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Town of Pomfret
Board of Finance
PUBLIC HEARING
MONDAY,
APRIL 30, 2018
7:00 PM
POMFRET
COMMUNITY
SCHOOL
CAFETERIA
The Board of Finance of the Town of Pomfret will be holding a Public Hearing on Monday, April 30, 2018, at 7:00 PM at the Pomfret Community School Cafeteria in accordance with Section 7-344 of the Connecticut General Statutes.
Itemized estimates of expenditures of the Town for the ensuing fiscal year of 2018-2019 will be presented and the Board of Finance will hear all persons who wish to be heard in regards to any appropriations which they are desirous the Board will recommend.  Copies of the proposed budgets are available at the Town Clerk’s Office, Town of Pomfret, Five Haven Road, Pomfret Center, Connecticut.

Dated at Pomfret, Connecticut
This 19th Day of April, 2018

Margaret Huoppi,
Chairman
Pomfret Board of Finance

April 19, 2018

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Motivated
Centaurs
beat Killingly
The Killingly Redgals were a thorn in the side of The Woodstock Academy softball team last season.
The Centaurs lost in both games to their rivals by a run.
It was something that coach Jay Gerum reminded his team of just before the game started April 13.
“We wanted this one so bad,” said senior outfielder Naomi Rivard. “Killingly has always been a big rival for us. “To have this win puts us in a comfort zone at the beginning of the season- we’re ready for anyone now.”
So Rivard and her teammates were more than happy when they posted a 13-4 win over Killingly in the first game of the season played at the Bentley Athletic Complex.
The Centaurs (2-2, 1-2 Eastern Connecticut Conference Division II) were coming off a 7-3 loss April 12 to Montville in a game where the bats went flat.
“The focus (Friday) was that we were playing another pitcher (Killingly’s Ashley Veillette) as good as (Montville’s Alexis Michon) and we needed to wake the bats up. We did,” Gerum said.
It took three innings to do so.
The Centaurs jumped out in front in the second inning when Maia Corrado doubled and pinch-runner Hannah Wotton scored on a single by Hannah Chubbuck.
But Killingly (2-2 0-2) tied the game in the top of the third as it took advantage of two infield errors and pushed across a run on a single by Lexi Faucher.
Ciri Miller broke the tie in the bottom of the inning when she doubled, went to third on a single by Casidhe Hoyt and scored on an outfield error on the play.
The Centaurs broke open the game in the fourth.
Heather Converse – who reached base in all four of her plate appearances – ripped a one-out triple to center. Catcher Julianna Nuttall reached on an infield single and Camille Corrado slapped a ball down the third base line for an RBI single, plating Converse.
Hannah Burgess made it 4-1 with an RBI single and Rivard followed with a run-scoring fielder’s choice. She later scored on a throwing error to give the Centaurs the 6-1 lead.
The fifth inning was even better.
The first four batters all had hits, producing two runs, with Maia Corrado picking up her second double of the game in the rally.
Two outs later, Burgess singled home a run and Rivard brought her home with an opposite-field triple to right.
“I wasn’t expecting that. I was just trying to get my bat on the ball and I have never been a big, consistent hitter, but now-and-then I get those hits. I don’t know where it came from, but I will take it,” Rivard said.
She and Burgess combined for four hits, three runs scored and four RBIs making for a nice pair of table-setters for Gerum.
“It’s a good combination,” Rivard said. “She has the slap and we both have pretty decent speed so when we get on the bases with our hitters following, it’s great.”
Rivard scored and another run came across thanks to a pair of Killingly outfield errors to complete the seven-run uprising.
“We short-gamed, too,” Gerum said. “We always tell the kids that we need to have their second option. Everybody has to be ready and focused to make short-game plays and do some things to cause some havoc. We did kind of both.”
Freshman Mackenzie Leveille was the beneficiary of all the runs. The pitcher went the distance and allowed just one run and four hits in the first six innings before being clipped for three runs in the seventh, two on a homer by Veillette.
“Mackenzie did great,” Gerum said. “She and Hannah (Wotton) have been taking turns. We have three good pitchers, we know we do. Hannah has been throwing a lot of the games early on so we decided to give Mackenzie the start and if she did well, we were going to stick with her. It’s a normal starter-reliever situation and she was on. She was shutting everyone down and we made some great plays behind her.”
The softball field at the Bentley Complex had not been able to be used because of the seemingly never-ending winter which left it wet and unplayable. The Centaurs had played their first couple of home games on the green in front of the school and at Roseland Park.
“I loved it,” Rivard said of the return to the field. “We’ve been playing on fields with outfields that go on for miles.”
Rivard said it was a comfort to know that there was a fence behind her although Killingly’s Ashley Veillette made use of it in the seventh inning with a drive that went about 215 feet and cleared the chain link for a two-run homer.
“It was over the fence, but I didn’t even know where the fence was and I just ran into it,” Rivard said with a laugh. “It’s tough when there are big hitters who can hit it over (the fence), but for the most part, it’s nice to be home.”
Montville scored two runs in both the second and third innings and maintained that lead throughout in the win over the Centaurs April 12.
Aurora Curran put the first two runs on the board for the Indians with a two-run triple in the second inning. Kaitlin Price repeated that in the third inning for the Indians (2-1, 1-0 ECC Division II).
Burgess and Rivard paced the Centaurs with a pair of hits. The Academy had only seven in total.
“We just went flat and to be honest, I think we underestimated Montville’s pitcher (Michon), she is very good,” coach Jay Gerum said. “Last year, we fared well against her. We have a lot of returning players and kind of took it for granted.”
Rivard and Ciri Miller had the only runs batted in for the Centaurs while Burgess had the only extra-base hit, a double.
The Centaurs were strong in the field where they did not make an error.
Converse was solid, handling all nine chances at first base.
Marc Allard
Sports Information Director

