NORWALK — It would be fair to say that last year’s postseason high of making the FCIAC playoffs by Norwalk High School was soon tempered by back-to-back losses in the league quarterfinals and first round of the state tournament.

With a bunch of returning veterans, though, and a talented group of sophomores ready to take the baton into the future, the Bears are looking to end the 2018 season quite differently.

“We are aiming for the FCIAC championship game and also to go deeper into the state tournament,” Norwalk coach Elaine Gratrix said.

While Norwalk was thrilled to qualify for the FCIACs last season, the sudden end to the year, thanks to a 6-3 home loss to West Haven in the first round of the state’s big school tournament, left the Bears unfulfilled.

In fact, after starting the season 13-2, the entire finishing kick of the season — 1-6 in its last seven games — was disappointing.

“We need to fight harder,” Gratrix said. “We had a lot of really great moments last year, but we let some games get away from us.　This season, we need to have more consistency and resilience. Each time we take the field, we need to play with heart and tenacity and be determined to finish the job.”

The Bears boast perhaps the best hitter in the FCIAC, if not one of the best hitters in the entire state, in Dina DiBlasio.

An All-FCIAC first-team choice last season, DiBlasio will move from third base — where she has started for three straight years — to behind the plate, replacing four-year starter Sam Troetti.

While the move might initially seem a head-scratcher, DiBlasio was actually a catcher growing up and still catches during summer ball.

It is her offense that opens eyes around the league.

In 66 games during her NHS career, DiBlasio has 101 hits. She’s hitting .441 for her career, including 22 doubles, 14 triples and 17 home runs, 11 of which came last year.

She has driven in 83 in her career, including 45 last season.

She also struck out once last season in 87 plate appearances.

DiBlasio won’t be the only stick in the Norwalk lineup, making the Bears even more dangerous.

Seniors Katie Sciglimpaglia is an all-FCIAC first-team shortstop, Jessica Otto is back at first after an All-FCIAC second-team season and Skyler Suda is one of the best defensive center fielders in the league.

Gabriela Catino and Marisa Swanson, both seniors, are also returnees.

Junior pitcher Brianny Garcia returns as does her twin sister, Brenda, who is a two-year starter at second base.

Sophomore Mia Lanzarotto is also back. She can pitch and play outfield.

Lanzarotto will be joined by sophomore classmates Catherine Sheehan (3B), Erica Giglio (OF-1B), Jordan Hogan (OF), and Kaitlyn Greco (C/IF) to give the team depth.

“We’ll need to stay healthy and play up to our potential,” Gratrix said. “Our strengths are experience, solid defense and a balanced offense. I would say this is the all-around most talented NHS team I have seen in my 21 years with the program.”

How far can this team go? The sky’s the limit if they just play.

“We need to get out of our own way and show actions that are consistent with our goals,” Gratrix said. “We’ll go as far as we believe we can go.”

WEST HAVEN—The strong bats of the Brookfield softball team carried them to a 19-4 record and a spot in Tuesday’s Class L semifinal against Daniel Hand.

So when the Bobcats trailed by one run with just two outs to spare and the season in the balance, panic wasn’t about to settle in one bit.

Stringing four hits together in the top of the seventh, the No. 3 Bobcats booked their place in the Class L final with a 6-5 win over No. 3 Daniel Hand at West Haven High. Ally Fitzgerald delivered the clutch blow for Brookfield, singling to score Cara Lennon and scoring on the play after an errant throw.

“I’m very confident in my girls because they never give up,” Brookfield coach Nick Castellano said. “They knew they could hit; they had 13 hits. We had confidence and they knew they could do it.”

Lennon — who finished the night 4-for-4 — hit a double down the line trailing 5-4 that brought Fitzgerald to the plate. A single to the outfield plated Lennon and the throw from the catcher to second base sailed high and got past the outfielder, which allowed Fitzgerald to come all the way around to score.

“I was running to first, went to second and they threw it over,” Fitzgerald said. “I just went to third, coach told me to go home and I did. It was amazing, it was nice to contribute to the whole team win right there.”

Brookfield wasn’t out of the woods yet, though. The Tigers responded with a leadoff single from Christina Coric before a ball hit to the warning track was caught. With one out Abby Geshwind hit a clean single to the outfield but led to a forceout at second. Caroline O’Connor — who drove in three of the Tigers’ five runs — hit a laser to the outfield but right at a Bobcats defender, which began the celebration for Brookfield. 

“That’s the way softball is,” Hand coach Mike Niekrash said. “You hit ropes and sometimes they catch them. They had their outfield right to the fence and they caught it; we didn’t give up, a ball two feet this or that way and we’re still playing.”

The Bobcats overcame a 5-2 deficit to stun the Tigers. Avery Katz hit a clutch two-run single with two outs in the top of the sixth to pull to within 5-4 to set the stage for the final comeback.

“We’re just all really happy and it’s good to see our hard work paying off,” Lennon said. “In my four years we’ve never made it this far so it’s rewarding to see us come out with a win.”

Hand jumped out to early leads of 2-1 and 4-2 as the bats started off hot. O’Connor hit a two-run single in the first and crushed an RBI double to the wall to make it 3-2.

“It was about blinked at the end basically and give Brookfield a lot of credit, they came up in the seventh inning,” Niekrash said. “They persevered in this game, but we didn’t give up.”

ALL-SWC MATCHUP

Brookfield will square off against No. 1 Masuk Friday or Saturday at a site and time to be determined. The Bobcats — one of the few teams to put up runs — fell to the Panthers 6-4 during the regular season. It will be Brookfield’s second state final apperance; the Bobcats won Class M in 2000.

PLAYER OF THE GAME

Cara Lennon, Brookfield: One of just three seniors for the Bobcats, Lennon delivered RBI singles in the first and third innings.

“I tried to just treat it like any other game,” Lennon said. “I wasn’t thinking too much about it, I just swung at good pitches.”

QUOTABLE

“There’s one thing everything forgot here, and that’s Brookfield had a tornado,” Castellano said. “We couldn’t practice for a week because school was closed. We’re doing this for Brookfield.”

BROOKFIELD 6, DANIEL HAND 5

BROOKFIELD     101 002 2 — 6 13 0
HAND                   202 010 0 — 5 8 1

Batteries: B—Alyssa Lionetti (W) and Laila Cofone; DH—Abby Geshwind and Lily Arida. Highlights: B—Cara Lennon went 4-for-4. Avery Katz hit a two-run single. DH—Caroline O’Connor drove in three runs. Records: Brookfield 20-3, Daniel Hand 20-3.

Welcome to the second episode of Inside the Circle, the GameTimeCT high school softball podcast.

Yes, we said that we would get back together to talk about the tournaments after the season, but we changed our mind.

After a wild and fun state tournament we couldn’t wait to get back behind the mic to recap the tournaments and preview the semifinal and final matchups.

2018 CIAC Softball Tournament Scoreboard

Enjoy!

STRATFORD — St. Joseph knew all about Granby standout softball pitcher Kari Marks. Coach Jeff Babineau told his players it’d take a couple of at-bats in Thursday’s CIAC Class M semifinal to get used to her.

The Cadets’ bottom of the order got the offense going their second time up. The top of the order drove them in. St. Joseph played sharp defense and beat Granby 4-2 at DeLuca Field to reach the program’s first state final since 2015.

“As the game went on, we got used to her sequence, what she was doing,” said Cadets freshman shortstop Maddie Fitzgerald, who drove in runs in the top of the fifth and top of the seventh. “We definitely executed the second time up. We got the key hits and started putting pressure on them.”

Ninth-ranked, ninth-seeded St. Joseph (22-4), winner of 11 in a row, will play for its first championship since 2010 on Saturday at 1 p.m. at West Haven. It’ll meet third-seeded Griswold (25-1), fifth-ranked in the GameTimeCT.com poll, which beat No. 2 North Branford 4-0 in the late game on Thursday.

Fifth-seeded Granby (23-3) left 12 runners on base, and the first two innings ended with Bears doubled off base on line drives.

St. Joseph’s Hannah Hutchison with a 2-run baseball hit in the top of the 5th. St Joes leads Granby 2-0 #ctsb pic.twitter.com/a0ikhQsUi5

— Pete Paguaga (@PetePaguaga) June 7, 2018

“I couldn’t be more proud of them. It’s all about opportunity,” Granby coach Brian McDermott said. “We definitely put ourselves in a good situation. We were one hit away from cracking that game wide open. You do that early, it’s a whole different deal. The pressure changes, and the game changes.”

St. Joseph right fielder Britt Mairano made a nice catch on a sinking line drive and doubled a runner off first base to end the bottom of the first. With the bases loaded and one out in the second inning, second baseman Kayla Giacobbe snagged a soft liner and doubled the runner off third.

Granby left the bases loaded in the third and fourth, with Payton Doiron getting a strikeout to end both innings.

St. Joseph turns another DP. This time with the bases loaded to end threat in the bottom of the second #ctsb pic.twitter.com/O1462VAEPi

— Pete Paguaga (@PetePaguaga) June 7, 2018

“We gave them so many opportunities, but you know what, we talked about ‘bend but don’t break,’” St. Joseph coach Jeff Babineau said. “(The Cadets) played the out where the ball took them. They didn’t panic.”

Marks didn’t allow a hit for four innings, but Allie Petronchak and Mairano singled in the fifth. Hannah Hutchison’s single drove in two; Fitzgerald’s single brought her in from second.

St Joes’ Madison Fitzgerald with the RBI base hit and its 4-2 St Joes over Granby in the top of the 7th #ctsb pic.twitter.com/e3JMurkSYa

— Pete Paguaga (@PetePaguaga) June 7, 2018

Marks and Anna-Marie Groskritz had RBIs in the sixth for Granby (Marks’ double drove in Erin Henebry, who was 3-for-3), and the Bears had two in scoring position with two out, but Doiron’s ninth strikeout ended the threat. Fitzgerald singled in another run in the seventh, and Doiron ended the game with her 11th strikeout.

Kari Marks had not allowed St. Joseph a hit through four innings, but the Cadets collected four in the top of the fifth. Hannah Hutchison’s two-run single opened the scoring, and Maddie Fitzgerald drove Hutchison in from third with an RBI single.

Huge double play turned by St. Joseph ends Granby threat in bottom 1st #ctsb pic.twitter.com/O9x6LUMBV8

— Pete Paguaga (@PetePaguaga) June 7, 2018

Granby scored two runs with two out in the bottom of the sixth, on Marks’ RBI double and Anna-Marie Groskritz’s RBI single, but Payton Doiron’s ninth strikeout got the Cadets out of the jam. Doiron finished with 11 strikeouts.

The fifth-seeded Bears (23-3) left 12 runners on base, and they also had two runners doubled off base to end the first two innings.

Fitzgerald added a two-out RBI single in the seventh for St. Joseph, which will be seeking its sixth state championship in its 10th title game. It last made it in 2015 and last won in 2010.

PLAYER OF THE GAME

St. Joseph sophomore pitcher Payton Doiron was in and out of trouble but escaped when she needed it.

“Yeah, there is a little bit (of nerves),” Doiron said, “But I know my team has my back. We’ll get through it.”

GOING FOR SIX

Saturday will be the Cadets’ sixth final since 2006 and their 10th overall since 1979. They have won five titles, including three since 2006.

The last time they reached a final, though, this year’s seniors, Hutchison and Giacobbe, were freshmen.

“Hutch and Kayla really deserve it,” Fitzgerald said. “They’ve taken us under their wing and shown us the ropes. This just means a lot for us.”

QUOTABLE

“They’ve worked like this all year. Even their losses were one-run losses.” —St. Joseph coach Jeff Babineau, on his team

ST. JOSEPH 4, GRANBY 2

ST. JOSEPH000 030 1—4 6 1
GRANBY000 002 0—2 8 0

Records: St. Joseph 22-4; Granby 23-3. Batteries: SJ—Payton Doiron (W) and Charlee Horton; G—Kari Marks (L) and Maddie Kidd.

CIAC SPRING CHAMPIONSHIP SCOREBOARD

Griswold’s softball team celebrates its Class M semifinal victory over North Branford at DeLuca Field, Stratford, Thursday, June 7, 2018 (Photo Catherine Avalone)

Follow along for live Twitter updates from the 2018 CIAC Softball Championships at West Haven’s Biondi Field (Class LL, L and M) and Stratford’s DeLuca Field (Class S) from writers and broadcasters from across Connecticut.

CHAMPIONSHIP PREVIEW CAPSULES

CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE

• CLASS LL: Trumbull vs. Amity — Saturday at Biondi Field, West Haven, 4 p.m.
• CLASS L: Masuk vs. Brookfield — Friday at Biondi Field, West Haven, 7 p.m.
• CLASS M: St. Joseph vs. Griswold — Saturday at Biondi Field, West Haven, 1 p.m.
• CLASS S: Holy Cross vs. Stafford — Friday at DeLuca Field, Stratford, 7 p.m.

Live Updates

Fans across the state will flock to several sites Friday and Saturday to cheer on their respective schools as athletes chase the immortality that goes along with winning a state championship.

Those supporting Ridgefield High School might want to make sure the gas tank is on full before departing North Salem Road.

Ridgefield became the first school to have four teams — baseball, boys volleyball, boys and girls lacrosse — reach spring finals, according to the CIAC, which added that eight schools had previously reached three finals. Two of the teams — baseball and girls lacrosse — are making their first final appearance. Three teams will play Saturday at different times, allowing die-hard fans to support each squad and their memorable runs to the final.

“It’s a testament to Ridgefield High School,” said volleyball coach Lidania Cibere. “There is such great support from everybody, from (Athletic Director Dane Street) to the principal. It’s great; these kids are student-athletes and they’re putting in the work in the classroom as well as in their sports. I think it’s rare, but it’s just great.”

It’s been another banner season for Ridgefield, which has also claimed a host of FCIAC championships over the past 18 months. This comes on the heels of the Tigers girls soccer team winning a first ever Class LL championship last December.

Throw in outstanding sprinter Emma Langis — who won the State Open crown in the 300 hurdles last week — and the Tigers are on the verge of collecting hardware on the final day of the high school season.

The games are staggered serendipitously for fans: Girls lacrosse plays at 10 a.m. at Law, followed by baseball in Middletown at Noon, and boys lacrosse at 3 p.m. in Norwalk. All three of those squads were either trailing or tied late in their respective semifinals before digging deep to pull out impressive wins.

