By BOB YORK It would have been fitting, if, after he received his diploma in May, Rhys Louis rode out of town on his bicycle. After all, like his coach Rich Calhoun said, “he leaves Deerfield Academy as the most accomplished cyclist in the school’s history.” As it turned out, not even a knee injury, [...]

By BOB YORK It’s called Melton Hill Lake, but to five boys from Deerfield Academy, it will always be their Golden Pond. The lake, which is located in Oakridge, Tenn., annually plays host to the Youth National Rowing Championships and this year, the Big Green’s Number 1 boat churned its way to a national championship [...]

By BOB YORK Salisbury steak. As any Deerfield Academy lacrosse player – past or present – has learned, it’s on the menu every year, once a year. It’s really nothing more than hamburger that’s been shaped into the likeness of steak and smothered in gravy, but when the opportunity arises – in late May – [...]

By BOB YORK The Deerfield Academy girls lacrosse team finished up this past season with a 5-10 record. But, as coach Allison DiNardo was quick to point out that her Big Green squad won three of its last four games, “so we’re headed in the right direction,” said the veteran mentor. Want some more news [...]

By BOB YORK It took until the next day to get the results – by email – and two days after that, the trophy finally showed up – via UPS. Yes, it was that kind of year for the Deerfield Academy girls tennis team. It was a season marred by injuries and illness but it [...]

By BOB YORK Their swing was fine; it was their timing that was off – like about a year off. For the first time since 2004, Deerfield Academy didn’t win the Kingswood-Oxford Invitational Golf Tournament when the calendar year ended in an even number. With that one exception, it proved to be a rather typical [...]

By BOB YORK Jack Shumway’s good-by gift to Deerfield Academy was a moment in time – 47.9 seconds to be exact. It doesn’t sound like much, because, fortunately for the Big Green, it wasn’t much. It was the Deerfield senior’s clocking in the anchor leg of the 4×400 relay at this spring’s Division I New [...]

By BOB YORK The Big Green beat the odds all season long, but in the end it couldn’t quite beat Andover. “Due to injuries and illnesses, I don’t think we had a single game the entire season when everyone was at full strength,” said Mark Scandling, Deerfield Academy’s girls water polo coach. Nonetheless, his swimmers [...]

By BOB YORK The Deerfield Academy girls lacrosse team finished up this past season with a 5-10 record. But, as coach Allison DiNardo was quick to point out that her Big Green squad won three of its last four games, “so we’re headed in the right direction,” said the veteran mentor. Want some more news [...]

By BOB YORK When it comes to the Central New England Baseball League, everyone’s accounted for when it comes to postseason play. The top four teams in the final standings annually shuffle off to Worcester, where the Final Four battle it out for the CNEBL crown in the Blackburn Tournament, which is hosted by Holy [...]