Athletics News

The varsity field hockey team defeated Miss Porter’s 6-1 on Wednesday, October 20, with four different players recording their first goals as Pelicans.

The boys varsity soccer team improved its record to 7-2-2 on the year with a 7-0 blanking against Deerfield on Wednesday, October 20.

The girls volleyball team improved to a 10-0 season record after defeating Choate 3-1 on Wednesday, October 20. It is the team’s first 10-0 start under head coach Jeff Dyreson, who took over the program in 2001.

The varsity volleyball team defeated defending New England Prep School Athletic Conference Class A champ Phillips Exeter 3-0 on Saturday, October 9.

The varsity field hockey team played back-to-back games Friday and Saturday, October 8^_9, winning 2-0 over Choate and coming home with a 1-1 tie against Westminster.

The varsity football team defeated Hotchkiss 49-12 under the lights of Pratt Field on Saturday, October 9, improving the team’s record to four wins and no losses.

Congratulations to these student athletes for being named Pelicans of the Week by their coaches. The honor is given to students who stand out on the playing field as well as those who act as excellent teammates.

In a matchup between two of the top volleyball teams in the Founders League, Loomis Chaffee hosted Choate and defeated the Wild Boars 3-1 in front of a large crowd.

Faculty member Griffin Cunningham, who teaches math and is an assistant girls varsity ice hockey coach, has been named the head coach of the boys varsity golf team.

The girls cross country team took first place at the Northfield Mount Hermon Invitational on Saturday, October 2, topping teams from Phillips Andover, St. Paul’s School, Winsor School, and host NMH.

In a game featuring two of the football teams in New England, the Pelicans defeated Avon Old Farms 35-26 on Saturday, October 2, on Pratt Field

The girls varsity soccer team defeated Taft 3-1 on Saturday evening in front of a loud and large Taft student section, improving the Pelicans’ record to four wins and one loss on the season.

In a rematch of the 2017 Class A New England Prep School Athletic Conference boys soccer championship, the Loomis Chaffee boys varsity soccer team bested the Bears of Berkshire 2-1 on Saturday, October 2.

After starting the season with three long road trips the girls varsity field hockey team defeated Kingswood Oxford 5-1 on their home turf. 

The boys varsity water polo team recorded its first win of the season on Wednesday, September 29, in Hedges Pool against Westminster School