American 

Legion action

heats up

By Ron P. Coderre

High school graduations and the entire hullabaloo that’s associated with Pomp and Circumstance has run its course and the boys of summer in American Legion Baseball are now swinging into serious action.

Moosup and Danielson engaged in a weekend series, the first time this season that two locals faced off.  It was a full week for both teams with five games on the slate.  Danielson went 2-3 on the week, while Moosup reversed those numbers, going 3-2.

TriTown engaged in a three game series with Waterford, playing a doubleheader on the road and a Sunday singleton in Thompson was washed out by the weatherman.  The Towners faced Jewett City earlier in the week, splitting a pair of games.  On the week TT was 1-3.

In the first two weeks of play, Moosup is the only area team in the top of the standings, solidly in third place in the 10-team Zone VI.  TriTown and Danielson are below the .500 mark.

TriTown Searching for Its Identity

TriTown baseball composed of players from four different schools is still searching for consistency as coach John Foucault and his staff attempts to put the pieces of the puzzle together.

There was a glimmer of hope in the second game of a two-game series against Jewett City , when Ryan Gadoury threw a complete game one-hitter at the JC crew.  Gadoury, who is headed to Assumption College in September, disposed of Jewett City 7-2.  The lone hit was a scratch single of the infield variety in the first inning.  

Gadoury received offensive support from second baseman Benny Brissette who smashed a three-run home run.  Brissette along with Zach Cutler and Nick Foucault each had two hits in the nine-hit TriTown attack.

In the first game of the series, Jewett City pitching stymied the TriTown bats, completely shutting them down 7-0.  Brissette with two hits was the lone bright spot.

In a doubleheader against Waterford on the road the Towners dropped a pair 3-1 and 9-0.  Josh Allard pitched a whale of a game in the opener but his mates were only able to tally a single run.  Allard and Brissette each had two hits in the loss.  In the second game TriTown was limited to one hit, while Waterford pounded the Towners for 13 hits.  TriTown is 2-5 entering the third week of the season.

Moosup – Danielson Split Weekend DH 

Moosup and Danielson engaged in a twinbill on Saturday in Plainfield with each team walking away with a victory.  Moosup came back from a 5-0 deficit to capture the first game 9-5 as Jordan Federer weathered early pitching woes to go the distance for the win.  Jason Biesiadecki drove home three runs for Post #91 and Dylan Horn scored a pair in the win.

In the second game Drew Daley went the distance stemming the Moosup bats in a 6-3 victory.  Charlie Innes was the hitting star for Danielson as he was 3-for-4 at the plate.   

Danielson started its week with a three-game series against Norwich and dropped two-of-three.  Norwich captured the first two games of the series 7-0 and 2-1 before Danielson bounced back with a 6-5 victory that went eight innings before the outcome was decided.

In the win, Tre Belanger, who’s been knocking the cover off the ball all spring, drove in the winning run with a walk-off single in the extra frame.  Kolby Reggione had three hits and Innes had a pair of hits for Danielson.

Cory Sipos was the hard luck loser in the first game of the series.  The Danielson offense continued to sputter in the next game when it was only able to produce a single run off Norwich pitching.  Danielson is 3-5 on the season.

Moosup won the opening and closing games of its three-game series with Willimantic.  Post #91 rode the pitching of Mike Esposito in the 5-2 victory.  David Carpenter, who was 3-for-3 with three runs-batted-in, was the main offensive weapon for Moosup.  

Carpenter took the hill in the final game and emerged a 6-1 victor with a complete game performance.  He allowed five hits while setting down eight Willi batters via the strike out route.  Federer had a pair of doubles and scored two runs for Moosup.  Sandwiched in between the victories was a 5-0 shutout loss to Willimantic.  Moosup is 5-3 in the early going.

TriTown Jrs. Dropped by Jewett City

The TriTown Jr. Team at 3-3 on the season lost its only game of the week 4-2 to Jewett City.  The Towners Jacob Brule went 5 2/3 innings in the loss.

