• Fall 2009 Results (Head Races, best time wins)
• Spring 2009 Results (Sprint Races, first to finish wins)
• Fall 2008 results - Mass Publics, Lake Quinsigamond - MPSRA.org
• Fall 2008 Results - Head of the Charles Regatta - Girls
• Fall 2008 Results - New Hampshire Championships Regatta
• Fall 2008 Results - Textile River Regatta, Lowell MA - Boys - Girls
• Fall 2008 Results - Tail of the Fish, Saratoga NY - Boys - Girls
• Fall 2007 and Spring 2008 Results - Race results can be viewed on Regatta Central
• Spring 2007 Results
• Fall 2006 Results
• Spring 2006 Results
• Spring 2006 Race Recap
• Fall 2005 Results
• Fall 2005 Race Recap
• Spring 2005 Results
• Spring 2005 Race Recap
• Fall 2004 Results
• Fall 2004 Race Recap
• Spring 2004 Results
• Spring 2004 Race Recap
• Fall 2003 results
• Fall 2003 Race recap

2009 Fall Results

'Mass Publics' - Massachusetts Public Schools Rowing Association Rowing State Championships Regatta, October 25, 2009

Way to go Shrewsbury, Congratulations to our entire team - 3rd place overall school finish out of the 17 schools participating!

Girls Novice Four Boat came in 2nd and Boys V1 Eight came in 3rd.  Great finish to our season!

Other Results:

Boys Novice 8+ 5th, Girls Novice 8+ 6th, Girls Varsity 4+ 4th, Boys Varsity 2 8+ 10th, Girls Varsity 1 8+ 8th, and Girls Varsity 2 8+ 11th.

L-R: Liz Howland, Emily Waters, Jackie Quirion, Katie Kneece, Jane Aulenback

L-R: John Sternburg, Anitoly Devitskiy, Chris Schumacher, Brent Martin, Matt Kneece, Chi Yu Ren, Chris Paika,  James Glynn,  and Nathan Nelson-Maney

Congratulations to Stephanie Moriarty and Matt Kneece for completing Shrewsbury's first single scull race at Mass Publics.

Head of the Charles Regatta, October 18, 2009

First Boat Girls represented SHS at this premiere rowing event, led by Captains, Katie Lizotte and Sarah Hopkins.  What a cold and windy day to race, snow in Shrewsbury by 2pm!  See the link for results.

New Hampshire Championships Regatta, Suncook NH, October 10, 2009.

Congratulations to the Boys V1 boat for a strong 3rd place medal finish, and to the Boys V2 boat for a strong race.   Winds picked up in the afternoon, making for tougher rowing.   Girls V1 finished 18th, V2 finished 21st.

Boys V1 14.24.74  3rd Place

Boys V2 15.56.02 12th Place

Girls V1 17.53.37 18th Place

Girls V2 18.37.66 21st Place

left to right: Chris Schumacher, James Glynn, Chris Paika, Matt Kneece, Nathan Nelson-Maney, Jon Sternburg, Brent Martin, Dan Sullivan & Anitoly Devitskiy

Textile River Regatta, Lowell MA, October 4, 2009. (click for Girls and Boys results)

• LOW WATER:  TRR made the call to run the Short Course due to low water conditions.  With this version of the course, the Start Line is near the 1-mile mark on the Course Map, and the course gets shorter by about 1400m, going from a 5800m to 4400m nominal length.  Finish Line does not change.
• The day started with some clouds, temperatures in the 60s and gave way to sun in the afternoon and temperatures in the 70s.

Event # 41 Mens Junior 8+ (13:15)

Event # 44 Womens Junior 8+ (HS) (13:45)

Tail of the Fish, Saratoga NY, September 26, 2009. (click for full results)

We're off and running!  It looks like our first regatta was a big success.  No one missed the bus, there was plenty of delicious food, and the girls V2 walked away with the 3rd place medal!!  Many thanks to the parents who volunteered their time and donated food to support our rowers.  A special thanks to the coaches who always go up and beyond in order to provide our children with a wonderful experience.

The day started cold, but sun brought a beautiful day and 70s.

Results:

L-R in picture: Jess Richards, Shaylin McNally, Julie Dell'Olio, Kayleigh Gallagher, Alexis Carter, Nikki Forhan, Jenny Sex, Julia Johnson. (Emily Waters not in picture).. 

