Friday, May 17, 2013

South-West Conference Tournament Pairings

Here are the pairings for the SWC tournament.

QUARTERFINALS
Tuesday, 4:15 p.m.
No. 8 Pomperaug at No. 1 Masuk
No. 7 New Milford at No. 2 Lauralton Hall
No. 6 Bunnell at No. 3 Oxford
No. 5 Barlow at No. 4 Brookfield

SEMIFINALS
Thursday at DeLuca Field, Stratford at 5 and 7 p.m.

FINAL
Friday at DeLuca Field, Stratford, 7 p.m.

Labels: , , , , , , , , , ,

Monday, May 6, 2013

Lauralton Hall continues to grow

A challenging schedule early in the season resulted in a young Lauralton Hall softball team losing two of its first three games.

After winning the season opener against Trumbull, the Crusaders lost consecutive games to Westhill and Masuk.

But then Lauralton Hall won eight games in a row before losing again to Masuk last Wednesday.

For a team with just three seniors, Crusaders coach Theresa Napolitano has been pleased with her squad’s 10-3 record.

“We’ve done well,” Napolitano said. “We’re pretty happy where we are right now. I told them that we would probably take a few steps forward and a few steps back, but they’ve responded well.”

Part of the growing process was finding the right lineup. Once Napalitano made some positional changes, victories followed.

“Defensively, we made some changes,” Napolitano said. “We had a lot of holes to fill. We just had to figure out the best combination.”

Junior captain Maureen Connolly moved from first base to shortstop, junior captain Rachel Landock started the year at third base but is now in left field and sophomore Jackie Brewster moved from left field to first base.

Sophomore Lindsey Spitz, who played in right field last season, started the year at shortstop and is now at third base.

Senior captain Jessica Napolitano has been steady at second base, sophomore Alex Moleski has done consistently well behind the plate and senior Jenna Bump, a first-year varsity player, has contributed in right field.
The Crusaders have used two pitchers in the circle: sophomore Haley Congdon and freshman Kaitlyn Mingione.

“It gives us variety,” Theresa Napolitano said. “It gives us a different look, and we’re not stuck in the later innings with just one pitcher. It mixes it up a bit.”

During the eight-game winning streak, Lauralton Hall defeated a quality Brookfield team 9-2. Napolitano said Congdon pitched well, while the Crusaders offense collected 15 hits.

“It’s always a good win against them because Brookfield is a hitting team,” Napolitano said. “Haley pitched well, and we went in there and put the ball in play.”

This past Friday, Lauralton Hall emerged with a thrilling 2-1 win over then No. 6 Oxford 2-1.

The Crusaders scored twice in the bottom of the seventh inning. Brewster knocked in the winning run.

Labels: ,

Saturday, May 4, 2013

Friday in Review

Lauralton Hall 2, No. 6 Oxford 1: Jackie Brewster singled home Maureen Connolly with the winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning to give the host Crusaders this walk-off victory over the Wolverines in this South-West Conference contest at Milford.

Haley Congdon scored the tying run in the seventh inning on an error for Lauralton Hall (10-3).

No. 7 East Haven 28, Career 0: Amanda Jessey collected her 100th career hit for the Easties in this SCC Oronoque Division win.

McKenzie Miessau had four hits, while Jena Villecco, Kara Hanson and Laura Anderson all had three hits for East Haven (14-1, 6-0).

No. 8 Foran 15, Hillhouse 0: Lucy Weissauer tossed a no-hitter and struck out 10 in this SCC Hammonasset Division win in Milford.

Fallon Bevino and Jenna Zacarelli each had two doubles and four RBIs and Gina Georgetti had three hits, including a triple, for Foran (11-3).

Hand 6, Sacred Heart Academy 4: Mel Rennie had a double and a triple for the visiting Tigers in this SCC interdivision win at Hamden.

Kate Boudreau also had two hits for Hand (12-1).

Becca Marks had two hits and two RBIs for the Pacers (8-6).

Amity 3, Lyman Hall 0: Teresa Marchitto had two hits and scored twice for the host Spartans in this SCC Housatonic Division victory at Woodbridge.

