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10/02/2018 12:00 AMBoys’ and Girls’ Cross Country
The Haddam-Killingworth cross country program had a busy week that saw the Cougars compete at a major out-of-state invitational meet, after which they went up against a few of their familiar opponents in the Shoreline Conference.
On Sept. 22, H-K’s boys’ and girls’ cross country teams traveled to Goddard Park in Warwick, Rhode Island to run at the Ocean State Invitational, competing against more than 90 teams from five northeastern states. Out of 37 teams and 262 runners, the H-K boys’ team placed second overall with 126 points in the Division 1 race, only placing behind Brookfield. The Cougars were led by sophomore Matt Jennings, who placed sixth in the race with a time of 16 minutes and 45 seconds on the 3.1-mile course. Jennings was followed across the finish line by senior Seth Freeman, who placed 21st (17:31), along with junior Christian Uzwiak (29th, 17:44), senior Kyle Criscuolo (38th, 17:52), and sophomore Fisher Harris (41st, 17:54). Rounding out the pack were senior Nate Carlson (50th, 18:05) and junior Owen Howes (69th, 18:24).
The boys’ JV team also placed second overall by scoring 53 points to finish behind Tolland. Leading the way for the Cougars was sophomore Sean Rutledge, who placed seventh with a time of 18:27. The next seven H-K runners all finished within 30 seconds of each other. The Cougars’ other runners were Griffin Robinson (8th), Henry Sodergren (10th), Tuckerman Wink (13th), Dan Studzinski (14th), Max Cozean (15th), Nate Petras (17th), and Julian Spector (19th).
The boys’ freshman team took home the title by scoring 40 points to beat out 17 other teams and finish in first. The freshmen were led by Dakota Tucker, who placed third with a time of 14:20 for the 2.5-mile course. Also finishing in the top 10 were Caleb Freeman (6th, 14:28) and Greyson Merola (8th, 14:34).
The H-K girls’ varsity team placed third out of 26 teams in the Division 1 race by scoring 178 points. On a 5,000-meter course, the girls were led by senior captain Emma Anziano, who placed 11th overall at 20:05. She was followed by sophomore Meara Bodak, who placed 14th in a time of 20:23. Rounding out the team scoring were junior Lauren D’Amico (33rd, 21:21), junior Julia Callis (42nd, 21:39), and senior Sadie Strom (120th, 23:42).
The girls’ JV team also placed third by scoring 87 points. Leading the way was senior Michaela Flaherty, who finished 13th with her time of 24:24. Flaherty was followed by teammates Kathy Melgar (20th, 24:50), junior Jasmine Adelberg (21st, 24:53), junior Ava Lindell (29th, 25:14), and junior Alex Zupan (30th, 25:15).
The freshman team earned third place, as well, with a total of 84 points. Crossing the line first was Ali Twatchman, who placed sixth with a time of 17:24 for the 2.5-mile course. Finishing behind her were Biranna Minervino (21st), Kylie Studzinski (28th), Ava DiMatteo (41st), and Ava Tassmer (51st).
On Sept. 27, the Cougars traveled to Indian River Complex in Clinton and to open up their dual-meet season by competing at the Shoreline Conference Large School meet. The Cougars ran against Coginchaug, Cromwell, North Branford, Valley Regional, and Morgan at the meet. Both H-K teams went undefeated on the afternoon to begin their respective seasons with 5-0 records.
The boys’ squad ran as a pack toward the front of the race with its runners finishing 3rd through 10th with their times of 19:05 for the muddy, 3.1-mile course. Henry Sodergren, Kyle Criscuolo, Seth Freeman, Matt Jennings, Nate Carlson, Fisher Harris, Dakota Tucker, and Greyson Merola all crossed the finish line together for the Cougars, who defeated Coginchaug (15-50), Cromwell (20-43), Morgan (15-50), North Branford (15-50), and Valley (20-43).
The girls’ team was competing without several of its top runners, but still kept a pack near the front and had five girls cross the line with the same time of 24:29 for the 5,000-meter course. Sadie Strom, Emma Anziano, Meara Bodak, Ali Twachtman, and Kylie Studzinski all finished together and were followed closely by Kathy Melgar and Michaela Flaherty. The Cougars defeated Coginchaug (20-43), Cromwell (15-50), Morgan (15-50), North Branford (15-50), and Valley (20-43) at the meet.
Volleyball
Haddam-Killingworth notched three victories without losing a single set last week to move to 7-2 on the season.
On Sept. 24, the Cougars defeated Old Lyme on the road behind a 3-0 shutout. Two days later, H-K continued its road trip and defeated North Branford with another 3-0 sweep. Then on Sept. 28, the Cougars hosted Valley Regional and blanked the Warriors by a 3-0 score.
Boys’ Soccer
The Cougars earned a win and a tie last week to improve to 3-1-2 this year.
On Sept. 24, Haddam-Killingworth defeated East Hampton at home by a score of 2-0. Then on Sept. 29, the Cougars hosted Lyman Memorial and the two teams played to a 3-3 tie.
Girls’ Soccer
The Cougars had just one game last week and came away with a tie to put their record at 1-3-3 on the season. On Sept. 26, H-K headed to Old Saybrook, where the Cougars battled the Rams to a 0-0 draw to pick up a point in the standings.
Field Hockey
The Cougars lost their only game last week and currently have a record of 0-4-1-0 on the year. On Sept. 29, H-K took on Westbrook and lost by a 4-0 final.
Football
On Sept. 29, the H-K football team took a 47-19 defeat against Pequot-Sassacus opponent Cromwell-Portland for its first loss of the season. The Cougars are now 3-1 on the year.
Senior captain quarterback Tobey Callender ran the ball for 111 yards and also threw a touchdown pass for H-K. Junior Dalton Modehn rushed for 83 yards and also scored a TD. On defense, Callender led the Cougars by making 10 tackles, while fellow senior Zach Kauffman had nine tackles. Senior captain James Murphy added five tackles in the loss.
H-K took an early lead in the first quarter on a 40-yard touchdown run from Modehn. Junior Jordan Callahan kicked the extra point to make it 7-0. Modehn got it back into the end zone with a 7-yard TD run to make it 13-0 in favor of the Cougars. In the second quarter, Cromwell-Portland scored four consecutive touchdowns to take a 27-13 lead into halftime.
In the third quarter, the Panthers scored on a 16-yard run to make it 34-13. Then in the fourth quarter, Cromwell-Portland scored on a 25-yard pass for a 41-13 advantage. Kauffman caught a 13-yard touchdown pass from Callender to cut it 41-19. The Panthers scored the last TD of the game on 50-yard pass for the 47-19 final.
Up next for the Cougars is a home contest against Coventry-Windham Tech-Bolton-Lyman Memorial (3-1) at 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 5.