By Ron P. Coderre

Going to Disney World can be entertaining and eye-opening but coming back to northeastern Connecticut means back to reality.  Woodstock and Plainfield came back from the Sunshine State with mixed results.  The Lady Centaurs had a strong return engagement while Plainfield returned to a big loss before turning things around.

Ellis Tech not known for its women’s sports programs enjoyed success with two wins.  Putnam was 1-1 on the week with Tourtellotte experiencing a minor slump but coming back with a big win.  Killingly was 1-1 for the week.  

In the preps, Marianapolis was 1-1 with its win coming over archrival Pomfret School.

Ellis Tech Enjoying Banner Season

The Ellis Tech Lady Golden Eagles saw their bats come to life as the team enjoyed two five-inning victories, winning by huge margins.  Riding the strong arm of pitcher Kristen Light the team raised its record to 8-3 and 3-2 in the Constitution State Conference.

The Lady Eagles opened with a “mercy rule” 22-2 win over Academy of the Holy Family as Light and Sophie Dipanni each drove in two runs.  The team extended its winning streak to six straight with another slugfest victory, 20-2 over Windham tech.  Light had a home run and Sydney Tetreault had two triples in the runaway victory.

Stepping out of the CSC, Ellis Tech got some of its own medicine when they were shutout 17-0 by Tourtellotte in a five-inning affair.  Abby Poirier provided the fire power for winning pitcher Amanda Bogoslofski.  Tourtellotte is 7-3 overall and 1-1 in the ECC Small.

Woodstock got serious and rolled over Montville 15-1 behind the tosses of Angela Caponi who struck out 11 opposing batters.  Naomi Rivard was 3-for-4 with four RBI and Rylee Hehir added a pair of doubles as the Lady Centaurs raised their record to 6-4.

Plainfield returned from Florida only to be greeted by a Wheeler team that beat the Lady Panthers 8-1.  The team rebounded with a 9-6 win over Eastern Connecticut Conference Small Division opponent Tourtellotte.  Knotted at 5-5 in the sixth inning, Kacee Hirst slammed a bases clearing triple for the difference in the game.  Kat Devolve contributed three hits and three runs for the winners, who are 4-6 overall and 2-1 in the ECC Small.

Putnam opened the week with a 7-2 win over Windham Tech as Mackenzie Livingston went the distance for the win.  Lindsay Roberts, Julia Loomis and Aliceya Labonte were the hitting stars for the Lady Clippers.  In a key CSC – East matchup against Norwich Tech, Putnam took the pipe, losing 17-2.  A 10-run third inning uprising by the Lady Techsters spelled defeat for Putnam, which is 6-4 on the season and 4-2 in the conference.

Killingly was shutout by Stonington 17-0.  The Redgals rebounded with a solid 5-3 win over Norwich Tech as Ashley Veillette went the distance for the victory.  Cara Mayhew contributed two RBI for the winners.  The Redgals are 5-4 on the season and 1-2 in the ECC Medium.

Marianapolis entertained northeastern Connecticut rival Pomfret School and was not a nice host, beating the Lady Griffs 18-3.  Jordan Desaulnier making her first start of the season was the winning pitcher.  She also was 2-for-3 at the bat.  She had offensive support from Meg Tarantino who was also 2-for-3.  The loss dropped Pomfret to 1-4 on the year.

On the road at Westminster School, the Lady Knights were defeated 9-3.  They’re 4-5 on the season.