Action From the Wildcat Den
Sports Review: Spring 2009
Boys Baseball (Coaches Jared Trippel and Peter Zantop)
So far the Boys Varsity team has played two games of its Spring FAA Schedule, earning a hard fought tied game with St. Luke's School (2-2) after 6 innings and beating Greenwich Country Day School (8-7) in a final 7th innings. Overall the team has played excellent defense despite giving up 5 early runs to GCDS, with stellar pitching from Peter Heerdt and Sam Jelliffe. Notable performances - Chris Kondracki at catcher, Will Heerdt at 1st base, Wes Jamieson at 2nd base and new-boy in the School, Ben Steinman at 3rd base. The team is completed with some excellent outfield play from Jose Maita (great catch in his debut game in left field), slugger Otto Yamashita, and solid outfielding from Eamon Cartine and Blake Reinken. Remaining Games:
Thur 14th May vs GCDS - Away at 3:30
Tue 26th May vs Eagle Hill - Away 3:30
Thur 28th May vs French American - Home 4:00
Girls Softball (Coaches Kurt Putnam and Erica Kucharski)
So far the Girls Varsity team has played one game of its Spring Schedule, losing a close game 3-2 to Harvey School. Pitching is shared between Gaby Troya and Amy Jope, with bases (Amy Jope, Emma Heerdt, Tory Dobbin, Cynthia Borda), catching (Megan Winkhaus) and outfielders (Charlotte Gardner, Elizabeth Spenningsby, Paige Wilkens and Annelise Cepero). Remaining Games:
Mon May 18th vs Harvey - Home 3:30
Thur May 21st vs GCDS - Away 3:30
Tue May 26th vs French American - Home - 4:00
Co-Ed Cross-Country (Coaches Kurt Putnam and Candice Wood)
So far 7/8 grade runners (Lukas Seebacher and Iann Arango - team captains) have completed 3 of the scheduled meets, finishing high in their respective grades. The 5/6 grade runners have completed 2 meets with Emma Heerdt and Elettra Baldi currently joint 1st place in 6th grade girls, with Henry and Robbie Lewis in the top 5 for 5th grade boys. Tyler Chapman, Christian Sposta, Lucia Iannone and Jackie Steinman complete the team and have improved their times significantly over the past few weeks to be finishing in the top half of the runners.
See Sports calander for remainign meets and come cheer for the Wildcats!
Winter Sports Highlights
Whitby vs. Hackley
In a thrilling overtime game February 19th played in the Whitby Den, the Wildcats of Whitby School unleashed their growl on the Hackley School winning 58-54 in a game described by Athletic Director Kurt Putnam "one the best games seen here in a long time".
Whitby vs. St. Lukes
On Wednesday, Feb. 18th, the Whitby 6-7th grade Wildcats tangled with St. Lukes at the Wildcat Den. The exciting game was decided in the last seconds as Whitby missed two desperation three-pointers that would have tied the game. The Wildcats fell to their worthy opponents 31-28 as the final whistle blew. The two teams played a competitive game as the lead changed hands numerous times along the way. After a late timeout, with Whitby down by three points they executed a play that allowed Peter Heerdt to attempt a contested three-pointer to tie the game. After the rebound bounced around it eventually found its way back to Peter for one final attempt at the hoop. The desperation shot came up short as the final whistle blew.
Both teams were applauded for their efforts on the court and the kids left happy to be part of such an exciting game. Peter Heerdt led the way for Whitby by scoring 12 points. Strong contributions were also made by Sam Jellife (6 points), Iann Arrango (4 points), Darien Pierce (4 points), Chris Kondracki (2 points), Jacopo Baldi, Chad Silver, Emma Heerdt, Nicolas Hasty, Jose Maita and Elettra Baldi.
"Coach T Plots World Domination!"
"Tight D" by the Wildcats" 
"Driving to the Hoop"
Jacapo Baldi passes to Darien Pierce
Sam Jelliffe Buries the Free Throw