 

 

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Graduate

With the banners of the fieldhouse behind her, a Woodstock Academy graduate listens to the Manchester Pipe Band bagpipers and drummers play. More photos on page 6. Linda Lemmon photo.

 

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Graduation in the rain:  Mackenzie Feen, top right and Rachelle Tomlinson, right. 

 

'Make a

difference'

By Linda Lemmon

Town Crier Editor

WOODSTOCK --- Class President Matthew Rich called on his classmates to make a difference at the Woodstock Academy commencement June 21, 2015.

"Continue to challenge the old way of thinking," he said. And as a final challenge to classmates, he quoted David Frost, saying "Don’t aim for success if you want it; just do what you love and believe in, and it will come naturally."

The members of the Class of 1965, celebrating their reunion, were welcomed.

Jenna Scout Haines, winner of the Kathryn Robertson Essay Award, read her essay "The Hidden Curriculum: What Books Couldn't Teach Us."

The winners of the Yale Honor Cups were Elizabeth Redfield and Ryan Heilemann.

Winners of the Williams Scholarships include Haines, Redfield, Heilemann,  Rich, Canyon Hopkins, Vishal Cherian and Hunter Malboeuf.

Graduates include: 

Brooklyn:

Reinert  Angle, Erin Bagdoian, Elaina Becher, Haley Bessette, Alison Brennan, Nicole Cadro, Joseph Carbone V, Sara Chagnot, Vishal Cherian, Alec Clark, Christopher D’Aiello, Jacqueline Deary, Nicolette Deary, Samantha Demers, Ryan DeOliveira, Shane Eccleston, Shelby Eccleston, Lauren Evans, Shelby Fundin, Tiana Gagnon, Nicholas Gosselin, Michaela Green, Jenna Haines, Ryan Heilemann, Canyon Hopkins, Elizabeth Hoyt, Zachary Jean, Adam Jordan, Andrew Kausch, Briana Kowolenko, Meghan Labbe, Nicolas LaBossiere, Vinya Lamb, Angelique LaPrade, Noah Lehoux, Benjamin Lombardi, Eli Majek, Angelise Martin, Sara Miner, Kayla Munger, Sean O’Brien, Terria Phaneuf, Abigail Robichaud, Avery Rollins, Thapnigon Saengsouriyheth, Dajana Sejdiraj, Julia Shimer, Christopher Silvestro, Justin Skellett, Angelina Smith, Morgan Sorel, Harley Spring, Abigail Stevens, Maxwell Swenson, Lindsey Taylor, Elizabeth Williamson, Lindsey Young.

Canterbury: 

Trent Appleton, Nicole Benoit, Courtney Bergman, Adam Blonshine, Jane Bodinger, Denis Bouchard, Evan Bright, Peter Button, Jordan Corey, Annette Costanzo, Holden Cote, Graysen DeLuca, Matthew Gignac, Linzee Glennon, Matthew Hare, Trevor Labbe, Angie LaFlamme, Jessica Lehtonen, Taylor Littell, Olivia Lyon, Abigail Mares, Abbey Marsalisi, MacArthur Roy, Samantha Sherman, Mishel Wight.

Danielson: 

Ashley LeBeau

Dudley: Emma Howe

Eastford: 

Jason AlbrechtAlexander Aleszczyk, Isabella Belanger, Rebekah Budd, Caitlyn Chapman, Jonathan Espada, Sierra Goodwin, Peter Howard, Kyle Lingard, Kiana Percy, Jordan Phaneuf, Melanie Phaneuf, Kara Singleton, Sarah Torcellini, Kyle Tyler, Daniel Whittenburg, Abigail Willis.

