Fall preview 2011
CHS booters have talent
By GERRY deSIMAS, JR.
Collinsville Press.com
CANTON, Sept. 9 – The North Central Connecticut Conference can be unforgiving in boys soccer. Easy victories are rare. Games are tight and feisty. Avon is the largest team in the league and a perennial contender for the NCCC championship.
Suffield and Granby are always skilled squads that make you pay for your mistakes. Ellington went to the Class M semifinals a year ago. Somers won the Class S championship. And this year, the league admitted a new school Hartford-based magnet school Sport and Medical Science Academy.
But Canton has always played soccer with vigor and pride. The Warriors (8-8-2, 7-7-2 NCCC) graduated 14 seniors from last year’s squad. But with six starters returning, some good competition at goalie and an impressive transfer student, Canton is looking for a solid campaign in 2011.
Coach Bill Phelps will begin his 23rd season with senior midfielder Tyler Detorie (7 goals), senior goalie Mike Grisevich (3 shutouts), senior striker/goalie Lou Hiza, senior midfielder/forward Jeff Lochner (7 goals), senior defender David Solomon and junior midfielder Alex Boon van Ostade (3 goals) returning.
Phelps has several talented goalies that can push Grisevich, including Hiza, who missed his junior season with a knee injury. Detorie, who was named All-NCCC last fall and Lochner each shared the team lead for goals.
With a balanced approach, Canton scored 42 goals last fall – the most since netting 58 in 2003 when they won their most recent state championship.
The Warriors will be boosted with the addition of junior midfielder/striker James Spatcher, who earned Western New England All-Star honors playing for Kingswood Oxford last fall. Spatcher’s brother David helped Canton win a Class S title in 2003 and played three years at Massachusetts.
“The problem we have is depth,” Phelps said. “We can play with anybody. These kids are good.” The challenge lies in the substitutes, who are solid players but there is a drop in skill level, which can be a problem in a deep and talented NCCC.
With some luck, Canton could contend for a NCCC championship but the realistic goal is to get enough points to qualify for the Class S tournament and take your chances with schools your own size.
The league title will be determined in results against the league’s 14 other teams. Canton will face Somers and Coventry twice with the second game counting as the league contest.
GIRLS SOCCER: The Warriors (9-7-3, 7-6-3 NCCC) lost just two seniors and one starter from last year’s team that advanced to the Class S quarterfinals before falling to Old Saybrook. Canton scored a school-record 41 goals last season, led by All-State senior Morgan Smith.
“We expect to continue what we started last year,” coach Kevin McKenna said. “We made a good run.”
Smith, fullback Stephanie Hurd and All-NCCC midfielder Allie Coutu (5 goals) are the team’s three captains.
“The kids are friends off the field and that creates good team chemistry,” McKenna said. “They play hard for each other and they play well together.”
One of the smallest schools in the NCCC, Canton will be hard pressed to contend for a league championship with the depth of teams such as Class L finalist Avon, Class M champion Suffield and Somers. But McKenna is optimistic that this can be a good season for the Warriors, who were in most games a year ago.
The goal is to earn enough points to play in the CIAC Class S tournament against similar-sized schools.
McKenna will be coaching the team for the fifth season. He was a co-coach with Tom Peterson a year ago but Peterson stepped away to continue his studies in art at the Rhode Island School of Design. McKenna previously coached the squad for three years from 2003-05.
FIELD HOCKEY: There is a legacy in Canton with its field hockey program and it can be an intimating legacy to live up to. Previous teams have won eight Class S championships and played in the finals 13 times.
In the past two seasons, Canton has won a combined total of 10 games. They qualified for the state tournament last fall thanks to the CIAC’s 40 percent qualification rule and were prompted bounced in their first game by North Branford, 3-0.
There is a different attitude in training camp this year.
“The girls have said they want to restore the strong, proud tradition that Canton field hockey has had,” first-year coach Jodi Petrozak said. “We asked are you willing to do the work to make that happen? I’m real happy to see that they’re doing that work. I’m confident we’ll be competitive.”
Petrozak is a long-time field hockey player. She played at East Strousburg (Pa.) State and led her team into the NCAA Division III tournament. After graduation, she coached at Rhinebeck Central (N.Y.) into the state finals her first year. Recently, she has been an assistant field hockey coach at Killingly High and the school’s head basketball and softball coach.
