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Another Life Lesson Taught Through Sports

By Jon BuzbyThe Sports Department

It came as a surprise. “Dad, I think I’m going to skip baseball season so I can work to buy a car.” Those were the words I heard from my high school-aged son one night on the way home from basketball practice. The son, whose love for baseball started at the age

instead of cartoons. The son I watched round the bases last year after hitting his

It’s an issue most of us youth sports parents will face at some point. If it’s not because of a car, it will be for some other reason; maybe for no other reason than he’s tired of playing. But it might also be for something tangible, something we parents just don’t understand. Or don’t remember debating at that age. He feels he’ll sit on the varsity bench dur-ing games this year and that he’d rather be honing his basketball skills than standing

-ting practice. And more importantly to him, he’d rather be driving his own car to the gym instead of being dropped at the curb. So now he must sort out the plusses and minuses of not playing baseball this year. One plus is simple: He’ll be able to work and afford his own car, and reap the social

But one major minus is harder to accept, for both father and son: If he doesn’t play baseball this year, his chances are slim to none he’ll be selected next year if he decides to try out for the team. That’s just the reality of high school sports. He’s researching the car issue diligently. He also plans to talk to his coach and his manager at work before making his deci-sion. I can say this issue seems to have matured him light years more than any lecture that I have ever tried to give him. My point is this: Every child at some point comes to a crossroads when sports might not be the most important thing anymore. As parents, it’s up to us to listen, offer ad-vice and guide. But we have to be careful

wishes out of the conversation. Decisions about youth sports are not life-and-death, but they can be used to teach life lessons. In this case, it’s a chance for a child to think through the circumstances of a life-altering decision, and then live with the consequences. Just as he will count-

less times during his adult life, which is just around the corner. It’s just another life lesson taught through sports. Only this time, the consequence might mean no longer being part of them. And that’s OK. Even if it’s hardest for me to accept. Jon Buzby’s columns appear in newspa-

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A Hockey Legend Makes A Stop In Glastonbury

By Patrick DunneThe Sports Department

All it took was a visit from Mr. Hockey to help Glastonbury hit its stride on the ice.

The boys hockey team got a surprise pre-game pep talk from legendary Hall of Famer Gordie Howe last week and promptly went

out and played its most complete game of the season, beating Trinity Catholic of Stamford 8-2 at Trinity College in Hartford. Coach Ken Barse said he and his assistants were more in awe than the players. "It was a total surprise," Barse said. "It was like Christmas all over again for us." It turns out Tomahawks goalie Chase Gabor is the godson and neighbor of Gordie's eldest son, Marty, who like his father and Marty's brother Mark, are former Hartford Whal-

ers. Gordie, a former Glastonbury resident himself, was visiting, and came to the game with Chase's father, Mike. About a half-hour before face-off, Mike Gabor asked Barse if he'd like Gordie to speak to the team. "Some of the younger kids didn't rec-

locker room, but once the older ones told them, 'Hey, that's Gordie Howe, the Hall of Famer,' all the eyes lit up and they paid attention," Barse said. "He asked me, 'What do you want me to say?" Barse said. "I said, 'Are you kidding? You can say whatever you want.'" Howe's message, Barse said, was to not be afraid of making mistakes, stay aggres-

Gordie Howe shown here at a Hockey Night In Stafford fundraiser last season. TSD File photo.

Conor Thompson gets by the defender near the boards. Photo by: Elizabeth Taylor, The Sports Department

Nickname: JJSenior at Glastonbury High School. Captain of the GHS Swimming and Div-ing Team. Class President GHS class of 2012, and First Violin for the GHS Chamber Orchestra.GPA: 4.18Birthday: January 6 Oldest of three childrenJJ swims for the GHS swimming and Diving team and is a team captain this year. JJ also swims on the Sonoco Aquatics team out of CCSU and the Glastonbury Parks and Recreation Swim Team.What do you love most about your sport: I started swimming when I was 10 years old and I was good at it and I liked it. I love going fast and impress-ing others. Swimming requires so much aerobic strength since it’s a full body workout. You need full body strength and you have to work really hard. I also love meeting the people, since swimming is a social sport and I now have friends from all over the country.Accomplishments: Placed top 16 in

