On March 3rd, 2025, Belmont Hill kicked off its 101st year of spring sports. After capping off a highly successful centennial sports year, Belmont Hill looks to improve its athletic standards.
The Varsity Lacrosse team is currently 4-2 and has a four-game winning streak. After back-to-back losses against strong Deerfield Academy and Choate Rosemary Hall, the team got their first win of the season against Avon Old Farms 13-10. On Friday, April 4th, they faced off against Milton Academy at Nickerson Field (Boston University) and won with a staggering 19 goals to Milton’s 4. Last week, the team earned wins over Lawrence Academy and Tabor Academy, and on Monday they faced off against IMG, SCORE. In total, the team’s goal differential from six games is 83-47, and they hope to continue to improve over the season and make another run at the ISL Championship. The captains are 4-year veterans of the team-Preston Evans ’25, Lindan Verville ’25, and Eli Friedman ’25.
Over on the Charles River, the Varsity Crew team has won their recent scrimmage against Kent. They then faced Deerfield, a team praised as the “gold standard” of New England rowing this year by Coach Richards. The team, coming off of three first-place and one second-place finish at NEIRAs, looks to fulfill their high expectations this year with the leadership of William Walton ’25, Jack Kastner ’25, and Vince Mezzanotte ’25.
The Varsity Baseball team recently beat Philips Andover 5-4 on a walk-off walk and lost a 6-5 under the lights at Austin Prep to a tough Lawrence Acadmy team. Bridgton Academy 7-2, showcasing their brilliance on the diamond. They hope to make another run at the ISL Championship, despite losing a significant number of graduated players who were key contributors last year. This year, the captains are Cooper Tarlie ’25 and Jack Duffy ’25.
On the tennis courts, the Varsity Tennis team has lost their first match, in a neck-and-neck contest against Deerfield, 4-2. They rebounded with dominant win over Thayer before losing to a talented Roxbury Latin team. The team looks forward to making a run at Class A under captains Ernest Lai ’25 and Jack Nolan ’25.
The Varsity Track team is off to good start after their meet at Groton on Saturday, April 5th. They faced off against Groton, Lawrence and Roxbury Latin. NAME, NAME and NAME all had strong performances. The track team faces off against Thayer, Nobles and Middlesex at Thayer on Wednesday, April 16th. The team is lead by captains Josiah Gomes ’25, Ashton Cruz ’25, Davis Woolbert ’25, and Jordan Summers ’25.
The Varsity Golf team looks to fulfill their stellar expectations. The team has some new additions paired with long-time veterans of the team, and hopes to repeat the success they have experienced in years prior.
The Panel would like to wish the best of luck to all competing Belmont Hill sports teams.