Canton (6-10-0-1, 6-9-0-1 NCCC) graduated just five seniors but four of them accounted for 26 of the 31 goals that the Warriors scored a year ago, including 14 from Kassie Grecula.
“I’ve seen a lot of growth, which is exciting,” Petrozak said. “And we have room to grow.”
Seniors Kiersten Kronschnabel, Meghan Davis, Miranda Jurras, Kayla Fournier and Suzi Rush return for the Warriors. Kronschnabel will anchor the defense at center defender with Davis at midfield, Jurras and Rush playing defense and Fournier in goal.
Juniors Leigh Fitzgerald, Sarah Allen, Leanna Yost and Emily Nedderman are expected to play forward with juniors Emily Beck and Lacey Sullivan at midfield. Sophomores Kylie Delos, Deirdre Kronschnabel and freshman Maggie Bidwell round out the varsity roster.
Canton has night games at Norwalk, Conard and Farmington. They’ll play a pair of games on artificial turf at Norwalk and in Agawam, Mass.
FOOTBALL: Since the Canton High football program was reborn in 2007 as a varsity program, the Warriors have had one winning season in four campaigns, going 6-4 in 2009.
A year ago, the Warriors went 3-7 with a team sprinkled with some veterans and a lot of young players. This year, Canton is set to field another relatively young squad with a few veterans and a host of younger players. The roster is peppered with sophomores and freshmen.
The future looks bright. However, this year might be a campaign of little triumphs and growing pains. “We’re getting better every day,” fourth-year coach Roger Pearl said. “We’re young and the attitude is fantastic. It’s 100 percent better than it was last year. They are all working hard as a team and we have some young talent.”
Canton has five starters returning including All-Pequot Conference running back Kyle Mullins (64 rushes, 516 yards, 2 TDs). Center Josiah Durbois, guard Erick Latvis, fullback Rob Grillo (33 rushes, 127 yards) and receiver Tim Gavin return.
Sophomore quarterback Eric Scott should start for the Warriors along with senior guard Ryan Glynn and senior wide receiver Zach Powell.
Defensively, Canton will be young. Still, look for junior linebacker Jesse Lachance to make some plays along with Tim Gavin, a two-year starter at cornerback and Latvis at defensive end.
Sophomores Terrance Brady (wide receiver, running back), Mike Amoroso (linebacker, guard), Jake Wood (linebacker) and Miller Pachen (left tackle) should see playing time along with freshman Henry Bonini.
“They’re working well together,” Pearl said. “There are no superstars on this team. They’re all working together as one.”
Cross country preview
Legacy doesn't hamper runners
CANTON, Sept. 9 -- It’s been a magical time for the Canton High boys cross country team the past two seasons.
In 2009, the Warriors won their first-ever NCCC championship, finished second in Class SS and earned a stunning fourth place finish at the State Open. A year ago, Canton (24-0, 12-0 NCCC) successfully defended its NCCC title with a three-point victory at the league championship meet and followed that up by capturing the first state championship in the program’s history by taking the Class SS crown.
Following that legacy could be daunting. But new head coach Bill Sarmuk is confident it will be a good season for the Warriors.
After 10 years at the helm, long-time coach Tim O’Donnell stepped down for personal reasons. But he leaves a nice core of runners led by All-NCCC senior Jon Cahill, senior Peter LeDuc, junior Tyler Steers, junior Julian Franklin and senior Mark Solomon.
It’s a squad that may be lacking in varsity experience but they have been racing at the junior varsity level for the past two years and have been working out with teammates that won a state title and have won 31 straight dual meets dating back to 2008.
“It’s kind of hard to improve on a state championship,” joked Sarmuk, who has coached cross country, boys track and golf at Goodwin Tech in New Britain along with boys and girls basketball at Canton. “It looks like we can be very competitive in the league. We expect a good season.”
Suffield, who has finished second in the league the past two seasons, returns virtually its entire team. Granby is returning several veterans and Avon is always a threat.
Sarmuk will also be coaching the Canton girls cross country team after the resignation of long-time coach Linda Cavanaugh. Sarmuk will receive some help from a volunteer coach, Kim Loveland, a former Simsbury High runner. O’Donnell coached both teams from 2004-08 but he had a paid assistant (Cavanaugh).
Senior Rose Minichello returns for the Warriors, who were 14-10 and 7-5 in the league, along with sophomore twins Jill and Megan Casey. Eliza Chekas, who ran track last spring, is out for the team and looks strong.
