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Southington’s Tyler Dube, above, flies to the basket during a game this season. Dube is one of 10 All-Herald boys basketball selections. That team and a whole lot more inside today.

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By EVAN MACYSTAFF WRITER

The 2010-11 boys basketball season provided a surplus of memories to area fans, parents and alumni.

Berlin’s respectable playoff run saw the Redcoats talented and team-oriented effort propel them to the third round of the CIAC Division L Tournament.

Goodwin Tech got its first ever basketball playoff win, and then its second ever playoff win bring-ing its program full circle.

New Britain’s young team

came together for a strong season’s finish and looks toward a promising future.

Newington and its excellent defense netted it a trip to the CIAC Division LL Tournament, and Southington used a high-powered, dynamic offensive attack and aggressiveness to over-whelm opponents in a season for the ages.

Though there are many ball-players of high talent, great sportsmanship and exceptional skill, just 10 were selected for the All-Herald Boys Basketball Team, five first-teamers and five

All-Herald Boys Basketball Team

First Team

MaxDeLorenzo,

Berlin

First Team

SheveranHardy,

Goodwin

First Team

CravenJohnson,

New Britain

First Team

ChaseTarca,

Plainville

First Team

SalRomano,

Southington

Highlighting the best of the winter season

Berlin’sMax DeLorenzo

Goodwin Tech’s Sheveran Hardy

Southington’s Sal Romano

New Britain’sCraven Johnson

DeLorenzo, Hardy, Romano, Johnson, Tarca are first-teamers

second-team picks.Among them are several multi-

sport athletes whose impressive play on the basketball court is even more impressive when one considers their main talents are leading them to play football at UConn, Sacred Heart and Fordham or baseball at Tennessee.

Max DeLorenzo surprises no one with his selection to the first team, as his senior leadership and dynamic slashing and bursting to the basket with energy provided his Berlin Redcoats with a spark almost whenever they needed one.

Though he is bright on the hardwood, he is a star on the gridiron and will play either defensive back or running back with the Huskies this fall.

Sal Romano also techni-cally lists basketball as his second sport, but from looking at his body of work it is hard to tell. Romano was a dominating force on the boards, collecting double digit rebounds on a regular basis, paired with proficient offense. There were stretches all season long where the center would take over a game, elevating it to the

next level and helping to assure his Blue Knights victory.

Romano was selected all-conference two years in a row, and had perhaps his best game against Bulkeley earlier this season, grab-bing 16 rebounds and scoring 26 points.

Sheveran Hardy was one of several big contributors as part of Goodwin Tech’s explosive offense. The point guard was selected all-conference this season, and his biggest pride of 2011 was being part of the first ever Gladiators squad to reach the second round of the CIAC Division S Tournament.

Hardy looks up to UConn

guard Kemba Walker, and both guards use quick legs and a fine shooting touch to frustrate defenses. The sophomore will return to Goodwin Tech’s basket-ball team next season, where he hopes to improve on their deep playoff run in 2011-12.

Chase Tarca was another offensive powerhouse. Leading Plainville to a playoff berth, the senior finished his career as the Blue Devils’ career scoring leader for a boys basketball player with 1,279 points. He is third on the Plainville’s overall list behind Desiree Pina and Amanda Perlioni.

The guard averaged over 20 points and four assists per game and was given numerous bas-ketball honors, including being selected first-team Class M All-State this year and to the all-conference team as well. He is also an All-Academic team mem-ber and will attend Salve Regina University, where he plans to play basketball.

The last member of the first team, Craven Johnson, is a fresh-man with size and veracity, both of which the big man used to dominate opponents as a member of the Hurricanes. Though their win-loss record was sub-par, New Britain caught fire late thanks to superb play from Johnson.

Johnson started all 20 games for New Britain, an impressive feat for a freshman, and averaged over 16 points and eight rebounds

in the 2010-11 campaign. Johnson was also selected to the CCC-West All-Conference Team. He will surely help lead a much improved and much more experienced New Britain squad in 2011-12.

On the second team Mike Rector brings excellent ball-handling skills. The senior started at point guard for the Redcoats and was selected all-conference. Highlighting his season was a 23-point, two-steal performance against Bristol Central. Rector hit four 3-pointers in the contest. He will attend and play basketball at Bridgewater State University next year.

