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SOUTHERN<br />

CONNECTICUT<br />

CONFERENCE<br />

2008-09<br />

<strong>YEAR</strong> <strong>IN</strong> <strong>REVIEW</strong><br />

www.SouthernConnecticutConference.org


SOUTHERN<br />

CONNECTICUT<br />

CONFERENCE<br />

2008-09 <strong>YEAR</strong>-<strong>IN</strong>-<strong>REVIEW</strong><br />

15th Year<br />

Established in 1994, the SCC concluded its 15th year in 2008-09... One of the top - if not the best - high school leagues in the state<br />

of Connecticut, the athletic success of our member schools has been well-documented and bolstered by the 277 state<br />

championships won since the league’s formation... More importantly, the league has a great tradition of offering first-rate nonathletic<br />

programs and events which seek to enrich our students’ overall high school experience and make them responsible<br />

citizens.<br />

2008-09 Executive Board<br />

President: Judith Gallagher, Principal – Cheshire HS<br />

Vice-President: Dr. Russell Dallai, Principal – North Haven HS<br />

Secretary: Jeanne Cooper, Athletic Director – Hamden HS<br />

Treasurer: Steve Trifone, Athletic Director – <strong>Fairfield</strong> <strong>Preparatory</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />

Athletic Director Chairperson: Tony Jaskot, Athletic Director, Xavier HS<br />

Commissioner: Al Carbone<br />

Commissioner Emeritus: Bill O’Brien<br />

Special Thanks to our Corporate Sponsors<br />

To continue to offer top-notch programs and events, the SCC relies on financial support from the local business community… The<br />

SCC had several corporate sponsors for the 2008-09 academic year, including the NewAlliance Foundation, The United<br />

Illuminating Company, Billings Sports, the International Union of Operating Engineers – Local 478 and Connecticut Orthopaedic<br />

Specialists. For the third straight year, Dick’s Sporting Goods has partnered with the SCC to provide coupons and promotional<br />

material at league events... Thanks also to the various event sponsors during the year, including Walter Camp Football Foundation<br />

(football banquet), New Haven Gridiron Club (football banquet), Gene Casey New Haven chapter of the National Football<br />

Foundation (football banquet), Planet Stunt, LLC (cheerleading competition), Birds Eye Sports (cheerleading competition) and the<br />

New Haven Lions Club (baseball playoffs). Their support is much appreciated!<br />

Amity • Branford • Career • Cheshire • Daniel Hand • Derby • East Haven • <strong>Fairfield</strong> Prep • Foran • Guilford • Hamden • Hillhouse, Jonathan Law<br />

• Lyman Hall • Mercy • North Haven • Notre Dame-WH • Sacred Heart Academy • Sheehan • Shelton • West Haven • Wilbur Cross • Xavier


SCC Year in Review – page 2<br />

Student Leadership Conference<br />

The SCC “Student Leadership Conference” was held on October 28 at the New Haven Athletic Center... Over 200 student-leaders<br />

participated in the conference, which is designed to impart of a sense of obligation and commitment upon the students to continue<br />

and enhance their roles as leaders and use these roles to better their surrounding environments... The theme for the fall conference<br />

was “You Can Lead – Components of Leadership”... A second conference was held on May 27 and was designed to provide an<br />

update on each school’s Action Plan and to plan for 2009-2010.<br />

Arts Exhibition<br />

The seventh annual SCC Student Arts Exhibition was held the week of March 16-20<br />

at the Creative Arts Workshop on Audubon Street in New Haven... The exhibition<br />

featured 60-plus selections of outstanding student-originated visual arts in a<br />

variety of media... Each SCC member school had the opportunity to submit up to<br />

three works... Prizes were awarded by a jury of professional artists and arts<br />

administrators coordinated through CAW Program Director Kate Paranteau.<br />

2009 SCC Arts Exhibition Winners<br />

1st Prize: Jillian Salisbury, Hamden (photo collage), $100<br />

2nd Prize: Shadia Silman, Cheshire (charcoal), $75<br />

3rd Prize: Jimima Mbaka, Career (magazine collage), $50<br />

4th Prize: John Galin, Jr., Foran (charcoal), $40<br />

5th Prize: Dmitry Mykhaylosky, Hamden (clay), $35<br />

Honorable Mention: Sebastion Leforest, <strong>Fairfield</strong> Prep (mixed media);<br />

Dan Silvestre, Lyman Hall (photo); Alexa Ruscinski, Branford<br />

(mixed media book); Emily Goa, Daniel Hand (plexi-sculpture drawing);<br />

Dana Grzesik, Sheehan (mixed media)<br />

Music Festival<br />

Five schools (North Haven, Cheshire, Career, Hand and Shelton) participated in a non-adjudicated Music Festival on May 27 at<br />

North Haven High <strong>School</strong>... A capellla choral groups, jazz and musical ensembles and an orchestra were featured at the event.<br />

Scholar Leader Banquet<br />

The annual Scholar Leader Banquet was held on March 30 at Anthony’s Ocean View in New Haven... Forty-four students<br />

representing 22 SCC member schools were recognized for their outstanding scholarship and leadership in their respective school<br />

communities... In addition, Matthew Schell (Branford) and Sharon Hwang (East Haven) were recognized as recipients of the “Bill<br />

O’Brien Community Service Scholarship”... Matthew and Sharon, who each received $500, were chosen by a committee composed<br />

of the league’s corporate sponsors... Criteria, along with a writing piece, included having a healthy balance of school and<br />

community activities that are value-added and embody the “spirit and passion” of Bill O’Brien, the league’s Commissioner<br />

Emeritus.<br />

2008-09 SCC Scholar Leader Recipients<br />

2009 SCC Arts Exhibition First Prize - Photo<br />

Collage by Jillian Salisbury (Hamden HS)<br />

Amity Regional – Annelies Gamble, Gregory Swan<br />

Branford – Matthew Schell, Valerie Milici<br />

Hill Regional Career – Maya McReynolds, Michael White<br />

Cheshire – Alexa Barchini, Marcus White<br />

East Haven – Patrick O’Brien, Sharon Hwang<br />

<strong>Fairfield</strong> Prep – John D. McKissick, Peter O. Gruppo<br />

Joseph A. Foran – Megan Holton, John “Jack” Olexovitch<br />

Guilford – Michelle Sliwinski, Parker Sulkowski<br />

Hamden – Rong Rachel Bian, Justin Whitfield<br />

Daniel Hand – Miller Sakmar, Emily Gao<br />

Hillhouse – Jeremy Moore, Ashley McWilliams<br />

Jonathan Law – Alejandro Dorado, Ryan Pandya<br />

Lyman Hall – Christina O’Byrne, William Abildgaard<br />

Mercy – Rachael Conte, Arissa Opalacz<br />

North Haven – Drake Smith, Fiona Wood<br />

Notre Dame – Michael Laracuente, Joseph Sweeney<br />

Sacred Heart Academy – Raca Banerjee, Amymarie<br />

Bartholomew<br />

Mark T. Sheehan – Lisa Cheung, Stephanie Dubois<br />

Shelton – Margaret Ercolani, Neville Commissariat<br />

West Haven – Taylor Norton, Thomas Ciarleglio<br />

Wilbur Cross – Zach Kofoglis, Iryna Mohylnytska<br />

Xavier – John Daniel McGrath, Adam J. Tomasiello


SCC Year in Review – page 3<br />

Diversity “Dream Teams” - Breaking Barriers, Building Bridges<br />

Under the direction of retired Branford assistant principal (and current CAS-CIAC administrator) Dave Maloney and in partnership<br />

with the Anti-Defamation League, the SCC Diversity Dream Teams - Breaking Barriers, Building Bridges – had another successful<br />

year… The program held its final session of the 2008-09 academic year on May 15 at the Jewish Community Center in<br />

Woodbridge... Over 125 students representing the 23 member schools participated in the yearlong program and helped produce the<br />

2008-09 Annual Report - a thoughtful and compelling compilation of our schools’ and students’ works.<br />

Five Named Governors’ Scholars<br />

Five students from SCC member schools were recently recognized as<br />

Governor’s Scholars... Congratulations to Katherine Han (Cheshire), Dakota<br />

Spear (Amity Regional), Jacob Stern (Guilford), Adam Strawbridge (Daniel<br />

Hand) and Nan Zhao (Shelton)... Principals of CAS member high schools<br />

are given the opportunity to nominate one junior ranked in the top four<br />

percent of his/her class... An essay on an assigned topic has to be<br />

completed... Members of the Governor’s Scholars Committee, professional<br />

educators from throughout Connecticut, judge the completed<br />

applications and assigned a composite score to each based on rank in<br />

class, PSAT or SAT scores, CAPT scores, and the student essay.<br />

SCC Captains Council Luncheons<br />

The SCC Captains Council luncheons were held three times during the year<br />

at the New Haven Athletic Center, bringing together the captains before<br />

their respective seasons start to provide guidance of what it means to be a<br />

captain and the responsibility that comes with the position and enhance the<br />

ideals of sportsmanship... During the winter session in particular, several<br />

SCC captains were interviewed for a story by New Haven Register<br />

columnist Dave Solomon about their opinion of what a sports “role model”<br />

should be.<br />

Derby Says Good-bye<br />

In late December, Derby High <strong>School</strong> announced it<br />

will leave the SCC to join the Naugatuck Valley<br />

League starting in the fall of 2009... A member of<br />

the SCC since the league’s inception in 1994,<br />

Derby was an active<br />

participant in all league<br />

activities and we wish<br />

them the best of luck...<br />

Derby will continue to<br />

play Shelton in football<br />

on Thanksgiving<br />

morning... In its 15<br />

years in the SCC,<br />

Derby won four league<br />

titles in wrestling (1999, 2000, 2001 and 2002),<br />

two cheerleading titles (2008 and 2009) and one<br />

football division title (2005)... In addition, the Red<br />

Raiders won four state championships – Class S<br />

baseball (1996) and Class S wrestling (1999-00,<br />

2000-01 and 2001-02)... The departure of Derby<br />

leaves the SCC with 22 member schools.<br />

State Championships<br />

It was another successful year as SCC member-schools fared extremely well in league and statewide competition… All told, SCC<br />

teams captured 12 state championships (3 fall, 5 winter, 3 spring) during the 2008-09 academic year… Eighteen additional teams (7<br />

fall, 8 winter, 3 spring) earned runner-up status in CIAC state competition… Since the league’s inception in 1994, SCC schools have<br />

won 277 state championships.<br />

Good Sportsmanship<br />

Cheshire earned the “Ray Crew Sportsmanship Award,” which is given to the SCC Division II ice hockey team in honor of the<br />

former Sheehan ice hockey coach... <strong>Fairfield</strong> Prep captured the “Dick Gagliardi Sportsmanship Award,” which is given to the<br />

Division I team in honor of the former Hamden coach and SCC ice hockey chairperson.<br />

Lights, Camera, Action<br />

The SCC was prominently featured on the WCTX/My TV 9 “High <strong>School</strong> Game of the Week” during<br />

2008-09... The television package kicked off in the fall with football and continued into basketball<br />

season... During football season, WCTX/My TV 9 featured seven games involving 10 SCC schools in<br />

its package... Games were streamed live at www.wtnh.com and rebroadcast the next evening... In<br />

addition, MSG TV also televised a SCC football contest (Hand vs. <strong>Fairfield</strong> Prep) on Sept. 26... It was<br />

the second straight year that the SCC was televised on the popular regional sports network... Seven<br />

contests involving nine boys and girls basketball teams from SCC member schools, including both the<br />

league’s girls (Feb. 26) and boys (March 4) championship games, were televised during the winter...<br />

“Televising the league championship games just adds to the prestige of our league,” SCC<br />

commissioner Al Carbone told the New Haven Register when the basketball schedule was released in<br />

early December. “Televising the football games was a first step, and we were lucky because we had a<br />

lot of good games to offer. Continuing with the basketball in my mind solidifies we are pretty good in<br />

that sport as well. We have nine different boys’ and girls’ teams scheduled.”


