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22June 2011SportsPitching ace leads St. Joseph’s to playoffsBy JOE RYANThough St. Joseph’s HighSchool girls were not successfulin defense of their CIAC Class Mtitle, they returned a fine core ofplayers including a pitching duothat matched any staff in the statethroughout the regular season.Last year’s tournament MVP,Nikki Cote and Micki Keltos ledthe team to a 15-3 record in theFCIAC and 15-5 overall.Cote has a hearing impairmentbut it has never stopped her oreven really slowed her down. Shesaid the experience of winningtournament MVP last year wasalmost surreal because the seasongave her the championship experienceplus helped her relationshipwith Keltos change from arivalry to friendship.“It was amazing, I never hadthat type of experience before,”says Cote. “Just to become partof a championship softball team,I can’t even find the words toexplain it. Everything changedwhen coach Jeff Babineau cameand started playing me a lot more.”She was the number twopitcher and top reliever behindKeltos but she became her equalpartner this year. Babineau ishappy to have the problem oftwo very talented pitchers on thesquad when most teams struggleto find one. He admits that nextyear when both seniors are goneit will be a problem even findingone pitcher to replace them. Hesays that they have developeda mutual respect through theircompetition.“You usually use one pitcher,one you are comfortable with,”says Babineau. “Nikki Cotecame up big and was MVP ofthe championship. She came onand relieved and I called her ourMariano Rivera. But this yearMicki is coming off surgery andhas not been one hundred percentso Nikki has assumed that numberone role and really they areboth number ones.”Cote and Keltos had been competitivewith each other over playingtime but they have developeda respect for each other. Cotegives a lot of the credit to coachBabineau for the improvement intheir relationship.Athletic Director Jim Olayoshas stated before that it’s thequality of the people who participatein athletics which hasbrought the program success, andCote is a great example of theSOFTBALL pitcher Nikki Cote.Cadet athlete.“She’s a great pitcher, sheworks really hard,” says Olayos.“Nobody works harder, she’s agreat team mate and great kid toOur Lady of Fatima SchoolOur Lifetime Lady Value of – Fatima Lifelong SchoolValuesLifetime Value – Lifelong Values(Photo by Joe Ryan)have around. She’s always upbeatand keeps the team strong. ”Cote was born in Californiabut her parents Cheryl and Davidmoved to Shelton when she wasthree years old. She got involvedwith tee ball at the age of five andthen moved up into Little Leaguewhen she was eight. She advancedto her first travel team when sheturned 12 and as a freshmanjoined the Cadets.“It’s been amazing,” says Cote.“I had trouble with a teacher oncebecause he didn’t understand myhearing loss. I had him again thisyear and he understands and it’sbeen much better. Every teacherI have had has been supportive,especially my math teachers whohave been amazing.”Cote is involved in SpecialOlympics and is a ski instructorat Ski Sundown. She also participatesin clinics for young softballplayers. Cote admits to feelingsad as her days on the campusare coming to an end. She addsthat she is excited to be headingto college. She says her teachershave inspired her to want tobecome a physician’s assistantand she will attend BrandiesUniversity next fall and play softballthere as well.“It’s going to open up a newworld for me,” says Cote. “Theplace I live I know very well butnow I want to live by a big city(Boston) and see how that is.” nBoys Lacrossewins state title!Fr. Palmer, the faculty and staff congratulate theFr. Palmer, the faculty and staff congratulate theOur Lady of Fatima School – class of 2011Our Lady of Fatima School – class of 2011And look forward to their continued successOur AndLady lookof Fatima forwardSchool…an to theireducation continuedthat you can successhave faith in225 Danbury Road, Wilton, CT 06897 203.762.8100 www.olfcatholic.orgOur Lady of Fatima School…an education that you can have faith in225 Danbury Road, Wilton, CT 06897 203.762.8100 www.olfcatholic.orgThe St. Joseph boys lacrosse team defeated Joel Barlow, 6-5,on June 11 to win the 2011 CIAC Class S state championship.This is the second state title in boys lacrosse in the last threeyears. The Cadets won the Class S title in 2009 and finishedrunner-up in 2010, all under head coach Joe Izzo.SJ, the #12 seed, finishes the season with a 12-8 overallrecord. Barlow was the #3 seed and finishes with a 15-4 record.Brian Bacarella ‘12 scored the decisive goal with under fiveminutes to play in the final period. Goalie Matt Mohr ‘11 madethe score stand up with a save in the game’s final moments. n
