Berkeley Wins the Headmasters’ Challenge

This is the eighth time Berkeley has won or shared the Cup in the history of the competition. Berkeley won the Cup in 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014* and 2015. Tampa Prep won the Cup in 2006, 2007, 2011, 2012 and 2014*. The cup will now stay at Berkeley for a year until the next Headmasters’ Challenge in 2016.*In 2014, both schools scored an equal number of points and thus the cup was shared.

 

Click here for scores and results of each competition.

 

Fans who missed the action or would like to watch a replay of the varsity competitions may do so by visiting: www.berkeleyprep.org/bbnsports.

 

Remembering the intense rivalry between Deerfield Academy (where Tampa Prep’s former Headmaster Gordon MacLeod taught) and Choate (where Berkeley’s former Headmaster Joseph Merluzzi taught), Mr. MacLeod suggested that a similar day be developed between Tampa Prep and Berkeley. Mr. Merluzzi readily agreed, acknowledging the fun and good competition that resulted from the Deerfield-Choate Day and the possibility for Tampa Prep and Berkeley to have the same experience.
 
The pact was cemented with a clink of water glasses, and so the Headmasters’ Challenge began. The prize for which the schools would compete was the Headmasters’ Cup, which would reside at the winning school for the year. The inaugural Headmasters’ Challenge was hosted by Tampa Prep on January 10, 2004. The competition featured 15 winter sports teams from middle division, junior varsity and varsity.