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Classic
By Shawn Bates
Dec. 26
Boys
The Putnam Clippers (3-0) came out shooting on opening night of the Clipper Classic against Ellis Tech with Sebastian Ramos scoring 12 of his team-high 16 in the first quarter. He led the Eagles 18-8 and then much of the same from Ramos to go into half time with a 36-17 lead. The Clippers came out in the second half and pressed Ellis for the remainder of the game to go on to a 73-48 win to advance to the finals of the annual tournament. Scoring leaders for Putnam Tyion Harris and Colby Livingston chipped in 10 a piece Anthony Navedo 8 pts Connor Holloman and Aiden Ciqueia would add 7 each. For Ellis, Nico Cummings 14 pts and Jamie Talbot 12 pts.
Girls
The Lady Clippers (3-1) took on Windham Tech in the first round of the Clipper Classic and cruised to a 69-29 win. Putnam came out in a press and forced 12 Windham turnovers to jump out to a 16-4 lead and then went on a 14-2 run to go into the half with a 33-16 lead. Putnam would not look back for the rest of the game to advance to the tournament finals .Scoring leaders for the game Ashley Burke and Kayleigh Lyons netted 17 pts each and Freshman Alex Hutchins 16 pts. For Windham Marissa Shirshac would lead the team with 22 pts of the teams 29 pts.
Dec. 27
Girls
Girls: The Lady Clippers (4-1) down by 5 pts with 4:41 on the clock in the fourth quarter would come back and win the Clipper Classic for the first time in five years. Down the stretch the Clipper defense would force some crucial turnovers and would capitalize to win 52-49 over the Killingly Redgals. Scrappy defense key rebounds and some clutch free-throws down the stretch helped the Clippers to hoist the Classic trophy to a large crowd in the two-year old Gym. Scoring leaders for Putnam: Ashley Burke 14 pts, Molly McKeon 10 pts and Alex Hutchins and Kaleigh Lyons with 8 pts each. Killingly (1-4) Kylee Mazzarella had a game-high 15 pts, Julie Trafaconda 14 pts and Reagan Morin 10
Boys
The Clippers (3-1) were handed their first loss of the season by the Killingly Redman (3-0). The Redman would come out and outscore the Clippers 14 to 9 in the first and would keep the pedal down to win the Clipper Classic 60-37. S Sebastian Ramos would score to 13 to lead all Clippers and Mitchell Barylski would have 8 pts to add. For the Redman Luke Desaulnier 18 pts and Alex Fontaine 10 pts
Dec. 29
Girls
The Lady Clippers ended their holiday week perfect with another home win against St. Bernard‘s on a chilly afternoon. The Ladies held the Saints to 16 points in the first half while Putnam tallied 31 to go into the half with the lead. The second half would be more of the same for the Lady Clipper with them outscoring the Saints in the remaining two quarters. Putnam’s Defense was too much for the Saints to handle and it showed with some sloppy play and a lot of intercepted passes that led to some easy early buckets for the Clippers. Scoring leaders for Putnam Ashley Burke 17 pts, Victoria Dias 16 pts, Alex Hutchins 9 pts and Molly McKeon 7 pts. For the Saints: Lindsey Clement 13 pts, Emily Nelson 12 pts and Brianna Beverly 8 pts
Boys
Putnam (4-2) would host the Indians of Montville (1-5). This would be another possible opponent for next year’s ECC schedule. The first two minutes of the game Putnam would force two turnovers and quickly got on the board with a 5-0 lead but Montville would settle down and would gain the lead back quickly and would not look back with a 72-42 win over the Clippers.
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Paige Stuyniski was sitting on the bleachers watching Dec. 18.
The former standout gymnast for The Woodstock Academy had just returned home on Christmas break from Texas Woman’s University.
She looked on as her former teammates competed in their first meet of the season at Deary’s Gymnastics in Danielson.
She saw a familiar occurrence.
The defending Class S, State Open and New England champs downed Old Lyme 137.55 – 114.65.
Centaurs coach Kasey Tocchio was pleased.
Last year, a 137-point total would have been considered a sub-par performance.
But All-State and All-New England athletes like Stuyniski and Grace Logan have graduated.
The two remaining All-State performers in the All-Around from last year, Ali Crescimanno and Lydia Taft, are either on the mend or watching.
Jenna Davidson is recovering from an injury as well.
In this set of circumstances, 137 points was a good place to start.
“This is a brand-new team. It has a completely different dynamic from last year. They showed me (Monday) that they want to be just as good,” Tocchio said.
Crescimanno, still on the mend after suffering injuries in a car accident, competed in all four routines, getting a 33.1 total.
“That’s not indicative of what Ali can do, but it’s good for her to get some competition under her belt even if she is watering things down right now,” Tocchio said.
Taft is a bit of a larger question mark.
Tocchio said Taft will be “out for a long time” and may try to return before the end of the season, but would also be doing a watered-down routine if she does return.
Davidson competed in just two events.
The sophomore finished with identical 8.5 scores in the bars and beam. Davidson will likely be back in all four events in January with no limitations.
Maddie Grube was the leader in the season opener.
The junior wasn’t perfect, but finished with a meet-best 34.3 in the All-Around.
“I had a little fall on beam, so I’m hoping to get back into the gym and nail it,” Grube said with a smile. “It’s one of my best (all-around scores) and I’m pretty proud of that.” Grube also finished first in the vault with a 9.0 score.
Junior Abby Vaida was best on floor (9.0) and beam (8.6). “I just love that kid,” Tocchio said. “She is someone who just works so hard. She is never not doing a drill or doing something that she’s not supposed to. She is such a great kid to have in this gym and to see her thrive and get so much better in the last couple of years is exciting.”