Krista Reynolds drove in two runs and Jenna DiLorenzo had an RBI single for Amity (10-4). Heather Ferranti allowed just one hit and struck out eight to earn the win.

Law 10, Guilford 0: Justine Bannon went 3-for-3 with four RBIs for the host Eagles in this SCC Hammonasset Division win at Milford.

Danielle Gray had three hits, including a double, and two runs and Jenna Bernard struck out eight for Law (9-5).

Chess Zuppardi and Allie Stephens each had two hits for the Indians (3-12).

Morgan 3, Old Saybrook 0: Pitcher Emily Popp allowed four hits and struck out three and Jen Dawson had a solo homer to lead the Huskies to their Shoreline Conference win in Clinton.

Tori Hopkins added two hits, an RBI and run scored for the Huskies (11-1).

Kelsey Root had a triple for the Rams (10-2).

North Haven 15, Wilbur Cross 0: Rachel Giatrelis had two hits and two runs for the host Indians in this SCC Oronoque Division win.

Haley Arnaoutis had two hits for North Haven (10-5, 5-1).

West Haven 5, Hamden 0: Winning pitcher Camdyn Morgillo allowed four hits and helped her cause with a double and a single for the host Westies in this SCC Quinnipiac Division win.

Katie Hoyt had two doubles and a single and Madison Watts had a triple and two RBIs for West Haven (10-4).

Seymour 10, Derby 1: Carissa Wasikowski allowed one hit and struck out 16 for the host Wildcats in this Naugatuck Valley League win.

Grace Nisbet had four hits and Sarah Molin and Emma Crocamo each had three hits and two RBIs for Seymour (12-2).

Westbrook 8, Old Lyme 0: Kaitlin MacMillan had 13 strikeouts and hit a home run as the White Knights topped the Wildcats in a Shoreline Conference game at home.

Haddam-Killingworth 16, Valley Regional 7: Sam Waskowitz had three hits, three runs and three RBIs for the host Cougars in this Shoreline Conference win at Higganum.

Casey Jackson had three hits and four RBIs and Lauren McCann had a home run, two singles and three RBIs for H-K (11-3, 11-0).


BOX SCORES

Labels: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Friday, April 26, 2013

Thursday in Review

No. 9 East Haven 13, Guilford 1: Allison Luzzi had two hits including a homer and four RBIs to lead the Easties to their SCC interdivision win in Guilford.

Mackenzie Miessau added two hits with a double, three runs scored and two RBIs for the Easties (10-1).

Platt Tech 17, Whitney Tech 0 (5): Brooke Pawlak tossed a no-hitter for Platt Tech in a Constitution State Conference win at Hamden.

Yasmin Hernandez went 2-for-2, including a home run for the Panthers (9-3). Whitney Tech dropped to 1-10.

Lauralton Hall 13, Kolbe Cathedral 1 (5): Jackie Brewster went 3-for-4, including s triple, with three runs and an RBI for Lauralton Hall in a South-West Conference win at Bridgeport.

Alex Moleski and Lindsey Spitz both went 2-for-4 and combined for seven RBIs for the Crusaders (8-2, 7-0), who clinched a state tournament berth.

Jocelyn Boursiquot singled and scored for the Cougars (5-6, 4-3).

Morgan 5, Westbrook 1: Jaime Fitzgerald and Jen Dawson each homered to lead the Huskies to a Shoreline Conference victory in Clinton.

Emily Popp twirled a four-hitter for Morgan, which improved to 6-1. Kaitlin MacMillan tripled for Westbrook (4-5).

Oxford 12, Notre Dame-Fairfield 0: Ashley Guillette tossed a no-hitter, striking out 11, to lead the Wolverines to victory in Fairfield.

Megan Sastram hit a three-run homer and Katelyn Wentz added a two-run blast for Oxford (8-1).

BOXSCORES

Labels: , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Monday, April 22, 2013

Diamond Gems

The Register presents Diamond Gems, a look back at some of last week's top performances from the softball diamond.

HIT PARADE

Maureen Connolly, Lauralton Hall: Junior had a grand slam in a win over Bethel on Wednesday and a three-run home run and an RBI single in a win over New Fairfield on Friday.