Canton hosts its home meets at Stratton Brook Park in Simsbury.
Girls volleyball joins program
CANTON, Sept. 9 -- Canton High’s newest athletic program will make its official debut this fall when the Warriors field a junior varsity girls volleyball program. It joins a crowded field in the fall season that includes field hockey, girls soccer and girls cross country.
Helen Taylor, a Canton resident and former collegiate player at Providence College, will lead the program this fall. A year ago, she ran a volleyball program with the help of the town Park and Recreation Department that attracted 40 girls. Many of the girls played throughout the summer at the Valley Sports Club on Route 44.
Next fall, the team will play at the varsity level. “The girls are very excited and energetic,” Taylor said. “They’ve really improved (since last fall).” The only downside is that Taylor can only take about 15 girls on the junior varsity team. A limited schedule of 13 matches begins Sept. 13.
Canton roundup
Canton hires new AD
CANTON, Dec. 7 -- Avon resident Diane (Dee) Stephan has been hired as the new athletic director at Canton High, effective today, Dec. 7. Stephan has previously coached at Avon, Ethel Walker and Simsbury. She was the director of Athletics at Ethel Walker in Simsbury for five years, where she led Walker to New England titles in girls lacrosse in 2009 and 2010. Stephan is a member of the Connecticut chapter of the U.S. Lacrosse Hall of Fame.
Two soccer players
earn All-State honors
CANTON, Dec. 3 – Three Canton soccer players were selected to play in the annual Senior Bowl showcase games. Senior goalie Mike Grisevich and midfielder Tyler Detorie were selected to play in the Connecticut High School Soccer Association’s annual event at Middletown High on Nov. 27. Grisevich was the a Senior Bowl MVP. Morgan Smith was selected to play in the Senior Bowl event hosted by the Connecticut Girls Soccer Coaches Association on Dec. 3.
Detorie earned All-State honors in boys soccer while Smith earned All-State honors for the second straight year. Smith finished her career as the leading goal scorer in school history, among the girls, with 33 goals. She had 12 this year and a school-record 17 as a junior. Allie Coutu had 11 goals this year to move her into a second place on the all-time list with 22 goals, tied with Shiny Douglas, who also had 22.
Former basketball coach dies
CANTON, Nov. 21 -- Former Canton High boys basketball and cross country coach Harry Geraghty died on Saturday, Nov. 19, at the age of 78. Geraghty coached basketball for seven years from 1967-73 and started the cross country program in 1968. His 1970 basketball team went 16-4 in the regular season, which tied a school record for most wins in a season at that time. Geraghty coached high school sports for 40 years at Rockville, Wethersfield, Lyman Hall and South Windsor, coaching basketball along with track and field. He was named coach of the year three times by the Connecticut High School Coaches Association in 1986 (girls cross country), 1991 (boys cross country) and 1993 (girls track). In 2002, he was inducted in the CT High School Coaches Association Hall of Fame.
Avon booters stop Canton winning streak
By GERRY deSIMAS, JR.
Collinsville Press.com
AVON, October 21 – The Canton High boys soccer team had won five straight matches and six of its previous seven games before taking on Avon Friday night under the lights. They found an opponent that was quicker and more skilled and that foiled the Warrior offense, that got off just four shots.
The Falcons snapped Canton’s winning streak with a 4-0 victory. Drew Montaro scored two goals, including a penalty shot, to lead Avon (10-2-1, 10-2-1 NCCC) while Conor Lanahan added a goal and an assist. Tucker Davey also scored.
Lanahan gave Avon a 1-0 lead by taking the ball right down the field through the heart of the Canton defense. Canton goalie Michael Grisevich (11 saves) stopped Lanahan’s initial shot but he kept driving toward the net and popped the rebound into the net with 24:40 gone in the first half.
When an Avon player was held in the penalty box, Montaro took the penalty kick and scored his 27th goal of the season for a 2-0 lead with 15:29 remaining in the first half. Montaro made it 3-0 when he fired a rocket into the left corner of the net as he moved across the field with 3:24 remaining in the half.
“Drew has been phenomal but we’ve been strong right down the middle with (Conor) Lanahan, (Tyler) Bonini, (Michael) Dorney, (Zac) Cesaro and (Alex) Andrew in net,” Avon coach Patrick Mulligan said. “And we have some great players around them.” Bonini and Lanahan are in the midfield with Dorney and Cesaro at defense.
