Runners led by Housatonic’s Mari Cullerton compete in the girls Berkshire League Cross Country Championships in Watertown on Thursday. Cullerton was the overall winner of the race in a time of 21:01. Christopher Massa Republican-American

By RICK WILSON
Republican-American
WATERTOWN — It is a great story. The story is getting old. Ask Nonnewaug and Housatonic about the Berkshire League girls cross country championships. Nonnewaug will give the first point of view. Housatonic will take the second line.
The two outstanding programs went at it again Thursday afternoon at Black Rock State, and the results were eerily similar to last year, which brought more than a few smiles to Nonnewaug and some draining disappointment to Housatonic.
For the third straight year, Nonnewaug claimed the title as the BL’s best with a 37-58 win over the Mountaineers, and they couldn’t help but be reminded of 2015. Once again, the Mountaineers came into the meet undefeated, having defeated Nonnewaug during the regular season.
Once again, the Chiefs were able to reverse the outcome.
“It was the same thing last year,” said Nonnewaug coach Arleigh Duff. “The first time we faced them this year, well, we have three freshmen and they were nervous and let (the Housatonic runners) go. And they finished very high. But I knew if my two freshmen could split up their top three, which they did, that I have a good wall (of runners).”
Nonnewaug freshman Helene Berger finished second and the Chiefs’ wall followed, with freshman Carly Andrew coming in fifth, sophomore Jacquelin Berger eighth, senior Greer Hanley 11th and freshman Madeleine Woodward 12th.
The best individual runner belonged to Housatonic. Mari Cullerton willed herself to a title with a five-second win over Berger with a time of 21:01 over the 3.1-mile course. However, there was little time immediately after the finish to enjoy the triumph.
Cullerton, exhausted, slumped to the ground shortly after crossing the line and stayed down for almost a half-hour in obvious discomfort. Her coach, Letitia Garcia-Tripp, and parents sat with her. Cullerton struggled with her legs and an upset stomach.
She was able to stand and move gingerly before the awards assembly.
“She gave it everything today and did it,” said an emotional Garcia-Tripp.
A year ago, the Mountaineers’ Emily Sullivan, who finished sixth Thursday, couldn’t run in the meet because of an injury and Maggie Sullivan (shattered pelvis) was injured during the race. All of which added to the emotion of this year’s ending.
“All of this is tied in with a lot of emotion for Maggie Sullivan and last year,” said Garcia-Tripp. “I couldn’t be prouder of this team. They are each other’s biggest fans and support one another like cheerleaders. They have heart, passion and care for one another. They are a cohesive unit, all seven.
“You teach kids about supporting one another. This is not about the record. It doesn’t matter. Did I want (the title) for the kids? Sure, but at the end of the day it doesn’t matter. I don’t care what the paper says about who won. They are all winners in my book.”
Duff also had special words for Sarah Woodward, also coming off an injury.
“She was All-State last year and then hurt her hamstring,” said Duff. “She fought through it the whole time. She was sixth in Class M last year. But she took over a team leader role and was still in the top 13.”
And then there were the freshmen, led by Helene Berger.
“It was my personal best, but this course is a slower course,” said Berger. “(Mari Cullerton) just ran fast at the end.”
Lewis Mills placed third with 92 points. Joining Mari Cullerton, Sullivan, the Berger sisters and Andrew for All-BL honors were Christina Gubetta of Northwestern (third), Hannah Curran of Litchfield (fourth), Eve Cullerton of Housatonic (seventh) and Allison Moore of Lewis Mills (ninth).

BY DENNIS BROWN
REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN
Some coaches might say, “I told you so,” if their team went unbeaten and won the league crown. But Cheshire High girls cross country coach Rob Schaefer didn’t quite expect the Rams’ season to unfold the way it has.
“I’m surprised by the season we’ve had,” Schaefer said. “We had a good year last year, but fell short due to injury. (Thursday), one of our top runners did not have her best race.”
Yet Cheshire still took first place over Guilford, 60-90, at the Southern Connecticut Conference championships Thursday afternoon at East Shore Park in New Haven. Mercy (109), Amity (127) and Daniel Hand (144) rounded out the top five.
“We knew going into the meet that the competition would be fierce. What we feared most was the unknown because we didn’t know much about Guilford, except that they always have a great team,” Schaefer said. “They really challenged us.”
Schaefer told his girls that Hamden and Guilford were the only two teams wearing green at the meet, so he wanted them to focus on green and try to run by them.
Amity’s Emily Crisculo finished first overall with a time of 19:10. Lauren Daddi of Cheshire came in third in 19:49 and Rachel Kaplan ran a time of 20:07 to place eighth. They both made the All-SCC first team for the 9-0 Rams.
“We have a great leader in Lauren Daddi; she’s one of the best runners in the state. She works as hard as anybody, has drive and skills, is a role model and doesn’t seek out any personal gain,” Schaefer said.
“Rachel finished 25th last year, missing out on All-SCC honors. I knew this year nothing was going to stop her.”
Cheshire’s Amanda Addesso placed 15th in 21:04; Emily Longmore, who suffered an ankle injury late last season, finished 17th in 21:07, while Emily Schwab (21:22) came in 21st. The three qualified for the All-SCC second team. Camille Lewis (21:49) and Maya Kreidwise (22:21) also ran well for the Rams.
In 2015, the Rams finished 7-1 and narrowly lost the conference meet to Amity. In 18 years of the SCC championship meet, the Cheshire girls have won four times. Their last title, however, was in 2011.
The Cheshire boys finished third overall, posting 100 points, behind champion Xavier (44) and runner-up Amity (52).
Andrew Thompson of Fairfield Prep was the individual winner, running a time of 15:36 to edge the runner-up, Cheshire sophomore Brendan Murray at 15:39.
Other notable Cheshire finishers included Quentin Arai (16:55), who took 12th; Jacob Lawlor (17:11) in 21st, and Henry Klarman (17:31) in 29th.
Shelton took fourth as a team with a score of 114, followed by Fairfield Prep (123) and Guilford (169).

Southern Connecticut Conference
Championships
at East Shore Park, New Haven, 3.1 miles
Girls teams: 1. Cheshire 60, 2. Guilford 90, 3. Mercy 109, 4. Amity 127, 5. Daniel Hand 144, 6. Shelton 173, 7. Hamden 185, 8. Lauralton Hall 188, 9. Wilbur Cross 248, 10. Foran 283, 11. North Haven 313, 12. Jonathan Law, 338, 13. Lyman Hall, 342, 14. Sacred Heart Academy, 355, 15. Branford 401; 16. Sheehan, 448, 17. East Haven, 554, 18. West Haven, 560.
Individual winner: 1. Emily Crisculo (Amity) 19:10.
Notable Cheshire finishers: 3. Lauren Daddi, 19:49; 8. Rachel Kaplan, 20:07; 15. Amanda Addesso, 21:04; 17. Emily Longmore, 21:07; 21. Emily Schwab, 21:22; 30. Camille Lewis, 21:49; 42. Maya Kreidwise, 22:21.

Boys teams: 1. Xavier, 44; 2. Amity, 52; 3. Cheshire, 100; 4. Shelton, 114; 5. Fairfield Prep, 123; 6. Guilford, 169; 7. Hamden, 179; 8. Foran, 226; 9. Notre Dame, 310; 10. Lyman Hall, 311; 11. Jonathan Law, 314; 12. Branford, 350; 13. Daniel Hand, 352; 14. Sheehan, 359; 15. Wilbur Cross, 404; 16. Hillhouse, 424; 17. North Haven, 453; 18. East Haven, 544; 19; West Haven, 605.
Individual winner: Andrew Thompson (Fairfield Prep) 15:36.
Notable Cheshire finishers: 2. Brendan Murray, 15:39; 12. Quentin Arai, 16:55; 21. Jacob Lawlor, 17:11; 29. Henry Klarman, 17:31; 36. Cal Odermatt, 17:37; 44. Sebastian Pepe, 17:56.

