By Shane Rabacs ’18

• Baseball

After not living up to expectations in 2016, going 10-10, the baseball team looks to get back on track in 2017. After losing many key seniors, like center fielder Nathan Panzer ’16 and Noah Yokoi ’16, some young talent will have to be found to replace those open spots. The team will be lead by Ryan Fitton ’17, Chad Knight ’19, Ben Casparius ’17 and Michael Fanning ’17.

• Boys Lacrosse:

Boys’ lacrosse is looking to build off a 15-3 regular season last year with playoff success this year. “We suffered a tough loss in the second round [of states] and that left a sour taste in the rising seniors’ mouths leading to the off season,” captain Billy Hutchinson ’17 said. “This year I think we’d like to get over that hump and make it back to the state finals like we did when us seniors were freshman.” With many starters from last season graduating, many spots will be filled with young talent found during pre-season.

• Girls Tennis

The girls’ tennis team went 15-1 and won the state championship in 2016 and will try to continue to dominate this year. Megan Brown ’17, Kristen Butler ’18 and Vanessa Mauricio ’17 will be key players to the success of the team. A state championship rematch against Greenwich will be a essential to their record.

Girls Track & Field

Girls’ track and field will try to improve on their eighth place finish in the FCIAC championship last year. The loss of Hannah Debalsi will be big for the Wreckers. Debalsi ’16 holds the Class LL record for the 1600 meter run with a time of 4:53.29. Ivy Prince ’17, Katherine Coogan ’17, Grace Foster ’17, Susie Martin ’17, Sarah Neckritz ’17 and Samantha Little ’17 will need to perform well if they hope to improve this year.