Despite 15 service points from Avery Speller, the Dragons fell in a tight match to King, 24-26, 20-25.

The Dragons opened their season with a convincing 7-0 home win against King.

Sisters Sadie and Hazel Hempleman combined to make two saves in goal to notch the shutout. Goals were scored by Lanie Campisi (3), Gabriella Glyphis (2), Devin Lee and Sam Gottlieb.

GFA had a 20-2 edge in shots and an 18-2 advantage in penalty corners.

The Dragons fell 17-25, 12-25-, 9-15 in their first match of the season.

Sam Walter scored off an assist from Fletcher Londa as the Dragons tied their season-opener.

Allegra Paquette scored GFA's lone goal in a hard-fought loss. 

The Dragons lost their season opener to the defending undefeated FAA and NEPSAC champion King in straight sets 25-19, 25-15, 25-15, in a contest that produced some good long rallies.

Kiara Copeland led the Dragons in both digs (7) and aces (6). Eliza Legnani had five kills and Logan Penske had 12 assists.

The Dragons opened the season with a 3-2 victory over visiting Ethel Walker, a team that bested GFA by a goal a year ago.

Maddie DiNatali, Lauren DeLaurentis and Ali Tamayo netted the goals for GFA. Suzuran Draper added an assist. Mae Morelli made seven saves.

The Dragons took a set off one of the state's public school powers in a road game at Darien.

Kate Ewing had 14 kills with 6 digs and 4 aces. Eliza Legnani had 7 digs and Logan Penske had 26 assists.

The Dragons battled Hopkins tough at home before falling 18-25, 25-23, 15-17. Rose Karlan played strong defense and had six kills over the first two sets. Ayesha Roy had a handful of aces, as well.

Josef Roberson's goal off an assist Casey Simon was the Dragons lone tally in a game against Cardinal Kung. JG Messier had four saves.

Eight different Dragons notched a point in the game, a season-opening win over Harvey.

Jared Buckman (1 assist), Sawyer Bacro (1 assist) and Alex Thiersaint scored two goals each for GFA. Jackson McBean had a goal and an assist while Manny Bishay and Owen Potack tallied single goals. Casey Blattman chipped in with an assist.

Oscar Nelson made five saves.

The Dragons opened the season with an 8-1 win over Pomfret at home.

Lanie Campisi netted four goals to lead the way while Grace Almeida had three goals and two assists. Zoe Laferriere added a tally while Lolade Oshin had three assists. Cate LaFreniere and Livia Orenstein added individual assists, as well.

In goal, Ellie Rosen made six saves while Izzy Kittredge had four saves and Ava Blue had a defensive save, as well.

GFA had a 31-12 advantage in shots and a 17-4 3dge in penalty corners.

Goalie Claire Silverman made one save to secure the shutout and five different Dragons scored goals in their first win of the season.

Addi Ahern scored two goals, one of an assist from Skye Hord, and Allegra Paquette, Izzy Grimm, and Sadie Tamburri all added single goals.

The Dragons won 20-25, 25-21, 25-18.

By Isabella Hassan '25

On Monday, September 16th, the GFA Boys’ Varsity Soccer team hosted the Brunswick Bruins for their second home game of the season.

The first half was tightly contested, ending in a 2-2 tie. Manny Bishay scored one goal, while Aidan Spellacy added a crucial tap-in late in the half.

Despite going into the second half tied, Brunswick gained momentum with two back-to-back corner kicks, and the Dragons fell just short, losing 2-4.

Oscar Nelson made 19 total saves.

The team aims to bounce back on Wednesday against Hopkins.

Fletcher Londa scored GFA's lone goal in the game.

The Dragons moved to 2-0 on the season with a 4-0 win over Greenwich Country Day School.

Ciara Kuryla scored two goals while Mallie Wilderman had a goal and an assist. Anika Vaidheeswaren also scored while Hazel Hampleman notched three assists.

Lolade Oshin earned the shutout in her first shutout in goal. She had 8 saves.

GFA had an 11-0 edge in corners and a 27-8 advantage in shots.

The Dragons defeated The Masters School of New York, 25-10, 25-14, 25-7.

Kate Ewing had 7 kills, Eliza Legnani notched 6 kills and Kiara Copeland had five kills. Logan Penske recorded 15 assists.