1st 243 Niskayuna HS A (A. Dwyer) 12:08.26 12:08.26 06:50:20.80 07:02:29.06

2nd 249 Bromfield A (L. Kaminski) 12:21.53 1.8% 00:13.27 12:21.53 06:52:58.08 07:05:19.61

3rd 245 Shaker HS (T. Lemieur) 12:27.01 2.6% 00:05.48 12:27.01 06:51:15.47 07:03:42.48

4th 247 Arlington (K. Peabody) 12:33.90 3.5% 00:06.89 12:33.90 06:51:48.31 07:04:22.21

5th 241 Shrewsbury A (N. Nelson-Maney) 12:34.69 3.6% 00:00.79 12:34.69 06:49:12.67 07:01:47.36

6th 248 Manhasset A (S. Hummel) 12:35.90 3.8% 00:01.21 12:35.90 06:52:18.60 07:04:54.50

7th 251 Burnt Hills A (B. Murray) 12:37.11 4.0% 00:01.21 12:37.11 06:58:26.58 07:11:03.69

8th 252 Niskayuna HS B (T. Dalakos) 12:56.93 6.7% 00:19.82 12:56.93 06:53:27.53 07:06:24.46

9th 246 Saratoga RA A 12:59.84 7.1% 00:02.91 12:59.84 07:00:04.04 07:13:03.88

10th 257 Bromfield B (S. Blackwell) 13:37.64 12.3% 00:37.80 13:37.64 06:57:10.72 07:10:48.36

11th 255 Manhasset B (C. Voto) 13:37.68 12.3% 00:00.04 13:37.68 06:55:51.18 07:09:28.86

12th 242 Syracuse Chargers (N. Faiello) 13:39.83 12.6% 00:02.15 13:39.83 06:49:47.82 07:03:27.65

13th 260 Niskayuna HS C (E. Feenan) 13:45.54 13.4% 00:05.71 13:45.54 06:57:46.42 07:11:31.96

14th 244 Friends of Shenendehowa Crew (B. B) 13:51.32 14.2% 00:05.78 13:51.32 06:50:51.62 07:04:42.94

15th 240 Chaminade A 13:53.47 14.4% 00:02.15 13:53.47 06:48:41.69 07:02:35.16

16th 254 Burnt Hills B 14:00.43 15.4% 00:06.96 14:00.43 06:55:13.45 07:09:13.88

17th 253 Shrewsbury B (B. Martin) 14:06.27 16.2% 00:05.84 14:06.27 06:54:29.73 07:08:36.00

18th 258 Saratoga RA B 14:16.10 17.6% 00:09.83 14:16.10 07:01:39.04 07:15:55.14

19th 259 Burnt Hills C 16:03.04 32.2% 01:46.94 16:03.04 07:05:05.99 07:21:09.03

20th 256 Chaminade B 16:39.34 37.2% 00:36.30 16:39.34 06:56:31.77 07:13:11.11

21st 250 Hudson River (K. Holsopple) 18:00.68 48.4% 01:21.34 18:00.68 07:30:02.49 07:48:03.17

1st 261 Saratoga RA A 12:37.99 12:37.99 07:13:33.07 07:26:11.06

2nd 267 Albany 12:54.95 2.2% 00:16.96 12:54.95 07:17:14.67 07:30:09.62

3rd 274 Saratoga RA B 13:11.18 4.4% 00:16.23 13:11.18 07:22:35.55 07:35:46.73

4th 263 Manhasset A 13:13.75 4.7% 00:02.57 13:13.75 07:14:37.40 07:27:51.15

5th 270 Friends of Shenendehowa Crew A (A. Labbe) 13:25.11 6.2% 00:11.36 13:25.11 07:19:41.02 07:33:06.13

6th 269 Burnt Hills 13:25.75 6.3% 00:00.64 13:25.75 07:18:48.60 07:32:14.35

7th 271 Bromfield (K. Lee) 13:31.12 7.0% 00:05.37 13:31.12 07:20:25.14 07:33:56.26

8th 266 Syracuse Chargers A 13:39.41 8.1% 00:08.29 13:39.41 07:16:22.36 07:30:01.77

9th 268 Niskayuna HS A 13:46.60 9.1% 00:07.19 13:46.60 07:18:06.79 07:31:53.39

10th 283 Saratoga RA C 13:54.07 10.0% 00:07.47 13:54.07 07:29:01.60 07:42:55.67

11th 262 Shaker HS (M. Urquhart) 14:08.59 12.0% 00:14.52 14:08.59 07:14:08.55 07:28:17.14

12th 264 Shrewsbury A (H. Stahl) 14:25.71 14.2% 00:17.12 14:25.71 07:15:19.06 07:29:44.77

13th (3rd 'B') 280 Shrewsbury B (S. McNally) 14:27.55 14.5% 00:01.84 14:27.55 07:27:05.29 07:41:32.84

14th 278 Syracuse Chargers B 14:28.71 14.6% 00:01.16 14:28.71 07:25:44.56 07:40:13.27

15th 276 Manhasset B 14:40.56 16.2% 00:11.85 14:40.56 07:24:17.54 07:38:58.10

16th 281 Syracuse Chargers C 15:05.91 19.5% 00:25.35 15:05.91 07:27:37.55 07:42:43.46

