JV boys hockey lost a competitive game to Loomis today 6-2. Williston goals were scored by Noah Brooks from Wyatt Wegryzn and Jack Fay and Joe Rees from Wegryzyn and Brooks.

Varsity boys hockey dropped a very competitive game with Gunnery at home 4-2. The game was a see saw battle the first two periods as the teams traded goals. Shaul Mitton scored first for the Wildcats. The Highlanders tied it up 1-1 after the first period. In the second period, Gunnery took the lead before Matt Pimental scored at 14:55 of the period to knot the game at 2 apiece. In the third period, the Highlanders scored twice to take the victory. Trevor Costello was strong in net for the Wildcats with 33 saves.

The Wildcats welcomed the Griffins from Pomfret for a late afternoon tilt. It took the Wildcats half of the period to jump start the offense. Kate Holmes '19 got a pass across the crease from Christina Vote '21 to open the scoring at 7:15. Pomfret answered three minutes later to tie the game. The Wildcats regained the lead (2-1) two minutes later when Holmes found Vote in the slot and the first period would end 2-1. in the second period, Pomfret tied it up after a point shot got through and past Tayah Sommer '19. The Wildcats went to work for the remainder of the period scoring four goals in eleven minutes. The line of newcomers, Teaghan Hall '22, Maeve Reynolds '22, and Emily Zambarano '21 won two face offs in a row on the second, Hall found Reynolds, who shot the puck. Zambarano picked up the rebound that went five hole on the goalie and was sitting in the crease allowing Hall to put in her first goal of her career. Five minutes later, Jules Constantinople '22 stopped the Pomfret wing from getting out of their own zone and then walked around two players before rifling the puck past the Pomfret netminder. Sophia Jones '22 would net the Wildcats sixth goal from the point. Reynolds and Cora Webber earned the helpers. Bryn Saarela scored the next two goals, one on the power play assisted by Jones and Caroline DiFiore '19. DiFiore assisted the second one feeding Saarela right inside the circle. Saarela picked a corner on her second goal. Holmes would get her second of the game when she picked up a pass from Maddy Cardaci '19. The Wildcats played a much stronger second half of the game and look forward to a week of practice before heading to the Harrington Tournament in Boston next week. Thank you to all the parents and students for their support today.

Girls JV Basketball opened the season with a 22-18 win on the road against Suffield. Ciara Tapanes lead the way with 8 points.

Williston opened their home season on the courts with a 1-6 loss to a solid St. Mark’s squad on Saturday. The overall level of play showed progress and included highlight games by Sahnet Ramirez at #5 and Sonia Whitman who won at #6 (6, (8), 3, 7). Newcomer Jimin Lee played an exciting five-game exhibition match, as well.

The Williston wrestling team lost 3 more dual meets, but had a good performance where they actually wrestled today. They lost 30-24 to Eagle Hill. Owen Dietrich had his first varsity win on the mat by pin! Cam Lawrence had a pin as well. Against Hamden Hall, Williston managed just one win by William Gunn in a 54-6 defeat. Williston wrestled well against WMA but lost 48-24. Pinning for Williston were Cam Lawrence, Brodie Fazio, and William Gunn. The team went 9-6 on the day. William Gunn was 3-0, Cam Lawrence was 2-1, Owen Dietrich was 2-1, and Brodie Fazio was 2-1. The wrestlers are back in action next weekend at the Battle on the Bay Tournament at Tabor Academy.

Varsity boys hockey earned a hard fought 5-1 win over Academie St. Louis on Friday evening. It was a great team effort over our visiting friends from Quebec. Five Williston boys found the back of the net - James Belleavoine, Jake Sacratini, Tyler Varin, Shaul Mitton, and Tommy Harty. Trevor Costello earned the win in net with 16 saves.