Hill School Blues
| School | The Hill School |
|---|---|
| Football stadium | Dell Field |
| Natatorium | Cunningham Pool |
| Mascot | Rams |
| Fight song | Dear Old Hill |
| Colors | Union Blue and Confederate Gray |
The Hill School Blues represent The Hill School in athletic competition.
In the early days of the school, boys played shinney, town ball, football and cricket. Matthew Meigs, who was not an athlete, yet allowed for sporting pursuits to be pursued at his school, unlike his contemporaries such as Samuel Taylor of Andover. During the time John Meigs was headmaster, organized and interscholastic sports at The Hill School began. Tennis became the dominant sport during this period, unlike baseball at other schools.[1]
The Hill is a member of the Mid-Atlantic Prep League (MAPL),[2] which the School joined in 1998. The Hill was a charter member of the Pennsylvania Independent Schools Athletic Association (PAISAA),[3] which became an officially sanctioned organization in 2011. In 2014, The Hill received associate membership in the New England Preparatory School Athletic Council (NEPSAC).
The Hill's rivalry with Lawrenceville dates back to 1887 and is the fifth-oldest high school rivalry in the United States.[4] Originally an annual football game, the schools now compete against each other in all of the fall sports on either the first or second weekend in November.
Peddie School also maintains a "Hill Day" during which several teams from Hill and Peddie compete.[5]
Participation in athletics has been considered a key part of a Hill education, in 1934, the school's facilities were listed as 7 baseball fields, 6 football fields, 4 basketball courts, 9 hole golf link, 2 swimming pools, and 30 tennis courts.[6] All third and fourth form students are required to participate in at least two seasons of interscholastic sports, and all fifth and sixth formers must play at least one interscholastic season. Students may fulfill a season requirement by serving as a student athletic trainer or team manager.
Javelin ball[edit]
J-ball is a intramural sport commonly played during the spring term, and study hall is shortened during this term in order for the game to be played. There is debate on the origins of the game, including theories speculating if it was created by Sidney Wood or in the late 1960s.[7] It is played with a codified system of rules regulated by a commissioner.[8]
Field hockey[edit]
- MAPL Champions: 2001, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2016
Recently several players have played for Team USA.
Boys' soccer[edit]
- PAISAA State Champions: 2013, 2014, 2016
- MAPL Champions: 1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2013
Boys' soccer won the 2013 and 2014 PAISAA Championships.[9] In 2013, the team was Top Drawer Soccer's No. 1 ranked Prep team in the nation, and was the No. 2 ranked prep team in 2014. Colten Habecker '14 was named 2013 Gatorade Pennsylvania Boys' Soccer Player of the Year. The Soccer team also regularly plays against foreign teams and schools including Eton, Charterhouse,[10] and Real Madrid Academy teams.[11]
Girls' soccer[edit]
- MAPL Champions: 2010, 2011
- PAISAA State Champions: 2011, 2012
Girls' soccer at The Hill dates back to the fall of 1998.
Basketball[edit]
Boys' basketball won the 2014 PAISAA Championship[12] and was Max Preps No. 2 ranked Prep team in the nation.
Baseball[edit]
Baseball has been a varsity sport since 1886, where it was first played on the main quad.[13]
Football[edit]
- MAPL Champions: 2009
The football team has traditionally had a strong rivalry against the Hotchkiss School, and traditionally Hotchkiss football players were required to have played against Hill in order to receive a letter.[14]
Swimming[edit]
The swimming team has produced Olympians including Alberto Mestre. It was voted national prep champions in 1979 by Swimming World magazine.
Ice hockey[edit]
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Several alumni have gone on to play in the NHL.
Shooting sports[edit]
Skeet shooting is popular at The Hill School, and a gun club operates on campus.[15][16][17]
Girls' water polo[edit]
- New England Champions 2001
- Eastern Prep Champions 2003, 2004, 2005, 2010, 2015
Boys' lacrosse[edit]
- Pennsylvania State Champions 1986
The lacrosse team has produced professional players including Ken Clausen.[18][19] Alumni have been involved in NCAA National Championship teams including in 2003, 2006, and the 2014 World Lacrosse Championship with Team Canada.
