Winter Sports Preview

Katie Jamroga and Camryn Dickinson

December 11, 2024

Katie Jamroga and Camryn Dickinson

Matthew Shampine (Will Lathrop)

Matthew Shampine (Boys Basketball)

“We’d like to improve on the chemistry from last year and really become one as a team.”

Brianna McNeil (Amy Davidson)

Brianna McNeil (Girls Basketball)

“Our main goal this season is defeating our opponents in our division (Bacon, Ledyard, Killingly, Fitch, and Stonington).”

Alex Startz (Peter Huoppi)

Alex Startz (Boys Swim)

“I hope we improve our record this season. We have a lot of new freshmen coming up, so I’m confident we can do better.”

Avery Maiese (Wendy Morris)

Avery Maiese (Girls Indoor Track)

“The team dynamic is different from any other team I’ve participated in. There is just endless amounts of support from runners in general, and it’s nice to see everyone getting excited about watching their fellow team members succeed.”

Titus Olson (Wendy Morris)

Titus Olson (Boys Indoor Track)

Some of the strongest people on the team this year include Avery Maise, Ian Rush, Matthew Allen, Ethan Brown, Cole Baumgartner, and Lucy Mullen.

Adrianna Caba (Jamarys Olivero)

Adrianna Caba (Competitive/Basketball Cheer)

“The best part of being on my team is that we are all best friends with great team chemistry. Since we spend nine months out of the year together, we are basically family.”

Lucas Gannoti (Wendy Morris)

Lucas Gannoti (Wrestling)

“Our goal as a team is to improve from last year. We want to do better both as a team and as individual wrestlers.”

Harley Pendleton (Kelly Pendleton)

Harley Pendleton (Gymnastics)

“Our main goals this season are to have fun and build a good support system as a team, and hopefully win ECCs again and go to New Englands as a team.”

Lucas Vincenti

Lucas Vincenti (Boys Ice Hockey)

“The best part of being on the Eagles is being a part of such a tight group even though we’re all from different schools.”

Hazel Siu (Wendy Morris)

Hazel Siu (Girls Fencing)

The strongest female fencers this year are seniors Jiarou Liao, Elizabeth Price, and Lauren Gerboth. For the boys, seniors Charlie Morgan and Tyler Adams, and sophomore Mohsin Arshad.

Charlie Morgan

Charlie Morgan (Boys Fencing)

“Fencing is cool but I stayed involved because of the people. It's hard to replicate the kind of environment we've had for the past few years.”

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About the Contributors

Katie Jamroga, Sports Editor

Katie Jamroga is a Waterford High School senior. Within the school community, Katie serves as Class President, Spanish Honors Society Vice President, and is a proud member of Model UN. Outside of school, she is the captain of her school’s field hockey team and a 4-year varsity player on the lacrosse team. Because of her passion for journalism, Katie aspires to one day work for a major news agency and be able to write articles and anchor stories.

Camryn Dickinson, Reporter

Camryn Dickinson is a senior at Waterford High School. She is a Girls Varsity Soccer Captain and an active player throughout the entirety of the year for Southeast Soccer Club. Outside of school, Camryn enjoys spending time with her family, going out with her friends, and listening to music. Camryn loves to travel to Disney World with her friends and family, as well as taking trips to New Hampshire in the summer.