Pomfret:

Miranda Apicelli, Megan Bastow, Shaina Blain, Natalie Bourque, Ian Burgess, Daniel Butkevich, Abigail Catsam, Evan Clarke, Rosaleen Donovan, Anna Fagan, Sarah Haberbosch, Amythest Hamby, Conor Hanlon, Dylan Hearn, Mary Incera, Kelsie Iturrino, Tyler King, Nicholas Kowalchuk, Jamie Kristal, Max Logan, Anthony Lukas, Christopher Martin, Jose Trinidad Martinez, Grayson McCarthy, Nathan McCourt, Elena McCusker, Joseph Minard, Max Mullin, Abigail Murren, Kerri Palmer, Jeffrey Perry, Crystelle Ranhoff, Nicholas Rogerson, James Rowley, Claire Sconzo, Seth Semmelrock, Mikayla Sheldon, Oliver Simon, Kayla Slayton, Colleen Topliff, Kevin Vernon Jr., Avery Warford, Katelyn Wedegis, Kendall Wilcox, Mary Wishart.

David Bohanan, Sutton, Mass. 

Union:

Christopher Fahey, Stacy Rickey, Jennifer Zeiger.

Woodstock:

Nicholas Alberini, Cleo Alberts, Kaitlyn Baron, Jacob Beaudry, Austin Beaupre, Paige Belhumeur, Patrick Berk, Dylan Berridge, Jacob Blain, Luke Blodgett, Rachel Bober, Justin Bouten, Lee Boyd, Katelyn Brady,  Ariana Bunker, Courtney Butts, Tori Butts, Adam Converse, Alexander Corden, Gavin Corey, Shannon Creedon, Jacob Cremers, Austin Dean, Jordan Deary, Marina Defocy, Alexis Dehler, Sarah Douglas, Jasmine Dubois, Violet Dussault, Zachary Enderle, Marco Epifani, Haley Farley, Mackenzie Feen, Corlis Fraga, Madison Frost, Ryan Gadoury, Taylor Gilbert, Kacey Gilchrist, Amanda Goddard, Vincent Goernert, Paisley Gothreau, Kaeleigh Gould, Galina Gruder, Anna Grudzinski, Cameron Hartland, Lucas Hoffower, Megan Houlihan, Warren Johnson, James Jordan, Stone Jurczyk, Benjamin LaFleche, Cody Lajoie, Edward Lanzoni, Daniel Larson, Dmitri Larson, Jared Latour, Zoe LaVergne, Alexis LiDonde, Riana Lincoln, Jessica Madden, Hannah Mainhart, Hunter Malboeuf, Andrew Mancini, Evert McKee III, Christopher Melville, Rebecca Messier, Tess Migliaccio, William Minkema, Aemilia Mullin, Shealyn Musumeci, Bailey Napierata, Jeffery Neely, Weston Ogle, Sarah Oleksiak, Jacquelyn Orlowski, Veronica Phillips, Adam Piche, Benjamin Piche, Jacqueline Pillo, Shannon Place, Courtney Pollock, Elizabeth Redfield, Morgan Reynolds, Matthew Rich, Allison Rosaci, Nicholas Roush, Jeremy Roy, Marissa Roy, Chelsea Rush, Patrick Salisbury, Asa Scranton, Kelsey Seabold, Zu En Seow, Annabel Shackett, Conrad Sheldon, Colin Sheldon, Paul Sivertsen Jr., Seline Smith, Michaela Solitro, Roosevelt Sowka, Ashton Stephens, Roger Stohlberg, Quinlan Taylor, Rachelle Tomlinson, Marcus Trudeau, Nicholas Waterhouse, Jamie Wildgoose, Paige Willard, Nicholas Wolslegel, Zackery Wood, Sawyer Woodland, Nicholas Wootton.

International:

Weigang Cao, Shashwat Chaudhari, Huayu Chen, Lu Chen, Kehua Chen, Liyi Dai, Hongrui Deng, Yirou Fan Fan, Zongheng Anberlin Fu, Jiawei Huang, Chen Jiang, Hao Li, Sitong Liu, Wenshan Meng, Junda Mu, Zhiqi Tang, Zifeng Wang, Qian Wang, Lan Wei, Kexin Xu, Jiaying Xue, Yichun Yang, Xinyin Zhang, Xianyi Zhao, Zijian Zhu.