Hadley Rosow was 9th in 21:59.8 to lead the GFA charge in the opening FAA meet of the season. Jordan Moss was 19th in 23:09.6

Luke Rassias was 26th to lead the boys with a time of 20:56.9. Right behind him was Ryan Savicki in 20:57.9.

The Dragons fell by a 25-15, 25-23, 25-12 score.

Lauren DeLaurentiis scored one goal and assisted on another as the Dragons posted the win over Masters (NY).

Maddie DiNatali had GFA's first goal, set up by DeLaurentiis.

GFA had four goalie saves.

The Dragons got goals from the Almeida sisters, Grace and Caroline, and another one from Lolade Oshin in a 3-2 win over Nichols School of New York.

Grace Almeida and Camryn Blessey recorded assists. Ellie Rosen made 7 saves on 10 shots while Izzy Kittredge tallied 7 saves on 8 shots for GFA, which had a 27-16 advantage in shots and a 14-4 edge in penalty corners.

Hadley Rosow (22:05) and Jordan Moss (22:12) each posted top-10 finishes at Saturday's Canterbury Invitational Cross Country Meet in New Milford.

Rosow was ninth while Moss was 10th in the race.

In the boys race, GFA's Ryan Savicki was the lone top-50 finisher, placing 41st overall (21:18).

Four different goal scorers led the Dragons to a 4-3 win over St. Paul VI Catholic.

Zoe Laferriere, Grace Almeida, Lolade Oshin and Caroline Almeida found the cage for GFA. Grace Almeida had two assists while Lanie Campisi and Livia Orenstein also set up goals.

Izzy Kittredge (11 saves) and Ellis Rosen (2 saves) combined to backstop the win.

The Dragons erupted for five goals in the second half to turn a one-goal lead at halftime into a big road win at Holy Child.

Fiona Curis scored twice to lead the GFA attack. Maddie DiNatali, Lauren DeLaurentiis, and Ella Cahill had a goal and an assist each for GFA. Sydney Laforce also scored while Marguerite Foster and Elise McCormick had assists.

Mae Morelli and Izzy Grimm combined to make eight saves.

Jackson McBean (2 assists) and Jared Buckman (1 assist) each scored two goals as the Dragons turned a one-goal game at halftime into the road victory.

Aidan Spellacy and Sawyer Bacro added the other goals for the Dragons. Bacro, Manny Bishay, and Jack Meyer also had assists.

Oscar Nelson made five saves for GFA.

Grace Almeida scored three goals and assisted on three others to lead the Dragons to the win.

Zoe Laferriere also scored two goals and dished out an assist, Lanie Campisi had a goal and two assists and Cameron Blessey, Caroline Almeida, Livia Orenstein and Lolade Oshin each had a goal and an assist apiece.

Ellie Rosen and Izzy Kittredge combined on the shutout.

Daniel Klane scored both goals to lead the Dragons to the win.

The Dragons posted a 19-25, 25-12, 25-16, 25-18 win over St. Luke's.

Kate Ewing had 16 kills and two blocks, Eliza Legnani had 16 kills and 6 digs, Kiara Copeland had 11 kills and 7 digs, and Logan Penske had 37 assists.

Allegra Paquette (3 assists) and Sadie Tamburri (1 assist) both scored three goals each to lead the Dragons to the win. Lulu Sparkman, Skye Hord and Valentina Cano (1 assist) also scored for the Dragons. Lilah Tuvlin and Addison Ahern also had assists.

Ciara Kuryla had the Dragons lone goal as the GFA JV team fell to Hamden Hall's varsity squad.

The Dragons defeated Cardinal Kung 25-15, 25-18 to get their first win of the season.

Oscar Nelson made 13 saves to lead the Dragons to the win.

GFA got goals from Manny Bishay and Jackson McBean in the contest.

The Dragons battled to a 3-2 win over Kingswood Oxford, pulling out a 25-23, 22-25, 25-19, 23-25, 15-8 victory.

Eliza Legnani had 23 kills, 12 digs and 5 aces for the Dragons while Logan Penske had 45 assists and five aces.

Ali Tamayo scored twice to lead the Dragons to the home win over Hopkins.