Southington was led all season by their own “big three,” with Romano joining fellow seniors Tyler Dube and Jordan Chapman as All-Herald selections.

Dube brings pizazz to the second team, and the all-Confer-ence guard dazzled spectators all season with jaw-dropping lay-ups, and break-neck speed. Dube scored 34 points and had five steals against Wilby this season in what he considers his best game of the year. He will play football at Sacred heart in the fall.

The other Blue Knight is Chapman, who dropped 27 points, 15 of them in a row, in a second round playoff loss to Holy Cross this season. The guard played wing with style and grace and had a smooth stroke from beyond the arc, often times

netting him multiple 3-pointers in a matter of minutes. Chapman is all-conference in three sports and will play wide reciever and defensive back at Fordham in the fall.

Isaac Delgado makes the second team from Newington. He was an all-conference selec-tion, leading his team in made 3-pointers.

The sharpshooter set a career mark in the playoffs this year scoring 26 points. He will play ball at Lincoln College of New England next season.

Damion Hewitt is another all-conference player and a key member of the trailblazing Gladiators. The shooting guard says his best performance was scoring 38 points and collecting 18 rebounds against Abbot Tech this year, and the sophomore is poised to lead Goodwin Tech to another playoff run next year.

Some All-Herald selections will be retuning with pride to their respective teams for 2011-12, while some will move on to the next level. Regardless of their destination, and what their plans may be, the winter season was a showcase for great sportsman-ship and athletic achievement in gymnasiums across central Connecticut.

Their confidence and achieve-ment, both academic and athletic, will surely serve all of these young men well as they embark in future endeavors.

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Sal Romano, Jordan Chapman, Tyler Dube“Congratulations to the three-headed dragon of Southington. A great season it was. Make the

best of every opportunity. You make us all proud!

“Mom”

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All-Herald Boys Basketball Second Team

MikeRector, Ber.

TylerDube, SHS

JordanChapman, SHS

IsaacDelgado, New.

DamionHewitt, GT

Plainville’sChase Tarca

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All-Herald Girls Basketball Team

Newington’sKristina Forsman

By JOE FORTUNATOSTAFF WRITER

Basketball is sometimes accused of being an individual game. Star players take over a game as the rest of the roster just follows suit and waits for their shot.

That’s certainly not the case for our area girls basketball teams.

All had fantastic team chem-istry this season, relying on team play to get their wins.

Whether it’s the efforts of a dynamic duo, as seen with Briyana Pabon and Kristina Forsman in Newington, Tori Munson and Mariah Berry in Southington or Jaydelice Yambo and Nyjah Porcher in New Britain, a total team effort with Alyssa Barrett, Chelsea Vujs and Jess Szczepanik in Berlin, or Goodwin Tech look-ing to play-maker Jocelyn Burgos, all of our selections were a big part of their team’s chemistry.

That’s probably why most of our teams had so much suc-

cess, with Newington, Berlin, Southington and

New Britain making it to the CIAC state

tournaments.But all of those

teams couldn’t do it without its stars.

Starting off our All-Herald First Team is Munson, the Southington senior guard/forward, who did just about everything for the Blue Knights this season, helping her team finish the season with an 11-9 record. Munson was a big inside presence for Southington, doing most of her damage from inside the paint. Munson was also dangerous

beyond the arc, making her one of those rare players that can hurt an opposing defense from anywhere on the court, something she did often for the Blue Knights this year. Her hard work this seasonearned her All-Conference and she was also named the Southington Holiday Tournament MVP.

Berry was the second part of the Southington duo that wreaked havoc on opposing team’s defenses, and is our second First Team selection. Berry was another big inside presence for the Blue Knights, scoring most of her points from the paint or from the charity stripe. Her play caused other teams to get into foul trouble early, creating more cautious defenses for herself and the rest of the team. Berry was named to the Christmas Tournament All-Tournament Team as well this season.

Kristina Forsman was a huge part of Newington’s successful 11-9 season this year. Forsman was another player who was dangerous in a variety of ways. The senior had the capability to drop 20 points on any given night, but she was also a prolific passer. Forsman always knew where her open teammates were on the court, and always found a way to get them the ball. Her duel-threat abilities made her a four-year starter at Newington, and her work this season earned her All-Conference honors.

