Rivers School - Athletics

Athletics

Rivers competes in the Independent School League. The Rivers School campus has more than 12 acres (49,000 m2) of playing fields that includes Waterman Field, a 54,000-square-foot (5,000 m2) multi-sport synthetic turf field, as well as six outdoor tennis courts.

Indoor athletic facilities include The Haffenreffer Gymnasium with a full size basketball court and the 78,000- square foot MacDowell Athletic Center which contains:

  • The MacDowell Ice Arena hockey rink, which during the fall, spring and summer transforms into a 70 x 40 yard indoor synthetic field
  • The Benson Gymnasium
  • The Benson Fitness Center
  • Sports medicine office
  • Team rooms
  • Locker rooms

Rivers has boys and girls varsity teams in the following sports:

  • Football (boys only)
  • Field Hockey (girls only)
  • Soccer
  • Cross Country
  • Basketball
  • Ice Hockey
  • Skiing
  • Lacrosse
  • Baseball (boys only)
  • Softball (girls only)
  • Tennis
  • Track

Each year there are approximately 55 teams at various levels from middle school, thirds, junior varsity and varsity.

In recent years, the school's athletic teams have been very competitive. In 2005 and 2006, the girls' soccer team was named the NEPSAC Class C champions, and in 2007 the team rose to win the NEPSAC Class B championship. In 2006 and 2007, the boys' tennis team became the NEPSAC Class C champions, and in 2007, the girls' ice hockey team became NEPSAC Division II finalists after having only three years of play at the varsity level. This past season, in 2009, the boys’ varsity lacrosse team went 14-1 in the Independent School League to earn a share of the league title. The girls’ varsity basketball team won the New England Class B Tournament as well as the Rivers Holiday Tournament. The boys’ varsity soccer team finished second in the New England Class B Championship, while both the girls’ and the boys’ skiing teams finished third in the New England Class C Championship.

In 2008-2009, Rivers had two athletes named to All-American teams, two named to All-Scholastic teams, six named to All-New England teams, two named to All-State teams, nine named New England All-Stars, and twenty-six named to All-League teams.

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