Boys Soccer opened the season with a 4-0 win over former SENE rival Providence Country Day School. The Warriors saw a pair of goals from Tomas Castano ’27, David Battle-Cardemil ’26, and Alex Finkelstein ’26. On Wednesday, the team dropped their EIL opener on the road to Portsmouth Abbey 3-1. The Warriors’ lone goal on the afternoon was from Battle-Cardemil. The team heads back into action on Berwick Day at 3pm Saturday at Berwick Academy.
The energy in Van Norman Field House was palpable Friday night as the Warriors’ Girls Volleyball team opened the year with a convincing 3-0 win over Blackstone Valley Prep. Amaya Womack ’27 led the squad with 17 kills, 13 digs, and 8 aces, and Sage Johnston ’29 contributed 7 kills, 1 block, and 5 aces. The team participates in Berwick Day Saturday at Berwick Academy and is slated for a noon start for the EIL opener.
With construction underway at Wheeler Farm, the Cross Country team began their season as “Road Warriors” in a meet at St. Andrew’s School. Joining the Saints and Warriors in the action were Mt. St. Charles Academy, Pomfret School, and Marianapolis School. The team finished with “Double Dubs” to start the year! For more information on cross country be sure to follow them on their team Instagram account!
Girls Soccer opened EIL play with a 5-1 loss on the road to Portsmouth Abbey, with the Warriors’ Julia Murphy ’27 finding the back of the net. Coach Eric Delgado P’32 and his squad head to Berwick Academy on Saturday for a 1pm matchup with the perennial Class C NEPSAC championship contender.
Field Hockey opened the season with a 2-2 draw at Wilbraham and Monson Academy (MA) behind goals from Alex Kittredge ’26 and Emma Routhier ’25. The Warriors hosted Marianapolis on Wednesday and had a dominant home opener that saw multiple Warriors etch their names in the scorebooks including Kara Schiano ’26 (5 goals), Kittredge (3 goals), Routhier (2 goals), and Elena Rust ’25 (1 goal). Coach Frost and his 1-0-1 Warriors travel north on Saturday for an 11am tilt against Berwick Academy. The team held off a ferocious Bulldogs team a year ago in an important 1-0 EIL win.
The Golf team tee off their season at Agawam Thursday when they host Bancroft School in their first match of the season. Coach VanRossum and Coach Bourbeau are excited for a group that features a healthy balance of seniority and young talent, including Raj Mammen ’28, who is fresh off his Rhode Island U-14 Amateur Championship this summer.
The addition of Middle School Pickleball has been . . . phenomenal! Two days a week our Upper School Tennis Coach Jeff Hedden is guiding 25 middle schoolers in Wheeler’s first outdoor pickleball activities at the farm. We are hoping to create some excitement outside of Wheeler with other schools that might be interested in putting a small league together for next fall. Coach Hedden reports, “I’ve been excited about the outright enthusiasm for the kids to learn how to play properly. Also how they want to challenge each other in competition and how they’re already looking forward to facing other schools!”
Outside the Season: Swim Across America Seven Years Straight
Coach Kristin Murphy P’19 P’23 and her swimmers are at it again with their annual participation in Swim Across America. The team raised over $1,000 with all funds going directly towards cancer research at Rhode Island’s Women and Infants Hospital. The team has participated each of the last seven years in the event.
Did You Know: Coach Monica Aleixo
Physical Education Department Chair Monica Aleixo P’16 P’17 coached Girls Varsity Soccer at Wheeler for 25 years. In that time, she guided the Warriors to nine league championships and a trip to the NEPSAC Class C Championship Game!
Wheeler has a tradition-filled and successful athletics history, and we look forward to sharing more about that past each week in the Did You Know section!