Sam Monaco, North Branford: Senior had a triple, home run, three runs and two RBIs in a 12-5 win over Cromwell on Monday.

Brianna Spadacenta, East Haven: Senior had the 100th hit of her career in a win over Wilbur Cross on Wednesday and had three hits, including a two-run homer, in a 7-3 win over North Haven on Friday.

ACES

Lauren Atkinson, Branford: Senior allowed three hits and struck out 11 in a 7-2 win over Wilbur Cross on Friday.

Camdyn Morgillo, West Haven: Senior allowed four hits, struck out seven and helped her cause with two hits and scored the winning run in the eighth inning in a 1-0 win over Sheehan on Monday.

Francesca Zuppardi, Guilford: Senior pitched a no-hitter and struck out 10 in an 11-0 win over Career on Friday.

TEAM EFFORT
Hand: Earned four victories, including a 2-1 win over Foran, to improve to 8-1.

Mercy: The Tigers defeated Sacred Heart Academy, previously unbeaten Amity and West Haven to improve to 6-2.

Suffield: Defeated Haddam-Killingworth 4-2 in eight innings and Enfield 17-2 to remain unbeaten.

ON THE WEB

North Haven at West Haven, Wednesday, 7 p.m.
: ESPNradio1300.com.

WATCH THIS

Goodwin Tech (7-2) at Platt Tech (6-3), today, 3:30 p.m. at Foote Field, Milford: This is Platt Tech coach Sue Murphy’s first chance to win career victory No. 400.

Haddam-Killingworth (5-2) at North Branford (6-2), Wednesday, 3:45 p.m.: Both teams are unbeaten in the Shoreline Conference Large Division entering this week.

Foran (6-2) at Amity (7-1), Wednesday, 3:45 p.m.: This is the only meeting between these two teams during the regular season.

Labels: , , , , , , , , , ,

Saturday, April 20, 2013

Wednesday in Review


Career 5, Branford 4: Winning pitcher Brianna Longley had two hits and an RBI for the visiting Panthers in this SCC Oronoque Division win at Branford. Career is 2-6. Megan Ferraro struck out 10 for the Hornets (0-8).

East Haven 14, Wilbur Cross 0: Brianna Spadacenta got her 100th career hit in a rout for the Yellow Jackets (7-1) over the Governors (0-8).

No. 5 Foran 7, North Haven 1: Jess Harkness had a perfect game going into the sixth inning and Rebekah DeRosa added two hits and three RBIs in the Lions’ SCC interdivision victory in Milford.

Fallon Bevino, Gina Georgetti, Ashley Mendillo and Jenna Zacarelli all had two hits for Foran (5-2) in the win over North Haven (7-1).

Mercy 8, No. 3 Amity 1: The visiting Tigers scored eight times in the top of the seventh inning in this SCC interdivision win at Woodbridge.

Tyler Keegan had three hits, Madison DeRita had a double and an RBI and winning pitcher Mary Adametz had a run-scoring double for Mercy (5-2).

Teresa Marchitto had two hits and scored and Haley Cologgi had a hit and an RBI for the Spartans (6-1).

Hand 13, Guilford 5: Kate Boudreau went 4-for-5, including three doubles, with two RBIs for Hand in an SCC Hammonasset Division win at Guilford.

Mel Rennie went 3-for-4 with two RBIs and Anna Curcio hit a three-run home run for the Tigers (7-1). Aimee Munck went 2-for-3 with an RBI for the Indians (2-6).

Sheehan 5, Lyman Hall 0: Meghan Gavin had three hits and two runs for the host Titans in this SCC Housatonic Division win at Wallingford.  

Winning pitcher Sara Pisenelli had two hits and two RBIs for Sheehan (4-2).

Westbrook 3, East Hampton 0: Kaitlin MacMillan allowed one hit and struck out 12 for the host Knights in this Shoreline Conference win.

MacMillan helped her cause with a triple for Westbrook (3-3).

Law 16, Hillhouse 1: Shea Lagonigro had three hits and three RBIs for the host Eagles in this SCC Hammonasset Division win at Milford.

Jill Thiel and Lena Arnold each had two hits for Law (4-2), while Aubrey Bepko allowed three hits and struck out 10 in the SCC Hammonasset Division win.