Pabon was the other Newington guard to make the All-Herald First Team, and she did so by stroking 3-pointers. Pabon was simply lethal from beyond the arc all season long, draining multiple 3’s in pres-sure situations for the Indians. Pabon also had great vision, registering four games with seven or more assists. Pabon scored her 1,000th career point this season (she

finished with 1,063) and also earned All-Conference honors.

Porcher is the final selection to the All-Herald First Team. Porcher was a dominating inside force for New Britain who also played astoundingly well in transition. For the run and gun offense the Hurricanes employed, Porcher was the perfect swingman. In many games for New Britain this season Porcher terrorized other teams in transition, either fluidly moving the ball from the defensive half into the offensive half, or positioning herself as an outlet for teammates in pressure. Porcher also earned All-Conference honors for her play this season.

Leading the All-Herald Second Team is Yambo, the field general for the New Britain offense this season. Yambo was the catalyst behind most of the Hurricanes’ offensive runs, effortlessly moving the ball

Newington’sBriyana Pabon

Forsman, Pabon, Porcher, Berry, Munson highlight team

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to open teammates. Yambo was another guard who was dangerous

from all parts of the court. She had the ability to dominate the

paint, hit the three or even find an open teammate. Her offensive skills made her one of the many go-to offensive forces on New Britain. Yambo was instru-mental in a late-season run by the Hurricanes to make it to post-season play. Her fantastic play garnered her All-Conference status, she was also named MVP for the Manchester Tournament.

Jocelyn Burgos is Goodwin Tech’s entry for the All-Herald list.

The sophomore all-around made a splash with the Gladiators this

season thanks to some fantas-tic offensive and defensive play. Burgos was the go-to scorer for the Gladiators this season, making clutch shots all season long. She made the second-team All-Conference for the second straight year this season.

Szczepanik is one of three Berlin girls basketball players to make this year’s All-Herald team. The senior center was a big part of Berlin’s fantastic run, playing tough defense and being an inside presence for the Redcoats. Szczepanik was also important in transition, getting open for her teammates when they were under pressure. Szczepanik earned the Redcoat award for her efforts this season and she will attend UConn next year.

Barrett is the second entry for Berlin girls. The guard was the Redcoats biggest deep threat, making her mark on games by hitting from beyond the arc. Barrett was one of Berlin’s play-makers as well this season, moving the ball around the arc and creat-ing space for the rest of her team. Berlin played a lot of their offense in the paint, and they were able to do so thanks to the defensive presence Barrett demanded when she was stationed outside. Barrett was an All-Conference player this season. She will attend Smith College next year, and will play basketball.

Vujs is the final Berlin player to make the All-Herald team this season. The junior forward was instrumental for Berlin this season, including hitting a game winning buzzer beater against Bistrol Eastern. Vujs was a key cog in the Berlin machine this season, often moving around the floor to help create space for her teammates. Vujs was also a big presence defensivley, often grab-bing key rebounds and getting the ball into the offensive half for the Redcoats.

All of the girls selected to the All-Herald team played vital roles

for their teams in one way or another this season.

And with the level of success the teams had, it seems as though they did a heck of a job filling those roles.

First Team

ToriMunson,

Southington

First Team

MariahBerry,

Southington

First Team

KristinaForsman,

Newington

First Team

NyjahPorcher,

New Britain

First Team

Briyana Pabon,

Newington

Second Team

JaydeliceYambo,

New Britain

Second Team

AlyssaBarrett,Berlin

Second Team

JessSzczepanik,

Berlin

Second Team

JocelynBurgos,

Goodwin

Second Team

ChelseaVujs,

Berlin

Southington’s Tori Munson.

New Britain’s Nyjah Porcher

Southington’sMariah Berry

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By MATT STRAUBSPORTS EDITOR

Indoor track gets a bit of a bad rap at times. An afterthought in the eyes of many, the sport is often seen as merely a tuneup to the outdoor season, which is underway now. But with the success of the New Britain boys team last season, the sport began to get a little publicity in this region.

With the work the three boys and three girls on this year’s team put in, hopefully indoor track will continue its upward swing on the scale of respectability.

