Athletic News

The swimming and diving team, girls varsity basketball team, and girls varsity squash team enjoyed record-breaking winter seasons!

Boys Varsity Basketball played their final game of the season against Loomis Chaffee, losing in a close game, 60-57. The game was the final home game of the season, so it was the team’s Senior day. Banners were hung for each of the seniors, and there were special team announcements to start the game. A moment was reserved for the injured Brandon McCreesh ’23, with him dribbling the ball for 11 seconds in honor of his jersey number being 11. With that done, the first half would commence. 

The Bearcat Sports Media team traveled to 33 games throughout the eight-week winter season, experiencing the most thrilling wins and crushing defeats along with our favorite Bearcat sports teams. All the while, our team brought you comprehensive coverage through articles and live streams so you could be a well-acquainted Bearcat as well. Having received positive feedback from athletes and parents alike, we hope to be just as productive during the spring season. Below we share a little more about ourselves and why we do what we do!

In their final dual meet of the season against Choate, Girls and Boys Swimming hosted Special Olympics Connecticut athletes Will Geanuracos and Steven Emblidge. Both swimmers had standout performances at the National Special Olympics Orlando in 2022. Geanuracos took bronze in the 50-yard freestyle and 4th in the 4x50 relay. Emblidge won the 50-yard breaststroke and placed 4th in the 4x50 medley relay.

Girls Varsity Basketball took a crushing 46-49 loss against Choate on Wednesday night, despite mounting a late comeback and forcing the game to overtime. This brings their overall season record to 15-2 and ends their 14-game unbeaten streak.

Boys Varsity Basketball played a tough game against Avon, losing by a score of 74-56. It was a hard game for the Bearcats, who played from behind for the whole game. Hotchkiss made several attempts to come back, but Avon kept up the pace, never letting Hotchkiss get more than a couple buckets without getting one of their own.

Hotchkiss Varsity Swimming battled it out in a tough meet against Deerfield this weekend. The final score was 101-78 and 104-76 for girls and boys respectively.