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PUTNAM — The following students were promoted at the December Graduation 2012 at Mike Bogdanski’s and Kristin Duethorn’s Quest Martial Arts.
Orange Dragon: Cassidy Chabot, Ethan Hall, Conor Lafortune, Paul Poplasky.
Blue Dragon: Isabella Selmecki, Campbell Fraser, Greyson Magnan.
Green Dragon: Ela Gadoury, Autumn Taylor, Emm Rainville, Joshua Salop.
Child Orange: Ava Fabiano, Evan Odorski.
Orange/Blue: Aidan Danburg.
Child Blue: Connor Dunkley, Seth Dunton, Diego Rodriguez, Ethan Benoit.
Blue/Green: Abby Card, Sophie Griffin, Annie Griffin, Katelyn Norman, Zachary Wesolowski, Sabrina Berard.
Green/White: Nicholas Boligan, Jack Heroux, Zachary Rainville.
Child Green: Max Dionne.
Child Red: AJ Willimas.
Green/Red: Linsey Arends, Paige Campbell.
8 GUP Blue: David Anderson, Adriana Anderson, Rachel Davis, Spencer Hall.
7 GUP Blue: Cameron Driscoll, Denise Wesolowski.
6 GUP Green: Zach Davis, Michael Davis, Gary Pazienza.
2 GUP Red: Javier Alvarez.

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WOODSTOCK — Senior forward Lindsey Weigand from the girls’ basketball team was named the Sweet Evalina’s Athlete of the Week for the week of Jan. 20-26.
In a big game against Windham High School, Weigand was a key figure in the Centaurs 46-35 victory. Lindsey had 10 points, 9 rebounds, 3 steals, and 2 blocks in that game. That victory brought Woodstock Academy one game closer to qualifying for the post-season tournament. The girls’ team stands at seven wins on the season which is only one game shy of making the post season tournament.
Jan. 25, the girls’ basketball team travelled to New London to take on the Whalers. Lindsey Weigand had another outstanding game keeping the Centaurs in striking distance of New London throughout the night. Lindsey finished the game with 18 points, 6 rebounds, 2 steals and 1 block.

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WOODSTOCK — The Woodstock Academy sports roundup for last week includes:

Jan. 30
Wrestling
Academy 48 - E. Lyme 24
The Woodstock Academy wrestling team wins on the road in a ECC Division meet. Nine of the 13 matches  were won by the Centaurs including six by pin and five of the six pins came in the first period.
Stats: 106: Double Forfeit; 113: Anthony Ramos (E) def John Currie (W) by pin in :48; 120: Kareem Smalls (E) def Jacob Bowen (W) by pin in 1:06; 126: Graysen DeLuca (W) def Kyle Bernard (E) by pin in 1:33; 132: Tanner McReynolds (W) def Corey Levesque (E) by pin in 1:59; 138: Ben Sylvestre (W) win by forfeit; 145: Brent Sorensen (W) def Mason Pajon (E) 7-5; 152: Andrew Lovah (E) def Joe Listro (W) by pin in 3:02; 160: Zach Hunt (W) def Jacob Gordon (E) by pin in 2:43; 170: Cody Maiorino (W) def Matt Pagon (E) 6-0; 182: Devan Ciapocha (W) def Jorge Brackett (E) by pin in 1:24; 195: TJ Hillyer (E) def Mike Thompson (W) by pin in 4:26; 220: Doug Putnam (W) def Sid Shan (E) by pin in 1:26; 285: Avery Rollins (W) def Kyle Gaudio (E) by pin in 1:05.

Ice Hockey
Academy 1 – Suffield/Granby/Windsor Locks Coop Team 1
The Academy ice hockey team played to a tie 1-1. Often times tie games can be boring, but this one was far from that; well at least in the final two minutes. After playing 43 scoreless minutes, the Suffield-Granby-Windsor Locks coop team scored with 2 minutes left in the game. The Centaurs called a timeout and regrouped and put a plan together to give them a chance to tie the game and that is exactly what they did. With a little over a minute left in the game coach Star waived in goaltender Baylee Johns to put on an extra skater. When Johns got to the home bench Zach Burnham replaced him and he was the right player for that spot. Zach hit the ice hard and found himself in front of the net with the puck on his stick. He shot and the puck found the back of the net with 53 seconds remaining.   

Boys’ Basketball
Academy 45 – Fitch HS 39
The Centaurs boys’ basketball team keeps on winning even though it may not always look pretty. Their record now stands at 13-1 overall and they are a perfect 7-0 in the ECC Large Division. They have six games remaining, five of which are on the road and three of which are ECC Large Division games. They need to win two of the final three ECC Large Division games to win the Academy’s first ever ECC league title.

Gymnastics
The Academy gymnastics team kept on their year-plus winning streak alive with an impressive 143.75 to 125.00 victory over the Bears from Stonington High School. The Centaurs had a balanced attack on route to the victory. The Centaurs put up one of their highest point totals for the season. Woodstock Academy took the top three spots in the all-around and won each of the four individual events tonight. Winning the all-around was Courtney Osborne, second was Bree Hussong, and in third place was Nickie Deary. In the individual events Courtney Osborne won both the Vault and Floor and Sheila Segal, who is coming off an ankle injury, won both the beam and bars. Coach Robin Deary-Fillmore said, “I asked each of the girls to do something tonight for the team and they pulled together and had a great meet. I was very proud of them.”

Jan. 29
Girls' Basketball
The girls basketball team had an outstanding win last night at Fitch.  The win moves them one win away from qualifying for postseason play.  Early in the game, the team was given a lift by Bridget Matsas as she scored 7 of her 11 points in the first quarter.  Liz Rondeau scored 10 points for the game, all in the third quarter, as she found room against the Fitch zone.  Mary Leonard had a strong game including a huge 3 pt play late in the fourth.  Harley Blodgett made two big foul shots down the stretch.  Lindsey Weigand scored 8 points and Coleen Topliff did an excellent job distributing the ball and playing defense.  The girls finish the season with Bacon, NFA, and Killingly all at home.

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Programs offered
POMFRET — The Pomfret Recreation Department announced several upcoming programs.
Pomfret Youth Lacrosse: A regional program with games and practices for boys and girls in grades 1 through eight (4 divisions for each gender). You do not have to live in Pomfret to join. Go to www.pomfretyouthlacrosse.com for info/to register.
Player Development Basketball Clinic: For boys and girls ages 6 to 14. From 2 to 5 p.m. March 23 at the Pomfret School Field House. $25 for Pomfret resident/$30 for out of town. Fees include a free basketball.
Babysitter Safety Course: For boys and girls ages 10 to 13. 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. March 1 and 8. $50 includes materials.
Easter Egg Hunt: Pomfret boys and girls ages 1 to 10 at 11 a.m. March 23 at Wolf Den State Park. Rain date is March 30. Easter Bunny will be there.