Ana Gomez had a run-scoring double for the Academics (1-7).

Old Saybrook 6, Hale-Ray 3 (8): Kelsey Root had a single, double and two RBIs for the visiting Rams in this Shoreline Conference win at Moodus.

Laura McLeod had a triple and RBI for Old Saybrook (5-1). Jess Dombroski hit a home run for the Noises (3-4).

Lauralton Hall 9, Bethel 0: Maureen Connolly had two hits, including a grand slam, and four RBIS for the visiting Crusaders in this South-West Conference win at Bethel.

Jackie Brewster had three hits, including a triple, a run and an RBI for Lauralton Hall (4-2).

WEDNESDAY'S LINESCORES

Labels: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Tuesday in Review

Sacred Heart Academy 5, Cheshire 3: Winning pitcher Molly Flowers allowed just six hits and helped her cause with a solo home run for the visiting Pacers in this SCC interdivision win at Cheshire. Both teams are now 4-3.

East Haven 16, Career 0: Amanda Jessey had three hits and two runs and Allison Luzzi had three hits, three runs and two RBIs for the host Easties in this SCC Oronoque Division win.

Giovanna Russo had three hits and two runs and Talia Loda allowed four hits and struck out nine for East Haven (6-1, 2-0). Alivia Roseboro had two hits for the Panthers (1-6, 1-2).

Hand 2, Branford 1: Sam Pavano had the go-ahead RBI single that scored Kate Boudreau in the bottom of the fifth inning to lift the Tigers over the Hornets in SCC interdivision action at Madison.
Hand (6-1) pitcher Annie Horton struck out six and only allowed three hits in the complete game victory over Branford (0-7).

Platt Tech 8, Vinal Tech 3: Winning pitcher Brooke Pawlak had a home run and a double to lead the Panthers to this CSC win. Platt Tech is 4-3.

West Haven 9, Hamden 0: Sierra Santana was 3-for-4 with three RBIs and Camdyn Morgillo got the win and had three RBIs of her own in a SCC Quinnipiac Division road victory for the Blue Devils (6-1) over the Green Dragons (1-5).

Lauralton Hall 9, Brookfield 2: Alex Moleski had two hits, including a triple, two runs and two RBIs for the visiting Crusaders in this South-West Conference win at Brookfield.

Jessica Napolitano had three hits, three runs and two RBIs and Lindsey Spitz had two hits and two RBIs for Lauralton Hall (3-2).


TUESDAY'S LINESCORES

Labels: , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

SWC softball update

Here's an update on the SWC softball tournament schedule.

QUARTERFINALS
Wednesday, 4:15 p.m.
No. 8 Newtown at No. 1 Brookfield
No. 7 New Fairfield at No. 2 Oxford
No. 6 Pomperaug at No. 3 Bethel

THURSDAY
No. 5 Lauralton Hall/Masuk at No. 4 Lauralton Hall/Masuk

Note: If Lauralton Hall beats Weston on Wednesday, LH is No. 4 and host No. 5 Masuk. The game moves to Masuk if LH loses to Weston.

SEMIFINALS
Thursday, 7 p.m.
DeLuca Field, Stratford
New Milford/Oxford vs. Pomperaug/Bethel winner

Friday, 7 p.m.
DeLuca Field, Stratford
Lauralton Hall/Masuk vs. Brookfield

Championship
Saturday, 6:30 p.m.
DeLuca Field, Stratford


Labels: , , , , , , , , ,

Sunday, May 13, 2012

Lauralton Hall walks off with win over No. 4 Masuk

STRATFORD — In the third inning Saturday, Lauralton Hall junior Jess Napolitano was thrown out at the plate trying to score on a Hayley Spragg single when Masuk center fielder Brittany Damota fired a laser to catcher Kayla Crisci.

But Napolitano would have another chance to be the hero.

Napolitano’s one-out single in the bottom of the ninth scored Alexa Dawid as the Crusaders walked off with a 5-4 South-West Conference victory over the fourth-ranked Panthers at DeLuca Field.

Read more here.