Runners are cheered on by spectators during boys Berkshire League Cross Country Championships in Watertown on Thursday. Sepaug’s Sean Parker was the overall winner of the race in a time of 16:10. Christopher Massa Republican-American

BOYS
at Black Rock State Park, 3.1 miles
Team scores: 1. Northwestern 44; 2. Shepaug 61; 3. Lewis Mills 92; 4. Nonnewaug 95; 5. Thomaston 120; 6. Litchfield 156; 7. Terryville 161; 8. Wamogo 203; 9. Gilbert 257; 10. Housatonic 291.
Individual results: 1. Sean Parker (S) 16:10; 2. Gavin Woodward (NW) 16:58; 3. Stephen Scougall (Th) 17:20; 4. Chandler Wetherbee (S) 17:23; 5. Corey Picard (Te) 17:24.7; 6. Sam Schiffer (NW) 17:24.7; 7. Nicholas O’Brien (LM) 17:25; 5; 8. Connor Spencer (NW) 17:25.6; 9. Dylan Geissinger (N) 17:35; 10. Chris Deforest (Te) 17:47; 11. Elias Field (N) 17:49.7; 12. Eddie Nicholas (N) 17:49.8; 13. Sean Labbe (NW) 18:06; 14. Owen Lacourciere (LM) 18:17; 15. Brandon Beland (NW) 18:22; 16. Winthrop Hayes (LM) 18:24; 17. James Kennedy (S) 18:32; 18. Cody Jordan (S) 18:35; 19. Jack Kaszas (NW) 18:37; 20. Antonio Muratori (L) 18:38; 21. Sean Welsh (S) 18:45; 22. Chris Mangini (NW) 18:45; 23. Jonathan Dieck (L) 18:47; 24. Tyler Giggey (W) 18:59; 25. Michael Duggan (Th) 19:04.
GIRLS
at Black Rock State Park, 3.1 miles
Team results: 1. Nonnewaug 38; 2. Housatonic 57: 3. Lewis Mills 92; 4. Shepaug 101; 5. Thomaston 155; 6. Northwestern 164. 7. Litchfield 176; 8. Gilbert 213; 9. Terryville 227.
Individual results: 1. Mari Cullerton (H) 21:01; 2. Helen Berger (N) 21:06; 3. Christina Gubetta (NW) 21:25.1; 4. Hannah Curran (L) 21:25.8; 5. Carly Andrew (N) 21:27; 6. Emily Sullivan (H) 21:33; 7. Eve Cullerton (H) 21:38; 8. Jacqueline Berger (N) 21:42; 9. Allison Moore (LM) 21:46; 10. Alieen Rosa (S) 21:49. 11. Greer Hanley (N) 22:09; 12. Madeleine Woodward (N) 22:10; 13. Sarah Woodward (N) 22:17; 14. Lauren Bresson (S) 22:26; 15. Kaelyn Foss (Th) 22:33; 16. Lauren Alvarez (LM) 22:41; 17. Tia Phon (S) 22:47; 18. Sophie Zipoli (LM) 22:48; 19. Grace Beddingfield (H) 23:11; 20. Claudia Dematteis (L) 23:16; 21. Catherine Dilernia (LM) 23;19; 22. Brooke Andrew (N) 23:30; 23. Molly Lukiwsky (NW) 23:33; 24. Katherine Starr (H) 23:36; 25. Alexis Kacmarcik (G) 23:43.

Here are the full results for the boys and girls cross country races:

• Boys varsity
• Boys JV
• Girls varsity
• Girls JV

The BL cross country championship meet was held Thursday.

Naugatuck cross country runners Caleb Brito, left, and James Clark each have lost more than 50 pounds since joining the Greyhounds cross country team. (Roger Cleaveland/RA)

BY ROGER CLEAVELAND
REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN

NAUGATUCK — Normally, the best cross country runners can inspire their teammates to championships or better performances by dropping times as the season unfolds. It’s an indication they aren’t relying just on talent but hard work.

Toward that end, Naugatuck High seniors James Clark and Caleb Brito have been inspiring the Greyhounds two-fold in a big way. En route to dropping their times dramatically over the last year — we’re talking minutes, not seconds — they have also dropped about 110 pounds between them.

“So between them, they have lost, like, an entire eighth-grader, or something like that,” Naugatuck coach Bill Hanley joked.

Clark lost 50 pounds over the past few years, and Brito lost 60 in just more than a year’s time. During that dramatic weight-loss process, they gained an awful lot of respect from teammates and coaches while, in their own ways, helping the team win four straight Naugatuck Valley League championships.

“James has been on the team four years, and everyone has just been so impressed with how he has stuck with it and worked hard,” Hanley said. “He is in the shadows of other guys, but they are so inspired by him. He encourages them and they encourage him. There is a lot of respect for his improvement up and down the team.

“They feel the same things toward Caleb, but they just don’t know him as well, because he moved here last year.”

As a freshman, it took Clark more than 50 minutes to run a 5-kilometer (3.1-mile) race. Now he’s finishing races in less than half that time, a little more than 20 minutes.

“When he started, he was barely finishing a 5K, and now he is down almost to a 20-flat,” team co-captain Grady Beasley marveled. “Come on! You are starting that bad, and you still want to keep going? That’s great determination. It shows that if you have heart, you can do it.”

Clark takes that to heart.

“It is good I can become a source to motivate my teammates to become better,” Clark said. “I hope they all push themselves harder like I am pushing myself every day. I think we are all doing a really great job this season.”

Brito’s time drop hasn’t been quite as dramatic, but it’s impressive since it has come in just a year. He’s gone from running races in 30 minutes last season to finishing Wednesday’s NVL championship meet in a personal-best 23 minutes.

“A lot of times when I first started, I was walking until I found my real inspiration and motivation and had a reason to keep going,” Brito said. “Then I knew what to do. First I wanted to be part of a team, and when I started losing weight, that made it better. Now I just love to run.”

Brito’s weight went from 220 pounds at the end of last season to 160 now.

Clark’s self-discovery through running is similar. He wanted to hang out with the right crowd of people, and at the same time he felt he had to prove something.

“I weighed like 180 pounds as a freshman, and now I am down to about 130,” Clark said. “I did it so I could run better, because I wanted to be there for my team. I felt like if I didn’t lose this weight, then I was letting my team down.”

Neither Clark nor Brito runs fast enough to finish among the team’s top five and score in meets, but that doesn’t mean they don’t play an integral role in the Greyhounds’ success.

“They have been an inspiration to other guys on the team,” Hanley said. “They look at them and tell themselves, ‘If these guys are working this hard, then I have to work that hard, too.’ You could never script all of that for the two of them and our team.”

While they have been inspiring others, the sport certainly inspired them to live healthier lives.

“Sometimes I will break out a bag of chips or some ice cream for old time’s sake, but I just feel lethargic the whole day,” Clark said. “So eating right and running is the best way to get better at what I love to do.”

Clark struggled to run a single mile when he started. He now runs 5 to 7 a day. As proud as he is of that, he may be prouder of Brito’s progress.

He remembers watching Brito not even run the whole loop during practices. Instead, Brito would just run sprints back and forth as hard as he could across the main field at Hop Brook until he developed better stamina.

“He wants to push himself to the limit,” Clark said. “He is just booking it now, and it makes me really proud of him. I used to be there. He is doing better than I was, and I am like, ‘Wow!’ Just, ‘Wow!’”

Shepaug’s Sean Parker is all alone at the end of the Berkshire League cross country championship race in Watertown. Christopher Massa Republican-American

BY ADAM BAKER
REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN
The state cross country championships will run throughout the day Saturday on the 3.1-mile course at Wickham Park in Manchester. Class S will get things started at 9:15 a.m. with all eyes on defending champion Shepaug.
“We’re hoping to do the best we possibly can,” said Shepaug coach Tom Scarola. “There are a lot of great competitors, and we’re hoping to peak at the right time. We’ve had to work very hard this season, and the competition has been very tough.”
The Spartans are led by senior Sean Parker, this year’s Berkshire League champion. Parker, who won the BL meet last week with a time of 16:10, finished seventh at last year’s Class S championship.
“He’s running extremely well this year,” added Scarola. “We’re hoping that he will qualify for the State Open and do well. We’re also hoping to qualify as a team.”
Another contender for individual honors in Class S is Derby’s Ken Little, who won the Naugatuck Valley League title last week in 16:33.
Naugatuck hopes to be a contender in Class L, led by senior Grady Beasley, who finished in third place (16:43) in the NVL race this season and hopes to improve on his 10th-place finish in Class L last year.
“A top-five finish would be a really good day,” said Greyhounds coach Bill Hanley. “We need a good day from everyone. There’s no margin for error. Everyone has to have their best day.”
“(Grady) is working really hard. He’s doing all of the little things right, and I hope it goes his way on Saturday,” explained Hanley.
The Class L race will begin at 2:05. New Milford is the defending champion.
In Class M, BL team champion Northwestern will be led by senior Gavin Woodward, who finished in fourth place, last year, while Constitution State Conference champion Terrell Patterson, a senior, will lead Kaynor Tech’s squad.
The Class M race is set for 11:25 a.m. Ledyard is defending champ.
The final boys race of the afternoon will be in Class LL, set for 3:10 p.m., where Cheshire will look to earn a top spot. The Rams will be paced by junior Brendan Murray, who took second last week in the Southern Connecticut Conference in a time of 15:39. He was fifth at last year’s Class LL meet. Amity won the team title in 2015.
Class SS, where Haddam-Killingworth is defending champion, will run at 10:20 a.m., while Class MM is scheduled to start at 1 p.m. Guilford won this race in 2015.

