Person of the Week • Published Jul 23, 2024 10 am
By John Lecardo
Karen Newton recently wrapped up one of the more successful collegiate careers, topped off by a prodigious senior capstone campaign. She set new team records for one of t...
Person of the Week • Published Jul 23, 2024 10 am
By John Lecardo
In a game predicated on ups and downs, a baseball player must house a sturdy mind to stay steady during the ebbs and flows. Jack Smith fully recognizes this fact and emb...
Person of the Week • Published Jul 23, 2024 10 am
By John Lecardo
Grace Lunz not only took on a new leadership office on the lacrosse turf this past spring, but she also stepped outside her comfort zone into a whole new tier of the turf...
Person of the Week • Published Jul 23, 2024 10 am
By Maria Cipriano
Often in sports, change can be scary. When a team faces a situation with a fresh face taking over at the helm, an adjustment period is inevitable. The Morgan/Old Saybrook...
Person of the Week • Published Jul 23, 2024 10 am
By John Lecardo
The game of lacrosse moves at such a fast pace, and an even swifter speed for those on the attack. For Jack Marro, he constantly keeps his head on a swivel and procures p...
Person of the Week • Published Jul 16, 2024 11 am
By John Lecardo
Jack Orlando has stayed poised and composed under pressure, regardless of the circumstances. And so it comes as little shock that his teammates followed his flow and foug...
Person of the Week • Published Jul 16, 2024 11 am
By John Lecardo
Lexi Falcioni garnered great longevity in the game of softball, thanks to the constant uplifting and encouragement of her long-standing teammates. Through that, she has l...
Person of the Week • Published Jul 16, 2024 11 am
By John Lecardo
Sophia Bonanno originally just had tennis as a secondary sport and hobby when it came to her athletic upbringing. Yet her heart and drive to improve and succeed within th...
Person of the Week • Published Jul 16, 2024 11 am
By Maria Cipriano
Beginning a new journey may appear challenging at first for most, especially when it comes to fitness. For Clinton resident Heather Theriault, she finds joy in helping ot...
Person of the Week • Published Jul 16, 2024 11 am
By John Lecardo
While not really involving himself with the game of golf until recently, Will Sagnella has become drawn to its truly unpredictable nature. No matter the uncertainties of ...
Person of the Week • Published Jul 08, 2024 02 pm
By John Lecardo
Soccer may be the main focus and sport for Mariella Fulcher during her youth and tenure at Haddam-Killingworth, but the Class of 2024 graduate certainly etched her mark i...
Person of the Week • Published Jul 08, 2024 02 pm
By John Lecardo
Jason O’Connor loves the basic teaching nature of the sport of baseball and how it mirrors life. He used that to become a great reflection and model of persistence for th...
Person of the Week • Published Jul 08, 2024 02 pm
By John Lecardo
The switch from underclassmen to upper as a junior is a benchmark moment in the hearts and minds of several high school student-athletes. For Lucy Resinsky, she made all ...
Person of the Week • Published Jul 08, 2024 02 pm
By James Kidd
Led by senior captain Aiden D’Anna, Old Saybrook boys’ lacrosse did something that had never been done this spring. When the Rams defeated North Branford in the Shoreline...
Person of the Week • Published Jul 08, 2024 02 pm
By John Lecardo
Gianna Santoro trusted herself, her catcher, and the defense around her this spring. Yet more importantly, it was that belief in her own abilities that enabled her to att...
Person of the Week • Published Jun 25, 2024 11 am
By John Lecardo
Luke Staskelunas simply started out with track as a way to strengthen himself for soccer. Yet what occurred was him not only finding and staying his line, but excelling i...
Person of the Week • Published Jun 25, 2024 11 am
By John Lecardo
The sport of tennis is more about securing points, sets, and matches. There is a certain element to it that challenges one to play the game with a certain dignity and rev...
Person of the Week • Published Jun 25, 2024 11 am
By John Lecardo
Conor Rourke is more driven by the process that leads to hitting the best mark. And it was that mentality that allowed him to tackle any literal or figurative hurdle with...
Person of the Week • Published Jun 18, 2024 12 pm
By John Lecardo
Sometimes the best tennis player can be someone who is a tactician and is calculated and quiet before making a move. For Juliana Jorens, she has utilized all of those tra...
Person of the Week • Published Jun 18, 2024 12 pm
By John Lecardo
Matt Prato is graduating from high school as one of the more well-rounded students, athletes, and people in his class. He has done it all on the back of hard work, dedica...
Person of the Week • Published Jun 18, 2024 12 pm
By John Lecardo
Cameron Costanzo was always drawn to the fast-paced nature of lacrosse, as it drew him from the diamond to the turf. His passion for the game and the need for speed allow...
Person of the Week • Published Jun 18, 2024 12 pm
By John Lecardo
So much about being a softball pitcher is about trusting your own individual performance and abilities, but you also have to have unequivocal belief in those around you ...
Person of the Week • Published Jun 11, 2024 12 pm
By John Lecardo
It is almost ironic that Joe Robinson’s favorite aspect about the sport of golf is the nature of solitude it presents. That is because he has cornered himself a reputatio...
Person of the Week • Published Jun 11, 2024 12 pm
By John Lecardo
A little more than two years ago, Millie Gardner did not row one stroke of organized crew in her life. Yet in such a short span, she has made a tremendous impact on the V...
Person of the Week • Published Jun 11, 2024 12 pm
By Maria Cipriano
There has been a new and upcoming sport that has grown around the country over the last several years. Similar to tennis, pickleball has certainly gained popularity recen...