SCC Year in Review – page 4<br />

The Best of the Best!<br />

You can make a very good argument for the overall strength of the SCC when you look at the final state rankings of pretty much<br />

every sport… However, to have the “best team” is even more impressive…<br />

Girls Basketball – Hail to the “House”<br />

Hillhouse, which won the SCC and Class L titles, finished as the top girls basketball team in the<br />

New Haven Register, Hartford Courant and Connecticut SportsWriters Alliance season-ending<br />

state polls... The Academics defeated <strong>Fairfield</strong> Warde, 65-59, in the Class L title game on March<br />

20 at the Mohegan Sun Arena... Two other SCC teams - SCC and Class LL runner-up Career and<br />

Class LL quarterfinalist Mercy - also were ranked in the top ten.<br />

Ice Hockey – Hamden Dominates the Ice!<br />

The 2009 SCC regular-season and state Division I champions, Hamden (19-4-1) finished as the<br />

top team in the final New Haven Register and Hartford Courant state rankings. Hamden, which<br />

defeated Glastonbury, 4-1, in the Division I championship game on March 21, is one of five SCC<br />

Division I teams (<strong>Fairfield</strong> Prep, Xavier, West Haven and Notre Dame) to be ranked in the final<br />

polls... In addition, 2009 SCC Division II regular season and playoff champion Cheshire captured<br />

the state Division II crown with a 3-2 victory over Enfield on March 20. The Rams finished<br />

seventh in the final New Haven Register state poll.<br />

History of Success<br />

SCC at the top in recent years<br />

2006-07<br />

Boys Basketball – Hillhouse<br />

Ice Hockey – <strong>Fairfield</strong> Prep<br />

Baseball – Amity<br />

2007-08<br />

Girls Basketball – Career<br />

Ice Hockey – <strong>Fairfield</strong> Prep<br />

2008-09<br />

Girls Basketball – Hillhouse<br />

Ice Hockey – Hamden<br />

Baseball – West Haven<br />

Boys Lacrosse – <strong>Fairfield</strong> Prep<br />

Baseball – A Blue “Devil” of an Effort!<br />

West Haven captured the Class LL state baseball title and earned the top ranking in the state...<br />

The Blue Devils (21-5), who defeated McMahon, 1-0, in the final, ranked #1 in both the New Haven Register and Hartford Courant<br />

final polls... In addition to West Haven, six other SCC teams were ranked in the top ten or received votes - cementing the league’s<br />

stature as the best in the state... Branford, who defeated Berlin, 4-2 in the Class L championship game, finished second in the Register<br />

poll and fourth in the Courant poll... Shelton, the Class LL semifinalist, was in the top ten in both polls, while Jonathan Law (7th in<br />

Register) and Sheehan (10th in Courant)... Cheshire and Foran also received votes in the final polls.<br />

Boys Lacrosse – Prep(ped) for Success<br />

<strong>Fairfield</strong> Prep, which captured its third straight SCC title, won its fourth consecutive Class L boys lacrosse title with a convincing 15-<br />

3 victory over Simsbury on June 13... The Jesuits (19-6) finished as the top-ranked team in the final MaxPreps.com state poll.<br />

“Courageous” Matson Honored by CSWA<br />

Amity senior wrestler Steve Matson, who has overcome leukemia and a bone marrow transplant, was named the recipient of the<br />

Bob Casey Courage Award by the Connecticut Sports Writers Alliance... Matson was honored at the CSWA’s annual “Gold Key”<br />

banquet on April 26... A 2009 Second Team All-SCC performer at 103 pounds, Matson won the Class LL title and placed fifth in the<br />

State Open... He finished his career with over 110 wins. Also a fine student, Matson was a member of the National Honor Society.<br />

Kalbian Finalist for High <strong>School</strong> Heisman<br />

Irene Kalbian, a three-sport standout who ranked seventh in her class at Cheshire High <strong>School</strong>, was one of two Connecticut<br />

students among the 12 “national” finalists (out of 34,000 potential candidates) for the Wendy’s High <strong>School</strong> Heisman Award. The<br />

WHSH recognizes the nation’s most esteemed high school senior men and women for excellence in academics, athletics, and<br />

community/school leadership. For more information, go to www.wendysheisman.com.<br />

Loxsom Earns Gatorade State Honors<br />

Wilbur Cross senior Cas Loxsom was named the Gatorade State Track & Field Athlete of theYear... Loxsom, who will attend Penn<br />

State University in the fall, was the SCC, Class L and State Open champion in the 800 meters... Loxsom also was named by the New<br />

Haven Register as its Indoor Track All-Area Athlete of the Year... The award, which recognizes not only outstanding athletic<br />

excellence, but also high standards of academic achievement and exemplary character demonstrated on and off the track.<br />

Barwise and Moore Named New Haven Register 2008-09 Athletes of the Year<br />

Three-sport standouts Allison Barwise (Amity) and Jeremy Moore (Hillhouse) were honored by the New Haven Register sports<br />

staff as the 2008-09 Athletes of the Year... Jeremy starred in football, basketball and outdoor track & field for the Academics and will<br />

attend Georgtown... Allison was a soccer and indoor and outdoor track standout who will attend Boston University, were<br />

recognized at a banquet on June 30 at Amarante’s Sea Cliff in New Haven... The pair represent the 16th and 17th SCC studentathletes<br />

who have been recognized with this prestigious honor.


SCC/SportsCenter of Connecticut<br />

“Scholar Athlete of the Month” Program – page 5<br />

The SCC/SportsCenter of Connecticut Scholar Athlete of the Month program recognized over<br />

125 outstanding young men and women during the 2008-09 academic year. Recipients were<br />

selected by their school’s athletic directors and coaching staffs, and received a certificate,<br />

commemorative tee-shirt and a SportsCenter activity pass.<br />

“Many thanks to the SportsCenter of Connecticut for their continued interest in recognizing<br />

some exceptional scholar-athletes who truly embodied the best of the words – student and<br />

athlete,” SCC Commissioner Al Carbone said. For complete bios of each recipient, go to<br />

www.southernconnecticutconference.org<br />

SEPTEMBER: Peter Christiani (<strong>Fairfield</strong> Prep, football), Brian L. Murphy (<strong>Fairfield</strong> Prep, soccer), Kevin Shirley (Daniel<br />

Hand, soccer), Brielle Sydor (Daniel Hand, volleyball), Ryan Graeb (Lyman Hall, football), Sara Woznicki (Lyman Hall, soccer),<br />

Jessica Shapiro (Jonathan Law, volleyball), James Quish (Jonathan Law, football), Jermaine Brookshire (Wilbur Cross,<br />

football), Latrice Hampton (Wilbur Cross, volleyball), Kara Maltese (West Haven, volleyball), Tom Ciarleglio (West Haven,<br />

cross country), Tiffany Murphy (Derby, soccer), Joseph Morrow (Derby, cross country), Jennifer Yoo (East Haven, cross<br />

country), Melissa Magliola (East Haven, volleyball)<br />

OCTOBER: Kyle Craven (Career, soccer), Maritza Rosemond (Career, volleyball), Chelsea O’Connor (Branford, soccer),<br />

Robert Dextradeur (Branford, cross country), Georgia Feroce (Shelton, soccer), Richard Stoliker (Shelton, cross country),<br />

Joseph Tylutki (Foran, cross country), Gina Massari (Foran, cross country), Adam Trofa (Amity Regional, cross country),<br />

Marielle Sanchez (Amity Regional, swimming), Jessica Oidtman (Mercy, soccer), Chelsea Lombardo (Mercy, soccer), Stefanie<br />

Schaefer (Hamden, soccer), Josh Smart (Hamden, football)<br />

NOVEMBER: Ashley McWilliams (Hillhouse, volleyball), Leo James (Hillhouse, football), Michael Demarseilles (Notre<br />

Dame, football), Michael Limosani (Notre Dame, soccer), Katelyn Lamb (Sheehan, volleyball), Stephen Dombroski (Sheehan,<br />

football), Aaron Steinberg (Guilford, soccer), Emily Barber (Guilford, swimming), Alyssa Andreucci (Sacred Heart Academy,<br />

volleyball), Irene Kalbian Cheshire (cross country), Billy Ragone Cheshire (football), Ryan Hammond (Xavier, cross country),<br />

Dan McGrath (Xavier, football)<br />

DECEMBER: Matthew Poppa (Derby, wrestling), Mary Hyde (Derby, basketball/cheerleading), Andrew Grinalds (<strong>Fairfield</strong><br />

Prep, swimming), Brad Kontra (<strong>Fairfield</strong> Prep, indoor track & field), Kelly Last (West Haven, cheerleading), Mark Palmieri<br />

(West Haven, basketball), Kelly Cargos (Amity Regional, indoor track & field), Alexander Bell (Amity Regional, ski racing),<br />

Jimmy Connors (Jonathan Law, basketball), Grace Glennon (Jonathan Law, gymnastics), Mike Callaghan (Daniel Hand,<br />

basketball), Kate Clawson (Daniel Hand, basketball), Stephanie Grilo (North Haven, cheerleading), Geoffrey Brown (North<br />

Haven, indoor track), Cayla Lang (Lyman Hall, basketball), William Abildgaard, Jr. (Lyman Hall, ice hockey)<br />

JANUARY: Kristen Lubeski (Branford, basketball), Casey Dadio (Branford, basketball), Christina Lavigne (Shelton, indoor<br />

track), Robert Ferrante (Shelton, wrestling), Kim Murray (Hamden, ice hockey), Matt Spilka (Hamden, basketball), Teneya<br />

Jenkins (Career Magnet, basketball), Brandyn Benson (Career Magnet,basketball), Arissa Opalacz (Mercy, indoor track),<br />

Amanda Hamilton (Mercy, basketball), Sydney Hyatt (Foran, basketball),Mike Sweeney (Foran, basketball)<br />

FEBRUARY: Marcus Wright (Cheshire, indoor track), Maggie Riddle (Cheshire, basketball), Drew Madore (Notre Dame,<br />

swimming), Joseph Sweeney (Notre Dame, ice hockey), Philip Gaetano (Sheehan, basketball), Chelsea Neelon (Sheehan,<br />

basketball), Emma Kosmaczewski (Sacred Heart Academy, indoor track), James Remigino (Xavier, swimming) Dan<br />

Thompson (Xavier, wrestling), Kyle Lundberg (Guilford, wrestling), Erica Drake (Guilford, ice hockey)<br />