The Warriors, who dropped a 1-0 decision to Coventry on Saturday night under the lights, need just one tie in their final three games to earn a bid to the Class S tournament. But it won’t be easy.
They face Coventry (9-4) on Tuesday at Bowdoin Field, travel to Windsor Locks (3-9-1) on Friday night, Oct. 28 for another night game at 7 p.m. and close out the regular season against Somers, who have won two of the last three Class S titles, on Nov. 1 at Bowdoin Field. Somers (10-2) beat Avon for the first time ever last week.
Canton started the season at 1-5 with a pair of overtime losses. “We started off a little uncertain,” Canton coach Bill Phelps said. “We have just six seniors on the team. But they have stepped up. The team is working hard together. The four captains are doing an outstanding job (Tyler Detorie, David Solomon, Jeff Lochner, Michael Grisevich).”
GIRLS SOCCER: Morgan Smith had three goals in Canton’s 5-0 win over East Windsor…. Allie Coutu had her eighth goal of the season in a 3-1 loss to Avon on Friday as the Warriors slipped to 5-7 on the year.
FIELD HOCKEY: Sarah Allen scored off an assist from Meghan Davis but the Warriors fell to Agawam, Mass., earlier in the week. Stafford blanked the Warriors on Thursday, 2-0. Canton is 2-6-0-2 and 2-4-0-2 in the league.
Canton roundup
Boys soccer team
has won four straight
CANTON, Oct. 17 -- After winning just one of its first six matches, the Canton High boys soccer team has won four straight matches and has outscored their opponents by a combined score of 13-1. The Warriors (5-5, 5-5 NCCC) have received five goals from Jeff Lochner in the run and three from Ben Corbett. Lochner had three goals in a 4-0 win over Windsor Locks and Corbett had three in a 5-0 win over Sport Medicine Science Academy. Lochner had two goals including the gamewinner in OT in a 2-1 win over Enfield. Goalie Michael Grisevich has three shutouts.
GIRLS SOCCER: Canton (4-6, 4-6 NCCC) has won three of its last four games with Morgan Smith scoring four goals and Allie Coutu adding five. Olivia Sullivan had the game-winning goal with three seconds left in overtime to beat Stafford, 3-2. The Warriors also had a big 6-0 win over Sport Medicine Science Academy and a 5-0 shutout win over Windsor Locks.
FIELD HOCKEY: Goals are still a premium for the Warriors, who dropped a tough 1-0 decision to two-time defending Class S champion Granby last week. Canton is 2-4-0-2 overall and 2-3-0-2 in the league.
CROSS COUNTRY: Suffield is the big favorite to win Friday’s NCCC boys championship. Canton (11-2, 11-2 NCCC) will be in a tight race with Ellington, Avon and Coventry for second place in the league. Jon Cahill has been running well for the Warriors, who lost to Ellington, 25-30 on Wednesday. Canton did beat Somers, 19-42 and Stafford, 15-50. The Canton girls finished the dual meet season at 8-5.
Cross country
Suffield boys end Canton's 38-meet NCCC win streak
SUFFIELD, Oct. 5 – It was just one race but it sets the tone for the NCCC championship meet two weeks from now in Windsor Locks. The Avon High girls cross country turned in a gutsy performance to nip host Suffield, 27-28 and remain unbeaten at 10-0. On the boys side, Suffield ended Canton’s 38-meet NCCC winning streak with a decisive 18-40 victory.
The NCCC championship meet is Friday, Oct. 21 at Windsor Locks High School and the results of this meet leave the Avon girls and Suffield boys in the driver’s seat to win conference championships. Each team receives one point for each dual meet win in the league and one point for each team they beat at the NCCC championship meet.
Avon (10-0) is looking for its first league title since they shared it with Suffield and Granby in 2009. They beat Suffield with a balanced effort from their top five runners. Sophomore Rachael Rosow remained undefeated in dual meets with a six-second win over Suffield’s Monique Labarre.
Sophomore Sara Stokesbury outsprinted Suffield’s Liz Rigby at the end to earn a key third place finish while Molly Hamel finished fifth. Katie McIntyre took eighth while Maddie Zapataka finished strong in 10th place. Anyone of Avon’s top five slip one spot and the Falcons end up with a loss.