-tive seasons in the 100 freestyle, the 200 freestyle and the 00 backstroke. He swims year round, six days a week.JJ also plays violin, which he began ten years ago. He is the current concert master in the GHS Chamber Orchestra,

freshman and sophomore years, he was selected for the CMEA, CT Music Educa-tion Association all-state orchestra . In 2009 and 2011 he traveled to Germany to play in the Interharmony International Music Festival. JJ teaches violin to el-ementary school students here in town.How do you prepare for a meet? As a

my teammates before a swim meet. We go for our personal best times and we push each other to make state qualifying times. I don’t have to do a lot to person-ally prepare for a meet because I am naturally psyched up to swim my best.Thoughts on the Season: I’m looking forward to a great season and a strong standing in the State. We have two espe-cially tough meets to push ourselves for,

freshmen have a lot of talent this year, so we have huge potential to rank at states this year.Biggest Rival:Favorite Sports Memory: Beating Xavier our freshman and junior years. Another great memory I’ll never forget is our

The score was really close and all the cheering and rallying from the crowd

was a level of excitement I’ll always remember. Even though we lost 92-94, the support and energy from our team and the crowd was amazing.My Role Model:She pushes me forward to succeed and she always helps me. She’s always there for me and supports me. I look up to everything she does. My parents were Vietnam war refugees and they’ve accomplished so much.Famous People I’ve met: Michael Phelps – I met him at a swim camp at the University of Michigan. He was training for the Olympics before the Olympic time trials. I also met Davis Tarwater, Kaitlin Sandeno, Erik Vendt and Peter Vanderkaay.Favorite Way to Relax: Sleep!! I love to just lie down and sleep since when I’m wiped out after practice. Whenever I get the chance, I love to sleep.Favorite Class: AP Calculus and AP Chemistry. I love my teachers and it’s because of them that the classes are fun.Favorite Snack Food: Ice cream! Especially mint chocolate chipWhat’s Playing on Your Ipod?: I love everything from Eminem to Mozart. To psych up, I listen to Eminem or Jay Z. When I’m hanging out, I like listening to radio 95.7Favorite Restaurant: Any Italian FoodRed Sox or Yankees: YankeesFavorite Movie: Gladiator, The Blind Side and Shawshank RedemptionFavorite TV Show: Grey’s AnatomyPlans for After High School: Swim-ming and Violin. I’m looking at southern California schools for college, like UC Santa Barbara or UC Irvine.



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Girls Basketball Off To Hot StartContinued from Page 4 Even before the rare boost from Mr. Hockey, the Tomahawks appeared to be heeding that advice. Glastonbury (7-1), ranked sixth in the Hartford Courant's state poll, is off to a great start. The Tomahawks averaged better than six goals a game in their victories, going into their Jan. 14 contest against Simsbury. "We're playing some really good hockey right now," Barse said. "The kids are starting to work smarter, not harder. They always work hard, but they're starting to put the effort into the little things that help you win and that's paying off." Seniors Ethan Holdaway and Drew Mozzer are back after helping the team

Mozzer had a hat trick and Holdaway two goals after to listening to Howe before the victory over Trinity Catholic. "We've got two of the best players in the state in Ethan and Drew," Barse said. "You

The two grew up playing together in youth leagues and their games comple-ment each other. "The know each other's moves, know where the other one is going to be," Barse said. "Ethan is a natural goal-scorer. Drew is more of a hard-working grinder."

season as a starter, has followed in the footsteps of former Glastonbury All-State goaltenders Chris Hemhauser and Mike Ford before him.

a great job," Barse said. The goals are coming in bunches, but Barse knows a strong defense will be just as important if Glastonbury is to return to

third time in four years. "Defense wins championships and the kids know that," he said. "It's not the part of the game that gets the most recognition, but it's the part you've got to work the hardest on. They're learning you have to keep the puck out of the other net to be successful, too."

Girls Basketball Glastonbury is off to an 8-3 start (4-2 in the CCC North) and was on a six- game winning streak before dropping a tough 46-39 decision to unbeaten Weaver (11-0). On Jan 13. The Toma-hawks were ranked seventh in the Hartford Courant’s area ratings heading into that game. Senior post player Liza Otto, who helped GHS win the Class LL girls soc-cer title last fall, has helped offset the loss of leading scorer and point guard Kaley Watras, now at Central Connect-icut State. Otto is averaging 14.4 points a game, including an 18-point perfor-mance in a victory over East Hartford and 20 in a win over Windsor. "Liza's been playing great for us obvi-ously," coach Brian Fleming said. "She's really picked up the scoring load."