MARCH: John Griffin (<strong>Fairfield</strong> Prep, ice hockey), Robert Nayden (<strong>Fairfield</strong> Prep, outdoor track), Christina Gelardi (Derby,<br />

softball), Tim Geer (Derby, baseball), Archie Adams (Daniel Hand, outdoor track), Mia Helfrich (Daniel Hand, gymnastics), Taylor<br />

Norton (West Haven, softball), Christopher Norton (West Haven, baseball), Josh Shin (Amity, boys volleyball), Erin Beaulieu<br />

(Amity, softball), Emily Miele (Mercy, lacrosse), Laura Sweeney (Mercy, lacrosse)<br />

APRIL: Emily Hulak (Foran, outdoor track), Christopher Fosom (Foran, baseball), Courtney Winger (Shelton, tennis), Jonathan<br />

Begley (Shelton, outdoor track), Varun Roy (Cheshire, outdoor track), Kim Silva (Cheshire, softball), Kimberly Hentz (North Haven,<br />

outdoor track), James McGrath (North Haven, tennis), Ellen Bethea (Hillhouse, outdoor track), Leon Davis (Hillhouse, baseball), Jim<br />

Tarca (Notre Dame, tennis), Casey Marren (Notre Dame, lacrosse), Daniel Cusano (Hamden, baseball), Amanda Goodwin (Hamden,<br />

softball)<br />

MAY: Cas Loxsom (Wilbur Cross, outdoor track), Latrice Hampton (Wilbur Cross, outdoor track), Stephanie Smart (Sheehan,<br />

tennis), Michael Kadlow (Sheehan, tennis), Tyler Reid (Xavier, lacrosse), Adam Tomasiello (Xavier, golf), Brett Michael Doran<br />

(Jonathan Law, baseball), Liz Marus (Jonathan Law, tennis), Dennis McGinley (Guilford, baseball), Hollise Davis (Guilford,<br />

lacrosse), Nikole Perugini (Career Magnet, softball), Michael Rubino (Career Magnet, baseball)<br />

- www.sportscenterofct.com -


State Championships – page 6<br />

SCC teams captured 12 state championships during the 2008-09 academic year... Since the league’s inception in<br />

1994, SCC schools have now won 277 state championships... Eighteen additional teams earned runner-up status in<br />

CIAC state competition during the year. Congratulations to all of these teams!<br />

State Champions (12)<br />

FALL<br />

Sport Class <strong>School</strong><br />

Girls Cross Country MM Guilford<br />

Boys Cross Country MM Hand<br />

Boys Cross Country L Amity<br />

W<strong>IN</strong>TER<br />

Sport Class <strong>School</strong><br />

Girls Indoor Track M Hillhouse<br />

Boys Indoor Track L Amity<br />

Girls Basketball L Hillhouse<br />

Defeated <strong>Fairfield</strong> Warde, 65-59<br />

Boys Ice Hockey I Hamden<br />

Defeated Glastonbury, 4-1<br />

Boys Ice Hockey II Cheshire<br />

Defeated Enfield, 3-2<br />

SPR<strong>IN</strong>G<br />

Sport Class <strong>School</strong><br />

Boys Outdoor Track L Amity<br />

Baseball LL West Haven<br />

Defeated Brien McMahon, 1-0<br />

Baseball L Branford<br />

Defeated Berlin, 4-2<br />

Boys Lacrosse L <strong>Fairfield</strong> Prep<br />

Defeated Simsbury, 15-3<br />

State Runner-Ups (18)<br />

Fall<br />

Sport Class <strong>School</strong><br />

Boys Cross Country Open Shelton<br />

Girls Cross Country Open Guilford<br />

Football LL Cheshire<br />

Girls Swimming Open Cheshire<br />

Girls Swimming LL Cheshire<br />

Girls Soccer LL Cheshire<br />

Girls Volleyball M Jonathan Law<br />

W<strong>IN</strong>TER<br />

Sport Class <strong>School</strong><br />

Girls Basketball LL Career<br />

Boys Swimming Open <strong>Fairfield</strong> Prep<br />

Boys Swimming LL <strong>Fairfield</strong> Prep<br />

Boys Swimming M Notre Dame<br />

Wrestling LL Xavier<br />

Wrestling M Jonathan Law<br />

Cheerleading LL Shelton<br />

Cheerleading S Derby<br />

SPR<strong>IN</strong>G<br />

Sport Class <strong>School</strong><br />

Boys Outdoor Track Open Amity<br />

Boys Outdoor Track MM Hillhouse<br />

Girls Tennis L Amity<br />

Year-by-Year SCC State Championships<br />

In 2008-09, SCC member schools totaled 12 state championships<br />

bringing the total of titles won to 277 since the<br />

league’s inception in 1994... Nine different schools won state<br />

titles in 2008-09 with Amity capturing the most (3: boys cross<br />

country, boys indoor track and boys outdoor track).<br />

Did You Know<br />

The record for the most championships in a single year is<br />

26, set in 1996-97. The record for the most championships<br />

won by an individual school in a year is 7, Cheshire (1996-97).<br />

Year Fall Winter Spring Total<br />

1994-95 5 6 3 14<br />

1995-96 7 5 8 20<br />

1996-97 9 8 9 26<br />

1997-98 9 8 6 23<br />

1998-99 5 7 5 17<br />

1999-00 4 9 5 18<br />

2000-01 6 6 6 18<br />

2001-02 5 8 9 22<br />

2002-03 6 6 9 21<br />

2003-04 9 8 4 21<br />

2004-05 9 7 5 21<br />

2005-06 8 8 4 20<br />

2006-07 4 6 3 13<br />

2007-08 3 5 3 11<br />

2008-09 3 5 4 12<br />

TOTALS 92 102 83 277


2008-09 Champions/All-Conference – page 7<br />

FALL<br />

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL<br />

Divisional Champions<br />

Hammonasset: Jonathan Law (8-0)<br />

Housatonic: Cheshire (7-1)<br />

Oronoque: Branford (8-0)<br />

Quinnipiac: Sacred Heart Academy (6-0)<br />

SCC Playoffs<br />

Quarterfinals – October 28 @Higher Seeds<br />

#1 Cheshire 3, #8 Amity 2 (25-18, 20-25, 26-24, 23-25, 13-9)<br />

#4 West Haven 3, #5 Sheehan 1 (25-20, 25-20, 23-25, 25-15)<br />

#2 Jonathan Law 3, #7 Branford 1 (21-25, 25-19, 25-14, 25-22)<br />

#3 Sacred Heart Academy 3, #6 Hand 0 (25-11, 25-23, 25-23)<br />

Semifinals – October 30 @Higher Seeds<br />

Cheshire 3, West Haven 1 (25-15, 25-13, 15-25, 25-12)<br />

Sacred Heart Academy 3, Jonathan Law 1 (25-17, 23-25, 25-14,<br />

25-19)<br />

Championship – November 1 @North Haven HS<br />

Cheshire 3, Sacred Heart Academy 0 (25-18, 25-20, 25-18)<br />

All-Oronoque<br />

MH: Nablissa Lomotey (Branford), Danielle Bourne (Branford)<br />

OH: Alisha Noble (Wilbur Cross), Zoe Lowe (Branford), Nicole<br />

Acerra (East Haven) S: Lexi Pepe (Branford), Taylor Barone<br />

(East Haven)<br />

All-Quinnipiac<br />

OH: Brianna King (Sacred Heart Academy), Clare King (Sacred<br />

Heart Academy), Lauren Yoia (Mercy) MH: Kara Maltese (West<br />

Haven), Amber Bepko (Mercy) S: Alyssa Andreucci (Sacred<br />

Heart Academy) Lib: Alysha Buccieri (West Haven)<br />

SCC Playoffs<br />

Semifinals – October 27 @East Haven HS<br />

#1 Guilford 2, #4 North Haven 0<br />

#2 Amity 3, #3 Notre Dame 0<br />

Championship – October 29 @Shelton HS<br />

Amity defeated Guilford, 1-0 (3-2 penalty kicks)<br />

All-Quinnipiac Division<br />

Will Daniels (Notre Dame), Clayton Ulmer (Hamden), Kyle<br />

Russell (Xavier), Kevin Maxham (<strong>Fairfield</strong> Prep), Amar Abu-<br />

Sitteh (West Haven), Brett Fletcher (Xavier), Stephen Zapata<br />

(Hamden), Greg Padilla (Notre Dame), Chris Fitzsimons<br />

(Hamden), Bob Baylis (West Haven), Brad Boehringer (<strong>Fairfield</strong><br />

Prep), Jon Tebes (Hamden)<br />

All-Oronoque Division<br />

Dan Hall (Derby), Ivan Sanchez (Career/Hillhouse), Edgardo<br />

Ingles (East Haven), Joe Sorrentino (North Haven), Scott<br />

Berges (Branford), Wabi Mposo (Wilbur Cross), Geoff Brown<br />

(North Haven), Adam Penrod (East Haven), Frank Guaman<br />

(Wilbur Cross), James D’Amico (Branford), Zack Kafogolis<br />

(Wilbur Cross), Steve Brown (North Haven)<br />

All-Housatonic Division<br />

Joel Rodriguez (Sheehan), Kevin Howard (Amity), Garrett Festa<br />

(Cheshire), Hakeem Ndikumana (Shelton), Joseph Bonito<br />

(Lyman Hall), Brian Foley (Amity), Drew Dimauro (Shelton),<br />

Matt Gilmore (Cheshire), Marco Massaro (Amity), Jack Bronwin<br />

(Amity), Miguel Rodriguez-Lapman (Cheshire), Michael Fritz<br />

(Sheehan)<br />

All-Hammonasset<br />

Eric Terreri (Guilford), Jack Shirley (Hand), Michael Jacobsen<br />

(Guilford), Dan Shirley (Hand), Chris Gilmore (Foran), Chris<br />

O’Brien (Guilford), Aaron Steinberg (Guilford), Kevin Shirley<br />

(Hand), Jimmy Connors (Jonathan Law), Brian Gilloran<br />

(Guilford), Ryan Dolan (Hand), Scott Leone (Guilford)<br />

All-Hammonasset<br />

OH: Casey Dulin (Jonathan Law), Dannisha Pierce (Hillhouse),<br />

Whitney Hall (Hand) S: Sage Esposito (Foran), Michelle Nantel<br />

(Jonathan Law), Annie Goodrich (Guilford), Brielle Sydor (Hand)<br />

All-Housatonic<br />

OH: Mollie Hamel (Sheehan), Avery Silverstein (Amity),<br />

Dorothy Sliwonik (Shelton) MH: Nora Bahgat (Cheshire), Leah<br />

Hirsch (Cheshire) S: Lauren D’Angelo (Lyman Hall), Bri-Anna<br />

Watson (Cheshire)<br />

BOYS SOCCER<br />

Divisional Champions<br />

Hammonasset: Guilford (6-0)<br />

Housatonic: Amity (6-2)<br />

Oronoque: North Haven (9-1)<br />

Quinnipiac: Notre Dame (6-2)<br />

GIRLS SOCCER<br />

Divisional Champions<br />

Hammonasset: Hand (5-0-1)<br />

Housatonic: Cheshire (8-0)<br />

Oronoque: Wilbur Cross (7-0-1)<br />

Quinnipiac: Mercy, West Haven (4-1-1)<br />

SCC Playoffs<br />

Semifinals – October 27 @Hamden HS<br />

#4 Hand 1, #1 Cheshire 0.<br />

#2 Wilbur Cross 2, #3 Mercy 0<br />

Championship – October 29 @Shelton HS<br />

Hand 2, Wilbur Cross 0<br />

All-Quinnipiac<br />

Amanda Hamilton (Mercy), Andrea Tordanato (Hamden), Janie<br />

Jannitto (Hamden), Leanne Hollister (West Haven), Kerry Doyle<br />

(Sacred Heart Academy), Marlana Gomes (Mercy), Nicole


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Pacapelli (West Haven), Taylor Norton (West Haven), Gabby<br />