In the boys race, Suffield (12-0) was savoring its first win over Canton in two years. The Wildcats had five of the top six runners in the race. Only Canton’s Jon Cahill (17:07) broke into that pack with his third place finish. Tyler Fitzpatrick and Peter LeDuc were eighth and ninth, respectively for the Warriors while Jarrett Choinaud took 13th place. But with Choinaud finishing in front of group of four Avon runners helped Canton top the Falcons, 27-30.
“It really wasn’t one of our better races,” Canton coach Bill Sarmuk said. “We were slower than we thought. We thought we had prepared them to run on a flat course but they were running on empty tanks.”
Having lost to Suffield earlier in the season at the Stratton Brook Invitational, the Warriors knew it would be a stretch to hang with Suffield. But they thought they could run faster. “We’re not disappointed,” he said. “We’re looking to peak in a few weeks.”
Suffield coach Don Casolari praised his seniors, led by race winner D.J. Labarre and Dan Moroney, who finished second. “We have a phenomenal group of seniors who lead this team in terms of work ethic and we do in practice,” Casolari said.
Granby sweeps soccer doubleheader from CHS
CANTON, Oct. 1 – Playing under the lights at Bowdoin Field on Saturday, the Canton High boys and girls soccer teams played inspired soccer but in the end, it wasn’t enough.
In the boys game, Canton took a 1-0 lead on a goal from Tyler Detoire, his first goal of the season, but the Bears (3-2-1) scored less than a minute later. Granby received a goal from sophomore Brent Goldman near the end of the first five-minute OT session to give Granby the 2-1 victory. The Warriors slip to 1-5.
In the girls game, Granby jumped out to a quick 3-0 lead but the Warriors rallied with a pair of goals from Morgan Smith and Allie Coutu to cut the lead to one at halftime. But in the second half, the undefeated Bears were too strong, adding another five goals for an 8-2 victory.
Warrior roundup
Canton booters host annual night games on Saturday at Bowdoin
CANTON, Sept. 29 – Canton High hosts their annual night soccer games at Bowdoin Field on Saturday, Oct. 1. The Canton girls (1-4) will host undefeated Granby (4-0) at 6 p.m. and the Canton boys (1-4) will host the Granby boys (2-2-1) at 8 p.m.
Canton Youth Soccer and the Canton High Athletic Booster Club are sponsoring the event. Admission is $5 for adults and $4 for students. Children under the age of 4 are admitted free.
It’s the 13th year that the doubleheader showcase has been held at Bowdoin Field. The boys are 4-5-3 and the girls team is 6-5-1. Granby returns as the opponent for the third time and first time since 2003.
Refreshments will include food and drink from The Meat House, Flatbread and Ben & Jerry’s.
BOYS SOCCER: Scoring has been the challenge for the Canton boys in September. Canton (1-4, 1-3 NCCC) has scored just four goals in five games, including a pair of goals from leading scorer Jeff Lochner and Alex Daily in a 2-0 win over Bolton earlier this week. The only goals came in a 2-1 overtime loss to Ellington with two seconds left in the second 10-minute overtime and a 2-1 loss to East Granby.
Goalie Michael Grisevich has been getting plenty of action, averaging 12 saves a game in the first four games of the season. But they have allowed 14 goals in five games.
GIRLS SOCCER: The Warriors are 1-4 after five games – not the start that coach Kevin McKenna was looking for. Canton’s lone win was a 3-2 win over East Granby with Emily Rodenwald, Riley Loureio and Allie Coutu scoring. Rodenwald had a goal in Canton’s 2-1 loss to Bolton earlier this week.
FIELD HOCKEY: This is another Warrior squad that has struggled to find the back of the net, scoring just three goals in five games. Canton (1-2-0-2, 1-1-0-2 NCCC) had one goal in an overtime loss to Avon and goals from Meghan David and Emily Nedderman in a 2-1 win over Stafford. For the third time this season, Canton was shutout on Thursday in a 1-0 loss to Somers on an overtime goal from Samantha Gay with 1:47 left in OT off an assist from Kayla Renaud. Goalie Kayla Fournier had eight saves for Canton.
BOYS CROSS COUNTRY: Jon Cahill continues to win races. He won his third dual meet in three tries on Wednesday in a tri-meet against Coventry, racing across the 3.1-mile course at Creaser Park in Coventry in 17:22. Peter LeDuc was fourth while Brian Fitzpatrick (7th), Jarrett Choinard (8th) and David Benedetti (10th) finished strong, giving Canton five runners in the top 10.