ROUNDUP

Law 4, Guilford 1: Stephanie Peloso had the go-ahead run and also added a triple for the Eagles (15-2) in an SCC win.

Katie Sperry had a double for Guilford (10-6).

Ansonia 8, Derby 0: Samantha Belenchia struck out 11 en route to a no-hitter for the Chargers in this NVL win.

Morgan Westine had two hits in the victory for Ansonia (10-7).


VOTE for Ansonia's Samantha Belenchia for Saturday's STAR!

VOTE for Ansonia for TEAM OF THE WEEK!
Read more Roundup here.

Labels: , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Saturday, May 12, 2012

Lauralton Hall 5, No. 4 Masuk 4 (9)

LAURALTON HALL 5, MASUK 4 (9)
(at Stratford) 

Jess Napolitano's RBI single drove home Alexa Dawid with the winning run with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning to lift the Crusaders to this South-West Conference win at DeLuca Field. Lauralton Hall scored twice in the bottom of the ninth after Masuk scored once in the top half of the inning to prevail.
HIGHLIGHTS
Lauralton Hall: Napolitano had three hits, a run and an RBI. Sydney Spitz had four hits an an RBI, Dawid had three hits.
Masuk: Kayla Crisci had two hits and an RBI, Tatum Buckley had two hits, Ashley Fedor had a hit and RBI.

WP: Hayley Spragg (Lauralton Hall): 9 IP, 9 H, 4 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 4 Ks
LP: Tatum Buckley (Masuk) 8.1 IP, 16 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 3 BB, 4 HB, 7 Ks

Team records: Masuk 15-2; Lauralton Hall 9-4

Labels: , , , , , , , , ,

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Wilkinson's walk-off lifts Morgan

Morgan 6, Hale-Ray 5: Kat Wilkinson’s walk-off solo home run in the bottom of the seventh inning gave Morgan a win over Hale-Ray in a Shoreline Conference game at Clinton.

Kelsey Donaldson was 1-for-3 with two RBIs and Sarah Dahlberg went 2-for-3 with a double. Alex LeFemina went 3-for-3 with two runs and three stolen bases for Hale-Ray.

Bethel 1, Lauralton Hall 0: Yesenia Evaristo tossed a no-hitter with 18 strikeouts for Bethel in a South-West Conference win at Milford.

Read more roundup here.


Vote for Wilkinson for STAR of the Day.

Labels: , , , , ,

Friday, May 4, 2012

Athlete of the Week: Hayley Spragg, Lauralton Hall

Hayley Spragg, Lauralton Hall softball: Senior threw a one-hitter, struck out 10 and added two hits, a run and an RBI in a 12-0 win over New Fairfield and tossed a no-hitter and struck out eight in a 14-0 win over Notre Dame-Fairfield.

Honor roll

Caroline Barton, Westbrook tennis: Junior went 3-0 for the week, winning in straight sets over Morgan, Cromwell and Old Lyme. The No. 1 singles player for Westbrook won her first 10 matches of the season.

Christina Laudano, Wilbur Cross softball: Senior had five hits, including a home run, and eight RBIs as the Governors split a doubleheader with rival Hillhouse on Friday.

Labels: , ,

Monday, April 30, 2012

What to Watch this Week

Here are some games worth checking out this week.

MONDAY

Rockville (11-0) at Rocky Hill (8-0), 7 p.m.: Two of the remaining unbeaten teams in the state square off in this Central Connecticut Conference contest.

No. 3 Foran (10-1) at No. 10 Amity (10-1), 4 p.m.: Foran won in extra innings in the teams' last contest. The rematch should be just as exciting.

TUESDAY

Naugatuck (7-4) at Bethel (8-2), 4 p.m.: Naugatuck should challenge the Wildcats and their hard-throwing senior pitcher Sen Evaristo.


WEDNESDAY

Stonington (8-1) at Griswold (9-2), 4 p.m.: Clash between two of the better teams in the Eastern Connecticut Conference. 
FRIDAY

Law (10-1) at Foran (10-1), 3:45 p.m.: Law won the first meeting by one run on April 18. The rematch could be just as close, and could decide the Southern Connecticut Conference Hammonasset Division title.

