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After a season of dedication and grit, six Pomfret teams earned the opportunity to compete in NEPSAC postseason tournaments. From thrilling last-minute battles to dominant performances, the Griffins showed heart, skill, and sportsmanship.
 

Girls Squash

At the end of a terrific season, the girls varsity squash team earned the fourth seed in the NEISA Girls D Tournament. The event, hosted by Pomfret, featured a new format this year where the team competed as one instead of as individuals as they had in recent years. In the first round, wins from Milanna Lamontagne ’26, Paisley Lopez ’25, Mandy Wang ’27, and Tatum Litowitz ’28 helped the Griffins defeat Buckingham Browne & Nichols School. In the semifinals, the four beat their Millbrook opponent to propel Pomfret to the final match. Milanna and Paisley played a great game of squash against their Brooks School competitor and held on to win their match 3-2. Tatum and Ella Woo ’25 ultimately lost after each winning two great rounds for a final score of 2-3. The group not only secured second place but also earned the coveted team sportsmanship award, a testament to their character on and off the court.
 

Boys Squash

In their NEISA Class D Tournament, the fourth-seeded boys varsity squash team defeated Concord Academy in the quarterfinals. Winning in three straight rounds, Jacky Wu ’25, Bill Shang ’26, Boubacar Bah ’26, and Jay Youm ’26 helped Pomfret secure the victory. Lucas Lu ’26 and Mark Yang ’26 helped contribute to the 6-1 triumph. Lucas and Boubacar had well-deserved wins against their opponents from the number-one-seeded Trinity-Pauling in the semifinal round. However, an overall team loss of 2-5 landed the Griffins in the consolation finals against Westminster. In the finals, the match again ended with a score of 2-5, with victories again for Boubacar and Lucas. The boys finished fourth in the tournament, their best performance in four years.
 

Boys Basketball

Finishing the regular season with a 20-5 record overall and a 15-3 record in Class B, the boys varsity basketball team was seeded third in the NEPSAC Class B tournament. In a packed Lewis Gymnasium, they hosted the sixth-seeded Brooks School in a quarterfinal match up. It was a competitive game, and Pomfret was up 38-32 at the half. Pomfret controlled the game for most of the afternoon until Brooks tied it up with a little more than five minutes left to play. The Griffins played their hearts out, but ultimately came up short with a final score of 61-65. Omar Robinson '26 led the way with twenty points, followed by Kevin Clarke '25 with fifteen. Kenny Donnelly '25 scored three 3’s and contributed ten points. Aidan Petion '27 was on top of his shooting game, sinking all his shots and scoring nine points. Key rebounds on defense from Neo Franco '25, Yusuf Dakane '25, and Kenny helped keep the Griffins in the game. 
 

Boys Hockey

The boys varsity hockey team was seeded sixth in the Piatelli/Simmons Small School Tournament after finishing the season with a 16-11-2 record. In the quarterfinal round, they faced off against a fast and skilled third-seeded Holderness team. In the first period, the Griffins fought relentlessly and kept the Bulls from finding the back of the net. In the second, Rich Cavanagh ’26 fired one past the Holderness netminder on an assist from Tim Russell ’25 and Will Norton ’26. They could not capitalize on their scoring opportunities and struggled to keep Holderness’ dynamic attack at bay in the second and third periods. Despite their grit and goalie Joey Mitchell ’26 making thirty-nine amazing saves, the Griffins ultimately fell to the Bulls with a final score of 1-6.
 

Girls Hockey

In the quarterfinals of the Vaillancourt Conference Championship, the girls varsity hockey team faced off against the fifth-seeded Kents Hills School. They were confident going into the game after defeating and tying the Huskies earlier in the season and fueled by defeat in last year’s quarterfinal. In the first period, Maeve Molloy ’26 got Pomfret onto the board with an assist from Mady Davies ’28 and Sophia Matusevich ’26. Maeve scored four more goals, and Keira O'Brien ’25, Rylee Welch ’26, and Ava England ’25 each added to the tally. Goalie Sydney Kelm ’28 earned her first postseason shutout with the final score of 7-0. In the semifinals against the top-seeded North Yarmouth Academy, Pomfret held off the Panthers in the first two periods. Late into the third period, North Yarmouth snuck in two goals that Pomfret could not match and ended the Griffins’ attempts to advance to the final round of the Vaillancourt Conference Championship.
 

Wrestling

The wrestling team had two opportunities for postseason competition. In the WEINSWA (East) Tournament, hosted by Pomfret, Six Pomfret wrestlers earned wins. James Rice ’25 and Gus Litowitz ’25 battled to fourth place, and Brody Giblin ’28, Sebastian Lutts ’25, and Will Leary ’26 each finished fifth. Carson Ames ’25 went 3-1 on the day, losing in the semi-finals and then battling back to third place with an impressive, close win over a Greens Farm wrestler in his final match. Three wrestlers represented Pomfret at the New England Championships. Yongyue Li ’27 earned a pin on the first day of competition, and Will earned a pin and a tech fall on the first day of competition. Carson, seeded seventh, turned in a performance for the ages. He wrestled eight matches over the two-day tournament, winning six and placing fifth.

 

While the postseason has come to an end, the hard work, perseverance, and sportsmanship displayed by Pomfret’s teams will carry forward. With returning talent and fresh motivation, the Griffins are already looking ahead to next year’s challenges — and triumphs.

 

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