The Hotchkiss Record

Valieva’s Doping Scandal Stirs Controversy

Helen O'Neill '23, Staff Writer • March 4, 2022

A massive doping scandal shrouded the 2022 Winter Olympics in controversy as the International Olympic Committee (IOC) chose to allow the Russian Olympic Committee’s Kamila Valieva to continue competing...

Swimmers Challenged as School Hosts Founders League Championship

Virginia Wood '25 • March 4, 2022

For the first time since early 2019, the school hosted the Founders Swimming Championships at Hixon Pool on February 26, capping off the end to both the boy’s and girl’s teams’ season. The swim team...

Wrestling Season Ends With Nationals Appearance

Virginia Wood '25 • March 4, 2022

Even though wrestling is an individual sport, the team has become close knit and bonded even with the added Covid-19 restrictions. The program’s goal is to help young students learn the basics of wrestling...

Jordyn Harrison ’22 Commands on the Court and the Field

Dan Gilbane '24, Staff Writer • March 4, 2022

Jordyn Harrison ’22 is a four-year Senior and captain of Girls Varsity Basketball. She is also a member of the Girls Varsity Lacrosse team and plans to continue her lacrosse career at the University...

NFL Playoffs Recap and Analysis

Nate Seidenstein ’24, Staff Writer • February 20, 2022

On February 13th, the Los Angeles Rams hoisted the Lombardi Trophy for only the second time in franchise history, overcoming the Cincinnati Bengals to become the 2021-2022 NFL Champions. This year, the...

Athlete of the Issue: Chuck Kerrigan ’22

Alejandro Zheng ’24, Staff Writer • February 20, 2022

Chuck Kerrigan ’22 is a four-year Senior from Vermont and a four-year team member and co-captain of the Boys Varsity Hockey team. Teammate Shayne Bjorn ’23 said, “Since my time at Hotchkiss, Chuck...

Brian Flores Files Racial Discrmination Lawsuit Against the NFL

Helen O’Neill ’23, Contributing Writer • February 20, 2022

February 1 marked the start of Black History Month and the filing of a class action lawsuit against the NFL along with three of its teams, citing intrinsic racial discrimination in their hiring practices....

In Brief: Varsity Basketball Plays at Barclays Center

Virginia Wood ’25 and Carrie Cao ’23, Contributing Writer and Sports Editor • January 27, 2022

On December 18, the Boys Varsity team traveled to the Barclays Center, home of the Brooklyn Nets, to play Andover. The Bearcats played a close game and pulled through with a win, ending 67-57. This is...

Coach’s Corner: Mr. Bobby Burns ’08

Alex Cheng ’23, Sports Editor • January 27, 2022

Mr. Bobby Burns ’08 returned to the school to serve as the first squash director. He works closely with all divisions of the program, with an emphasis on Boys Varsity. Captain Will Burke ’22 said:...

In Brief: Swim Meets Return

Isabel Su ’22, Editor-in-Chief • January 27, 2022

For the first time since March of 2020, swimmers competed in in-person meets this past Saturday, January 22. Girls Varsity Swimming & Diving took on Greenwich Academy and Boys Varsity Swimming competed...

A Turning Point in Sports Gender Equality

Cecily Smith ’23, Staff Writer • January 27, 2022

In 2018, the MLB earned a C for gender diversity on their year report card by The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sports. At that point, women accounted for 30% of MLB employees. In 2020, this percentage...

Athlete of the Issue: Emily Bukowski ’22

Emily Hellqvist ’24, Staff Writer • January 27, 2022

Emily Bukowski is a four-year senior and captain of the Girls Varsity Swim team. In the spring, Bukowski also rows on the Varsity Rowing team. Teammate Mehar Bhasin ’23 said, “Emily has always been...

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