Watertown’s Bethany Ottowicz, left, leads the pack at the start of a race in Seymour. (Kyle Brennan/RA)

BY DENNIS BROWN
REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN
The girls cross country state championships will be held Saturday at Wickham Park in Manchester, where area schools such as Pomperaug, Nonnewaug and Watertown — to name just a few — are eying big things.
The Class S race kicks off at 9:45 a.m. and Class LL concludes the day at 3:40 p.m.
Pomperaug won the South-West Conference last week and comes into Saturday’s Class L race at 2:35 p.m. as one of the favorites. E.O. Smith is the defending champion.
“I told the girls not to pay attention to rankings,” Pomperaug coach Mark Goodwin said. “We won the SWC and people think highly of us and that’s nice, but we have bigger sights.”
The Panthers boast a strong pack, with SWC runner-up Ivy Walker (19:45.53), third-place finisher Madison Villa, Nina Koobatian (fourth) and Kathleen Scheak (ninth).
“I’d love to win it,” said Goodwin. “One of our goals was to pursue the Class L title. We’ve set ourselves up for this chance.”
Berkshire League champion Nonnewaug and Naugatuck Valley League runner-up Watertown hope to be contenders in Class M, which runs at 11:55 a.m.
Tolland is the defending champion.
“All year we’ve preached about getting ready for the big meets. It started with NVLs; we did great. Now we have to build off that,” Watertown coach Brian Lafontaine said. “The girls look focused, and I think they’re ready to go.”
“Something I’ve always told my teams is to think higher,” Nonnewaug coach Arleigh Duff said. “When we get the schedule at the beginning of the year, we don’t circle dual meets, We circle BLs and state meets.”
The Chiefs are led by freshmen Helene Berger, second in the BL race in 21:06 and Carly Andrew (fifth, 21:27). They were hit hard early on in the season when senior Sarah Woodward, who placed sixth last year, went down with a hamstring injury and had to miss some time.
“Sarah was in good shape in the summer until a hamstring injury nagged her, causing her to rest for a while,” said Duff. “The team was still able to step up and win. This is a neat team, the (finishing) order can switch around, which shows how good we are.”
Junior Bethany Ottowitz and senior captain Sophia Guerrera head Watertown’s group. Ottowitz placed fourth in the NVLs in 20:41.9 and Guerrera was 10th at 21:36.6.
“Bethany could be an All-State runner. She’ll get to the State Open with a top-12 finish,” said Lafontaine. “Sophia has been our team leader, coming down on times all year. If we could pack the next four runners in with good times, it will shoot us up the board point-wise.”
In Class S, NVL champ Derby and BL runner-up Housatonic are among the top teams. Immaculate won the title in 2015.
Haddam-Killingworth will defend its title in Class SS, which takes off at 10:50; Avon will defend in Class MM at 1:30, and Glastonbury in Class LL in the final race of the day.

Shepaug’s Sean Parker wins the Berkshire League championship. Christopher Massa Republican-American

BY RICK WILSON
Republican-American
A surging Spartan, a group of powerful Panthers and some rapid Red Raiders made Saturday their day at the CIAC Cross Country Championships at Wickham Park in Manchester.
Berkshire League champion Sean Parker, of Shepaug, ran away from the field to claim the Class S state title and lead his team to a second-place overall finish.
Meanwhile, Pomperaug overpowered the Class L girls field to earn the Class L championship that eluded it a year ago.
Derby topped the Class S girls field, winning the school’s first-ever title after finishing second the past two years.
Parker defeated his closest competitor, defending champion Chris Casallo of Bolton, by 42 seconds over the 3.1-mile course in 16:15. His time improved by more than a minute from 2015, when he was seventh in 17:22.
Only three runners, all in the Class LL race, led by Ahmad Zakeer (15:49) of Class LL champion Staples, posted better times than Parker during the day.
Shepaug pressured eventual champion Lyman Memorial before bowing, 71-78.
Pomperaug blitzed the field, placing five runners in the top 20 to outdistance second-place Wilton, 62-103. Madison Villa led the way for the Panthers with a fifth-place finish and was followed by Nina Koobatian (sixth), Molly Flanagan (15th), Kathleen Schenk (17th) and Emma Cavanagh (19th).
Cheshire, led by Lauren Daddi’s third-place finish, was third in Class L.
Derby had too much pack power for second-place Housatonic, winning 55-99, with freshman Sabrina Hanock (second), Kiley Rodriguez (fourth) and Nicole Rizzo (12th) leading the way. Rodriguez and Rizzo had both been on the Red Raider squads that lost out in 2014 and 2015.
“I am extremely proud of this team,” said Derby coach Nick DiLuggo. “Nicole was the MVP for the day, racing with a severe sinus infection and placing 14th overall. Nicole had been our No. 1 runner for most of the early season, but has been battling through this sinus issue. She symbolizes what this team is all about; she knew she was sick, but cared more about the team’s win than her personal performance.”
The Mountaineers received outstanding efforts from Berkshire League champion Mari Cullerton, who finished fifth, followed by sister Eve Cullerton (seventh) and Emily Sullivan (10th). This was the highest state finish ever for the Mountaineers, who were fifth in 2015.
The Pomperaug boys also had a big day, placing second in the Class L boys race, which was won by New Milford, 73-54. Scott Gaffney and Robert Moore finished ninth and 10th, respectively. The Panthers finished third a year ago.
In the Class SS race, the Nonnewaug boys posted a fourth-place finish, led by D.J. Geissenger-Tut, who finished fourth overall.
In the Class M girls race, the BL champion Nonnewaug girls, sparked by Helene Berger’s 10th-place finish, also came in fourth.
Republican-American staff member Christopher Massa contributed to this story.

Shepaug senior Sean Parker was the area’s top finisher at the State Open cross country meet Friday at Wickham Park in Manchester, finishing third with a time of 16:03 over 3.1 miles.
Zakeer Ahmad led Staples to the team title with a first-place finish in 15:46, beating Fairfield Prep’s Drew Thompson by one second. The Pomperaug boys placed 14th.
In the girls race, Pomperaug’s Ivy Walker placed ninth (19:26) to lead the Panthers to a fourth-place finish.
Ridgefield won the team crown.
Cheshire’s Lauren Daddi placed 17th (19:39) as the Rams took 14th.
Derby was 16th and Housatonic 21st.

State Open
Friday at Wickham Park,
3.1 miles
Boys
Team results: 1. Staples 61, 2. Danbury 77, 3. Xavier 165, 4. Fairfield Warde 180, 5. New Milford 206, 6. Amity 231, 7. Tolland 240, 8. Glastonbury 250, 9. Trumbull 253, 10. Haddam-Killingworth 255, 11. East Catholic 265, 12. Norwich Free Academy 299, 13. Fairfield Prep 305, 14. Pomperaug 309, 15. Ellington 333, 16. Joel Barlow 346, 17. Guilford 435, 18. Shepaug Valley 450, 19. Coventry 459, 20. Lyman Memorial 484.
Top individuals: 1. Zakeer Ahmad, Staples 15:46; 2. Drew Thompson, Fairfield Prep 15:47; 3. Sean Parker, Shepaug 16:03; 4. William Brisman, Fairfield Warde 16:08; 5. Robbie Cozean, Xavier 16:10; 6. Dan Nichols, Danbury 16:16; 7. Moetiz Shilleh, Masuk 16:17; 8. Christopher Reeves, Glastonbury 16:18; 9. Bradford Demassa, Ridgefield 16:19; 10. Joe Pearl, Manchester 16:20; 11. Eli Nahom, New Milford 16:21; 12. Sunil Green, Staples 16:22; 13. Tyler Granja, Danbury 16:22; 14. Benjamin Seiple, Staples 16:23; 15. Robert Dillon, Shelton 16:23; 16. Andrew Meredith, Haddam-Killingworth 16:24; 17. Josh Bedard, Tolland 16:24; 18. Trevor Reed, Danbury 16:27; 19. Daniel Schumann, Haddam-Killingworth 16:27; 20. Maximillian Sparks, Canton 16:27.
Girls
Team results: 1. Ridgefield 122, 2. Tolland 130, 3. Glastonbury 140, 4.
Pomperaug 163, 5. Immaculate 183, 6. Greenwich 217, 7. Trumbull 257, 8. Wilton 276, 9. Staples 280, 10. Haddam-Killingworth 292, 11. E.O. Smith 301, 12. Newtown 317, 13. Simsbury 323, 14. Cheshire 325, 15. Ellington 325, 16. Derby 341, 17. RHAM 355, 18. Canton 373, 19. Avon 380, 20. Mercy 385, 21. Housatonic 463.
Top individuals: 1. Morgan McCormick, Wilton 18:43; 2. Hayley Collins, Tolland 18:45; 3. Katherine Deloreto, Tolland 18:56; 4. Bridgid Selfors,
Mercy 19:12; 5. Angela Saidman, Immaculate 19:12; 6. Emily Sienna, Hale Ray
19:16; 7. Maeve Daily, Simsbury 19:19; 8. Katelynn Romanchick, Trumbull
19:25; 9. Ivy Walker, Pomperaug 19:26; 10. Michaela Caron, Tolland 19:28;
11. Susannah Martin, Staples 19:36; 12. Elise Symon, North Haven 19:37; 13.
Zoe Harris, Greenwich 19:38; 14. Gabi Galletta, Fairfield Warde 19:38; 15.
Gwendolyn Geisler, Conard 19:39; 16. Kaitlyn Stevens, Killingly 19:39; 17.
Lauren Daddi, Cheshire 19:39; 18. Meredith Bloss, Guilford 19:40; 19. Sarah
Leatherwood, Fairfield Ludlowe 19:42; 20. Tess Pisanelli, Ridgefield 19:42

NAUGATUCK VELLEY LEAGUE

CROSBY

Head coach: Albert Chabot II (11th season, 32-86)

2016 record: 5-9

Key players: Sr. Dylan Beniquez (co-captain, All-Brass, All-City), Sr. Matt Lominy (co-captain), Sr. Keven Montanez (co-captain, All-Brass), Sr. Ivan Craig, Jr. Elijah Lewis (All-City), Jr. Markeese Days, Jr. Jalen Delacruz, Jr. Tolany Velez-Pastrana, So. John Caceres, Fr. Isaiah Ortiz, Fr. Christian Acevedo.

