Bearcats advance to postseason tournaments

Bearcats advance to postseason tournaments

Hotchkiss varsity field hockey begins postseason play at home Nov. 13.

Riley Klein

LAKEVILLE — The Hotchkiss School is represented in New England Prep School Athletic Council (NEPSAC) tournaments in three sports this fall.

Hotchkiss hosted the Division I NEPSAC cross crountry meet Saturday, Nov. 9. The team placed seventh among competing schools and Cooper Grace placed 15th individually.

Hotchkiss varsity field hockey finished the regular season with a record of 11-2 and qualified for the NEPSAC Class A tournament. The team ended the regular season with an overtime 3-2 win over arch-rival Taft School Nov. 9, which helped earn Hotchkiss the number two seed in the upcoming tournament.

Hotchkiss field hockey got matched against seven-seed Loomis Chaffee in the opening round Wednesday, Nov. 13. Last year, the team lost in the Class A quarterfinal game to Noble and Greenough.

Hotchkiss varsity volleyball qualified for the NEPSAC Class A tournament for the first time in more than 10 years after handily beating Taft in straight sets Nov. 9.

The volleyball team ended the regular season with a record of 12-7, earning the number eight seed. Round one was set for Nov. 13 against King School, the number one seed, hosted at King School in Stamford.

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