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Spring Sports
Prospectus
from Milton Academy Coaches
Baseball
The Milton Academy varsity baseball team is ready and eager
to compete again for the ISL championship. The 2003 team won
the league title and the varsity teams in the ‘00 years
have been competitive each season.
This team has four returning players from
last year's 9-6 team that graduated ten seniors. We are led
by captain Andrew deStadler and seniors Spencer Platt , Colby
Tucker, and Doug Sibor. Returning junior pitchers are Dan
Zailskas and Nate Anschuetz. Three players from last year's
successful JV team, coached by associate director of admissions
and former Milton student-athlete, Greg Marsh, have made the
varsity team. These players are Lyman Bullard, Ed Fallon,
and Andrew Tsanotelis. Andrew Koris, Mike Kinnealley, Tim
Walsh and Mike Matczak are other sophomores who will see considerable
time.
Games versus defending champion Belmont Hill,
Roxbury Latin, BBN, and Thayer will be key match-ups this
spring.
Softball
 Milton
softball is off to a promising start with two solid wins over
Rivers and St. George’s. The team has been led by senior
captain and pitching ace Sara Pulit and sophomore catcher
Caitlin O'Malley. The Milton team has been substantially strengthened
from top to bottom with the addition of seniors Grace and
Joyce Lam. Returning senior outfielders Bettina Vinios and
Paige Kretschmar have stepped up their game, while juniors
Katherine Marr and Lora-Faye Whelan promise to add depth and
versatility to the roster. Milton’s softball future
is promising as a number of talented freshmen and sophomores
are also contributing. Although there will surely be some
tough games ahead, we feel we can compete with the best.
Boys’ Lacrosse
The Mustangs bring the title of defending ISL Champions into
the 2005 season and are riding a 20-game unbeaten streak over
three seasons. Leading this year's squad will be co-captain
and four-year letter winner Zac Trudeau and co-captain defenseman
Michael O’Sullivan. Attackmen Matt Enright, Alex Dey,
Jamal Sabky and David Perry, along with senior midfielders
Ryan Walsh, Laurence Duggan, Cullen Winkler, Charles Gill
and Brad Hunnewell, bring a wealth of experience and talent
to this senior-laden team. The defensive corps is aided by
Michael Greenberg, Andrew Froude, Michael Giannone, and Tony
Blout.
Key match-ups this spring look to be Middlesex,
St. Sebastian's, Governor Dummer, and the annual rival game
with Nobles on May 23.
Girls’ Lacrosse
 The
team is quickly off to a 2-0 start, and is looking forward
to a strong season for 2005. Many of the returning players
have come back stronger and improved from last season, which
gives us a solid nucleus. We have taken much more of a team
approach with all aspects of our game, especially with our
offensive attack. The scoring, as it has been in our first
two games, will be spread out among many attackers this season.
Newcomers this year will also help us a lot. Alyson Friedensohn
will start for us this season in the midfield while goalkeeper
Amanda Rothschild will backstop the team in the nets. We expect
strong leadership and performances from co-captains Lindsay
McNamara and Jenna Larson, as well as Teresa Curtis and Sarah
Ebert up front and Stephanie Richards and Maggie Cochran on
defense.
Track
The 2005 track team appears stocked with proven champions
as well as young guns looking to make their mark. There are
over 60 athletes involved with the program and they are enjoying
the fine weather outdoors as things get under way.
2004 New England pole vault champion John
Lingos-Webb returns with junior captain Bailey Carroll to
anchor a strong group of jumpers. Sophomore Rashaun Laforce
and senior Will Lawrence will also help the scoring for the
jumpers. Senior captain Taylor LeMelle, senior 2004 ISL Champion
Max Hoffman and sophomore Alex Desaulniers will lead the throwers.
We should look for Shellonda Andersen to make a run at the
all-time Milton record in the high jump this season.
Stacey Harris, Rory Kennedy, Jasmine Reid
and Bliss Samara will form the base for the female hurdlers.
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