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The GFA cross country program has the runners to contend for some postseason hardware, as long as the teams stay healthy and hungry.
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The Dragons volleyball program heads back into the Coyle Gym looking to turn last fall's experience outdoors into this season's inside success.
![BOYS SOCCER PREVIEW: Despite Heavy GraduationLosses, Dragons Look to Reload]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1631201373/greenfarms/jidozixgw2yjkawikpvf/BS1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1631201373/greenfarms/jidozixgw2yjkawikpvf/BS1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1631201373/greenfarms/jidozixgw2yjkawikpvf/BS1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1631201373/greenfarms/jidozixgw2yjkawikpvf/BS1.jpg","width":1200}])
The Dragons lost 10 of 11 starters from last year's team, but a full schedule awaits a program looking to stay consistent.
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GFA students Azra Ozgen and Julia Stidolph were honored for their club swimming exploits over the 2020-21 season.
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The GFA girls soccer program is young, but talented and is looking to produce a banner season by the time its done.
![Durkin, Merce Win USTA New England Title]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1630609694/greenfarms/kzskfjnreku4kooubwtv/MerceDurkin.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1630609694/greenfarms/kzskfjnreku4kooubwtv/MerceDurkin.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1630609694/greenfarms/kzskfjnreku4kooubwtv/MerceDurkin.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1630609694/greenfarms/kzskfjnreku4kooubwtv/MerceDurkin.jpg","width":1200}])
GFA tennis standouts Coleman Merce and Lane Durkin won the USTA New England 16U Mixed Doubles Championship last month.
![Provo Wrestles With a Tough Decision; Takes Talents to Stanford]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1630327105/greenfarms/fnnxaz9hioygtkt7ygyx/NicoStanford.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1630327105/greenfarms/fnnxaz9hioygtkt7ygyx/NicoStanford.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1630327105/greenfarms/fnnxaz9hioygtkt7ygyx/NicoStanford.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1630327105/greenfarms/fnnxaz9hioygtkt7ygyx/NicoStanford.jpg","width":1200}])
GFA's much-lauded former wrestler will wrestle at Stanford University instead of Cornell.
![VIDEO: GFA Fall Sports 2021 Opens With First Practices]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1629851581/greenfarms/rrgscc7igfrqdrn19vaq/DSC_5997.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1629851581/greenfarms/rrgscc7igfrqdrn19vaq/DSC_5997.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1629851581/greenfarms/rrgscc7igfrqdrn19vaq/DSC_5997.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1629851581/greenfarms/rrgscc7igfrqdrn19vaq/DSC_5997.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1629851581/greenfarms/rrgscc7igfrqdrn19vaq/DSC_5997.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1629851581/greenfarms/rrgscc7igfrqdrn19vaq/DSC_5997.jpg","width":2200}])
GFA opened its 2021 Fall Sports Season on Tuesday with its first practices.
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A former All-American college field hockey and lacrosse player at Sacred Heart University (SHU), Hynes was also recently recognized as one of the all-time top high school field hockey coaches in the state— she will be inducted into the Connecticut Field Hockey Hall of Fame Sept. 12.
![Sailor McNamara Returns To Campus As A World Champion]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1628089234/greenfarms/lkbbngorrkuwjcotre4p/KMc1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1628089234/greenfarms/lkbbngorrkuwjcotre4p/KMc1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1628089234/greenfarms/lkbbngorrkuwjcotre4p/KMc1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1628089234/greenfarms/lkbbngorrkuwjcotre4p/KMc1.jpg","width":1000}])
GFA's Katherine McNamara is sailing into her senior year with a World Championship in her wake.
![Laferriere's Hard Work Pays Off With All-Star Lax Game Appearance]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1627565006/greenfarms/pfs2kgulx4kb9jjcqnso/Luke1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1627565006/greenfarms/pfs2kgulx4kb9jjcqnso/Luke1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1627565006/greenfarms/pfs2kgulx4kb9jjcqnso/Luke1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1627565006/greenfarms/pfs2kgulx4kb9jjcqnso/Luke1.jpg","width":1000}])
Rising junior Luke Laferriere took part in an Inside Lacrosse All-Star game as part of his summer journey.
![Wagner '24 Wins CT Junior Amateur Championship]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1626978661/greenfarms/u4kqc9bpsydlesduchvt/Charlotte.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1626978661/greenfarms/u4kqc9bpsydlesduchvt/Charlotte.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1626978661/greenfarms/u4kqc9bpsydlesduchvt/Charlotte.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1626978661/greenfarms/u4kqc9bpsydlesduchvt/Charlotte.jpg","width":1000}])
GFA girls golf captain Charlotte Wagner, a rising sophomore, won the Connecticut Amateur Junior Golf Championship on Wednesday.
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Two wrestlers with GFA connections earn All-American status at USA Wrestling's Junior National championships last week.
![Four GFA Wrestlers Earn Academic All-American Status]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1624892535/greenfarms/pvfrmfamggtcseuiojaz/Nico.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1624892535/greenfarms/pvfrmfamggtcseuiojaz/Nico.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1624892535/greenfarms/pvfrmfamggtcseuiojaz/Nico.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1624892535/greenfarms/pvfrmfamggtcseuiojaz/Nico.jpg","width":1000}])
Four GFA wrestlers named Academic All-American by the NHSCA, twice as many as a year ago.
![GFA's Millard named Academic All-American by USA Lacrosse]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1624290217/greenfarms/svzwnoiovrhvabsnnsfs/51138363030_a3c508cb30_o.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1624290217/greenfarms/svzwnoiovrhvabsnnsfs/51138363030_a3c508cb30_o.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1624290217/greenfarms/svzwnoiovrhvabsnnsfs/51138363030_a3c508cb30_o.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1624290217/greenfarms/svzwnoiovrhvabsnnsfs/51138363030_a3c508cb30_o.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1624290217/greenfarms/svzwnoiovrhvabsnnsfs/51138363030_a3c508cb30_o.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1624290217/greenfarms/svzwnoiovrhvabsnnsfs/51138363030_a3c508cb30_o.jpg","width":2200}])
Recent GFA grad Kate Millard was named an Academic All-American by USA Lacrosse recently.