Mustangs Welcome Rivals to Campus for Millbrook-Pomfret Day

Some of the greatest rivalries in all of sports amicably rage in the Northeastern US: The Yankees vs. the Red Sox, the Jets vs. the Patriots, and—undoubtedly the greatest of all athletic rivalries that have blossomed throughout the ages—Millbrook vs. Pomfret.

The Millbrook Mustangs and the Pomfret Griffins take turns traveling the 2.5 hours between their campuses for an annual day of fierce competition in soccer, field hockey, football, cross country, and volleyball. Rivals to the core, the two schools even track their food waste throughout the week before their day of athletic reckoning to see which community can reduce the most waste.

This year was the Mustangs’ turn to host Millbrook-Pomfret Day. So, on Saturday, November 9, Pomfret hopped on their mythical mascots and journeyed from their Connecticut campus to upstate New York.

The action kicked off with thirds and JV squads at 11:30 AM, and at noon, varsity teams began taking their respective fields. The intensity was palpable, as more than bragging rights were on the line. Millbrook students would earn a free day the following Tuesday if they could win more matches than Pomfret.