Benitez (Hamden), Bianca Cornacchia (Sacred Heart Academy),<br />

Kelly Marchitto (West Haven), Sarah Bepko (Mercy)<br />

All-Oronoque<br />

Natalie Beach (Wilbur Cross), Nicole Paviglionite (Branford),<br />

Andreana Thomas (Wilbur Cross), Alora Baldino (East Haven),<br />

Jessica Broadbent (North Haven), Megan Rea (East Haven),<br />

Georgia Wetmore (Wilbur Cross), Maria Sanzari (North Haven),<br />

Katherine Valaitis (Wilbur Cross), Ahriel Fernandez (Wilbur<br />

Cross), Chelsea O’Connor (Branford), Chelsea Shaw (North<br />

Haven)<br />

All-Hammonasset<br />

Taya Richardson (Hand), Lindsey Ruotolo (Guilford), Kerry<br />

Wallack (Hand), Ellie Brink (Hand), Maddie Knapp (Guilford),<br />

Brenna Thommen (Guilford), Taylor Rotella (Jonathan Law),<br />

Kieryn Deyoe (Foran), Courtney Reilly (Hand), Rachel Cutler<br />

(Guilford), Ashley Clifford (Foran), Alyssa Kocak (Jonathan<br />

Law)<br />

All-Housatonic<br />

Michaela Katz (Amity), Emily Ranando (Cheshire), Jennifer<br />

Spicer (Shelton), Gianna Massa (Sheehan), Morelle Marra<br />

(Lyman Hall), Daniella Marchitto (Amity), Samantha Farley<br />

(Shelton), Casey Nowakowski (Cheshire), Kylee McIntosh<br />

(Cheshire), Colby Gibbs (Cheshire), Amber Dourgsey (Amity),<br />

Erica Correa (Cheshire)<br />

FIELD HOCKEY<br />

Regular-season Champion: Branford (9-0-1-0)<br />

All-Conference First Team<br />

Sally Adua (Hand), Christina Campbell (Hamden), Charlene Cole<br />

(Guilford), Lauren Hague (Cheshire), Sheila Huggins (North<br />

Haven), Emily Jablonski (Hand), Allie Kalfus (Guilford), Brittany<br />

Parker (Hand), Tori Redding (Branford), Kristina Ruotolo<br />

(Branford), Kim Silva (Cheshire), Kaitlin Winchell (Amity)<br />

All-Conference Second Team<br />

Kristen Angeletti (Sheehan), Cheyenne Carden (Branford),<br />

Maggie DeStefano (Amity), Allison Doheny (North Haven),<br />

Katharine Eddy (Cheshire), Kailey Farrell (Cheshire), Taylor<br />

Gardner (Hand), Jessica Hopper (Hand), Val Milici (Branford),<br />

Lauren Mitchell (Guilford), Kristin O’Connor (Mercy), Rachel<br />

Stefanski (Lyman Hall), Annie Ulles (Guilford)<br />

FOOTBALL<br />

Divisional Champions<br />

Division I East: Cheshire (4-0)<br />

Division I West: Hamden (3-1)<br />

Division II East: Foran (4-0)<br />

Division II West: Hillhouse (4-0)<br />

Division I - Offense<br />

OL: Tom Acampora (Cheshire), John Begley (Shelton), Jason<br />

Moon (Amity), Cameron Davis (Hamden) TE: Mike DeCaprio<br />

(Notre Dame) PK: Kemuel Lawrence (Hamden) WR: Josh Smart<br />

(Hamden), Jack Callaghan (Hand), Jay Binkowski (Amity) RB:<br />

Mike Davis (Hand), Devon White (West Haven), James Ward<br />

(Wilbur Cross) QB: Billy Ragone (Cheshire), Bill Choiniere<br />

(Amity) UTY: Jake Horvath (Notre Dame)<br />

Division I - Defense<br />

DL: Kris Patterson (Xavier), Jo Von Ladson (Hamden), Shaquille<br />

Marshall (Wilbur Cross), Nick Georgalas (Shelton), Julian<br />

Matheson (West Haven) LB: O’Brien Johnson (West Haven),<br />

David Dillon (Cheshire), Dan McGrath (Xavier), Tito Slaughter<br />

(Wilbur Cross), Connor Kelly (<strong>Fairfield</strong> Prep) DB: Dan Sweeney<br />

(Cheshire), Doug Shearer (Shelton), Joe Dempsey (<strong>Fairfield</strong><br />

Prep), Kevin Martin (Hand) UTY: Carmine Baldino (Hamden)<br />

Division II - Offense<br />

OL: Bruce Devlin (North Haven), Damarley Robinson<br />

(Jonathan Law), Russ Furlow (Foran), Steven Comette (Lyman<br />

Hall), Ken Okwuosa (North Haven) PK: Jordan Rozas<br />

(Sheehan) WR: Stewart Lamberton (Guilford), George Gerosa<br />

(Branford), A.J. Leary (Guilford) RB: Brandyn Wright<br />

(Hillhouse), Tyler Hames (Foran), Bernard Risco (Hillhouse)<br />

QB: Andrew Luzzi (Branford) UTY: Jake White (Foran), Brett<br />

Biestek (Sheehan)<br />

Division II - Defense<br />

DL: Rich Gonzalez (Derby), Matt Tarducci (Branford), John<br />

Zullo (Jonathan Law), Tavon Wilkins (Hillhouse) LB: Aaron<br />

Davis (Guilford), Dan Sardilli (North Haven), Zach Salazar<br />

(Derby), Ricky Rozier (Jonathan Law) DB: Jeremy Moore<br />

(Hillhouse), Zach Prefontaine (Sheehan), Anthony McGeough<br />

(Derby), Dylan Northrop (Branford) P: Mike Friello (North<br />

Haven) UT: Robert Greenspun (East Haven), Kris Selvaggi<br />

(Sheehan)<br />

GIRLS SWIMM<strong>IN</strong>G<br />

Division I: Cheshire (6-0)<br />

Division II: Sacred Heart Academy (7-0)<br />

SCC Championship Meet - October 29 at<br />

Kiputh Pool - Yale University<br />

Final Team Results: 1. Cheshire, 1317.5; 2. Branford, 504.5; 3.<br />

Shelton, 435; 4. Sacred Heart Academy, 431; 5. Amity, 373; 6.<br />

Mercy, 323; 7. Hamden, 291; 8. Hand, 236; 9. West Haven, 232;<br />

10. Sheehan, 175; 11. North Haven, 172; 12. Foran, 134; 13.<br />

Lyman Hall, 111; 14. Jonathan Law, 105; 15. East Haven, 52; 16.<br />

Guilford, 50.<br />

All-Conference<br />

200 Yd Medley Relay<br />

Cheshire (Jasmine Liu, Kim Jerome, Stephanie Nguyen, Liz<br />

Visconti)<br />

Sacred Heart Academy (Hollis Capuano, Melissa Merwin, Cori<br />

Turcio, Michelle Iovene)


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200 Yd. Freestyle<br />

Kathryn Kiely (Shelton), Lexi Koukos (Cheshire), Karen Novak<br />

(Cheshire)<br />

200 Yd IM<br />

Ally Perrotti (Branford), Madeline Froehlich (Hamden), Theresa<br />

Goehring (Mercy)<br />

50 Yd Freestyle<br />

Michaela Kearney (Mercy), Hollis Capuano (Sacred Heart<br />

Academy), Ally Barry (Cheshire)<br />

100 Yd Butterfly<br />

Michaela Kearney (Mercy), Kaela Bjornberg (Sheehan), Nicole<br />

Peruso (Branford)<br />

100 Yd Freestyle<br />

Hollis Capuano (Sacred Heart Academy), Jessica Metcalf<br />

(Cheshire), Lexi Maurice (Cheshire)<br />

500 Yd Freestyle<br />

Kim Jerome (Cheshire), Jennifer Tavares (Cheshire), Lexi<br />

Koukos (Cheshire)<br />

100 Yd Backstroke<br />

Allison Rasile (Branford), Nicole Rhodes (Mercy), Madeline<br />

Froehlich (Hamden)<br />

100 Yd Breaststroke<br />

Kim Jerome (Cheshire), Emily Barber (Guilford), Ally Perrotti<br />

(Branford)<br />

200 Yd Freestyle Relay<br />

Cheshire (Jen Tavares, Liz Visconti, Ally Berry, Jess Metcalf)<br />

Branford (Allison Rasile, Anna Milne, Emily Moughty, Nicole<br />

Peruso)<br />

400 Yd Freestyle Relay<br />

Cheshire (Jen Tavares, Liz Visconti, Jess Metcalf, Lexi Maurice)<br />

Sacred Heart Academy (Clare Reidy, Cori Turcio, Nora Jeffries,<br />

Hollis Capuano)<br />

Diving<br />

Jennifer Thompson (Cheshire), Amanda Saslow (North Haven),<br />

Victoria Smith (North Haven)<br />

BOYS CROSS COUNTRY<br />

Divisional Champions<br />

Hammonasset: Guilford (4-0)<br />

Housatonic: Amity (4-0)<br />

Oronoque: Branford (5-0)<br />

Quinnipiac: Xavier (4-0)<br />

SCC Championship Meet - October 17 at<br />

Hammonasset State Park<br />

Final Team Results: 1. Amity, 48; 2. Shelton, 71; 3. Cheshire,<br />

110; 4. Hand, 119; 5. Xavier, 123; 6. <strong>Fairfield</strong> Prep, 142; 7.<br />

Guilford, 181; 8. Foran, 263; 9. Branford, 274; 10. Hamden, 304;<br />

11. Notre Dame, 306; 12. North Haven, 333; 13. Sheehan, 400; 14.<br />

Jonathan Law, 433; 15. Lyman Hall, 442; 16. Wilbur Cross, 468;<br />

17. Hillhouse, 500; 18. East Haven, 503; 19. West Haven, 530<br />

All-Conference<br />

Richard Stoliker (Shelton), Sean Mueller (Cheshire), Robbie<br />

Dextradeur (Branford), Ryan Laemel (Amity), Dan Nestor<br />

(Hand), Adam Trofa (Amity), Ryan McGuire (Notre Dame),<br />

Connor Rog (<strong>Fairfield</strong> Prep), Sean Nestor (Hand), Robert<br />

Yamnicky (Shelton), Michael Bhatt (Amity), Ehrin McWeeney<br />

(Shelton)<br />

All-Housatonic<br />

Richard Stoliker (Shelton), Sean Mueller (Cheshire), Ryan<br />

Laemel (Amity), Adam Trofa (Amity), Robert Yamnicky<br />

(Shelton), Michael Bhath (Amity), Ehrin<br />

McWeeney (Shelton), John Cocco (Amity)<br />

All-Hammonasset<br />

Dan Nestor (Hand), Sean Nestor (Hand), Matt Marchand<br />

(Guilford), Jamul Swope (Hillhouse), John Muller (Hand), Kevin<br />

Maguire (Guilford), Wilis Bratches (Hand), Kyle Mata (Foran)<br />

All-Quinnipiac<br />

Ryan McGuire (Notre Dame), Connor Rog (<strong>Fairfield</strong> Prep), Ryan<br />

