Person of the Week • Published Jun 01, 2023 10 am
By John Lecardo
Nathan Furino always brought the heat on the mound for the Yellowjackets, but now the alum has assumed a role of a reliable arm as part of the pitching staff at Eastern C...
Person of the Week • Published May 02, 2023 08 am
By John Lecardo
For Izabella Olszewski, the sport of tennis has not only relaxed her mind and body, it has also strengthened her spirit mentally into a constant and persistent positive m...
Person of the Week • Published Apr 27, 2023 08 am
By John Lecardo
Following a very fruitful and successful tenure across multiple athletic terrains at East Haven High School (EHHS), Tori Heaphy has not skipped a beat while ascending to ...
Person of the Week • Published Apr 20, 2023 07 am
By John Lecardo
As she burns rubber with her legs, leaps high through the air and over the hurdles on the East Haven High School track, Erica Canfield also leaves her adversaries in the ...
Person of the Week • Published Apr 13, 2023 07 am
By John Lecardo
Taylor Salato dedicated herself to the court and her club while playing basketball for East Haven High School and, only two years after her departure, she is continuing t...
Person of the Week • Published Apr 04, 2023 06 am
By John Lecardo
When compared to his teammates and adversaries on the mats, Elijah Trufan has had quite a truncated career as a high school wrestler. Yet despite the short stint, he has ...
Person of the Week • Published Mar 28, 2023 11 am
By John Lecardo
John D’Albero knows that when fortitude meets good fortune in the sport of hockey, a player can reap the benefits of the two traits colliding for himself and his teammate...
Person of the Week • Published Mar 21, 2023 07 am
By John Lecardo
For Noah Franchi, he knows that wrestling is not simply a sport, but rather, it is an entire lifestyle. Yet no matter the demands of the mat, he commands the respect of h...
Person of the Week • Published Mar 16, 2023 08 am
By John Lecardo
When he was younger, JP (Jon-Paul) Garea was told by his peers that he should be a stopper for anything and everything due to his stature. Years later, he combined his si...
Person of the Week • Published Mar 07, 2023 06 am
By John Lecardo
The sport of wrestling can be a very harrowing and humbling journey. For Dylan Snyder, he experienced this firsthand and, like a great grappler, found his way through rou...
Person of the Week • Published Feb 28, 2023 07 am
By John Lecardo
Out of the five positions possible for her to play on a basketball court, it has ended up advantageous for Kelsey Murray to take on the shooting guard assignment because ...
Person of the Week • Published Feb 22, 2023 08 am
By John Lecardo
No matter the twists and turns of his high school wrestling career, Chris Doheny has continuously found his way back to the mat, which has led to him pinning down opponen...
Person of the Week • Published Feb 14, 2023 07 am
By John Lecardo
The free-flowing nature of basketball really drew Josiah Perez to the game, and kept him in the game since he was a young toddler. The passion for the court has carried o...
Person of the Week • Published Feb 07, 2023 09 am
By John Lecardo
Diana Kalman had one of the more decorated careers in the history of the East Haven volleyball program, with memorable moments, key victories, and stunning solo accolades...
Person of the Week • Published Feb 02, 2023 08 am
By John Lecardo
When speaking about his assignment on the court, Angelo D’Amato loves to roam freely as a guard. That love has enabled him to run free and shoot his shot openly and often...
Person of the Week • Published Jan 26, 2023 08 am
By John Lecardo
When it comes to the sport of cheerleading, Adriana Esposito relishes in the mental movements within the competition. And she has become a swell tactician, learning sever...
Person of the Week • Published Jan 18, 2023 08 am
By John Lecardo
Camaraderie through competition within the sporting world can be a great source of success. That adage rings true for Rocco Lombardi, as he has developed many court colle...
Person of the Week • Published Jan 13, 2023 10 am
By John Lecardo
Playing soccer for nearly a decade and a half, Gianna Mendez never stops to improve upon herself from the previous play, game, or season. That was certainly evident as sh...
Person of the Week • Published Jan 07, 2023 12 pm
By John Lecardo
Whether it is pushing himself to his physical limits on the field or weight room, or while stretching his mental capacity in eyeing cornerbacks’ tendencies or mastering n...
Person of the Week • Published Dec 28, 2022 08 am
By John Lecardo
For Ava Avena, volleyball was the furthest thing on her radar during her athletic beginnings. But now, she has gone from equestrian to setting as a very key component to ...
Person of the Week • Published Dec 20, 2022 02 pm
By John Lecardo
For Gabby Gaetano, the communal aspect of being on a sports team has always been at the crux of her passion for athletics. She helped make that evident by being a captain...
Person of the Week • Published Dec 14, 2022 09 am
By John Lecardo
Throughout her playing tenure in town, Miranda Gladwin developed into a consummate teammate, leader, and professional. Now, she is utilizing the tools she garnered from t...
Person of the Week • Published Dec 07, 2022 09 am
By John Lecardo
Taya Ragaini made a shift in her athletic endeavors upon entering middle school, and it was a match made on the mat, as she has seen her cheerleading career blossom into ...
Person of the Week • Published Nov 23, 2022 12 pm
By James Kidd
Dominic Salato cherishes every time he walks onto a football field. Win or lose, he is passionate about the sport and his teammates. This year, he is a senior captain and...
