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11/11/2014 11:00 PMVolleyball
Top-seeded Haddam-Killingworth began the Class S State Tournament with a 3-1 victory (25-13, 25-16, 22-25, 25-12) over No. 33 Grasso Tech in the first round at home on Nov. 3. For the second round against 16th-seeded O' Brien Tech on Nov. 5, the Cougars again swept aside their adversary (25-10, 25-8, 25-23). In the quarterfinals versus No. 9 Hale-Ray on Nov. 7, HK swept again to reach the semifinal round.
Against Grasso Tech, Carley Moyher and Mackenzie Hinds led all attackers with six kills each while Olivia Parmelee punched out a dozen digs and Lauren Brough added 11. Carly Church also tallied 31 assists.
Taking on O' Brien Tech, Parmelee collected eight kills, plus Brough served up six aces. Church again was the top helper for the Cougars thanks to her 18 assists.
Facing Hale-Ray, the Cougars gained another states sweep (25-21, 25-11, 25-21). Brough topped HK in kills with 16 and aces (5) while Hinds struck for 11 kills. Parmelee dove for 27 digs and following behind her in that stat were Michelle Church (20), Hinds (14), and Brough (also 14) as Carly Church added up 35 assists.
The Shoreline champion Cougars (now 24-1 overall) next battled another conference adversary in No. 21 Coginchaug (13-9) in the semifinals on Nov. 12 and a win there would put the Cougars in the final on Saturday, Nov. 15 at 10 a.m. in Glastonbury versus either No. 2 Seymour (22-1) or No. 3 Morgan (23-2).
Boys' Soccer
HK entered the Class S State Tournament seeded 6th and edged 27th-ranked Immaculate 1-0 in the first round on Nov. 3 at home. In the second round two days later versus No. 22 East Granby, the Cougars earned another 1-0 victory. Traveling to No. 3 Old Lyme in the quarterfinals on Nov. 7, HK scored the 2-1 road upset.
The Cougars (9-4-4) next took on No. 7 East Hampton (11-4-2) in a semifinal earlier this week and a triumph there would bring HK into the final on Saturday, Nov. 15 versus either No. 1 Somers (14-2-2) or No.4 Cromwell (14-3-1).
Football
HK hosted Windsor Locks/Suffield/East Granby on Nov. 7 and suffered a 34-20 loss to move its mark to 4-5 following the Cougars' four-game winning streak.
Alex Segaline threw a 49-yard touchdown pass to Hunter Czaja while Josh Breiling and Noah Vinci rushed for the Cougars' other two scores. Czaja extended his touchdown catch total for the season to 10 with the 49-yard bomb from Segaline.
Windsor Locks took a 20-6 lead by the end of the first quarter behind two big touchdown runs by. HK made a game of it in the second half, holding the visiting Raiders to just six points, but could not overcome the early deficit.
"We gave up the big plays tonight and that was the difference," said Head Coach Mike Baklik. "I was pleased with the way the team fought back, though, as evidenced by the kids' defensive effort in the second half. They could have given up early, but they never did."
The Cougars next travel to Cromwell (5-4) on Friday, Nov. 14 for a 6:30 p.m. kickoff.
Field Hockey
HK (10-6-0-2) was 10th in the Class S State Tournament and scored a 2-1 road win at No. 7 Old Saybrook in the first round on Nov. 4. For the quarterfinals at No. 2 Stonington on Nov. 6, the Cougars fell 4-1 to conclude the campaign.
Girls' Soccer
The Cougars, seeded 9th in the Class M State Tournament, took a 3-1 loss to No. 24 Bethel in the first round at home on Nov. 4 to end their season 11-5-1 overall.
Molly Madore scored in the first half to even things at 1, yet the visitors scored two unanswered tallies and outshot HK 16-8 with Tevi Ferguson making eight saves.