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Andrew and Aaron Robinson
PSA recruits
Robinson twins
By Ron P. Coderre
The 2013-2014 school year isn’t over yet and the basketball equipment from this season at Putnam Science Academy is still not put away but that hasn’t deterred coach Tom Espinosa in his quest to repeat the success of last season’s Mustang team. PSA posted a school best 29-5 record on its way to the National Prep School Championships.
Coach Espinosa recently announced the signing of twin brothers, Andrew and Aaron Robinson from Springbrook High School in Maryland. The Robinson twins scale in at 6-feet, 5-inches and 205 pounds. According to Espinosa, the lure of Putnam Science Academy was the Mustangs competitive schedule and the fact that the goal of these two brothers is to continue to play basketball together next season and hopefully beyond at the college level.
These twins are so much alike that even their statistics and honors are very similar. Andrew Robinson averaged 17 points and six rebounds last season at Springbrook, while Aaron, who has a 6-10 wingspan, averaged 11points and 4 rebounds. They were McDonald’s All-American nominees, Montgomery County all-stars and first team All-Sentinel among their many honors. The icing on the cake is that the twins are also all-stars in the classroom.
Playing at Springbrook for coach Tom Crowell as seniors, they led the team to a 23-3 record and won the division, county and regional titles and made it to the State of Maryland semifinals where they lost to Wise High School.
“These guys bring solid frontcourt play to our program. They’re wingmen who can shoot the ball very well. Their talents are so similar and they are so versatile they can play comfortably play in the backcourt if necessary. Their role for us next year will be to put points on the board,” said Espinosa.
The University of Kentucky, which lost in the 2014 NCAA Championship game to the University of Connecticut, had twins Andrew and Aaron Harrison as a strong component of their success. When opponents face the Putnam Science Academy Mustangs next season they may be confused and think they’re seeing double in the Robinson twins, also Andrew and Aaron. Coach Espinosa is hoping that they can have the same positive effect on his team as the Harrisons had in Kentucky.
The Robinson twins join Kealen Ives of Classical High School in Providence as the first recruits for the upcoming season. According to Espinosa he’s reviewing other potential recruits and hopes to sign more in the near future. Along with 6-8 Mamadou Dhiarra from last season’s team, the future of Putnam Science Academy basketball continues to look promising.
Softball pg 9 5-1-14
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By Ron P. Coderre
In a week filled with softball action the local ladies posted only five victories in the 16 games that were played. Putnam with a pair of victories against one loss enjoyed the best week. Other schools that picked up wins were Ellis Tech and Pomfret School
With Mackenzie Livingston in the circle the Putnam Lady Clippers enjoyed success beating Grasso Tech 12-2 and Prince Tech 21-1 in five innings. Sandwiched between the victories was a 15-5 loss at the hands of Ellis Tech. The Lady Techsters Adrianna Riddick limited Putnam to a mere three hits. Putnam’s Alyssa Peterson suffered the loss for the 6-4 & 4-3 CSC East Clippers.
In its other victory, Ellis Tech pummeled Parish Hill 30-15. Taylor Blanchard almost hit for the cycle for the Eagles as she had a double, triple and home run in the contest. Sandwiched between the wins was a 17-1 loss to Academy of the Holy Family. Ellis Tech is 4-3 overall and in the CSC East.
Plainfield dropped three games is a week that saw them lose 12-1 to Griswold, 6-1 to Fitch and 14-9 to Stonington, dropping the Panthers to 3-3 and 0-1 in the ECC Medium Division. The Tourtellotte Tigers lost their only game of the week as they were beaten by Wheeler 10-1, falling to 2-2 overall and 0-2 in the ECC Small Division.
Woodstock Academy dropped to 2-5 as the Lady Centaurs are in the midst of a five-game losing streak. The Acads were beaten by Lyman 9-3, Stonington 13-1 and St. Bernard 8-3. Killingly, which has won only one game this year lost its only contest to East Lyme 8-1, falling to 1-5 on the season.
Pomfret School picked up its fourth win of the season with an 8-5 victory over the Loomis Chaffee School of West Hartford. Cassie Hayward was the winning pitcher for the Lady Griffins. She received offense support from Gena LaBeef who had a triple and Makenna Newkirk who had a double. In its other game of the week, the Griffs lost 10-2 to Suffield to go to 4-1 on the season. Marianapolis suffered its first loss of the season at the hands of Westminster 9-0 to go to 5-1.
Legal - Putnam Special Service pg 10 5-1-14
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Legal Notice
PUTNAM SPECIAL SERVICES DISTRICT
ANNUAL DISTRICT MEETING
MAY 6, 2014
The Electors and Citizens qualified to vote in the Putnam Special Services District, Town of Putnam,
Connecticut are hereby notified and warned that the Annual District Meeting of said District will be
Held at the Putnam Middle School Auditorium, 35 Wicker Street, Putnam, CT. on the Sixth Day of May, 2014 at 7:30 P.M. for the following purposes:
1. To choose a Moderator.
2. To Consider and Act upon the recommendations of the District Authority Board that Appropriations
Be made for the Fiscal Year Budget in the total amount of $3,457,932.00 for the period beginning
July 1, 2014 and ending June 30, 2015, and to make such Appropriations as are advisable.