Berlin’s Ras Morgan is best known for his work on the football field, but he used those skills to has a great winter on the track. Those short bursts of speed he can produce were perfect for him to excel in the 55 meter dash, an event he finished third in at the State Open. After running the best preliminary time, Morgan finished second at the Class M meet, setting himself up

for similar success at the Open. His teammate, Jimmy Nolan,

made the finals of the State Open in the pole vault, leaping his way onto this team in the process. The senior had placed seventh in the

event at the Class M meet, clearing 11 feet along the way.

The final boy on the team is Southington’s Tim Brown. He shares his name with a famous football player, but ran around the competition on the track. The senior was his team’s MVP last year and showed what he was capable of

again this season. He finished ninth at the State Open in the 1,000-meter race, finishing in 2:35.9. He also is part of the school-record 4x800 relay team, as well as the out-door mark for the Blue Knights in

the same event. The ladies earned our respect this

year as well on the track, and three in particular are deserving of this honor.

Southington’s Rhiannon Jacobs, a junior, had a terrific year with the pole vault. She launched herself over a bar that was set up some nine-

and-a-half feet in the air, giving her a top 10 showing at the State Open, the biggest meet of the season. That was six inches better than her seed measurement, a nine-foot vault that earned her a fourth-place at the

Class LL meet. With a year to go in her high

school career, expect Jacobs to reach new heights, literally and figura-tively, next year.

Dannielle Forrest of Newington had another season worthy of men-tion. She flew onto this list with a jump of more than 15 feet at the

State Open long jump event, which was good for 14th place. That was after her sixth-place effort at the Class L meet, in which she cleared 16 feet on the button.

But Forrest wasn’t just a leaper. The junior is also a talent-ed sprinter, as evidenced by her success in the 55-meter dash. She finished ninth in the state in Class L with a time of 7.76.

Our final honoree might have had the best year of them all. Cherraine Davis won the Class LL and State Open shot put com-petitions, ending all doubt who the best in the state was in the event.

Already the Class LL champion, Davis entered the Open as the top seed

and didn’t disappoint. She fired the big metal ball 44 feet, more than six feet further than her closest compe-tition. Only a junior, watch for Davis to make a run at 45 feet next winter.

With so much returning, the region’s indoor track teams should earn everyone’s respect again in 2012.

By ANTHONY DELLA CALCESTAFF WRITER

Vaunted vaults. First-class floor exercise stunts. Brilliant balance beam acts. Unrivaled uneven bar performances.

Our All-Herald gymnasts once again delivered top-flight rou-tines meet after meet this year. Five Blue Knights highlight our squad as Southington continues to be a hotbed for high school gymnastics talent.

Sophomores Olivia Morrell and Toni Penta are All-Herald honorees for the second straight year. Penta had Southington’s top score on bars (8.850) and floor

(8.750) at the Class L champion-ships, helping the Knights to a second-place finish. Morrell was the top overall Class L performer on beam (9.150).

Making her first All-Herald team, freshman Kayla Nati was a stalwart on vault for the Knights, averaging a 9.125 for the season. Not surprisingly, she posted the highest vault score (9.100) at the Class L championships and tied for the second-best score (9.400) at the State Open. She finished tied for 14th on the vault at the New England Championships.

Senior captains Katelyn Hyde and Amanda Mirando round out Southington’s selections. Hyde,

a four-time All-Herald honoree, took 13th on beam at the State Open and Mirando, a two-time honoree, took 14th on floor at the State Open. Both were first-team All-State selections, as was Penta and Hyde. Morrell was unable to compete at this year’s Open or she also likely would have earned All-State status, which she did last year.

Our final All-Herald gymnast is Plainville’s Alyssa “Millie” Mills. She was second-team All-State and an All-American on vault and floor. Mills is a regular in the All-Herald section, making her eighth squad in three sports: diving, gym-nastics and outdoor track.

All-Herald Indoor Track Team

RasMorgan,

Berlin

JimmyNolan,Berlin

TimBrown,

Southington

RhiannonJacobs,

Southington

DannielleForrest,

Newington

CherraineDavis,

Southington

OliviaMorrell,

Southington

All-HeraldGymnastics Team

KatelynHyde,

Southington

ToniPenta,

Southington

AmandaMirando,

Southington

KaylaNati,

Southington

AlyssaMills,

Plainville

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By ANTHONY DELLA CALCESTAFF WRITER

Conference champions and state champions. State open place winners and New England place winners. Our All-Herald wres-tling squad has them all.