Hammond (Xavier), Edgar Carrasco (Xavier), Nicholas Lemon<br />

(Xavier), Tyler Agostino (<strong>Fairfield</strong> Prep), Ian Albert (Xavier),<br />

Brendan McLeod (<strong>Fairfield</strong> Prep)<br />

All-Oronoque<br />

Robbie Dextradeur (Branford), Patrick Hubbell (North Haven),<br />

Thomas Dextradeur (Branford), Cas Loxsom (Wilbur Cross),<br />

Kevin Gell (Branford), Matthew Kortsep (North Haven), Casey<br />

Mackay (North Haven), Frank Funaro (East Haven)<br />

GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY<br />

Divisional Champions<br />

Hammonasset: Guilford (4-0)<br />

Housatonic: Amity (4-0)<br />

Oronoque: Branford (4-0)<br />

Quinnipiac: Mercy (3-0)<br />

SCC Championship Meet - October 17 at<br />

Hammonasset State Park<br />

Final Team Results: 1. Guilford, 29; 2. Shelton, 88; 3. Amity, 92;<br />

4. Hand, 101; 5. Cheshire, 111; 6. Mercy, 186; 7. Hamden, 233; 8.<br />

Branford, 242; 9. Foran, 311; 10., North Haven, 312; 11. Jonathan<br />

Law, 316; 12. Sheehan, 320; 13. West Haven, 344; 14. Hillhouse,<br />

364; 15. Sacred Heart Academy, 388; 16. East Haven, 400; 17.<br />

Wilbur Cross, 480<br />

All-Conference<br />

Sarah Cotton (Hand), Irene Kalbian (Cheshire), Kathleen Elliott<br />

(Guilford), Frances Brillante (Sacred Heart Academy), Kelsey


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Proctor (Guilford), Val Williams (Guilford), Megan Powell<br />

(Guilford), Katie Duman (Guilford), Annelies Gamble (Amity),<br />

Carolyn Williams (Hamden), Paige Pallotto (Amity), Kelsey<br />

Grimmer (Shelton)<br />

All-Hammonasset<br />

Sarah Cotton (Hand), Kathleen Elliott (Guilford), Kelsey Proctor<br />

(Guilford), Val Williams (Guilford), Megan Powell (Guilford),<br />

Katie Duman (Guilford), Katherine Crabtree (Guilford), Katie<br />

Ferrall (Guilford)<br />

All-Housatonic<br />

Irene Kalbian (Cheshire), Annelies Gamble (Amity), Paige<br />

Pallotto (Amity), Kelsey Grimmer (Shelton), Melissa Corraro<br />

(Shelton), Jane Depgen (Amity), Julie Hart (Cheshire), Noa<br />

Kupfer (Amity<br />

All-Quinnipiac<br />

Frances Brillante (Sacred Heart Academy), Carolyn Williams<br />

(Hamden), Erin McCormick (Mercy), Cheetiri Smith (West<br />

Haven), Molly Harmon (Mercy),Kathleen Darling (Mercy),<br />

Lindsey Leach (Hamden), Monica Castro (Mercy)<br />

All-Oronoque<br />

Meg O’Brien (Branford), Kyley Fletcher (East Haven), Shana<br />

Casey (Branford), Brittany Bendel (North Haven), Minyoung<br />

Song (North Haven), Lauren Andres (Branford), Elizabeth<br />

Hubbell (North Haven), Erika Zocher (Branford)<br />

W<strong>IN</strong>TER<br />

BOYS BASKETBALL<br />

Divisional Champions<br />

Hammonasset: Hillhouse (8-0)<br />

Housatonic: Sheehan (8-0)<br />

Oronoque: Career (6-2)<br />

Quinnipiac: Xavier (7-1)<br />

SCC Playoffs<br />

First Round – Feb. 26 @Higher Seeds<br />

#4 Career 66, #13 Cheshire 62<br />

#5 Notre Dame 60, #12 East Haven 40<br />

#6 Hamden 62, #11 West Haven 45<br />

#7 Sheehan 71, #10 North Haven 63<br />

#8 Hand 78, #9 Wilbur Cross 59<br />

Quarterfinals - Saturday, February 28 @East Haven HS<br />

#1 Hillhouse 65, #8 Hand 49<br />

#4 Career 39, #5 Notre Dame 32<br />

#7 Sheehan 46, #2 Lyman Hall 37<br />

#6 Hamden 63, #3 Xavier 53<br />

Semifinals – March 3 @East Haven HS<br />

#6 Hamden 77, #7 Sheehan 74 (2 OT)<br />

#1 Hillhouse 69, #4 Career 49<br />

Championship – March 4 @East Haven HS<br />

Hillhouse 55, Hamden 36<br />

All-Hammonasset<br />

Mike Callaghan (Hand), Dennis McGinley (Guilford), Jeremy<br />

Moore (Hillhouse), Terrance McKiver (Hillhouse), Hassan Toler<br />

(Hillhouse), Kyle Wiggins (Jonathan Law)<br />

All-Oronoque<br />

Brandyn Benson (Career), Kevin Hoff (Career), James Goglia<br />

(Branford), Edward Murray (Wilbur Cross), Elvin Rodriguez<br />

(North Haven), Mauricio Rodriguez (East Haven)<br />

All-Housatonic<br />

Zach Russo (Lyman Hall), David Dempsey (Lyman Hall),<br />

Jefferson Lora (Lyman Hall), Phil Gaetano (Sheehan), Matt<br />

Pascuzzo (Sheehan), Billy Ragone (Cheshire)<br />

All-Quinnipiac<br />

Mark Palmieri (West Haven), Will Tye (Xavier), Malik Bonner<br />

(Xavier), Tobin Carberry (Hamden), Sean Dempsey (Notre<br />

Dame), Steve Galgano (Notre Dame)<br />

GIRLS BASKETBALL<br />

Divisional Champions<br />

Hammonasset: Hillhouse (8-0)<br />

Housatonic: Cheshire (8-0)<br />

Oronoque: Career/Wilbur Cross (7-1)<br />

Quinnipiac: Mercy (6-0)<br />

SCC Playoffs<br />

First Round –s February 19 @Higher Seeds<br />

4 Mercy 66, #13 Foran 40<br />

#5 Wilbur Cross 48, #12 Sheehan 38<br />

#7 Lyman Hall 49, #10 Guilford 47<br />

#11 Cheshire 57, #6 Hand 42<br />

#8 Branford 62, #9 Jonathan Law 47<br />

Quarterfinals – February 21 @West Haven HS<br />

#1 Hiilhouse 68, #8 Branford 44<br />

#4 Mercy 53, #5 Wilbur Cross 50<br />

#2 Career 54, #7 Lyman Hall 38<br />

#3 Hamden 54, #11 Cheshire 49<br />

Semifinals – February 24 @West Haven HS<br />

#2 Career 67, #3 Hamden 45<br />

#1 Hillhouse 59, #4 Mercy 56 (OT)<br />

Championship – February 26 @Wilbur Cross HS<br />

Hillhouse 70, Career 61<br />

All-Hammonasset<br />

Annie Goodrich (Guilford), Kerry Wallack (Hand), Casey Dulin<br />

(Jonathan Law), Bria Holmes (Hillhouse), Danniesha Pierce<br />

(Hillhouse), Andreana Thomas (Hillhouse)<br />

All-Quinnipiac<br />

Bianca Zisek (West Haven), Molly Deroy (Hamden), Cara<br />

Deroy (Hamden), Rachel Roberts (Mercy), Bianca Simmons<br />

(Mercy), Amber Bepko (Mercy)


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All-Housatonic<br />

Shae Harding (Derby), Nkenge Blue (Amity), Lindsay Karle<br />

(Lyman Hall), Jen Ruys (Lyman Hall), Bre Butler (Sheehan),<br />

Maggie Riddle (Cheshire), Nora Bahgat (Cheshire)<br />

All-Ononoque<br />

Anisha Wilson (Career), Courtney Schissler (Branford), Chantell<br />

Alford (Wilbur Cross), Shaniqua Fuller (Wilbur Cross), Bria<br />

Moore (Career), J’Voni Hilton (Career)<br />

Division I: Hamden (7-0)<br />

Division II: Cheshire (7-0)<br />

ICE HOCKEY<br />

SCC Division II Playoffs<br />

Semifinals – March 6 @Northford Ice Pavilion<br />

#1 Cheshire 3, #4 Amity 1<br />

#3 Branford 2, #2 Lyman Hall 1<br />

Championship – March 7 @Northford Ice Pavilion<br />

Cheshire 4, Branford 2<br />

Division I - First Team<br />

Zack Back (North Haven), Anthony Avitable (Hamden), Alex<br />

Stevens (Notre Dame), Colin Sullivan (<strong>Fairfield</strong> Prep), Darric<br />

White (<strong>Fairfield</strong> Prep), Michael Pierne (Hamden), Anthony<br />

Verderame (East Haven)<br />

Division I - Second Team<br />

Bob Bayliss (West Haven), Jackson Bargiello (<strong>Fairfield</strong> Prep),<br />

Ben Borelli (West Haven), Jon Teulings (Hamden), Alex Zeiss<br />

(<strong>Fairfield</strong> Prep), Joe Barnes (West Haven), Jon Knobloch (Notre<br />

Dame)<br />

Division II – First Team<br />

Mike Devine (Cheshire), Chris Messina (Lyman Hall), Andrew<br />

Luzzi (Branford), Dan Sylvestre (Lyman Hall), Alan Dagesse<br />

(Cheshire), Andrew Furbush (Branford), Marcus Demchak<br />

(Milford)<br />

Division II - Second Team<br />

Jesse Hine (Amity), Zach Gilhuly (Guilford), Lloyd Jacques<br />

(Lyman Hall), Joe Ciancola (Amity), Ryan Rainville (Lyman Hall),<br />

Justin Gilloran (Guilford), Seth Wells (Guilford)<br />

GYMNASTICS<br />

SCC Championship Meet - February 6 at<br />

Jonathan Law HS<br />

Final Team Standings: 1. Hand, 133.75; 2. Foran, 127.8; 3.<br />

Jonathan Law, 126.45; 4. Branford, 117.3; 5. Hamden, 93.4<br />

All-Conference<br />

Kimmy Megargee (Hand), Jasmine Walwer (Guilford), Mia<br />

Helfrich (Hand), Leanne Petrillo (Branford), Alex White<br />

(Jonathan Law), Maria Hacker (Branford), Corinne Miller<br />

(Jonathan Law), Julia Rubano (Hand), Andrea Figuly (Foran),<br />

Danielle Novak (Jonathan Law), Grace Glennon (Jonathan Law),<br />

Lauran Harriman (Foran), Dana Colonese (Guilford), Ashley<br />

Baillargeon (Foran)<br />

BOYS SWIMM<strong>IN</strong>G<br />

Regular Season: <strong>Fairfield</strong> Prep (12-0)<br />

SCC Championship Meet - February 28<br />

@Wesleyan University<br />

Team Scores: 1. <strong>Fairfield</strong> Prep 820; 2. Notre Dame-WH 601; 3.<br />

