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Winter Season Highlights
The following is a summation of notable achievements and accolades earned by Hopkins varsity athletes throughout the course of the 2024-2025 winter season.
Boys Basketball
Captains '24-'25: Gabe Ciminiello, Mars Fine, Justin Wang
Captains-Elect '25-'26: David Blair, Gabe Ciminiello, Rocco DeMaio, Lucas Downes
Team Award (for Leadership, Dedication and Sportsmanship): Mars Fine
Other Honors/Accolades:
-All-FAA Honorable Mention: Zion Robinson
Record: 6-14
Girls Basketball
Captains '24-'25: Claire Russell, Nicole Tooker
Captains-Elect '25-'26: Eva Stirk, Nicole Tooker
HGDPH Trophy (for Excellence, Leadership, and Sportsmanship): Claire Russell
Other Honors/Accolades:
-Eva Stirk: Second Team All-FAA, Pingree All-Tournament Team, NEPSAC Class A All-Star
-All-FAA Honorable Mention: Nicole Tooker
Record: 3-16
Fencing
Captains '24-'25: Sam Ridky, Maggie Willey
Captains-Elect '25-'26: TBD
Ralph Mertens Award (for Dedication and Leadership): Connor Brennan, Hailey Willey
Other Honors/Accolades:
-First Team All-State: Aman Bakshi, Richard Helmy
-Second Team All-State: Sam Ridky, Oliver Tsao
-Individual Foil State Champion: Aman Bakshi
Record:
-Boys: TBD (season ongoing)
-Girls: TBD (season ongoing)
Boys Squash
Captains '24-'25: Ronan Cheng-Slater, Dylan Underkofler
Captains-Elect '25-'26: Kyle Abrahamsen, Dylan Underkofler
Squash Cup Award (for Commitment, Class and Tenacity): Derin Bahtiyar
Most Valuable Player: Brendan Tagliarini
Other Honors/Accolades:
-FAA All-League: Rayan Ahmad, Brendan Tagliarini, Dylan Underkofler
Record: 12-12
Girls Squash
Captains '24-'25: Isabel Fan, Anya Mahajan
Captains-Elect '25-'26: Ripley Chance, Victoria Fan
Squash Cup Award (for Commitment, Class and Tenacity): Isabel Fan
Other Honors/Accolades:
-FAA All-League: Victoria Fan
-FAA Honorable Mention: Bea Lundberg
Record: 8-10
Swimming & Diving
Captains '24-'25: Nathaniel Huang, Layla Kenkare, Josie Lipcan, Zal Mody
Captains-Elect '25-'26: Emily Fridman, Ryann Holden, Oliver Melnick, Zara Nat, Liam Teel, Thooyan Thirumaran
Burt N. Erich Award (for Most Dedicated Swimmer): Nate Huang, Layla Kenkare
Other Honors/Accolades:
-First Team All-FAA: Oliver Melnick (Boys 50 Free, Boys 100 Free)
-Second Team All-FAA: Boys 200 Medley Relay (Oliver Melnick, Zal Mody, Jacob Richards, Nate Huang), Kira Johnson (1M Dive), Jacob Richards (Boys 100 Fly), Boys 200 Free Relay (David Laganovskis, Calder Resch, Zal Mody, Chris Myott), Liam Teel (Boys 100 Breaststroke)
-All-FAA Honorable Mention: Layla Kenkare, Calder Resch
-All-FAA Honorable Mention: Layla Kenkare, Calder Resch
Record:
-Boys: TBD (season ongoing)
-Girls: TBD (season ongoing)
Wrestling
Captains '24-'25: Davis Bachner, Richard Fearon
Captain-Elect '25-'26: Eric Fusscas
Team Award (for Devotion and Dedication): Rich Fearon
Most Improved Award (for Greatest Improvement During the Season): Savion Kaphar
Other Honors/Accolades:
- Team: 5th Place, SCH Invitational; 3rd Place, Western New England Eastern Division Tournament; 11th Place, New England Tournament
-Davis Bachner: 5th Place (144), WNEPSWA East; New England Qualifier
-Alexander Benke: 6th Place (126), Bearcat Brawl
-Charlie Clark: 3rd Place (106), Skiff Mountain Scuffle; New England Qualifier
-Maurice Ellis: 5th Place (144), Bearcat Brawl; 2nd Place (144), SCH Invitational; 2nd Place (138), WNEPSWA East; 5th Place (138), NEISWA; National Prep Qualifier
-Fereol Faure: 5th Place (138), Bearcat Brawl; 1st Place (138), SCH Invitational; New Haven Duals Outstanding Wrestler; 3rd Place (132), BIT; 2nd Place (132), WNEPSWA East; New England Qualifier
-Rich Fearon: 5th Place (157), Bearcat Brawl; 3rd Place (157), SCH Invitational; 2nd Place (157), BIT; 2nd Place (157), WNEPSWA East; 8th Place (157), NEISWA; 100 Win Club; National Prep Alternate; School Record Holder (121 wins), Jimmy Detrixhe Scholar Athlete Award Finalist
-James Fisher: 6th Place (138), WNEPSWA East; 1st Place (138), JV Western New England
-Arthur Fusscas: 6th Place (165), WNEPSWA East
-Eric Fusscas: 1st Place (113), Bearcat Brawl; 2nd Place (113), SCH Invitational; 3rd Place (113), BIT; 1st Place (106), WNEPSWA East; 3rd Place (106), NEISWA; National Prep Qualifier; 100 Win Club
-Savion Kaphar: 4th Place (190), BIT; New England Qualifier
-Nate Levitt: 3rd Place (175), WNEPSWA East; New England Qualifier
-Marlon McFerren: 4th Place (150), BIT; 3rd Place (150), WNEPSWA East; 8th Place (150), NEISWA
-Ozzie Pitkin: 3rd Place (98), BIT
-Charlie Russell: 6th Place (132), WNEPSWA East; 1st Place (132), JV Western New England
-Jose Walters: 5th Place (285), WNEPSWA East
-Coach Sperling: Finalist, NEISWA Coach of the Year
Record: 21-6
IMBL
Edward J. Donahue, Jr. Trophy (for Hustle and Dedication): Saki Tomita
Ski Racing
Captains '24-'25: Logan Matthews, Jackson Mokotoff, Sophie Stevens-Scalan, Dylan Whang
Captains-Elect '25-'26: Samantha Bernstein, Aiden Chan, Jake Fejos, Ella Rinaldi
Gardner Blitzer Award (for Leadership and Commitment): Dylan Whang
Other Honor/Accolades:
-Simi Bhutani: All-State
-Jake Fejos: All-State, Team Connecticut member
-NEPSAC Division C competitors
Record:
-Girls: TBD
-Boys: TBD
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