 

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WOODSTOCK — The  Woodstock Academy Class of 2015 awards include:

Cleo Alberts, Susan Dorrance Gordon - Latin Prize, Outstanding Achievement, History

Jason Albrecht, Esther  & Lucie Harmon & Leta Sabin Trepal Scholarship (Eastford), Edith Wheaton Smith Scholarship  (Eastford)

Reinert Angle, Outstanding Achievement in German 2

Erin Bagdoian, FCCLA Scholarship, Outstanding Achievement in Culinary Arts

Megan Bastow, Outstanding Achievement in French 2

Nicole Benoit, 20" x 30" Art Show Finalist

Luke Blodgett, 20" x 30" Art Show Finalist, Woodstock Agricultural Society Scholarship

Natalie Bourque, American Legion Americanism Award

Katelyn Brady, Woodstock Academy Alumni Scholarship, Woodstock Academy Music Parents Association Scholarship (WAMPA)

Rebekah Budd, Woodstock Academy Artist of the Year

Courtney Butts, Karen’s Cause Scholarship

Nicole Cadro, Outstanding Achievement in Early Childhood Education

Sara Chagnot, Outstanding Female Instrumentalist Award

Caitlyn Chapman, National Honor Society Scholarship, Charles, Millicent & Richard Noren Memorial Scholarship, Outstanding Achievement in ECE Calculus

Vishal Cherian, Williams Scholarship (Robertson Essay) 2nd Place 

Alec Clark, Outstanding Achievement in Architectural Project Management

Adam Converse, John F. Duffy Memorial Scholarship (Senexet Grange)

Gavin Corey, Helena B. Duffy Memorial Scholarship (Senexet Grange), Putnam Emblem Club #209

Jordan Corey, Gerry Suprenant Memorial Scholarship

Gavin Corey, Woodstock Agricultural Society Scholarship

Christopher D’Aiello, Hannah Green Memorial Scholarship, Helen Plassmann Memorial Scholarship, Natalie & Robert W. Randall Memorial Award

Nicolette Deary, Outstanding Achievement in Nutrition & Food Prep

Graysen DeLuca, Bob’s Discount Furniture High School Hero Scholarship, Rotary Club of Plainfield Norbert Brodeur Award, Spirol Intl Scholarship

Sarah Douglas, Douglas Foisy Memorial Scholarship, Richard W. Franklin Memorial Scholarship, Woodstock Agricultural Society Scholarship, Woodstock Education Foundation Director’s Award 

Shelby Eccleston, Laskey Memorial Scholarship, Linemaster Switch Business Scholarship, Outstanding Achievement in Mandarin 5

Jonathan Espada, 20" x 30" Art Show Finalist

Haley Farley, Outstanding Achievement in Wood Technology

Mackenzie Feen, 20" x 30" Art Show Finalist, Nancy Brush Memorial Scholarship, Outstanding Senior Artist

Corlis Fraga, Outstanding Achievement in Psychology, Abraham & Evelyn Rodensky Memorial  Award  for Excellence in Writing

Shelby Fundin, Putnam #46 Ancient Free & Accepted Masons Educational Award 

Taylor Gilbert, Outstanding Achievement in Architectural Design

Kacey Gilchrist, Edward “Bud” Rondeau Memorial Scholarship

Sierra Goodwin, Harold D. Carpenter Scholarship (Eastford), Esther  & Lucie Harmon & Leta Sabin Trepal Scholarship - Eastford

Paisley Gothreau, Kristina Noe Memorial Scholarsh., Outstanding Achievement, French 4

Kaeleigh Gould, Kenneth Beatson Memorial Scholarship, Elias Farquhar Memorial Scholarship

Michaela Green, John Conover Memorial Scholarship, Outstanding Achievement in AP Calculus AB

