Rivers Athletics Closes Another Successful Fall Season
It was a great fall season here at Rivers! Numerous student-athletes from our fall varsity teams earned league, team, and New England recognition for their hard work and tremendous accomplishments.
In addition to the individual success, Rivers teams brought home two championships this fall, with Varsity Field Hockey winning the second ISL Championship in school history and first since 2019, and Varsity Football won their third NEPSAC Championship in four years.
Beyond the varsity teams, also of note was the success of Middle School teams this fall, which included four soccer teams, flag football, field hockey, and coed volleyball and cross-country teams. These student-athletes worked together and showed hard work and improvement over the course of the season. The athletics program touches all Middle School students and is a big part of the Middle School experience. Rivers coaches emphasize the importance of being good teammates, demonstrating sportsmanship, and collaborating to improve.
The following awards were presented to players on each varsity team:
Field Hockey:
Sophia Capodilupo ’27: All-NEPSAC Class B, ISL All-League
Annie Liebhoff ’28: All-NEPSAC Class B, ISL All-League, Team Most Valuable Player Award
Ellie Beigel ’26: All-NEPSAC Class B Honorable Mention
Emily Reidy ’28: All-NEPSAC Class B Honorable Mention
Ryley MacNutt ’29: ISL All-League
Brooke Bartlett ’27: ISL All-League Honorable Mention, Coaches Award
Chloe Chitkara ’26: ISL All-League Honorable Mention
Nora McLean ’28: ISL All-League Honorable Mention
Boys’ Soccer:
Karim Eljamal ’26: All-NEPSAC Class B, ISL All-League, NEPSAC Senior All-Star
Alex Erdos ’26: All-NEPSAC Class B, ISL All-League, NEPSAC Senior All-Star, Coaches Award
Landon Brownridge ’26: All-NEPSAC Class B Honorable Mention
Austin Del Col ’26: All-NEPSAC Class B Honorable Mention
Max Kaufman ’26: ISL All-League Honorable Mention
Will Heckscher ’26: ISL Goodband Award
Jai Gardner ’27: NEPSAC Junior All-Star
Josh Sardinha ’26: Achievement Award
Girls’ Soccer:
Jaxie Hrkach ’26: All-NEPSAC Class B Honorable Mention, ISL All-League, Pioneer Award
Isabel O’Connell ’28: ISL All-League Honorable Mention
Summer Senior ’26: Most Improved Player Award
Volleyball:
Giani Boerner ’27: All-NEPSAC Class B, Team MVP Award
Calleigh Bellow ’26: ISL All-League Honorable Mention, All-NEPSAC Class B Honorable Mention
Layla Lindsey ’26: ISL All-League Honorable Mention, Rivers Volleyball Award
Rachel Iskra ’28: Most Improved Player Award
Football:
Jalen Morris ’27: NEPSAC Player of the Year, Class C Player of the Year, All-NEPSAC Class C, Class C 1st Team, Grossman Outstanding Achievement Award
Liam Keane ’26: All-NEPSAC Class C, Class C 2nd Team, Val Teixeira Coaches Award
Cole Brown ’28: All-NEPSAC Class C Honorable Mention, Class C 2nd Team
AJ DeSantis ’27: All-NEPSAC Class C Honorable Mention, Class C 2nd Team
Carl Monks ’26: All-NEPSAC Class C Honorable Mention, Class C 2nd Team
Alexander Murdough ’26: All-NEPSAC Class C Honorable Mention, Class C 2nd Team, David W. Flood Award
Jack Simes ’26: Class C 1st Team
Gabe Fonte ’26: Class C 2nd Team
Jackson Grove ’27: Class C 2nd Team
Eli Natapov-White ’28: Class C Honorable Mention
Chase Bugbee ’27: Class C Honorable Mention
Jayson Brainerd ’27: Class C Honorable Mention
Boys’ Cross Country:
Sam Blank ’26: All-NEPSAC Division 3, ISL All-League, F.E. Allison Award
Dash Claflin ’29: All-NEPSAC Division 3, ISL All-League, Coaches Award
Jason Minicozzi ’26: All-NEPSAC Division 3, ISL All-League, F.E. Allison Award
Girls’ Cross Country:
Angelina Ha ’26: ISL All-League, F.E. Allison Award
Kendra Snell ’28: All-NEPSAC Division 3, ISL All-League
Isla Scott ’28: All-NEPSAC Division 3 Honorable Mention
Olivia Standish ’27: All-NEPSAC Division 3 Honorable Mention
Anya Carroll ’26: Leadership Award
Anna Clark ’29: Captain’s Choice Award
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