Ethan Holdaway looks for an open man to pass to. Photo by Elizabeth Taylor, The Sports Department, www.ebtaylorphotography.com

Courtney Latham shoots from deep. Photo by: Elizabeth Taylor, The Sports Department, www.ebtaylorphotography.com

Sam Hoyt goes head over heels as he plunges into the water. Photo by Elizabeth Taylor, The Sports Department, www.ebtaylorphotography.com

Fleming said he's gone to a "point guard by committee" with juniors Ashley Mulry-an and Courtney Latham sharing duties. "This year, it's more of a balanced team,"

score. Courtney's capable of a 20-point game. Ashley can shoot the three-pointer." Glastonbury's losses came back-to-back in December to two of the state's best teams, Tolland and Manchester. The de-feats prompted Fleming to try and build up his team's depth. "I realized I wasn't going very deep into our bench." Fleming said. "Since then, two sophomores, Kerstan Mahland and Laura Patton, have been giving us quality minutes off the bench, as well as junior Katherine Nuzzolo." It'll take that balanced effort to make a run in the LL tournament, where Glaston-

"Another team may have the best player, or even the best three players," Fleming said, "but I feel like I've got the best team.” Boys Basketball The Tomahawks (6-4, 3-1 in the CCC North) have won four out of six after a 2-2 start and are competing for the top spot in the league along with Manchester and Windsor. That most recent span included road vic-tories at Xavier and Avon and home wins over East Catholic and East Hartford. Coach Jim Vaughn lost four starters from a team that went 18-8 last year. Glastonbury has built its team around junior center Jordan Butler and its young

guards. In a 71-69 victory over East Hartford on Jan. 10, Butler was a force. He scored 22 points, had 18 rebounds, four steals and three blocked shots as the Tomahawks avenged an earlier 72-58 loss to the Hornets. In the 62-52 win over East Catholic, it was sophomore guard Jordan Ollie, son of former UConn guard and current Hus-kies assistant coach Kevin Ollie, who led the way with 25 points.

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The Spirit Of Giving Alive And Well In GlastonburyPatrick DunneThe Sports Department

For Glastonbury High's athletic teams, charity begins at school. The Tomahawks have not only estab-

players and coaches from individual sports have contributed to a number of charitable causes as a way of giving back to the community. Each team it seems has its own particular project or two. "It starts small with something like a

cancer,'' boys soccer coach Mark Landers said. "Maybe we could do one big thing together, but each having our own events to contribute to spreads the wealth a little bit." Landers said the boys soccer team's involvement with the Welles-Turner Library book sale goes back to when he was play-ing at GHS. "We also do a cancer walk in Septem-ber, as well as a run for my brother [Bill, a former Glastonbury athlete who died of cancer in 2009] with proceeds going to the Glastonbury Educational Foundation and it funds scholarships for a male and female student." GHS athletic director Trish Witkin said the boys and girls soccer teams’ help with the book sale, the "play for pink" and "dig pink" breast cancer awareness initiatives of the

"wear red day'' women's heart health fund-raising of the girls basketball team are just a few of the causes that teams have adopted.

"It makes you take pause when you realize that these kids really want to give back," Witkin said. "They're doing great things." Witkin said often the cause hits close to home with an athlete or coach. "A few years ago, rowers on the crew team raised money for a pink boat," Witkin recalled. "People would make a donation and get to put the name of a loved one on the boat. That initially began with a student whose family had been affected by breast cancer." While the boys soccer team has its tradi-tion of setting up the book sale, Witkin said when the library needed post-sale help, girls soccer coach Joe Finocchiaro didn't hesitate. "I emailed my girls soccer coach and

said, 'What do you need?' And his girls were right there for it." Said Finocchiaro: “We get a great turnout. The entire team is in on it, even JVs and freshmen. It's not mandatory. It's something they want to do.” Witkin said there's no requirement for community service or charitable work by the school or athletic department. It's just something that has grown independently at GHS. “You never get a sense that these kids are forced to do it," she said. "It provides something of greater value, not just wins and losses, not just developing skills in a sport." Field hockey coach Maureen Perkins said the annual "Play4theCure" game for breast cancer each October the past

four years has been very successful. All the proceeds go to the American Cancer Society. She said it’s all part of passing on something that had been taught to her and her fellow coaches when they were playing. "It comes from the kids and a lot of the coaches when we were coming up playing sports, the idea of giving back was some-thing our coaches tried to instill in us," Perkins said. The causes often hit close to home. One of Perkins' assistant coaches is Dr. Mandeep Dhami, a cancer specialist. "This is near and dear to his heart," Perkins said. "He brings information that helps heighten awareness. Almost all the kids know someone or some have lost someone to cancer, and of course, being girls, it's important for them to learn about breast cancer." Witkin also sees the charitable work as "part of

our mission to turn out leaders." Collect-ing league and state championships are a

-munity involvement and willingness to help others speaks to something larger at GHS. "Now, you talk about a tradition of excel-lence in sports, but also a tradition of character," Landers said. "It's great that we do it in multiple ways."