17th 265 Arlington (J. Smyth) 15:06.04 19.5% 00:00.13 15:06.04 07:15:55.95 07:31:01.99

18th 272 Hudson River (C. Beach) 15:11.58 20.3% 00:05.54 15:11.58 07:21:10.23 07:36:21.81

19th 273 Our Lady of Mercy A (L. O'Connell) 15:13.45 20.5% 00:01.87 15:13.45 07:21:58.91 07:37:12.36

20th 279 Friends of Shenendehowa Crew B (J. Slivienski) 15:24.82 22.0% 00:11.37 15:24.82 07:26:24.18 07:41:49.00

21st 275 Niskayuna HS B 15:27.87 22.4% 00:03.05 15:27.87 07:23:26.01 07:38:53.88

22nd 277 Our Lady of Mercy B (M. Allen) 16:12.25 28.3% 00:44.38 16:12.25 07:25:06.46 07:41:18.71

23rd 282 Niskayuna HS C 16:58.30 34.3% 00:46.05 16:58.30 07:28:26.31 07:45:24.61

US Rowing Youth Nationals, Lake Harsha, Cincinnati Ohio, June 12-14 2009

Left to Right: Tom Ford, Charles Wu, Sid Angelou, Matt Kneece, James Glynn

MA Public School Rowing Association Championships [MPSRA / Mass Public's]  - May 24, 2009:  Bellegarde Boathouse Merrimack River, Lowell MA.

Congrats to our Novice Girls 8 and Varsity Girls 4 for their Bronze Medals for 3rd place!  Note,  Boys V1 did not participate due to illnesses.

** L-R in picture: Coach Moriarty, Julia Johnson, Jenny Sex, Kayleigh Gallagher, Tori Gabrielle, Liz Franger, Jess Richards, Julie Dell'Olio, Alexis Carter and Ally Penny.

1st 4 Brookline (L. Parker-Belfer) 05:20.20

2nd 3 Shrewsbury (J. Dell'Olio) 05:34.00 4.3% 00:00:13.80

1st 5 Cape Cod Rowing (A. Strock) 05:36.80

2nd 4 Wayland Weston (M. Galang) 05:43.10 1.9% 00:00:06.30

3rd 2 Shrewsbury (J. Dell'Olio) 05:47.70 3.2% 00:00:10.90

4th 6 Duxbury Maritime (K. Dennison) 05:58.60 6.5% 00:00:21.80

5th 1 Hingham (S. Whitney) 05:58.80 6.5% 00:00:22.00

1st 4 Wayland Weston (M. Otis) 05:23.60

2nd 2 Bromfield (T. Myczkowska) 05:36.60 4.0% 00:00:13.00

3rd 3 Worcester Public (J. Torres) 05:54.90 9.7% 00:00:31.30

4th 5 Shrewsbury (M. Peltier) 06:17.70 16.7% 00:00:54.10

1st 4 Wayland Weston (G. Rower) 05:03.60

2nd 3 Hingham (J. Boland) 05:06.90 1.1% 00:00:03.30

3rd 5 Lowell HS (S. Gazley) 05:15.50 3.9% 00:00:11.90

4th 2 Shrewsbury (C. Ren) 05:22.80 6.3% 00:00:19.20

5th 6 Brookline (M. Jagodnik) 05:30.40 8.8% 00:00:26.80

1st 5 Shrewsbury (N. McDonnell) 05:59.30

1st 2 G-Row (S. DeSantis) 05:39.20

2nd 4 Cambridge Rindge (L. Huo) 05:45.20 1.8% 00:00:06.00

3rd 3 Shrewsbury (N. McDonnell) 05:54.47 4.5% 00:00:15.27

1st 4 Wayland Weston (J. Zieff) 05:09.90

2nd 5 Shrewsbury (B. Hally) 05:15.90 1.9% 00:00:06.00

1st 3 Wayland Weston (J. Zieff) 04:52.20

2nd 4 Lowell HS (J. Atri) 04:58.40 2.1% 00:00:06.20

3rd 1 Bromfield (E. Marksteiner) 04:58.60 2.2% 00:00:06.40

4th 6 Brookline (J. Saner) 05:01.20 3.1% 00:00:09.00

5th 2 Shrewsbury (B. Hally) 05:02.10 3.4% 00:00:09.90

New England Interscholastic Rowing Association Regatta [NEIRA's]  - May 23, 2009:

Lake Quinsigamond, Worcester MA.

Heat Results:  Novice Girls V3 5th place, Girls V1 6th place, Boys V1 5th place.  Note:  Boys V1 substituted rowers due to illness.

Northeast/Mid-Atlantic Junior District Rowing Championships  - May 16-17, 2009:

Lake Quinsigamond, Worcester MA.

May 16th Semi-Final results:  Boys V1 4+ 1st in Heat 3, Girls V1 3rd in Heat 1.  Great Job!