“It will be a lot of time in the car but it’s a good problem to have,” said Street, who became AD in April, 2016. “It should be a fun day, I hope I’m not the only Tiger fan who’s getting to all of them. I think every one of our teams has a chance.”

ONE-GOAL EXPERTS

A brutal schedule and key injuries combined to help the Tigers girls lacrosse team got off to a slow start at 3-4. The last of those defeats was a 7-6 defeat to New Canaan, their opponents in Saturday’s final.

“We did some goal-setting, got working hard, stayed the course on what we wanted to be on and off the field,” said coach Cece Berger. “As we worked we went through and learned from our mistakes each day.”

Players came back and momentum began to build for Ridgefield, but a particular FCIAC rival stood in the way of making a deep run in states. Ridgefield fell to Greenwich 20-10 in the regular season and 13-8 in the FCIAC quarterfinals, but the Tigers upended the Cards 7-6 in the state quarterfinals.

“We knew we were going see Greenwich a third time and it was just learning from what we did wrong the first game that we used early in second game,” Berger said. “We knew by the third game we could play with anyone. They have good players and we had to be at our best.”

The drama wasn’t over yet.

Ridgefield then got a goal from Alyssa Gagnon with 4.9 seconds left in regulation and one from leader Caroline Curnal early in overtime to secure a dramatic 14-13 win over Cheshire in the semis. The Tigers are a win against the Rams away from a first title.

“The team I’m most excited is for the girls team making it for the first time,” said boys coach Roy Colsey. “We want to build a strong lacrosse culture — not just boys lacrosse but lacrosse in general. Seeing Cece and her team advance gives our whole town a boost; I’m thrilled they’re doing a great thing.”

POCKET ACES

The Ridgefield baseball team will also be making its first state final appearances after riding the right arms of senior Alex Price and sophomore Matt DeLuca. The pair both made contributions during the Tigers’ 2-1, 10-inning classic against Amity in Wednesday’s semifinals. Price pitched into the ninth inning while DeLuca got the last four outs.

It was a fitting way to advance for Ridgefield, which had hopes of achieving the feat last year before falling in the semifinals. Coach Paul Fabbri has built the Tigers into a force in the past six years, culminating with Saturday’s matchup against SCC power Cheshire at Palmer Field.

“I think the six years has kind of brought stability to the program,” Fabbri said. “Also the youth programs in town always been pretty strong; it really is an effort throughout town that stretches down to feeder programs. We’ve had some great athletes over the past two years.”

Price, DeLuca and senior Jake Artzt have combined to post a 17-4 record with more than 150 strikeouts for Ridgefield with an ERA close to 1.00.

ANOTHER SHOT AT GOLAITH

The Ridgefield boys lacrosse team had a relatively simple path on paper to the Class L final, avoiding all the FCIAC heavyweights. They’ll meet the biggest one of those Saturday when Darien puts its 76-game win streak spanning more than three seasons on the line at McMahon High School.

“It’s Darien,” Colsey said. “They’ve made this a much bigger game by also having a 76-game win streak and that’s a testament to them to be the best team in the state. This is a tremendous opportunity for us; we didn’t want them to lose until we saw them again.”

But the journey is never as simple as it seems, and Ridgefield had to rally from a sizable deficit to slip past Glastonbury in the semis. The Tomahawks — who beat Ridgefield by five goals in last year’s playoffs — led 5-0 late in the third quarter before defender Luke Gaydos began taking faceoffs and turned the tide in the Tigers’ favor.

The Tigers — who fell to Darien 11-6 during the regular season — will be making their sixth final appearance; Colsey won a state championship when his squad beat Fairfield Prep in 2011.

“We talk about when we start the year; being on the field on the last day of the season,” said Colsey. “We don’t talk about winning a state championship specifically, but we talk about making sure the seniors get an opportunity on the last day; it’s something we’ve worked towards.”

THRILLING FINISH

If it wasn’t for a group in Westport, it could be the Tigers that would be wrapping up their season with a championship banner in boys volleyball. All that separated Ridgefield from perfection was Staples, as four losses to the Wreckers — one in the FCIAC final and one in the Class L final Thursday night — led to a pair of silver medals.

Ridgefield finished its season 21-4 after a sensational effort against the Wreckers. Swept the first three times they faced Staples, the Tigers almost claimed the upset in a five-set loss, the final game coming down to a 15-13 score.

“What I always want out of our kids is to give our best effort,” Street said. “Sometimes you win and sometimes you lose; that’s where we are in education-based athletics. You have to learn from each experience and respect the effort from the other team.”

This is a team that isn’t a stranger to state finals. The Tigers won three straight titles from 2014-16 and appeared in their sixth final overall in 15 years on Thursday.

Hannah Davis delivers the go-ahead hit in the top of the 6th to send Stafford to the program's first softball state title since 1976. #ctsb More championship excitement sure to come the rest of the weekend. pic.twitter.com/LP4JklLu4l

— CIAC Sports (@ciacsports) June 9, 2018

STRATFORD — Hanna Davis’ RBI single to left capped a four-run rally in the sixth and vaulted Stafford to the Class S softball championship, 5-4, over three-time defending champion Holy Cross of Waterbury Friday night at DeLuca Field.

This is the first state softball championship for the school since 1976.

Down 4-1 heading into the bottom of the sixth, and looking like it would be the fourth-straight victim in Holy Cross’ run of titles, Stafford stormed back.

CIAC STATE CHAMPIONSHIP SCOREBOARD

Beginning with an error that allowed Julia Milnes to reach, Stafford loaded the bases with one out. Meg McDermott and Ryleigh Gilman hit back-to-back singles with two outs to tie the game up at 4.

That set the stage for Davis’ winning single. In the top of the seventh, Davis, who had come in in relief for Abbe Minor in the fifth inning, went to the mound and fought off Holy Cross’ last-ditch attempt.

With two on and two outs, Davis got the last batter grounded to first base and Stafford celebrated its first title in 42 years. McDermott finished 4-for-4 and had three RBIs to earn the game’s MVP for the Bulldogs.

The score was tied 1-1 after the first inning and stayed that way until Holy Cross took a 4-1 lead with a three-run fifth. Ali Brown had an RBI single to give the Crusaders the lead and then Holy Cross added three more on a hit and two Stafford errors.

Stafford wins its first softball title in 41 years 5-4 over Holy Cross #ctsb pic.twitter.com/SRstmzXdBU

— Courant HS Sports (@CTHSSports) June 9, 2018

STAFFORD 5, HOLY CROSS 4

HOLY CROSS 100 030 0 — 4 
STAFFORD 100 004 X — 5

WEST HAVEN — The perfect team received a (near) perfect performance at the perfect time. It came courtesy of pitcher Samantha Schiebe, who allowed only two hits and struck out 14 over seven mesmerizing innings against SWC counterpart Brookfield on Friday.

Schiebe’s brilliant performance in the circle helped the top-seeded Panthers complete an undefeated season with a 10-0 victory in the Class L championship at Biondi Field. 

“They came in ready,” Masuk coach Leigh Barone said. “She was one that was definitely ready.”

CIAC SPRING CHAMPIONSHIP SCOREBOARD

So, too, was center fielder Megan McFarland, who tripled twice, doubled once and drove in a pair of runs to lead the Panthers’ 10-hit night. The breakout performance earned McFarland Co-MVP honors with fellow junior Schiebe.

“We just came out strong and we came out hard,” Schiebe said.

The victory capped a 27-0 season for the Panthers and gave the perennial contender its first state title since 2013 and fifth overall. Third-seeded Brookfield, which was appearing in its first final since 2000, concluded its season at 20-5.

The Bobcats simply had no answer for Schiebe. The right-hander struck out the first nine batters she faced and did not allow a runner to advance past second base all night.

“Sam was on,” Brookfield coach Nick Castellano said. “She was throwing the high ball and we were swinging at the high pitch. We should’ve laid off it a bunch of times but we didn’t. The girls will be back, they just couldn’t adjust. Sam pitched a hell of a game. That’s a great team.”

It’s a team that went into the postseason ranked No. 1 in the GameTimeCT/Register poll. The Panthers will likely end there as well after outscoring the opposition 44-2 across four games in the state tournament.

McFarland got the scoring started against Brookfield with a first-inning triple off Alyssa Lionetti. Her second triple of the night came just two innings later and put the Panthers ahead 3-0. That lead grew to 8-0 in the fourth on a two-run double by shortstop Alexa Bacoulis. In all, the Panthers scored in four of the six innings in which they batted.

“Going into the season, we knew we were going to go far,” McFarland said. “Winning states, that was kind of like an if. But now we won it, so we feel pretty good.”

The title was also the first for the Panthers under Barone, who succeeded Jacqui Sheftz as coach in 2015. The Panthers lost the 2016 Class L final to Fitch, a game in which Schiebe started as a freshman.

“Today she came in and she was comfortable,” Barone said. “She was ready. This was the second time she’s been here.”

PLAYER OF THE GAME

Samantha Schiebe, Masuk, P: The junior was close to untouchable in the circle, pitching a two-hit shutout while striking out 14. She walked one and allowed just two balls to be hit past the infield.

QUOTABLE

“It’s a privilege to have two SWC teams in the championship game. It took us a long time to get here. We did a great job. I’m very proud of my girls. I’d go to battle with them any day.” — Brookfield coach Nick Castellano

MAKE IT TWO-FOR-TWO

In their lone regular-season meeting on May 14, Masuk edged Brookfield 6-4. The fact that the Bobcats were able to push across a couple runs that game against Schiebe left Castellano and Co. feeling confident heading into their state-championship rematch. Schiebe said she didn’t change her approach despite that outing. “Nothing different,” she said.

MASUK 10, BROOKFIELD 0

BROOKFIELD   000 000 0 — 0 2 3
MASUK             203 320 x — 10 10 1

Records: Brookfield 20-5; Masuk 27-0. Batteries: B — Alyssa Lionetti (L) and Laila Cofone; M — Samantha Schiebe (W) and Erica Pullen. Highlights: B — Emily Parchinski went 2-for-3. M — Megan McFarland went 3-for-3 with a walk and two RBIs. Gretchen Bunovsky had two RBIs and a stolen base. Schiebe threw a two-hit shutout, striking out 14.

The final out of Masuk’s 2018 Class L Softball Championship, 10-0 over Brookfield #ctsb pic.twitter.com/nnzJwCHuEz

— GameTimeCT (@GameTimeCT) June 9, 2018

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BASEBALL

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Class LL

Cheshire 1, Ridgefield 0

Saturday, June 9 at Palmer Field, Middletown, 12 p.m.

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Class L

Wethersfield 16, Windsor 4

Friday, June 8 at Palmer Field, Middletown, 7 p.m.

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Class M

Seymour 13, Wolcott 2

Saturday, June 9 at Palmer Field, Middletown, 7 p.m.

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Class S

Notre Dame-Fairfield 10, Coventry 6

Saturday, June 9 at Palmer Field, Middletown, 3:30 p.m.

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SOFTBALL

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Class LL

Amity 13, Trumbull 7

Saturday, June 9 at Biondi Field, West Haven, 4 p.m.

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Class L

Masuk 10, Brookfield 0

Friday, June 8 at Biondi Field, West Haven, 7 p.m.

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Class M

St. Joseph 5, Griswold 2

Saturday, June 9 at Biondi Field, West Haven, 1 p.m.

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Class S

Stafford 5, Holy Cross 4

Friday, June 8 at DeLuca Field, Stratford, 7 p.m.

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BOYS LACROSSE

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Class L

Ridgefield 9, Darien 8

Saturday, June 9 at Casagrande Field, Norwalk, 3 p.m.

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Class M

New Fairfield 13, Hand 11

Saturday, June 9 at Casagrande Field, Norwalk, 10 a.m.

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Class S

St. Joseph 11, Somers 6

Saturday, June 9 at Casagrande Field, Norwalk, 12:30 p.m.

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GIRLS LACROSSE

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Class L

New Canaan 19, Ridgefield 7

New Canaan celebrates their 19-7 victory over Ridgefield in the CIAC Class L Girls Lacrosse Finals at Jonathan Law High School in Milford on June 9, 2018.

Saturday, June 9 at Law HS, Milford, 10 a.m.

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Class M

Branford 11, Hand 8

Saturday, June 9 at Law HS, Milford, 2:15 p.m.

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Class S

New Fairfield 9, East Catholic 6

The New Fairfield Rebels celebrate a 9-6 victory over the East Catholic Eagles for the CIAC Class S Girls Lacrosse Championship on Saturday June 9, 2018, at Jonathan Law High School in Milford, Connecticut.

Saturday, June 9 at Law HS, Milford, 12:15 p.m.

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BOYS VOLLEYBALL

Class L

Staples 3, Ridgefield 2

(25-16, 26-24, 22-25, 20-25, 15-13)

Thursday, June 7 at Shelton HS, 7 p.m.

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Class M

Newington 3, Barlow 2

(26-24, 23-25, 25-22, 22-25, 15-13)

Thursday, June 7 at Shelton HS, 5 p.m.

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Track and Field

State Open

Boys: Danbury

(Photo Sean Patrick Bowley / Hearst Connecticut Media)

Girls: Southington

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Class LL

Boys: Danbury | Girls: Danbury

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Class L

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Boys: Hall | Girls: Windsor

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Class MM

Via New Haven Athletics

Boys: Hillhouse | Girls: Avon

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Class M

via New Haven Athletics

Boys: Windham | Girls: Hillhouse

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Class S

(Photo by Jim Fuller, Hearst Connecticut Media)

Boys: Derby | Girls: Bloomfield

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Boys Tennis

Class LL

Staples

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Class L

Hand

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Class M

Weston

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Class S

Litchfield

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Girls Tennis

Class LL

Staples 4, Darien 3

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Class M

Barlow 4, RHAM 3

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Class S

Weston 4, Stonington 3

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GOLF

Division I

Greenwich

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Division II

Avon

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Division III

Killingly

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Division IV

Portland

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Girls

New Canaan

WEST HAVEN — Five days after staging one of the most memorable comebacks in the Class LL softball tournament, fifth-seeded Amity was back to business. There was a championship at stake, and the Spartans made sure not to let it slip out of their grasp.

Showing the same poise and determination at the plate that helped fuel their miraculous seventh-inning rally against Southington in the semifinals, the Spartans made the most of their return to the big stage. They knocked around Trumbull’s pitching for 17 hits and rolled to a 13-7 victory in the LL final on Saturday at Biondi Field.

“We needed to hit. We knew we needed to string hits together and get on the board early and as often as we can,” Amity coach Sara Hale said. “We wanted to win every inning.”