Coach’s comment: ”We have a lot of experience and expect to compete in every race. With the addition of some new, talented runners, we hope to make waves by season’s end. As the youth of our team gains experience, our ability to compete in races will improve, exponentially.”

HOLY CROSS

Head coach: Brian Walker (third season, 15-13)

2016 record: 10-4

Key players: Sr. Lucas Racevicius (co-captain, All-City), Sr. Dan Flaherty (co-captain), Jr. Ben Bowler, Jr. Chris Ford, So. Sam Henderlite (All-Brass, All-City), So. Jack Paulin, So. Marcas Racevicius, So. Matt Pang.

Coach’s comment: ”With a good core of returning runners, we will look to continue to build on and improve from last year and stay competitive within the NVL.”

NAUGATUCK

Head coach: Bill Hanley (13th season, 143-6)

2016 record: 14-0 (NVL champions, Iron Division champions)

Key players: Sr. Ross Via (co-captain, All-Iron), Sr. Elliott Via (co-captain), Sr. Zack Bronko, Jr. Frantzca Atse, Jr. Sean Evardo, Jr. Dave Garces, Jr. Austin Herb, Jr. Ben Healy, Jr. Brendan Kerns, Jr. Raymond Lucarelli, Jr. Yeshe Rakagme, Jr. Ezequiel Valencia, So. Connor Behuniak, So. Bryce Cegielski, So. Ethan Lopes, So. Charles Marenghi, So. Brendan Soubannarath, Fr. Jon Chatfield, Fr. Chris Cook, Fr. Daniel Fine, Fr. Peter Mullin, Fr. Justin Stone, Fr. Hunter Teixeira.

Coach’s comment: “This year’s team is showing some mental toughness, in practice. They don’t shy away from hard work. We’re a very young team. Success, in this sport, comes with training over time.”

OXFORD

Head coach: Ed Lucas (11th season)

2016 record: 7-7 (Copper Division champions)

Key players: Jr. Andrew Gee, Jr. Seth Schreiber, So. Ethan Parker, So. Aiden McDonnell.

Coach’s comment: ”(We) graduated our top four runners and have no seniors on the team. The team is very young and inexperienced.”

SACRED HEART

Head coach: Molly Blake

Key players: Sr. Timmy Brown, Sr. Jonny Warren, Jr. Alvin DeLeon, So. Julian Cammarasana, So. Alex Valente, So. Sam Bemer, So. Jose ortez, So. Andrew Campion, So. Ahmand Edmonds, So. Jeferson Garcia, So. Christopher Iles, Fr. Ian Warren, Fr. Jesse Breidenbach, Fr. Nick Salernou.

Coach’s comment: ”There are some great runners in the NVL that we always look to compete with. This year should be a wonderful year of personal records for many of the top runners.”

ST. PAUL

Head coach: Paul Gionfriddo (first season)

Key players: Sr. Brendan Kendrick (co-captain), Sr. Jake Sanzone (co-captain), Jr. Jordan Rinaldi, So. Aidan Reilly, So. Tucker Raymond.

Coach’s comment: ”(We) are looking forward to another successful season. With a large amount of returning runners and new, young talent coming in for the 2017 season, the program is looking to grow and build off of our successes of years past. With our new captains (Kendrick and Sanzone) and new coaching staff, the sky is the limit on what this team can achieve.”

WOLCOTT

Head coach: Matt Craig (fourth season)

Key players: Sr. Isaiah Soto-Kuang (captain), Sr. Alex Herren, Jr. Jake Maisto, Fr. Nick Bendsen, Fr. Zach Goldstone.

Coach’s comment: ”I am very excited for the cross country season to begin. We graduated a large number of seniors, last year, so we are going to heavily rely on some younger runners to step up and fill some spots. Our captain and upperclassmen students have stepped up great, thus far, in practice. We are all looking forward to another great season ahead of us.”

WOODLAND

Head coach: Jeff Lownds (17th season, 159-57)

2016 record: 13-1 (NVL runner-up)

Key players: Sr. Matt Luxeder (captain, All-NVL), Sr. Tom Bucciferro, Sr. Vin Costanzo (All-NVL), Sr. Wes Stein, Jr. Kyle Crowell (All-Division), Jr. Luke Nolan, Jr. Nick Piscitelli, Jr. Charlie Schwartz, Jr. Greg Aldrich, Fr. Martin Swercewski, Fr. Riley Muricchio, Fr. Nick Santvasi, Fr. Noah Behrle.

Coach’s comment: ”We return several of our boys who were 13-1 last season (second in NVL). We have a dedicated group of boys who work hard, each day, and want to have a good NVL season and perform well in Class M.”

BERKSHIRE LEAGUE

HOUSATONIC

Head coach: Letitia Garcia-Tripp (19th season)

2016 record: 0-9

Key players: Sr. Paul Bannister, Jr. Aidan Dillon, So. Jace Tomaino.

Coach’s comment: ”(We) welcome three freshmen and a few other new runners.”

LEWIS MILLS

Head coach: Josh Krampitz (third season, 12-8)

2016 record: 7-3

Key players: Sr. Chris Case (co-captain), Sr. Michio Agresta (co-captain), Sr. Riley McNaboe (co-captain), Jr. Owen Lacourciere, Jr. Win Hayes, Jr. Joey Vecchio.

Coach’s comment: ”We lost over half of last year’s team to graduation, but we are returning some key varsity runners and are hoping to have some new runners step up and fill in the holes left by our graduating seniors. We’d like to maintain, or improve, on last season’s record, but (Northwestern), Shepaug and Nonnewaug should remain strong competition in the Berkshire League.”

NORTHWESTERN

Head coach: Alison-Beauchene (17th season)

2016 record: 9-0

Key players: Sr. Sam Schiffer (captain), Sr. Connor Spencer, Sr. Brandon Beland, Jr. Jack Kaszas, So. Josh Mangini, Fr. Alex Beauchene.

Coach’s comment: ”The boys look strong, this year, and are running as a tight pack.”

SHEPAUG

Head coach: John Spear (first season)

2016 record: 8-1

Key players: Sr. Chandler Wetherbee (first-team all-BL), Sr. James Kennedy, Jr. Wilson King, So. Owen Moore.

Coach’s comment: ”The legendary Tom Scarola has stepped down as coach of the boys program, and we appear to be in a rebuilding phase. We will try to compete with the big teams in the Berkshire League. At this point, it appears Northwestern is the best returning team with Lewis Mills and Nonnewaug on the rise.”

TERRYVILLE

Head coach: Stephanie Fuller (eighth season) and Dean Martin (fourth season)

Key players: Sr. Corey Picard (All-BL, State Open qualifier), Sr. Aaron Schein, Sr. Mike Tiscia, Sr. Evan Dorso, Jr. Colby Brown, So. Chris DeForest, So. Conor Garrity, So. Jacob Collette, So. Ryan Cook, So. C.J. Hart, Fr. Nick Zappone, Fr. Jayden Machowski, Fr. Nick Picarrillo, Fr. Justin Ethier.

Coach’s comment: ”The Berkshire League is always strong, and has been getting stronger. Terryville will be looking to compete with (the) likes of Northwestern and Nonnewaug, at the topof the BL.”

WAMOGO

Head coach: Scott Parkinson (third season)

2016 record: 3-7

Key players: Sr. John Puglio (co-captain), Sr. Brian Fisher (co-captain), So. Tyler Giggey.

Coach’s comment: ”We are in a good position to replace the talented senior group we had, last year. It should be a very competitive group.”

NAUGATUCK VALLEY LEAGUE

CROSBY

Head coach: Albert Chabot II (11th season, 14-98)

2016 record: 0-14

Key players: Sr. Edalynn Torres, Jr. Tasleema Bakhsh, Jr. Yllza Spahiu, Jr. Denise Jiminez, Tanaiza Tripp, Fr. Dejanea Ellison.

Coach’s comment: ”We are very inexperienced, but also motivated and determined. We have a tough hill to climb.”

HOLY CROSS

Head coach: Kate Xeller (seventh season, 44-32)

2016 record: 9-5

Key players: Sr. Julia Mecca, Sr. Aizlyn Zupkus, Jr. Galvin Brayton, Jr. Fiona Xhafi.

