2025–26 Winter Athletics Awards
It was a great winter sports season at Rivers! Girls’ varsity hockey, boys’ varsity hockey, and boys’ varsity basketball all qualified for the playoffs. The success of winter teams across all levels is a testament to the dedication, effort, and teamwork displayed across the whole athletics program.
The following awards were presented to players on each varsity team from the 2025–26 winter season, including awards from the Independent School League and the New England Prep School Athletic Council, as well as awards given out by each team.
Girls’ Basketball
Amanda Martin ’28: All-NEPSAC Honorable Mention, ISL All-League Honorable Mention
Sarah Poland ’27: ISL All-League Honorable Mention
Joy Robinson ’28: All-NEPSAC, ISL All-League Honorable Mention, Team Impact Award
Laney Sockalosky ’28: Coaches Award
Boys’ Basketball
Pat Costello ’28: All-NEPSAC, ISL All-League, Ernest Lamb, Jr. Award*
AJ DeSantis ’27: Coaches Award
Chais Harriette ’26: Coaches Award
Jack Millward ’27: All-NEPSAC, ISL All-League, F. Ervin Prince Award*
Ikenna Okafor ’27: All-NEPSAC, ISL All-League
Boys’ Hockey
Carter Felt ’29: All-NEPSAC, ISL All-League
Evan Handler ’26: All-NEPSAC Honorable Mention, ISL All-League, Paul Licht Award*
Derrick Huang ’26: All-NEPSAC Honorable Mention, ISL All-League
Tavian Mandeville ’27: ISL All-League Honorable Mention
Kyle Nahabedian ’26: Peter Brock Award*
Will Pratt ’27: ISL All-League
Jonathan Rivard ’26: All-NEPSAC, ISL All-League
Stevie Rousell ’26: ISL All-League Honorable Mention
Girls’ Hockey
Brooke Bartlett ’27: All-NEPSAC Honorable Mention, ISL All-League
Ellie Beigel ’26: All-NEPSAC, Team Most Valuable Player Award
Simone Burns ’28: All-NEPSAC, ISL All-League
Kathryn Butkus ’27: ISL All-League Honorable Mention
Kate Hayes ’26: Coaches Award
Nora McLean ’28: ISL All-League Honorable Mention
Kyleigh Rabazzi ’26: ISL All-League, Coaches Award
Nora Swaim ’28: All-NEPSAC Honorable Mention
Alpine Skiing
Bea Carswell ’29: All-NEPSAC Honorable Mention, ISL All-League
Liam Keane ’26: All-NEPSAC, ISL All-League
Felix Martin ’29: All-NEPSAC, ISL All-League
Liv Martin ’26: All-NEPSAC Honorable Mention, ISL All-League
Jun Murakami ’29: All-NEPSAC Honorable Mention, ISL All-League
Hannah Piché ’26: All-NEPSAC Honorable Mention, ISL All-League
Lizzy Stuart ’26: All-NEPSAC Honorable Mention, ISL All-League Honorable Mention
Cross-Country Skiing
Sawyer Atwood ’29: Spirit Award
Egor Ivanov ’28: All-NEPSAC
Sebastian Mertsch ’28: Coaches Award
*Descriptions of Rivers-specific awards
F. Ervin Prince Award: Presented annually to that member of the boys’ varsity basketball team who has striven hardest to improve himself academically and athletically at The Rivers School.
Ernest Lamb, Jr. Award: Presented annually by the Alumni Association to that member of the boys’ varsity basketball team who, through his ability, character, sportsmanship, and dedication to the game of basketball, follows in the footsteps of Ernest Lamb, Jr., member of the class of 1953 and friend of The Rivers School.
Paul Licht Hockey Award: Presented annually by the Alumni Association to that member of the boys’ varsity ice hockey team who best combines a high standard of play with sportsmanship and dedication.
The Peter Brock Hockey Award: Presented by Mr. Leslie B. Lewis to commemorate Rivers’ first-in-the-nation high school hockey exchange to Japan in March of 1983. This award is given annually to that boys’ varsity ice hockey player who not only has shown the most improvement during the current hockey season, but has also played above and beyond the expectations of his coaches and teammates.
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