![Fall 2023 Season Wrap-up]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1680119921/taft/pgepq941h0mnocvo4y6z/TaftAthletics.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1680119921/taft/pgepq941h0mnocvo4y6z/TaftAthletics.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1680119921/taft/pgepq941h0mnocvo4y6z/TaftAthletics.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1680119921/taft/pgepq941h0mnocvo4y6z/TaftAthletics.png","width":1094}])
A look back at the fall 2023 season for Taft Athletics.
News
![Field Hockey Wins NEPSAC Class A Championship; Boys’ Soccer Finishes as Runner-Up]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1700431319/taft/vuzfilwpckzsxqrzb0lp/VFHCHAMPS_.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1700431319/taft/vuzfilwpckzsxqrzb0lp/VFHCHAMPS_.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1700431319/taft/vuzfilwpckzsxqrzb0lp/VFHCHAMPS_.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1700431319/taft/vuzfilwpckzsxqrzb0lp/VFHCHAMPS_.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1700431319/taft/vuzfilwpckzsxqrzb0lp/VFHCHAMPS_.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1700431319/taft/vuzfilwpckzsxqrzb0lp/VFHCHAMPS_.jpg","width":2200}])
Field hockey wins NEPSAC Class A championship for the first time since 1999, completing undefeated season; boys’ soccer falls in NEPSAC Class A final.
![Boys’ Soccer and Field Hockey Headed to NEPSAC Class A Tournament Final]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1700343060/taft/c7iz6szucmptdgsqqvwb/fall2023postseason3.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1700343060/taft/c7iz6szucmptdgsqqvwb/fall2023postseason3.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1700343060/taft/c7iz6szucmptdgsqqvwb/fall2023postseason3.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1700343060/taft/c7iz6szucmptdgsqqvwb/fall2023postseason3.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1700343060/taft/c7iz6szucmptdgsqqvwb/fall2023postseason3.jpg","width":1440}])
On Saturday, boys’ soccer and field hockey both punched their tickets to the NEPSAC Class A Tournament final; boys’ soccer set to take on Milton Academy, field hockey ready to face off against Andover on Sunday, November 19.
![Field Hockey and Boys’ Soccer NEPSAC Class A Semifinal Matchups Set]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1700164642/taft/voxu6zism71nlrntp50v/postseasonnewsstory2.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1700164642/taft/voxu6zism71nlrntp50v/postseasonnewsstory2.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1700164642/taft/voxu6zism71nlrntp50v/postseasonnewsstory2.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1700164642/taft/voxu6zism71nlrntp50v/postseasonnewsstory2.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1700164642/taft/voxu6zism71nlrntp50v/postseasonnewsstory2.jpg","width":1440}])
Field hockey and boys' soccer set to continue their postseason runs on Saturday on campus.
![Hotchkiss Day 2023]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1699994045/taft/dyejowktjpwihacg0q2a/HotchkissDay2023.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1699994045/taft/dyejowktjpwihacg0q2a/HotchkissDay2023.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1699994045/taft/dyejowktjpwihacg0q2a/HotchkissDay2023.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1699994045/taft/dyejowktjpwihacg0q2a/HotchkissDay2023.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1699994045/taft/dyejowktjpwihacg0q2a/HotchkissDay2023.jpg","width":1440}])
The Rhinos traveled to Lakeville to take on the Bearcats of Hotchkiss for this year’s iteration of Hotchkiss Day.
![Field Hockey and Boys’ Soccer Set to Begin Postseason Play]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1699902678/taft/ecx7pw6awolwlwh1jc7d/fall23postseason.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1699902678/taft/ecx7pw6awolwlwh1jc7d/fall23postseason.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1699902678/taft/ecx7pw6awolwlwh1jc7d/fall23postseason.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1699902678/taft/ecx7pw6awolwlwh1jc7d/fall23postseason.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1699902678/taft/ecx7pw6awolwlwh1jc7d/fall23postseason.jpg","width":1440}])
Rhinos get ready to take on the postseason
![Fall Signing Ceremony]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1699559603/taft/wvikxdxgxh4wtmqclpfw/fall-signing-day-11-8-23.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1699559603/taft/wvikxdxgxh4wtmqclpfw/fall-signing-day-11-8-23.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1699559603/taft/wvikxdxgxh4wtmqclpfw/fall-signing-day-11-8-23.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1699559603/taft/wvikxdxgxh4wtmqclpfw/fall-signing-day-11-8-23.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1699559603/taft/wvikxdxgxh4wtmqclpfw/fall-signing-day-11-8-23.jpg","width":1440}])
Twelve student-athletes participated in the first of three National Signing Days Wednesday evening, November 8, in Bingham Auditorium.
![Jon Willson ’82 Steps Down as Girls’ Varsity Basketball Coach; Morgan Manz ’13 Set to Take Over Program]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1699034490/taft/pmc0sbnofcvjj3uax2gt/JW_hero.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1699034490/taft/pmc0sbnofcvjj3uax2gt/JW_hero.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1699034490/taft/pmc0sbnofcvjj3uax2gt/JW_hero.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1699034490/taft/pmc0sbnofcvjj3uax2gt/JW_hero.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1699034490/taft/pmc0sbnofcvjj3uax2gt/JW_hero.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1699034490/taft/pmc0sbnofcvjj3uax2gt/JW_hero.jpg","width":2200}])
Coach Jon Willson ’82 has stepped down as girls’ varsity basketball coach after 21 seasons at the helm, and his former player and current assistant coach Morgan Manz ’13 is set to take over the program.
![Diante Vines ’20 Battles Through Adversity; Scores First College Touchdown]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1696513994/taft/amh356cxtbkhfawfqvsr/Diante_Vines_hero.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1696513994/taft/amh356cxtbkhfawfqvsr/Diante_Vines_hero.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1696513994/taft/amh356cxtbkhfawfqvsr/Diante_Vines_hero.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1696513994/taft/amh356cxtbkhfawfqvsr/Diante_Vines_hero.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1696513994/taft/amh356cxtbkhfawfqvsr/Diante_Vines_hero.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1696513994/taft/amh356cxtbkhfawfqvsr/Diante_Vines_hero.jpg","width":2200}])
Diante Vines ’20, now a junior at the University of Iowa, scored his first touchdown as a Hawkeye against Western Michigan on September 16.
![Volleyball; Hawes ’23 Recognized for their Academic Achievements]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1690208923/taft/rttyjtmfmdgtyqf2ppjx/hero.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1690208923/taft/rttyjtmfmdgtyqf2ppjx/hero.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1690208923/taft/rttyjtmfmdgtyqf2ppjx/hero.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1690208923/taft/rttyjtmfmdgtyqf2ppjx/hero.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1690208923/taft/rttyjtmfmdgtyqf2ppjx/hero.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1690208923/taft/rttyjtmfmdgtyqf2ppjx/hero.jpg","width":2200}])
For the twelfth time since 2011, the volleyball program was awarded the USMC/AVCA Team Academic Award, while Lachlan Hawes ’23 was recognized as a USMC/NWCA High School Scholar All-American.