Championship Cross Country Meet
Posted by Sarah Pollex
The championship meet was held last Tuesday at Penfield Beach. Grade 5/6 runners completed 1.25 miles and grade 7/8 runners completed 2.25 miles. We had a record number of athletes place in the top five:
- Grade 5 girls: Alex 1st (11:03)
- Grade 5 boys: Jackson 1st (12:07)
- Grade 6 boys: Asher 3rd (10:36)
- Grade 7 girls: Virginia 1st (13:49), Emily 3rd (16:00)
- Grade 7 boys: Adrian 3rd (14:50)
- Grade 8 girls: Charlotte 3rd (17:01)
- Grade 8 boys: Teddy 1st (11:32)
What a way to end the season! Congratulations to these individuals for placing in the top 5 and to the entire team for achieving personal best times!
Go Gators!
Record Cross Country Season!
Posted by Sarah Pollex
Our cross country season has came to a close with what could be our most successful season ever! Our team accomplishments come from the hard work put in at our outstanding practices all season long, particularly the beloved ladder main set of 3+ miles! For the overall season results, we had one if not more than one runner in each category:
-Grade 5 girls: Alex 1st; Olivia 5th
-Grade 5 boys: Jackson 1st
-Grade 6 girls: Sierra 4th
-Grade 6 boys: Asher 3rd
-Grade 7 girls: Virginia 1st; Emily 3rd
-Grade 7 boys: William 4th
-Grade 8 girls: Charlotte 2nd
-Grade 8 boys: Teddy 1st
Congratulations to these individuals for placing in the top 5 and to the entire team for achieving personal best times!
Go Gators!
Phenomenal XC Season Opener
Posted by Sarah Pollex
Unquowa did an amazing job on a very difficult course at Ridgefield Academy last week. Our athletes know that best times are the ultimate prize. We are competing against ourselves and setting short-term and long-term goals to monitor our progress. Runners who place in the top 5 earn points throughout the season. Congratulations to all of our competitors and to our top 5 finishers:
-Grade 5 Girls: Olivia (4th), Alex (1st)
-Grade 6 girls: Sierra (3rd)
-Grade 6 boys: Asher (3rd)
-Grade 7 girls: Emily (3rd), Virginia (1st)
-Grade 7 boys: William (5th)
-Grade 8 girls: Charlotte (2nd)
-Grade 8 boys: James (4th), Teddy (1st)
Go Gators!
Alumni News: Blake Erenhouse and Michael Roberts ’19
Posted by Beatrice DeGrand
In March, Blake Erenhouse ‘19 and Michael Roberts ’19 led the Hopkins Saber and Epee fencing teams to second place wins at the Teams State Championships. Blake also placed second in the Individual State Championships for Saber and received his US Fencing ‘D’ rating after winning a regional tournament in Branford.
Posted March 2023
Keep Your Eye On the Birdie!
Posted by Sarah Pollex
What is shaped like an ice cream cone, but made out of feathers, and you get to whack it through the air on all of Unquowa’s four Badminton Courts? —A BIRDIE!
The racquet sport of badminton is a favorite for third to eighth grade. As it involves a lot of speed, agility, and skill on the court, badminton encourages a high level of physical activity. And since we play the game in doubles mode, it’s also all about team play. Hurrah for birdies!
March Madness Preview
Posted by Sarah Pollex
March Madness has arrived early at Unquowa as the Third and Fourth grade Basketball team brings its season to a close! Over the last two months, all of our players have persevered through the drills, the fundamentals of the game, learning the basics of team play, picking ourselves up when we fall and… feeling the thrill of personal improvement and most important: the camaraderie of group success. For seventy five grueling minutes at each team practice, our Unquowa athletes showed their heart and school spirit, carrying on a tradition of fair play and sportsmanship that are the hallmarks of the Unquowa character for the last one hundred and six years!
Among our many highlights: Every player showed huge skill growth shooting at the ten foot basket (the standard height of the pros!)
For our “team shooting challenge” the team beat its personal best, scoring 56 baskets in five minutes, a full 22 baskets over our previous best!
At our intersquad scrimmages, regardless of the tenseness of the game or the closeness of the score (or the calls by the officials!!) there was always an attitude of “Good Game Well Played!” that made the coaches proud.
Gators on Three! 1-2-3! Go Gators!
