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Scout video contest
NEW HAVEN — Frontier Communications is sponsoring Girl Scouts of Connecticut’s Fun Fest and the launch of the “Tell Your Girl Scout Story” video contest.
The contest is designed to encourage young women in Connecticut to create a short video describing how Girl Scouts has supported them in the areas of leadership, technology or community.
Participants will submit their videos, along with a parental consent form (required for participants under the age of 13) to a special Girl Scouts’ section of the Frontier Facebook page (www.facebook.com/frontiercorp). Once the videos have been posted, the general public will be able to vote for their favorite
In order to enter, a participant must be an active member of the Girl Scouts of Connecticut. Videos should be no longer than five (5) minutes. The deadline to enter is April 4. For more information and for a full list of contest rules, please visit:www.facebook.com/frontiercorp.
Honored pg 12 3-5-15
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DAYVILLE --- Westview Health Care Center of Dayville has named second shift Certified Nursing Assistant Anna Sekula the February Employee of the Month. She has been employed at Westview since September 2009.
Sekula graduated from Worcester State College in 2004 with a bachelor’s in business aAdministration and in 2009 attended Quinebaug Valley Community College to become a Certified Nurses Aide. She is currently taking classes at Three Rivers Community College in Manchester where she expects to earn her license to become a Registered Nurse in December 2016.
She enjoys abstract and modern art, music, dancing, architecture and gardening. She is most proud of her husband Lukasz, daughter Ewa and son Adam and shares that her two children are working toward achieving their Blackbelt distinction at Quest Martial Arts in Putnam.
Coach pg 1 3-12-15
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Coach Deary-
Fillmore goes
out in style
By Ron P. Coderre
The Woodstock Academy gymnastics team with Paige Stuyniski and Grace Logan leading the way gave retiring coach Robin Deary-Fillmore yet one more gift on her way out as the Centaurs captured the State Open Championship for the fourth consecutive year. Woodstock finished with a team score of 148.3 ahead of second-place finisher Southington with a total of 140.325.
Last week the Centaur gymnasts won the Class S title. The Open championship was the second leg of what Woodstock hopes will close out Deary-Fillmore’s career in style – a New England Championship. The trifecta is well within the Centaurs grasp.
The highlight of the Open meet was a near-perfect Floor exercise performance by sophomore Stuyniski. Her routine garnered her a score of 9.875 on a total of 10. Her performance on the Floor set a State record. Her teammate Logan finished second in the Floor with a score of 9.725. To cap off the Floor, Woodstock’s Nicolette Deary was third (9.525) and Jordan Fulchino was fifth (9.4).
Stuyniski walked off with the All-Around individual crown, posting a score of 38.7. She was followed by Logan at 37.625.
Logan finished first in the Vault with a performance that was recorded at 9.55, while Stuyniski was third at 9.5. On the Bars, Stuyniski was second (9.525) and Logan third (9.5). Stuyniski was also first on the Beam with a score of 9.8.
This week the Centaur gymnasts are off to Pinkerton Academy Field House in Derry, New Hampshire to defend their New England Championship. Deary-Fillmore has experienced her final Connecticut Class competition, her final Connecticut Open competition, with one final competition remaining.
Next year Deary-Fillmore’s position as gymnastics coach at Woodstock Academy will be taken by her daughter, Kasey Fillmore, a former gymnast at Killingly High School and collegian at Bowling Green University.
Win, lose or draw, a fitting tribute to Deary-Fillmore would be naming her to the Woodstock Academy Athletic Hall of Fame and also honoring her with a banner in Alumni Field House commemorating her tremendous and unmatched coaching career at Woodstock Academy.
Curtain pg 1 3-12-15
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Basketball Wrap-up
Curtain drawn
on basketball
season
By Ron P. Coderre
The high school and prep school girls’ basketball season took its final curtain call last week as every team that was left standing took a bow and exited stage left. The lone exception was the Pomfret School women’s team, which reached the NEPSAC Class B finals.
Putnam, Tourtellotte and Plainfield ended their magical journeys in the CIAC Tournament after each posted an opening round victory. Marianapolis Prep playing in the NEPSAC Class A tournament also said sayonara.