It sparked Canton (7-0, 7-0 NCCC) to wins over Coventry, 23-32, Granby, 22-36 and East Granby, 15-48. For Canton, it was their 38th straight NCCC dual meet victory dating back to 2008. It sets up a big meet on Wednesday at undefeated Suffield (9-0) with Avon and East Windsor.
The Wildcats were dominant at the Stratton Brook Invitational Small Division race in Simsbury last week with four runners in the top seven and five in the top 14. Suffield easily beat Canton to win the Small Division title, 29-100. Thomaston was third with 111 points. Cahill finished fourth in 17:33.2 while Peter LeDuc was 12th in 18:22. But the next Canton runner was Chouinard in 24th place.
GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY: The Warriors (5-2, 5-2 NCCC) have a winning record after three dual meets. And they ran well in a 27-30 loss to Granby on Wednesday with six girls in the top 12. But Granby got three girls ahead of Canton’s lead runner, sophomore Eliza Chekas, who finished sixth in 23:50 and that made the difference.
It’s a young team with sophomore Leigh-Ann Rossito currently in the No. 2 slot, senior Rose Minichello at No. 3, junior Tori Frandsen at No. 4 and sophomore Emily Coleman at No. 5.
Kim Loveland, who began the season as a volunteer coach with the girls cross country team has been named as coach of the team due to the increased number of girls on the team. Bill Sarmuk, who is coaching the boys cross country team, began the season as head coach for both programs.
FOOTBALL: It’s been a tough start for the Warriors (0-2, 0-1 Pequot Uncas). They were run over by a veteran Ellington team on opening day, 53-16. In week two, Canton trailed the entire game until they scored on a 38-yard halfback option touchdown pass from freshman Sebastian Gumbs to Keith Wilson with 56 seconds remaining. But Locks marched 73 yards in 56 seconds, scoring on a 27-yard run from Trystan Cauley with no time left on the clock and adding a two-point conversion run from the eight yard line to stun the Warriors, 22-20. Cauley scored 3 TDs and ran for a game-high 180 yards on 24 carries.
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Warrior fall scoreboard
All-NCCC
Boys cross country
Jon Cahill
Field hockey
Kayla Fournier
Suzanna Rush
Boys soccer
Mike Grisevich
Tyler Detorie
Girls soccer
Morgan Smith
Allie Coutu
All-Pequot Conference
Football
Erik Latvis
All-State
Jon Cahill (boys cross country)
Morgan Smith (girls soccer)
Tyler Detoire (boys soccer)
Team honors
Girls cross country
6th NCCC championships
7th Class S
Boys cross country
3rd NCCC championships
2nd Class SS
Boys soccer
Class S tournament
1R: Canton 3, Classical 0
2R: Somers 3, Canton 0
Girls soccer
Class S tournament
1R: Coventry 3, Canton 0
BOYS SOCCER
Avon 4, Canton 0
At Avon
Canton (6-6)
0 0 – 0
Avon (10-2-1)3 1 – 4
Goals: Drew Montaro (A) 2, Tucker Davey (A), Conor Lanahan (A); Assists: Tyler Bonini (A), Lanahan (A), Jackson Davey; Saves – Alex Andrew (A) 3, Michael Grisevich (C) 11; Shots – Avon, 27-4, Corner kicks, Avon, 6-2
GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY
NCCC championships
At Windsor Locks
Team results – 1. Avon 39, 2. Suffield 56, 3. Bolton 100, 4. Ellington 100, 5. Granby 108, 6. Canton 161, 7. Coventry 204, 8. East Granby 235, 9. Stafford 239, 10. Somers 275, 11. Enfield 311. No team score – Windsor Locks, East Windsor, Sport Medicine and Science Academy
Individual results – 1. Ellie Jean, Coventry, 19:04 for 3.1 miles at Windsor Locks, 2. Rachael Rosow, Avon 19:34, 3. Sara Stokesbury, Avon, 19:44, 4. Elizabeth Rigby, Suffield 19:54, 5. Samantha Nyser, Bolton, 20:09, 6. Ashley Piccirillo, Granby 20:10, 7. Molly Hamel, Avon, 20:12, 8. Monique Labarre, Suffield, 20:21, 9. Alexa Cipka, Granby, 20:32, 10. Kayla Sgarlata, Ellington, 20:34, 11. Katie McIntyre, Avon, 21:06, 12. Hannah Gardocki, Suffield 20:59, 13. Josie Gerber, Ellington, 20:34, 14. Stephanie Dantos, Granby 20:58, 15. Katie Ravenola, Suffield, 20:59
Final league standings.
