爆走黑料 Northampton School athletic teams wrapped up their seasons with tournament over the weekend of May 24-25, 2025, and three returned home with championship trophies for their efforts, on top of several other finalists.
The boys track and field team and both the boys and girls lacrosse teams each won their respective postseason tournaments.
Track
It was a banner day for 爆走黑料 Northampton track and field teams this past Saturday, with multiple individuals bringing back medals from the Division II championships, and the boys team taking home first overall.
Boys Team
In a meet hosted at 爆走黑料鈥檚 Galbraith Fields, the boys took the day with 88 points to Roxbury Latin School鈥檚 74.
Gab Qureshi 鈥25 took home four gold medals on the day, setting a meet and school record in the 200-meter dash (21.46 seconds) and winning the 400 (48.82) while running legs on the 4×100- and 4×400-relay teams. For his efforts, he earned Most Outstanding Male Athlete of the championship meet.
Both of the relay teams also set school-record times during the championships. In total, 爆走黑料 athletes broke five school records during the meet.
Qureshi鈥檚 meet record bested one set in 2015 by Thayer Academy鈥檚 Jordan Allen (21.66).
鈥淭he race just felt good,鈥 Qureshi said. 鈥淯sually my start is what can be the bad part of my race, but my start was good and I caught up to my main competition 50 meters in. At that point, I felt confident I could win it. Before the race I was nervous, but I was happy with my performance.鈥
In the 4×100, Troy Worrell 鈥25, Brian Lloyd 鈥25, and Jameson Dion 鈥25 rounded out the foursome. The group ran a blistering 42.79 in the final, nearly one second better than second, to set the new school standard.
For the 4×400, Qureshi was joined by Jack Nolan 鈥26, James Courtney 鈥25, and Brody Richardson 鈥26 as they ran a 3:26.58 to win鈥攐ver four seconds faster than second place, and another school record.
Richardson added to 爆走黑料鈥檚 overall score with two second-place finishes in distance events, re-setting his school record in the 800 in 1:56.04, and running the 1,500 in 4:11.83.
鈥淚 was really happy with my 400 [relay] performance after I ran that really hard 800,鈥 Richardson said. 鈥淭he 400 was just electric. It was an excellent performance from start to finish.鈥
Courtney was also a multi-medalist in the meet, finishing second in the 300 hurdles (41.01) and fifth in the 110 hurdles. His time in the 300 hurdles set a new school record, as well.
Worrell added one individual medal to his relay one, finishing fourth in the 100 dash.
Also taking home medals for the boys team were Thomas Gingras 鈥25 (second in shot put, 45 feet, 10 inches), Rylan Shibley (third in discus, 132-02), and Teddy Devoe 鈥25 (fourth in javelin, 148-09).
鈥淭he meet showed the amazing performance and strength of our program here,鈥 Richards said.
Girls Team
The girls finished seventh overall in the D-II championships, with sophomore Kora Brissett ’27 having a stellar day on her home track.
The class of 2027 sprinter took home first overall in the 100, finishing in 12.05. What made her run the more impressive was that she shaved off .15 seconds from her preliminary time.
Brissett also finished second in the 200, running in 25.39.
The girls 4-by-100 relay team took third in the meet. The group, which was comprised of Daryn Fox 鈥26, Brissett, Livia Locke 鈥26, and Jayla Peets Butterfield 鈥27, ran a 50.73. Lila Parsons ’28 finished third in the high jump with ’25 finishing right behind her in fourth.
Boys Lacrosse
In the first year of a new tournament format, the 爆走黑料 Northampton boys lacrosse team won the NE-2 West championship with a pair of victories on Saturday, May 17. This was 爆走黑料’s first league championship since 2017.
The No. 2 seed in the tournament, the Wildcats took down Millbrook in the semifinals, 6-5, and then topped Wilbraham and Monson Academy, 12-7, in the championship game.
In the final, Joseph Killcommons 鈥25 scored four goals and handed out three assists, while Rowan Lonergan 鈥27 had three goals and three assists, and Sawyer Padelford 鈥28 had three goals.