CIAC SPRING CHAMPIONSHIP SCOREBOARD

The Spartans delivered all the offense they needed. Seven different players tallied at least one hit, including Brooke Matyasovsky and Danielle Nordyk. The duo combined to go 9-for-10 at the plate and were named co-MVPs of the tournament.

Amity collects its 6th state softball trophy. Dani Nordyk and Brooke Matyasovsky named co-MVPs #ctsb pic.twitter.com/7dlTRFqFVe

— GameTimeCT (@GameTimeCT) June 9, 2018

“You have to credit Amity,” Trumbull coach Jacqui Sheftz said. “Seventeen hits, that’s obviously no joke.”

For the Spartans, it was their first title since 2012 and sixth in program history. It was the perfect ending to a season that included 24 wins in 28 tries and a runner-up finish in the SCC tournament.

Bidding for its second straight state championship, Trumbull (24-3) watched the Spartans jump out to an 11-0 lead after five innings. That lead grew to 13 runs in the seventh before Trumbull tried staging a rally against right-hander Grace Whitman. A grand slam by first baseman Courtney Fairfield cut the lead to 13-5, but Kelly Pritchard came on to record the final out. A long-awaited celebration ensued.

Took awhile, but Amity finally gets the last out to defeat Trumbull, 13-7, for the Class LL softball title #ctsb pic.twitter.com/gw5lo5Xl6k

— GameTimeCT (@GameTimeCT) June 9, 2018

“We wanted to have fun and we wanted to play hard,” said Matyasovsky, who went 4-for-5 with a game-high six RBIs, including a two-run single to open the scoring in the first inning. “I think that we wanted it more.”

Nordyk, the center fielder, had five hits, including a single off Mackenzie Bruggeman in the sixth inning to give the Spartans an 11-0 lead. Marissa Dwyer went 2-for-4 with two RBIs, and Nicole Koshes added a two-run triple.

The Spartans, who staged a five-run rally to beat Southington 6-5 in the semifinals on Monday, made their at-bats count against Bruggeman and reliever Emily Gell. They held leads of 4-0 after the third inning and 8-0 after the fourth.

“When we started hitting, we started scoring more runs, which motivated us to score even more,” Nordyk said.

Added Sheftz: “Defensively, my team, throughout this season, made some of those plays that we didn’t quite make today. That’s softball. Amity found holes. Their hitters found holes, and we hit balls at people.”

PLAYER OF THE GAME

Brooke Matyasovsky, Amity: The senior had four hits and drove in six runs to pace the Spartans’ attack.

QUOTABLE

“We were on a roll. We knew we could do it. We had confidence in them.” — Amity coach Sara Hale

CLOSE CALL

Second time in 2 games, runner is safe at home on a close play at plate. Jacqui Sheftz not happy. Amity’s 3rd run… #ctsb pic.twitter.com/7fs1cg91dF

— Sean Patrick Bowley (@SPBowley) June 9, 2018

Trumbull left fielder Ava Dunn appeared to throw out Danielle Nordyk at the plate in the third inning, but Nordyk was ruled safe because of an obstruction call. It was a critical moment in the game for both sides, as Amity saw its lead grow to 3-0 with still only one out on the scoreboard. The Spartans went on to score another run in the frame on a double by Melissa Dwyer. “I think that’s a huge call in a state playoff game,” Eagles coach Jacqui Sheftz said. “It’s 2-0 and you get that obstruction call. That would’ve been out No. 2. The next girl (grounded out), we would’ve been out of the inning. … I think that was a huge turning point.”

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Records: Amity 24-4; Trumbull 24-3. Batteries: A — Grace Whitman (W), Kelly Pritchard (7) and Rachael Crow; T — Mackenzie Bruggeman (L), Emily Gell (4) and Cassi Barbato. Highlights: A — Brooke Matyasovsky went 4-for-5 with six RBIs. Danielle Nordyk went 5-for-5 with one RBI. Marissa Dwyer went 2-for-4 with two RBIs. T — Courtney Fairfield had two hits, including a grand slam. Alexa Adinolfi singled home a run.

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Recaps: Class LL | Class L | Class M | Class S

The high school softball season came to a close Saturday afternoon with Amity defeating Trumbull 13-7 to win the Class LL title. That came on the heels of wins by Masuk in Class L, Stafford in Class S and St. Joseph in Class M.

But before we close the book on the year, let’s recap some of the most memorable sights and sounds of Championship Weekend:

1.) SCHIEBE SENSATIONAL: Sam Schiebe etched her name into Masuk lore with her performance in the circle this postseason. The junior right-hander was simply dominant, throwing three shutouts in the Class L tournament to help the Panthers cap a 27-0 season with their first state title since 2013. Her 14-strikeout, two-hit outing in a 10-0 victory over Brookfield in the title game was a work of art. It belongs right alongside those countless gems thrown by Rachele Fico and Tatum Buckley.

The final out of Masuk’s 2018 Class L Softball Championship, 10-0 over Brookfield #ctsb pic.twitter.com/nnzJwCHuEz

— GameTimeCT (@GameTimeCT) June 9, 2018

2.) CADETS FINISH THE JOB: Despite its stretch of four FCIAC titles in five seasons — the most recent coming last month in a 6-0 victory over Trumbull — St. Joseph entered Saturday having not won a state championship since 2010. Determined to end that drought, outfielder Hannah Hutchinson (3-for-4 with a triple) and pitcher Payton Doiron (complete game, five-hitter) came through in the clutch for the Cadets in a 5-2 defeat of Griswold in the Class M final.

St. Joseph accepts the Class M softball trophy and Hannah Hutchison her MVP award after a 5-2 victory over Griswold #ctsb pic.twitter.com/0ZsTV7YHk6

— GameTimeCT (@GameTimeCT) June 9, 2018

3.) AMITY DOESN’T MISS A BEAT: There’s an old adage in baseball (and softball, for that matter) that says momentum is only as strong as your next day’s starting pitcher. While that’s true, there sure seemed to be some carryover from Amity’s dramatic seventh-inning comeback five nights earlier against Southington. The Spartans hit right from the start of Saturday’s Class LL final against Trumbull, piling up 17 hits in a 13-7 rout. Brooke Matyasovsky and Danielle Nordyk were the two stars at the plate, combining to go 9-for-10 with seven RBIs.

Amity collects its 6th state softball trophy. Dani Nordyk and Brooke Matyasovsky named co-MVPs #ctsb pic.twitter.com/7dlTRFqFVe

— GameTimeCT (@GameTimeCT) June 9, 2018

4.) WHITMAN A WINNER: Don’t overlook the solid performance that right-hander Grace Whitman delivered in the circle for Amity. The senior held the defending champion Eagles scoreless for six innings before running out of gas. Spartans coach Sara Hale said of Whitman’s outing: “Grace did phenomenal. The last few seasons, she’s been taking it for us. She has the confidence, and I have all the confidence in the world for her. I wanted her to finish it out so badly. She went out there and threw her hardest as long as she possibly could.”

5.) MOVE OVER HOLY CROSS: There’s a new champion in Class S. Holy Cross’ dreams of a four-peat were dashed by Stafford, which posted a 5-4 victory to collect its first state title since 1976 and second all-time. The Bulldogs had a flair for the dramatic, overcoming a 4-1 deficit in the sixth inning. They’ll remember that one forever. Stafford’s Meg McDermott was 4-for-4 with three RBIs to earn MVP. Hannah Davis was the winning pitcher and had the winning RBI.

ICYMI l Here is the final out as Safford defeats Holy Cross in the @ciacsports Class S #ctsb championship @GameTimeCT pic.twitter.com/WhnnjPP1gr

— FLHS Broadcasting (@flhsbroadcastin) June 9, 2018

6.) PROWESS AT THE PLATE: If Masuk’s lineup is not the best in the state, it’s one of the best. Six players had at least one hit against Brookfield, including center fielder Megan McFarland. The junior (whose father,  Jack, coached Staples to the Class LL baseball title last year) tripled twice, doubled once and drove in two runs to share MVP honors with Schiebe. The Panthers averaged a whopping 11 runs per game for the tournament.

Staples coach Jack McFarland got to celebrate a Class LL state baseball championship last year, but this might top that: Watching daughter Megan hit two RBI triples and earn co-MVP honors in Masuk softball’s Class L title victory over Brookfield #ctbase #ctsb pic.twitter.com/4pW0V5UbDc

— Sean Patrick Bowley (@SPBowley) June 9, 2018

7.) CLOSE BUT NOT CLOSE ENOUGH: Trumbull’s final record was stellar (24-3). It seems almost unfair that the Eagles won’t be going home with a championship this season. But sports, as we all know, can be unpredictable.   

8.) WALDRON STARS: We’d be remiss if we did not highlight Griswold pitcher Maya Waldron’s performance in the Class M tournament. Waldon tossed a perfect game against North Branford in the semifinals in a 4-0 win, then threw an incredible 137 pitches just two days later in the finals against St. Joseph.

9.) SPREADING THE WEALTH: The four champions came from four different conferences: SCC, SWC, FCIAC and NCCC. This marks the first time since 2014 that that’s happened. 

10.) SUNSHINE AT LAST: After all those postponements that we were forced to endure earlier this spring because of rain and snow (not to mention a tornado), Mother Nature came through for us this weekend. All sun and not a single rain delay. Bravo.

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Class L softball championship action between Masuk and Brookfield in West Haven, Conn. on Friday June 8, 2018.

It’s only fitting that the lone team to post an undefeated record would finish atop the final edition of the GameTimeCT/Register Top 10 poll.

Masuk finished off its season in style, rolling through the Class L tournament en route to its fourth state championship in school history and first under coach Leigh Barone. Masuk completed its 27-0 season with a 10-0 rout of Brookfield in the final Friday night.

“This is really special because this is the first team that’s I’m seeing in and seeing out,” Barone said. “I’ve been able to see all my freshman grow from freshman year to senior year as starters. I wouldn’t want it for anybody else, they deserve it.”

The Panthers put it all together during their run through the postseason. The bats quickly headed up, averaging 11 runs per game. Combine that with the dynamic pitching duo of Sam Schiebe and Maddie Procyk — both of whom return next season — and Masuk cruised.

Schiebe starred in the final win over the Bobcats, striking out the first nine batters she faced. Masuk allowed just 14 runs in its 27 wins, nine of which came in two games.

“It was a very cool experience coming out here and watching her have 14 strikeouts, that’s pretty insane,” said junior outfielder Meg McFarland.

Masuk received every first place vote, claiming top spot against Class LL champ Amity and Class M winner St. Joseph. Class S champion Stafford gets into the top 10 for the first time at No. 10. Four of the top seven teams in the poll are LL schools.

	TEAM (1st place votes)	REC	PTS	LAST	CLASS
	1. MASUK (13)	27-0	390	1	L
Latest Results: Def. Brookfield 10-0 to win Class L championship. Bottom Line: Panthers outscore opponents 44-2 to roll to first title since 2013.
	2. AMITY	24-4	354	10	LL
Latest Results: Def. Trumbull 13-7 to win Class LL championship. Bottom Line: Brooke Matyasovsky and Danielle Nordyk combined for nine hits to help sink the Eagles to win the school's sixth title.
	3. ST. JOSEPH	23-4	338	9	M
Latest Results: Def. Griswold 5-2 to win the Class M championship. Bottom Line: First time FCIAC teams have won state titles in two straight years (Trumbull, 2017) since 2006-07.
	4. TRUMBULL	24-3	306	6	LL
Latest Results: Lost to Amity 13-7 in the Class LL final. Bottom Line: Back-to-back finals runs an outstanding achievement for Eagles.
	5. SOUTHINGTON	21-2	262	4	LL
Latest Result: Lost to Amity 6-5 in the Class LL semifinals. Bottom Line: Heartbreak for Blue Knights as four-run lead disappears in final inning of the semifinals.
	6. GRISWOLD	26-2	244	5	M
Latest Result: Lost to St. Joseph 5-2 in the Class M final. Bottom Line: Maya Waldron tossed a perfect game in the Wolverines’ semifinal win over North Branford.
	7. CHESHIRE	21-3	214	8	LL
Latest Result: Lost to Trumbull 6-5 in the Class LL semifinals. Bottom Line: The Rams follow dramatic comeback against NFA in quarters with another thriller in the semifinals, but this time they were the victims.
	8. SEYMOUR	24-2	187	2	M
Latest Results: Lost to Granby 3-2 in the Class M quarterfinals. Bottom Line: A mistake-filled defeat to Bears ends the preseason No. 1’s season abruptly.
	9. NORTH BRANFORD	26-1	177	3	M
Latest Result: Lost to Griswold 4-0 Class M semifinals. Bottom Line: Maya Waldron's perfect game for Griswold against North Branford in the semifinals was the first and, unfortunately for the T-Birds, the last of the season.
	10. STAFFORD	24-2	172	NR	S
Latest Result: Def. Holy Cross 5-4 to win the Class S championship. Bottom Line: The Bulldogs ended Holy Cross' three-year reign over Class S to claim their school's first championship in 42 years.
First-place votes in parentheses and points tabulated on a 30-28-26-24-22-20-18-16-14-12-11-10-9-8-7 basis.
Dropped out: North Haven (7). Others receiving votes: Granby (23-3) 154, Brookfield (20-5) 146, Daniel Hand (20-4) 104, Holy Cross (19-7) 81, NFA (20-6) 48, North Haven (19-5) 46, E.O. Smith (19-3) 36, Northwestern (22-1) 15, Newtown (19-7) 10, South Windsor (17-6) 9, Jonathan Law (15-9) 8, Coventry (20-4) and Wamogo (17-5) 7.
The following voted: Scott Ericson, Stamford Advocate; Tony Calcagni, Coginchaug; Vickie Fulkerson, The Day; George DeMaio, WELI; Jimmy Zanor, Norwich Bulletin; Jeff Babineau, St. Joseph; Ryan Lacey, Danbury News Times; Ken Pereiras, Seymour; Mike Madera, Hearst Connecticut Media; Dave Phillips, Hearst Connecticut Media; Tim Jensen, Patch; Mike Suppe, HAN Network, Richard Zalusky, Willimantic Chronicle.Compiled by Ryan Lacey

Who was the star of the 2018 Spring Championships? There were so many great performances from across the state championship meets and games, but who stood out above the rest?

It’s that time of the year again. Time to cast your votes.

This is, of course, an unscientific poll. But let’s have some fun, shall we?

