Greens Farms Academy 2019-2020

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Darien Players in Greens Farms Academy Sports Dispatches: Feb 27

By DARIENITE.COM | February 27, 2020

The Greens Farms Academy squash programs to compete on the national level last week, with some Darien residents stepping up in a big way. — an announcement from Greens Farms Academy
Here’s a rundown of what happened:

BOYS SQUASH
It was a weekend of growth, both figurative and literal, as the Greens Farms Academy boys squash team placed sixth in the 2020 US Squash Division IV High School National Championship tournament. The Dragons—a team that boasts just one senior and two middle schoolers amongst its top seven—were seeded eighth in the 16-team tier. They lost twice in the tourney—once to the eventual national Div. IV champ and once to the top-seeded team.

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Darien Players in Greens Farms Academy Sports Dispatches: Feb 20

By DARIENITE.COM | February 19, 2020

Darien players helped Greens Farms Academy girls squash and boys basketball teams to these wins last week:

— an announcement from Greens Farms Academy
GIRLS SQUASH
The GFA squash team placed fifth at the FAA championship tournament after topping St. Luke’s by a 5-2 score early last week. After losing in the top two slots, GFA swept the remaining matches to post the win. Ryan Boyle (Southport) won in four sets (11-8, 14-12, 6-11, 11-7), Kavya Krishnamurthy (Westport) won in four sets (11-3, 9-11, 11-2, 11-6) and Anya Bettegowda (Wilton), Annabelle Kreitler (Fairfield) and Keely O’Shea (Darien) won in straight sets. BOYS BASKETBALL
The Dragons went 1-2 last week notching a win early in the week before falling twice at home.

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Darien Players in Greens Farms Academy Sports Dispatches as Regular Season Ends

By DARIENITE.COM | November 6, 2019

The regular season rolled to a close with all of Greens Farms Academy’s fall sports teams clinching postseason spots. The GFA cross country squads, meanwhile, entered the postseason with the under-manned boys team notching a third-place finish in the FAA championships race. — an announcement from Greens Farms Academy

Here’s a rundown of how the week went for the Dragons:
CROSS COUNTRY
The GFA boys cross country team placed third at Monday’s FAA championship meet, despite missing its No. 2 runner. The Dragons amassed 103 points to finish behind Hopkins (50) and Brunswick (52), which battled it out for the top spot.

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Darien Players in Greens Farms Academy Sports Dispatches: Oct 29

By DARIENITE.COM | October 29, 2019

The Greens Farms Academy boys soccer team ran its winning streak to five games with a three-win week last week. — an announcement from Greens Farms Academy

Here’s a rundown of how the week went for the Dragons:
VOLLEYBALL
The GFA Dragons hit the road for Greenwich Academy on Monday and came away on the short end of a 25-14, 25-18, 25-18 score. Meg Nesi (Fairfield) had 15 assists while Sammy Freeman (Shelton) had five kills and four blocks. Madison Gordon (Stratford) and Lily Lind (Fairfield) had four kills each. The Dragons rolled to a 25-5, 25-7, 25-13 win on Wednesday at Hamden Hall.

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Darien Players in Greens Farms Academy Sports Dispatches: Oct 23

By DARIENITE.COM | October 23, 2019

It was Homecoming Week at Greens Farms Academy and the Dragons capped it off with four victories in five varsity outings. — an announcement from Greens Farms Academy

Here’s a rundown of how the entire week went for the Dragons:
BOYS SOCCER
The Dragons saw their five-game winning snapped at the hands of league rival St. Luke’s on Tuesday. After GFA dominated the possession game for the first 30-plus minutes, giving the Storm just a few rushes on goal, the Dragons saw two defensive miscommunications within minutes of each other turn into a 2-0 St. Luke’s lead.

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Greens Farms Academy Sports Dispatches: Oct 15 — Darien Players Score

By DARIENITE.COM | October 15, 2019

The Greens Farms Academy boys soccer team, with help from Charlie Benson of Darien, ran its unbeaten streak to five games to highlight the week in Dragon athletics. — an announcement from Greens Farms Academy

Here’s a rundown of what happened through Saturday, Oct 12 (with Darien players in boldface):
BOYS SOCCER
A balanced attack led the Dragons to a 5-0 road win over the Forman School on Monday. Charlie Benson (Darien) had two goals and an assist while Will Whelan (Fairfield) and Henry Mcdonald (Westport) had a goal and a set-up each to lead the GFA efforts. Liam Murphy (Westport) also scored while Ethan Lior (Fairfield) and Jack Seegers (Stamford) both had assists. Max Yates (Fairfield) and Ryan Buzzee (Norwalk) both made a save splitting the goalkeeping duties.

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Greens Farms Academy Sports Dispatches: Oct 8

By DARIENITE.COM | October 8, 2019

Greens Farms Academy girls and boys soccer, field hockey and volleyball teams all left the field unbeaten this past week, with Darien athletes helping with the wins. Here’s a look at last week’s results, with Darien players mentioned in dispatches in boldface:
GIRLS SOCCER
Lauren Lior (Fairfield) scored twice to lead Greens Farms Academy to a 4-1 win over Westover on Wednesday. Margot Goldsmith (Darien) and Elyse Kimball (Westport) also scored goals for the Dragons. Lane Murphy (Darien) and Marygrace Dellisanti (Wilton) combined efforts in goal, making seven saves for the Dragons. Kimball scored twice, once of an assist from Annika White (Southport), as the Dragons wound up tying Holy Child by a 2-2 score later in the week.

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How Darien Sports Players Competed in the Past Week at Greens Farms Academy

By DARIENITE.COM | September 25, 2019

The Greens Farms Academy girls soccer team got its first win of the season to highlight the Dragons’ fall sports action last week. Players from Darien had prominent roles in a lot of the games. Here’s a rundown of the week in sports at GFA, with Darien players’ names in boldface:
GIRLS SOCCER
GFA battled tough with St. Luke’s early in the week as Lane Murphy (Darien) made 14 saves against the Storm to keep it close. St.

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Darien Students Begin Fall Sports Season at Greens Farms Academy

By DARIENITE.COM | September 18, 2019

Here’s how students from Darien helped raise the scores for fall sports teams at Greens Farms Academy in Westport as the fall sports season begins:

— an announcement from Greens Farms Academy
VARSITY FIELD HOCKEY
The varsity field hockey team kicked off the season in a big way. Junior Zoe Koskinas (Fairfield) scored five goals while Keely O’Shea (Darien) had two goals and three assists to lead the Dragons to an 11-0 season-opening win at home on Saturday. Koskinas’ five goals in the game is believed to be a school record, according to head coach Liz Schuellein. Autumn Bartush (Norwalk) added two goals and an assist while single tallies came off the sticks of Laila Pina (Weston) and Laci Raveis (Fairfield)

Goalie Nikki Farber (Weston) only had to make one save. CROSS COUNTRY
GFA girls varsity runners and Haley Nilsson (Fairfield) and Caroline McCall (Westport) both posted top 16 finishes during Saturday’s 31st running of the Wilton Invitational cross country meet at Allen’s Meadow in Wilton.