3. To do any other business proper to come before such Meeting.
Dated at Putnam, Connecticut
this 14th Day of April, 2014
DISTRICT AUTHORITY BOARD
Gerard E Cotnoir
Raymond P LaJoie
Gerard J Cotnoir
Kathleen Zamagni
James (Doug) Taylor
April 30, 2014
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Woodstock wins
track meet
In the boys event in a recent track meet the Putnam Middle School team took third with a score of 17.5. Woodstock placed 1st with a score of 46 and Brooklyn came in at 34.5.
Boys
Long Jump : 1st W E. Holcomb 14’2 2nd W R. McMahon 14’ 3rd P Z Lavoie 13’7 4th B G. Ware 13’3; Shot Put: 1st B M. Dumas 34’9 2nd W R. McMahon 22’8 3rd B C. Hadley 32’ 4th W N. Klingensmith 28’1; Discus: 1st B M. Capuano 86’9 2nd W I. Sohan 79”10 3rd B D. Turchetta 79 4th P H. Belliveau 69”; 1600: 1st P C. Holloman 5.41.6 2nd B G. Ware 5.45.0 3rd B S. Whetherall 6.20 4th W S. Collins 6.20.7; 400: 1st W T. Anderson 1.06.1 2nd B D. Turchetta 1.08.0 3rd B B. Yater 1.11.5 4th W J. Law 1.19.2; 100: 1st PCS Simmon 13.9 2nd BMS R. Angle 14.3 3rd SJS P. Calabrese 14.5 4th SJS M. Cristoferi 14.8 5thPMS PMS K. Burke 14.9; 800: 1st B D. Turchetta 2.48.3 2nd P V. Krivosheev 2.55.5 3rd W N. Fontaine 2.58.5 4th B D. Charron 2.59.9; 200: 1st W E. Holcomb 26.9 2nd W A. Blanchflower 27.0 3rd W T. Anderson 28.98 4th Tie P H. Belliveau and B K. Cavanagh 30.6; 4x100 A: 1st B Cavanagh, Capuano, Ware, Yater 56.5 2nd P Lavoie, Krivosheev, Kustov, Smith 57.2; 4x100 B: 1st B Chrisovechotis, Mink, Rull, Sawidis 1.08.8 2nd P Herrera, Prunier, Carpenter, Key 1.05.2; 4x400 A: 1st W Sohan, Bedard, Blanchflower, Collins 4.53.8 2nd P Holloman, Krivosheev, Kustov, Ionkin 4.59.8 3rd B Turchetta, Schultz, Rull, Rossi 5.13.2; 4x400 B: 1st W Fontaine, Wotton, Bragelmann, Klingensmith 5.37.7 2nd B Morrisette, Chrisoverchatis, Charron, Morelli 5.47.7 3rd P Belliveau, Nichol, Hosaflook 5.53.4
Girls
Woodstock took first with 56, Brooklyn was second with 39 and Putnam took third with 20.
Long Jump: 1st P R. Hultzman 13’5 2nd W D.O’Hara 12’8 3rd B A. Grene 11’4 4th B E. Frost 11’3; Shot Put; 1st P L. Blackmar 28’3 2nd B B. Brouillard 26’3 3rd B M. Zamperine 25’9 4th W D. O’Hara 24’11; Discus: 1st B K. Rice 66’7 2nd B A. Greene 59’11 3rd W A. Smith 57’10 4th P S. St. Jean 55’11; 1600: 1st B B. Brouillard 5.43.7 2nd W H. Matsas 5.59.6 3rd W K. Boshka 6.00.7 4th W A. Gianfriddo 6.35.0; 400: 1st W H. Cowdell 1.09.2 2nd W I. Gehaus 1.12.1 3rd B N. Dionne 1.17.3 4th W L. Randolph 1.18.1; 100: 1st W K. Davianon 14.3 2nd B A. Angle 14.4 3rd P R. Hultzman 14.5 4th P S. St. Jean 14.7; 800: 1st B B. Brouillard 2.41.1 2nd W K. Boshka 2.52.7 3rd W I. Gelhaus 2.54.5 4th W H. Matsas 2.54.9; 200: 1st W K. Davignon 31.2 2nd W D. O’Hara 31.4 3rd W S. Randolph 31.7 4th W E. Law 32.3; 4x100 A: 1st W Holcomb, Bedard, McMahon, Anderson 1.01.5 2rdP Diaz, Hultzman, St. Jean, LeDuc 1.07.2; 4x100 B: 1st W Beaupre, Weber, Becker, Pajak 1.06.8 2nd P Vonguiriath, Maryanov, Field, Farland 1.12.7; 4x4 A: 1st B Angle, Brouillard, Dionne, Sorel 5.06 2nd W Cowell, Matsas, O’Dea, Randolph 5.21.7 3rd P Field, Diaz, Prunier, Farland 6.36.1; 4x400 B: 1st W Cannon, Saracina, O’Connor, Wolslegel 5.50.9 2nd B St. Laurent, Robb, Gonzalez, Guari 6.09.9 3rd P Vonguirath, Maryanov, Pechie, Blackmar 7.02.2.