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Girl’s hockey team skates towards success

Winter season is in full swing and the girls’ hockey team is back, ready to earn a winning record.

Last year was a rebuilding year for the team. But this year, it has strong leadership from captains Meg Fay ’15 and Cassie Miolene ’15. There are also several promising new players, among them Erin McGroarty ’18 and Steph Walsh ’18.

“This year we are poised for a breakout season,” goaltender Claire Parry ’17 said. For Parry this means she has a strong defensive unit giving the team a chance to win in every game. “It is going to be an exciting season,” Parry said.

The girls on the team, new and returning, are excited to be back on the ice and have hopes to represent Staples at State Championships.
According to Emily Porter ’17, the team works well together and has a sense of camaraderie.

Erin McGroarty ’18 agrees. “Everyone on the team is so nice and accepting. I already feel like I have made some great friends,” McGroarty said. “Plus, it’s so fun so we always have a good time.”

So far the training has worked. With success in the early portion of the season, the team has big goals for the year.

“We have set big goals for this year: a winning record and qualifying for FCIAC and States,” Parry said.

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Katelyn DeAgro, Staff Writer
Katelyn Deagro ’17 is no stranger to winning. As a member of the Saugatuck Rowing Club’s nationally ranked team, she has competed in various elite events such as Nationals, the Head of the Charles, and the San Diego classic. “I like being on a team where there’s so much talent and we are national champions and I like trying to reinvent that every year,” Deagro said. She began rowing the freshman year and fell in love with the sport, “I like the competitive aspect and that it is a challenge. You never reach that level where you’re like ‘alright I’m good enough;’ there’s no ceiling to it,” Deagro said. Deagro’s team is on an impressive winning streak and is currently ranked first in the country. However, they did not get to this point without incredible hard work and sacrifices. Most days, Deagro’s team practices for three to four hours after school, and before bigger Regattas she and her team have an additional morning practice beginning at five in the morning. While she admits it requires a lot of dedication, Deagro says winning and improvement are the two things that make it all worth the time and energy, “There’s nothing that beats when you get off an Ergometer and you’re like ‘wow I just improved my time by 6 seconds and it’s been only 2 weeks,  or when you’re at such a big Regatta and you finish by open water. There’s nothing that can really compete with that.” Deagro hopes to continue her two passions, rowing and political science in college and to intern in Washington D.C. She is especially passionate about history, “My mom says that you can only live one life, but if you read about what’s happened in the past you can live a thousand lives.”