Trailing 5-1 with one inning left to save the season against one of the top pitchers in the state, Amity coach Sara Hale gathered her team for potentially the final time. The Spartans’ sixth state championship never seemed so far away as Kara Zazzaro and Southington presented a massive roadblock in the Class LL semifinals.

The belief was still there, though.

It started with one hit — a double by Brooke Matyasovsky — and before the Spartans knew it they somehow had a 6-5 lead. An offense that put up big run totals this spring woke up in a big way with its backs against the wall, and with it carried momentum into the Class LL championship game.

Amity finishes No. 2 in final poll

“We knew we were down, but they believed in themselves,” Hale said. “I just said ‘let’s go and make a game out of this’; the captains spoke after I did. Brooke hit that double and that gave us momentum. It was very stressful; as much you believe and think they could do it is the last inning and the last chance.”

Four days later the Spartans claimed a first title for Hale — in her third season — and finished the season 24-4. Amity jumped out to a double-digit lead en route to a 13-7 win over FCIAC squad Trumbull to secure a first championship since 2012.

A slugfest in the final played right into Amity’s hands. The Spartans socked 17 hits in the win over the Eagles; the 20 runs produced by the Spartans and Trumbull tied the record for most in a state final.

“Our offense was unbelievable,” Hale said. “No. 1-to-9, we could hit the ball every game. (Leadoff hitter) Nicole Koshes set the tone for the whole game, whenever she gets on base we do well.”

It didn’t take long before coach Hale realized she had a special offense on her hands. An 8-1 start full of crooked numbers on the board lifted hopes of a championship. The run to the state title began after falling 12-8 to North Haven in the SCC final.

“I knew going into it with the returners we had; we brought back our big bats and our speed,” Hale said. “We thought we were going to be a team to reckoned with; I didn’t realize how special we were just as a team until halfway through the season. I stopped and reflected and realized we have something special.”

Amity blanked Hamden and Warde in comfortable wins to start the state playoffs. The Spartans then held off a hard-charging E.O. Smith in an 8-6 win after the Panthers scored three in the seventh. After stunning the Blue Knights in the semis, Amity led Trumbull 11-0 after five innings.

Pitcher Grace Whitman tossed six-plus shutout innings before Trumbull staged an incredible rally to plate seven runs in the final frame. Hale wanted the two-year starter to close out her final game as the Eagles threatened to pull to within striking distance. Freshman Kelly Pritchard closed out the win.

“My whole thing was I really wanted Grace to finish the game,” Hale said. “She pitched incredible for six and-two-thirds innings, I can’t give her enough credit. She’s been a rock for two seasons; I’ve been blown away by her perseverance.”

Seniors stepped up big late in the tournament for the Spartans. Koshes played a big part in the win over Southington, and Matyasovsky and Danielle Nordyk combined for nine hits in the final to earn co-MVP honors. The Spartans will graduate six seniors.

“They will certainly be missed,” Hale said. “Those were a great group of girls who believed and rooted for each other. Every game it was someone different and they all came together on Saturday and were consistent. I can’t even begin to think what it’s going to be like without them.”

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The 2018 All-Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference Spring Sports teams. Via FCIAC.net.

Baseball

First Team

Chad Knight (Staples), Ben Fero (Trumbull),  Henry Williams (Darien), Alex Price (Ridgefield),  John MacDonald (Westhill), Kevin Bruggeman (Trumbull), Marco Monteiro (Norwalk), Jim Evans (St. Joseph), Javon Hernandez (Danbury), Dillon Lifrieri (Wilton), Ryan Donnelly (Warde), Max Popken (Staples), Chris Brown (Trumbull), Justin Jordan (Darien), Derek Tallman (Ludlowe), Stephen Paolini (St. Joseph), Chris Drbal (Staples), Sean O’Malley (Darien), Vince Camera (Ludlowe), Ryan Solimine (Danbury)

All-East

Ryan Gabriele (Wilton), Sam Meyers (Ludlowe), Justin Van de Graaf (Darien), Hadyn Gourley (St. Joseph),  Jake Artzt (Ridgefield), Jack DiNanno (Wilton), Arthur Xanthos (Darien), Griffin Arnone (New Canaan), Chris Bogan (Warde), Rob Farruggio (Ludlowe), Charlie Pagliarini (St. Joseph), Ben Sarda (New Canaan), Pete Columbia (Ridgefield), Matt Stamatis (Ridgefield), Jake DeLeo (St. Joseph), Jamie Flink (Ludlowe),  Kyle Gordon (Norwalk), Frank Ramppen (New Canaan), Christian Hardiman (Warde), Nick Hanna (Ridgefield), Chris Benton (Ludlowe), Jack Knisely (Ludlowe)

All-West

Frankie Greco (McMahon), Harry Azadian (Staples) Ian Colalucci (Greenwich), Justin Solimine (Danbury),  Jay Chiappetta (Trumbull), Matt Stone (Staples), Nico Kydes (Stamford), Anthony Socci (McMahon), Zac Feinstein (Westhil), Drew Rogers (Staples), Stephen Bennett (Greenwich), Matt Wirz (Stamford), James Stefanowicz (McMahon), Peter Meyerson (McMahon), Kenny Martinez (Danbury), Bobby Zmarzlak (Westhill), Adam Petro (Staples), Kyle Woodring (Greenwich)

Honorable Mention

Devin Trotta (Danbury), Richard Wekerle (Danbury), Harry Rayhill (Darien), Mac McLean (Darien), Jackson Vaught (Darien), Henry Jonokuchi (Greenwich), Henry Saleeby (Greenwich), Mike Randazzo (Ludlowe), John McMillan (Ludlowe), Brian Howell (Ludlowe), Chris Ehlers (McMahon), Zach Lopez (New Canaan), Michael Boyian (Norwalk), Gavin Kee (Norwalk), Brendan Edvardsen (Norwalk), Ben Cohen (Ridgefield), Quinn McDonald (Ridgefield), Matt DeLuca (Ridgefield), Jack Mathews (St. Joseph), Aaron Kirby (St. Joseph), Ben Talbot (St. Joseph), David Collazo (Stamford), Andrew Moy (Staples),  Kevin Rabacs (Staples), Alex Cheema (Staples), Nico Morse (Trinity), Sam Pensiero (Trinity), Brian Hance (Trumbull), Ryan Gomes (Trumbull), Ryan Vawter (Trumbull), Chris Saladin (Warde), Phil Hogan (Warde), Mark Vinci (Warde), Charles Olsen (Westhill), Leo Socci (Westhill), TJ Wainwright (Westhill), Cole Judelson (Wilton)

Softball

First Team

Alexa Adinolfi (Trumbull), Maggie Coffin (Trumbull), Gianna Iaquinta (Danbury), Hailey King (Darien), Caitlyn Romero (Ludlowe), Katie Sciglimpaglia (Norwalk), Hannah Hutchison (St. Joseph), Kayla Giacobbe (St. Joseph), Dana Serricchio (Stamford), Taylor Rochlin (Staples), Sophia Strazza (Wilton), Emily Gell (Trumbull), Payton Doiron (St. Joseph), Gillian Kane (New Canaan), Dina DiBlasio (Norwalk), Maddy Cortell (Westhill)

Second Team

Alexa McCarley (Danbury), Julie Gambino (Greenwich), Elizabeth Doolan (Ludlowe), Jessica Otto (Norwalk), Delilha DeStefano (Trumbull), Jordan Rossi (Stamford), Abrianna Natoli (Warde), Kaitlin Capobianco (St. Joseph), Olivia Butler (Westhill), Sophia Sancho (Warde), Hannah Belanger (Wilton), Sabrina Grizzaffi, Ridgefield, Kylee Holderied (Ludlowe), Kim Saunders (Stamford), Olivia Vadas (Warde), Trinadey Santiago (Danbury), Charlee Horton (St. Joseph), Lila Young (McMahon)

Honorable Mention

Juliana Musilli (Wilton), Kelly Brogan (Greenwich), Janiya Serrano (Central), Danielle Nichols (Central), Elizabeth Croxford Brock (Danbury), Shannon Quinn (Danbury), Katie Goodchild (Warde), Mary Elizabeth Kane (Warde), Catherine Connell (St. Joseph), Madison Fitzgerald (St. Joseph), Kara Fahey (New Canaan), Kaitlyn Fico (New Canaan), Allison Clark (Ludlowe), Madeline Reyes (Ludlowe), Julia Huzi (Trumbull), Courtney Fairfield (Trumbull), Amy Covino (Stamford)

Boys lacrosse

First Team

Attack: Logan McGovern (Darien), Brian Minicus (Darien), Jack Feda (Greenwich), Mac Deane (New Canaan), Brian Calabrese (Wilton)

Midfield: Evan Zinn (Staples), Quintin O’Connell (New Canaan), Jack Joyce (Darien), Max Lonergan (Staples), Connor Drake (Wilton), Wes Carpenter (Ridgefield), Greg Gatto (Ridgefield)

Defense: Andrew Darb (Darien), Chase Strupp (New Canaan), Noah Isaacson (Ridgefield), Ryan Schriber (Wilton), Matt Gould (Darien)

DMSS: Blake Sommi (Darien)

LSM: Joe Scarfi (Wilton)

Goalie: Sean Collins (Darien)

FOGO: Tanner Strub (Darien)

Coach of the Year: Jeff Brameier (Darien)

Second Team

Attack: Reid Kagan (Ridgefield), Matt Bidgood (Staples), Luke Kammerman (Trumbull), Dawson Muller (Ridgfield), Hudson Pokorny (Darien),

Midfield: Henri Pfeifle (Darien), Owen Shin (New Canaan), Joe Murtha (Wilton), Zach Zeyher (Wilton), Jared Mallozzi (St. Joseph), Will Rechtermann (New Canaan)

Defense: Tyler Strub (Darien), Ryan Fincher (Staples), Michael Dobson (Ridgefield), George Dumbauld (New Canaan), Luc Ayoub (Greenwich)

DMSS: Robert Herman (Wilton), Zach Miller (New Canaan)

LSM: Charlie Olsen (Darien)

Goalie: Andrew Calabrese (Wilton)

FOGO: Nick Crovatto (New Canaan)

All-East

Attack: Blake Epstein (Warde), Quinn Thompson (Ludlowe), Aidan Wykoff (Ludlowe), Liam Griffiths (New Canaan), Dean DiNanno (Wilton)

Midfield: Jackson Peters (Darien), Dale Donovan (Norwalk), Jeff Meyer (Ludlowe), Matt Labash (St. Joseph), Charlie Digiacomo (Warde)

Defense: Jack Curtis (Warde), Phil Pasmeg (St. Joseph), Tyler Previte (Wilton), Jack Owens (Ludlowe), Jackson Braden (New Canaan)

LSM: Walker Ker (New Canaan)

Goalie: Carl Mazabras (New Canaan)

FOGO: Chris Sweeney: Wilton

All-West

Attack: Matt Baugher (Greenwich), Leo Johnson (Greenwich), Nicco Rossi (Staples), Pat Ciquera (Staples)

Midfield: Lance Large (Greenwich), Jackson Trimmer (Greenwich), Harris Levi (Staples), Matt Davey (Greenwich), Charlie Graves (Greenwich),  Peter Raverta (Trumbull)

Defense: Tyler Dietrich (Greenwich), Blake Runkel (Staples), Donny Macaluzo (Staples), Alec Neubauer (Trumbull), Harrison Bowen (Trumbull)

DMSS: Ray Dearth (Ridgefield)

LSM: Luke Gaydos (Ridgefield)

Goalie: Matt Garber (Staples)

FOGO: Dobson Cooper (Staples)

Honorable Mentions

McMahon: FOGO Ian Campbell, D Corey Mudloon, G Peter Ripperger

Danbury: D Solomon James, LSM David Pina, G Justin Tarsi

Darien: LSM Connor Olson, MF Tommy Hellman, DMSS Ryan Darby

Ludlowe: D Josh Evans, G Carter Liebrock, A Oliver Lay

Warde: A Ted Orben, MF Jack Murphy, LSM Charlie Richard

Greenwich: G Connor Santry, LSM JT Lawrence, D Nick Veronis

New Canaan: A Ben Conley, FOGO Justin Wietfeldt, G Bennett Ong

Norwalk: FOGO Quint Bartush, MF AJ Hall, G Patrick Ruther

Ridgefield: G Dan Parsons, D Jack Dowd, FOGO Chris D’Entrone

Stamford: LSM Shane Brady, MF Patrick Barboza, FOGO Steven Phelps

Staples: DMSS Jacob Lubell, D Jack Dorsey, DMSS Bradon Adrian

St. Joseph: LSM Brandon Zimnoch, D Brian Viglione, G Kyle Burbank

Trinity Catholic: LSM Jack Soucy, G Aidan Connolly, MF/A/FOGO Chris Ciacciarella

Trumbull: LSM Kyle Atherton, DMSS Aidan Clark, MF Garrett Lapham

Westhill: LSM Kevin Costello, G Jack Williamson, DMSS John Edwards

Wilton: MF Liam Sullivan, D Ryan Ettie, D Drew Herlyn

Girls lacrosse

First Team

Eva Greco (Wilton), Sarah Jaques (Darien), Ashley Humprey (Darien), Christine Fiore (Darien), Karlie Bucci (New Canaan), Caroline Curnal (Ridgefield), Emma Jaques (Darien), Katie Ramsay (Darien), Paisley Eagan (Wilton),  Nicole Humphrey (Darien), Genevieve DeWinter (Greenwich), Julia Ozimek (New Canaan),  Olivia D’Eramo (Ludlowe), Libby McKenna (Warde), Katie Elders (Darien), Leigh Charlton (New Canaan), Zoe Lash (Wilton), Charlotte Wittstock (Darien), Olivia Caan (Greenwich), Caroline Schuh (New Canaan), Sloane Loveless (Greenwich), Paige Brown (Wilton)

Second Team

Braeden Dial (New Canaan), Grace Fahey (Greenwich), Kendall Wisinski (Darien), Christine Taylor (Staples), Sophie Sudano (Wilton), Olivia Seymour (Warde),  Maggie O’Gorman (Greenwich), Paige Finneran (Greenwich), Meghan Johnson (Staples), Jane Charlton (New Canaan), Melissa Bucher (Ludlowe), Caitlin Slaminko (Ridgefield), Ashley Moynahan (Ludlowe), Ellie Fair (Staples), Maeve Tobin (Ridgefield), Sailor Jiranek (Greenwich), Emmy Goodwin (Wilton), Nicole Dienst (Staples), Cara Bebey (Warde), Erika Linke (Ridgefield), Aly Gagnon (Ridgefield), Grace Flink (Ludlowe), Alexa Moro (Staples)

Honorable Mention

Julia Skillin (Wilton), Carly Sullivan (Wilton), Sydney Leeds (Stamford), Kelly Jagodzinski (Stamford), Mae Briody (Ridgefield), Katie Hoban (Ridgefield), Lily Stern (Ludlowe), Amanda Schramm (Ludlowe), Samantha Pacilio (Staples), Kathleen Cozzi (Staples), Erica Shaulson (Westhill), Grace Hansen (Westhill), Caroline Aufiero (Warde), Caleigh Walklet (Warde), Maggie Brooks (Darien), Lily L’Archevesque (Norwalk), Lauren Deering (Norwalk), Erin Owens (St. Joseph), Jettke Gray (St. Joseph), Caroline O’Dea (New Canaan), McKenna Harden (New Canaan), Keira Grant (Trumbull), Kristen Pagliaro (Trumbull), Anna Makover (McMahon), Tatiana Arias (McMahon)

Boys Tennis 

First Team Singles

MVP: Andrew Ilie (Trumbull), Bobby Neuner (Darien), Jordan Soifer (Westhill), Justin Speaker (Greenwich), Taishi Hosokawa (Norwalk), Luke Queiroz (Ridgefield), Brian Song (Ridgefield).

