By Bob York After serving as skipper of the Big Green boys crew program for the past three years, Ben Hamilton is abandoning ship and heading to a new port of call in the Boston area. And so, his sailors wanted to come up with an appropriate going-away present—and did. Deerfield’s No. 1 boat finished [...]

By Bob York Deerfield softball went three-for-eight this season. That wouldn’t be too bad if you were talking about plate appearances, but we’re not. We’re talking about wins and losses. The Big Green (3-5), which saw three of its games lost to snow and rain, saw four other games lost to thunder—from opponents’ bats, as [...]

By Bob York Opposing coaches of the Deerfield Academy girls lacrosse team can finally exhale—the Dewey twins are gone. For those poor coaches, who had to mentally endure what their goalies were going through physically to keep Hallie and Charlotte Dewey off the scoreboard, the last three years must have seemed like an eternity.  Hallie [...]

By Bob York This was a rebuilding year for the Deerfield Academy girls tennis program and after losing seven players to graduation last spring, you really couldn’t blame coach David Dickinson for admitting “I really didn’t know what to expect from this year’s team.” The veteran Big Green mentor knew he had Ritchey Howe ’12, [...]

By Bob York Nice legs! Nope, great legs! They were the key components behind Deerfield Academy’s showing at this spring’s Division I New England Prep School Track Association Championships—which the Big Green hosted. The boys finished the day in fifth place with 51 points. This was its best showing at the New England meet since [...]

By Bob York Deerfield Academy is becoming a frequent visitor to the medals podium at the New England Interscholastic Rowing Association Regatta at Lake Quinsigamond. The Big Green girls have qualified for the regatta revelry two of the past three seasons—and missed out on a medal last spring when they ended up fourth, just one [...]

By Bob York Deerfield just missed a podium invite at the New England Class A Boys Interscholastic Tennis Tournament this spring. The Big Green could be considered the Best of the Rest, however, as it finished up fourth in an eight-team tourney field. “The kids worked hard, showed improvement, and had fun this year,” reported [...]

By Bob York When Deerfield Academy’s cycling program turned three this spring, the guests of honor didn’t need any training wheels to make it to the party. They haven’t been around long, to be sure, but these new kids on the block have made the most of their trips around New England’s highways and byways. [...]

By Bob York It was a season to remember as well as a season for remembering. This year’s rendition of Big Green golf has plenty to remember from this spring: a 16-1 regular-season record, capturing the Andover Invitational, and finishing third at the Kingswood Invitational Tournament. And all the while, remembering a teammate—Izzy Marley—who was [...]

By Bob York Chicago Cubs Hall of Famer Ernie Banks had such a passion for the game of baseball, he became the source of one of the sport’s most renowned quotes when he’d quip, “Let’s play two!” Big Green coach Phil Blood has a love for baseball, too, but after this past season, his response [...]