records being set during a recent race at Middlesex. Mark Motejunas won the race with Thomas Harvey close on his heals. The team continues to train and race hard with the goal of a top five finish at the ISL Championship at the Groton School in mid-November.

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