Another Win for the Golf Team!

ERIK TOBIAS '09

It was a damp, gloomy afternoon when the swirl of yellow and blue hit the soggy turf of Putterham Golf Club. The Beaver Golf Team sported their new overwhelmingly colorful yellow and blue Vineyard Vines uniforms for the first time this year. The team was off to a brilliant start as usual, having seven wins and one loss this year. However on October 10th, Beaver played a newcomer to the league, Portsmouth Abbey. Both teams headed into this match tied for first place. Both teams came out strong, but Portsmouth Abbey stood no chance against Beaver's skilled team. The team claimed five wins and one tie that day. This match moved Beaver into first place. As Max Campion put it, "It was close today, but we really stuck this one out and won the match."

Max is currently one of the best players in the league and is a co-captain of the team. He came in with a whopping one over par, 37. The team's number two player, Adam Buchinder, came in with a level par, 36. Erik Tobias, the team's number three player shot a two over par, 38, while the rest of the team shot scores of 40, 41, or 48. As coach Larry McKinney said, "Not only did the team play well today, but they were the best dressed team in the league." Some say the colors intimated the other the team, but as a co-captain Jamie Beckingham put it, "we simply played our best out there today!" The team has four more matches left this season and if they continue on pace, they will have won their seventh title in the past eight years. Good luck Beaver Golf team!
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Start To a New Soccer Season

TYLER STARR '10

The boys’ varsity soccer team has had a rough start to the season. They started the season off with a come-from-behind one to one tie against Portsmouth Abbey. The team then went 0-3-1 in their next four games. They came from behind in the game with Pingree. They were losing two nothing at the half before a penalty kick goal by Captain Gabe Reich ‘09 and a goal by Will Searle tied the game at two.

Maybe the worst part of those series of games was that Gabe Reich got injured in the Pingree game. Reich says, “I partially tore my ACL before the Pingree game and during the Pingree game I partially tore my MCL.” This was a big loss for the team because Gabe Reich is a starter and a crucial part of the team’s transitional game. Gabe hopes to be back on the field in two weeks.

The team has a lot of new players on it and is missing a few key players from last year. Though the team lost key players, there is still a bevy of players returning from last years team: Avery Hunt ’08, Oliver Katz ’08, Rafael Cabral ’09, Willie Searle ’09, Chris Rush ’08, Arian Fararoy ’08, Zach Levandov ’08, Andrew Emmons ’08, Murry Hershkawitz ’10, Robert Awkward ’10, Marco Fabrizio ’09, and Gabe Reich ’09. The team has seven new players and one new starter: Angelo Cabral ’11, Nate Newmark ’11, Henry Moorhead ’10, Jason Stoll ’10, Jackson Van Raan ‘09, Tyler Starr ’10, and Matt Friedman ’10 . Captains, Avery Hunt ’08 and Oliver Katz ’08, both agree that losing Graham Lloyd ’07, starting sweeper last year, was a big loss. They are also missing their leading scorer from last year, Stratos Saropoulos.

Arguably the biggest loss from last year’s team was Lamarre Rey, who went to Pingree. going to Pingree. Lamarre was the starting keeper on the team for the last three years. “At first it was very devastating knowing that one of the best goalies in the league was leaving,” Oliver Katz says, “but it was resolved by Chris Rush’s performances this season.”

Chris Rush, a “bench warmer” from last year’s team, accepted the challenge of becoming the team’s new keeper. “He has been getting better every practice,” Gabe Reich says. Avery Hunt also agrees that Chris Rush “has been doing well.”

Thanks to the new athletic center, boys’ varsity soccer has been practicing in the gym two times a week. “Going to the weight room helps our team because it helps smaller kids get stronger,” says Oliver Katz.

Their latest game against Chapel Hill was a disaster. In the first half there was a Chapel Hill free kick which was kicked in the air into the goalie box. Rush jumped over a Chapel Hill player to get the ball. A foul was called on Rush for knocking the Chapel Hill striker down while trying to get the ball. Five minutes later the ref ended the game. Coach Cabral had received two yellow cards and a red card, the refs were nowhere to be found, and all BCDS players were outraged. When asked to use one word to describe the game, Reich and Katz answered “ridiculous.”

With eleven more games left, the team looks to step up their game. They are hoping to win their game against Concord on Friday to whom they have not lost to in five years.
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With New Uniforms In Hand, A Golf Championship Is Not Out Of Reach: Interview with Larry McKinney

MARCO FABRIZIO '09

Last year the Beaver golf’s team stunning 14-0 regular season record came to an end when with a devastating loss to Bancroft in the E.I.L golf Championship: “Bancroft had their best match of the year and we did not, it’s as simple as that,” said head golf coach Larry McKinney.

After last year’s championship loss, the team, the school and coach Larry McKinney set out with the high hopes of obtaining a championship. Since the start, the Golf Team has taken the golf course and fashion world by the horns. This year the golf team has decided to sport a new and impressive uniform consisting of a bright yellow button down shirt, baby blue pants and a red belt: “The uniforms this year are kind of crazy, but they are fun,” said coach Larry McKinney. With new uniforms in hand, the golf team was able to win 7 of their first 8 matches placing them at the top of the E.I.L standings. This domination on the golf course is due to Beaver’s stellar lineup of Max Campion, Adam Buchbinder, Erik Tobias, Jamie Beckingham, Evan Winter and Mike Boustany. With E.I.L all-star Max Campion (who has hit an amazing 1 over par last game), leading the way, it seems like the future of the golf team will continue to look up. Larry McKinney closed the interview by commenting on the golf team’s future: “I know that our season can’t be as perfect as last years, but I feel that if we continue to play the way we have, the E.I.L. championship will soon be in Beaver’s possession.”

Quick Interview With Larry McKinney
Best Player? Max Campion
Who would win 1v1 you or Max? Max
What your record thus far? 14-2
Hardest Game Thus Far? Loss against Landmark
Is a championship achievable this year? Definitely
What do you think about the new uniform? It’s awesome
Favorite sport (other thank golf)? Basketball
Favorite sport to watch (other than golf)? Football
Favorite Pro Team? Patriots
Favorite Movie? Shawshank Redemption
Favorite T.V. show? Grey’s Anatomy
Favorite Food? Pizza from Pinos
Favorite Drink? Diet Coke
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