Person of the Week • Published Nov 10, 2022 12 pm
After growing up playing both softball and volleyball, Nicole SanGiovanni wanted to carve out her own athletic identity and traded in balls and strikes for kills and spik...
Person of the Week • Published Oct 05, 2022 10 am
Julia Crisci didn’t intend on returning to the East Haven girls’ soccer team this year after sitting out last season. Julia was planning to focus on her schoolwork while ...
Person of the Week • Published Sep 16, 2022 12 pm
Mekhi Morrison got his first experience in varsity football as a junior and finished the season as an All-Southern Connecticut Conference honoree. Now back for his senior...
Person of the Week • Published Sep 07, 2022 12 pm
Michael Pilato lives with a no-regrets mentality in all walks of life. The East Haven resident held true to that philosophy by leaving everything he had on the ice for N...
Person of the Week • Published Aug 31, 2022 09 am
Yellowjackets’ Alum Happy to Coach in Her Hometown
Person of the Week • Published Aug 27, 2022 12 pm
Val Sortito has the mentality of “that ball is mine” on every play when she’s playing defense for the East Haven girls’ soccer team. Heading into her senior year, Val wil...
Person of the Week • Published Aug 17, 2022 12 pm
Erika D’Amore’s job as a math teacher is what originally brought her to East Haven. However, over the past two years, Erika has been using her experience from playing sof...
Person of the Week • Published Aug 10, 2022 10 am
As a softball player, Jenna Gaudioso-Crisafi was tasked with patrolling center field for East Haven and catching any fly ball that came her way. For the past three years,...
Person of the Week • Published Aug 03, 2022 10 am
Talia Loda was a star pitcher for the East Haven softball team from 2011 to 2014. After going on to play in college, Talia continued her softball career through coaching ...
Person of the Week • Published Jul 27, 2022 12 pm
When Carole Tapia moved to East Haven in July of 2019, she was introduced to the sport of tennis and quickly realized that she enjoyed being on the court. Carole spent tw...
Person of the Week • Published Jul 22, 2022 12 pm
For over two decades, Gary Brasile has been committed to giving back to his hometown as a member of the coaching staff with the East Haven High School baseball team. Gary...
Person of the Week • Published Jul 13, 2022 12 am
Autumn Clancy’s sophomore season with the East Haven softball team was cut short due to an injury. However, Autumn made a complete recovery as a junior and became a full-...
Person of the Week • Published Jul 06, 2022 12 am
Dan Gleason has served as an assistant coach with the East Haven baseball team for the past 22 years. Throughout the past two decades, Dan has had the opportunity to coac...
Person of the Week • Published Jun 29, 2022 12 am
When Abby Brooks played tennis for first time as a sophomore, she was immediately thrown into a starting role with the Yellowjackets. By the time she came back for her ju...
Person of the Week • Published Jun 22, 2022 12 am
When Nick Sorrentino was a freshman at East Haven High School, he made a decision to join the boys’ golf team and officially compete in the sport for the first time. Duri...
Person of the Week • Published Jun 15, 2022 12 am
It can be stressful when you’re counted on as impact player for two different teams, but junior Arielle Dupree tackles that challenge by displaying a great work ethic as ...
Person of the Week • Published Jun 08, 2022 12 am
In her four years at East Haven High School, Norah Rome has competed as a dominant swimmer, earning numerous accolades in the pool. Also a member of the golf team, Norah ...
Person of the Week • Published Jun 01, 2022 12 am
The responsibilities of a catcher go far beyond just blocking the ball behind home plate. The catcher has to track every play and make sure to always be in the right posi...
Person of the Week • Published May 25, 2022 12 am
Diana Vazquez played her first sport when she stepped on the tennis court as a freshman at East Haven. During the past four years, Diana has seen her game grow by leaps a...
Person of the Week • Published May 18, 2022 12 am
From a young age, Dom Golia has always loved being on the baseball diamond. After joining the East Haven baseball team last year, Dom quickly made a name for himself and ...
Person of the Week • Published May 11, 2022 12 am
When Dom Plano first started playing golf three years ago, he dreamed of breaking 40 over nine holes. In his junior season with the East Haven golf team, Dom has achieved...
Person of the Week • Published May 04, 2022 12 am
During her first year with the East Haven softball team, Lily Gagnon watched as the Yellowjackets made a run to the Class L state semifinals when she was a sophomore. Now...
Person of the Week • Published Apr 27, 2022 12 am
In her first year playing the sport, Karlee Lynn immediately found herself in the No. 2 doubles spot for East Haven girls’ tennis team as a junior last season. For year t...
Person of the Week • Published Apr 20, 2022 12 am
When Jack Angelo first stepped on the pitcher’s mound, he had found his home on the baseball field. Once he started unpacking, Jack settled in nicely and has gone to beco...
Person of the Week • Published Apr 13, 2022 12 am
After watching his sister grow up playing basketball, Mike Capozzo decided that he wanted to give the sport a shot. As a senior, Mike got his opportunity to play for the ...
Person of the Week • Published Apr 06, 2022 12 am
Joe Verderame spent many hours working to improve his shot while growing up with a basketball hoop in his backyard. Joe continued adding new skills to his repertoire as t...
