The first term of the school year is coming to a close and
student-athletes are reminded that in order to remain eligible for the fall
athletic season and to be able to participate in the winter season, you must
pass 5 full credit classes. Staying
after for extra help or to make up work is always allowed and coaches will admit
you to practice late without penalty as long as you bring a note. Academics MUST be your top priority as we
have no flexibility on this rule as it is mandated by the MIAA.
This is such an exciting time of year with teams celebrating
their seniors with recognition nights while at the same time battling for post
season contention. Things are always
changing so technology is the best way to stay on top on what is going on. Download the MIAA app by going to the APP
store and searching MIAA. Once you download it, simply favorite Whitman-Hanson
and then favorite whatever teams you want to follow. You can turn on notifications and get alerts
when a score or recap is posted as well as any scheduling changes. You should also follow us on twitter @whathletics and check out our website
at www.whathletics.com .
By the way, signup
meetings for winter sports take place this week. Student-athletes should check out the website
for all the times and locations.
Here is the latest update:
1) We
couldn’t be more proud of the Boys Cross Country team who saved their best
performance for the final meet of the season – the Patriot League Championship
Meet. The Panthers edged second place
Duxbury over the 5K course by only 2 points to win the title! The team's
scorers were outstanding on the way to beating favorites Plymouth North and
Hingham as well. Junior Captain Jack Ryan placed 4th overall in a time of
17:23 over the wet and muddy terrain to lead W-H. Whitman-Hanson had its
other top finishers finish in the top 20. SR Captains Lukas Moscoso
(10th, 17:42) and Bryce Pulkinen (16th, 17:49) ran extremely well in their
final Patriot League meet. Juniors Andrew Newman (15th, 17:45) and Cam
Wilson (19th, 17:55) will be counted on, along with Jack Ryan to defend W-H's
title in 2017.
Following the meet Ryan, Moscoso,
Newman and Pulkinen were named to the Patriot League's Keenan Division All Star
team.
2) The
girls also had a strong performance. The
Panthers were only beaten by ranked teams Pembroke and North Plymouth on its
way to a third place finish at the Patriot League Championship Meet. As
they have done all season Captains Nicole Norve (6th, 20:08) and Olivia Morse
(18th, 21:21) led the way. Julia Cosgrave (34th, 22:17), Camryn Boyce
(42nd, 22:54) and Maeve Rooney (44th, 22:56) closed out the scoring.
The Lady Panthers also had
several team members selected for the Keenan Division All Star Team.
Nicole Norve, Olivia Morse and Julia Cosgrave were named to the 15 member
squad.
3) The
football team ran into a tough challenge Friday night in the first round of the
sectional playoffs losing on the road to North Attleboro, 33-8. The Panthers were hanging tough trailing by
only 2 scores before 3rd seeded North Attleboro exploded for two
touchdowns in the final 1:15 of the first half, including a 25 yard TD as time
expired to put a lock on the game.
Quarterback Ethan Phelps hit Ryan Kennedy on a 31 yard touchdown to
account for the WH score. With the loss,
the Panthers are eliminated from the playoffs but will still play 2 consolation
round games before hosting Abington on Thanksgiving. Whitman-Hanson will travel to Scituate Friday
night (11/4) for a 7pm game and then host Rockland on Friday 11/11.
4) Our
cheerleaders turned in a spectacular performance at the Braintree Invitational
to win the championship and get them ready for the Patriot League championships
a week from today, 11/6 at 3pm here at Whitman-Hanson.
5) The
field hockey team wrapped up its second varsity season (third overall) since
returning from a 30 year hiatus and wow what a day. Senior Kristen Arthur picked a fine time for
her first two goals to lead the Panthers to their first win since the 1980’s, a
3-1 win at East Bridgewater. Senior
Mikayla White also scored in the win.
The team finished the year with 1 win and 4 ties and gained a lot of
respect around the league with how much progress they have made under the
direction of head coach Todd Humphrey.
For their efforts, they were awarded the sportsmanship award by the
league.
6)
The Whitman Hanson Panthers traveled
to Easton Country Club today to compete in the Division II State Tournament
Qualifying Round. The team sent six players to represent the team - John
Murphy, Luke Tamulevich, Owen Manning, Matt Josselyn, JP Drier, and Nick
Duffy.
The
team played well, defeating three of their fellow Patriot League opponents
(Scituate, Pembroke, and Silver Lake) with a team score of 326. Individually,
Murphy shot 77, Luke Shot 78, Drier shot 85, and Josselyn, Manning, and Duffy
each shot an 86. Each player resented their school and team well with their
individual play, but none as much as senior captain John Murphy, whose 77 tied
for 9th place out of the 91 golf participants, which earned him a spot in the
Division II State Finals to be held on Halloween next Monday at Black Swan Golf
Course in Georgetown, MA. This marks the fourth time in the past five years
that a player from Whitman Hanson has advanced to the state finals.
We
wish Murph luck tomorrow in his final competitive event in a Panther golf
uniform!
7)
The Whitman Hanson girls' soccer
team defeated Weymouth 5-0 in a non-league game on Saturday night to wrap up
the season at 16-1-1. The girls have
locked up home field advantage in the playoffs securing a top 4 seed. Whitman
Hanson opened the scoring when Taylor Kofton finished off an Eve Montgomery
cross. Lauren Bonavita doubled the score when she fired a 15yd blast past the
Weymouth keeper. Bonavita added another when she faked the keeper and tucked
the ball in to the lower corner. Up 3-0 at the half, Whitman Hanson kept up the
pressure and got to 4-0 when Kofton fired a shot in the top corner for her
second goal of the night. A few minutes later Bonavita completed the hat trick
with a deep blast. Bonavita now has 100 career points. The girls will await the MIAA tournament
seedings which will be completed Wednesday morning and announced on twitter
@whathletics . It is likely the girls
will play at home Friday or Saturday.
8)
The boys soccer team has
battled through a rebuilding season and while most of their games have remained
close, they only have been able to manage one win and one tie. That hasn’t stopped the boys from competing
very hard though. In their final home
game of the season on Friday, it was fitting to see three seniors score goals –
Tom McGahan, Bobby Whitman and John Camirand.
Freshman Jason Brodeur and Junior Drew Tassey also scored in the 6-5
loss. The Panthers will wrap up their
season tomorrow at 3pm at Cardinal Spellman.
9)
Finally, the volleyball team has had
an exciting year. It all comes down to
tomorrows match at Plymouth South. If
the WH Panthers beat the PS Panthers, they will advance to the MIAA
tournament. If they lose, their season
comes to an end. The girls started slow
this season but have really turned things around nicely. Good luck girls!
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