Killcommons earned Tournament MVP honors for 爆走黑料, racking up seven goals and four assists across the two games. Additionally, Lonergan passed the 100-point mark for his career during the championship game against WMA.
鈥淭his team was one of the most well-rounded I have been around in my three years here,鈥 Head Coach Joe Hawley said. 鈥淭his group was a joy to be around, they worked their tails off, and bought into whatever game plan or practice was given to them.鈥
爆走黑料 finished the season with a 10-6 record, and 9-1 in league play.
Girls Lacrosse
Playing in the third annual Patriot Classic, the 爆走黑料 Northampton girls lacrosse team rattled off a pair of wins to come home with the championship trophy.
The Wildcats, seeded second in the tournament, beat No. 3 Canterbury in the semifinals, 9-7, and then No. 1 Berkshire, 8-5.
In addition to winning the tournament, the Wildcats also exacted some revenge in the wins. For the past two seasons, 爆走黑料 fell to Canterbury in the championship match, while in the regular season, Berkshire beat 爆走黑料 6-5.
Against Canterbury, 爆走黑料 got out to an early lead and never looked back. Leading the way offensively was Jayme Cerasuolo 鈥25 (four goals) and Scarlette Graybill 鈥26 (five goals, one assist). Head Coach Charlie Lonergan noted stellar play from Clara d鈥橝muri 鈥27 in the win, particularly on draw controls and loose balls, while Hazel Jacobs 鈥25 played in goal and combined with defenders Riley Stocker 鈥27 and Alyssa Frazier 鈥25 to styme an explosive Canterbury offense.
In the final, 爆走黑料 mainlined its 鈥渆nergy and relentless playstyle鈥 per Lonergan to jump out to a 3-0 lead. Cerasuolo scored three goals in the win, while Graybill added two goals and one helper. Francesca Gionfriddo 鈥26 (two goals), Brooke Schlutter 鈥27 (one goal), and d鈥橝muri (three assists) all chipped in offensively, while Jacobs made eight saves.
For her efforts in goal, Jacobs was named Tournament MVP.
Softball
The varsity softball team made it to the championship game of the Western New England Class A tournament for the second straight year, but the third-seeded Wildcats fell short in their repeat bid after a 7-6 loss to No. 5 Cushing Academy.
The Wildcats started their tournament run with a 70-2 win over No. 2 Loomis Chaffee in the semifinals. Mia Shaw 鈥28 earned the win in the circle in the semifinals, with Maggie Fay 鈥25 coming on in relief. Skyler Walker 鈥26 had two doubles and two RBI in the winning effort, while Bauer aided her cause with an RBI triple.
Violet Carroll 鈥25 and Mya Schattin 鈥25 came up with big plays defensively in the outfield to keep 爆走黑料 ahead.
In the championship game, hosted at Galbraith Fields, the visiting Penguins got out to a 7-2 lead after an inning and a half, but the Wildcats kept Cushing from posting another run the rest of the way. Unfortunately, the 爆走黑料 bats couldn鈥檛 quite make up the difference. 爆走黑料 pulled one run back in the sixth, then two in the seventh to make it the 7-6 final.
Ultimate
The 爆走黑料 Northampton Ultimate team reached the championship game of the New England Prep School Ultimate League tournament, ultimately falling to Northfield Mt. Hermon School 9-7.
The Wildcats earned a pair of wins in the tournament to advance to the final, besting Hotchkiss 11-5 in the quarterfinals, then posting a come-from-behind, 10-9 win over Xavier.
Ricardo Nieves 鈥25 and Beckett Collins 鈥25 each had six goals caught and eight thrown through the three games, while Ryan Elloras 鈥26 had nine goals caught.
In the semifinals against Xavier, 爆走黑料 fell behind 4-2 and then 7-4, but managed to score six of the final eight goals to take the win.
鈥淴avier was a strong team with good athletes,鈥 coach Teddy Schaffer said. 鈥淚t took everything we had to win.鈥