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Farewell
Woodstock Academy basketball postgrads gather for a final time at a recent farewell ceremony. Courtesy photo.

It didn’t seem all that long ago that Woodstock Academy postgraduate basketball coach Tony Bergeron was explaining the ground rules to his team gathered for a first time in the Center for the Arts on the South Campus in August.
April 10, it was a different kind of gathering in The Academy’s Commons.
“These things kind of bother me the most because it’s the time that you have to say good-bye to kids,” Bergeron said in his remarks at the postgraduate farewell ceremony. “You develop a relationship. High school coaches have a relationship, but let’s be honest, they only spend a couple of hours a day with a kid during the season. They don’t know them, they don’t really get to know who they are, they just don’t. It’s different when you are at a prep school. You’re certainly not anybody’s parent, but the parents are not there. They have entrusted you with their child.”
The postgraduate team gathered for a final time April 10, content in the knowledge that it successfully launched The Academy’s new program in a very positive direction.
The Centaurs Gold team finished with a 35-5 record, won the Power 5 Conference tournament championship and made it as far as the National Prep Semifinal game.
The Blue squad finished with a 22-11 mark and also captured the Power 5 Conference championship.
“There are just so many things that have happened positively for these kids. I took time during the year to let them know, ‘Thank you.’ I’ve been lucky enough, from where I come from, to get to a situation where I can wake up every day and worry about the two things I love; kids and basketball. I’ve been fortunate enough to provide a life for my family based on something I would probably do for free,” Bergeron said.
The biggest positive, of course, is players moving on to the next level.
April 10, three more officially announced that they would be doing so.
Point guard Joe Kasperzyk, from New Haven, made it official that he will be headed to Bryant University.
“I’m excited. Playing Division I basketball is something that I worked every day for,” Kasperzyk said. “Coming (to Woodstock Academy) developed me more for college, got my body right, and Coach (Bergeron) is a big influence.”
Kasperzyk said he really improved in his decision-making process on the court.
“Speed and vertical leap, those are off the charts. His competitive spirit is great. He committed himself to defense here and then we played him at the point which is something he didn’t do (at Hillhouse High School). What they prepared him for was to be a great scorer, he brought that to us, and then he played the point. I think Bryant liked the combination,” said Bergeron.
Gedi Juozapaitis, who hails from London, England, will leave what has been a very difficult winter at Woodstock Academy, weather-wise, for the warmer clime of Florida. Juozapaitis will attend Division II Flagler College in St. Augustine.
“He’s actually slightly above that level, but coming from London, England, he loved the weather. They wowed him and there is something to be said for being wanted and they wanted him the entire time. He goes in with the ability to play right away,” Bergeron said.
Juozapaitis said the constant contact was what made him decide that it was the place for him, plus, it’s a free college education.
The decision to attend Woodstock Academy for a year certainly paid dividends.
“In England, we have no exposure whatsoever. A coach here or there may come. Woodstock helped me as a basketball player. I’ve got more physical, bigger, stronger. I can shoot better. I’ve always been a good shooter, but I’m better because you are going up against D-I guys every single night. I’m forever grateful,” Juozapaitis said.
