It was another banner year for Worcester Prep spring sports, as both girls’ and boys’ tennis and lacrosse teams swept the Eastern Shore Independent Athletic Conference championships and Player of the Year Awards. In all, WPS won four championships and four POY awards, and 26 players were selected All-Conference. The year culminated at the WPS spring sports awards where select student athletes received awards for excellence in their sports.
Nine seniors were recognized as members of the 12 Letter Club 2019. They earned commemorative plaques for lettering in three sports during each of their four upper school years.

Members of the 12 Letter Club 2019 are (l-r) Cameron Hill, Colin Miller, Cooper Richins, Cole Berry, Gracie Gardner, Delaney Abercrombie, Hannah Merritt, Hailey Merritt. Not pictured: Alannah Curtis. SUBMITTED PHOTOS

Accepting individual awards are in back (l-r) Matt Durkin, varsity tennis, Most Improved; Dominic Anthony, varsity tennis MVP, singles champ, ESIAC Player of the Year; Will Todd, varsity tennis Coaches Award; Dakin Moore, varsity lacrosse Coaches Award; Hunter Gentry, varsity lacrosse MVP, ESIAC Player of the Year. Not pictured: J.P. Issel, varsity lacrosse Most Improved.
In front are Kaitlin Cronin, JV lacrosse Most Improved; Audrey Stearns, JV lacrosse Coaches Award; Maya Natesan, varsity tennis Most Improved; Abi Plylar, varsity tennis MVP, singles champ, ESIAC Player of the Year; Annika Larsen, varsity tennis Coaches Award; Carly Hoffman, varsity lacrosse MVP and ESIAC Player of the Year; Chloe Ruddo, varsity lacrosse Coaches Award; Abbi Nechay, varsity lacrosse Most Improved; and Julia Godwin, JV lacrosse MVP.

Worcester Prep athletes chosen for All-Conference honors are in back (l-r) boys’ tennis: Frank Carter, Joseph Schwartz, Dominic Anthony, Ryan Brafman, Colin Miller, and Graham Hammond; boys’ lacrosse: Brice Richins, Alec Dembeck, Cole Berry, Cooper Richins, Graham McColgan, and Hunter Gentry.
In front are girls’ tennis: Saylar McGuiness, Mesa Cammack, Maya Natesan, Waverly Choy, Summer Walker, Abi Plylar, and Annika Larsen; girls’ lacrosse: Madison Van Orden, Ally Matha, Myranda Beebe, Carly Hoffman, Gracie Gardner, Abbi Nechay, and Delaney Abercrombie.