Each year, the Northwood ski racers launch their season with a training camp, and this year the team trained on a glacier in Austria. “Ski clubs, academies, and programs often train in other countries to get days of training before there’s enough snow here in the States,” Coach Terry DelliQuadri, Director of Alpine Skiing, explained.

Every day for two weeks, the ski racers in Austria woke up for breakfast at 6:30 AM, got on the bus to the mountain at 7:20 AM, had their first runs at 8:00 AM, and trained until 12:30 AM. After lunch, they trained some more and headed back to their hotel in the afternoon. In the midst of this tight schedule, the skiers continued to balance rigorous training and schoolwork. “Even though we did have study hall every day, many of the skiers were stressed out. They had to put in extra work to get caught up,” said Coach DelliQuadri.

On their way back, the athletes had a five-hour bus ride to Zürich, Austria, followed by a flight to Newark Airport, and then rode a bus back to school. They came back at around 2:00 AM but were back in class the next day.

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Facing the Junior Bruins in a pair of home games, Northwood’s Junior Team looked to build off of their win against the Chicago Mission a weekend ago.

Zachary Ellsworth ’20 in action (Photo: Mr. Michael Aldridge)

Starting the weekend off Saturday night, both the Huskies and the Junior Bruins got off to a relatively slow start. Neither team was able to find the back of the net for most of the first period until Mark Monaco (Forward, 2021) put the puck off the crossbar and in the net to give Northwood the 1-0 lead. The score remained the same heading into the final period. Starting off the final period hot was Ray Fust (Forward, 2021), as he scored just a minute into the third to double Northwood’s lead. As the period went on, the Junior Bruins got a goal of their own, but that wasn’t enough as the Junior Team added four more of their own. Goals by Daniel Colabufo (Forward, 2020), Johnny Cielo (Forward, 2021), Zachary Sedlacek (Forward, 2022), and William Rosen (Forward, 2020) pushed the final score to 6-1 in favor of Northwood.

The following day, Northwood hoped to close out the weekend sweep. Felix Trudeau (Forward, 2021) initiated Northwood’s scoring streak, scoring eleven minutes into the period. A minute later, Will Donato (Forward, 2022) score made the score 2-0. Before the period was over the junior bruins, cut the lead in half as they would score a goal of their own and take some of the momentum back. As the second period started, the junior team looked to build on their lead, which is what they did as Donato would score again to make it a two-goal game. Getting another quick strike would be Monaco as he would score off a won faceoff to make the lead three goals. The Bruins would not give up as they would score two more of their own to close out the second period with a score of 4-3 in favor of Northwood. Both of the teams would play in a defensive battle for most of the third period as neither team would score until Donato would score again, giving him a hat trick and Northwood the weekend sweep.

Northwood looks to continue their hot steak by heading to Stanstead College, where they will play a game against Upper Canada College and Kimball Union Academy.

The Junior team cut their Thanksgiving Break short to travel to Berkshire School, where they would face off against prep foes Salisbury and Berkshire.

Ray Fust ’21 in action against Stanstead College at the Olympic Center in October 2019 (Photo: Mr. Michael Aldridge).

Their first game was against Salisbury, where they hoped to get off to a quick start Northwood looked to apply early pressure. But a good start was not in the cards for Northwood, as they would let up two goals in the first half of the game. The squad looked to respond in the second period led by Ray Fust (Forward, 2021), who would score the first goal. Moments later, Carson Hall (Forward, 2022) would find the back of the net, coming off the rush, to tie the game at two apiece. Salisbury would respond as they got a goal a minute later to retake the lead. As the second half went on, Northwood did their best to battle back into the game, but it wouldn’t be enough as Salisbury would get one more goal before the game was over to make the final 4-2.

Just a few hours later, Northwood hoped to redeem themselves from their lousy loss earlier in the day as they faced off against host Berkshire. This time the Huskies got off to a good start. Fust would score the first goal of the game and give Northwood the 1-0 lead. Berkshire would then respond with two goals of their own to take the lead. Midway through the second half, Hall. would score to tie the game at two apiece. With just minutes left and the game tied, Northwood looked to take advantage of a late power-play opportunity. Zachary Sedlacek (Forward, 2022) would get a good chance on the power play, but the Berkshire goalie made a big save to keep the game at two apiece. As the final moments went on, Northwood tried to get another goal to break the tie, but they would not be able to, and the game would end in a tie. Leaving Northwood 0-1-1 on the weekend.

The junior team next faces off against the Northern Cyclones in a pair of home games.

After beating the Jr. Bruins in a home game series the junior team traveled to Stanstead College, where they faced off against Upper Canada College and Kimball Union Academy.