June 201123ParishesHonoring “Mothers”of the ChurchThe traditional “May Crowning” in Stamford churches has takenon a new meaning with the naming of “Mothers of the Parish” as partof the annual Marion devotions sponsored by the Stamford districtCouncil of Catholic Women. This May, six parishes took part bychoosing one woman to be the parish Mother in a service held at St.Mary’s Church. The women honored for service and nurturing theirparish were Martha Panicicca of St. Mary’s, Maureen Carson of OurLady Star of the Sea, Rose Marie Bitetto of Sacred Heart, MagdaleneJeffers of St. Bridget of Ireland, Marghan Pendergast of St. Clement,and Teresa Augustyn of Holy Name of Jesus. Each of the womenreceived a Miraculous Medal, a certificate, and roses and celebratedwith family and friends at a reception after the service. Pastors whoparticipated in the event: Fr. Richard Futie of Sacred Heart; Msgr.Edward Surwilo of Our Lady Star of the Sea; Fr. Authur Mollenhauerof St. Mary; Fr. Eugeniusz Kotlinski, CM, of Holy Name of Jesus;and Fr. Joseph J. Malloy of St. Clement. (missing from photo; Fr. GillBabeu of St. Bridget of Ireland.)The late Fr. Robert Pholey was warmly remembered for revivingthe May Crowning service when he served as pastor of Sacred HeartParish in Stamford.nVilla Maria SchoolMaking Success a Reality forChildren with Learning Difficulties Since 1973 A language-based curriculum in grades K through 9 A professional faculty fully certified in special education 4:1 student-teacher ratiowww.villamariaedu.org161 Skymeadow Drive Stamford, CT 06903 203.322.5886DREs at National MeetingLH_2011GradAD_5.94x7:Layout 1 5/27/11 11:41 AM Page 1Congratulations Lauralton HallClass of 2011 on your college acceptances!Albertus Magnus CollegeAmerican UniversityAmherst CollegeAssumption CollegeBoston CollegeBoston UniversityBowdoin CollegeBrandeis UniversityBryant UniversityCalifornia State University,Los AngelesCentral ConnecticutState UniversityChapman UniversityClark UniversityCoastal Carolina UniversityColby-Sawyer CollegeCollege of CharlestonCollege of the Holy CrossConnecticut CollegeCornell UniversityDelaware State UniversityDenison UniversityDeSales UniversityDickinson CollegeDrexel UniversityEastern ConnecticutState UniversityElms CollegeEmbry-Riddle AeronauticalUniversity - FLEmmanuel CollegeEndicott CollegeFairfield UniversityFairleigh Dickinson UniversityFordham UniversityFranklin Pierce UniversityDirectors of ReligiousEducation for the Dioceseof Bridgeport congratulateArchbishop Gregory Aymondof New Orleans for receivingthe 2011 Emmaus Award forExcellence in Catechesis. Theaward was conferred at therecent National Association ofParish Catechetical Directors(NPCD) Convocation held inNew Orleans during Easterweek. Pictured are (l-r) MaryAnn Houser, St. Gregory,Danbury; Jeanne Bisson, St.Thomas the Apostle, Norwalk;Mickie Abatemarco, St.Catherine of Siena, Riverside,vice-president of NPCD; andconvocation chairperson,Barbara Glynn, associate directorof the Department of ReligiousEducation at the NationalCatholic Education Association(NCEA) and president-emeritusof NPCD; Pat Postiglione, St.Peter, Danbury; ArchbishopAymond; Debbie Ruffin, St.Maurice, Stamford; Pat Heller,St. Joseph, Shelton; and BarbaraPekar, St. Lawrence, Shelton.George Mason UniversityGettysburg CollegeHamilton College - NYHigh Point UniversityHofstra UniversityHoward UniversityIona CollegeIthaca CollegeJohn Carroll UniversityJohn Jay College of CriminalJustice of the CUNYJohns Hopkins UniversityJohnson & Wales UniversityKeene State CollegeKing’s CollegeLa Salle UniversityLasell CollegeLe Moyne CollegeLoyola Marymount UniversityLoyola University ChicagoLoyola University MarylandLoyola University New OrleansManhattan CollegeManhattanville CollegeMarist CollegeMarymount Manhattan CollegeMerrimack CollegeMiami University, OxfordMorgan State UniversityMount Holyoke CollegeMount Saint Mary CollegeMount Saint Mary’s UniversityNew York UniversityNichols CollegeNorthwestern UniversityOur Lady of the Lake Universityof San AntonioPace University, New York CityPennsylvania State UniversityPepperdine UniversityProvidence CollegePurchase CollegeQuinnipiac UniversityRoanoke CollegeRoger Williams UniversityRoosevelt UniversityRutgers, The State University ofNew Jersey at New BrunswickSacred Heart UniversitySaint Anselm CollegeSaint Joseph’s UniversitySaint Louis UniversitySaint Michaels CollegeSalve Regina UniversitySan Diego State UniversitySiena CollegeSimmons CollegeSouthern ConnecticutState UniversitySpringfield CollegeSt. Andrews Presbyterian CollegeSt. Bonaventure UniversitySt. Edwards UniversitySt. John’s University - QueensStonehill CollegeSuffolk UniversityTexas Christian UniversityThe American Musical andDramatic AcademyThe Catholic University of AmericaThe George Washington UniversityThe Ohio State UniversityThe University of AlabamaThe University of ArizonaNot pictured are DorisChiappetta, St. Philip, Norwalk;and Colleen Holler, St.Catherine of Siena, Trumbull.The convocation calls religiouseducators together from aroundthe country to share faith, spirituality,and community whilediscussing practices and trendsin catechesis.nThe University of ScrantonThomas CollegeTiffin UniversityTulane UniversityUniversity of BridgeportUniversity of ChicagoUniversity of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of MusicUniversity of ConnecticutUniversity of DaytonUniversity of DelawareUniversity of HartfordUniversity of Massachusetts,AmherstUniversity of MichiganUniversity of New HampshireUniversity of New HavenUniversity of Notre DameUniversity of Rhode IslandUniversity of RichmondUniversity of San FranciscoUniversity of South CarolinaUniversity of VermontUniversity of VirginiaUniversity of Western OntarioVillanova UniversityVirginia Wesleyan CollegeWagner CollegeWellesley CollegeWestern ConnecticutState UniversityWestern New England CollegeWheaton College MAWheelock CollegeWorcester Polytechnic InstituteXavier UniversityYork College of PennsylvaniaYork University200 High Street | Milford, CT 06460 | tel: 203.877.2786 | www.lauraltonhall.org
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