First Team Doubles

Hayden Witmer and Nick Liu (Greenwich), Eric Greenberg and Jack Tooker (Staples), Tanner Daubenspeck and Noah Butler (Ridgefield), Owen McKessy and Henry Murphy (Wilton).

Second Team Singles

Caleb Fockens (Greenwich), Kion Bruno (Staples), Prem Dave (Norwalk), Jason Lee (New Canaan), George James (Trumbull), Matthew Brand (New Canaan)

Second Team Doubles

Alexander Litt and Nicholas Dagnino (Greenwich), Luke Crowley and Ben Graham (New Canaan), Neil Gandhi (Darien), Romano DeCaprio (Darien)

Honorable Mention

Mike McAllister (McMahon), Griffin Barnett (Danbury), David Poudrier (Ludlowe), Ethan Wolf (Warde), Matthew Luzzi (Greenwich), Billy Neschis (Norwalk), James Hourihan (Ridgefield), Drew Morris (St. Joseph), Ben Stein (Staples), Simon Coulter (Trinity), Nihal Wadhwa (Trumbull), Mathew Greenbaum (Westhill), Clay Adams (Wilton), Sergie Doroshin (Darien), Alex de Castro (Darien), Angel Menendez (Central), Jordy Cardenas (Central), Jack McCarthy (New Canaan), Alessandro Sulpizi (New Canaan)

Girls Tennis

First Team Singles

MVP: Lilly Ma (Darien), Izzy Koziol (Wilton),  Alyssa DiMaio (Staples), Martine Fierro (Greenwich), Ashley Walker (New Canaan), Gabby Gatto (St. Joseph), Melanie Leguizamon (Greenwich), Emilia Callery (Darien)

First Team Doubles

Taylor Yaghmaie and Devon Yaghmaie (Stamford), Kristin Butler and Hannah Bjorkman (Staples), Jill O’Keefe and Hilary Sherpa (Ridgefield), Emily Neuner and Juliet Homes (Darien), Hannah Crasto and Kendall Schrohe (Greenwich), Jenny Loomis and Jordyn Lee (New Canaan), Amber Li and Arden Lee (Wilton), Mary Berardino and Emily Cheung (Ludlowe)

All-East Singles

Maddie Wilson (New Canaan), Emma Caldwell (Wilton), Aurora Joblon (Ridgefield), Samantha Keane (Ludlowe)

All-East Doubles

Jen Gordon and Julia Driscoll (Ridgefield), Gerri Fox and Grace Cahill (Wilton), Chloe Sigg and Cassidy Little (New Canaan), Grace Cogan and Heather Moran (Ludlowe)

All-West Singles

Olivia Foster (Staples), Maddie Kaba (Westhill), Unique Akinloye (Trumbull),  Julia Louw (Trumbull) 

All-West Doubles

Melanie Murphy and Amy Bickham (Greenwich), Gabriela Vega and Olivia Gordy (Staples), Amelia Grasso and Laine Neufeld (Trumbull), Nina Passaro and Maggie Meister (Stamford)

Honorable Mentions

Carine Geijerstam (Staples), Ellie Daigle (Warde), Tes DeJaeger (McMahon), Katherine Wiley (Darien), Christina Gianesello (Greenwich), Catrina Sullivan (Danbury), Lauren Louw (Trumbull), Tamar Bellete (Westhill), Hannah Bushell (Stamford), Xenia Efimov (Ludlowe), Cara Kilmartin (Wilton), Giovana Nazeozeno (Central), Arianna Clarke (Central), Morgan Held (Ridgefield), Kate Janik (Trinity), Iasiah Sena (Norwalk), Jayne Hickey (St. Joseph)

Boys outdoor track and field

100 Dash: Raheem Thompson (Central), 100 Dash, 4×100 Relay: Christopher Cledera (Danbury), 200 Dash, 4×400 Relay: Sean-Michael Parkinson (Danbury),200 Dash: Qasim Danazumi (Warde) 400 meter: Christopher Colbert (Wilton), 400, 4×400 Relay: Glenroy Ford (Danbury), 800 meter: Ian Bartlett (Ludlowe), 800 meter: Tyler Rubush (Trumbull), 1600 meter: William Landowne (Staples), 1600, 4×800 Relay: Alexander Mocarski (Warde), 3200 meter: Daniel Nichols (Danbury), 3200 meter: Benjamin Seiple (Staples), 110 Hurdles: Sean Knight (New Canaan), 110 Hurdles: Nathaniel Mensah-Simms (Danbury), 300 Hurdles, 4×100 Relay: Katrell Clay, (Norwalk), 300 Hurdles: Oliver Fulton (Greenwich), 4×100 Relay: Gregory Foster (Norwalk), 4×100 Relay: Khalil Eason (Norwalk), 4×100 Relay: Malique Stevens (Norwalk), 4×100 Relay: Malachius Lorick (Danbury), 4×100 Relay: Shamar Carter (Danbury), 4×100 Relay: Jaden Cazorla (Danbury), 4×400 Relay: Phillip Melo (Danbury), 4×400 Relay: Malcolm Going (Danbury), 4×400 Relay: Simon Jupp (Ridgefield), 4×400: Aidan Williams (Ridgefield), 4×400 Relay: Kevin Arnold (Ridgefield), 4×400 Relay: Mathew Szpakowski, (Ridgefield), 4×800 Relay: James Maniscalco (Warde), 4×800 Relay: Danny Jagoe (Warde), 4×800 Relay: Noah Igram (Warde), 4×800 Relay: Tyler Wright (Staples), 4×800 Relay: Gerard Van Spaendonck (Staples), 4×800 Relay: Henry Haas (Staples), 4×800 Relay: Christian Myers (Staples), High Jump: Chet Ellis (Staples), High Jump, Long Jump, Triple Jump: Justin Forde (McMahon), Pole Vault: Nathaniel Llanos (Danbury), Pole Vault:  Josh Appel (Westhill), Long Jump, Triple Jump: Jack Jones, (Trumbull), Shot Put: Michael Neary (Darien), Shot Put, Discus: Jack Conley (New Canaan), Discus: Jake Northrop (Ludlowe), Javelin: Justin Showstead (Ridgefield), Javelin: Brandon Cua, Staples.

Girls outdoor track and field

100 Dash, 4×100 Relay: Maya Mocarski (Ludlowe),100 Dash, 4×100 Relay: Shanell Stewart (Danbury), 200 Dash, 100 Hurdles, Long Jump: Tess Stapleton (Ludlowe), 200 Dash: Earthaiza Watkins (Stamford), 400 meter: Laura Turner (Norwalk), 400, 4×400 Relay: Jordan Numme (Greenwich), 800, 4×400 Relay, 4×800 Relay: Emily Philippides (Greenwich), 800 meter: Alyssa Kraus (Ludlowe), 1600, 3200 meter: Lauren Moore (Danbury), 1600 meter: Gabriella Viggiano (Ridgefield), 3200 meter: Morgan McCormick (Wilton), 100 hurdles: Jaylyn Carter (Danbury), 300 hurdles, 4×400 Relay: Emma Langis (Ridgefield), 300 hurdles: Emily Alexandru (Trumbull), 4×100 Relay: Emily Souza (Danbury), 4×100 Relay: Jessica Glowacki (Danbury), 4×100 Relay: Erika Regus (Danbury) 4×100 Relay: Molly Ferullo (Ludlowe), 4×100 Relay: Madison Cerny (Ludlowe), 4×100 Relay: Greta Vanderblue (Ludlowe), 4×400 Relay: Carolyn Donovan (Ridgefield), 4×400 Relay: Anna Landler (Ridgefield), 4×400 Relay: Grace Michalowski (Ridgefield), 4×400 Relay: Sophia Bastek (Greenwich), 4×400 Relay, 4×800 Relay: Zoe Harris (Greenwich), 4×800 Relay: Kate Ragone (Greenwich), 4×800 Relay: Hetty McMillan (Greenwich), 4×800 Relay: Cassandra Sturdevant (Danbury), 4×800 Relay: Alexandra Chakar (Danbury), 4×800 Relay: Olivia Turk (Danbury), 4×800 Relay: Leah Sarkisian (Danbury), High Jump: Savannah Bromley (McMahon), High Jump: Taylor Morton (McMahon), Pole Vault: Lia Zavattaro (Greenwich), Pole Vault: Aleksandra Misiewicz (Trumbull), Long Jump, Triple Jump: Meilee Kry (Danbury), Triple Jump: Olivia Johnson (St. Joseph),Shot Put, Discus: Celyna Custodio, (Danbury), Shot Put: Covadonga Perez Pelaez (Wilton), Discus: Manar Enany (Warde), Javelin: Savannah Buzzeo (McMahon), Javelin: Kaleigh Boyle (Ludlowe).

Golf

First Team

Jackson Fretty (Greenwich), Tristan Hochman (Staples), Calivin Smith (Darien), Alex Gu (Darien), Jack Boatwright (Ludlowe)

All-East

Gunnar Granito (New Canaan), Sam Ives (New Canaan), Henry Sparkman (Darien), Will Wilson (Darien), Blake Swiggett (Darien), Jakob Debroff (St. Joseph)

All-West

Ben Ropiak (Greenwich), Billy Nail (Greenwich), Chris Magliocco (Greenwich), Colin Cusa (Staples), Mitchell Schwab (Staples), Peter Brunone (Trumbull)

Boys volleyball

First Team

Matt Yellen (Trumbull), Christian DeVivo (Ridgefield), Stedman van Arsdale (Staples), Luke Press (Staples), Kayque Jorge (Danbury), Andrew Knachel (Ridgefield), Tyler Herget (Darien), Cam Nelson (New Canaan)

Second Team

Logan Carstens (Staples), Andrew Menjivar (Trumbull), Bryan Guerra (Danbury), Piers Roofthooft (Darien), Aidan Munnelly (Greenwich), Will Hotch (Staples), Owen Edminster (Warde), Chris Knachel (Ridgefield), Ian Argento (St. Joseph)

Honorable Mention

Joe Sigillo (Danbury), Anthony Barsanti (Darien), Andre Santos (Greenwich), Markus Priede (Ludlowe), Luke Adelstein (Warde), Zach Fishman (New Canaan), Thomas Groves (Ridgefield), James Pease (Stamford), Sam Greenberg (Staples), Bobby Sullivan (St. Joseph), Nick Johnson (Trumbull), Kai Terzis (Westhill)

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Welcome to the third episode of Inside the Circle, the GameTimeCT high school softball podcast.

After a wild last couple of week so the season we finally have our four state champions.

Ryan Lacey and I recap the four state championship games and take a look at the final poll.

Enjoy!

The 2018 All-SWC Spring Sports teams. Via Swc-ct.com 

Baseball

First Team

Bethel: Tyler Davis, Jaxon Millet, Andy Ridzik.
Bunnell: Tyler Vancho
Immaculate: James Fahey
Masuk: Nick Lorusso
New Fairfield: Sean King, Jared O’Connor
New Milford: Derek Profita, Austin Swanson
Newtown: Ben Harrison, Todd Petersen, Kyle Roche
Notre Dame: Dillon Higgins, Pete Minore
Weston: Dan Covino
Stratford: Braydon Seaburg

All-Colonial

Bunnell: Justin Herrera, Emilio Jasso
Joel Barlow: Tiernan Lynch
Masuk: Chris Nicolia, Enzo Merlonghi
New Fairfield: Jake Smith, Matthew Garbowski, Camden Lathrop
New Milford: Tim Cianciolo, Colin Lindner
Newtown: Harry Eppers, Josh Taylor, Rob Murray
Pomperaug: Zach McGettigan

All-Patriot 

Bethel: Brian Ridzik, Jack Carraturo, Liam Ford
Brookfield: John Garizio
Immaculate: Matt Giorgio, Zack Demko
Kolbe Cathedral: Jason Leigh
Notre Dame: Jeremy Tierney, Jocob Rainey, Brian Teskey
Stratford: Brendan Duffy, R.J Burlone
Weston: Daniel Olin, Liam Odierna

Honorable Mention

Bethel: Stefano DiMeglio
Brookfield: Mike Kolf
Bunnell: Colin Richards
Immaculate: Joe Rios
Joel Barlow: Jacob Lenes
Kolbe Cathedral: Preston Irby
Masuk: Gianno Merlonghi
New Fairfield: Brian Forsberg
New Milford: Ben Silver
Newtown: Luke Mellilo
Notre Dame: Bob Karosy
Pomperaug: Will McDonald
Stratford: Kevan Duffy
Weston: Daniel SantaMaria

Softball

First Team

Pomperaug: Kaitlin Flood, Samantha Wisnefsky
Masuk: Erica Pullen, Samantha Schiebe, Alexa Bacoulis, Megan McFarland, Madison Procyk
Newtown: Sara Kennedy
Brookfield: Alyssa Lionetti, Claire Lennon
Joel Barlow: Claire McCann, Abby Ota, Scotland Davis
Notre Dame: Lucy Grant, Breana Brown
New Fairfield: Dana Giardina
New Milford: Kate Siegel