Teams earn 1 point for each dual meet win and 1 point for each team they beat at the league championship meet.
1. Avon 26, 2. Suffield 24, 3. Bolton 22, 4. Ellington 20, 5. Granby 18, 6. Canton 16, 7. East Granby 12, 8. Coventry 11, Stafford 11, 9. Somers 9, 10. Enfield 6.
BOYS CROSS COUNTRY
NCCC championships
At Windsor Locks
Team results – 1. Suffield 31, 2. Ellington 77, 3. Canton 96, 4. Granby 109, 5. Coventry 110, 6. Bolton 118, 7. Avon 134, 8. Somers 227, 9. East Windsor 269, 10. East Granby 271, 11. Stafford 329, 12. Enfield 353, 13. Windsor Locks 425, 14. Sport Medicine and Science Academy 443.
Individual Results: 1. Daniel Moroney, Suffield, 16:23; 2. DJ Labarre, Suffield, 16:27; 3. Jon Cahill, Canton, 16:33, 4. Alex Smith, Ellington, 16:41, 5. Jimmy Clark, Suffield, 16:42, 6. Thomas Cassello, Bolton, 16:57, 7. John Stingle, Granby, 17:04, 8. Connor Gates, Suffield 17:21, 9. Brendan Callahan, Bolton 17:21, 10. Neal Hulstein, Ellington, 17:26; 11. Jake Downham, Coventry 17:27, 12. Alex Norstrom, Coventry, 17:28, 13. Jeff Demers, Avon 17:32, 14. Dylan Chicoine, Granby, 17:34, 15. Patrick Begley, Suffield, 17:40
Final league standings
Teams earn 1 point for each dual meet win and 1 point for each team they beat at the league championship meet.
1. Suffield 26, 2. Ellington 24, 3. Canton 22, 4. Bolton 18, 5. Granby and Coventry 17, 7. Avon 16, 8. Somers 12, 9. East Granby 9, 10. East Windsor 8, 11. Stafford 6, 12. Enfield 5, 13. SMSA and Windsor Locks 1
BOYS CROSS COUNTRY
Suffield 15, Avon 44
Suffield 18, Canton 40
Suffield 15, East Windsor 50
Canton 27, Avon 30
Canton 15, East Windsor 50
Avon 15, East Windsor 50
At Suffield
Winner: D.J. Labarre (S) 16:46 for 3.1 miles at Rogers Park, 2. Dan Moroney (S) 16:54; 3. Jon Cahill (C) 17:07, 4. Jimmy Clark (S) 17:37, 5. Connor Gates (S) 17:40, 6. Patrick Begley (S) 17:52, 7. Jeff Demers (A) 18:08, 8. Tyler Fitzpatrick (C) 18:11, 9. Peter LeDuc (C) 18:12, 10. Michael Oberhausen (A) 18:31, 11. Sean Deneen (A) 18:34, 12. Benjamin Gee (S) 18:37, 13. Jarrett Choinaud (C) 18:37, 14. Brendan Kirshbaum (S) 17:38, 15. Will Schoeder (A) 18:42
Records: Suffield 12-0, Canton 9-1, Avon 6-4, East Windsor 3-7
GIRLS CROSS COUNTRYAvon 27, Suffield 28
Avon 15, Canton 48
Avon 15, East Windsor 50
Suffield 15, Canton 50
Suffield 15, East Windsor 50
Canton 15, East Windsor 50
At Suffield
Winner: Rachael Rosow (A) 19:57 for 3.1 miles at Rogers Park, 2. Monique Labarre (S) 20:03, 3. Sara Stokesbury (A) 20:04; 4. Liz Rigby (S) 20:09, 5. Molly Hamel (A) 20:41, 6. Hannah Gardocki (S) 21:07, 7. Katie Ravenola (S) 21:18, 8. Katie McIntye (A) 21: 25; 9. Katelyn Carr (S) 21:39, 10. Maddie Zapatka (A) 21:41; 11. Ellen McGann (S) 21:51; 12. Gabby Rusczk (S) 21:52, 13. Sandra Looney (S) 21:53, 14. Erin Kost (S) 21:58, 15. E. Reynolds (S) 22:01
Records: Avon 10-0, Suffield 11-1, Canton 6-4, East Windsor 0-7
