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04/30/2014 12:00 AMGirls' Tennis
Hand improved to 5-0 on the year after wins over Branford and Sacred Heart Academy (both 7-0), along with Cheshire (5-2). Singles victories came by way of Ana Grosso, Meghan Hart, Clara Wang, Alicia Imbergamo, and Ankita Roychoudhury; plus doubles triumphs went to Gabby Diotalevi, Megan Sosensky, Erin Hart, Sheila Flaherty, Grace Cummings, Sabrina Colonese-DiBello, and Ryann Corniello.
Boys' Golf
The Tigers tied Cheshire at 160 on April 22 before a tri-match sweep of Morgan and Portland the following day. Hand then closed the week with a tight 158-159 victory over Fairfield Prep on April 24 to bring its record to 4-1-1.
Against Cheshire, Brian Carlson shot a two-under-par 34 to get Hand out to a great start as the match medalist and Justin Freund followed that up with a 41, followed by John Collins at 42. The Tigers were down two strokes heading to the last match, but their fifth player, Phillip Crampton, came in with a 43 to enable the draw.
Facing Morgan and Portland, Carlson shot an even-par 36 and earned medalist honors again while the other three Tigers in Tommy Pellatt, Freund, and Crampton each shot 42.
Hosting Fairfield Prep, Pellatt was the medalist with his 35 on the day and Brian Carlson had a 40. After the third and fourth matches, Hand was down a pair, but Mike O'Sullivan came in with a very solid 41 to allow the Tigers to squeak out a victory.
Girls' Golf
Hand began its campaign on April 23 with a 185-229 win over Norwich Free Academy. The Tigers' Gabby Martin and Caroline Gabriele were co-match medalists with a 43 each. Also shooting for Hand were Kelsey Anderson (47), Erin Schroeder (52), and Katie McKeon (54).
The Tigers are led by senior tri-captains of Gabriele, Anderson, and Nugent while they also welcome juniors McKeon, Morgan Werth, and Grace Kraus; sophomores Emily Schroeder, Erin Schroeder, and Emily Kuck; plus freshmen Martin and Emma Boey.
"This was our first match of the season-very challenging conditions and the greens were just aerated. Martin comes to the team with a wealth of tournament experience [on the Connecticut PGA Junior Tour and the U.S. Challenge Cup Tour]," said Head Coach Jon Wilson, who is in his fifth season at the helm. "Her score of 43 was a good sign that she is ready to be a major contributor to our program. Gabriele (43) and Anderson (47) looked very solid and will be wonderful leaders this season, along with Nugent. Our key rivals this season will be Avon, Cheshire, Sacred Heart, and Mercy. We have lofty goals to finish in the top half of our season-ending Southern Connecticut League Tournament and to qualify as a team for the State Championship."
Girls' Lacrosse
The Tigers first defeated rival Guilford at home by a 17-10 score on April 21 before a 15-13 loss at Cheshire on April 24 to move its mark to 4-2.
Against Guilford, Lauren Cole had six goals, two assists, and four draw controls while Erin Mammele added five scores, two dishes, and a pair of draw controls. Brenna Hobin tacked on three tallies and Cameron Ruberti finished with three goals and two helpers. Brooke Barry (7 draw controls) and Ally Duncan each had an assist. The Tigers earned 39 shots on goal and Emilee Wargo made 15 saves on 25 strikes at her net.
Versus Cheshire, Hand came back from a four-goal deficit to a 13-13 tie, then Cheshire scored the go-ahead tally with about minute left and put in the last goal with less than one second left in the game.