Sunday May 17th:  Boys 4 and Girls 8 reach Finals!  Boys 4 Medals with a 3rd Place finish!

Left to Right: Matt Kneece, Charles Wu, Sid Angelou, Tom Ford, James Glynn

Look who's qualified for Nationals in Cincinnati Ohio.  Go Boys!

See details by race with times by clicking through link above.

Shrewsbury Novice vs Exeter, St. John's, and Worcester - May 13, 2009:

GIRLS:

Submitted by Pam Krause.

Distance: 1500m
Conditions: Pretty strong headwind for the whole course.
Comments: Worcester B had a crab about 200m before the finish which slowed them down considerably, with the strong headwind. Good race all, thanks for rowing Quinsig.

BOYS:

Submitted by Pam Krause, Shrewsbury.

Distance: 1500m
Conditions: Strong headwind over the whole course.
Comments: Exeter had a crab in the last 100m, and SHS picked it up to edge by them. There was another race after this with the lower novice boats, but results will be submitted by someone else.

Shrewsbury Novice Girls vs Worcester - May 6, 2009:

Distance: 1500m
Conditions: Sunny, warm, slight changeable breeze.
Comments: Worcester B had a few difficult crabs to contend with over the course. Well done, all novices!

Results: Shrewsbury A: 5:35,  Worcester A 5:51,  Worcester B 7:59

One in Eight Regatta, St. John's Pond Mashpee, MA - May 3, 2009:

Welcome to our 2nd Annual One in Eight Regatta, which in addition to being a wonderful festival of rowing, serves as a Breast Cancer Awareness initiative.

• Girls and Boys

No official Race Results have been posted.  Boys V1 earned 1st place, Girls V1 earned 2nd place.  (unsure about results for V2 Boys and V2  Girls).

500 M Crash-C's ERG Challenge -

Ergs in MOCEAN:

MOCEAN has generously sponsored this year's erg challenge. There will be a boys and girls prize (drawn at random from all entries) consisting of a bag full of North Face and other sports apparel. Gold medals for winners in each age category and every entry earns a point toward overall team trophy. Three age group divisions - Under 16, Under 19, and Open.  Parents / coaches welcome!

Congratulations to Charles Wu and Matt Kneece for winning first place in their division's.

Shrewsbury vs. Tabor, Hanover - April 29, 2009:

• Girls and Boys

Submitted by Pam Krause.

Distance: 2000m
Conditions: Racing started with a fairly calm, warm sunny day. However, as the afternoon progressed, varsity girls had a slight headwind, then 2nd girls had a tailwind, and by the time the 3rd girls rowed, it was changing over the course from tail, to cross, and back to a headwind. Boys raced V1 down to V3, sandwiched with girls V1-V3, and fours races from other schools, so the racing was spread out over time.
Comments: 3rd girls started about a boatlength over the starting line. Thanks to Tabor and Hanover for coming to Quinsig today.

Quinsigamond Cup - April 25, 2009:

• Girls and Boys

Submitted by Ann Carabillo - Simsbury.

Distance: 1500 meters
Conditions: Variable cross-headwind with moderate chop, increasing toward the finish.
Comments: The Girls 3rd Varsity started well past the starting line. A great day of racing by all crews. Special thanks to St. John's, Shrewsbury and Worcester for running the regatta

Men's Racing 1st Varsity: Simsbury 4:53.5 St. John's 4:53.95 Shrewsbury 4:57.96 Middletown 5:04.79 Worcester 5:07.22 Brookline 5:10.44 E.Lyme 5:12.52 2nd Varsity: St. John's 4:58.7 Simsbury 5:01.11 Shrewsbury 5:28.03 Middletown 5:38.86 E.Lyme 5:41.43 Brookline 5:50.84

Women's Racing 1st Varsity: Simsbury 5:21.0 Brookline 5:31.52 Shrewsbury 5:33.31 E.Lyme 5:35.38 Middletown 5:48.59 Worcester 5:52.64     2nd Varsity: Simsbury 5:51.6 Brookline 6:03.18 E.Lyme 6:13:35 Shrewsbury 6:19.51 Middletown 6:28.02 Worcester 6:34.95     3rd Varsity: Simsbury 5:25.7 Shrewsbury 5:41.98 E.Lyme 5:56.81 Middletown 5:59.79

Shrewsbury vs Duxbury, Worcester - April 23, 2009:

• Boys

Submitted by Pam Krause.

Distance: 1500m
Conditions: Extremely windy tail-crosswind at start, swirling at about 750m, and switching to a strong head-crosswind for the last 500m.
Comments: Shrewsbury's 2nd boys and novice eight were ready to race, but the other teams did not boat their crews. SHS novices went over the course in 5:30.8 anyway. Thanks from both Worcester and Shrewsbury to Duxbury for coming up.

