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Coming Through
Anthony Durham, one of the players responsible for the rise of PSA basketball to number 4 in the country, blows by a defender. Photo courtesy of Mehmet Eygoren.
By Ron P. Coderre
Putnam Science Academy varsity basketball is in it eight season of competition. During that brief period, coach Tom Espinosa has posted a winning record of 134-47, while gradually developing teams to carry the Mustangs banner to a high level.
This season, Espinosa has assembled probably the most talented group of players ever to take the Maple St. court. The 2013-2014 edition of Putnam Science Academy basketball hasn’t disappointed, posting an impressive 17-2 (as of Jan. 27).
The talented Mustangs were recognized in the preseason post graduate basketball ranking when they cracked the poll for the first time ever, edging into number 10 in the rankings. Following a pair of close losses to a pair of perennial prep powers Notre Dame Prep and Wilbraham & Munson the Scientists have reeled off an impressive nine game winning streak in which they’ve catapulted from 13th in the country to the latest ranking as the number 4 team in the country.
The team trails only #1 Brewster Academy, number 2 Fishburne School and number 3 Hargrave Academy. Ranked teams in the Top Ten that PSA has beaten include number 5 Northfield-Mt. Hermon and #6 St. Thomas More. Leading the team to the stratospheric ranking has been point guard Danny Upchurch, off guards Anthony Durham and Dalique Mingo, inside standouts Chaise Daniels, Jordan Butler and Jalen Terry and sixth man Kyle Menard.
Over the years the Mustangs have featured the likes of Dayshon “Scoochie” Smith, now at the University of Dayton; Shaun Lawton, now at the University of Maine; and 7-foot Rundell Mauge, at Pacific University in Stockton, Calif. These greats and many others have paved the way in the growth of the program.
The winning history they’ve established and the legacy they’ve imparted have been the groundwork and foundation that’s helped Espinosa to put together this year’s team, which now has the opportunity to go one step further if they can qualify for the National Prep School Championships in March.
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Volleyball pg 11 1-30-14
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PUTNAM — The 15th Annual Putnam Lions Volleyball Challenge will be held March 15 and 16 and the Lions are looking to recruit teams to participate in, and sponsors to support, this year’s challenge. All funds raised go back to the community.
The competition will be held at the Pomfret School Strong Field House.
There will be three co-ed divisions - A, B and C (Corporate), with cash prizes to the champion of each division.
Quality prizes will be awarded to participants for designated levels of pledge money raised.
Complimentary food, beverages and snacks will be provided for team participants. Team packets will be mailed to the team captain upon confirmation of team participation in the tournament.
The team registration fee is minimum $350 in pledges or sponsorships.
For additional information, to register a team or to receive a team packet, please contact Lion Steve Faucher by email or phone: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. 860-617-4142.
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Education briefs pg 12 1-30-14
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On dean’s list
NEW LONDON — The following local students have achieved Dean’s Honors or High Honors for the fall 2013 semester at Connecticut College: Dylan O’Hara, class of 2017, Woodstock, Dean’s Honors; Maxwell Richards, class of 2014, Pomfret, Dean’s High Honors; Audrey Wayman, class of 2015, Eastford, Dean’s High Honors.
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POMFRET — Pomfret School recently announced the recipients of the school’s deeded sports awards and other distinctions earned by varsity athletes for the fall sports season: Alexander Chase of Pomfret, Sydney Fisher of Pomfret, Rhone O’Hara of Woodstock, Charles Paul of Woodstock, Samuel Paul of Woodstock, Colin Rodman of Pomfret Center.
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The following charges were listed in the Putnam Police Department logs. The people charged are innocent until proven guilty in court. The Town Crier will publish dispositions of cases at the request of the accused. The dispositions must be accompanied by the proper documentation. The Putnam Police Department confidential Tip Line is 963-0000.
Jan. 18
Louis St. Jean, 57, Riverside Drive, N. Grosvenordale; operating under the influence, speeding.
Rachel Eddy, 26, Paine Road, Pomfret; operating under the influence, failure to drive right.
Stacie Bonneville, 27, Providence Pike, Danielson; operating under the influence, failure to drive right.
Jan. 19
John Arsenault, 22, North Street, Erving, Mass.; misuse of plates, operating under suspension, operating an unregistered motor vehicle, head light violation.
Jan. 20
William Peabody Jr., 37, Providence Street, Putnam; operating under suspension, operating unregistered motor vehicle, failure to carry insurance.
Cathelina Waldron, 23, Pomfret Street, Putnam; operating under the influence, operating unregistered motor vehicle, failure to drive right.
Theodore Cyr-Patridge, 19, Providence Street, Putnam; disorderly conduct.
Jan. 22
Catherine Kreimes, 58, Powhattan Street, Putnam; disorderly conduct.
Crystal Matwyko, 32, Hartford Pike, Dayville; third-degree assault, disorderly conduct, interfering with a 911 call.
Jan. 23
David Walshe, 46, Sisson Street, Greene, R.I.; third-degree identity theft.
Ralph Weingarten, 60, Woodstock Avenue, Putnam; second-degree criminal trespass, third-degree criminal mischief.
Jan. 25
Garrett White, 21, Cherry Hill Road, Pomfret Center; operating under the influence, failure to drive right.
Jan. 26
Kimberly Cournoyer, 31, South Main Street, Putnam; evading responsibility, operating without a license.
Nicole Corey, 23, Woodstock Avenue, Putnam; three counts of disorderly conduct.
Jan. 27
Walter Heibel, 22, Pomfret Street, Putnam; unlawful restraint, disorderly conduct.