BERKSHIRE LEAGUE
Spartans at 8-0
LITCHFIELD - -By dominating both Litchfield and Gilbert Friday,
September 26, the Shepaug boys' cross-country team improved its
record to 8-0 for the season. The Spartans topped Litchfield, 17-40, and Gilbert, 15-50, on the 5K Litchfield course. Ryan McGorty got his first win of the season, in 17:23, holding off teammate Jon Taylor by four seconds. Third place went to Drew Firmender in 17:39, while Rob Bollard was fourth in 17:40.  Ryan Walsh was the final Spartan to score as he was seventh. Earlier in the week the Shepaug team won on the 3.1-mile Housatonic layout. Garrett Scavotto of Housy was the overall winner in 17:23, but the Spartans placed Taylor in second, followed McGorty, Firmender,and
Bollard in third through fifth. Also running in the top 10 for the Spartans were Jim Lowe, Rory Larson and Walsh in seventh, eighth and ninth positions.

Bacon Academy 18, Stonington 41
Winner: Alex Peck, Bacon Academy, 17:27 for 3.1 miles at Bacon Academy

Prince Tech 20, Grasso Tech 41
Prince Tech 18, Bullard Havens 39
Grasso Tech 26, Bullard Havens 31
Winner: Dan Colon, Bullard Havens, 19:31 for 3.1 miles at West Hartford Reservoir

East Catholic 19, St. Paul 42
Berlin 22, East Catholic 38
Berlin 15, St. Paul 48
Winner: Chris Green, Berlin, 16:13 for 3 miles at St. Paul

Ellington 16, Somers 45
Ellington 15, Canton 49
Ellington 15, Avon 50
Canton 25, Somers 36
Canton 15, Avon 45
Avon 25, Somers 32
Winner: David Metzger, Ellington, 17:32 for 3.1 miles at Somers

Suffield 21, East Granby 38
Suffield 16, Stafford 43
Suffield 15, East Windsor 50
East Granby 15, East Windsor 48
Stafford 28, East Granby 28 (Stafford wins sixth runner tiebreaker)
Stafford15, East Windsor 47
Winner: Bill Chapman, Suffield, 17:59 for 2.9 miles at Suffield

Girls Cross Country
Ellington 18, Avon 45
Ellington 15, Canton 50
Ellington 15, Somers 50
Avon 19, Somers 36
Avon 16, Canton 43
Somers 19, Canton 39
Winner: Marissa Kellner, Ellington, 21:09 for 3.1 miles at Somers

Bacon Academy 20, Stonington 39
Winner: Colleen Clark, Bacon Academy, 21:15 for 3.1 miles at Bacon Academy

East Catholic 15, St. Paul 50
East Catholic 24, Berlin 33
Berlin 15, St. Paul 50
Winner: Katie Haines, East Catholic, 17:28 for 2.5 miles at St. Paul

Stafford 18, Suffield 41
Stafford 16, East Granby 45
Stafford 15, East windsor 50
Suffield 24, East Granby 33
Suffield 15, East windsor 50
East Granby 15, East Windsor 50
Winner: Andrea Balatka, Stafford, 21:51 for 2.9 miles at Suffield

Cheshire 26, Guilford 29
Cheshire 18, Lyman Hall 41
Cheshire 16, East Haven 46
Guilford 18, Lyman Hall 45
Guilford 15, East Haven 48
Lyman Hall 22, East Haven 33
Winner: Laura Cantley, Guilford, 17:12 for 2.5 miles at Cheshire
 

Lyman Memorial 18, Parish Hill 43
Lyman Memorial 17, Cheney Tech 44
1. Kevin Sorrell, Lyman Memorial 19:24, course record; 2. Phil Griffin (L) 19:28; 3. Tommy Rodriguez (P) 19:28; 4. Dan Clesowich (L) 20:23; 5. Daniel DeJesus (C)
20:50; 6. Justin Long (L) 20:57; 7. John Jarvis (L) 21:14; 8. Nathan Marshall (C) 21:52; 9. Turner Stimson (P) 21:56; 10. David Kline (L) 22:19; 11. Jared Scata (L) 22:29; 12. Shawn Mulcahy (L) 22:41; 13. Tommy Downes (C) 22:46; 14. Tyler Repoli (C) 22:48; 15. Justin Buck (C) 22:48.