Lauren DeLaurentiis scored one goal and assisted on two others while Maddie DiNatali had a goal and an assist, as well. Fiona Curis and Piper Rothman had single goals.

Isabella Grimm and Clzire Silverman combined for three saves.

Grace Almeida scored two goals and assisted on two others as the Dragons defeated Rye Country Day.

Zoe Laferriere added a goal and an assist while Caroline Almeida and Lanie Campisi both tallied single goals.

Izzy Kittredge made 16 saves in the second half for GFA while Ellie Rosen had six saves in the opening half. Ava Blue and Greer Weiland both had three defensive saves each, as well.

Jaden Coridon and Thorne Sparkman scored the goals for the Dragons, who fell in a competitive matchup to Brunswick on Homecoming Weekend.

The JV Volleyball team bested Sacred Heart-Greenwich 25-23, 25-17 to even its record at 2-2 with its second straight win.

Fiona Curis scored both goals for the Dragons, who notched a Homecoming win over Cheshire Academy.

Curis' second goal was assisted by Lauren DeLaurentiis.

Izzy Grimm made 1 save for GFA.

By Isabella Hassan '25

On Saturday, the GFA Boys Varsity Soccer team took on the St. Andrew’s Saints from Rhode Island for our annual Homecoming game.

The game started out tight with Ian Hoffman and Sawyer Bacro (from Jared Buckman) each adding a goal to the board. The defense stayed strong, keeping it to 2-2 at the end of the first half. However, St. Andrew’s came out of the halftime huddle hot, scoring twice early.

Sawyer Bacro was able to score one for the Dragons cutting their two-shot lead to only one, but it wasn’t enough and the Dragons fell short, 5-3. The team had hoped for a better Homecoming result, but it is still early in the season.

Grace Almeida scored three goals and assisted on another to lead the Dragons to the Homecoming Day win.

Lolade Oshin (2 assists), Zoe Laferriere (1 assist), Cate Lafreniere and Lanie Campisi tallied single goals. Caroline Almeida also had an assist.

Ellie Rosen had one save and Izzy Kittredge made 7 saves on eight shots. 

GFA outshot Walker's 19-8 and held a 10-7 advantage in penalty corners.

The Dragons defeated visiting Millbrook 25-14, 25-11, 24-26, 25-18.

Jules Blue had 15 assists and two aces while Kate Ewing led the way with 12 kills and four aces. Kiara Copeland added 10 kills, 5 digs and four aces while Eliza Legnani tallied 8 digs, 8 kills and 4 aces. Logan Penske also had 25 assists and 6 aces.

By Isabella Hassan '25

The last day of September brought the GFA Boys Varsity Soccer Dragons home to host the Hamden Hall Hornets. The Dragons scored early, with Jackson McBean scoring the opening goal, assisted by Manny Bishay, followed by a second from McBean to Jared Buckman.

Oscar Nelson made several crucial saves, keeping the Dragons solid defensively.  Alex Thiersaint added another goal, calmly set up by Buckman, and freshman Casey Blattman closed the first half with a fourth, bringing the halftime score to 4-0.

The second half saw the freshman on the squad take control, cheered on by the upperclassmen from the sidelines. Gordon Fatherley tapped in an early goal, followed by an own goal from Jacob Jones. Franco Moha capped off the win with a goal at the 10-minute mark, assisted by a fellow freshman. The juniors and sophomores contributed equally to the team's dominant effort, limiting Hamden Hall to just one goal.
 

The Dragons walk away with an important FAA League victory. The team heads to Millbrook on Wednesday, looking to keep their positive momentum going. 

Lanie Campisi scored three goals to lead the Dragons to a tight win over King.

Grace Almeida also found the net while Lolade Oshin had two assists. Ava Blue (3) and Livia Orsenstein (2) both were key in the back, making defensive saves off the line behind goalies Ellie Rosen (5 saves) and Izzy Kittredge (6 saves).

Casey Simon and Diego Lebrija scored goals for the Dragons in their deadlocked battle with Rye Country Day.

The Dragons fell on the road at Holy Child by a 17-25, 25-19, 11-25 score.

The Dragons rolled to a 25-9, 25-7, 25-18 win.

Kate Ewing had 12 kills and 10 aces to lead the way. Eliza Legnani added 9 kills and 7 digs while Kiara Copeland had 6 kills and Maddie Stevens had 5 kills.

