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Letter to the Editor: MHS Athletics
Fans, Have you
ever heard of a
Watercat?

Xavier Brown

Of course you haven’t. WaterCats are what we call the members of the Milton High School Swim and Dive team. The Swim and Dive team is the most overlooked competitive sports team offered at Milton High School. In the past, the team had been reported as the Girls Varsity even though the swim team has been coed for the last four years and is currently listed as such on the MHS Athletics page. Swim and Dive has not only been overlooked by students and staff, but also by the MHS Boosters, whose mission is “To promote athletic excellence, good sportsmanship and character-building relationships among athletes, coaches and parents” and MHS Administration who consistently fails to recognize the team during morning announcements. For example the day after winning states there was no mention of  it in the morning announcements. This year Our team broke numerous records at states and no mention. We seem to be recognized in the Milton times for having a high winning record but nothing else.

During the 24-25 Fall season, the Watercats won 90% of their competitions ranking them #1 of all MHS team sports. For the last three  years, the boys have brought home several gold medals from the state championship, set many records, and beat the second place team by more than double their points. Additionally, the Swim and Dive team holds the most records out of any of the D2 teams at the high school. But you’d never know it.

Coach Jessica Gillooly not only helps her team become better swimmers, but also better people. If you’re looking to be a part of a winning family, sign up for the 25-26 Fall season at https://www.miltonps.org/page/athletics-gs.

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