Galina Gruder, Headmasters Award, TEEG Community Scholarship

Sarah Haberbosch, FCCLA Scholarship

Jenna Haines, Outstanding 4-year Achievement in History and Social Sciences, Outstanding Achievement in Latin 4, Donald B. Williams & Hope K. Williams Scholarship (Robertson Essay) 1st Place

Amythest Hamby, Outstanding Achievement in German 3, Woodstock Agricultural Society Scholarship

Conor Hanlon, Charles Couture Memorial Award, August Walter “Gus” Loos Memorial Scholarship, Outstanding Achievement in International Relations

Matthew Hare, Outstanding Achievement in Pastry & Baking

Ryan Heilemann, Outstanding Achievement in Chemistry, Outstanding Achievement in Spanish 4, Outstanding Male Instrumentalist, US Army National Scholar Athlete Award, Williams Scholarship Yale Honor Cup , Woodstock Academy Music Parents Association Scholarship (WAMPA)

Canyon Hopkins, National Honor Society Scholarship, Williams Scholarship (Robertson Essay) 3rd Place

Emma Howe, Arlene Bradley Memorial Scholarship (Science Award)

Kelsie Iturrino, Outstanding Achievement in 3D Animation and Design

Stone Jurczyk, Outstanding Achievement in Advanced Engineering/Robotics

Nicholas Kowalchuk, Bethany T. Dauray Memorial Scholarship

Briana Kowolenko, Elsie Jean Luppi Memorial Scholarship, Outstanding Achievement in The Developing Child

Jamie Kristal, Martha Paul Memorial Scholarship

Nicolas LaBossiere, Outstanding Achievement in Alternative Energy & Construction

Cody Lajoie, Putnam Emblem Club #209, Perfect 4-year Attendance, Accounting Award 

Zoe LaVergne, Helena B. Duffy Memorial Scholarship (Senexet Grange),  David W. Marsland Memorial Scholarship, Putnam Rotary Club Scholarship, VHS Scholarship, Woodstock Agricultural Society Scholarship

Alexis LiDonde, Charles Cournoyer Memorial Scholarship

Taylor Littell, John R. Williams Scholarship (Canterbury)

Sitong Liu, 20" x 30" Art Show Finalist

Hunter Malboeuf, Air Force Math & Science Award, Most Deserving Senior Boy (Morse Fund),  Outstanding Achievement in AP Calculus BC, Outstanding Achievement in Physics, Williams Scholarship Academic Scholarship, Woodstock Agricultural Society Scholarship

Angelise Martin, CT Association of Boards of Education Student Leadership Award, Louise P. Jordan Memorial (Outstanding Female Vocalist Award), Most Deserving Senior Girl (Ingraham/Parkerton Award), Tri-M Scholarship, Woodstock Academy Music Parents Association Scholarship (WAMPA)

Grayson McCarthy, Louise P. Jordan Memorial (Outstanding Male Vocalist Award)

Wenshan Meng, Air Force Math & Science Award, Susan Dorrance Gordon Scholarship - Outstanding Math Student, Outstanding Achievement in AP Calculus BC, Outstanding Achievement in AP Statistics

Rebecca Messier, David W. Marsland Memorial Scholarship

Tess Migliaccio, Wiltsie Memorial - Most Improved in Science Award

Aemilia Mullin, 20" x 30" Art Show Finalist, Eleanor Peterson Lawton Memorial Scholarship

Shealyn Musumeci, Karen’s Cause Scholarship, Putnam Rotary Club Scholarship, QRS Compassion Scholarship 

Bailey Napierata, Christopher Bradley Memorial Scholarship

Weston Ogle, National Honor Society Scholarship, Woodstock Academy Music Parents Association Scholarship (WAMPA)

Sarah Oleksiak, Fire & Life Safety Scholarship, Outstanding Achievement in Environmental Science, Perfect 4-year Attendance, Putnam Rotary Club Scholarship, Woodstock Agricultural Society Henry Dunleavy Memorial Scholarship, Woodstock Lions Club Scholarship