Varsity 8:
Shrewsbury	4:58.8
Duxbury	5:08.9
Worcester	5:18.3

Varsity Four:
Shrewsbury	5:35.9
Worcester A	5:40.2
Duxbury A	5:50.9
Duxbury B	5:56.7
Worcester B	6:05.9
Duxbury C	7:12.9

• Girls

Submitted by Pam Krause.

Distance: 1500m
Conditions: Extremely windy tail-crosswind at start, swirling at about 750m, and switching to a strong head-crosswind for the last 500m.
Comments: Under very tough conditions, all crews did a nice job. In the first boat race, Worcester caught a crab about 800m in which lasted for too long and unfortunately took them out of the race. Thanks from the home teams to Bay View and Duxbury for joining us on Quinsig. Good luck to all on the rest of the season.

Varsity 8: Bay View 5:45.69 Shrewsbury 6:08.90 Duxbury 6:25.51 Worcester 6:40.64     2nd Varsity 8: Bay View 6:14.17 Shrewsbury 6:33.64     Varsity Four: Duxbury A 7:03 Worcester 7:34 Duxbury B 8:21

Frosh/Novice 8: Shrewsbury 6:41.03 Duxbury 7:21.38

Shrewsbury vs Hingham, Worcester - April 18, 2009:

• Boys

Submitted by Russ Krause.

Distance: 1500m
Conditions: Overcast, mild, with slight tail-crosswind.
Comments: First boys was a good race by all. In the 2V, Hingham hit oars with Shrewsbury several times over the course as the wind picked up.

Varsity 8: Shrewsbury 4:46.6 Hingham 4:48.3 Worcester 4:53.2     2nd Varsity 8: Hingham 2 4:40 Shrewsbury 4:48 Hingham 3 4:58

• Girls

Submitted by Pam Krause.

Distance: 1500m
Conditions: Overcast and mild, with an increasing cross-tailwind as the races progressed.
Comments: In the 2V race, there was more wind and a slight problem lining up the crews, so they were started at least 200m into the course. Well rowed all crews. Thanks to Hingham for making the trip, from both Shrewsbury and Worcester.

Varsity 8:
Hingham Girls	5:24.41
Shrewsbury Girls	5:26.77
Worcester Girls	5:33.15

2nd Varsity 8:
Shrewsbury Girls	5:21.56
Worcester Girls	5:34.34
Hingham 2 Girls	5:35.36
Hingham 3 Girls	6:10.33

Simsbury Invitational - April 11, 2009:

• Simsbury/Tabor Invitational Boys

Submitted by Ann Carbillo.

Distance: !500 Meters
Conditions: Chilly rain and a cross-tailwind, increasing as racing progressed, last 500 was choppy. Race order was 1st Boat, 2nd Boat and 3rd Boat last.
Comments: Thank you very much to St. John's and Shrewsbury for running the regatta.

• Simsbury/Tabor Invitational Girls

Submitted by Pam Krause, Shrewsbury.

Distance: 1500m
Conditions: Chilly rain, and a cross-tailwind, increased as racing progressed. 1st varsity raced first, then 2nd, 3rd and the 4th boat level.
Comments: In the 1st girls race, Simsbury was in a close race with the lead boats and caught a massive crab at 750m for at least 15 strokes that dropped them to last, but they came back through to take 5th. The 3rd girls race had several boats with crabs, but all came out within a few strokes to get back in the race. Congratulations to Boston Latin for the sweep, and to all crews for well-rowed races.

Wayland-Weston - April 4, 2009:

The SHS Crew team is off to a good start to the Spring season.  The Boys and Girls Varsity Boats 1 & 2 traveled to Wayland-Weston today, April 4, 2009.  It was an overcast, bitter cold day with temperatures in the 40's and strong winds.  SHS raced against Wayland-Weston as well as Worcester.

MV8 9:00am W/W (1st) 4:56.35 Shrewsbury (2nd) 5:03.04 Worcester (3rd) 5:15.83

WV8 9:15am  W/W (1st) 5:20.95 Shrewsbury (2nd) 5:47.26 Worcester (3rd) 5:48.76

M2V8 9:30am W/W3V (2nd) 5:11.75 Shrewsbury (3rd) 5:36.18 - 2V/3rd seat lost seat @ 500 mark rowing w/o his seat for 1000 meters W/W2V (1st) 5:05.32

W2V8 9:45am W/W2V (1st) 5:48.45 Shrewsbury (3rd) 6:01.15 Worcester (4th) 6:27.00 W/W3V (2nd) 5:50.75

CRASH-B World Indoor Rowing Championships February 22, 2009:

Agganis Arena, Boston University, Boston MA

A GREAT WAY TO END THE FALL SEASON!  Shrewsbury Crew medaled in every event we entered today at the Mass Publics, Great Job!