In the boys’ competition Putnam posted a play-in victory but faced No. 1 seed and undefeated 23-0 Sacred Heart on Tuesday (after the paper went to press). Plainfield seeded #11 played a first round game against #22 seed Enfield on Monday. In the eventuality of a victory the Panthers were scheduled to play the winner of #22 Windham Tech and #6 Notre Dame – Fairfield.
Putnam Men Headed to the Gallows?
Putnam, seeded #32 in the CIAC Class S Tournament, was rewarded for its exciting 63-61 win over HMTCA in a qualifying round contest, by being pitted against 23-0 and No. 1 ranked Sacred Heart.
Savoring the victory over HMTCA, the Clippers, who were trailing 37-25 at intermission, turned the table on their opponent, outscoring the hosts 38-24 in the second half to post their ninth win of the season. The victory came on a game-winning shot at the buzzer by junior Jeremee Perez.
Perez, who posted a double-double with 10 points and 13 rebounds, led a quartet of Putnam scorers who were in double figures. Steven Dakai was the high scorer for the Clippers with 14 points, followed by Nate Tozzi with 11 and Shawn Audet with 10. The Clippers were 9-12 on the season entering their contest against the No. 1 seed Sacred Heart.
Opening Round Wins – 2nd Round Losses
The Tourtellotte girls, who were the highest seeded local team in the CIAC Tournament, opened with an impressive 80-34 Class S victory over HMTCA. The Lady Tigers held the visitors scoreless as they opened a 24-0 lead after one period of play. The rest was history as they coasted to victory.
Tourtellotte was led by Allie Ablondi who had 16 points, including two from beyond the three-point arc. Deanna Lazzara contributed 14 points, while point guard Abby Poirier added 11 and Emily Vincent had 10.
The 6th-seeded Lady Tigers let the jitters get to them in the Second Round when they hosted 11th seed Windsor Locks. A contest that was nip-and-tuck throughout saw Tourtellotte on top 36-34 at the end of three periods. Windsor Locks took charge in the final stanza, outscoring the hosts 14-8 in posting the upset.
Ablondi was the high scorer for Tourtellotte with nine points. Coach Carla Faucher’s charges finish the season with a sparkling mark of 18-6.
Putnam, seeded #21, took a long trek to New Haven to play Amistad Academy in a First Round contest. The Lady Clippers enjoyed the ride home following a hard-fought 34-31 victory over the 12th seed Amistad.
Sophomore Alyssa Espinosa had a career game, posting 19 points in leading the Lady Clippers to victory, while Maria Fredette chipped in 10 markers. The elation of the victory was short lived as #5 Notre Dame – Fairfield bounced Putnam from the tourney in an easy 55-16 win. Putnam concludes its season at 11-11.
Number 17 seed Plainfield, playing in Class M, posted a First Round victory over #16 Coginchaug 49-36. The Lady Panthers were paced by Adrienne Lorange with 13 points and Julie Jordan with a dozen.
The reward for the win was a contest against #1-seed Morgan. Plainfield was simply outnumbered as it fell 64-45. Lorange with 15 and Jordan with 10 were the only players in double figures. Plainfield ends its season at 15-10.
Marianapolis V1, which just barely slipped into the NEPSA Class A Tournament as an eight seed, lost to #1 seed Tabor Academy 66-38. Rachel Aho closed out her Marianapolis career with a double-double, 12 points and 12 rebounds. Caroline Soucy added 10 points in the loss, as the Lady Knights close the books on the 2014-2015-season at 11-15.
Pomfret School, a #5-seed in the NEPSAC Class B Tournament, won its opening round game, beating #4 seed Williston-Northampton 59-56. The Golden Griffins got a great game from its “big three” Deja Ross (20 points), Juliette Lawless (19) and Alyzae Davis (13).
The Lady Griffs continued their march into the NEPSAC Class B Tournament with an upset victory over the #1-seed Berkshire Academy 58-42. The “big three” once again led the way. Davis captured game high honors with 21 points. Her teammates Ross (18) and Lawless (13) were also in double figures. Pomfret at 15-9 faced off against Tilton Academy in the title game.
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