Elijah Devereaux ‘20 (Forward)) (Photo: Mr. Michael Aldridge)

Their first game was against UCC on Saturday afternoon, as the match started Northwood didn’t start the way they wanted too. UCC would strike first just four and a half minutes into the first period. Responding quickly was Felix Trudeau (Forward, 2021) as he would score a wrist shot from the mid-slot to give Northwood their first goal of the weekend.  The rest of the period was quiet as neither team would find the back of the net, making the score 1-1 after the first period of play. Looking to get their first lead of the game was Northwood as the game was still tied in the second period, a power-play would give them the perfect opportunity to take the lead. Nate Boak (Defensemen, 2020) took advantage of the powerplay as he would score off a shot from the point to give Northwood the edge. With the score being 2-1 in favor of the junior team after two periods, they knew that they needed to defend their lead coming into the third. Will Donato (Forward, 2022) added an early third-period goal for Northwood to give them a 3-1 lead, but just a few minutes later, UCC looked to make a comeback as they scored a goal just moments later. Not letting them think they could come back was both Ray Fust (Forward, 2021) and Zachary Ellsworth (Defensemen, 2020) when they both added a goal of their own to give the junior team a more significant lead and the eventual win. With the final score being 5-2 in favor of Northwood.

Coming off a good win, Northwood was ready to take on an even tougher opponent, Kimball Union Academy. Knowing that they needed to play a lot better than they did the night before, the junior team came prepared and ready for a battle. Starting off the game hot would be Johnny Cielo (Forward, 2021), as he scored less than two minutes into the game to take the early lead. Responding shortly after was KUA when they scored a goal of their own to bring the game back even. Keeping the early steak of goals alive would be both Donato and Cielo when they scored two more goals for Northwood before the period was over, to make the score 3-2 in favor of Northwood after one period of play. As the second period started, the junior team knew that they needed to expand their lead, which is what Michael Leone (Defenseman, 2021) would do when he scored off a shot from the blue line. After that goal, KUA responded quickly, making the score 4-3 halfway through the second period. Extending the lead again would be Fust when he scored yet another goal to give Northwood a two-goal edge. Both teams battled hard for the rest of the second period, as not much would go on until KUA scored to make the score 5-4 after two periods. The last period of the weekend would be a battle to the end as Fust would score a goal, and KUA would score two goals of their own to send the game to overtime with a score of 6-6. As the overtime started, both teams were getting excellent opportunities to put the game away, but neither team could capitalize. After a big stop in the defensive zone, Jack Schlifke (Forward, 2020) skated the puck up the ice where he would find Elijah Devereaux (Forward, 2020) alone to put him in on a breakaway. After receiving the puck, Devereaux would skate down the ice and bury another overtime winner and give Northwood their second win on the weekend.

Before Thanksgiving Break starts, the junior team will travel to Cushing Academy, where they faceoff against three excellent opponents.

Two weekends ago, Boy’s Soccer traveled to Boston, Massachusetts to play against two of their strong opponents: Milton Academy and High Mowing. Unfortunately, many Northwood players were not available for Saturday’s match, as they had to take the SAT. but they flew to Boston on early Sunday morning to join their team for a re-match against Black Rock’s High Mowing School.

Luca Rodriguez ’20 in action in Lake Placid in September 2019 (Photo: Mr. Michael Aldridge).

On Saturday, in the first match against Milton Academy, the boys knew they were facing a tough opponent. Milton was undefeated in their prep school league and had shown a lot of talent throughout the season. In the early minutes, Northwood did well keeping the ball but allowed a goal. They continued to push and got themselves a goal back through John Sinclair ‘20, tying the game at 1-1. With a goal off a penalty and another counter-attack, the game went into halftime 3-1 in favor of Milton. The game ended at 5-1.

On Sunday, Northwood played against High Mowing, to whom they had lost 2-0 at home just weeks before. Both teams came out fast and aggressive. Many fouls were called in the early minutes. As the game went back and forth, the Huskies found themselves going into halftime trailing 1-0. Going into the second half, Northwood began to throw more numbers forward and tied the game with a tally by Tomas Restrepo ‘20. With fifteen minutes left in the game, Lucas Rodriguez ‘20 found himself one-on-one with the goalkeeper and slid the ball past him. The game finished at 2-1 in favor of Northwood. The boys ended the weekend 1-1.

The girls’ hockey team traveled to Detroit, Michigan recently to compete in the Detroit 2 Nations tournament. The girls got 2nd place in the tournament, ending the weekend with a 3-1-1 record. The loss and tie were the first two blemishes in the girls’ season, which started better than any other season in the history of girls’ hockey at Northwood School.

Ashlyn McGrath ‘ 21 (Photo: Mr. Michael Aldridge).

The first game of the weekend was another battle against the Philadelphia Jr. Flyers. From the opening faceoff, the play was evenly-matched between the two teams. The first period had no goals but lots of effort from the Huskies. In the second stanza, the Flyers got on the scoreboard first and took the lead 1-0 into the third period. The Huskies weren’t going to back down as Margot Rouquette (Forward, 2020) scored to tie the game at 1. The final score was a 1-1 tie. Rachel Hinkley (Goaltender, 2021) saved 11 out of 12 shots on net. [Read more…]

The Junior Hockey team traveled to Boston for the Beantown Showcase recently, eager to play after a weekend without games.