Mass Public Schools Regatta & Family Race Day Picnic was held at Lake Quinsigamond on Sunday October 26, 2008.  It was a beautiful day enjoyed by all!

The Girls rowed at the  Head of the Charles Regatta on Sunday October 19th.  See Results page.

The New Hampshire Championships Regatta was held Saturday October 11th.  Girls Varsity 1 Boat finished 3rd with a Bronze Medal.  Way to Go!  RESULTS POSTED! - See Results page.  See the Photos page for Boys pictures.

The Textile River Regatta was held Sunday, October 5th.  Boys Varsity Boat 1 finished 7th, Boys Varsity Boat 2 finished 23rd, Girls Varsity Boat 1 finished 6th, Girls Varsity Boat 2 finished 14th, and Girls Varsity Boat 3 finished 26th.  Go to the the Results page for links to their times on RaceTrack.com.  See the Photos page for Boys pictures.

The 12th Annual Tail of the Fish Regatta was held on Saturday September 27, 2008 in Saratoga NY.  Shrewsbury Crews are off to a great start!.  Boys Varsity Boat 1 finished 1st earning a Gold Medal, Boys Varsity Boat 2 finished 4th, Girls Varsity Boat 1 finished 7th, Girls Varsity Boat 2 finished 4th, and Girls Varsity Boat 3 finished 2nd earning a Silver Medal.  Go to the the Results page for links to their times on RaceTrack.com.  Go to Saratogian.com to see article in the local newspaper.

Look who went to US Rowing Nationals June 2008 ... Boys 1st Varsity Boat!

Sid Angelou, Tom Foutsitzis, Ben Nylen, Tom Ford, David Hack, Greg Silverberg, Ed Mahan, Jack Burke, Matt Kneece, Charles Wu and Coach Colin Regan

• Simsbury/Tabor Invitational Boys
• Simsbury/Tabor Invitational Girls

• Lowell Textile Regatta Race Results
• Head of the Housatonic
• New Hampshire Championships
• Mass Public Regatta

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•  Simsbury Invitational   girls   boys
•  Middletown Invitational
•  Wayland-Weston   girls   boys
•  Q-Cup   girls   boys
•  Mass Public Regatta
•  NEIRA

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Simsbury Invitational

Girls - Shrewsbury crews started the season off today at Lake Quinsigamond rowing in the SImsbury/Tabor Invitational. The SHS Girls 3rd Varsity was up first and wasted no time making their mark. Placing second behind the perennial powerhouse CRI (community Rowing) which is a regional rowing club the lady Colonials were the fasted true HS team in their division besting 3 CT high schools, SImsbury, East Lyme and Stonington. The girls Second Varsity finished very strong as well placing second among true HS teams.One second behind E. Lyme (CT) and 8 seconds behind the boat from Community Rowing. The Second Varsity had a very strong start and rowed extremely well on the entire course. Community rowing would make it a clean sweep by winning the Girls First Varsity event. The SHS G1V rowers blasted out of the start at a 41 stoke rate and held the lead for the first 800 meters. As CRI was starting to close on SHS, the Shrewsbury boat caught a major crab, nearly stopping the boat. The SHS Crew was able to restart and actually closed two boat lengths before the race ended. Although the crab cost the boat any finish, Coach Abraham was pleased with the boats incredibly strong start and ability to close distance after the crab. Overall, coach Abraham was very happy with today's performances. The girls will go into double sessions for their spring "vacation" and then face off against area crews at Middletown, CT next weekend.

Boys - Need boys correspondent!

Middletown Invitational

Both - Another cold and rainy day in Middletown. Is there ever any sun there? I was not able to attend the race but heard there were no floating logs, no raging currents and no capsized shells this time around. However, the major issue of the day was that the SHS rowers had to use "rentals" as we had a bit of a logistical problem getting the shells to CT. Despite rowing in some unfamiliar equipment that was not rigged to the rowers, the SHS crews dominated a fractured Middletown team. Today was an especially great day for many novice who raced in the 2V and beat their first spring opponent.

Wayland-Weston Invitational

Both - Shrewsbury's First and Second Varsity Crews traveled to Lake Cochituate today to face off against Wayland-Weston RA and Worcester Public School Crews. It turned out to be a tad windy with a quartering headwind and just some light chop on the water. All crews rowed two 1500 meter race pieces and in every event the SHS crew were beaten by Wayland-Weston. WW dominated every race from start to finish period. There was not one SHS boat in the hunt today although SHS Crews did finish ahead of every Worcester boat. Special thanks to Pam Krause for stepping up and hauling the boats to Wayland. SHS Crew is still lacking the proper transportation support for over 100K dollars worth of equipment!

