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06/11/2014 12:00 AMGirls' Outdoor Track
Hand finished fifth with 38 points at the Class L State Championship in Middletown on June 2, as the 4x400 relay team of Molly Citrin, Lauren Brady, Justine Griffin, and Kathryn Phillips took home a state title with a time of 4:04.89.
Also scoring for the Tigers were Samantha Schaefer (2nd, 25.96 in the 200; 5th, 12.83 in the 100), Phillips (3rd; 2:19.05 running the 800), Brady (7th; 16.59 in 100 hurdles), the 4x100 crew of Griffin, Hailey Raudat, Citrin, and Schaefer (4th; 50.05), the 4x800 group of Jane Butler, Emily Shafer, Megan Phillips, and Kathryn Phillips (8th; 10:10.09), Julie Keenan (8th; 9-0 for pole vault), and Natalie Baughan (8th; 16-4 in the long jump).
Boys' Outdoor Track
The Tigers came in eighth with 31 points for the Class L State Championship at Middletown on June 2 with Ian Bergere taking the pole vault crown (14-0).
Bergere had plenty of company in that event with Rich Sangster (2nd, 13-0) and Kyle Boling (5th, 12-0). Also putting up points for Hand were Hunter Stokes (4th; 164-09 in javelin), the 4x800 foursome of Noel Haren, Connor Favre, Bryce Thomson, and Adam Taylor (6th; 8:34.31), and the 4x400 team with Haren, Doug Wu, Max Veth, and Nicholas Balow (8th; 3:34.76).
Boys' Lacrosse
Hand began the Class M State Tournament as the No. 13 seed and defeated Bethel 9-7 in the qualifying round on May 31 before eliminating No. 4 North Haven 13-5 in the first round on June 4. In the quarterfinals at No. 12 Guilford on June 7, the Tigers scored a 16-4 win to advance into the semifinals. Hand then faced top seed Darien on June 11 at Fairfield Ludlowe, and a victory there would put the Tigers in the final on Saturday, June 14 at McMahon in Norwalk.
Softball
Hand (seeded 5th) began the Class LL State Tournament with a 9-7 win over No. 28 Staples on June 2 before facing No. 12 Stamford in the next round the following day, where the Tigers scratched out a 6-5 victory. Hand then scored another one-run decision at No. 4 Bristol Central in the quarterfinals by an 8-7 final on June 6.
The Tigers then battled top-seeded and unbeaten Southington on June 10, and a win there would put Hand in the final on either Friday, June 13 or Saturday, June 14.
Girls' Golf
The Tigers (15-2 overall) finished the regular season on a 4-1 stretch by earning two wins against Mercy on May 19 (188-195) and May 20 (209-217) and another against Canton on May 21 (208-240) before a 173-193 loss against Avon on May 29. Hand closed the regular season with a 195-199 victory over Canton on June 2, and then a 176-216 decision over Suffield/East Granby the following day.
In both Mercy matches, Gabby Martin was the medalist, shooting a 39 and then a 43. Martin was then the medalist again against Canton on the May 21 matchup with her 42. In the lone loss, Martin was a co-medalist (38), while she shot a 39 on June 2 to again medal. In the regular-season finale, she was the low swinger for the Tigers (37), and she was joined by Erin Schroeder (43), Caroline Gabriele (48), and Katie McKeon (48).
Girls' Lacrosse
No. 4-ranked Hand started the Class M State Tournament with a 13-6 first-round home win over No. 13 Mercy on June 3. In the quarterfinals at home on June 5 versus No. 5 New Canaan, the Tigers fell 11-7 to conclude the year 14-6.
Girls' Tennis
The No. 5 Tigers notched a 7-0 sweep of No. 12 Simsbury on June 2 in the first round of the Class L State Tournament. In the quarterfinals the next day at 4th-ranked Amity, Hand suffered a 5-2 loss to end the year 17-2 overall.
"A very satisfying year, as when we started the season, only four starters were back with any varsity experience. The girls worked hard to evolve into a winning team," said Head Coach Kitty Palmer. "A 17-2 record, with three wins over Guilford and two over Amity were highlights. Unfortunately, our state run ended at Amity, our fourth meeting of the year, but I am extremely proud of the progress all the girls made this season. We were led by seniors Erin Hart and Meghan Hart, along with captains Gabby Diotalevi and Megan Sosensky, and all four will be sorely missed."
Baseball
The 21st-ranked Tigers traveled to No. 12 Windsor in first-round play of the Class L State Tournament and suffered a 10-7 loss on June 2 to end the year 10-11 overall.