Nonnewaug 15, Terryville 50, Nonnewaug 16, Litchfield 46, Litchfield 20,
Terryville 41,Lewis Mills 19, Terryville 49, Litchfield 26, Lewis Mills
29
1. John Bednar (N) 18:36 for 3.1 miles at Nonnewaug, 2. Emmitt Condsn
(N) 18:39, 3. Mike Russo (N) 18:51, 4. Tom Delancy (N) 18:51, 5. Spencer
Sass (L) 18:52, 6. Adam Llard (LM) 19:20, 7. Jeremy Paukilk (N) 19:30,
8. Jesse Bedinar (N) 19:35, 9. Trevor Doyon (L) 19:42, 10. Mike McDonald
(LM) 19:54, 11. John Palomba (N) 19:55, 12. Jason Cote (LM) 20:10, 13.
Dan Selander (T) 20:15, 14. Ron Pedroncelli (L) 20:17, 15. Tony Blekis
(T) 20:20

LEDYARD 15, KILLINGLY 50
At Danielson
1. David Holliday (L) 17:11; 2. Kyle Sweet (L) 17:32; 3. Ryan Moore (L)
17:51; 4. Mike Blanchard (L) 18:06; 5. Shea Quinn (L) 18:21; 6. Kevin
Sweet (L) 18:21; 7. Neil Bajolin (L) 18:23; 8. Rich Hiderbaram (L)
18:31; 9. Mick Rezedes (L) 18:32; 10. Ian Crandall (L) 18:32.
Records: L 4-0, 3-0 ECC Large; K 0-3. 0-3.

FITCH 25, NFA 30
At Groton
1. Zack Clark (N) 16:56; 2. Kyle Friedman (N) 17:02; 3. Chris Foster (F)
17:25; 4. Matt Eyler (F) 17:26; 5. Ryan Gauthier (F) 17:50; 6. Justin
Gauthier (F) 17:58; 7. Riley Nolan (F) 18:11; 8. Mike Zenowitz (N)
18:26; 9. Dave Marshall (N) 18:38; 10. Josh Robertson (N) 18:46.
Records: F 3-0, 3-0 ECC Large; N 2-2, 1-2.

Girls Cross Country

South Windsor 20, Manchester 43
South Windsor 15, Bloomfield 50
Manchester 15, Bloomfield 50
Winner: Ashley Reichelt, Manchester, 17:50 for 2.9 miles at South Windsor

Northwest Catholic 20, Rocky Hill 41
Northwest Catholic 23, Farmington 36
Farmington 26, Rocky Hill 29
Winner: Meghan Saramak, Northwest Catholic, 15:50 for 2.3 miles at Northwest Catholic

Litchfield 15 vs. Mills 48
Terryville 26 vs. Mills 29
Winner: Jackie Beers, Litchfield, 19:01 for 2.7 miles

Calle leads Hatters
TEAM SCORES: Staples 28, Danbury 31; Danbury 23, St. Joesph 33; Danbury 15, Harding 50.
INDIVIDUALS: 1. Liz Calle (D) 17:23, 2. Jessica Valencia (D) 18:10 3. Layla Natley (S) 18:10, 4. Annie Sullivan (S) 18:10, 5. Molly Kluge (D) 19:06, 6. Maggie Ewing (S) 19:49, 7. Reggie Yemma (S) 19:52, 8. Katherine Arango (S) 21:07, 9. Ali Maiani (S) 21:08, 10. Linleigh Smith (S) 21:13, 11.Jessica Cody (SJ) 21:28, 12. Christina Larsen (SJ) 21:40, 13. Emily DeMasi (D) 21:49, 14. Brooke Charlesworth (S) 21:59, 15. Emily Longhan (S) 22:07.
COURSE: 4,200meters Tarrywile Park, Danbury
RECORDS: Danbury 4-2; Staples 6-1; St. Joseph 2-4; Harding 0-6

Lyman Memorial 16, Parish Hill 46
Winner: Kelly Sorrell, 18:04 course record;  1. Samantha Troy (L) 18:04; 1. Dana Troy (L) 18:04; 4. Maria Bender (L) 19:04; 5. Christy Bissonnette (P) 19:19; 6. Erika Bourgoin (L) 19:28; 7. Lauren Polana (L) 19:47; 8. Alisa Kowal (P) 20:09; 9. Shauna Lavalette (L) 20:26; 10. Rebecca Corso (L) 20:39.

Litchfield 27, Nonnewaug 30; Litchfield 15, Lewis Mills 48;
Nonnewaug 20, Terryville 35; Terryville 26, Lewis Mills 29, Litchfield
16, Terryville 45
1. Heather Burns (N) 17:06 over a 2.56 course at Nonnewaug High School,
2. Alyssa Cole (N) 18:22, 3. Jackie Beers (L) 19:00, 4. Chloe Bourne (L) 19:26, 5. Hannah Bourne (L) 19:44, 6. Margurite Mahon (N) 20:26, 7. Danielle Baumann (L) 20:35, 8. Brittany Snick (T) 20:42, 9. Sarah Mahan (L) 21:02, 10. Caitlin Crowley (LM) 21:20, 11. Liz Obarowski (N) 21:21, 12. Sharon Micrzejeuski (T) 21:44, 13. Aprille Knox (L) 21:47, 14. Eva Hunt (L) 21:51, 15. Jen Ellsworth (LM) 21:53

LEDYARD 17, KILLINGLY 46
At Danielson
1. Sarah Fritz (L) 16:07; 2. Katherine Bossardet (L) 16:35; 3. Sophie
Holly (L) 17:49; 4. Tina Brochu (K) 18:07; 5. Megan Kunkemoeller (L)
19:13; 6. Theresa Frechette (L) 19:41; 7. Katie Ellis (L) 20:15; 8.
Jenny Barnett (L) 20:21; 9. Crystal Molina (L) 20:24; 10. Kristen
Ligvore (L) 21:03.
Records: L 2-2, 2-1 ECC Large; K 0-3, 0-3.