Glastonbury boys soccer coach Mark Landers- shown here talking with captain Luca Partesano - lost his brother to cancer in 2009. The Glastonbury High athletics teams have shown an ongoing committment to charitable work over the past few seasons. Photo by Elizabeth Taylor, The Sports Department, www.ebtaylorphotography.com

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Nickname: KatrinaSenior at Glastonbury High School. Cap-tain of the GHS GirlsVarsity Basketball Team. GPA: 4.3Birthday: February 4. Middle of three children. Has lived in Glastonbury since she was 5.Katrina has played on the GHS Varsity Basketball Team since sophomore year. This year her position is power forward. Katrina is co-captain of the Girls Varsity Basketball Team with fellow captains Liza Otto and Courtney Latham. Katrina

She also played AAU basketball with the CT Cobras her sophomore and junior year and she played travel basketball for Glastonbury from 5th to 8th grade. She also plays lacrosse at GHS, which she picked up freshman year. She played Girls Varsity Lacrosse her sophomore and junior years.What do you love most about basket-ball? I love the fast pace and competing with my team. I was really into gymnas-

“maybe you should take the winter off from gymnastics and try basketball.” I played that winter and basketball be-came my favorite sport.Accomplishments: Playing on the GHS Girls Varsity Basketball team last year that won their conference championship

state championships.How do you prepare for a game? We all listen to music in the locker room and get pumped up. I like to get there early to get my mind in the game and have time to shoot. As a team captain, I like to encourage my teammates and lead by example. Off the court, I try to make my teammates feel like contributing mem-bers of the team, because I remember how that made me feel when others did that for me.Thoughts on the Season: I think people expected us not to be as good as past years since we graduated six of our eleven players. We’ve done really well though. We’re currently 8 -2 and we’re really coming together as a team.

beyond.Biggest Rival: Manchester. But it’s fun, there’s nothing like a huge rivalry.Favorite Sports Memory: Beating Man-chester last year after playing against

them since sixth grade. It was great and we beat them again in the CCC champi-onships and also at states.My Role Model: My mom and dad. They always support me and push me. They’re the “bestest”.Famous People I’ve met: Geno Auriemma and Maya Moore and other UConn athletes.Favorite Way to Relax: I like to swim in the Summer in our pool and I love going to the beach. In the winter I like to play cards, my favorite card game right now is B.S.Favorite Class: AP Physics. It’s so interesting and I love the labs.Favorite Snack Food: Cheddar Gold-

What’s Playing on Your iPod?: I like a lot of music, but my current favorites are Coldplay, The Fray, Rhianna and Kanye West.Favorite Restaurant: The Cheesecake FactoryRed Sox or Yankees: Red Sox, my dad’s a big fan.Favorite Movie: Mean Girls and The Polar ExpressFavorite TV Show:Malcolm in the MiddlePlans After High School: I’m hoping to play D-III basketball at Trinity or Catholic University. I would like to get into public health someday. I like helping people

January 20128 Glastonbury High School Photo Gallery


Devin O’Reilly takes the baton for the Toma-hawks. Photo by Elizabeth Taylor, The Sports Department, www.ebtaylorphotography.com.

Sam Donato (5) goes up for the layup as Jor-dan Butler (45) boxes out. Photo by: Elizabeth Taylor, The Sports Department, www.ebtaylor-photography.com

Tyler Walles looks to make the pass to Luke DiMarco. Photo by: Elizabeth Taylor, The Sports Department, www.ebtaylorphotography.com

Chloe Brown clears the mark with plenty to spare during a recent GHS indoor meet. Photo by: Eliza-beth Taylor, The Sports Department, www.ebtaylor-photography.com

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-ryan (11) during a recent girls basketball game. Photo by: Elizabeth Taylor, The Sports Department, www.ebtaylor-photography.com


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Courtney Latham dribbles down court. Photo by: Eliza-beth Taylor, The Sports Depart-ment, www.ebtaylorphotog-raphy.com

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Senior guard John Flaherty runs the fast break for the Tomahawks during a recent game vs. East Hartford. Photo by Elizabeth Taylor, The Sports Department, www.ebtaylorphotog-raphy.com

Steven Geier leaves the competition in his wake as he completes the 200IM for the Tomahawks.Photo by: Elizabeth Taylor, The Sports Department, www.ebtaylorpho-tography.com

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2011 Fall Season Was One To RememberBy Reid L. Walmark,The Sports Department

Glastonbury High School, one of the most successful athletic programs in Con-necticut, with state championships galore and few teams in any sport without win-ning records, added a team championship and produced an individual champion this fall. The Tomahawks girls’ soccer team won the CIAC Class LL championship and senior Reid Watson won the Class LL state title in girls cross country, along with a victory in the State Open.

