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02/11/2017 11:00 PMGirls’ Indoor Track
Senior Caroline O’Neil claimed first place in both the 55-meter dash and the 300-meter dash to lead Hand girls’ indoor track to a fourth-lace finish at the Class L State Championship at Floyd Little Athletic Center on Feb. 11.
O’Neil won the 55 in a time of 7.27 seconds, edging out North Haven’s Erica Marriott, who took second at 7.43. In the 300, O’Neil’s mark of 40.56 was nearly three seconds faster than runner-up Leah Rivers of Wilbur Cross (43.33). O’Neil also won both events at the SCC East Sectional Championship two weeks ago, as well as last year’s state meet.
Elsewhere for the Tigers, Gabrielle Harmon finished fourth in the 300 (43.68), Megan Phillips was sixth in the 1,000-meter run (3:14.67), and the 4x400 relay of Phillips, Harmon, O’Neil, and Abigail Walton placed second (4:13.22) to Windsor (4:12.38).
Boys’ Indoor Track
The Tigers finished seventh with 27 points at last week’s Class L State Championship.
Devon McShane reached 14 feet-6 inches in the pole vault and was runner-up to Terence Cook of Windsor. Troy Lefler took fourth in the 55-meter hurdles at 7.95 seconds and was fifth for the long jump at 20-10. Also, the 4x400 relay of Matt Parker, John Lisi, Warren Hartmann, and Max Veth was third (3:35.50); the 4x800 of Lisi, Tyler Bennard, Owen McGeary, and Jamie Calderon finished sixth (8:34.16); plus McShane finished fourth in the high jump (5-10) and Quincey Heinrich followed in fifth (5-10).
Wrestling
Hand finished fourth with 93 points at the SCC Championship at Wilbur Cross High School on Feb. 11.
For the Tigers, Michael Burchell finished second in the 285-pound weight class after taking a 5-4, triple overtime loss to Jacare Houston of New Haven. In the 120 ranks, Mark Hartmann came in third after defeating Guilford’s Keldon LaRos, 6-2. Zakery Santoemma finished third at 145 with an 8-1 decision over Guilford’s Carter Cox. In 160, Adam Hendrick placed third with a 2-0 win over Shelton’s Delonne Sloan. Dylan Brochard came in fourth in the 113 division after losing a 16-0 decision to Law’s Troy Anderson in the consolation final. In the 220-pound weight class, Christian Westphal finished fourth following an 8-4 loss to Kyle Zalewski of Branford in the consolation final.
Prior to SCCs, Hand defeated Shelton 55-14 on Feb. 8 to finish the regular season at 15-5. Wins came from Brochard (113, pin at 4:56), Hartmann (120, 5-4 decision), Jared Puricelli (132, pin at 4:45), Charles Jenson (138, 7-1 decision), Santoemma (145, pin at 2:47), Brendan Curran (152, pin at 2:44), Adam Hendrick (160, 7-5 decision in overtime), Mitchel Kuperstein (170, by 10-1 decision), Brian McCabe (182, pin at 1:32), Westphal (220, pin at 3:21), and Burchell (285, pin at 5:37).
Girls’ Basketball
The Tigers improved to 15-3 with a 58-29 victory over Lauralton Hall on Feb. 7.
Gabby Egidio led three Tigers in double figures by scoring 14 points. She also had four rebounds and three assists. Gabby Martin racked up 11 points, nine rebounds, four steals, and three assists. Halle Freund added 10 points and seven rebounds in the victory.
Hand jumped out to a quick lead thanks to six points from Freund and four from Egidio. Meanwhile, the Crusaders struggled to keep pace while committing six first quarter turnovers. With Hand leading 16-7 going into the second, Lauralton’s offensive struggles continued as the Crusaders hit just two of 13 shots, upping the Tigers’ lead to 31-12 at the break. Hand showed no signs of letting up in the third by outscoring host Lauralton 17-3 to take a 48-15 lead into the final frame. Lauralton outscored Hand 14-10 in the fourth, but the Tigers still cruised to the win.
“I was very proud of the way our kids played tonight. Lauralton Hall is very well coached and they play extremely hard. I don’t care what their record is. They’re going to come at you for 32 minutes and you need to be prepared,” said Head Coach Tim Tredwell. “We moved the ball very well, we were active defensively, and we played with the level of intensity that we look for. Hopefully, we can sustain this effort and execution as we move towards the postseason.”
Boys’ Basketball
Hand played one game last week and lost by a 47-28 final to North Haven on Feb. 7. The Tigers dropped to 1-16 on the season with the defeat.
Boys’ Ice Hockey
The Tigers were on the ice for a pair of matchups last week and split the two for a record of 7-7-1.
Hand started things off by edging North Haven 2-1 on Feb. 8. Three days later, the Tigers took a 5-1 loss to Guilford.
Girls’ Ice Hockey
Hand dropped a 2-1 contest against to Mercy-Northwest Catholic on Feb. 6, but bounced back by posting an 8-1 win over Guilford on Feb. 11. The Tigers are now 11-6-2 on the campaign.
Boys’ and Girls’ Fencing
The Tigers’ boys’ and girls’ fencing teams both took defeats versus Guilford on Feb. 7. The boys lost 23-4, while the girls took a 20-7 loss to the Indians.
Hand’s girls’ foil squad gained a 6-3 win on the night as Chloe Moulin went 3-0. Will Salerno was 2-1 for boys’ foil, plus Sam Soroko earned a mark of 2-1 in boys’ épée.