FITCH 16, NFA 45
At Groton
1. Betsy Boucher (F) 15:00; 2. Beth Kosta (F) 15:22; 3. Amanda Chapman
(F) 15:32; 4. Lauren Riley (F) 15:36; 5. Sterling Dumas (N) 15:45; 6.
Caitlin Kennedy (F) 15:50; 7. Blair Kauffmann (F) 16:01; 8. Cara
Tramantozzi (N) 16:05; 9. Kyley Chornoby (N) 16:08; 10. Lizzie
Littlewood (F) 16:13.
Records: F 3-0, 3-0 ECC Large; N 3-1, 2-1.

Boys Cross Country

Conard 24, Simsbury 32
Conard 15, Wethersfield 49
Simsbury 15, Wethersfield 50
Winner: Ahmed Haji, Conard, 16:31 for 3.1 miles at West Hartford Reservoir. Course Record on New Course

Hall 23, Glastonbury 36
Hall 15, Windsor 50
Glastonbury 19, Windsor 42
Winner: Phil Mitchel, Glastonbury, 16:51 for 3.1 miles at Northwest Park.

Coginchaug 27, Had.-Killingworth 28
Haddam-Killingworth 16, Morgan 47
Coginchaug 16, Morgan 47
Winner: Eric Langhaug, Coginchaug, 17:34 over 3.1 miles at Indian River.

Conard 24, Simsbury 32
Conard 15, Wethersfield 49
Simsbury 15, Wethersfield 50
Winner: Ahmed Haji, Conard, 16:31 for 3.1 miles at West Hartford Reservoir. Course Record on New Course

Watkinson 20, St. Thomas More 35
Winner: Miguel Davila, Watkinson, 17:57 for 3.1 miles at St. Thomas More

Bristol Eastern 17, Maloney 46
Bristol Eastern 23, Newington 34
Newington 19, Maloney 44
Winner: Eric Carren, Bristol Eastern, 18:22 for 3.1 miles at Hubbard Park.

East Hampton 23, Portland 35
Winner: Dave Wasserman, East Hampton, 16:11.

TEAM SCORES: Danbury 28, Staples 29; Danbury 16, St. Joseph 47; Danbury 15, Harding 50; Staples 15, St. Joseph 49; Staples 15, Harding 50; St. Joseph 21, Harding 36.
INDIVIDUALS: 1. Tyler Lonsdale (S) 14:00; 2. Tommy Vail (D) 14:07; 3. Graham Snow (D) 14:08; 4. Grant Burgess (S) 14:12; 5. Matt Bach (D) 14:31; 6. Jeffrey Cohen (D) 14:33; 7. Devin Hanrahan (S) 14:39; 8. Will Bartholomew (S) 15:43; 9. Kevin Peterson (S) 15:55; 10. Matt McNees (S) 16:01; 11. Joe Desontis (SJ) 16:07; 12. Henry Caplan (S) 16:09; 13. Remi Ray (S) 16:13; 14. Dan Ralabate (S) 16:14; 15. Andrew Lawrence (S) 16:16; 16. Eric Fitzgerald (S) 16:30; 17. Brendan Rickert (D) 16:35; 18. Brian Haswell (S) 16:36; 19. Jon Crocker (S) 16:38; 20. Sloan Holman (S) 16:41.
COURSE: 4,100 meters, Tarrywile Park, Danbury
RECORDS: Danbury 6-0, Staples 5-2, St. Joseph 3-3.

Girls Cross Country

Simsbury 21, Conard 43
Simsbury 18, Wethersfield 39
Wethersfield 24, Conard 33
Winner: Kate Szymaszek, Simsbury, 20:36 for 3.1 miles at West Hartford Reservoir

Hall 24, Glastonbury 35
Hall 15, Windsor 50
Glastonbury 15, Windsor 50
Winner: Ceara Danaher, Hall, 18:35 for 2.85 miles at Northwest Park.

H-K 26, Morgan 31
H-K 26, Coginchaug 31
Coginchaug 21, Morgan 34
Winner: Lauren Padula, H-K, 16:16 over 2.5 miles at Indian River.

Bristol Eastern 15, Mlainey 50
Newington 15, Maloney 50
Newington 23, Bristrol Eastern 36
Winner: Ellen Barnicle, Newington, 22:14 for 3.1 miles at Hubbard Park.

East Hampton 23, Portland 36
East Hampton 18, Cromwell 45
Portland 19, Cromwell 45
Winner: Alison Cloutier, East Hampton, 15:33 (course record)