Printer Friendly Version - Several Guilford Squads Stand on the Verge of States

Jordyn Goldstein and the Guilford softball team picked up wins over Law and Shelton last week to improve to 6-2. Goldstein had three RBI in a 13-1 decision over Shelton on April 27. Photo by Kelley Fryer/The Courier

The Indians’ softball squad picked up two wins in as many contests last week to improve to 6-2 overall with a record of 1-2 in SCC Hammonasset Division play. Guilford is two wins away from clinching a spot in states this year.

Guilford notched a 7-5 victory over Law to begin its week on April 24. Emily Torre (3-for-3, 5 RBI) hit a three-run home run in the bottom of the first to tie the game and later gave Guilford the lead for good with a solo shot in the third. Charlotte Young was also 3-for-3, plus Jordyn Goldtsein and winning pitcher Amanda King each went 1-for-3 with an RBI.

The Indians then pounded out 15 hits to defeat Shelton 13-1 on April 27. King led the attack by going 3-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and four runs scored. Torre (2-for-2, 3 RBI), Goldstein (2-for-4, 3 RBI), and Sara Barreira (2-for-5, RBI) all had two hits for Guilford. King notched another win by striking out five and allowing only two hits.

Guilford lost two of three last week to move to 7-4 with a mark of 2-1 in the SCC Oronoque Division. The Indians need one more victory to qualify for State Tournament.

The Indians began the week with a bang by recording an 11-2 win over Foran on April 24. John Luke Cianciolo was 3-for-4 with three RBI, Logan Hitchcock hit 2-for-3 and had three RBI, and Sean Kellaher was 4-for-5. Noah Rubino turned in a six-inning, one-hit, eight-strikeout outing on the mound.

The Indians went on to take a 4-3 loss to Hand on April 29. Sean Kellaher hit a two-out, two-RBI single to give Guilford a 2-0 lead. Eddie Sweeney’s three-run home run in the seventh gave Hand the lead for good.

The Indians had a superb week with three wins in as many matches, moving to 9-1 on the year. Guilford will qualify for the State Championship with one more victory.

The Indians began the week with a 7-0 sweep of Sheehan on April 26, marking Guilford’s sixth straight 7-0 decision. Guilford then beat Notre Dame-West Haven 5-2 on April 27 and Waterford 7-0 on April 28.

The Indians took three of their four contests last week to improve to 6-3 on the year. With three more wins, the Indians will qualify for the State Tournament.

Guilford first defeated Shelton 5-2 on April 24. Grabbing wins were Claire Dinauer (6-0, 6-0) and Faren Roth (6-0, 6-0), plus the doubles teams of Charlotte and Molly Babbin (6-0, 6-1), Sam Stofflet and Emily Dietzko (6-0, 6-0), and Elaina Griffiths and Annabelle Wang (6-0, 6-0).

The Indians were then edged 4-3 by Hand on April 26. Dinauer (7-5, 6-4), Roth (6-3, 6-4), plus Stofflet and Dietzko (3-6, 6-4, 6-3) were all victorious.

Guilford bounced back on April 27 with a 6-1 win over Sheehan. Roth (6-2, 6-0), Acadia Hall (6-1, 6-1), Emma Rand (6-1, 6-1), along with the tandems of the Babbin sisters (6-2, 6-0), Stofflet and Dietzko (6-0, 6-2), and Griffiths and Wang (6-1, 6-0) collected wins for the Indians.

The Indians closed the week with a 5-2 win over Waterford on April 29. Dinauer (6-1, 6-7, 6-3), and Roth (6-1, 6-1), plus the Babbin sisters (6-2, 4-6, 6-2), Stofflet and Dietzko (6-3, 6-2), and Griffiths and Wang (6-2, 6-2) secured victories.

The Indians are red hot and won all three of their games last week. Guilford has now won five consecutive contests and is 6-4 overall. The Indians are one victory away from a State Tournament berth.

Guilford began the week with a 9-6 final over Amity on April 25. The Indians made it four straight with an 11-10 win over McMahon on April 27. Guilford earned its fifth straight victory with a 10-8 triumph against Simsbury on April 29.

The Indians split a pair of decisions with Shelton and Amity to run their mark to 1-4.

Guilford nabbed its first victory of 2017 with a 179-185 triumph over Shelton on April 24. The Indians then took a 156-188 loss to Amity on April 27.

The Indians took two of three in a recent quad-meet against Career (prevailing 86-38), Amistad (winning 99-25), and Cross (losing 86-55) to move their dual-meet mark to 5-3-1.

Meredith Bloss won both the 1,600 (5:41) and the 3,200 (12:23); Chloe Shaw won the 400 in 61.8; Jacqui Guerra took the 800 in 2:22; Mallory Peters was second in the discus (98-0); Peggy Wagner was runner-up in the triple jump (29-0); Elissa Strand finished second in the 800 (2:26); Sofia Migani was second in the high jump (4-6); Clara Wiesler came in second in the 1,600 (5:58); and Ellie Wiesler was second in the 3,200 (12:24) for the Indians.

In a quad-meet on April 27, Guilford won against Career (113-22) and Amistad (118-21), while losing to Cross (79-66).

The Indians’ individual winners included Connor Rose in the discus (85-7) and shot put (38-1), Caleb Benedict in the 110 hurdles (20.8), Jordan Lembo-Frey in the 100 (11.4), and Finn Davidson in the 1,600 (4:49.6). Also, Corey Gambardella won the 800 (2:04.3) and Finn Davidson finished second (2:05.8), with both athletes qualifying for the State Championship meet by virtue of their performances. Corey Sondak finished second in the 200 and qualified for states with a time of 23.9 seconds. Other second-place finishers included Juan Colberg-Martinez in the javelin (89-8), James Petritz in the shot put (33-6.75), Brennan Kaisen in the 3,200 (10:59.30), Tom Larkin-Wells in the triple jump (38-5), and Ryan Costanzo in the high jump (5-4).

The Indians later traveled to Philadelphia for the Penn Relays on April 29. The 4x400-meter relay team of Sam Sessions, Benedict, Lembo-Frey, and Gambardella posted its fastest time of the year with a 3:28.77 and qualified for states in the process.

Bryce Makula and the Guilford girls’ lacrosse squad scored three wins last week to run their win streak to five and their record to 6-4. Photo by Kelley Fryer/The Courier