Jacqueline Orlowski, Bob’s Discount Furniture High School Hero Scholarship, Congressional Certificate of Merit

Kiana Percy, Sommer Family Fund Scholarship

Melanie Phaneuf, Tri-M Scholarship, Woodstock Academy Music Parents Association Scholarship (WAMPA)

Veronica Phillips, Woodstock Agricultural Society Scholarship

Adam Piche, Helena B. Duffy Memorial Scholarship (Senexet Grange), David W. Marsland Memorial Scholarship

Benjamin Piche, Helena B. Duffy Memorial Scholarship (Senexet Grange), David W. Marsland Memorial Scholarship, Michael Wlaskiewicz Memorial Award

Crystelle Ranhoff, Pomfret Lion’s Club, Marvin N. & Susan Weed Sherman Memorial Scholarship, TEEG Community Scholarship

Elizabeth Redfield, US Army National Scholar Athlete Award, Williams Scholarship Yale Honor Cup

Morgan Reynolds, Woodstock Agricultural Society Ray Donnelly Memorial Scholarship

Matthew Rich, American Legion Americanism Award, Bob’s Discount Furniture High School Hero Scholarship, Douglas Foisy Memorial Scholarship, John F. Duffy Memorial Scholarship (Senexet Grange), Outstanding Achievement in Biology, Outstanding Achievement in Latin 5, TEEG Community Scholarship, Williams Scholarship Academic Scholarship, Woodstock Agricultural Society Fran Stevens Memorial Scholarship, Woodstock Lions Club Scholarship

Abigail Robichaud, 20" x 30" Art Show Finalist

James Rowley, William & Gladys Murdock Scholarship  (Pomfret), Putnam #46 Ancient Free & Accepted Masons Educational Award, Woodstock Agricultural Society Preston T. Roberts Memorial Scholarship

Claire Sconzo, Outstanding Achievement in Family & Consumer Sciences

Dajana Sejdiraj, Woodstock Academy Alumni Scholarship

Annabel Shackett, President’s Volunteer Service Award, Prudential Spirit of Community Award

Samantha Sherman, Canterbury Lions Club Scholarship, Frink Scholarship (Canterbury)

Oliver Simon, CT Association of Boards of Education Student Leadership Award, Outstanding Achievement in Spanish 5

Kara Singleton, Eleanor K. Lewis Scholarship (Eastford), Luke Leadership Award, Emil Vaida Scholarship (Eastford)

Justin  Skellett, Outstanding Achievement in Exploring Multimedia Design

Seline Smith, 20" x 30" Art Show Finalist

Angelina Smith, Quinebaug Valley Regional Rotaract Club Scholarship

Michaela Solitro, 20" x 30" Art Show Finalist

Ashton Stephens, Outstanding Achievement in Engineering CAD

Abigail Stevens, Outstanding Achievement in Prenatal Development & Infancy

Quinlan Taylor, Headmasters Award, Outstanding Achievement in English 4, Putnam Rotary Club Scholarship 

Lindsey Taylor, Outstanding Achievement in International Relations

Sarah Torcellini, Outstanding Achievement in Computer Science, Outstanding Achievement in Exploring Multimedia Design

Katelyn Wedegis, Outstanding Achievement in Italian 4, Outstanding Achievement in Psychology, William L. Parkerton Memorial Award, Pomfret Lion’s Club, Tri-M Scholarship 

Abigail Willis, Dr. David Bates/Dr. Rudolph Klare Memorial Scholarship, Esther  & Lucie Harmon & Leta Sabin Trepal Scholarship (Eastford), Karen’s Cause Scholarship, Mary King Sharpe Award (Eastford)

Nicholas Wolslegel, Woodstock Academy Alumni Scholarship

Jennifer Zeiger, Putnam Rotary Club Scholarship 

Zijian Zhu, Outstanding Achievement in Innovative Technology.

 

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