Xavier 567; 4. Amity 556; 5. Cheshire 457; 6. Branford 393; 7.<br />

Sheehan 295; 8. Hamden and Shelton 202; 10. North Haven/<br />

North Branford 190; 11. Lyman Hall 186; 12. Foran 182; 13. West<br />

Haven 106; 14. Hand 41.<br />

All-Conference<br />

200 yard Medley Relay<br />

<strong>Fairfield</strong> Prep (Andrew Golankiewicz, Brian Power, Eric Trotta,<br />

Andrew Grinalds)<br />

Xavier (Michael Wilson, Dylan Heer, Kevin Kosciuk, James<br />

Remigino)<br />

200 yard freestyle: Andrew Grinalds (<strong>Fairfield</strong> Prep), Tyler<br />

Naumann (Xavier), Eric Trotta (<strong>Fairfield</strong> Prep)<br />

200 yard IM: James Remigino (Xavier), Bart Platow (<strong>Fairfield</strong><br />

Prep), Dylan Heer (Xavier)<br />

50 yard freestyle: Alex Lombardi (Branford), Edward Becker<br />

(<strong>Fairfield</strong> Prep), Tyler Dietter (Notre Dame)<br />

Diving: Tyler Pramer (<strong>Fairfield</strong> Prep), Peter Cyr (Hamden),<br />

William Conte (Branford)<br />

100 yard butterfly: Edward Becker (<strong>Fairfield</strong> Prep), Tyler<br />

Naumann (Xavier), Nicholas Celestin (Notre Dame)<br />

100 yard freestyle: Andrew Golankiewicz (<strong>Fairfield</strong> Prep), Alex<br />

Lombardi (Branford), Kristof Toth (<strong>Fairfield</strong> Prep)<br />

500 yard freestyle: Bart Platow (<strong>Fairfield</strong> Prep), Eric Trotta<br />

(<strong>Fairfield</strong> Prep), Trevor Madore (Notre Dame)<br />

200 yard freestyle relay:<br />

<strong>Fairfield</strong> Prep (Edward Becker, Bart Platow, Kristof Toth, Eric<br />

Trotta)<br />

Xavier (Tyler Naumann, Kyle Newton, Austin Kelly, Michael<br />

Wilson)<br />

100 yard backstroke: Andrew Grinalds (<strong>Fairfield</strong> Prep), Andrew<br />

Golankiewicz (<strong>Fairfield</strong> Prep), Justin Alexandre (Sheehan)<br />

100 yard breaststroke: James Remigino (Xavier), Christopher<br />

Yacobacci (Notre Dame), Dylan Heer (Xavier)<br />

400 yard freestyle relay:<br />

<strong>Fairfield</strong> Prep (Andrew Grinalds, Andrew Golankiewicz, Bart<br />

Platow, Edward Becker)


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Xavier (Tyler Naumann, Austin Kelly, Dylan Heer, James<br />

Remigino)<br />

BOYS <strong>IN</strong>DOOR TRACK<br />

SCC Championship Meet - February 6 @New<br />

Haven Athletic Center<br />

Final Team Standings: 1. Amity, 102; 2. Hamden, 59; 3. North<br />

Haven, 55; 4. Xavier, 54; 5. Cheshire, 43; 6. Branford, 28; 7.<br />

Wilbur Cross, 24; 8. <strong>Fairfield</strong> Prep, 20; 9. Hillhouse, 18; 10. Hand,<br />

16; 11. Career, 14; 12. Shelton, 13; 13. Notre Dame, 6; 14. Derby,<br />

4; 15. Sheehan, 3; 15. Lyman Hall, 3; 17. East Haven, 2<br />

All-Conference<br />

Marcus Wright (Cheshire), 55 meters<br />

Tevin Moye (Hamden), 300 meters<br />

Chris Fitzsimons (Hamden), 600 meters<br />

Cas Loxsom (Wilbur Cross), 1000 meters<br />

Michael Bhatt (Amity), 1600 meters<br />

Adam Trofa (Amity), 3200 meters<br />

Geoff Brown (North Haven), 55 meter hurdles<br />

Yitao Zhang, Jay Binkowski, Brian Kernan, Cole Crotta (Amity),<br />

4 x 200 meter relay<br />

Chris Fitzsimons, Isiah Whiting, Brent Hoyt, Tevin Moye<br />

(Hamden), 4 x 400 meter relay<br />

Nick Saba, Isiah Whiting, Matt Dinnan, Chris Fitzsimons<br />

(Hamden), 4 x 800 meter relay<br />

Yitao Zhang, Jay Binkowski, Doron Schwartz, John Cocco<br />

(Amity), 1600 sprint medley<br />

Bradley Roth (Xavier), High Jump<br />

Cole Crotta (Amity), Pole Vault<br />

Anthony Suggs (Career), Long Jump<br />

Brad Kontra (<strong>Fairfield</strong> Prep), Shot Put<br />

GIRLS <strong>IN</strong>DOOR TRACK<br />

SCC Championship Meet - February 6 @New<br />

Haven Athletic Center<br />

Final Team Standings: 1. Cheshire, 70; 1. Hillhouse, 70; 3.<br />

Branford, 51; 4. Amity, 46; 5. Guilford, 44; 6. East Haven, 27; 7.<br />

Career, 26; 8. Hamden, 25; 9. Hand, 22; 10. Sacred Heart<br />

Academy, 20; 11. West Haven, 16; 12. Sheehan, 13; 13. Mercy,<br />

10; 14. Shelton, 8; 15. North Haven, 7; 16. Lyman Hall, 6; 17.<br />

Wilbur Cross, 4<br />

All-Conference<br />

Ada Udaya (West Haven), 55 meters<br />

Marlesha McClendeon (Hillhouse), 300 meters<br />

Annelies Gamble (Amity), 600 meters<br />

Frankie Brillante (Sacred Heart Academy), 1000 meters<br />

Irene Kalbian (Cheshire), 1600 and 3200 meters<br />

Brianna Sims (Hillhouse), 55 meter hurdles<br />

Samantha Tiscia, Alex Casparino, Meghan Derken, Emilee<br />

Graminski (Hand), 4 x 200 meter relay<br />

Marlesha McClendon, Brianna Sims, Dannieka Wiggions,<br />

Lyasia Loyd (Hillhouse), 4 x 400 meter relay<br />

Allie Kowolenko, Ali Gallipoli, Lauren Andres, Maggie Fitter<br />

(Branford), 4 x 800 meter relay<br />

Krista Astarita, Kate Trofatter, Ali Gallipoli, Maggie Fitter<br />

(Branford), 1600 meter sprint medley<br />

Allison Barwise (Amity), High Jump, Long Jump<br />

Valerie Milici (Branford), Pole Vault<br />

Rachel Aliotta (Cheshire), Shot Put<br />

Division I: Hand (5-0)<br />

Division II: Shelton (6-0)<br />

WRESTL<strong>IN</strong>G<br />

SCC Championship Meet:<br />

February 14 @East Haven High <strong>School</strong>.<br />

Final Team Standings: 1. Hand, 126; 2. Xavier, 117; 3. Amity,<br />

112; 4. Jonathan Law, 99; 5.Shelton, 89, 6. Guilford, 87.5; 7. East<br />

Haven, 85.5; 8. Derby, 51; 9. Cheshire, 31; 10. Branford, 16; 10.<br />

Sheehan, 16; 12. Foran, 14; 12. New Haven, 14; 14. <strong>Fairfield</strong> Prep,<br />

8; 15. Notre Dame, 4.<br />

Championship Matches<br />

(Winner is First Team All-Conference; Runner-up is Second<br />

Team)<br />

103 – Rob Lonergan (Law) dec. Steve Matson (Amity), 8-0<br />

112 – Tony Delprete (Derby) dec. Max Flanagan (Hand), 11-4<br />

119 – Eddie Carroll (Hand) pin Vinny Delprete (Derby), 2:47<br />

125 – Rob Ferrante (Shelton) pin Vinny DiNicola (East Haven), 5:20<br />

130 – Tom Ayala (East Haven) dec. Patrick Michael (Branford), 10-8<br />

135 – John Jongbloed (Hand) dec. Jon Castaneda (Law), 7-0<br />

140 – Mike Vernik (Amity) dec. Tom Abbate (Xavier), 3-2<br />

145 – Ryan Scott (Xavier) pin Mike DiNicola (East Haven), 0:57<br />

152 – Brian Onofrio (Hand) pin Chris Emmanuelson (Xavier), 0:21<br />

160 – Kyle Lundberg (Guilford) dec. Kyle Copes (Cheshire), 10-3<br />

171 – Dan Thompson (Xavier) dec. Bill Verab (Amity), 9-0<br />

189 – Cody Bias (East Haven) pin Tito Slaughter (New Haven), 3:48<br />

215 – Pat Gillen (Shelton) pin Andrew Teofilo (Guilford), 1:18<br />

285 – Ricky Rozier (Law) dec. Mohammed Chater (Xavier), 10-2<br />

CHEERLEAD<strong>IN</strong>G<br />

SCC Competition – January 31 @North Haven<br />

HS<br />

Novice Division: 1. Lyman Hall (180.5 points); 2. Hillhouse<br />

(149.5); 3. Career (136)<br />

Co-Ed Division: 1. Branford (82 points)<br />

14-Under Division: 1. Derby (84 points); 2. Hamden (75); 3.<br />

Amity (71); 4. Hand (69); 5. Sheehan (67); 6. Guilford (64.5); 7.<br />

Foran (62.5)<br />

15-over Division: 1. Shelton (90.5 points); 2. West Haven (76.5);<br />

3-Tie North Haven (76); 3-Tie Jonathan Law (76); 5. East Haven<br />

(75); 6. Mercy (69); 7. Sacred Heart Academy (66.5)<br />

Spirit Award – West Haven


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SPR<strong>IN</strong>G<br />