Coach’s comment: ”The Holy Cross girls are ready for a fun and exciting season, this fall. The girls have worked hard in the offseason and are looking to make their mark on a strong league. The NVL will be full of tough competition, again this year, for sure.”

NAUGATUCK

Head coach: Bill Hanley (seventh season, 51-23)

2016 record: 8-6

Key players: Sr. Brianna Lennon (captain), Jr. Kimani Grey, Jr. Jade Lima, Jr. Brianna Soubannarath, So. Daniella Acevedo, So. Caitlyn Doris, So. Abigail Lombardi, So. Lauren Rupsis, Fr. Gina Conforti, Fr. Brittany Soubannarath.

Coach’s comment: “This year’s team is very coachable. Returners will be looking to improve on last year’s performances. We will measure our success by improvement over past performances.”

OXFORD

Head coach: Ed Lucas (10th season)

2016 record: 4-10

Key players: Jr. Mary-Kate Willis, So. Molly Bell, So. Arianna Monteiro.

Coach’s comment: ”This is the smallest team since Oxford High School opened 11 years ago. None of the girls had varsity experience, last year, and we still need to find, at least, two more girls to score in meets.”

SACRED HEART

Head coach: Molly Blake

Key players: Jr. Jenna French, Jr. Arreyion Yates, So. Lizzy Nonamaker, Fr. Melany Boivin, Fr. Asley Perez, Fr. Jasmine Walton, Fr. Bryanna Flowers, Fr. Alyssa Steel.

Coach’s comment: ”There are some great runners in the NVL that we always look to compete with. This year should be a wonderful year of personal records for many of the top runners.”

ST. PAUL

Head coach: Paul Gionfriddo (first season)

Key players: Sr. Lizzy Melvin (captain), So. Kailyn Bielecki.

Coach’s comment: ”(We) are looking forward to another successful season. With a large amount of returning runners and new, young talent coming in for the 2017 season, the program is looking to grow and build off of our successes of years past. With our new captain (Melvin) and new coaching staff, the sky is the limit on what this team can achieve.”

WOLCOTT

Head coach: Matt Craig (fourth season)

Key players: Sr. Lauren Wright (captain), So. Kathrine Rodrigues (All-NVL), So. Lauren Chance, So. Madison Cossette.

Coach’s comment: ”I am very excited for the cross country season to begin. We graduated a large number of seniors, last year, so we are going to heavily rely on some younger runners to step up and fill some spots. Our captain and upperclassmen students have stepped up great, thus far, in practice. We are all looking forward to another great season ahead of us.”

WOODLAND

Head coach: Jeff Lownds (17th season, 165-42)

2016 record: 12-2

Key players: Sr. Emilie Noreika (captain), Sr. Jessica Fox, Sr. Casey Donnelly, Jr. Bayan Galal, Jr. Janely Concepcion, So. Emma Slavin, So. Jill Brotherton, So. Diondra Owusu, So. Calisa Costanzo, So. Caitlin Marvin, Fr. Jaden Young, Fr. Brooke Iannone, Fr. Judy Lippa, Fr. Madison Piscitelli.

Coach’s comment: ”We are fortunate enough to have another good group of underclassmen with us, this year, and hope to have another successful season. The girls team shows improvement every day, so we want to do well each week and make a good showing in Class M and in the NVL.”

BERKSHIRE LEAGUE

HOUSATONIC

Head coach: Letitia Garcia-Tripp (19th season)

2016 record: 9-0

Key players: Sr. Alison Holmes.

Coach’s comment: ”(We) graduated 12 seniors, which means we graduated all but Alison (Holmes) from our top-seven. However, I am very excited to welcome seven new freshman girls, this year, and (am) looking forward to building the team, this year.”

LEWIS MILLS

Head coach: Katie Pratt (fifth season)

2016 record: 7-2

Key players: Sr. Katherine Collen (co-captain), Sr. Sophie Zipoli (co-captain), Sr. Kathleen Keegan (co-captain), Sr. Jordan Butler, Jr. Elizabeth Krenicky, So. Allison Moore (All-BL), So. Catherine DiLernia, So. Lauren Alvarez.

Coach’s comment: ”I am excited for this season, as we have a strong group of returning, experienced varsity runners. If the girls work hard during practices, I believe that we will have a fantastic season. We are going to compete for a top-three spot in the league again this year. There are certainly some strong competitors in this league, this year, across the board, and it will be a competitive season, individually and team-wise, for the Berkshire League.”

NORTHWESTERN

Head coach: Alison-Beauchene (17th season)

2016 record: 4-5

Key players: Sr. Christina Gubetta (captain), Sr. Molly Lukuski, Jr. Morgan Hall, Jr. Sheridan Briere.

Coach’s comment: ”The girls are working toward being competitive in the league.”

SHEPAUG

Head coach: John Spear (third season, 13-5)

2016 record: 7-2

Key players: Sr. Emma Krebs (captain), Jr. Aileen Rosa (second-team All-BL).

Coach’s comment: ”We have added a few transfers from the soccer team and look to continue our success from last year. We are hoping to make a run at the Berkshire League title and a team trip to State Open. In the Berkshire League, Nonnewaug and Lewis Mills always have good numbers and are well coached. Their depth is difficult for us to compete with, but we are hoping to run with them and be one of the top teams in the league.”

TERRYVILLE

Head coach: Stephanie Fuller (eighth season) and Dean Martin (fourth season)

Key players: Jr. Jordan Conklin, Jr. Bella Christiana, Jr. Devin Girch, Jr. Katelyn Craighill, So. Savannah Wallingford, So. Emily Morgan, Fr. Sarah Evanoski.

Coach’s comment: ”The Berkshire League offers great competition, on the girls side. Terryville will be looking to improve on last year’s performance.”

WAMOGO

Head coach: Scott Parkinson (third season)

2016 record: 0-10

Key players: Sr. Meg Salmon (captain).

Coach’s comment: ”Led by our senior captain, Meg Salmon, we have increased in size and are very excited to compete with the league, this year.”

Others

CHESHIRE

Head coach: Rob Schaefer (30th season, 262-24)

2016 record: 9-0 (SCC champions, Housatonic Division champions, third in Class L)

Key players: Sr. Rachel Kaplan (co-captain, All-SCC), Sr. Lauren Daddi (co-captain, All-SCC, All-State), Sr. Emi Schwab (second team All-SCC), Jr. Emmy Longmore (second team All-SCC), Jr. Amanda Addesso (second team All-SCC), Jr. Aliza Taylor, Fr. Brooke D’Addio.

Coach’s comment: ”We hope to repeat as Housatonic and SCC champions, to do well in Class L and make it to the (State) Open. A dream season would be to qualify, as a team, for New Englands.”

KAYNOR TECH

Head coach: John Snopkowski (21st season)

2016 record: 9-0 (CSC champions)

Key players: Sr. Dominique Dildy (co-captain, All-CSC, All-City), Sr. Brianna Pittman (co-captain), Jr. Hannah Stoveken (CSC, city champion), Jr. Jessenia Torres (All-CSC, All-City), Jr. Melanie Sanchez (All-CSC).

Coach’s comment: ”We lost three key runners due to graduation, but we should be competitive, in our conference, if we can avoid injuries.”

WATERTOWN 15, WILBY 50
WATERTOWN 15, CROSBY 50
WATERTOWN 15, DERBY 50
at 3.1-mile course at Veterans Park
1. Ken Little (D) 17:22; 2. B.Olivera (Wi) 17:31; 3. S.Stanley (D) 17:56; 4. E.Lewis (C) 18:00; 5. S.Dodge (Wat) 18:17; 6. T.Roger (Wat) 19:07; 7. J.Guevara (D) 19:32; 8. J. Hughes (Wat) 19:34; 9. K.Montanez (C) 19:38; 10. M. Croke (Wat) 19:45. Records: Wat 3-0.

WOODLAND 23, NAUGATUCK 34
KENNEDY 26, NAUGATUCK 29
WOODLAND 26, KENNEDY 31
NAUGATUCK 24, SEYMOUR 31
KENNEDY 27, SEYMOUR 28
WOODLAND 23, SEYMOUR 35
1. Matt Luxeder (W) 17:07; 2. Alex Brites (W) 17:08; 3. Ross Via (N) 17:12; 4. Eliott Via (N) 17:18; 5. Josh Tallcouch (S) 17:30; 6. Dan Bouzolin (S) 18:11; 7. Andry Evangelista (K) 18:21; 8. Wes Stein (W) 18:26; 9. Ivan Sanchez (K) 18:29; 10. Martin Swercewski (W) 18:35. Records: W 3-0, K 2-1, N 1-2, S 0-3.