All-Colonial

Bunnell: Riley Matto , Alyssa Moore
New Milford: Tori DeJulia, MacKenzie Dayton
Newtown: Shannon Cheh, Angela Carriero, Tess Mubarek,
Masuk: Gretchen Bunovsky, Emily Lange
Joel Barlow: Caitlin Colangelo, Sabrina Lalor, Taylor Macchia
Pomeraug: Kate Hlywa, Caley Ruggiero
Stratford: Angela Grindrod, Taylor Lubas

All-Patriot

Brookfield: Emily Parchinski, Avery Katz, Alexandra Fitzgerald
Bethel: Mary Muthersbaugh, Christina DaSilva
Weston: Madelyne Culkin, Mallory Rogers
Immaculate: MacKenzie O’Rourke, Kate Banks
Notre Dame: Jillian Howe, Michaela Luk, Tiffany Dioa
New Fairfield: Grace Ware, Makayla Lindsey, Abby Flanagan
Kolbe Cathedral: Zuleika Santiago, Haley Cancelli

Honorable Mention

Immaculate: Brittany Hrabcsak, Maddie Flamme
Kolbe Cathedral: Sydnee DiNatale
Bunnell: Brianna Ramos
New Milford: Olivia Wetmore
Newtown: Kaysie Fisher

Boys lacrosse

First team

New Fairfield: John Morgan, Brent Tenaglia, Dylan Hanley, Matt Carlucci, Nick Alviti, James Leary, Zachary Buffington, Liam Ford 
Joel Barlow: Tyler Starrett, Danny Molinaro, Cal Peterson, Kevin Richetelli, Grant LaGaipa, Alec Wilson 
Newtown: Tucker Garrity, Layton Harrel, Kyle Shirk,Tanner Stergue
Weston: James Goetz, Jason Baisley

Second team

Weston: Henry Cohen, Jake Buffardi, Ryan Werner, Julian Caplan
Brookfield: Liam Carroll, Christopher Comizio
Pomerpaug: Carson Nagashima, Jack Rafferty, Aidan Henry
New Milford: Nishan Parikh, Nate Capriglione 
Masuk: Mickey Zuk, Max Mirizio, Chris Tillotson 
Newtown: Evan Eggleston, Tyler Rising, Michael Garner, Cayden Dunn
Bethel: David DePalma
New Fairfield: Brennan Hart
Bunnell: Jarrod Davis

Honorable mention

Stratford: Gavin Scofield, Tyler Ciccia, Jake Chittem, Dan Cox 
Bethel: Nick Meier
Bunnell: Anthony Trovarelli, Ben Heiden 
New Milford: Evan Golembeske, Jacob Anderson, J.D. Warren, Kyle Wilton, Bryan Almeida
Notre Dame: Brad Mazzone, Chris Becker, Aaron Martino
Pomperaug: Ryan Brown, Griffin Wolf 
Masuk: Ryan Shaw, Thomas Insalaco
Brookfield: Brian Madden, Nicholas Castilho, Brendan Connors
Immaculate: Colin Vecciariello, Tim Manning
Weston: Austin Grogan, Daniel Lucas, Josh Greeley
Joel Barlow: Charlie Wilson 
Newtown: Jake Dandrea

Girls lacrosse

First Team

Pomperaug: Melanie Silverman, Allison McCormick, Katie Schenk, Trish Yule
New Fairfield: Dominique DeMarsico, Katelyn Sousa, Maggie Orloff, Rachel Mikolay
Newtown: Alex Futterman, Rylee Harrell, Lauren Carrino
Bethel: Christina Ruiz
Weston: Grace Toner, Camryn Kirk
Masuk: Gabby Beckett, Juliana Henry
Joel Barlow: Cat Goncalves, Julia Shapiro, Molly Carroll
Brookfield: Sadie Smart
Immaculate: Caroline Wax

All-Colonial

New Milford: Taylor Kersten, Emily Buser
Bunnell: Samantha Vitka, Holly Rosa, Morgan Reilly
Joel Barlow: Bella Miceli, Kacey Hartmann, Sarah Witherbee, Julia Hartmann
Newtown: Alison Kelleher, Caroline Condon, Cassidy Kortze, Keeley Kortze
Masuk: Caseley Raymond
Pomperaug: Camden Frissora, Natalie Critellu, Kayla Kasmire

All-Patriot

New Fairfield: Nicole Berry, Daria Bock, Reagan Renaglia
Weston: Madison Wilson, Rebecaa Strouch, Sofia Bara
Brookfield: Morgan Stankiewicz, Alex Heckmann
Stratford: Cora Martonak, Elle Moshier, Julia Mahoney
Notre Dame: Kaitlyn Ciufo, Jenna Sabia
Bethel: Brooke Healy, Jamie Breeland
Immaculate: Kasey Peralta, Bri McDonough

Honorable Mention

Newtown: Dylan Zahansky, Katie Gregory
New Milford: Kelsie Baxter
Masuk: Lexi Kocis
Joel Barlow: Erin Carroll
Stratford: Briann LaPia, Kasey Herrera
Bethel: Vicky Gracy, Samanatha Barnum
Notre Dame: Lindsay Salvati, Ila Sookoo, Emma Sweeney
New Milford: Alyssa Malsin
Bunnell: Maura Kelly
Brookfield: Camryn DeCosta

Boys volleyball

First Team

Newtown: Ardian Kodzodzika, Eric Moore
Joel Barlow: Matthew Cruz, Anthony Ruzzo, Finn McCaffrey
Oxford: Jake Suttile
Masuk: Tristan McDonough

Second Team

Newtown: Robert Morrill, Matthew Principi, Silas Decker
Joel Barlow: Dylan Kloiber
Oxford: Tanner Soracco, Patrick Mucherino
Kolbe Cathedral: Daniel Ramirez

Honorable Mention

Masuk: Kevin Brown
Kolbe Cathedral: Jonathan Darant

Boys golf

First Team

Masuk: Andrew Maslar, Peter Cosmedy
Immaculate: Jack Woods
Notre Dame: AJ Bouvier
Joel Barlow: Peirce Beach
Weston: Matt Lagana

All-Colonial

Pomperaug: Tyler Flood, Andrew Letendre
Masuk: Kyle Immel, Tyler Michalka
Newtown: David Brestovanksy
Joel Barlow: Arnold Wright

All-Patriot

Immaculate: Joe Robinson, Dan LeBlanc, Liam Deakin
New Fairfield: Tom Zima
Weston: Wes Patel
Brookfield: Alex Dauphin

Girls golf

First Team

Newtown: Sarah Houle
Masuk: Emma Michetti, Kaitlyn Logan
Joel Barlow: Molly Healy
Notre Dame: Katelyn Pond
Weston: Halley Melito

Boys outdoor track and field

First Team

Bunnell: Elijah Henry, Ramsley Exantus, Christ N’Dabian, Jonathan Cineus, Tyreek Smith
Stratford: Khalil Carr
New Milford: Charles Osborne, Eli Nahom, Michael Tarby, Chase Schuster, Luke Chastain, James Day
Weston: Timothy Lautenbach, Tobey Bill, Pascal Hawkins, Zachary Yung
Brookfield: Khaled Elmady
Newtown: Brett Deri, Zachary Crebbin, Aiden Jasinski,

Second Team

Masuk: Conor Mahony
Immaculate: Dominick Curra, Matthew Christie, Spencer Brown,
Newtown: Christian Lestik, Ryan Escoda, Nicholas Jacobs, Justin Halmose, Ryan Williams, Newtown
Pomperaug: Robert Moore, Mario Lambiase, Mark Cristino, Camden Collette, Jared Bernabe
Weston: Brian Kennedy, Matt Scott, Kevin Stankiewicz
Notre Dame: Dylan Wade
New Milford: Zachary Matson, Jacob Meadows, Andrew Grinnell

Honorable Mention

Bethel: Rocco Chiappetta
Pomperaug: Zachary DiMeglio
Immaculate: Connor McNerney
Masuk: Aidan McShane, Mitchell Hornak
Weston: Elliot Metviner, Sam Chicha, Chris Lewis, Oliver Zych
Newtown: Todd Perrin, Connor Marlin, Grant Moxham, Thomas Shkreli
New Fairfield: Kory Rautter, Anthony Golino, Kyle Busse, Jerold Lambert, David Murphy
New Milford: Jason Golembeski, Connor Delpha, Kevin Batternay

Girls outdoor track and field

First Team

Newtown: Carly Swierbut, Marley Marston
Immaculate: Emma Connolly, Audrey Sedensky, Molly Coyle, Dominique Valentine, Aileen Doherty, Taylor Mascetta
Pomperaug: Kate Wiser, Lissandra Marshall, Isabella Azar-Brandes
Bunnell: Dardielle Exantus, Fabiola Millien-Faustin, Kesiri Gonzales, Abby Williams, Hannah McLaughlin
Weston: Elise Russell, Hannah Greene
Joel Barlow: Hannah Ceva

Second Team

Stratford: Kristi Pena
Brookfield: Emma Mangold
Immaculate: Angela Saidman
New Milford: Darcy Cook
Newtown: Brianna Lovely, Grace Pettinelli, Emma Curtis, Erin Burns
Weston: Kathleen Murphy, Ava Zielinski, Nicole Sztachelski, Lauren Bigelow, Michelle Gutowski, Sana Khan, Eliza Kleban, Sophia Rico, Elizabeth Murphy
Pomperaug: Katelyn Mullen

Honorable Mention

Bethel: Vassa Rezvaya
Kolbe Cathedral: Olivia D’Haiti
Joel Barlow: Alyson Tomaszewski
Brookfield: Juliet Bussell
Weston: Lucy Fine, Caroline Wertleib
Newtown: Jaclyn O’Leary, Camille Johnson, Sarah Dowling, Sarah Nowacki
Pomperaug: Nina Koobatian, Kelly Melanson, Ivy Walker, Jessica Rodriguez

Boys tennis

First Team

Joel Barlow: Adam Ortiz, Alex Klein Wassin, Eric Raut, Noah Sobel
Masuk: Amaan Ashab
Pomperaug: Ryan Dagan
Weston: Drew Berkin, Grady Tazain, Matthew Sydney, Reid Brostoff, Sebastian Casellas, Stephen Blinder, Steven Dampf

Second Team

Bethel: Adarsha Makala, Aditya Makala
Brookfield: Jared Goldstein
Immaculate: Connor Mitchell
Joel Barlow: Gabriel Smock, Jake Bernard, Jesse Hubicki, Owen O’Reilly, Robert Tremont
New Fairfield: Rich Bessell, Rit Flandreau
Newtown: Constantine Vogiatzis, Jackson Dooley
Pomperaug: Matt Zackin, Greg Brockett
Weston: Nick Moy

Honorable Mention

Bethel: Dheeraj Banala
Brookfield: Alex Becker, Brit Wallman, Greg Iapaluccio, Kenny Bluck, Laurence Abelson, Steve Aledort, Will Lonergan
Masuk: Jackson Kelman, Wen Jay Lim
New Fairfield: Mike Iadarola, Peter Marsigliano
Newtown: Ben Futterman, Luke Sposato, Rohan Mansukhani
Pomperaug: Alec Zackin, Max Atkinson, Max Dragone

Girls Tennis

First Team singles

Weston: Cayla Koch, Ally D’Aquino
Joel Barlow: Maddie Massey, Cally Higgins, Elizabeth McCain
Newtown: Marie Ann Tomaj
Bethel: Sohia Islam
Pomperaug: Zoe Klein

Second Team singles

New Fairfield: Amber Perry
Brookfield: Lindsey Zaleski
Pomperaug: Lila Vogel, Meghan Kennedy
New Milford: Helen Ma
Newtown: Amanda Berry
Weston: Rachel Finkel, Mariel Zech

Honorable Mention

New Fairfield: Dana Nevins, Lean Ciardi
Newtown: Megan Cooney

First Team doubles

Weston: Claire DiMarco and Nicole Herman, Sammie Godwin and Annika Mirchandani
Newtown: Julia Anderson and Amanda Conrod

Second Team doubles

Joel Barlow: Veronica Galban and Kristy Kudej
New Milford: Kira Joseph-Lima and Sunita Pfitzner
Pomperaug: Victoria Gagas and Kira Nyklicek
Weston: Audrey Levine and Charlotte Glick

Honorable Mention

Bethel: Rachel Houlihan and Izzy Oprea
Brookfield: Sophie Baluzy and Sara Egan
New Fairfield: Lili Racaj and Natalie Velez
Pomperaug: Morgan Darby and Catherin Lebel
Joel Barlow: Callie Bast and Laurel Winslow
Bethel: Lily Daniels and Gabby Mendonca
Newtown: Jen Lorenz and Julia Dolan

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The 2018 All-Central Connecticut Conference spring teams.