Sheehan (7-3) at Cheshire (7-4), 3:45 p.m.: Sheehan won at home in Wallingford 9-3 on April 18.

SATURDAY

Bethel (8-2) at Lauralton Hall (5-2), 3:30 p.m.: Rescheduled from earlier in the season due to rain.

Labels: , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Friday, April 27, 2012

Law rallies past Guilford

MILFORD — All season long, Jonathan Law softball coach Melanie Paolini has stated how strong her team’s lineup is. Paolini feels no matter what part of the order is up, the leadoff batter can start a rally.

Law showed just how true this is, scoring three times in the fifth inning to defeat Guilford 3-1at a soggy Jonathan Law Thursday afternoon.

“We have hitters all through the lineup,” Paolini said. “No matter where we are, we feel we can hit the ball. We got a few in a row today. We got some big hits from some freshmen and sophomores. They had ice in their veins.”
Read more from Mike Madera here.





ROUNDUP

Hayley Spragg tossed a no-hitter with eight strikeouts for the Lauralton Hall softball team, which beat Notre Dame-Fairfield 14-0 in five innings Thursday in a South-West Conference home win.

Mariel Schlaefer, Marisa Dowling and Maureen Connolly all homered for the Crusaders (5-2). Lindsey Spitz was 3-for-3 with two doubles and two runs and three RBIs for Lauralton Hall. Notre Dame dropped to 4-6.

Read more Roundup here.

VOTE for Spragg for Thursday's STAR

Labels: , , , , ,

Thursday, April 19, 2012

Law slips past No. 2 Foran

Amanda Leone scored the winning run on an error in the bottom of the seventh inning as the host Law softball team defeated Foran 2-1 in a Southern Connecticut Conference Hammonasset game in Milford.

Melissa Nelson had a RBI for the Eagles (6-1, 2-0).

Bryzy Gondki had two hits for Foran (6-1, 1-1), which is ranked second in the Register Top 10 Poll.

Guilford 6, Sacred Heart Academy 3: Gabie Lanouette had two hits, two runs and two stolen bases for the host Indians in this SCC interdivision win.

Becky Mahoney and Katie Sperry each had two hits and Leah Torre struck out 11 for Guilford (5-2). Amanda Beecher hit a home run for the Pacers (2-6).

Torrington 3, Naugatuck 2: Winning pitcher Sydney Matzko allowed two hits, struck out 12 and drove in two runs for the host Red Raiders in this NVL win.

Brittany Young also drove in a run for Torrington (6-1).

Gillian Fortier had a triple, home run, RBI and two runs for the Greyhounds (5-2).

More roundup and summaries from Wednesday.

Hopkins' Caroline Pitkin has been nominated for STAR of the day. VOTE!

No. 6 Brookfield upends Lauralton Hall

Labels: , , , , , , , , ,

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

No. 6 Brookfield 3, Lauralton Hall 1

Brookfield 3, Lauralton Hall 1
(at Milford)

Highlights
Wendi Westmark had a hit and two RBIs to lead the Bobcats to this South-West Conference win over the Crusaders in Milford. It was the second win for Brookfield over Lauralton Hall this season. The Bobcats won 14-7 on April.

Brookfield: Danielle DeMarco had two hits and scored twice. Brittany Fusek had an RBI single.
Lauralton Hall: Hayley Spragg had two hits and scored. Sydney Spitz had two hits.

WP: Fusek (6-0): 7 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
LP: Spragg (2-2): 7 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 7 K

Records: Brookfield 6-0; Lauralton Hall 2-2




Labels: , , , , , , ,

Monday, April 16, 2012

What to Watch this Week

Monday's games are already in progress (including Guilford at No. 2 Foran and Rocky Hill at No. 3 Southington), but below are some games of note being contested later this week.

Tuesday
Granby (6-0) at Haddam-Killingworth (3-1), 4 p.m.: Granby's unbeaten season could be in jeopardy here.

Wednesday
Oxford (4-1) at No. 4 Masuk (5-0) , 4;15 p.m.: Should be a good pitcher's duel between Oxford freshman Ashley Guillette and the Panthers' sophomore Tatum Buckley.

