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02/03/2018 11:00 PMBoys’ Indoor Track
Nick Braga delivered a second-place finish in the 55-meter dash by timing in at 6.72 seconds for the Valley Regional boys’ indoor track team at the Shoreline Conference Championship. The Warriors finished in seventh place with 21.5 points scored at the meet, which was held at the Floyd Little Athletic Center in New Haven on Feb. 3.
Braga made the All-Shoreline Conference Second Team for his runner-up finish in the 55. He was also part the Warriors’ 4x200 relay team that included Josh Arnum, Cole Ensinger, and Michael Berardis and came in sixth place with a time of 1:43.61.
Josh Donahue tied for third in the high jump (5 feet-6 inches), and he also took sixth in the shot put (36-10.75) at the Shoreline meet. Aiden Walsh finished seventh with a throw of 36-2.25 in shot put. Arnum finished 14th in the 600 with his time of 1:39.06. In the long jump, Ryan Shea was 22nd with a distance of 15-1 for Valley.
Girls’ Indoor Track
Addie Byars took second place in the 3,200-meter run with a time of 11:52.65 at the Shoreline Conference Championship. Byars received All-Shoreline Conference Second Team honors for her finish in the 3,200, and her time of 5:44.53 was good for third place in the 1,600. As a team, the Warriors notched 16 points and came in 11th at the meet.
In the 55-meter dash, Lexi Ross finished seventh at 8.04 seconds for the Warriors. The 4x200 relay team of Hanna Babek, Audrey Lenda, Ross, and Leah Bargnesi came in 10th place with a time of 1:59.88. Lacey Hall finished 16th in the 600 with a time of 1:59.78. In the 300-meter dash, Madelyn Costello finished 12th (48.39), Ross came in 17th (49.05), and Hall finished 27th (53.52).
Costello also was 10th in the high jump by clearing 43-2, while teammate Emma King finished 13th (3-10). King was 12th in the long jump (133-9.5), and Lenda was 14th (13-6.25). Jamie Pullin finished 21st in shot put with a throw of 19-7.
Girls’ Basketball
The Valley girls’ basketball team played two games last week, winning one and losing the other to move to 7-7 on the season. The Warriors are just one win shy of qualifying for the Class M State Tournament.
On Jan. 29, the Warriors were on the road to face Creed and won by a 40-26 score. Valley held a 20-18 lead by the end of the first half. Then after the intermission, Valley held Creed to just four points in both the third and fourth quarters to put away the win.
Head Coach Geoff Konstan was glad to see his team buckle down defensively after he made that a point of emphasis during the halftime discussion.
“We had a real solid halftime talk, and the girls responded in a huge way,” said Konstan “In the second half, it was Paige Atkinson and Annie Cooper. Annie came in and gave us a massive second half. They were just ripping down rebounds.”
Sadie Konstan led the offense with 11 points, and she also had four rebounds. Tiffani Turpin scored nine points in the contest, as did Atkinson, who also hauled in 13 rebounds. Cooper had nine rebounds and two assists.
Two days later, the Warriors hosted Coginchaug and lost 46-31. Valley was bothered by the Blue Devils’ defense in the first quarter and trailed 10-2 heading into the second. After losing more ground in the second and third quarters to fall behind 39-18, Valley started to cut into the lead in the fourth, but was unable to climb all the way back.
Sadie Konstan led the Warriors in scoring for the second straight game with 11 points, and she also added three rebounds and two steals. Cooper had 12 rebounds, six of which were offensive boards. Turpin had seven points and four rebounds for Valley.
Wrestling
Ben Falivene represented Valley Regional at the Four Corners Dual Meet hosted by Morgan on Feb. 3. Falivene finished with a 2-1 record on the day in the 220-pound weight class.
First, Falivene defeated Coby Carr of Griswold by pin in the second round. In Falivene’s second match, he defeated Kyle Courtney of Granby by pin in the first round. In his next match, Falivene lost to Matt Oliwa of Derby by pin in the first round.
Gymnastics
Valley Regional had a meet against Haddam-Killingworth/Hale-Ray/Morgan and Mercy at Flip-Flop Gymnastics on Feb. 2. Valley posted a score of 91.0 and took a loss to both the lost Cougars (111.95) and Mercy (131.70).