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Wrestling - Varsity
2017 - 2018Head Coach: Adam SperlingHopkins has a strong wrestling tradition that dates back to the early 60s and prides itself on teaching the skills required to succeed both on and off the mat. We work to provide a fun and challenging environment for our student athletes to learn and excel in the sport of wrestling, and the coaches are committed to both balancing competitiveness and maintaining a positive experience for all team members.
The Hopkins wrestling team is currently a member of the Western New England and New England Independent School Wrestling Associations. We have a competitive schedule, competing against many of the boarding a day schools from the Connecticut, New York, and Massachusetts areas, and each year we compete in the Western New England (Connecticut States) tournament. Those who qualify then go on to wrestle in the New England and National Prep school tournaments.
When our wrestlers graduate from Hopkins, we want them to understand what it means to be people of character and people of integrity. Even though every year we strive to win individual and team state titles, in the process we want our young wrestlers to know what hard work is, as well as to understand the results of making the right choices in life.
Head Coach Adam Sperling grew up wrestling at the William Penn Charter School in Philadelphia. During his collegiate career at Davidson College, he earned four varsity letters, served twice as captain, and earned wins at six different weight classes. Post Davidson, Coach Sperling taught and coached at Penn Charter where he helped his cousin earn a Prep National Title. Since becoming the head coach in 2005, Hopkins has had numerous Western New England place winners, as well as many New England and National Prep qualifiers. Coach Sperling holds a bronze level certification from USA Wrestling. He currently serves as the FAA sport liaison for wrestling, is the President of WNEPSWA, and is the New England representative to the National Prep Board. He is a member of the Mathematics department and an assistant varsity lacrosse coach.
Team Schedule
Wrestling - Varsity
Home
Rumble on the Hill
League
Hopkins School
9th
Hopkins Invitational
Home
League
vs.
Hamden Hall
Win
42-15
Choate
Loss
17-57
Away
Cancelled
League
vs.
Chase
Pomfret
Salisbury
Pomfret
Home
League
vs.
Marvelwood School
Win
42-16
Away
League
vs.
Tabor Academy
Tabor Academy
Home
League
vs.
Trinity-Pawling
Loss
30-52
Loomis Chaffee
Loss
30-43
Avon Old Farms
Win
48-34
Watkinson
Win
54-5
Away
Cancelled
League
vs.
Salisbury
Northwest Regional HS
Salisbury School
Away
League
vs.
Brunswick Invitational
Brunswick
Away
League
vs.
Salisbury
Loss
36-39
Chase
Win
45-24
Salisbury School
Away
FAA Wrestling Tournament
League
vs.
Brunswick
Loss
15-64
Rye CDS
Loss
24-42
Greens Farms
Loss
6-60
Hamden Hall
Win
30-27
Rye CDS
Away
League
vs.
Hotchkiss
Loss
37-39
Hotchkiss
Home
League
vs.
Rye CDS
Win
48-30
Away
Cancelled
League
vs.
Taft
Taft
Away
WNEISWA Championships
League
Hopkins School
8th
WNEISWA
Taft
TBD
New Englands
League
Tabor Academy
TBD
New Englands
League
Tabor Academy
Coaches
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Coach: Don Campbell
Statistics
Overall Statistics
| W | L | T | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 8 | 0 | 46.7 |
Hopkins is a private middle school and high school for grades 7-12. Located on a campus overlooking New Haven, CT, the School takes pride in its intellectually curious students as well as its dedicated faculty and staff.
Hopkins School admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.