No. 6 Brookfield (4-0) at Lauralton Hall (1-1), 3:15 p.m.: Brookfield defeated the Crusaders 14-7 on April 11.

Thursday
No. 9 Griswold (5-0) at No. 5 Waterford (4-0) , 4 p.m.: Perhaps the two best program's in the Eastern Connecticut Conference square off here.

Friday
No. 2 Foran (5-0) at Mercy (4-1), 4 p.m.: Mercy has a potent offense, but just how good will it be against Lions' sophomore pitcher Jess Harkness?

North Haven (4-2) at No. Amity (4-1), 3:45 p.m.: North Haven's Arianna Pustari is perhaps the most underrated pitcher in the Southern Connecticut Conference.

Haddam-Killingworth (3-1) at Coginchaug (4-1), 3:45 p.m.: H-K heads back to Shoreline Conference play against the Blue Devils, whose only loss is to Waterford.

Naugatuck (4-1) at No. 1 Seymour (6-0), 5 p.m.: Key Naugatuck Valley League tilt.

Saturday
No. 5 Waterford (4-0) at Rockville (4-0), 1 p.m.: Intriguing non-conference meeting. Rockville is one of the better teams in the Central Connecticut Conference and should challenge the Lancers.

Labels: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Seymour, Torrington set for NVL showdown

Wednesday's Watch
Torrington (3-0) at No. 1 Seymour (4-0): Torrington pitcher Sydney Matzko has thrown two straight no-hitters. Can she shutdown a Seymour offense that is averaging 13.8 runs per game?

Cheshire (3-0) at Mercy (3-1): Mercy has won three straight since being shutout by Amity in the season opener.

No. 4 Lauralton Hall (0-0) at Brookfield (2-0): The season, finally!, gets underway for Lauralton Hall.


Wednesday's area schedule.
All games 3:45 p.m. unless noted
CSC
Abbott Tech at O’Brien Tech, 10 a.m.
Bullard-Havens Tech at Platt Tech (Foote Field), 11 a.m.
Kaynor Tech at Whitney Tech (Pine Rock Park), 3:30 p.m.
NVL
Ansonia at Wolcott, noon
Naugatuck at Kennedy, 3:30 p.m.
Torrington at Seymour
Woodland at Derby, 4 p.m.
CCC
Maloney at Bristol Central
Shoreline
Old Lyme at Valley Regional
North Branford at Portland
Morgan at Haddam-Killingworth
Old Saybrook at Coginchaug
SCC interdivision
Wilbur Cross at Guilford
North Haven at Law
Career at Hillhouse (Blackmon Field)
Shelton at West Haven
Cheshire at Mercy
Amity at Hamden
Sheehan at Sacred Heart Academy
Branford at Hand, 4 p.m.
SWC
Lauralton Hall at Brookfield, 4:15 p.m.
New Fairfield at Bunnell, 4:15 p.m.
Notre Dame-Fairfield at Stratford (DeLuca Field), 4:15 p.m.

Labels: , , , , , , , , ,

Thursday, May 26, 2011

Athlete of the Week: Hayley Spragg

Hayley Spragg, Lauralton Hall softball: The junior pitcher threw a one-hitter and struck out nine in a 12-0 win over Weston, she had four strikeouts and had two hits in a 16-3 win over Newtown and went 2-for-2 with two RBIs and and struck out six in a 19-0 win over New Milford.


Labels: ,

Monday, May 16, 2011

Diamond Gems

Each Monday, we'll highlight some of last week's top performances.

Jess Bainer, Branford: Had a double, triple and three RBIs to lead the Hornets to a 5-2 win over Lyman Hall on Monday.

Emily Fox, Amity: Went 3-for-3 with a run in a 2-1 victory over Shelton on Thursday.

Tori Mainiero, Hand: Had a double, two runs and an RBI to lead the Tigers to a 5-3 win over Guilford on Friday.

Mariel Schlaefer, Lauralton Hall: Hit a double, triple and two-run homer and ended up with five RBIs and three runs in a 14-1 win over Oxford on Wednesday.

Kayla Votto, Coginchaug: Went 2-for-4 with two runs in a 6-3 win over North Branford on Friday.

Labels: , , , ,