Monday, January 2, 2012

Wave Squash Competes at Fairwest




By Cameron Van de Graaf

            The Darien High School Squash Team took the court against some of the best public school teams in the area during the Fairwest Jamboree on December 11. Held at Yale, the event is considered the most important match of the season, except for High School Nationals. The competition is also perceived as a crucial determinant of team strength and reputation. Says varsity captain Kincade Webster, “Fairwest is a great tournament, as it is an only public school tournament, and allows us to gauge how well we are performing…I look at Fairwest as a prep for Nationals.”
The first opponent for the varsity squad was a resolute Rye team that would take five individual matches to Darien’s two, with Jonathan Gill and Dominick Hansford emerging as the only victorious Wave players. Fortunately, Darien fared much better in the second match, going six and one against Fairfield Ludlowe. While the Wave went one and one at the varsity level, in stark contrast to undefeated performances in the last several years, Webster remains unbowed, “We performed decently, but in no way was it our best… [however] the season is progressing nicely.” Moreover, Webster was enthused with the team’s progress since the beginning of the year and preparation for nationals, saying, “The team is improving quickly… The goal is to stay focused in order to compete at our best at Nationals, and remain the #1 public school in the nation.”

Upcoming contests for the team include private school invite matches, the most notable of which will be held at Brunswick in January.




Check out the profile of star Darien player Jonathan Gill at



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