HOLY CROSS 18, OXFORD 43
HOLY CROSS 15, WOLCOTT 47
HOLY CROSS 16, WCA 47
OXFORD 20, WCA 37
OXFORD 20, WOLCOTT 35
WOLCOTT 21, WCA 40
at 3.1-mile course at Oxford
1. Jack Pavlin (HC) 20:12, 2. Sam Henderlight (HC) 20:27, 3. Ethan Parker (O) 20:44, 4. Ben Bowler (HC) 20:57, 5. Matthew Pang (HC) 20:58, 6. Harrison Foley (WC) 21:38, 7. Lucas Racevicius (HC) 22:20, 8. Aiden McDonnell (O) 22:51, 9. Andrew Gee (O) 22:52, 10. Sam Wolf (O) 23:06. Records: HC 3-0, O 2-1, W 1-2, WCA 0-03.

WILCOX TECH 16, KAYNOR TECH 48
at Black Rock, 3.1 miles
Top 10: Dan You (W) 20:39; Israel Arce (W) 22:36; Jared Rivera (W) 22:29; Joe Morales (K); Lewis Hernandez (W); Bryce McClendon (W); Eric Wasserman (W); Scott Dalesio (W); Derek Stralecci (W); Dan Taveras (W). Records: WT 1-0; KT 0-1.

THOMASTON 26, LEWIS MILLS 31
THOMASTON 21, LITCHFIELD 37
LEWIS MILLS 21, LITCHFIELD 35
at 3.1-mile course at Mills
1. Chris Case (LM) 19:09: 2. Mike Duggan (T) 19:11; 3. Jon Stevens (L) 19:37; 4. Win Hayes (LM) 19:53; 5. Eric Desmarais (T) 20:10; 6. Jack McMahon (T) 20:11; 7. Griffin Perrault (LM) 20:20; 8. Thomas Wilson (L) 20:28; 9. Alex Nolan (T) 20:53; 10. Liam Krasnowski (T) 21:14. Records: T 2-0, LM 1-1, L 0-2.

WAMOGO 26, GILBERT 33
1. Byron Deily (G) 19:01, 2. Tyler Giggey (W) 20:25, 3. Brian Fisher (W) 20:53, 4. Zachary Kirsch (G) 21:09, 5. David Ludkowski (G) 22:03, 6. John Puglio (W) 22:22, 7. Colin Ferrer (W) 22:30, 8. Ethan Cook (W) 22:30, 9. Robin Wright (W) 22:41, 10. Marcos Lopez (W) 22:42. Records W 1-0, G 0-1.

NORTHWESTERN 19, SHEPAUG 42
NORTHWESTERN 15, HOUSATONIC 50
SHEPAUG 15, HOUSATONIC 50
1. Sam Schiffer (NW) 17:05; 2. Connor Spencer (NW) 17:32; 3. Chandler Wetherbee (S) 17:52; 4. Brandon Beland (NW) 17:58; 5. Josh Mangini (NW) 17:58; 6. Jack McCarron (S) 18:36; 7. Chris Grenfell (NW) 19:19; 8. Alex Beauchene (NW) 19:22; 9. Chris Brown (NW) 20:04; 10. Cameron Brown (S) 20:09. Records: NW 2-0, S 1-1, H 0-1.

TERRYVILLE 27, NONNEWAUG 30
at 3.1-mile course at Nonnewaug
1. Corey Picard (T) 17:10 ;2. Elias Field (N) 17:18; 3. Chris Deforest (T) 17:20; 4. Eddie Nicholas (N) 17:30; 5. Colbey Brown (T) 19:17; 6. Connor Garity (T) 19:37; 7. Rauri Blevio (N) 20:08; 8. Greg Bastek (N) 20:13; 9. David Schmaler (N) 20:33; 10. Connor Inglis (N) 21:07.

SACRED HEART 19, TORRINGTON 39
ST. PAUL 18, TORRINGTON 43
ST. PAUL 24, SACRED HEART 33
AT 3.0-mile course at Torrington
1. Jonny Warren (SH) 18:17; 2. Tucker Raymond (SP) 18:55; 3. Aiden Reilly (SP) 19:27; 4. Joe Gaffney (SP) 19:43; 5. Nick Salernov (SH) 19:53; 6. Charlie Mathieu (T) 20:18; 7. Jordan Rinaldi (SP) 20:22; 8. Ian Warren (SH) 20:36; 9. Jose Cortez (SH) 20:51; 10. Matt Lovetere (T) 20:56. Records: T 0-2, SH 1-1, SP 2-0.

POMPERAUG 21, WESTON 39
1. Robbie Moore (P) 17:35; 2. Eric Rosenhein (P) 17:36; 3. Tim Lautenbach (W) 17:36; 4. Alex Leo (W) 17:53; 5. Trey Generali (P) 18:04; 6. Dan Collette (P) 18:11; 7. Zach DiMeglio (P) 18:13; 8. Sam Holst-Grubbe (P) 18:15; 9. Ryan Rupprecht (W) 18:40; 10. Luke Bunosso (P) 18:41. Records: P 1-0, W 0-1.

WOLCOTT TECH 27, ABBOTT TECH 29

1. Michael Rattalle (AT) 20:25; 2. Jaisun Chucta (WT) 20:57; 3. Deryck Tenesaca (AT) 21:28; 4. Jake Knight (WT) 22:14; 5. Cedar Sobek (WT) 22:34. Records: WT 1-0, AT 0-1.

GILBERT 15, WAMOGO 50
1. Alexis Kacmarcik (G) 23:39, 2. Meg Salmon (W) 24:00, 3. Annalee Marvin (G) 27:45, 4. Jackie Kuns (W) 29:48, 5. Isabella Giansanti (W) 30:01, 6. Izzy Hardy (G) 36:12, 7. Ellie Oakes-Rodgers (G) 36:13, 8. Lydia Bird (G) 38:57. Records: G 1-0, W 0-1.

SEYMOUR 17, KENNEDY 41
SEYMOUR 25, NAUGATUCK 33
NAUGATUCK 22, KENNEDY 35
WOODLAND 15, SEYMOUR 47
WOODLAND 15, NAUGATUCK 48
WOODLAND 15, KENNEDY 50
1. Jaden Smith (W) 22:05; 2. Brooke Iannone (W) 22:10; 3. Jill Brotherton (W) 22:26; 4. Emile Norieka (W) 22:39; 5. Emma Slavin (W) 22:43; 6. Jessica Fox (W) 23:07; 7. Maddie Sheehan (S) 23:28; 8. Abby Lombardi (N) 23:43; 9. Kayla Pullman (S) 23:45; 10. Lauren Rupsis (N) 24:03. Records: W 3-0, S 2-1, N 1-2, K 0-3.

DERBY 20, WATERTOWN 35
WATERTOWN 15, CROSBY 50
WATERTOWN 15, WILBY 50
DERBY 15, CROSBY 50
DERBY 15, WILBY 50
at 3.1-mile course at Veterans Park
1. Bethany Ottowitz (Wat) 19:56; 2. S. Hanock (D) 21:19; 3. I. Chevarella (D) 22:32; 4. A. Khanthaphixay (D) 22:50; 5. N. Rizzo (D) 22:55; 6. R. Fleischer (D) 22:59; 7. N. DeFeo (Wat) 23:11; 8. A. Battaglino (Wat) 23:43; 9. A. Baker (Wat) 24:05; 10. D. Ghisa (Wat) 24:15. Records: W 2-1, D 3-0.

WOLCOTT 15, OXFORD 50
WOLCOTT 23, WCA 32
WOLCOTT 25, HOLY CROSS 30
HOLY CROSS 15, OXFORD 50
HOLY CROSS 22, WCA 33
WCA 15, OXFORD 50
at 3.1-mile course at Oxford
1. Katherine Rodrigues (W) 22;24, 2. Julia Merra (HC) 25:34, 3. Lauren Wright (W) 25:46, 4. Carrie Rodrigues (W) 26:24, 5. Galvin Brayton (HC) 26:31, 6. Johna Pierre (WC) 27:39, 7. Aizlyn Zupkus (HC) 27:42, 8. Salma Gudaf (WC) 27:49, 9. Samatha Wong (WC) 28:08, 10. Hannah Wright (W) 28:52. Records: O 0-3, W 3-0, HC 2-1, WCA 1-2.

TORRINGTON 22, SACRED HEART 37
ST. PAUL 26, TORRINGTON 29
ST. PAUL 22, SACRED HEART 37
at 3.0-mile course at Torrington
1. Jenna French (SH) 22:17; 2. Ariana Santos (T) 22:24; 3. Kailyn Bielecki (SP) 23:42; 4. Anna Clinkscales (T) 23:58; 5. Lizzy Melvin (SP) 24:23; 6. Cassandra Dubitsky (SP) 25:17; 7. Mazda Delgado (T) 26:14; 8. Melany Boivin (SH) 26:22; 9. Katherine Mazzarelli (SP) 27:36; 10. Julia Dobie (SP) 27:39. Records: T 1-1, SH 0-2, SP 2-0.

SHEPAUG 22, NORTHWESTERN 35
SHEPAUG 18, HOUSATONIC 39
NORTHWESTERN 27, HOUSATONIC 28
1. Emma Krebs (S) 21:00; 2. Christina Gubetta (NW) 22:03; 3. Elisa Afiouni (S) 22:37; 4. Aileen Rosa (S) 23:34; 5 Autumn Collette (S) 24:26; 6. Charlotte Clulow (H) 24:40; 7. Brooke Stompfle (H) 24:40; 8. Molly Lukiwsky (NW) 24:41; 9. Morgan Hall (NW) 24:44; 10. Alison Holmes (H) 26:42. Records: NW 1-1, H 0-2, S 2-0.