From lightweights to heavy-weights, this year’s 10 selections proved themselves to be some of the best grapplers in the state by coming up big on the big-gest stages. Two, in fact, came up golden at their state meet.

Berlin seniors Mason Powers and Mike Fiorillo both won Class M state titles. Powers was one of the top-ranked 215-pounders in the state all season. He went undefeated in the regular sea-son before finally losing his first match at the State Open.

After nearly not coming back for his senior season, Fiorillo worked his way into champion-ship form. The 171-pounder finished the season 33-7.

Berlin’s Will Matuszak (140) and Jake Eliades (125) both finished third at the Class M championships.

Matuszak ended his stellar

Redcoats career with a 38-10 sea-son and a fifth-place finish at the State Open, notching his 121st

career win in his final match. He excelled in tournaments all season long, winning at the Mass-Conn

Fusion meet and earning Most Outstanding Wrestler at the Glastonbury Duals.

Eliades had a breakout fresh-man campaign, also winning a conference title. He acquitted himself well at the State Open.

Newington’s Chris Chorzepa (152) and Brian Amato (112) followed up fantastic freshman seasons with stellar sophomore seasons.

A two-time academic All-State selection, Chorzepa was top three in every major end-of-season meet: second in Class L, third at the State Open and third at New Englands. He became the first Newington High School wrestler to place that high at New Englands and the youngest in school history to ever place at New Englands.

Amato is also a two-time aca-demic All-State selection. He ended the year with a third-place finish in Class L and a fifth-place

finish at the State Open.From super sophomores to

super seniors, our next two hon-orees are Plainville captains Kevin Spence and Matt Tanner. Spence was Plainville’s Most Outstanding wrestler this year, and for good reason.

After wrestling well at 215 pounds for most of the season, he jumped to the 285-pound division for the postseason and made it all the way through to the New England championships. Spence took third in Class M and then finished fourth at the State Open after notching a dramatic overtime win in the consolation semifinals.

Tanner (145) took second in Class M and went on to pick up his 135th career win during the State Open. Earlier in the season, he won the Greater Hartford tournament, where he was named Most Outstanding Wrestler. In his final year as a Blue Devil, Tanner posted an impressive 41-4 mark.

Tanner and Spence, too, are academic all-state selections — an honor Tanner has earned three times.

A pair of New Britain grap-plers rounds out our All-Herald selections. Geovanni Medina (112) became the first Golden Hurricane to qualify for New Englands since 2007 with a third-place finish at the State Open.

The sophomore also took sec-ond in Class LL.

Rene Infantas (189) earned a berth in the State Open with a fourth-place finish in Class LL. The senior was part of a small group of upperclassmen who helped the Canes record their first winning record in dual meets since 1996

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All-Herald Wrestling Team215 pounds

MasonPowers,Berlin

171 pounds

MikeFiorillo,

Berlin

140 pounds

WillMatuszak,

Berlin

125 pounds

JakeEliades,Berlin

152 pounds

ChrisChorzepa,Newington

112 pounds

BrianAmato,

Newington

285 pounds

KevinSpence,

Plainville

145 pounds

MattTanner,

Plainville

112 pounds

GeovanniMedina,

New Britain

189 pounds

ReneInfantas,

New Britain

Four Redcoats highlight area’s best grapplers

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Newington’s Chris Chorzepa battles Guilford’s Tim Proctor in the Class L 152-pound championship match.

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By MATT STRAUBSPORTS EDITOR

The six members of the All-Herald boys swimming team did it all in 2011. They combined to excel in a number of different strokes and dominated a host of events throughout the season, whether they were in conference, a Class meet or at the State Open.

The team we’ve put together would be impossible to beat. We have every discipline covered, and we even have some with relay experience to help us win those events as well.

Kevin Kozikowski’s name is all over the Berlin swimming record book. He holds Berlin’s marks in five different events, but says the 100 butterfly is his best. All-conference and a sectional qualifier in the 100 and 200 but-terfly, the Tufts-bound senior was a captain inside the pool and a leader outside of it.