Baseball

NORTH Region

Bloomfield – Mark Coley

Bulkeley – Jason Bonilla

Hartford Public – Luis Zayas

New Britain – Will Homar, Daniel Rivera, Rufino Santiago

Newington – Ethan Errera, Gunnar Johnson, Jack Kelley, Joey Zawisza

Rocky Hill – Matt Rados

Wethersfield – Mark Bagdasarian, Tim Blaisdell, Tyler Fote, Jimmy Sullivan, Derek Tenney

Windsor – Jeremy Nunes, Novian Rivera, Alex Rosario, Jaret Tambling

SOUTH Region

Berlin – Nick Carroll, Gianni Fanelli, Ryan Hyde, Adam Willametz

Bristol Central – Austin Brown, Alec Diloreto, Steve Warkoski

Bristol Eastern – Jagger Duquette,  Cory Fradette, MacGregor Goulet, Josh Nohilly

Maloney – Joe Golebiewski

Middletown – Ryan Conklin, Jake Radziewicz, Noah Valeriano

Plainville – Jordan Bishop, Nate Michalek

Platt – Jake Baker, Carson Coon, EJ Dudley

EAST Region

East Catholic – Jake McDowell, Anthony Mozzicato, Matt Smith

East Hartford – Jarod Dalrymple, Mark Damaschi, Julian Gonzalez, Alessio Pressamarita

Enfield – Zach Healy, Kyle Menaker, Brett Reedy

EO Smith – Jack Molloy, Clay Tamburri

Manchester – Dylan Benton, Evan Kirch

RHAM – Dylan Wawruck

South Windsor – Zach Donahue, William Nowak, Hunter Pasqualini, Jason Ray

Tolland – Robert Gagnon

WEST Region

Conard –  Anthony Carabello, Colby Jones, Dominic Niman

Farmington – Dante Colagiovanni, Zac Conrad, Alex Sowinski

Glastonbury – Jack Dilauro, Chris Fisher, Ryan Molinari

Hall – Chase Jeter, Colin Kuzia

Northwest Catholic – Luke Fox, Colby Lytle, Shayne Rice

Simsbury – Jack Donofrio, Tate Valerio, Brandon White

Southington – Dylan Chiaro, Jeremy Mercier, Andrew Paradis

Boys Golf

NORTH Region

Berlin – Matt Czerepuszko,  John Downes,  Jacob Lindsay,  Mike McCarthy

Glastonbury – Cameron Hosack,  Sean Roncaioli

Wethersfield – Mike Donnelly, Ismael Garcia

EAST Region

East Catholic – Kenny D’Attilio, Will Karkos,  Colin Luca, Ben Ockert, Mike Walling

E.O. Smith – Ahem Lee

South Windsor – Jared Walter

Tolland – Max Bos

WEST Region

Avon – Sam Cuddeback,  Cole Hahn,  Tyler Hahn        Michael Hanratty

Conard – Garrett Brown,  Luke Carroll, Matt Chorches

Farmington – John Guerrera        Kevin Zipp

Hall – Max Berman, Will Hutensky, Mac Mahoney

Northwest Catholic – Justin Defina, Justin Mathew

Simsbury – Jack Bosworth,  James Bosworth, Tommy Dallahan,  Kevin McDonough, Bennett Ostern

Southington – Austin Carta, Max Chubet, Shawn McKnerney, CJ McManus, Cam Zegrzdyn

Girls Golf

SOUTH Region

Berlin –  Jackie Cooper

Middletown – Logan Frame

Newington – Chloe Bilodeau, Jessica Pierzchalski, Taylor Kelly

Rocky Hill – Anna Montalto, Margaret Montalto

EAST Region

Glastonbury – Riley Carey, Caroline Cermignani, Heidi Kaelin, Brianna Kearney

Wethersfield – Leah Ayers, Emily McKenna, Lilly Moreau

WEST Region

Avon – Julia Logan,  Katie O’Brien

Conard – Maren Livingstone

Farmington – Mia Grzywinski

Hall –  Carolyn Alquist,  Kate Barnett, Sarah DeSanto

Northwest Catholic –  Jenna Fahey, Keagan Ostop

Simsbury – Ainsley Thompson

Boys Lacrosse

CENTRAL Region

Conard – Ben Hollerbach, Cole Johnson, Grant O’Connor, Aidan Stabnick

Glastonbury – Nick Consoli, Garrett Gagnon, Justin Hazard, Kyle Kapur, Nathan Larabee, Carson Mascheck, Alek Turi, Hunter Wallace

Hall – Max Congdon, Alan Horner, Graham Kennedy, Griffin Smith

Simsbury – JJ Dominick, Skylae Hewes, Charles Hitson, Trey McCann, Kevin Tierney, Torben Wonderlee

Southington – Evan Johanns

SOUTH Region

Berlin – Peter Albert, TJ Hebert, Jack Lombardo, James Mazzarella, Joe Pettinelli, Tyler Ralph, Dom Scarano

Bristol Central – Josh Cahill

Bristol Eastern – Alex Durand

Rocky Hill – Andrew Albano, Andrew Barber, Chris Conlan, Ryan Pirre

Tolland – Trevor Butot, Aiden D’Amato, Dillon D’Amato, Sean Higgins, Brady McNulty

Windsor – Mark Bednarczyk, Junior Eschoe, Tim Hepler, Devon McKenzie, Jerry Woodard

WEST Region

East Catholic – Mike Bazzano Luke Bolland Tim Carlson Caleb Daly Luke Daly Jack Larose Tito Pasqualoni Connor Race Jake Tellers /

Farmington – Tim Arena Jack Beisel Zach Marsh

Newington – Matt Barron, Connor Brennan

Northwest Catholic – Brennan Horn Spencer Markel Chris Meuser James Nicolas

RHAM – Connor Folkes, Moss Smith

South Windsor – Ben Armstrong Quinn Hannagan Tyler Osit

Girls Lacrosse

NORTH Region

Avon – Mollie Morrison

Conard – Coco Haverty, Gillian Haverty, Kate Shaffer, Ally Tousignant, Maggie Venora

Farmington – Allie Kawiecki, Ali Sheehy

Glastonbury – Hannah Anselmo, Marina DiPiazza, Sam Forrest, Tori Hurley, Alli McLaughlin

Hall – Chloe Nordyke, Natalie Nordyke, Anne Tulikangas

Simsbury – Ellie Masters, Reagan Bednar, Cassidy Molinaire

Southington – Molly Dobratz, Jessie Pesce, Talie Richardson

South Windsor – Lauren Crusha, Natalie Kaczmarek

SOUTH Region

Berlin – Morgan Luciani, Cara Wade, Emily Beisel

Bristol – Gabby Abramczyk

East Catholic – Alexa Weber, Macy Wilcox, Kiely Callahan, Jill Mountford

Newington– Maya Gajowiak, Alexandra Houldcroft

Northwest Catholic – Madison Cote, Claire Carew

RHAM – Michelle Guppy

Rocky Hill – Katarzyna Drozdzal

Tolland – Cory Mahlstedt, Kaleigh Hoffman, Mara Tellers, Emma Prattson

Windsor – Kaitlin Kijak,  Tyra Anderson

Boys Track

NORTH Region

BLOOMFIELD – Shemar Stewart, Ajrael Anderson, Dante Montaque, Kamren Watkins-Hunter,

Jaylon Nealy, Sean Dixon-Bodie, Aaron Williams

BULKELEY – Michael Valentine

NEW BRITAIN – Jaylen Rivera, Jonathan Lindsay, Chaz Williams, Nazir Vellon, Mykal Porter,

Abdul Waldo

HARTFORD PUBLIC – Leon Campbell, Andre Valentine, Zinodine Stewart, Lawrence Satchel, Malachi Randolph

NEWINGTON – Aiden Toth

ROCKY HILL – Ethan Arcata, Tommy DiMatteo

WETHERSFIELD – Garrett Tougas, Mike Dunn, Owen Gagne, Alec Arnold, Austin Harnish,

Cameron Corazzo

WINDSOR – Marcus Manson, Brenden Wolliston, Christopher McLean, Justin Brown, Leonardo Sanchez, Kwesi Foster, Cordell Holliday

SOUTH Region

Berlin – Alex Halkias

Bristol Central – Ramon Ambert, David Bowes, Adam Chawner, Dathan Hickey, Galen Hickey, Adam Jones, Leo Kavanaugh, Pat Kjornrattanawanich, Jose Navedo, Elijah Ortiz, Hunter Peterson, Mark Petrosky, Kiran Siriwardene, Ben Stafford, Gabriel Updegraff, Nigel West

Bristol Eastern – Joe Hardin

Maloney – Adam Williams

Middletown – DeShaun Bradshaw, Ben Carlson, Nico Cavaliere, Garrett Dandridge, Konstantin Ditc, Dylan Drescher, Tim Johnson, DaJaun Lomotey, DeAaron Lawrence, Matt Lecky, Anthony Pappa, Osbourne Richards, Jaymin Torres, Eddie Williams

Plainville – Nick Constantini, Felix LaOz, Sam Lestini, Collin Martin, TK McCrory, John Siani,

Platt – Julio Hernandez, Hamdan Muhammad

EAST Region

East Catholic – John Oei, Cooper Shifrin, Heath Olivieri, Evan Kennedy

East Hartford  – Jaquan Allen, Isaiah Brooks, Jamar Eaton, Devin Hall,  Alexander Megquier, Stuart Pike, Sandre Taylor, Isaiah Brooks, Devin Hall, Isaiah Brooks, Troy Baxter, Raquan Tompkins

E.O. Smith – Abdiel Tejada-ruiz, Kobe Stigler, Kobe Stigler, Daniel Kent, Cole Szegda

Enfield –  Kesean Mason, Xavier Copening, Brendan Debarber, Mason Dumas, Xavier Copening, Matthew Santy, Xavier Copening,

Manchester – Jevin Frett, Shawn Akomeah, Joe Pearl,Yazeed Amadou, Nathan Quaye, Willy Joyner, Kyle Smith

RHAM – Michael Provencher, Michael Browning, Michael Browning

South Windsor –  Patrick Bell,

Tolland – Gavin Rublewski, Killian Mcnamee, Nathan Paolangeli, David Hatch, Jackson Cayward, Nathan Paolangeli, Nolan Alexander, Jacob Gerow, Aaron Johnston, Stephen Sutton

WEST Region

AVON – Anish Rajamanickam,

CONARD – Brady Paulus, Joseph Wojciechowski

FARMINGTON – Kevin Gabree, Mark Kang

GLASTONBURY – Nana Agyeman, Matthew Cosentino, Andrew Danko, Conor McGill, Jadyn Nogueira, Andrew Rison, Jack Sevigny, Jacob Smith, Ryan Smith, Devin Wasilefsky, Samuel Wilcox

HALL – Muhammad Ali, Miller Anderson, Brandon Beecher, Cole Canarie, Trey Cormier, Jason Farrell, Josh Fernandes, Willem Landis, Isaiah Lizardi, Darrell Mickey, Naji Middleton, Blake Morin, Xavier Philips, Dylan Rendon, Matthew Reynolds, Yovan Rivera, Mason Stabile

NORTHWEST CATHOLIC – Deante Anderson, Aaron Belletsky, Brenden Bellinger, Paris Carpenter, Samuel Deveau, Lorenzo Garcia, Teyshawn Jackson, Dylan Rispoli, Michael Stamm

SIMSBURY – Solomon Davis, Jonathan Prell

SOUTHINGTON – Zachary Burleigh, Cameron Clynes, Jeffrey Hannigan, Ryan Middendorf, Trevor Porter, James Ringrose, Elijah Rodriguez, Casey Selinske, Ryan Slesinski, Joseph Verderame

Girls Track

NORTH Region

BLOOMFIELD – Jillian Mars, 400m, Kailyn Mobley, Monique Anderson, Jahleah Harris, Justyce Wilson, Alliya Booth, Jahlia Banton, Jadyn Gibson

BULKELEY – Terry Miller

HARTFORD PUBLIC – Wenesha Stewart

NEW BRITAIN – Raven Symone Jarrett

ROCKY HILL – Lilah Devine, Elizabeth Stockman, Megan Creevy, Nichole Detushev, Victoria Bower, Audrey Nelson-Mbiah, Lordina Orleans-Onyina

WETHERSFIELD – Julia Chrostowski, Isabella Schroeder, Jacqueline Samse, Caitlin Nardella, Katelyn Glendon, Kayla Condon, Kylie Judson,Bella Samse, Erin Bankowski

WINDSOR – Tia Marie Brown, Analy Alabre, Camille McHenry,Taylor Alen, Grace Strauch, Cori Richardson, Shavanice Green, Jalah Cooper, Taylor Allen, Madiso Alexis, Rebecca Samuel, Olivia Gregory

SOUTH Region

Berlin – Julianna Cancellieri, Natalie Couceiro, Gabby Foster, Lexi Kavarsky, Noelle Konior, Alexa Monroe, Madison Monroe, Patricia Mroczkowski, Maxine Muscatello, Megan Perrotta, Nikki Xiarhos

Bristol Central –  Kaiya Alexander, Salvatrice Bosco, Isabella Crandall, Meghan Curtis, Paige Hinton, Adalia Malick, Shy-Ann Whitten

Bristol Eastern – Kailey Laprise

Maloney – Hannah Cloutier, Jennifer Fermaint, Charlise Levesque, Lauren Matias, Kristen McCormack,

Middletown – Nasharie Davis, MacKenzie Dunn, Samantha Gagnon, Veronica Meyer, Ariana Monarca

Plainville – Samantha Lozefski, Amy Muller, Sydni Spencer, Elisabeth Tanguay, Hannah Zalaski,

Platt – Aaliyah Burnley, Kiara Lopez, Briana Phillips

EAST Region

East Hartford  – Kaheira Burgess, Kamilah Diaz Jr, Shanae Grant, Dayvean Mccalla, Kelsey Ofori, Nichele Smith

E.O. Smith – Olivia Doremus, Lily Gile, Miranda Graves, Allyssa Horvath, Haley Jaquith, Amealia Maynard, Megan Morgan, Elizabeth Rose,  Talisse Thompson

Enfield – Stephanie Heck

Manchester – Kate Hedlund, Daniella Wesoloskie

RHAM  – Madison Czarnecki, Bella Johnson, Katie Kingsley, Bridget Lalonde, Molly Mackay, Edith Walker; Amanda Pedro

South Windsor – Shannon Anthony, Isabelle Erikson

Tolland – Kaitlyn Bedard, Samantha Cerra, Sierra Dutton; Phoenix Grover; Olivia Mccarthy, Bryanna McNamee, Marissa Paolangeli, Alix Perry, Anna Roberts, Peighton Stirt,Tianna St. Louis

WEST Region

AVON – Carly Carpino, Hayley Dougela, Sara Leavens, Molly Milligan, Rhiannon Richmond, Audrey Worth

CONARD – Molly Binder, Liana Eisler, Elizabeth McMahon,

GLASTONBURY – Lindsey Anderson, Emitayo Awofala, Angela Braga, Amanda Forgione, Allison Guy, Kaylen Hughes, Chloe Landers, Kacey Malz, Mallory Malz, Erin McGill, Alexandra Ross, Allison Schindler, Selina Soule, Grace Sparrow, Madeleine Watson

HALL – Olivia Bowes, Katherine  Georgre, Rose Kitz, Isabella Livingston

NORTHWEST CATHOLIC – Katherine Jacobs,

SIMSBURY – Dinedye Denis, Amanda Derway, Hannah Earnhardt, Dagny Edwards, Devyn Latorre, Jada Mars, Elsa Martin, Sidney Palinkas, Kathryn Rutledge, Hannah Thode

SOUTHINGTON – Megan Biscoglio, Allie Brown, Trinity Cardillo, Abby Connolly, Amanda Howe, Morgan Hubert, Mikaela June, Kate Kemnitz, Sarah Minkeiwicz, Anny Moquette Volquez, Samantha Przybylski, Tayler Riddick, Alijah Vega, Natalie Verderame, Janette Wadolowski