NONNEWAUG 15, TERRYVILLE 50
at 3.1-mile course at Nonnewaug
1. Helene Berger (N) 21:46; 2. Carly Andrew (N) 22:28; 3. Jennie Schwarz (N) 22:56; 4. Maddie Woodward (N) 24:01; 5. Jacquie Berger (N) 24:36; 6. Brooke Andrew (N) 25:02; 7. Taylor DeCicco (N) 26:34; 8. Jordan Conklin (T) 27:07; 9. Sarah Evanski (T) 27:59; 10. Katelynn Craghill (T) 30:11.

LEWIS MILLS 28, THOMASTON 31
LEWIS MILLS 15, LITCHFIELD 50
THOMASTON 15, LITCHFIELD 50
3.1 miles, at Lewis Mills High School
Top 10: 1. Megan Desmarais (T) 23:49; 2. Kaelyn Foss (T) 23:59; 3. Celina Daigle (LM) 24:02; 4. Lauren Alvarez (LM) 24:12; 5. Brianna Grecco (T) 24:34; 6. Sophie Zipoli (LM) 25:01; 7. Catherine DiLernia (LM) 25:02; 8. Jordan Butler (LM) 25:42; 9. Kathleen Keegan (LM) 25:53; 10. Katherine Collen (LM) 26:18. Records: LM 2-0; T 1-1; L 0-2.

POMPERAUG 15, WESTON 50
1. Ivy Walker (P) 22:12; 2. Kate Wiser (P) 22:13; 3. Nina Koobiatian (P) 22:13; 4. Katie Schenk (P) 22:13; 5. Ashley Wargo (P) 22:13; 6. Faith Kulis (P) 22:14; 7. Nicole Middendorf (P) 22:14; 8. Molly Flanagan (P) 22:27; 9. Victoria Westlein (P) 22:31; 10. Kierra Ryan (P) 23:06. Records: P 1-0, W 0-1.

KAYNOR TECH 18, WILCOX TECH 42
at 3.2-mile course at Black Rock State Park
1. Hannah Stoveken (K) 23:56; 2. Melanie Sanchez (K) 27:09; 3. Brianna Pittman (K) 27:36; 4. Shalyn Noble (W) 28:09; 5. Jessenia Torres (K) 29:09; 6. Maegan Griffin (W) 31:40; 7. Yulissa Navarrete (K) 32:12; 8. Mystic Stephenson (K) 32:13; 9. Yamelette Calderon (W) 34:00; 10. Kadija Diouf (K) 34:02. Records: K 1-0, W 0-1.

CHESHIRE 22, MERCY 33
CHESHIRE 15, SACRED HEART ACADEMY 48
CHESHIRE 15, LYMAN HALL 48
1. Rachel Cipolla (M) 21:29; 2. Lauren Daddi (C) 21:36; 3. Rachel Kaplan (C) 21:42; 4. Aliza Taylor (C) 22:08; 5. Amanda Addesso (C) 22:09; 6. Nell Kordalski (M) 22:19; 7. Emma Ushchak (M) 22:20; 8. Emmy Longmore (C) 22:24; 9. Rachel Joyce (SH) 22:33; 10. Rachael Smith (LH) 22:38. Records: C 3-0, M 2-1, LH 1-2, SHA 0-3.

Woodland runners finished first in both the boys and girls cross country races at Seymour High Tuesday.

Here are some of the highlights:

Boys

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Girls

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LEWIS MILLS 29, BRISTOL EASTERN 30
at Page Park, Bristol, 3.1 miles
Top 10: Kesie St. Girman (BE) 25:03; 2. Avery Broccia (BE) 25:11; 3. Lauren Alvarez (LM) 25:12; 4. Maggie Santacroce (BE) 25:25; 5. Sophie Zipoli (LM) 26:16; 6. Catherine DiLernia (LM) 27:42; 7. Jordan Butler (LM) 27:50; 8. Bella Harding (LM) 27:57; 9. Kathleen Keegan (LM) 27:59; 10. Meredith Mikesell (LM) 28:25. Records: LM 3-0.

WATERTOWN 20, SACRED HEART 43
WATERTOWN 22, SEYMOUR 37
WATERTOWN 18, WOLCOTT 45
SEYMOUR 26, SACRED HEART 30
SEYMOUR 18, WOLCOTT 45
SACRED HEART 19, WOLCOTT 43
1. Jonny Warren (SH) 18:12, 2. Spencer Dodge (Wa) 18:25; 3. D. Bouzolin (Sey) 18:29; 4. T. Roger (Wa) 18:41; 5. Tallcouch (Sey) 18:50; 6. Nick Bendtsen (Wo) 19:22; 7. M. Croke (Wa) 19:41; 8. D. Ottowitz (Wa) 19:49; 9. J. Hughes (Wa) 19:54; 10. L.Beddington (S) 20:05.
Records: Wa 6-0, Sey 2-4, SH 2-3, Wo 1-5.

KENNEDY 15, DERBY 50
KENNEDY 15, TORRINGTON 50
KENNEDY 16, OXFORD 45
OXFORD 15, DERBY 50
OXFORD 20, TORRINGTON 35
TORRINGTON, 15 DERBY 50
at Derby’s 3.09-mile course
1. Kyle Hotchkiss (K) 17:15, 2. Alex Brites (K) 17:25, 3. Steven Stanley (D) 17:38, 4. Ivan Meran (K) 18:39, 5. Audrey Evanglista (K) 18:41, 6. Ethan Parker (O) 19:00, 7. Javan Guevana (D) 19:16, 8. Sal Sergio (K) 20:02, 9. Al Aezon Llamar (K) 20:04, 10. Chris Soto (D) 20:29. Records: K 5-1, O 4-2, D 0-6, T 1-4.

NAUGATUCK 27, HOLY CROSS 28
NAUGATUCK 25, CROSBY 30
HOLY CROSS 26, CROSBY 30
at Hop Brook
1. Ross Via (N) 18:05; 2. Elliot Via (N) 18:11; 3. Elijah Lewis (C) 19:09; 4, Tolany Velez (C) 19:28; 5. Charlie Marenghi (N) 19:30; 6. Sam Henderlite (HC) 19:35; 7. Jack Paulin (HC) 19:38; 8. Ben Bowler (HC) 19:51; 9. Lucas Racevicius (HC) 19:55; 10. Keven Montanez (C) 20:12. Records: N 3-2; HC 4-1; C 0-3.

NONNEWAUG 15, HOUSATONIC 50
NONNEWAUG 18, WAMOGO 44
at Nonnewaug’s 3.1-mile course
1. Elias Field (N), 17:14; 2. Eddie Nicholas (N), 17:24; 3. Tyler Giggey (W), 19:09; 4. Rauri Blevio (N), 19:13; 5. Greg Bastek (N), 19:13; 6. David Schmaler (N), 19:53; 7. Connor Inglis (N), 20:05; 8. Brian Fisher (W), 20:18; 9. John Schmaler (N), 20:41; 10. Sean Quinlan (N), 20:49. Records: N, 2-0; H, 0-3; W, 1-2.

TERRYVILLE 24, LEWIS MILLS 33
LEWIS MILLS 25, SHEPAUG 30
TERRYVILLE 26, SHEPAUG 31
1. Corey Picard (T) 17:19; 2. Chris DeForest (T) 17:22; 3. Chandler Wetherbee (S) 17:40; 4. Jack McCarron (S) 17:47; 5. Colby Brown (T) 18:21; 6. Win Hayes (LM) 18:46; 7. Chris Case (LM) 18:52; 8. Connor Gerety (T) 19:08; 9. Joseph Veccio (LM) 19:17; 10. Owen Lacourciere (LM) 19:19. Records: T 2-0; LM 2-2; S 1-3.

NORTHWESTERN 15, GILBERT 47
NORTHWESTERN 15, LITCHFIELD 45
LITCHFIELD 24, GILBERT 33
1. Sam Schaffer (NW) 17:01; 2. Connor Spencer (NW) 17:19; 3. Brandon Beland (NW) 17:26; 4.Jack Kaszas (NW) 18:02; 5. Josh Mancini (NW) 18:09; 6. Byron Deily (G) 18:25; 7. Jon Stevens (L) 18:45; 8. Thomas Wilson (L) 18:46; 9. Alex Beauchene (NW) 19:06; 10. Chris Brown (NW) 19:11. Records: G 0-2, NW 4-0, L 1-2.

