Putnam Science women’s prep soccer goes 3-0-1
PUTNAM — The Putnam Science Academy women’s prep soccer team went 3-0-1 at the St. Bernard School Aug. 30. The team participated in four shortened games throughout the day. Game one was scoreless against number-14 ranked Waterford. Grace Barrett and Livia Katanosaka spilt times as the goalie, having four saves a piece.
The Mustangs tallied their first victory, 6-0, against New London. Luana Mendes got the scoring going for PSA. 
Maneola Silva scored the first of her four goals from an assist by Jacqueline Koki, to make it 2-0. Silva found the back of the net to give Putnam leads of 3-0, 4-0. She scored her fourth and final goal to make it 5-0. Laura De Paulo scored the final goal of the game for the Mustangs. 
PSA got its second win against St. Bernard thanks to Mendes’s goal three minutes in, 1-0. 
A last-minute goal by Julia Yagui gave the Mustangs a 1-0 victory over Montville. Throughout the tournament the Mustang scored eight goals while giving up none. 
Ben Heacox
Sports Information Director
Putnam Science Academy

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Putnam Science Academy takes part in NY scrimmage
The Putnam Science Academy traveled to Troy, N.Y., Aug. 30 for a scrimmage football game.
While they didn’t win, the defense showed its mettle.
Hudson Valley Community College won the game, 59-14.
PSA’s Demarcus Williams connected with Ronald Florian-Moreta for a 17-yard touchdown with 5:07 remaining in the first quarter. 
Williams threw his second touchdown of the game in the fourth quarter, completing a pass to running back Darien Daniels. 
Williams scrambled into the end zone for the two-point conversion, making it 59-14.
 The defense showed its mettle with two second-half interceptions — the first by linebacker Grayson Jackson followed by safety Donovan Darden. 
The Mustangs begin their regular season, Sept. 7 at Salve Regina University. 
Ben Heacox
Sports Information Director
Putnam Science Academy

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Eric Wayne Estes
DAYVILLE — Eric Wayne Estes, 79, of Dayville, died Aug. 28, 2025 at Hartford Hospital after a period of declining health.
He was born on Jan. 8, 1946, in Perth Andover, New Brunswick, Canada. His parents, Beatrice (Hanson) Estes and Kermit Clifton Estes predeceased him.
He graduated from Terryville High School in Terryville, and CCSU in New Britain with a degree in political science. It was at CCSU in the summer of 1970 that he met his best friend and forever love, Irene (Bashour) Estes. They married and lived in Berlin, N.H., where Eric taught social studies briefly. He became a guidance counselor after completing his masters at the University of Maine, Gorham, Maine. They moved with their four children to Killingly in 1986 where Eric was a well thought of guidance counselor at Plainfield Central School until his retirement in 2006. Between 1993 and 2006, Eric and Irene added six more children to their family through adoption.
Eric loved God and his family first, the Boston Red Sox, the Tennessee Titans, and sometimes the New England Patriots. Eric believed children should have outside activities and there were many: youth hockey, soccer, baseball, and martial arts. He was a sports dad! If there was idle time, picking up rocks was an alternative. Eric loved gardening and always took pride in his flowers and plants.
He leaves his wife Irene; 10 children: Tamira Estes, James Estes (Rachel), Peter Estes (Susana), Jenny Lussier (Justin), Gui Estes, Mary James (Tom), Yu Xia Estes, Kai Pfaffle (Steve), John Estes (Katie), and Guo Qian Estes; 16 grandchildren, one great-grandchild, a brother-in-law, an uncle, and four nieces and their families. Eric also leaves his devoted German Shepherds Simba and Nala, and a vocal Siamese cat named Arabella, who will surely miss his lap.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Sept. 3 at Gilman and Valade Funeral Home & Crematory, 104 Church St., Putnam. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. Sept. 5 at St. James Roman Catholic Church, 12 Franklin St., Danielson. Please meet directly at the church.  Burial will be private. 
Donations: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital “Tribute Program” 501 St. Jude Pl., Memphis, TN 38105.

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