WHS Winter Sport Recap

The winter sports teams at Westerly High School have finished another season. As spring sports begin, winter athletes are reflecting on the past season.  

Torey Augeri is a senior at Westerly High School and just finished his final season of high school basketball. 

When asked about his goals for the season, Augeri hoped to "improve and have fun, especially since it is my last year." His favorite part of the season was "the Christmas tournament; the atmosphere was very loud and brought the best out of our team." 

Emerson Federico is a sophomore at Westerly High School and finished her second basketball season.

Federico's favorite part of the season was "the teamwork that my teammates and I built throughout the season." Even though Federico runs track in the spring, she "plans on working especially on ball handling in the offseason." 

Ryder Cassady is a senior at Westerly High School and a multi-sport athlete. He just finished his final swim season and is now pursuing his final season of high school lacrosse.

Casady's favorite part of the season was "Yoga with Coach Mike and spending time with the team outside of the pool." Mike Reed is the new Westerly boys swim coach who introduced many new activities to help bring the boys together and help them reach their goals. 

Casady reached many of the goals he set for himself this past season. "I attained my goal with an all-division placement," Ryder said. On top of that, Casady also "placed sixth in the state in the relay."

Outside of his personal goals, Casady was also very proud of his team's accomplishments, as "we competed extremely strong in the division meet and came second in a talented division."

Although Casady will not continue his swimming career, he plans to play lacrosse at Eastern Connecticut State University. 

Theo Pesch is a sophomore at Westerly High School and finished his recent wrestling season. 

Pesch's primary goal going into the season was to "pin my way through sectionals and win states." Unfortunately, Pesch could not reach all his goals due to a concussion. 

During the offseason, Theo is "going to work on mobility and strength. I also am going to a wrestling club called Mayoquanchi because they consistently produce the best wrestlers in the state." 

Eliza Gencarella is a senior at Westerly High School who just finished her final season of high school cheerleading. 

Gencarella's favorite part of this season was "bonding with my team and cheering at the football games."

Gencarella is "satisfied with how hard my team worked and all we were able to accomplish." However, Gencarella wishes they accomplished more when it came to their competitions. 

Ava Ullrich is a junior at Westerly High School and just finished her gymnastics season. 

Last season, Ullrich suffered an intense ACL injury and missed some of her season. This year, she says, "It was a little tough coming back from a season-ending injury, but I felt like I was able to return to gymnastics with full force." 

Gymnastics is thrilling, but Ullrich says, "My favorite part of the season was the bus rides. It was so fun spending time with my teammates and bonding with such an amazing group of people."

Although Ullrich plays for the Westerly girls' lacrosse team in the spring and the Westerly girls' volleyball team in the fall, in the off-season, she still plans to "continue practicing competitive gymnastics at South County Movement Center and try to get more skills and become ready for senior year." 

Ullrich achieved her personal goals but also says she's "very satisfied with our team's results. We had a lot of new people on the team this year who have never competed and were able to excel and do amazing at meets and practices." 

Ullrich also highlights the team's relationship and adds, "We had a good team bond, and although we were not the best in our division, we tried our best and had fun doing it."

Westerly High School's boys' and girls' indoor track and field teams competed this winter, reaching many goals and setting many personal records throughout the season. Shout out to the WHS dance and cheer teams, who both created a special environment at each basketball game, spreading Bulldog Pride!

All of Westerly's winter sports teams excelled in the past season, making Bulldog Nation proud. Look below for each individual team's records, along with a photo gallery from the season.