WOODLAND 16, ST. PAUL 46
WOODLAND 19, WILBY 44
ST. PAUL 21, WCA 35
WOODLAND 18, WCA 44
ST. PAUL 20, WILBY 41
WCA 23, WILBY 38
at Woodland’s 3.13-mile course
1. Matt Luxeder (Wo) 17:42; 2. Brian Oliveira (Wi) 18:43; 3. Martin Swercewski (Wo) 19:07; 4. Foley Harrison (WCA) 19:16; 5. Vin Costanzo (Wo) 19:21; 6. Wes Stein (Wo) 19:24; 7. Tucker Raymond (SP) 19:39; 8. Tom Bucciferro (Wo) 19:42; 9. Charlie Schwartz (Wo) 19:43; 10. Joe Gaffney (SP) 19:50. Records: Wo 6-0, Wi 0-6, WCA 1-5, SP 4-1.

WOLCOTT TECH 26, BULLARD-HAVENS 31
at Minetto State Park
1. Jaisun Chucta (WT) 19:36; 2. Edwin Geronimo (BH) 19:57; 3. Jake Knight (WT) 20:56; 4. Ulysess Martinez (BH) 21:10; 5. Tyler Drury (BH) 22:07 (B). Records: WT 2-0; BH 0-2.

WOODLAND 15, WILBY 45
WOODLAND 15, ST. PAUL 45
WOODLAND 15, WCA 45
ST. PAUL 15, WILBY 45
WCA 15, WILBY 45
WCA 26, ST. PAUL 31
at Woodland’s 3.13-mile course
1. Emma Slavin (Wo) 22:09; 2. Jaden Young (Wo) 22:28; 3. Brooke Iannone (Wo) 22:29; 4. Emilie Noreika (Wo) 22:35; 5. Jill Brotherton (Wo) 22:44; 6. Jessica Fox (Wo) 23:08; 7. Kailyn Bielecki (SP) 24:03; 8. Calisa Costanzo (Wo) 24:20; 9. Hennessey Vasquez (WCA) 24:27; 10. Salma Gudaf (WCA) 24:32. Records: Wo 6-0, Wi 0-6, SP 3-2, WCA 3-2.

DERBY 15 KENNEDY 46
DERBY 15 OXFORD 50
DERBY 15 TORRINGTON 47
TORRINGTON 15 OXFORD 50
TORRINGTON 19 KENNEDY 39
KENNEDY 15 OXFORD 50
at Derby’s 3.09-mile course
1. Sabrina Hancock (D) 21:24, 2. Nicole Rizzo (D) 21:25, 3. Beverly Kheyidhia (D) 21:25, 4. Izzy Chevella (D) 21:28, 5. Rachel Fleischer (D) 21:32, 6. Alyssa Santos (T) 22:14 7. Sylvia Tomaquiza (K) 24:17; 8. Sara Gerckens (D) 24:39; 9. Anna Clinkscales (T) 24:48; 10. Ambarlyn Angeletti (D) 24:58. Records: D 6-0, O 0-6, T 3-2, K 1-3.

WATERTOWN 20, WOLCOTT 40
WOLCOTT 21, SACRED HEART 40
WOLCOTT 28, SEYMOUR 29
WATERTOWN 19, SACRED HEART 44
WATERTOWN 15, SEYMOUR 47
SEYMOUR 23, SACRED HEART 38
1. Bethany Ottowitz (Wa) 20:01; 2. Kathryn Rodrigues (Wo) 21:04; 3. Jenna French (SH) 23:02; 4. Nicole Defeo (Wa) 23:15; 5. Ali Battaglino (Wa) 23:18; 6. Rebekah Holmes (Wa) 23:40; 7. Lauren Wright (Wo) 23:45; 8. Diana Chisa (Wa) 23:46; 9. Madison Sheehan (Sey) 24:01; 10. Emma Gallagher (Wa) 24:08. Records: Wa 5-1, Wey 3-3, SH 0-5, Wo 5-1.

NAUGATUCK 25, HOLY CROSS 32
NAUGATUCK 15, CROSBY 50
HOLY CROSS 15, CROSBY 50
at Hop Brook
1. Abigail Lombardi, (N), 23:12; 2. Braytron Galvin (HC), 23:49; 3. Julia Mecca (HC), 23:53; 4. Briana Lenon (N), 24:39; 5. Lauren Rupsis (N), 24:47; 6. Alyssa Sarracco (HC), 27:15; 7. Jade Lima (N), 27:26; 8. Gina Conforti (N), 27:59; 9. Britany Soubannarath (N), 28:00; 10. Grace Perenti (HC), 31:11. Records: HC, 3-2; N, 3-2; C, 0-3.

SHEPAUG 25, LEWIS MILLS 32
SHEPAUG 15, TERRYVILLE 50
LEWIS MILLS, 15 TERRYVILLE 50
Top 10: 1. Emma Krebs (S) 20:30; 2. Elisa Afiouni (S) 21:17; 3. Aileen Rosa (S) 22:32; 4. Celina Daigle (LM) 22:58; 5. Lauren Alvarez (LM) 23:05; 6. Allison Moore (LM) 23:14; 7. Autumn Collette (S) 24:02; 8. Sophie Zipoli (LM) 24:37; 9. Jordan Butler (LM) 25:03; 10. Cathrin Dilemna (LM) 25:03. Records: S 4-0; LM 3-1; T 0-2.

NONNEWAUG 15, HOUSATONIC 48
NONNEWAUG 15, WAMOGO 48
at Nonnewaug’s 3.1-mile course
1. Helene Berger (N), 21:17; 2. Jennie Schwarz (N), 21:42; 3. Carly Andrew (N), 22:08; 4. Jacqueline Berger (N), 22:12; 5. Maddie Woodward (N), 22:45; 6. Meg Salmon, (W), 23:08; 7. Brooke Andrew (N), 23:19; 8. Brooke Stampfle (H), 24:16; 9. Charlotte Clulow (H), 24:52; 10. Kylie Fitzgerald (N), 25:18. Records: N, 3-0; H, 1-2; W, 0-3.

NORTHWESTERN 15, LITCHFIELD 50
NORTHWESTERN 20, GILBERT 41
GILBERT 15, LITCHFIELD 50
1. Christina Gubetta (NW) 21:07; 2. Alexis Larmarcik (G) 21:32; 3. Molly Lukowsky (NW) 23:40; 4. Morgan Hall (NW) 23:53; 5. Bethany Adams (NW) 25:11; 6. Liz Elmendorf (L) 25:17; 7. Anna Lee Marvin (G) 25:45; 8. Sheridan Briere (NW) 25:35; 9. Teryn Goulet (NW) 26:51; 10. Sarah Lucas (NW) 27:16. Records: L 0-3, G 1-1, NW 3-1.

BULLARD-HAVENS 15, WOLCOTT TECH 50
Records: WT 0-2; BH 1-1. Note: Leah Frazier was the top runner for the Wildcats.

Boys
KAYNOR TECH 25, ABBOTT TECH 30
KAYNOR TECH 17, WRIGHT TECH 43
at Wooster Cemetery, Danbury, 3.1 miles
1. Mike Raffaele (AT) 20:30; 2. Deryck Tenesca (AT) 21:52; 3. Mike Marzano (KT) 22:28; 4. Joe Morales (KT) 22:29; 5. Scott Dalesio (KT) 22:33; 6. Mike Martinez (WT) 22:48; 7. Jayden Teasley (KT) 23:03; 8. Zach Maisto (KT) 23:04; 9. Jack Thompson (AT) 23:12; 10. Addison Caisetta (AT) 23:13. Records: KT 2-1.

Girls
KAYNOR TECH 23, ABBOTT TECH 35
KAYNOR TECH 15, WRIGHT TECH 50
at Wooster Cemetery, Danbury, 3.1 miles
1. Hannah Stoveken (KT) 22:39; 2. Marissa Shiland (AT) 24:11; 3. Samantha Labarbara (AT) 24:49; 4. Melanie Sanchez (KT) 25:32; 5. Brianna Pittman (KT) 25:37; 6. Dominique Dildy (KT) 28:21; 7. Yulissa Navarrete (KT) 29:54; 8. Mystic Stephenson (KT) 29:57; 9. Anya Remlin (AT) 30:38; 10. Jesslyn Rodriguez (AT) 31:18. Records: KT 3-0; AT 2-1; WT 0-2.

Canterbury Invitational
WESTOVER 63, DEXTER SOUTHFIELD 93, GUNNERY 152, MACDUFFIE 173, MILLBROOK 189, WILBRAHAM & MONSON 195, KINGSWOOD-OXFORD 207, MISS HALL’S 209, CANTERBURY 213, POMFRET 214, WOOSTER 252, ETHEL WALKER 253, CHESHIRE ACADEMY 277, FORMAN 306, MARIANAPOLIS 308, CHRISTIAN HERITAGE 391
1. Anna Oeser (C) 19:11; 2. Tucker Amelia (DS) 21:12; 3. D’Alessandro Mariela (EW) 21:38; 4. Nicolette Peterson (Mac) 21:56; 5. Gianna Russillo (G) 22:00; 6. An’janae Washington (WM) 22:09; 7. Sophia Andrew (W)22:13; 8. Lydia Mahan (W) 22:44; 9. Carr Kerry (M) 23:04; 10. Kelly Deirde (DS) 23:09.