Softball

NORTH Region

Bulkeley –  Macy Vidal

New Britain – Gianna Gonzales, Amanda Jacobs, Joseleen Rivera, Gabby Roy

Newington – Mckenna Delcuca, Cyan Gonzalez, Rachel Thureson

Rocky Hill –  Sophie Kurdziel, Rachel Roncaioli, Maddi Santo, Mel Tejeda

Wethersfield –  Zoe Kleeblatt, Emma Zaleski

Windsor – Angela Barresi, Emma Capuano, Julie Fontaine, Madelyn Klingel, Hailey Nolan, Sam Shemanskis

SOUTH Region

BERLIN – Michelle Cohen, Alexa Lanteri, Stefanie Poulin, Lindsay Walsh

BRISTOL CENTRAL – Peyton Greger, Jenna Ptak

BRISTOL EASTERN – Jordan Fitzsimons, Erin Girard, Taylor Keegan,  Paige McLaughlin

MALONEY – Hannah Abele, Anna Hendrickson, Regan Maloney,  Alexis Papallo

MIDDLETOWN – Janelle Franklin, Carly Gessaro, Dominique Highsmith

PLATT – Machaila Arjavich, Daniela Fuentes Mercado, Caitlyn Hart

EAST Region

E.O. Smith – Hailey Golembiewski, Karley Haggan, Gabby Petrone, Ally Petrella, Madison Shea

East Catholic – Farrell Gothers

East Hartford – Isabella Murphy, Sydney Oatway

Enfield– Maggie Marquardt, Kamerin Martinez, Kaitlyn Shirshac

Manchester – Gabriella Giannontoni, Lauren Packer

RHAM – Alley Taylor

South Windsor – Kena Gonzalez, Maria Hanchuck, Megan Lemay, Liberty Wells

Tolland – Lily Contreras, Kacie Shea

WEST Region

Avon – Isabel Aguilar

Farmington – Anna Mihalek, Carolyn Piera, Hanny Wolkoff

Glastonbury – Lindsey Curto, Sarah McMorrow, Sam Petow

Hall – Isabel Amato, Megan Poulin

NW Catholic – Kayla Midney, Sam Scott, Allison Tessman

Simsbury – Teagan Hedman, Erin Jennings

Southington – Frankie Ferrante, Abigail Lamson, Chrissy Marotto, Sarah Myrick, Gabriella Verderame-Malachowski, Kara Zazzaro

Boys Tennis

NORTH Region

Bulkeley -Connor Pringle

New Britain – Ali Saleh

Newington – Ben Arora Sean Davis David Magsayo Matt Utter

Rocky Hill – Luke Brennan, Arian Gokhale, Pulkit Nagpal

Wethersfield – Grant Anderson, Liam Harrington, Luke Johnson, Mike Manousos, Sam Reichelt

Windsor – Dante Rubino, Jac Sing

SOUTH Region

Berlin – Wesley Cantliffe, Thomas Fijalkowski, Ryan Jenkins, Kevin Stafstrom, Jonathan Trevethan

Bristol Central – David Gao, Mike Kaminski

Bristol Eastern – Benjamin Chiasson, Kyle Cyr, Thomas Lombardi, Thomas Tefoe

Middletown -Mike Flynn, Mason Moua

Plainville – Brandon Zheng

Platt – Jason Betun

EAST Region

East Catholic -Victor Alessi, Nicholas Hess

East Hartford – Duy Nguyen

Enfield – Adam Coffey

EO Smith – Quentin Walliser, Henry Willis

Manchester – Jacob Haslett, Kyle Lappen

RHAM – Brendan D’Amaddio, Micah Dubitzky, Noah Dubitzky, Grady Habitch

South Windsor -Parker Pacekonis, Jack Perry, Brandon Sze, Elijah Wood

Tolland – Nick Machuga, Brennan Nick, Adam Schadt

WEST Region

Avon – Arjun Chanrda-Mohanty, Yefim Gorodnitskiy, Dylan Melnick

Conard -Max Schweitzer, Casey Shane

Farmington – Neel Mirani, Vishanth Palanivel, Som Sedigh

Glastonbury – Geoff Kollmer, Dante Morgera, Ryan Schuck

Hall – Will Carpenter, Adam Glassman, Henry Glucksman, Rithik Rayi, Gabriel Santos

Northwest Catholic – Justin Miguel

Simsbury – Ryan Xu

Southington – Matthew Balaoing, Kevin Chudy

Girls Tennis

NORTH Region

Rocky Hill – Rachel Calcagni, Nicole Chamberland, Aly Fishberg, Katrina Granovskiy, Melanie Holmes, Jen Kimball, Nicole Lukens, Reva Shah

Wethersfield – Kendall Cathcart, Paige Contenta, Tea Hima, Heather Mayo, Shelly Pettingill, Emma Rouchelau, Chloe Troy, Haley Whelchel

Newington – Mara Klin, Olivia Rozio

New Britain – Danya Alboslani, Yajaira Asimbaya

SOUTH Region

Berlin – Ashley Bryant, Caroline Daigle, Hailey Nardelli, Jasmine Nappi, Alina Whiteside

Bristol Central – Abby Goralski, Alex Goralski, Abby Gorneault

Bristol Eastern – Kasey Simpson, Kelly Simpson

Maloney – Sydney Bednarz, Madison Clancy, Abby Lespier, Haley Lespier

Middletown – Madison Dube, Isabelle Galle, Jessica Hart, Mariah Monroe

Plainville – Olivia Wazorko

Platt – Juliann Pellegrino

EAST Region

East Catholic – Caroline Dorman

E.O. Smith – Sophie Roberge

RHAM – Kathryn Beard, Rachel Dingly, Kathryn Dorman, Jacqueline Hart,  Alexandra Heline, Nicole McManus, Erin Murray

South Windsor – Sophia Chin, Samantha Donovan, Rebecca Kenefick, Kelly Kozon , Leah Polansky, Varsha Rathore, Caitlin Sze, Jia Yazon

Tolland – Jordan Bonadies, Abbey Chuumra, Marlee Takes

WEST Region

Farmington – Joanne Le, Michelle Mordasiewicz, Nidhi Patel, Katie Powell

Glastonbury – Dolly Agrawal, Eden Baker, Maddy DeNucci, Alexa Desaulniers, Niyati Hora, Hall – Amber Raiser

Northwest Catholic  – Katelyn Mogelnicki, Lauren Mogelnicki

Simsbury – Veronica Glick, Anya Mehta, Uma Mehta, Leigh Paradis

Reilly Malz

Southington – Carolyn Callahan, Chantelle Gimenez, Abby Murphy

Boys Volleyball

EAST Region

Bloomfield –  Chaddane Williams

East Hartford – Patrick Agyemang, Pedro DeJesus, Jacob Gonzalez Cruz

Enfield – Will Ortiz, Nick Vermette, Nick Watson

Glastonbury – Jake Harasyko

South Windsor – Braden Goodale, Max Iacovelli, Nate Grivers

Wethersfield – Matt Amoddio, Kevin Rascius,  Conor Senk

WEST Region

Conard – Christian Paredes

Farmington –  Cameron Bergin, Vini Munshi, Scott Tuohy

Hall – Alex Miner, Alex Perdomo

Newington – Leonel Caceres, Dan Cloutier, Louis Egbuna

Simsbury – Jarin Daniel

Southington – Jonathan Clark, William Pfanzelt, Niko Sophroniou, Tim Walsh

Like many senior female athletes in Stamford, Gloria Mattioli dropped in her application for the Allyson Rioux Memorial Award and waited.

Mattioli believed she was qualified, but with what she felt were so many deserving athletes in the city, she kept her hopes high but her expectations reasonable.

Then the call came, and before the words were even out of the mouth of the person on the other end, Mattioli was in tears.

The news being delivered was that Mattioli had in fact been named as the 2018 recipient of the Allyson Rioux Memorial Award.

She was a two-sport athlete at Stamford High, excelling in volleyball and softball.

Mattoli was a three-year varsity starter for volleyball, where she was part of a state championship, and a four-year varsity starter for softball.

She also volunteers her time working closely with the Unified Sports program at Stamford.

As a girl growing up playing sports in Stamford, it is the honor of a lifetime for Mattioli.

“I waited for three weeks after I sent in my letter and then I got a call saying I had won. I started crying on the phone, I couldn’t believe I got it. I was shocked,” Mattioli said. “I am friends with other girls who applied and I know other really good athletes applied. There are so many people who could get this award and I am so honored to get it.”

Mattioli said she became aware of Rioux during her time in youth basketball in the city.

“I played basketball until freshman year and playing in the youth league, we had the Allyson Rioux Award and I learned about who she was and what she meant to girls sports in Stamford,” Mattioli said. “I always wished I could win this award and I worked very hard for so long and it means so much to me.”

This is the 29th year of the $5,000 Allyson Rioux Memorial Award given to a senior female athlete in the Stamford Schools.

Allyson Rioux was a standout softball player from Stamford who died in 1989 from an inoperable brain tumor.

The memorial award was established in Rioux’s memory to annually recognize someone who has proven herself to be an athlete of exceptional ability, determination, courage and an unselfish devotion to her teammates.

Cheryl Tiscia, the president of the Allyson Rioux Memorial Foundation and Rioux’s sister, said Mattioli represents the qualities beyond athleticism that made her sister unique.

“Everyone we spoke with reiterated how Gloria puts her teams first and personal statistics second,” Tiscia said. “She is so unselfish and practices sportsmanship and friendship with teammates and opponents. These were qualities Allyson possessed above and beyond her athletic abilities.”

Someone who knows all about winning the award is 2005 recipient and Stamford head softball and assistant volleyball coach, Melissa Giordano.

Giordano coached Mattioli for four years in two sports as well as working with her during Unified Sports and said she is very deserving of the award.

“I think it is a big honor, very prestigious. It only goes to one female athlete from the entire city. For her to win it is a very big deal,” Giordano said. “She has a contagious attitude and is a really funny person. She loves to joke around. She is a totally different kid than you see on the field, she is all business then. Off the field, though, she has a great personality.”

Giordano said on the field, Mattioli playing second and Dana Serricchio at shortstop had a great rapport on the field making great plays, but Mattioli’s best asset was her competitiveness.

Mattioli said she could not choose which sport she enjoyed more because volleyball and softball are so different, but said she loved both because of her teammates.

“I have loved playing both sports for Stamford,” Mattioli said. “I will miss all the girls and all the coaches. There was never any drama on these teams, never any negative stuff. The teams had such family feelings and I am going to miss them so much.”

Mattioli will be attending University of New Hampshire in the fall.

STRATFORD — Among the last three left on DeLuca Field on Thursday night were three softball players familiar with the territory, used to playing big high school tournament games there.

In a St. Joseph jersey, playing for a team of state senior high school all-stars, was Hannah Hutchison. In Brakettes red, white and blue were Nicole Williams and Lauren Pitney, her former Cadets teammates.

“It’s fun to play against them, to hit against Nicole,” said Hutchison, who led off Thursday’s game with a double to left off Williams. “I thought it was a pretty good game up to the seventh or eighth inning, and then they just kept hitting.”

The Brakettes came from behind, an unfamiliar situation, to beat the all-stars 9-5.

Pitney and Williams were in Pennsylvania with the Brakettes last weekend when Hutchison and the Cadets won the Class M championship. But Williams said they saw St. Joseph’s semifinal win over Granby.

“It was really cool. They were our freshmen when we were seniors and juniors,” said Pitney, who was the senior in 2015, the last time the Cadets reached the final. “To see how they’ve grown the program was actually really cool to see.”

“And they finally won states,” said Williams, a junior then.

“We were close every single year, literally,” said Hutchison, the freshman then and one of the senior leaders this year.

Hutchison said she’s going to Auburn, but won’t play softball. Brakettes manager John Stratton urged her to reconsider.

Pitney and Williams, both from Ansonia, are college players at Manhattan.

“We just follow each other everywhere,” Williams said.

Pitney, who had an on-base percentage of .505 and slugged .570 in her junior year, was named second-team All-MAAC and selected by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association to the All-Northeast Region team. Williams split time in the circle, going 10-10.

The Jaspers went 10-2 down the stretch to get into the MAAC tournament and finished fourth in the playoffs.

“We kind of started playing loose,” Pitney said.

“We had nothing to lose, so why not give it all we had? And we went on a streak,” Williams said.

Now it’s back to the Brakettes, who lost to the (Lancaster, Pa.) Pegasus in pool play last weekend at the Cornfield Classic in Lyons, Pa., qualified for a rematch in the tournament final but saw it rained out.

Thursday, Amity’s Brooke Matyasovsky hit a three-run home run off Ali DuBois in the top of the fifth inning to put the high school all-stars ahead 5-4. The Brakettes came back with three runs in the bottom of the inning: Denise Denis walked with the bases loaded, and Jolie Duffner’s two-run single gave them the lead for good.

The Brakettes have scheduled games against the high school all-stars for the previous 10 years; one was rained out. In the nine games that happened before Thursday, the Brakettes had outscored the seniors 99-7.

Kaysee Talcik of Shelton closed the door Thursday with three perfect innings for the Brakettes, striking out the last five batters and six in all.

“Pitching, you know, Kaysee Talcik did a nice job, but the other two, (the high schoolers) hit the ball too hard,” Stratton said. “They’re coming for some lessons, to make the ball move better, get that changeup going.”

Trumbull’s Delilha DeStefano drove in Hutchison with a first-inning RBI single. That was it for Williams’ three innings of work. Pitney, at second base, went 1-for-4 and scored a run in the second inning.

“Pitney’s probably one of the best second basemen I’ve seen,” Stratton said. “In all the years we’ve had good second basemen, she’s as good as any one of them.

“She’s a powerful hitter. She’s got to learn a bit more about hitting, but she’s a nice, nice player.”

Williams noted that the team has a few new players in the mix to go with mainstays like Denis and Brandice Balschmiter.

“Once we get working with each other, it’s going to be back to, like, normal, how we always play,” Pitney said. “It’s going to be exciting.”

BRAKETTES 9, ALL-STARS 5

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Records: Stratford Brakettes 7-1. Batteries: CTHSAS—Kari Marks, Sydney Senerchia (4, L), Natalie Amato (6), Ashley Veillette (8) and Shea Gendron, Erica Pullen (4), Sydney Oatway (6), Jessica Stettinger (8); SB—Nicole Williams, Ali DuBois (4, W, 2-0), Kaysee Talcik (7, S, 2) and Samantha Rodriguez, Megan Hodgdon (6). Home run: CTHSAS—Brooke Matyasovsky.