BASEBALL<br />

Divisional Champions<br />

Hammonasset: Jonathan Law (8-0)<br />

Housatonic: Amity (8-0)<br />

Oronoque: Branford (7-1)<br />

Quinnipiac: West Haven (7-1)<br />

SCC Playoffs<br />

Quarterfinals - May 26 @Piurek Field - West Haven HS/<br />

Quigley Stadium<br />

#3 Amity 8, #6 Notre Dame 4<br />

#2 Jonathan Law 4, #7 Shelton 1<br />

#4 Foran 4, #5 Branford 1<br />

#8 Cheshire 5, #1 West Haven 4 (11 innings)<br />

Semifinals – May 28 @Yale Field<br />

Foran 5, Cheshire 4<br />

Jonathan Law 4, Amity 3<br />

Championship – May 30 @Yale Field<br />

Jonathan Law 11, Foran 6<br />

All-Housatonic<br />

Catcher: Tim Bickford (Sheehan)<br />

Infield: Mike Sarni (Shelton), Brad Runowicz (Cheshire), Steve<br />

Howard (Cheshire), Chris Paturas (Amity)<br />

Outfield: Dan St. George (Shelton), Jesse Ullrich (Amity), Dan<br />

Manke (Cheshire)<br />

Pitcher: Peter Jay (Shelton), Joe Ciancola (Amity)<br />

Utility: Eric Christensen (Shelton)<br />

All-Hammonasset<br />

Catcher: Nick Merullo (Hand)<br />

Infield: Frank Pelosi (Jonathan Law), Dennis McGinley<br />

(Guilford), Brian Ward (Foran), Brendan Maghini (Hand)<br />

Outfield: Mike Pascarella (Foran), Flynn Donovan (Hand),<br />

Brandyn Wright (Hillhouse)<br />

Pitcher: John Hermanson (Jonathan Law), Joe Michaud (Foran)<br />

Utility: Josh Rouse (Jonathan Law)<br />

All-Quinnipiac<br />

Catcher: Todd Tompkins (West Haven)<br />

Infield: Conor Keniry (Notre Dame), Tony D’Addio (West<br />

Haven), Greg Marino (Xavier), Dave Riccio (West Haven)<br />

Oufield: Ray Buckley (<strong>Fairfield</strong> Prep), Will Hindinger (Hamden),<br />

Eric Romano (Notre Dame)<br />

Pitcher: Dave Beisler (Notre Dame), Tom Lawrence (West<br />

Haven)<br />

Utility: Kevin Croce (West Haven)<br />

All-Oronoque<br />

Catcher: Kyle Craven (Career)<br />

Infield: Elvin Rodriquez (North Haven), Mike Rubino (Career),<br />

Mike Perry (East Haven), Andrew Luzzi (Branford)<br />

Outfield: Tim Geer (Derby), Casey Dadio (Branford), Anthony<br />

Verderame (East Haven)<br />

Pitcher: Brandon Harder (North Haven), Pat Simone (Branford)<br />

Utility: Mike Ippolito (Derby)<br />

BOYS LACROSSE<br />

Regular-Season: <strong>Fairfield</strong> Prep (7-0)<br />

SCC Playoffs<br />

Quarterfinals – May 27 @Higher Seeds<br />

#2 Amity 15, #7 Branford 3<br />

#4 Guilford 7, #5 Xavier 6<br />

#3 Cheshire 14, #6 Hand 5<br />

#1 <strong>Fairfield</strong> Prep 14, #8 Notre Dame 3<br />

Semifinals – May 29 @Branford HS<br />

<strong>Fairfield</strong> Prep 14, Guilford 6<br />

Cheshire 15, Amity 12<br />

Championship – June 1 @Branford HS<br />

<strong>Fairfield</strong> Prep 10, Cheshire 6<br />

All-Conference First Team<br />

Attack: Todd Heritage (Cheshire), Chase Bailey (<strong>Fairfield</strong> Prep),<br />

A.J. Leary (Guilford), Tyler Reid (Xavier), Brendan Rotanz<br />

(<strong>Fairfield</strong> Prep)<br />

Midfield: Jay Binkowski (Amity), Tucker Shanley (<strong>Fairfield</strong><br />

Prep), Dan Reynolds (Cheshire), Peter Gruppo (<strong>Fairfield</strong> Prep),<br />

Scott Berges (Branford), Brad Biondello (Xavier)<br />

Defense: Harley Brown (<strong>Fairfield</strong> Prep), Torrey Martone<br />

(Cheshire), Billy Choiniere (Amity), Ben Jette (Xavier), Mike<br />

Frey (Hand)<br />

Goalie: Nate Gaudio (Cheshire)<br />

Long Stick D-Mid: Darric White (<strong>Fairfield</strong> Prep)<br />

Short Stick D-Mid: Matt Sansone (Cheshire)<br />

All-Conference Second Team<br />

Attack: Nick Carisio (Cheshire), Kevin Leary (Guilford), Paul<br />

Alberti (Hand), Jack Willson (Hand), Mike Devine (Cheshire)<br />

Midfield: Wil Farmer (Hand), Jason Royster (Amity), Nick<br />

Guarino (Cheshire), Aaron Davis (Guilford), Aaron Trama<br />

(Xavier), Rob Caserta (Hand)<br />

Defense: Brian Duggan (Guilford), Glenn Maiorano (<strong>Fairfield</strong><br />

Prep), Colby Hine (Amity), A.J. Carfora (Branford), Chris Dooley<br />

(Notre Dame)<br />

Goalie: Adam Dear (Guilford)<br />

Long Stick D-Mid: Steve Lamberton (Guilford)<br />

Short Stick D-Mid: Josh Mularski (Xavier)<br />

GIRLS LACROSSE<br />

Regular-Season: Cheshire (6-0)<br />

SCC Playoffs<br />

Quarterfinals – May 26 @Higher Seeds<br />

#1 Cheshire 17, #8 Guilford 8<br />

#2 Hand 13, #7 West Haven 1


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#3 Hamden 11, #6 Sacred Heart Academy 6<br />

#4 Branford 8, #5 Mercy 5<br />

Semifinals – May 28 @Hamden High <strong>School</strong><br />

Hand 17, Hamden 7<br />

Cheshire 13, Branford 10<br />

Championship – June 1 @Branford HS<br />

Hand 12, Cheshire 9<br />

All-Conference First Team<br />

Attack: Kailey Farrell (Cheshire), Emily Jablonski (Hand),<br />

Meaghan McCurry (Branford)<br />

Midfield: Katharine Eddy (Cheshire), Makenzie Givens<br />

(Hamden), Holly Davis (Guilford), Kaila Gottlick (Hand),<br />

Daniella Marchitto (Amity), Ali Zelisko (Cheshire)<br />

Defense: Irene Kalbian (Cheshire), Kathryn Murray (Hamden),<br />

Carla Reynolds (Hamden)<br />

Goalie: Melissa Villano (Branford)<br />

All-Conference Second Team<br />

Attack: Kim Murray (Hamden), Laura Sweeney (Mercy), Kaitlin<br />

White (Amity)<br />

Midfield: Bianca Cornacchia (Sacred Heart Academy), Becca<br />

Church (Hand), Marissa Irwin (Branford), Lindsey Leach<br />

(Hamden), Danielle Machold (Mercy), Alix Sutcliffe (West<br />

Haven)<br />

Defense: Maura Calamari (Mercy), Taylor Gardner (Hand), Eliza<br />

Summerlin (Guilford)<br />

Goalie: Nicole Nietlisbach (Hand)<br />

GOLF<br />

Divisional Champions<br />

Hammonasset: Guilford, Hand (7-1)<br />

Quinnipiac: <strong>Fairfield</strong> Prep (5-0-1)<br />

Housatonic: Cheshire (8-0)<br />

Oronoque: North Haven (7-1)<br />

SCC Championships – May 19 @New Haven<br />

Country Club (par 71)<br />

Final Results: 1. Cheshire (320); 2. <strong>Fairfield</strong> Prep (326); 3. Hand<br />

(327); 4. Hamden (329); 5. Shelton (338); 6. Xavier (347); 7.<br />

Amity (349); 8. Notre Dame (355); 9. North Haven (412)<br />

Medalist: Pat Herlihy, Cheshire (+4, 75)<br />

All-Conference<br />

Pat Herlihy (Cheshire), Brian Hughes (<strong>Fairfield</strong> Prep), D.J.<br />

Bennett (Hand), Matt Reims (Cheshire), Eric Hedberg (Guilford),<br />

James Burns (Shelton), Mark Mandani (Xavier), Brian Engstrom<br />

(Notre Dame)<br />

BOYS VOLLEYBALL<br />

Regular-Season: Cheshire (8-0)<br />

SCC Playoffs<br />

Semifinals – May 26 @Higher Seeds<br />

#1 Cheshire 3, #4 Amity (25-19, 25-19, 25-17)<br />

#2 Xavier 3, #3 Shelton 2 (22-25, 25-18, 22-25, 25-19, 16-14)<br />

Championship – May 28 @Shelton HS<br />

Cheshire 3, Xavier 2 (22-25, 25-21, 16-25, 25-21, 15-10)<br />

All-Conference First Team<br />

Andrew Boughey (Hand), Joe Ortowski (Cheshire), Jason Rotell<br />

(Cheshrie), Brian Choplick (Cheshire), Nathan Costa (Amity),<br />

Mike Buonincontra (Shelton), Ray Satagaj (Xavier)<br />

All-Conference Second Team<br />

Ryan Love (Xavier), Dave Gomes (Shelton), Joey Bahgat<br />

(Cheshire), Cooper Rivers (Hand), Billy Katz (Amity), Sean<br />

Nelson (Xavier), Mike Clark (Cheshire)<br />

Divisional Champions<br />

Hammonasset: Hand (7-1)<br />

Housatonic: Cheshire (6-2)<br />

Oronoque: North Haven (8-2)<br />

Quinnipiac: Mercy (6-0)<br />

SOFTBALL<br />

SCC Playoffs<br />

Quarterfinals – May 26 @Higher Seeds<br />

#1 Cheshire 8, #6 Derby 0<br />

#7 Amity 1, #2 Mercy 0<br />

#5 Lyman Hall 1, #4 Sheehan 0<br />

#1 Hand 3, #8 North Haven 2<br />

Semifinals – May 27 @Biondi Field - West Haven HS<br />

Amity 3, Cheshire 1 (10 innings)<br />

Lyman Hall 1, Hand 0<br />

Championship – May 28 @Biondi Field - West Haven HS<br />

Lyman Hall 2, Amity 1<br />

All Hammonasset<br />

Catcher: Kelly Olencki (Jonathan Law), Dominique Marcelino<br />

(Hand)<br />

Infield: Liz Tutino (Hand), Natasha Wasik (Jonathan Law), Carli<br />

Matrisian (Foran), Maggie McGuire (Hand), Tory Brinkley<br />

(Guilford), Laura Santry (Hand)<br />

Outfield: Michelle Nantel (Jonathan Law)<br />

Pitcher: Katie Hobson (Guilford), Megan Miller (Hand)<br />

All-Housatonic<br />

Pitcher: Allie Baker (Amity), Lauren Zambrano (Lyman Hall),<br />

Linda Amarante (Cheshire)<br />

Catcher: Emily Amento (Cheshire)


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Infield: Kate Hoffman (Amity), Kim Silva (Cheshire), Nicole<br />