Kannon Flageolle ’21 in action (Photo: Michael Aldridge)

Starting off the weekend against the York Skipjacks, the Huskies were ready for the defensive battle. As the game began, both teams got excellent scoring opportunities. However, neither was able to find the back of the net throughout the first two periods of the game. With the third period starting, both teams were eager to break the tie and score the first goal of the weekend. The battle continued without any goals, sending the game to overtime. Once overtime began, Northwood had full control of the puck. Ray Fust ‘21 scored to get the first win of the weekend.

The following morning, Northwood faced off against Honeybaked, a team from Detroit, MI. Honeybaked struck first, scoring nine minutes into the first period. Responding shortly after were the Huskies as they scored just a few minutes afterward. With the second period starting in a tie, the lead was up for grabs. About halfway through the second period, Honeybaked retook the edge. As the game went on, the Junior team couldn’t find a way to respond, leaving them with a loss of 2-1.

That night, the Junior team matched up against the New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs. Getting off to a good start was Elijah Devereaux ‘20, who found the back of the net midway through the first period. Northwood held the Monarchs to no goals through the first, leading the game heading into the second. The lead did not last long, however, as the opponent scored. A quick response came from Mark Monaco ‘21, who gave the team the lead again. Right before the end of the second period, New Hampshire tied the game after two periods of play. As the battling went on through the third period, the Monarchs scored four unanswered goals with just minutes left in the game. Fust scored a goal, but it wasn’t enough. The Junior team fell to a final of 6-3.

In the final match of the weekend, the Huskies faced the Junior Bruins. As the game began, Northwood got off to a great start by scoring three goals and shutting down the other team. Maintaining the solid play, Northwood dominated the game and scored two more goals. With about five minutes left, the Bruins scored their first goal of the game. The Juniors responded quickly by a goal from Fust. Northwood ended the game at 6-2 and the weekend with a record of 2-2.

The Boys’ Soccer team recent had four home games against the Canadian teams Woodbridge Soccer Club and St. Andrews College. The boys collectively finished 2-1-1–the U18s had one win and one loss, and the U19s had a win and a draw.

Jon Sinclair ’20 in action against St. Andrew’s College (Photo: Mr. Michael Aldridge).

On Saturday, the games kicked off with the U19s playing St. Andrew’s College. Northwood came out fast, hoping to bounce back from their loss against High Mowing two weeks earlier. In the opening minutes of the game, Tomas Restrepo ‘20 scored a header, lobbing the goalkeeper to get the momentum going. Soon after, Ryan Combe ‘20 added to the score. Just before the half, Mateo Rodriguez ‘20 scored a header off a corner, making the scoreline 3-0 going into the half. Coming out into the second half, the Huskies were still out looking to put more goals away with a goal from Matías Valenzuela ‘20 and another header from Alvaro Garcia ‘20, ending the game in a 5-0 win. [Read more…]

Northwood Crew competed in the Tail of the Fish Regatta on the last Saturday of September. Named for its location, Fish Creek in Saratoga Springs, NY, this fall regatta typically attracts 300 boats.

From the 2018 Tail of the Fish regatta (Photo: provided)

Jessica (Su Hae) Jang ‘20, Captain of Northwood Crew, said, “Imani Hawman ‘20 and I only rowed together twice a week because she has skiing dry land the other three days. It was hard for us to train on the same day. But I think we all enjoyed the regatta.”

Jang and Hawman competed in Girls’ Junior Double and placed 17th out of 25 boats. Mr. Howard “H” Runyon, Crew Coach, was very pleased with the results of the first regatta of the fall season. “Because this was a rather small regatta, there was no lightweight double scull event for Jessica and Imani. So they had to race against big girls in the open weight double. Those two girls have never really gone out on a limb and raced hard over the fall distance. This year they made a hard effort all the way down the course.” Coach Runyon said. He added, “They haven’t had enough time on the water together yet this year to have the kind of precision they had in the spring last year. So given these factors, 17th was a good finish.”

Caroline Harrison ‘22 finished 6th out of 8 boats in Girls’ Juniors’ U17 Single. “Those who finished in front of her were from elite programs or were people from who train on Fish Creek every day. She will be doing very well in another year or two,” Coach Runyon said.

The girls’ side of the team is small, but there are a lot of strong returners. Since the old team members have either graduated or moved, the boys’ side of the team has to completely rebuild. However, Runyon sees immense potential within the new members of the team.

The crew team has competed in The Head Of The Fish Regatta this weekend, where Jang and Nora Dawood ‘23 raced in single events. Unfortunately, Harrison could not join them due to an injury. We wish the crew team the best of luck as they continue their season.