Olympians[edit]
 | This section is incomplete. (March 2017) |
| Name | Hill class | University | Nation | Sport |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sabin Carr | 1924 | Yale | US | athletics |
| William Porter | 1944 | Northwestern | US | athletics |
| Ralph Hills | 1921 | Princeton | US | athletics |
| Caleb Frank Gates | 1922 | Princeton | US | athletics |
| Frank Connor | 1927 | Yale | US | athletics |
| George Munger | 1929 (DNG) | Penn | US | athletics (alternate) |
| Anderton “Pete” Bentley, Jr. | 1947 | Yale | US | rowing (alternate) |
| Frank S. Bissell | 1933 | Michigan | US | wrestling (alternate) |
| Andy Fitch | 1954 | Yale | US | wrestling |
| Barton Jahncke | 1957 | Tulane | US | sailing |
| Alberto Mestre | 1982 | Florida | Venezuela | swimming[20] |
| Lyman Perry | 1956 | Navy | US | rowing[21] |
| Richard C. Squires | 1949 | Williams | US | frontenis |
Faculty members who competed in the Olympics include James Wendell, Alexander Grant and Edward R. Stone
References[edit]
- ↑ Bundgaard, Axel (26 June 2017). "Muscle and Manliness: The Rise of Sport in American Boarding Schools". Syracuse University Press. Retrieved 26 June 2017 – via Google Books.
- ↑ "Mid-Atlantic Prep League". Mid-Atlantic Prep League. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
- ↑ "Home". Pennsylvania Independent Schools Athletic Association. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
- ↑ Seeley, Don. Hill School vs. Lawrenceville more than a rivalry. Pottstown Mercury (Pennsylvania). November 12, 2010. "The fifth-oldest rivalry in all of America is enough to kindle the Rams and the entire Hill School campus."
- ↑ "Recordings of Hill Day wins for football and field hockey now available". peddie.org. 13 October 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
- ↑ Inc, Boy Scouts of America (1 January 1934). "Boys' Life". Boy Scouts of America, Inc. Retrieved 26 June 2017 – via Google Books.
- ↑ "The Hill School -> Playing J-ball". www.thehill.org. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
- ↑ "2016 J-Ball Rules and Guidelines". life-on-thehill.com. 22 March 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
- ↑ "Hill Boys' Soccer Captures PAISAA State". Retrieved November 22, 2015.
- ↑ Chris Drowne (15 January 2012). "Brian Sachs '12 Hill Soccer vs Charterhouse". Retrieved 26 June 2017 – via YouTube.
- ↑ "The Hill School -> Athletics -> Fall Team Pages -> Boys' Soccer -> Team Travel to Europe". www.thehill.org. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
- ↑ "Hill Boys Win 2014 PAISSA Crown". Retrieved November 22, 2015.
- ↑ mvoltaire (29 June 2013). "The Hill School Baseball Field: A Brief History". Retrieved 26 June 2017 – via YouTube.
- ↑ Hochstein, Peter (1 March 2010). "Cigars and Other Passions: The Biography of Edgar M. Cullman". Trafford Publishing. Retrieved 26 June 2017 – via Google Books.
- ↑ "Prep School Sports; Honors in Skeet Shooting at Dallas Won by Eddie Harris, Hill School Star". nytimes.com. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
- ↑ Holson, Laura M. (18 March 2017). "Donald Trump Jr. Is His Own Kind of Trump". Retrieved 26 June 2017 – via NYTimes.com.
- ↑ http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrary/SportingLife/1911/VOL_57_NO_07/SL5707023.PDF
- ↑ "Ken Clausen Bio". Retrieved March 2, 2017.
- ↑ "Santoliquito: Former Duke lacrosse recruit shifts allegiance". ESPN.com. 20 June 2006. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
- ↑ "The Hill School Hall of Fame Founders Fall p. 2". www.thehill.org. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
- ↑ "Lyman Perry Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
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