We are thankful we had a hard frost this week and the Triple
E ban has been lifted for Whitman-Hanson.
People have been critical of the Hanson Board of Health but they are
simply following the guidelines set forth by the Department of Public
Health. Everyone should remember that
all 3 members of the board are volunteers and they make decisions that they
feel are in the best interest of the residents of the town of Hanson. While I do not personally know two of the
members, I have known Terry McSweeney for several years and we have developed a
relationship that allows for healthy discussion. His sincere interest in working toward a long
term solution to this issue is encouraging.
Terry and I have a plan to revisit this issue early in 2014 so perhaps we
can find better solutions moving forward.
Now to our update:
1)
The football team played its first home game
under the lights this year on Friday night and lost 21-0 to Hingham. Like many of the games this year, it was much
closer than the final score would indicate.
The Panthers were locked in a scoreless tie with the Harbormen until the
final seconds of the first half when Hingham grabbed a 7-0 lead. With the loss, Whitman-Hanson finishes as the
12 seed in Division 3SE, which puts us in the consolation round. Unofficially this is the schedule: 11/1 at
Pembroke, 11/8 Host Falmouth, 11/15 at Sandwich. The game on 11/8 will be our new Homecoming
game. While the students have already
enjoyed a great homecoming dance sponsored by the student council last week, we
will have our athletic activities on the 8th. This includes the parade of champions where
last year’s league champions will be presented with their banner. We are hopeful that many of the members from
the class of 2013 will be on hand to join their coaches and teammates in the
parade at halftime. In addition, many
sports teams will have tables on display where fans can purchase gear, enter
raffles and participate in other types of contest and fun. The superseats and the halftime kick to win
contest will also add to the festivities.
In addition to this being our homecoming game, it will also serve as
senior night for our football team, the band, the majorettes and the cheerleaders. Those festivities will take place at
6:45pm. There is still the possibility
the MIAA could change the schedule, but as of today, this is what we expect it to be.
2)
Our cheerleaders put on a spectacular display at
the Braintree Invitational on Saturday. The girls won the championship in their
division while also being crowned Grand Champions. The team is looking forward to defending
their league title at the Patriot League Championships on Sunday November 10th
here at Whitman-Hanson.
3)
The golf team competed in the state tournament
at Easton Country Club. The team shot a
330, 18 shots behind the winning teams of Nauset and Hingham. However, Sophomore Cole Manning fired an
impressed 4 over par 75 to finish second in the entire tournament and earn a
spot in the state tournament tomorrow at Blackstone National in Sutton.
4)
The boys soccer season came to an end with their
senior night game against Bridgewater-Raynham last night. The team avenged a 5-1 loss earlier in the
year by earning a 1-1 tie. It was a great night with the senior players and their
parents honored in a pregame ceremony.
The parents also had a tailgating celebration for the team after the game. The boys missed the tournament by just 3
points and played great soccer over the second half of the season. They had an incredible come from behind win
against Plymouth North on Thursday scoring 2 goals in the final 2 minutes to erase
a 2-1 deficit and earn a 3-2 win.
5)
The girls soccer team also had a great senior
night on Saturday under the lights.
Coach Floeck knew he would have a tough decision in this game though as
he has 12 seniors and only 11 players can start. He had given it a lot of thought about how he
would handle it but in the end the decision was made for him when Senior Marina
Kelly approached him before the game and told him that she wanted her 11
teammates to start since she had started every game this year. This selfless act is a testament to Marina’s
leadership and character. Karma was in
full force as she ripped home a goal when she finally stepped on the
field. The girls soccer team has
qualified for the tournament and will likely be on the road to start. However, there is an outside chance they
could still earn a high enough seed to play at home and we will tweet and blog
that information when we get it.
6)
The volleyball team has a wonderful senior night
as well with all of the seniors playing the majority of their game against
Bridgewater-Raynham on Friday. The girls
rallied in the 4th game to force a 5th where they
dominated to earn their 7th win of the year – a dramatic improvement
from a year ago. I have always been
proud of this team this year in how they represented Whitman-Hanson. Win or lose, they have stuck together and
continued to work hard. The seniors on the team have laid a strong foundation
for the future of the program. Whitman-Hanson
volleyball says goodbye to Seniors Alyssa Andrews, Abby Benvie, Erin Doherty,
Samantha Doyle, Sarah Mossman, Ashlee Poirier, Erin Slayton and Abby Trapp.
7)
The cross country teams both won league titles again
this year, wrapping up their home schedule on Tuesday with their senior night
and convincing wins against Duxbury. Both
teams had strong outings at the league meet on Saturday as well with the boys
finishing in second with 46 points, only 6 points off the first place pace.
Brian Sheppard was the overall winner.
The girls captured the win at the league meet beating the next closest
team by an incredible 29 points. Kelsey Tierney was the top finisher for
Whitman-Hanson placing 3rd.
A reminder to everyone about our Ronan Tynan concert
scheduled for November 16th.
Tickets can be purchased at www.whathletics.com
. If everyone could help us get the word
out, that would be greatly appreciated.
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