Southington’s Mike Smigelski is still only a junior, and appears well on his way to cementing his place as the best swimmer in our

area. He adds to the versatility of the team by being able to compete well in every race. Literally.

Smigelski qualified for the Class LL meet in every event he entered, though he prefers the 50 and 100 free.

The All-State pick is a two-time all-conference member and a three-time team MVP. He holds school records in the 50 and 100 freestyles, is a YMCA National qualifier in four events and had a pair of top-six showings at the state meet. Also a great student, he’s as close as there is to being a lock to be on this team next year as well.

Plainville’s Peter Dalena might be right behind, however.

Plainville’s diver also competes in the 100 back and a pair of relay races, and does so with great skill. Another All-State pick who qual-ified for the Open, Dalena has been an all-league pick in all three of his seasons as a Blue Devil.

He had one meet this year in which he nearly broke a minute in the 100 back, scored a 225 in diving and had a 53.95 in the 100 free. With the ability to swim a variety of races and perform under pressure, Dalena’s name is another you can expect to hear next season.

Speaking of young talent from Plainville, freshman Andrew Rottier had himself a fantastic winter as well. An all-conference

selection who achieved personal bests in three of the four races he swam at the Class S meet, Rottier was counted on to anchor the 400 free relay at one of the biggest meets of the year. He finished the last leg of the 400 free relay in 51.46 while going just over 2:06 in the IM.

The final Blue Devil on the list is the only one who won’t be back: Andrew Lee. The senior has twice been named All-State in the 100 breaststroke, an event in which he broke the school record

It’s easy to see why that would be his favorite event, since he’s so good at it, but he also competed in the 50 free for Plainville this season, as well as a pair of relay

races. He will be swimming at Middlebury College next year.

Our final choice for this team is Kozikowski’s teammate, Dan Klotz. The sophomore continues our team of young starts with time to get even better, but it’s hard to picture him doing so. Klotz broke five school records this year and was the team MVP. He garnered All-State honors in the 50 and 100 free, events in which he also qualified for the Short Course sectionals. Having set a host of personal bests at the state meet, he showed he can compete with the best in the state this winter.

Look for him to be one of the best in the area, if not the state, next year.

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By JOE FORTUNATOSTAFF WRITER

Newington-Berlin had a very successful 2011 campaign, going 13-6-1 on the year and qualifying to CIAC Division III Tournament.

The Indians also played an outdoor game at Rentschler Field against Farmington.

Although Newington fell in the quarterfinals, its season had a lot of positives, mostly thanks to our All-Herald selections.

Matt Coco was the main offense weapon for the Indians, posting a jaw-dropping 30 goals

and 17 assists.The senior right winger had two hat tricks, eight multiple goal games and won Player of the Year for all of Division III this season.

Coco was the catalyst for most of the Indians offense, and his lethal play in the offensive zone carried his team this season. Coco was also a very solid player on defense, hustling to get back and make plays on the other end of the ice.

Andrew Richard was an integral part of the Indians defense this

season. Not only was Richard a force on defense, putting out fires in the neu-tral and offensive zone, he was also one of the biggest physical forces for Newington.

The defense-man was also dangerous in the offensive zone, pointing the power play and using his booming

shot to create scoring chances. Mike Reynolds anchors our

three All-Herald selections, just like he anchored the Indians all season. The senior goaltender was instrumental in Newington’s success this season, keeping the Indians in nearly every game they played.

His best performance was reserved for Newington’s 4-2 loss in the quarterfinals, where he made back-to-back toe saves to preserve the score at two. Reynolds will join the Marine Corps after graduation.

While the season might not have ended the way the Indians had hoped, all three players can be happy with their accomplishments on the year.

All-Herald Boys Hockey Team

All-Herald Boys Swim Team

KevinKozikowski,

Berlin

MikeSmigelski,

Southington

PeterDalena,

Plainville

AndrewRottier,

Plainville

Andrew Lee,

Plainville

DanKlotz,Berlin

MattCoco,

New.-Berlin

AndrewRichard,

New.-Berlin

MikeReynolds,

New.-Berlin

Youth dominates our picks for area’s best in pool