Papale (Sheehan), Christina Andrulat (Lyman Hall)<br />

Outfield: Kate Lamb (Sheehan), Brittany Lampert (Shelton),<br />

Avery Silverstein (Amity)<br />

All-Oronoque<br />

Pitcher Jenn Cruver (North Haven), Christine Gelardi (Derby)<br />

Infield: Mel Abbott (North Haven), Shae Harding (Derby),<br />

Danielle Bourne (Branford), Julia Scarpellino (Branford), Ashley<br />

Bartone (Derby)<br />

Outfield: Samantha Sanchez (Wilbur Cross), Ashley Borchert<br />

(East Haven), Tori Redding (Branford)<br />

Utility: Taylor Miessau (East Haven)<br />

All-Quinnipiac<br />

Catcher: Amber Donovan (Mercy), Amanda Goodwin<br />

(Hamden)<br />

Infield: Taylor Norton (West Haven), Julie Morrell (West<br />

Haven), Taylor McGuinness (Sacred Heart Academy), Andrea<br />

Tordanato (Hamden), Jocelyn Russo (Mercy), Kathryn Malcolm<br />

(Mercy)<br />

Outfield: Shannon Connor (West Haven), Alyssa Andreucci<br />

(Sacred Heart Academy), Taylor Ferry (Mercy)<br />

BOYS OUTDOOR<br />

TRACK & FIELD<br />

Divisional Champions<br />

Oronoque Division Meet @East Haven HS – May 19<br />

Final Results: 1. Branford, 209; 2. North Haven, 167; 3. Wilbur<br />

Cross, 73; 4. East Haven, 59; 5. Derby, 29; 6. Career, 18<br />

Hammonasset Division Meet @Hand HS – May 19<br />

Final Results: 1. Hand, 141; 2. Jonathan Law, 108; 3. Hillhouse,<br />

87; 4. Foran, 26; 5. Guilford, 11<br />

Quinnipiac Division Meet @West Haven HS – May 20<br />

Final Results: 1. Notre Dame, 131; 2. Hamden, 85; 3. Xavier, 64;<br />

4. <strong>Fairfield</strong> Prep, 47; 5. West Haven, 46<br />

Housatonic Division Meet @Cheshire HS – May 21<br />

Final Results: 1. Amity, 142; 2. Shelton, 88; 3. Cheshire, 80; 4.<br />

Lyman Hall, 42; 5. Sheehan, 23<br />

SCC Championships @Amity/Sheehan HS –<br />

May 26 and 27<br />

Final Team Results: 1. Amity, 118.75; 2. Hillhouse, 77; 3. North<br />

Haven, 65; 4. Notre Dame, 51; 5. Hand, 50; 5. Shelton, 50; 7.<br />

Hamden, 47; 8. Branford, 41.50; 9. Wilbur Cross, 41; 10. <strong>Fairfield</strong><br />

Prep, 29.25; 11. Xavier, 25.25; 12. Cheshire, 24; 13. East Haven,<br />

20; 14. Jonathan Law, 15.50; 15. Career, 13; 15. Sheehan, 13; 17.<br />

West Haven, 10.75; 18. Derby, 6; 19. Lyman Hall, 4<br />

All-Conference<br />

Kendrick Amaker (North Haven), 100 meters<br />

Brendan Murphy (Notre Dame), 200 meters<br />

Steve Roberts (Hillhouse), 400 meters<br />

Cas Loxsom (Wilbur Cross), 800 meters<br />

Chris FitzSimons (Hamden), 1600 meters<br />

Adam Trofa (Amity), 3200 meters<br />

Geoff Brown (North Haven), 110 and 300 meter hurdles<br />

Tirrell Young-Williams, Brandon Murphy, Phil Bentley, D’Vonte<br />

Chambers (Notre Dame), 4 x 100 meter relay<br />

Steve Roberts, Anton Coger, Kaheem Brown, Lanre Shogbala<br />

(Hillhouse), 4 x 400 meter relay<br />

Sam Spencer, Michael Bhatt, Kyle Lauritzen, John Cocco<br />

(Amity), 4 x 800 meter relay)<br />

Jeremy Moore (Hillhouse), long jump, triple jump, high jump<br />

Cole Crotta (Amity), pole vault<br />

Kevin Gilhuly (Sheehan), javelin<br />

Brad Kontra (<strong>Fairfield</strong> Prep), shot put, discus<br />

GIRLS OUTDOOR<br />

TRACK & FIELD<br />

Divisional Champions<br />

Oronoque Division Meet @East Haven HS – May 20<br />

Final Results: 1. Branford, 113; 2. East Haven, 80; 3. Career, 74;<br />

4. Wilbur Cross, 59; 5. North Haven, 49<br />

Housatonic Division Meet @Cheshire HS – May 20<br />

Final Results: 1. Cheshire, 109.33; 2. Shelton, 103; 3. Amity,<br />

93.33; 4. Sheehan, 43.33; 5. Lyman Hall, 26<br />

Quinnipiac Division Meet @Hamden HS – May 20<br />

Final Results: 1. Hamden, 85; 2. Mercy, 72; 3. West Haven,<br />

55.50; 4. Sacred Heart Academy, 47.50<br />

Hammonasset Division Meet @Hand HS – May 21<br />

Final Results: 1. Hillhouse, 124; 2. Hand, 93; 3. Guilford, 71; 4.<br />

Jonathan Law, 54; 5. Foran, 20<br />

SCC Championships @Sheehan HS – May 26<br />

and 27<br />

Final Team Results: 1. Hillhouse, 103; 2. Hand, 71; 3. Amity, 63;<br />

4. Branford, 60; 5. Cheshire, 57; 6. West Haven, 48; 7. East<br />

Haven, 43; 8. Career, 41; 9. Guilford, 38; 10. Shelton, 31; 10.<br />

Wilbur Cross, 31; 12. Hamden, 25; 13. Sacred Heart Academy,<br />

23.50; 14. Sheehan, 20; 15. North Haven, 14; 16. Lyman Hall, 13;<br />

17. Jonathan Law, 11; 18. Mercy, 9.50.<br />

All-Conference<br />

Ada Udaya (West Haven), 100 and 200 meters<br />

Crystal Johnson (Hamden), 400 meters<br />

Annelies Gamble (Amity), 800 meters<br />

Sarah Cotton (Hand), 1600 and 3200 meters<br />

Allison Barwise (Amity), 100 meter hurdles, high jump, triple<br />

jump<br />

Monica Yanez (West Haven), 300 meter hurdles<br />

Otessa Carter, Camika Graham, Brianna Conyers, Tasseline<br />

Edwards (Career), 4 x 100 meter relay


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Brianna Sims, Lyasia Loyd, Dannieka Wiggons, Marlesha<br />

McClendon (Hillhouse), 4 x 400 meter relay<br />

Lauren Andres, Allie Kowolenko, Ali Gallipoli, Maggie Fitter<br />

(Branford), 4 x 800 meter relay<br />

Valerie Milici (Branford), pole vault<br />

Brianna Sims (Hillhouse), long jump<br />

Rachel Aliotta (Cheshire), shot put, discus<br />

Larisa Trailsmith (Hand), javelin<br />

Division I: Hand (11-0)<br />

Division II: Guilford (7-4)<br />

GIRLS TENNIS<br />

SCC Playoffs<br />

Quarterfinals – May 26 @Higher Seeds<br />

#1 Hand 7, #8 Mercy 0<br />

#4 Branford 5, #5 Sheehan 2<br />

#2 Amity 6, #7 Hamden 1<br />

#3 Cheshire 6, #6 Guilford 1<br />

Semifinals – May 27 @Yale University Tennis Center<br />

Hand 6, Branford 1<br />

Cheshire 4, Amity 2<br />

Championship – May 28 @Yale University Tennis Center<br />

Hand 4, Cheshire 3<br />

All-Conference – Division I<br />

Singles: Sarah Griffin (Cheshire), Alex Petrini (Hand), Maggie<br />

Schumann (Mercy), Dominique Ruddy (Branford), Taylor Dey<br />

(Amity), Felicia Astorino (Sheehan)<br />

Doubles: Sam Helm/Carly Leventhal (Cheshire), Zoe Lowe/<br />

Courtney Schissler (Branford), Leah Galinsky/Melissa<br />

Sosensky (Hand)<br />

All-Conference – Division II<br />

Singles: Sarah Baker (Hamden), Emily Fischer (Guilford), Jinny<br />

Cook (Shelton), Alyssa Migliorini (North Haven), Stefanie<br />

Schaefer (Hamden), Lindsay Ruotolo (Guilford)<br />

Doubles: Victoria Minotti/Dana Cho (Shelton), Kelly Last/<br />

Shelby Harris (West Haven), Annie Goodrich/Anne Snedegar<br />

(Guilford)<br />

BOYS TENNIS<br />

Divisional Champions<br />

Hammonasset: Guilford (8-0)<br />

Housatonic: Amity (8-0)<br />

Quinnipiac: <strong>Fairfield</strong> Prep (8-0)<br />

Oronoque: Branford (8-0)<br />

#3 Notre Dame 4, #6 Xavier 0<br />

#4 Cheshire 6, #5 Guilford 1<br />

Semifinals – May 27 @Yale University Tennis Center<br />

<strong>Fairfield</strong> Prep 7, Cheshire 0<br />

Amity 6, Notre Dame 1<br />

Championship – May 28 @Yale University Tennis Center<br />

<strong>Fairfield</strong> Prep 5, Amity 2<br />

All-Hammonasset<br />

Singles: Nick Hyzak (Guilford), Jeff Zhang (Guilford), Nick<br />

Vonderheyde (Jonathan Law), Preetam Dutta (Jonathan Law),<br />

Bennett Krantz (Foran), Alex Sobron (Hand)<br />

Doubles: Tyler Swiggett/Brendan Murphy (Hand), Al Liuberes/<br />

Kyale Gaboury (Guilford)<br />

All-Quinnipiac<br />

Singles: Ryan Carr (<strong>Fairfield</strong> Prep), Tom O’Brien (<strong>Fairfield</strong> Prep),<br />

Jason Ottomano (<strong>Fairfield</strong> Prep), Nikko Squeglia (<strong>Fairfield</strong> Prep),<br />

Tim Stuart (Notre Dame), Jim Tarca (Notre Dame)<br />

Doubles: Chris Indiveri/John Altieri (<strong>Fairfield</strong> Prep), Mike<br />

Laracuente (Notre Dame), Will Loftus (Xavier)<br />

All-Oronoque<br />

Singles: Giovanni Emestica (Career), Luka Bagi (Branford), Jim<br />

McGrath (North Haven), Jorge Monroy (Wilbur Cross), Zach<br />

Criscuolo (North Haven), Dakota Roos (Branford)<br />

Doubles: Anthony Vessicchio/Bobby Noonan (East Haven),<br />

Mike Platt/Joey Mauriello (Branford)<br />

All-Housatonic<br />

Singles: Stephen Schwartz (Amity), Andrew Ginzberg (Amity),<br />

Sean Adams (Cheshire), Kaleel Mahmood (Shelton), Adam<br />

Lyon (Sheehan), Greg Maher (Cheshire)<br />

Doubles: Andrew Schwartz/Shiua Manjunauth (Amity), Ryan<br />

Niland/Brian Choquette (Cheshire)<br />

The SCC and<br />

www.SportingNewsCT.com<br />

During 2008-09, over 150 SCC regular-season and<br />

postseason athletic events were broadcast on the Internet at<br />

www.SportingNewsCT.com… For more information and the<br />

schedule of live and archived broadcasts, go to<br />

www.SportingNewsCT.com.<br />

SCC Playoffs<br />

Quarterfinals – May 26 @Higher Seeds<br />

#1 <strong>Fairfield</strong> Prep 5, #8 Branford 0<br />

#2 Amity 7, #7 Hand 0

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