Q-Cup

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Boys -

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• Textile River Regatta
• Head of the Ct
• Head of the Charles
• MA State Championship Regatta

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Textile River Regatta

SHS Crews kicked off the fall season by sending 5 boats to the Textile River Regatta this weekend. The 3.2 mile race down the Merrimack river was framed by a perfect fall day with no wind and temps in the mid 70's. The girls First Varsity 4 was first up rowing to a fifth place finish behind Community Rowing, Northfield-Mt Hermon and The Windsor School. They were a very respectable third among true HS teams. The Girls Second Varsity 4 finished the day in 11th out of a field of 18 and about a minute behind the SHS 1V4. The girls Varsity 8 finished 7th just 12 seconds behind 4th place Lowell and behind two crews from Wayland-Weston. On the boys side, the First Varsity 8 rowed to a bronze medal behind two boats from Chaminade HS (long island, ny) and just 8 seconds back from the gold medal boat. The boys second varsity rowed to an 11th place finish just behind the SJ first boat and ahead of the SJ second boat. Every SHS crew looked tremendous on the water today and accomplished the early season goal of technique vs speed and stamina. Next up the Head of the CT. Look for the speed this week!

Head of the Ct.

SHS rowers battled the best crews in the northeast as well as the weather, incredible currents, and a swollen Ct River. The rain let up just long enough to prevent the race from being totally miserable. However, floating debris, nasty currents and headwinds factored in to make this day less than pleasant. The race saw one shell snap in two and a four capsize before the race was called off, much to the chagrin of the girls varsity eight who did not get to row. The girls First Varsity Four was up first rowing the 3 mile course in just over 35 minutes due to the strong currents. The girls held their own against some quality crews managing a 10th place finish. The girls Second Varsity Four finished 14th, about a minute behind the first boat. The boys First and Second Varsity Eights faired a little better. The 1V8 finished 7th and the 2V8 finished 12th just under 2 minutes behind the 1V8. All Varsity crews were off their pace from last weeks regatta. The boy's JV Eight was the big winner of the day earning a bronze medal behind two tough crews from Chaminade and Simsbury. Next up is the Head of the Charles for the boys on Oct 22nd and the Mass State Championship on October 30th for all crews.

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• Simsbury/Tabor Invitational  Girls  Boys
• Middletown, Ct Invitational
• Q-Cup
• Wayland-Weston Invitational  Girls  Boys
• SHS vs NMH and Boston Latin  Girls  Boys
• Mass Public
• NEIRA

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Spring 2005 Race Recap

NEIRA

After a full season of spring rowing, the boats in all the New England schools were whittled down to between 12 and 18 of the fastest in each category and invited to row at the prestigious New England Interscholastic Regatta on Lake Quinsigamond. These boats then raced in heats for the opportunity to compete in the Grand Finals featuring the 6 fastest boats of the day. When it came down to the Girls Third Varsity 8 Grand Finals, pulling up to the start in Lane 6 was a group of rowers hardly noticed by the likes of the elite prep schools, St Paul's, Kent, Exeter,  and Andover. They weren't wearing beautifully matched lycra Uni's because not everyone in the boat had one and they weren't in a brand new top of the line shell either. Instead, in a show of unity, they showed up sporting their Blue and Gold tie dyed T-shirts rowing the tired, but trusty old Dirigo. When it was all over 6 minutes later the Lady Colonials were the second fastest boat in New England and the only SHS rowers to ever Medal at NEIRA. It was a gutsy performance which featured an unbelievable battle down the last 500 meters between SHS and Kent which SHS won by a foot. Tremendous job ladies!

More to come on other SHS Rowers at NEIRA..................................

Mass Public

Shrewsbury rowers finished a strong second in a very competitive State Championship Regatta this year. Yesterdays event was marked by cool temperatures, overcast skies and a light wind out of the north. First up were the heats in which boats rowed to qualify for the Grand Finals (medal rounds). All SHS teams were qualifiers in the morning heats advancing to afternoon medal races. The novice races were next on the schedule. SHS rowers dominated this event winning medals at every level starting with the girls 3rd novice team who blew away the competition winning by almost 5 boat lengths. A later protest had them drop to second place after it was determined they strayed out of their lane at the start (a weak protest given the huge victory margin). The girls second novice boat finished ahead of the competition by a half a boat length also taking the gold. Next up was the girls first novice boat who rowed to a strong 3rd place medal finish.

On the boys side the novices dominated....period. The boys second novice boat won by such a commanding lead officials had to send out a search party for their competition. The first novice, also taking the gold, won by a boat length.

The afternoon finals brought more hardware for the SHS rowers. The girls third Varsity boat which has been punishing the competition all year rowed for a Gold medal finish in their event These girls have so many medals around their necks they look like rap stars. Both the girls first and second varsity boats competed in the Grand Finals but did not row as well as they expected finishing a respectable fifth overall in the State against some extremely tough rowing programs.