Logan Penske tallied 25 assists.

Lauren DeLaurentiis scored two goals and assisted on another as the Dragons posted another league win.

Fiona Curis scored GFA's other goal.

Mae Morelli made 6 saves.

Hadley Rosow placed 8th and Jordan Moss was 12th to lead the way for the Dragons in the girls race.

Rosow was timed in 20:38 while Moss was clocked in 21:31.9.

Max MacDonald led the boys with a 29th place showing in 19:48.2.

Jared Buckman (from Jack Meyer) and Aidan Spellacy (from Sawyer Bacro) netted the goals as the GFA made the tough road trip to Millbrook School in New York and came away with a tie.

Oscar Nelson played splendidly in net for the Dragons, making eight saves.

Izzy Kittredge and Ellie Rosen notched the shutout over Hopkins.

Kittredge made three saves while Rosen was untested. 

Lolade Oshin scored two goals, Grace Almeida had a goal and an assist, and Caroline Almeida and Zoe Laferriere had one goal each. Cam Blessey also had an assist.

Izzy Grimm scored two goals while Valentina Cano had a goal and three assists to lead the Dragons to the win. 

Allegra Paquette also had a goal as did Sadie Tamburri and Natalie Salinas. Halle Monschein also had an assist.

Lolade Oshin scored twice while Grace Almeida tallied a goal and netted two assists as the Dragons posted the win.

Ellie Rosen made 5 saves for the Dragons while Izzy Kittredge stopped two shots.

The Dragons got two goals from Ella Cahill and a goal and an assist from Lauren DeLaurentiis en route to the win over Millbrook.

Julia Johnson, Marguerite Foster and Bea Schlein added goals while Hadley McDonald and Fiona Curis also had assists.

Izzie Grimm and Mae Morelli combined to make two saves.

The Dragons fell on the road by a score of 19-25, 25-22, 24-26, 19-25.

Kate Ewing had 19 kills and 14 digs while Eliza Legnani had 10 kills and 9 digs. Maddie Stevens chipped in with 7 kills and Logan Penske had 34 assists.

The Dragons defeated Holy Child 25-19, 20-25, 25-19, 25-18.

Maddie DiNatli netted the hat trick and Lauren DeLaurentiis added two goals as the Dragons defeated King in Stamford.

DeLaurentiis also had an assist for GFA.

Mae Morelli and Izzy Grimm combined to make two saves.

By Isabella Hassan '25

After some traffic and highway construction troubles, the GFA and Rye Country Day Boys’ Varsity Soccer teams got off to a late start on Thursday night. Kicking off at 5:05, the Wildcats quickly scored, taking an early 1-0 lead.

With 7 minutes left in the first half, No. 7 for the Dragons, Jackson McBean, tied the game.

A brief five-minute intermission followed as the teams aimed to complete the required minimum 70 minutes before dark. Daylight wasn’t a problem, as the GFA Dragons comfortably defeated the RCDS Wildcats 4-1, scoring three goals in the second half from McBean, Sawyer Bacro, and Jared Buckman.

It was a special night for our seniors, both on and off the field, who were later honored in a post-game ceremony for their contributions to the GFA BVS legacy.

This was the Dragons’ last regular season home game and plan to carry their positive momentum into their final few games on the road.

The Dragons posted a 25-21, 25-19 win over Cheshire Academy at home.

The Dragons got goals from Lanie Campisi and Cate Lafreniere, both assisted by Livia Orenstein, while suffering a tight loss to Greenwich Academy.

GFA had a 5-4 edge in penalty corners, but the Gators held an 18-9 edge in shots.

Ellie Rosen had six saves for the Dragons while Izzy Kittredge had five saves. 

Nine different Dragons register a point in GFA's latest girls varsity soccer win.

Ali Tamayo scored twice while Maddie DiNatali had a goal and an assist. Ella Cahill and Fiona Curis joined Lauren DeLaurentiis and Janelle Mascis in scoring single goals while Suzuran Draper, Campbell Yates and Valentina Cano all had assists.

GFA rolled to a 25-17, 25-17, 25-12 win over Hopkins.

Kiara Copeland had 10 kilsl and 6 digs while while Noa Reid had 3 blocks. Logan Penske also tallied 25 assists.