Athletics

South Kent Crew experiences rebuilding year

May 19th, 2012 | By | Category: Athletics, crew

Text Story and Video By Jesse Schwartz There were a lot of new faces manning the oars on this year’s Crew team. It was a true re-building year for the team. The rowers have very little experience, having only three rowers return from last year, Myles McFadden, Miguel Rojas and Connor Coughlin. Although Crew’s record [...]



Lacrosse carries momentum into playoffs

May 18th, 2012 | By | Category: Athletics, lacrosse

Video and Text Article by Keegan McCarthy With early struggles and growing pains, South Kent’s successful lacrosse program is aiming to get back on track. The beginning of the season was rough on the Cardinals, sporting a 4-3 record, but the Cardinals are getting back on track suffering only one loss in the last five [...]



Alumnus plays at the Frozen Four

May 18th, 2012 | By | Category: Athletics, South Kent Community

Video and text story by Alex Poulin An alumnus from South Kent, Shayne Gotisbeshere, class of 2011, was playing his freshman year at Union College and made it to the Frozen Four which is the national championship of NCAA Division I hockey. Last year, Shayne played for South Kent and helped Prep Hockey finish ninth [...]



Warm weather turns thoughts to Lacrosse

Mar 31st, 2012 | By | Category: lacrosse

Video and Text Article by Kevin Golden Lacrosse is back on the Hillside. With the warm weather starting to roll in, thoughts are starting to change to the spring sport season. South Kent is preparing to play an even harder schedule, featuring some of the best teams in the prep lacrosse league, including Berkshire and [...]



Varsity Tennis looks to retain championship title

Mar 30th, 2012 | By | Category: tennis

Video and Text by Alex Poulin The tennis season is on its way at South Kent School. Last spring, the team won the HVAL championship with a win in the last game against Chase. The team finished 8-4 on its season last year and is trying to repeat last year`s championship. A lot of new [...]



Varsity Baseball looks to make a run at the title

Mar 30th, 2012 | By | Category: baseball

Video and Text Article by Zach Carrano The Varsity Baseball team is looking to revenge its loss last year in the finals of its division and the first round of the New England league, by coming back stronger and more prepared to do the little things to win a championship. “The season went well last [...]



The Cardinal Way: An inside look at Prep Hockey

Mar 6th, 2012 | By | Category: On the Ice

Documentary by Ben Welton, Advanced Digital Communications Dedicated and hard-working are just some of the ways to describe South Kent School’s Prep Hockey team during the 2011-12 season. SKS attracts players from all over the world, including many from Canada and across the United States. Head Coach Eric Soltys worked diligently this season to bring [...]



Prep Basketball: prepared for the next level

Mar 6th, 2012 | By | Category: On the Court

Documentary video by Danny DeRocco, Advanced Digital Communications For many, when they hear South Kent, they think of basketball – a game these boys have shaped their lives around. They came to this school to be basketball players, with hopes they will carry on the legacy of past teams. Prep Basketball ended its 2011-12 season [...]



JV Basketball improves skills

Mar 6th, 2012 | By | Category: On the Court

Video and Text Article by Jacky Han JV Basketball is a team sport that teaches players how to play and improve their skills. Success is not measured solely by the wins and the losses on the schedule but the individual growth the each player has and the collective effort of the team. This year’s team [...]



Skiers and boarders improve skills without natural snow

Mar 6th, 2012 | By | Category: Athletics

Video and Text Article by Joe Zaccara For a small group of students at South Kent, every weekday afternoon in the Winter Term is spent shredding the slopes at Mohawk Mountain in nearby Cornwall, CT. Led by Science Department Coordinator Derek Richardson, the ski and snowboard program focuses primarily on improving the skills of the [...]