Champions pg 11 5-29-14
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Champions
Students of Quest Martial Arts of Putnam attended the Connecticut Tang Soo Do Championships and took home prizes. Abby Card -2nd in weapons and 3rd in sparring; Matthew Xard placed 1st in weapons; Coby Babbitt - 3rd sparring; Mike McKeon- 2nd forms; Scott Selmicki - 2nd weapons, 3rd sparring; Derek Pomes- Grand champion weapons, first weapons, 2nd in Chil Sung Hyung; David May- Grand Champion weapons, 1st weapons, 2nd sparring, 1st forms. Left to right: Grandmaster Mike Bogdanski, David May, Derek Pomes, Master Kristin Duethorn. Courtesy photo.
Marianapolis pg 11 5-29-14
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Long Signs
Eric Long, center, signs his letter with, left to right: Head of School Joe Hanrahan, Varsity Basketball Coach Andrew Vitale, Shana Solomon ’13 and Rocio Solomon. Courtesy photo.
Ahearn Signs
Bobby Ahearn, center, with, left to right: Head of School Joe Hanrahan, father Robert Ahearn, mother Theresa Ahearn, and Varsity Basketball Coach Andrew Vitale. Courtesy photo.
By Ron P. Coderre
The Marianapolis Prep School basketball program, one of the region’s best for years, is noted for developing college basketball talent. In recent years the Golden Knights have sent a number of players to the collegiate ranks under former coach David Vitale and his successor and current coach Andrew Vitale.
Word from Marianapolis earlier this month is that two members of the 2013-2014 team, which posted a 12-13 record, are headed to the college ranks. Bobby Ahearn and Eric Long officially signed their letters of intent May 9.
Ahearn who hails from Marshfield, Mass.,is headed to NCAA Division I Binghampton University in New York. He was a front court stalwart for the Golden Knights last season, averaging eight points and seven rebounds over the rugged 25-game schedule. Ahearn was the team leader in field goal percentage, steals and blocked shots.
Long, who is from the Bronx, New York, was the leading scorer for the Golden Knights as a double digit scorer from his forward slot, averaging 10.2 points per contest. He also chipped in 5.4 rebounds per game. Long will be attending Philadelphia University in Pennsylvania, which is an NCAA Division II school.
PSA pg 11 5-29-14
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By Ron Coderre
Putnam Science Academy has added a second big man to its front court with the recent announcement by coach Tom Espinosa that Pennsylvania product Brendan Wagner will become a Mustang for the upcoming season.
Wagner is a rugged 6-foot, 8-inch player who is a force at both ends of the court. As a junior he played for Souderton High School where he averaged 12 points and 10.1 rebounds per contest while turning in 2.6 blocks a game. Souderton finished 16-9 and Wagner as chosen Lehigh Valley all-conference.
As a senior Wagner played for coach Dennis Csensits at Allentown Central Catholic High School. He was a main cog in the success of the Vikings who finished the season with a near perfect 29-1 record. He averaged nine points, seven rebounds and 2.2 blocks per contest.
“Brendan Wagner is a kid who still has plenty of room for growth as a player. He a tough rebounder and defends the inside very well. On offense he can shoot the 15-footer very accurately. He’ll be a great complement to our other big men and gives us much needed depth in the front court,” said Espinosa.
Wagner is the sixth recruit who’s been signed by PSA. He joins guards Kaelan Ives and Tim Quashi, 6-5 twin brothers Andrew and Aaron Robinson, and big man Vincent Eze. The Mustangs are also returning 6-8 Mamadou Dhiarra from last year’s 29-5 team that was ranked 5th in the country in the final prep poll
Softball pg 11 5-29-14
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By Ron P. Coderre
The Killingly girls’ softball team continued its late season surge picking up a pair of victories to qualify for postseason tournament play. The Redgals are 8-11 on the regular season with one game remaining.
Putnam High School and Ellis Tech have already qualified and are ready to move on to tournament competition.
Plainfield needs to win its final regular season contest to qualify, while the Tourtellotte Lady Tigers have two chances remaining to get to the magic number of eight to qualify.
Woodstock Academy is playing out the string at 2-16 overall and 0-9 in the Eastern Connecticut Conference Large Division.
Killingly Joins Putnam and Ellis Tech in Postseason Dance
Late in the season the Killingly Redgals have awaken and decided that playing softball after the regular season is over may be fun. The Redgals had a pair of victories to qualify for the ECC and State tournaments.
Taylor Duchesneau pitched Killingly to a 12-1 win over New London. Sue Rodriguez had a double and a triple, while Abbey Weber homered in propelling Killingly to the win. Hannah Guari was in the circle for the Redgal’s 8-3 victory over Windham. Guari limited the Whippets to seven hits.
Putnam with an 11-9 record went through a week filled with three losses.
The Lady Clippers were shutout by Holy Family 16-0, lost a squeaker to Norwich Tech 9-8 and was eliminated from the Constitution State Conference Tournament by Platt Tech 31-4. The highlight of the week for the Lady Clippers was a 22-3 win over Cheney Tech.
Ellis Tech beat Norwich Tech 16-4 as Adrianna Riddick tossed a four hitter and Rhiannon Sulik had a pair of doubles to pace the offense. Ellis Tech is 11-6 and 7-3 in the CSC East as it prepares for the postseason.
Tourtellotte needing one win to qualify for the postseason lost to Lyman 8-4 and Stonington 15-0. Sandwiched between the losses was 10-9 win over Woodstock Academy. Halie Poirier was the winning pitcher for the Lady Tigers, while Christina Koacz had a double and a home run to pace the 12-hit attack. Tourtellotte is 7-11 and 2-8 in the ECC Small Division. Woodstock lost its only other game to Norwich Free Academy 11-2.
Plainfield at 7-12 and 3-7 ECC Medium Division was dropped three times last week. The Lady Panthers lost to Waterford 9-0, East Lyme 8-2 and St. Bernard 4-2.
Pomfret raised its record to 7-4 with a 7-4 victory over Deerfield Academy.
Gena Labeef (6-4) was the winner in the circle for the Lady Griffins. McKenna Newkirk had a pair of doubles in the win, while Labeef had a triple to help her cause.
RPC’s Super Standings: Marianapolis 11-2; Ellis Tech 11-6; Putnam 11-8; Killingly 8-11; Plainfield 8-12; Pomfret School 7-4; Tourtellotte 7-12; Woodstock Academy 2-16.