By BOB YORK –  Deerfield Academy lost its mountain mojo. The Big Green saw its two-year reign as king – and queen – of the hill reach the finish line this winter, as both squads came up short in defending their crowns at the New England Prep School Athletic Conference Class A Alpine Skiing Championships, [...]

By BOB YORK –  Let’s play a game of “what if…” Like “what if” Deerfield Academy had made the New England Prep School Athletic Conference Boys Hockey Tournament this winter.  Now, we know no invites were issued to the Big Green but according to coach Brendan Creagh, a berth in postseason play was closer than [...]

By BOB YORK –  During his annual wrap-up of the season, Darnel Barnes was able to utter those two magical words that every coach loves to say but dreads to hear: “Everybody’s back!” Unfortunately, he wasn’t able to quit while he was ahead. There’s always another pressing question a head coach must answer about his [...]

The Division I New England Prep School Swimming and Diving Championships took place this week starting Wednesday, February 27th with the diving competition held at Suffield Academy and continuing Saturday, March 2nd with the swimming competition on home turf. 

By BOB YORK– It’s highly doubtful anyone would be surprised to know that following its most recent census, the People’s Republic of China continues to be the most populous country in the world with a head count of 1.3 billion people. It may raise a few eyebrows, however, to know that despite its multitude of [...]

By BOB YORK – Let’s just call him a blast from the past.Tom Heise returned to some very familiar landscape this fall: patrolling the sidelines for the Big Green boys varsity soccer team. Heise, who spent the past seven years coaching the Deerfield JV program, tutored the varsity for 11 years, from 1993 to 2004 and [...]

By BOB YORK – Through the first two months of its 2012 campaign, the word “awesome” had become synonymous with the Deerfield Academy field hockey program. It owned a 10-2-1 record and had already secured an invitation to postseason play for the 19th time in its 23 years of existence.Then, the Big Green ran into some [...]

By BOB YORK – Only one team – eventual champion Phillips Exeter Academy – placed as many runners among the top dozen finishers as Deerfield Academy did during this year’s New England Prep School Athletic Conference Boys Division I Cross Country Championships. Both squads rang up three: The Big Red filled the first, seventh and tenth [...]

By BOB YORK – Among the cherished moments Heidi Valk will remember about the 2012 Big Green girls soccer season will be all those long faces she could see on the Loomis Chaffee sidelines. Another thing she is sure to remember is how they got there.“I’ve been a part of the girls soccer program here at [...]

By BOB YORK – A hot start was followed by a chilly finish this season, as the Deerfield Academy volleyball team finished its 2012 campaign with a 6-8 record – and no tournament invitation. The Big Green opened this fall’s session with a 4-1 showing, only to pull out two more victories over the final nine [...]