Freshman Grace Gronski also captured a first-place finish in the bars (8.6) and was second in the all-around with a 33.85 total.
Tocchio was expecting a total in the low 130’s after a practice meet on Friday yielded a 133 so she and the team were more than happy with the 137.55 total.
“It was definitely a good confidence booster. We were putting all the numbers together in practice and to have it come out like this and having everyone nail their routines is really rewarding,” Grube said. “It was better than what we expected. Losing Grace and Paige, who were really big assets, (is tough), but we’re coming together.”
The Centaurs took on Old Lyme again Dec. 21 and the results were similar. The Academy took a 135.75 – 116.41 victory at Shoreline Gymnastics. Gronski was tops in the all-around, finishing with a 34.0 total.
That was just behind Maggie McKeon, competing as a team-of-one for the Putnam Clippers, who finished with a meet-best, 34.75. Crescimanno was third in the all-around with a 33.85 total. Davidson was best in the bars competition with an 8.7 and was third in the beam. Grube tied McKeon for second in the vault with a 9.0 and Vaida was second in the floor behind McKeon.
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The following charges were listed in the Putnam Police Department logs. The people charged are innocent until proven guilty in court. The Town Crier will publish dispositions of cases at the request of the accused. The dispositions must be accompanied by the proper documentation. The Putnam Police Department confidential Tip Line is 963-0000.
Dec. 13
Ashleigh Lafortune, 35, Fabyan Road, N. Grosvenordale; insufficient insurance.
Dec. 16
Alicia Corriveau, 32, Maynard Street, Putnam; traveling unreasonably fast.
Qing Liu, 36, S. Main Street, Putnam; failure to maintain lane.
Harold Woton III, 46, Herindeen Landing, Woodstock; travel the wrong way on a one-way, failure to carry insurance card.
Dec. 18
James Maresca, 26, Church Street, Putnam; failure to pay or plea.
Michael Bartels, 35, Grey Fox Landing, Woodstock; operating without a license.
Brandon Ward, 18, Church Street, Thompson; failure to have marker plate lit, failure to carry registration, misuse of plates, possession of drug paraphernalia.
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Paige Stuyniski was sitting on the bleachers watching Dec. 18.
The former standout gymnast for The Woodstock Academy had just returned home on Christmas break from Texas Woman’s University.
She looked on as her former teammates competed in their first meet of the season at Deary’s Gymnastics in Danielson.
She saw a familiar occurrence.
The defending Class S, State Open and New England champs downed Old Lyme 137.55 – 114.65.
Centaurs coach Kasey Tocchio was pleased.
Last year, a 137-point total would have been considered a sub-par performance.
But All-State and All-New England athletes like Stuyniski and Grace Logan have graduated.
The two remaining All-State performers in the All-Around from last year, Ali Crescimanno and Lydia Taft, are either on the mend or watching.
Jenna Davidson is recovering from an injury as well.
In this set of circumstances, 137 points was a good place to start.
“This is a brand-new team. It has a completely different dynamic from last year. They showed me (Monday) that they want to be just as good,” Tocchio said.
Crescimanno, still on the mend after suffering injuries in a car accident, competed in all four routines, getting a 33.1 total.
“That’s not indicative of what Ali can do, but it’s good for her to get some competition under her belt even if she is watering things down right now,” Tocchio said.
Taft is a bit of a larger question mark.
Tocchio said Taft will be “out for a long time” and may try to return before the end of the season, but would also be doing a watered-down routine if she does return.
Davidson competed in just two events.
The sophomore finished with identical 8.5 scores in the bars and beam. Davidson will likely be back in all four events in January with no limitations.
Maddie Grube was the leader in the season opener.
The junior wasn’t perfect, but finished with a meet-best 34.3 in the All-Around.
“I had a little fall on beam, so I’m hoping to get back into the gym and nail it,” Grube said with a smile. “It’s one of my best (all-around scores) and I’m pretty proud of that.” Grube also finished first in the vault with a 9.0 score.
Junior Abby Vaida was best on floor (9.0) and beam (8.6). “I just love that kid,” Tocchio said. “She is someone who just works so hard. She is never not doing a drill or doing something that she’s not supposed to. She is such a great kid to have in this gym and to see her thrive and get so much better in the last couple of years is exciting.”
Freshman Grace Gronski also captured a first-place finish in the bars (8.6) and was second in the all-around with a 33.85 total.
Tocchio was expecting a total in the low 130’s after a practice meet on Friday yielded a 133 so she and the team were more than happy with the 137.55 total.
“It was definitely a good confidence booster. We were putting all the numbers together in practice and to have it come out like this and having everyone nail their routines is really rewarding,” Grube said. “It was better than what we expected. Losing Grace and Paige, who were really big assets, (is tough), but we’re coming together.”
The Centaurs took on Old Lyme again Dec. 21 and the results were similar. The Academy took a 135.75 – 116.41 victory at Shoreline Gymnastics. Gronski was tops in the all-around, finishing with a 34.0 total.
That was just behind Maggie McKeon, competing as a team-of-one for the Putnam Clippers, who finished with a meet-best, 34.75. Crescimanno was third in the all-around with a 33.85 total. Davidson was best in the bars competition with an 8.7 and was third in the beam. Grube tied McKeon for second in the vault with a 9.0 and Vaida was second in the floor behind McKeon.
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The Pomfret Zoning Board of Appeals approved the application of James Garceau, 360 Orchard Hill Road, for a variance of sections 10.3.2, 10.3.3, and 12.11.2 (buildable area, shape of minimum buildable area, and well arc). The variance was granted by unanimous vote, making a legally non-conforming use more conforming with the regulations.
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Dec. 27, 2017