Person of the Week • Published Jun 11, 2024 12 pm
By John Lecardo
Lacrosse opened a whole new athletic environment and setting for Catherine Bianchi. Moving from the quiet indoor confines of the dance floor to the loud, active, and bois...
Person of the Week • Published Jun 04, 2024 11 am
By Maria Cipriano
Sports around the world can be outlets for athletes to excel, no matter which continent or country they are competing in. This is no different for James Oberg, a determin...
Person of the Week • Published Jun 04, 2024 11 am
By John Lecardo
Sullivan Rock was always drawn to contact sports in his younger years. Yet it was one with the most swiftness in lacrosse that drew him deeper into the game–leading to hi...
Person of the Week • Published Jun 04, 2024 11 am
By Maria Cipriano
Megan Bache has been drawn to the sport of tennis for as long as she can remember having athletics in her life. It’s a sport that takes an elite level of focus and concen...
Person of the Week • Published Jun 04, 2024 11 am
By John Lecardo
Friendship has forged the fire that has ignited Alyssa Cherian’s passion for tennis. Still, it has been a steady flame with her being a cool, calm, and composed competito...
Person of the Week • Published May 28, 2024 10 am
Generally speaking, Addison Smith was on the same plane as her peers when she started rowing. It’s a tough sport to pick up, and it takes a lot of precision, focus, and p...
Person of the Week • Published May 24, 2024 10 am
By John Lecardo
Sometimes in sports, the athletes that occupy the defensive positions often do the little things that do not get top billing recognition in the highlight reels or stat bo...
Person of the Week • Published May 24, 2024 03 am
By John Lecardo
Throughout the years, Sam Coppola has logged several miles for the various Branford High School running programs he has participated in. Yet it has been the final leg of ...
Person of the Week • Published May 24, 2024 02 am
By John Lecardo
It was evident for quite some time that the baseline was in Tomas Dahl’s bloodline. His heart and passion for the court came coursing throughout the Valley Regional campu...
Person of the Week • Published May 24, 2024 02 am
By John Lecardo
A positive disposition and steady legs that never seem to slow down can take a player far in the sport of lacrosse. For Sydney Pitcher, she utilized both of those traits ...
Person of the Week • Published May 21, 2024 11 am
By John Lecardo
In order to climb the ladder in the sport of tennis, one must possess a cool head during the pressure-packed moments under the warm spring sun. For Ella Helfrich, the com...
Person of the Week • Published May 21, 2024 11 am
By John Lecardo
Mikella O'Brien is always soaking up knowledge and taking on new challenges to strengthen her repertoire with lacrosse. That determined drive has led to her being a sharp...
Person of the Week • Published May 21, 2024 11 am
By John Lecardo
Several sports can often elicit emotional expression from the intensity of competition. Yet for Lilly Jones in the realm of competitive dance, she harnesses the emotions ...
Person of the Week • Published May 21, 2024 11 am
By James Kidd
Elliot Koplas entered his freshman year at Westbrook High School having never played a competitive tennis match. Four short years later, he will enter the Shoreline Confe...
Person of the Week • Published May 21, 2024 11 am
By John Lecardo
For Alex Gaetano, the mentors and peers around him have truly ignited his passion and love for lacrosse within the North Haven community. Now, in his final foray stepping...
Person of the Week • Published May 14, 2024 11 am
By John Lecardo
With a game predicated on averages as a barometer of success, baseball can bring about the best and worst of times in the same day. Yet for Ben Kuja, he welcomes the adve...
Person of the Week • Published May 14, 2024 11 am
By John Lecardo
Isaiah Forney may have responded a little bit later than desired when it came to the party that is the sport of lacrosse. Still, he has more than made up for any lost tim...
Person of the Week • Published May 14, 2024 11 am
By John Lecardo
Staying fully committed to the course and blocking out any outside noise or volume between the ears has helped Tyler Ruel become both a skilled golfer and leader, along w...
Person of the Week • Published May 14, 2024 11 am
By John Lecardo
For Chandler Morris, she truly loves to be among her colleagues whenever she is taking part in sports. So it comes with very little shock that once she decided to take h...
Person of the Week • Published May 07, 2024 11 am
By John Lecardo
Playing as part of a doubles pairing in tennis is arguably the best lesson about the values and benefits of teamwork. For Teagan Ariyan, she has harnessed the superb skil...
Person of the Week • Published May 07, 2024 11 am
By John Lecardo
Any athlete that is asked to change their field assignment on the fly might feel some trepidation, much less when you are an underclassman. Yet Alyssa Marino showed a cer...
Person of the Week • Published May 07, 2024 11 am
By John Lecardo
Noah Santangelo has stood tall as a superb stopper for the Valley Regional boys’ lacrosse team. Yet one thing he has certainly not swatted away is the opportunity to step...
Person of the Week • Published May 07, 2024 11 am
By Maria Cipriano
Will Maselli has been drawn to the sport of lacrosse for a good portion of his life. Whenever he has that stick in his hand, he always puts forth his best effort in any g...
Person of the Week • Published May 07, 2024 11 am
By John Lecardo
Once she traded swimming for a stick, Nola Coyle discovered an even greater and grander purpose within sports by playing with a group towards a collective goal. This has ...
Person of the Week • Published Apr 30, 2024 01 pm
By John Lecardo
Max Selmer has taken on additional athletic roles while stepping into the upperclassmen ranks at Haddam-Killingworth. Yet they have all been to bolster his various skill ...