The boys Varsity boats had a great day despite only rowing together for a very short time as the result of several first boat rowers quitting the team just a week ago. The third varsity, now comprised of mostly novice rowers had an awesome race not only winning the Gold but gaining a huge amount of confidence as members of the next generation of SHS rowers. The boys second varsity and first varsity both won the Bronze against very competitive boats.

Congratulations to ALL SHS ROWERS for a fantastic season. Despite winning the most medals at the State Championship today a well deserved SECOND BEST IN THE STATE! Many difficult and painful hours were dedicate to your team and your boats this year. Rowing is a grueling sport requiring the utmost in teamwork and dedication. All of you who never gave up, gutted it out, and made one sacrifice after another during this season despite a few setbacks should be proud!

AWESOME JOB!

Once again, all SHS Varsity boats qualified for the prestigious New England Invitational Regatta and will be competing against the top schools from all over New England May 28th at Lake Quinsigamond.

THE BEST OF LUCK TO OUR SENIORS! Stay in touch with SHS Crew as you continue to row in college and beyond.

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• Head of the Textile
• Head of the Ct
• NH Championship
• Head of the Charles
• Mass Public Regatta (SHS WINS CHAMPIONSHIP)
• SHS, SJ, Chaminade

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Head of the Textile

A mention of congrats should go out to the ENTIRE SHS crew team for their outstanding performance over this past weekend.  After a very long day participating at the Spirit of Shrewsbury festival the varsity squads headed to Lowell to compete in the Textile River Regatta.  Some early morning transportation issues severely delayed the teams' arrival at the race site, but their discipline focus and training allowed them to unload all of their  gear in an incredibly cramped environment, assemble their boats, and hit the water in time to just make it to the starting line (3 miles up river) in time for their respective races.  Despite the pressure and confusion of the situation, the athletes were able to put all of that behind them to put together one of their best performances thus far.  Of special mention, the SHS girls claimed a 5th and 6th place finish in 2 separate events.  While the boys had an outstanding day, competing in a field of 19 crews from as far away as New York claiming a silver medal in the "junior eight" category, along with a 7th, and 14th place finish by the 2nd and 3rd varsity boats.

On a day where the coaching staff was overwhelmed to see the level of efficiency and display of teamwork required just to make it to the starting line on time, their ability to execute a nearly perfect race was unbelievable.

In addition, the members of the novice team, led by the assistant coaching staff, represented the team with pride and class in the Spirit of Shrewsbury parade on Sunday.  I have received nothing but outstanding reports about the way the athletes conducted themselves.  (Along with some unconfirmed reports of pushups? On Main St..I'm looking into it..) - Coach Lednar

Head of the CT

Another successful weekend...60+ kids and $250,000 worth of equipment to CT
on and off the water and home safe......   the times and medals are just a
bonus.  

Boys In a field of 38 crews.

First Varsity - Bronze medal winners, Fastest Boat from New England,
Defeated Simsbury (silver medalists at 2004 NEIRA Champs. (thats the biggie
at the end of the spring)

2nd Varsity - 12th place, the SHS first varsity finished 11th last year, Our
"B" boat defeated "A" boats from 14 other schools....not to mention 8 "B"
boats and numerous C and D crews.

3rd Varsity - 29th place

Girls in a field of 40 Crews

First Varsity - 9th place,  third fastest boat among true High School crews
(non composite club Teams)

2nd Varsity - 22nd place

3rd varsity - (a mix up in the timing system and bow number assignment has
caused a delay in the results)

Coach L

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Racing Results

Fall 2003 Results

Head of the Textile Boy's Varsity "A" 4th Place Boy's Varsity "B" Did not start (broken skeg) Girl's Varsity 8 "A" 3rd Place Girl's Varsity 8 "B" 5th Place Girl's Varsity 4+ 4th Place

NH Championships Boy's Varsity 8 "A" 2nd Place Boy's Varsity 8 "B" 4th Place (hit by UMass) Boy's Novice 8 5th Place Girl's Varsity 8 "A" 1st Place Girl's Varsity 8 "B" 3rd Place Girl's Novice 8 3rd Place Girl's Varsity 4+ 3rd Place

Head of the Connecticut Boy's Varsity 8 "A" 11th Place Boy's Varsity 8 "B" 24th Place Girl's Varsity 8 "A" 9th Place Girl's Varsity 8 "B" 23rd Place Girl's Varsity 4+ 7th Place

Head of the Charles Boy's Varsity 8 "A" 8th Place (HS)

Foot of the Q Boy's Varsity 8 "A" 1st Place Boy's Varsity 8 "B" 3rd Place Boy's Novice 8  1st Place Boy's Varsity 4+ "A" 5th Place Boy's Varsity 4+ "B" 7th Place Girl's Varsity 8 "A" 2nd Place Girl's Varsity 8 "B" 3rd Place Girl's Varsity 8 "C" 9th Place Girl's Novice  8 "A" 1st Place Girl's Novice 8 "B" 2nd Place

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