Homegrown product Sam Majek, from Brooklyn, came back to The Academy for a fifth year and will be leaving to play for UConn legend Jim Calhoun at the University of St. Joseph in West Hartford.
“Especially coming from Connecticut, everyone wants to play for coach Calhoun. I have opportunity to play for him at a new school, it’s awesome,” Majek said. “I love Woodstock. I had a good fifth year, a good senior year, I can’t complain. I love the school. I love the people here. I learned a ton of basketball, so many things that I didn’t know I didn’t know especially playing with the guys at the level they are.”
Bergeron said he loved Majek’s athleticism as soon as he saw him in camp.
“He’s going to be an impact player at the Division III level. A kid coming from the northeast part of Connecticut gets a chance to play for Jim Calhoun. I think they will do that any time they can,” Bergeron said. The three join a list of committed players including Elijah Buchanan (Manhattan); Jakigh Dottin (Towson University); E.J. Dambreville (Florida Southern); Chaylyn Martin (Sacred Heart); Ty Perry (Fordham); Dibaji Walker (Cleveland State); and Jemearil Wilson (LeHigh).
The job is not over yet. “We’re working very, very hard to get the last couple of kids into college,” Bergeron said. “They will always be my guys. I will always be there for them.”
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By Shawn Bates
The Putnam Clippers varsity was victorious over Killingly April 14, by a score of 10-9.
The Clippers nabbed the lead late in the game. They trailed 6-5 in the top of the sixth inning when Aiden Ciquera singled on a 0-1 count, scoring two runs.
Despite falling down by four runs in the sixth inning, Killingly tried to fight back.  Killingly scored three runs in the failed comeback on a single by Zanauskas, a single by Yaworski, and a groundout by Nurse.
Killingly captured the lead in the first inning. Tarrik singled on a 0-2 count, scoring one run.
Scott Davagian led things off on the rubber for Clippers. He went three innings, allowing six runs on five hits and walking zero.
Yaworski was on the mound for Killingly. He went three innings, allowing two runs on two hits and striking out six.  Preston and Nurse entered the game as relief, throwing two and a third innings and one and two-thirds innings respectively.
The Clippers scattered eight hits in the game.  Mitchell Barylski, Ciquera, and Jack Lomax each collected multiple hits for the Clippers. Ciquera, Lomax, and Barylski each collected two hits to lead the team.
Chitamanothoa and Yaworski each had multiple hits for Killingly.  Killingly didn’t commit a single error in the field. Zanauskas had  11 chances in the field, the most on the team.
The Clippers beat Parish Hill 8-5
The varsity fired up the offense in the first inning, when Mitchell Barylski doubled on the first pitch of the at bat, scoring one run.
Scott Davagian was the winning pitcher for Clippers. He surrendered three runs on seven hits over five innings, striking out four and walking zero.  Barylski threw two innings in relief out of the bullpen.  Barylski recorded the last six outs to earn the save for Putnam.
Barylski went 2-for-2 at the plate to lead Putnam in hits.  Cole Davagian led Putnam Clippers Varsity with two stolen bases, as they ran wild on the base paths with seven stolen bases.
Parish Hill collected 10 hits in the loss.
Softball
In extra innings the Ladies came up short with a 10-9 loss to Parish Hill. Ashley Burke would lead the ladies in hits with 3 and 3 RBIs.
Abby St. Martin had five strikeouts but would take the loss on the  hill for the Clippers.