The law of averages suggested that when Glastonbury eventually would get back to the Class LL girls soccer finals, one day the Tomahawks would walk away with the title. After six failed opportuni-ties in a championship game (Class LL or L), the most recent being a 2-1 loss

to Westhill-Stamford in 2009, Glastonbury captured the top prize in 2011-12 and was voted No. 1 in the final state poll and No. 25 in the Powerade Fab 50 national rankings by ESPN’s high school website.

Glastonbury won it all on Nov. 25 in West Haven with a 2-1 victory over No. 18 Trumbull. The Tomahawks, seeded No. 1 with a 13-0-2 regular-season record, gained revenge, for it was Trumbull that defeated Glastonbury in the 1996 and 1999 Class L finals.

The law of averages had nothing to do with Glastonbury’s championship drought ending. Nor was it destiny. It was 27 girls working together, using their athletic abili-ties, soccer skills and savvy and carrying out the wishes of coach Joe Finocchairo to perfection. Having an All-New England player, in senior defender McKenzie Hol-lenbaugh, made preparations to stop the Tomahawks even that much tougher for opponents.

The Glastonbury girls soccer team took home the Class LL title. Photo by: Elizabeth Taylor, The Sports Department, www.ebtaylorphotography.com

“Our team was able to stay focused and worked extremely hard to prepare,” said Finocchairo, who has a 67-3-4 career record in four years with the Tomahawks. “They had their setbacks, going down in a couple of different matches with under 25 minutes [to play] but found a way to come back and never gave up.”

Hollenbaugh, a captain, was a two time All-State selection and The Hartford Courant’s player of the year. Liza Otto, a senior co-captain, played center midfield and was named All-State. Senior cap-tain Sarah Paterson was All-CCC. Kayla Orozco was all-conference and All-State in 2010 as a junior.

In all four of the seniors’ years together, the Tomahawks entered the state tourna-ment as the No. 1 seed. Finocchairo used 20 players this fall, some playing out of position just to get game time.

Glastonbury (17-0-2) shaded South Windsor to win the CCC North regular-season championship at 11-0-2 in the divi-sion to the Bobcats’ 10-0-3, though their match-ups yielded 1-1 and 0-0 ties. The Tomahawks then swept four teams from the FCIAC, the league with the most state titles in girls’ soccer, to win Class LL.

Following a first-round bye, Glastonbury beat Darien 2-1 on Nov. 12, Ridgefield 3-1 in the quarterfinals on Nov. 15 and Staples-Westport 2-1 on penalty kicks (3-1) in the semifinals on Nov. 19.

The pivotal game was the quarterfinal, Finocchairo said. The Tigers scored first, then Glastonbury rallied. And it was

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McKenzie Hollenbaugh fends off the South Windsor defender. Photo by Elizabeth Taylor, The Sports Department, www.ebtaylorphotography.com



Continued from Page 10 Ridgefield that handed the four seniors their first career loss in a 2008 quarterfi-nal that broke-up a 16-0-1 season.

In cross country, Watson has been on the fringes of being a champion runner, starting her freshman year in 2008, when she placed seventh in Class LL followed by an 18th-place showing in the State Open. After two more years of steady im-provement to reach elite status, Watson finally became No. 1 this fall. She won the CCC North championship and the CCC overall title both at the conference meet, then swept Class LL and the State Open.

Watson, who was named the state Gatorade Girls Cross Country Runner of The Year last week, improved in her sophomore year with her runner-up plac-ing in the Class LL meet and her third place at the State Open. Last year as a junior, she was fourth in Class LL.

Watson’s consistency surprised Glas-tonbury coach Brian Collins. She failed to win once this fall, and that was the Wickham Park Invitational in which she placed second. “I knew she’d be up there with her talent and her ability to work hard,” Collins said. “I knew she’d be in contention for it.”

“I didn’t know what to expect,” Watson said. “I had to run alone this year, without Lindsay and Cara [2010 State Open runner-up Lindsay Crevoiserat and eighth place Cara Dorris]. I had to push myself this season. I pushed myself hard in the summer. I never expected to win states. I exceeded what I thought I’d do.”

For this indoor season, Watson aims to defend her Class LL title at 3,200 meters and improve upon her third-place finish in the 2011 State Open. Watson is a distance runner in outdoor track.

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been chosen as the 2011 recipient of the Gatorade Connecticut Girls Cross Country Runner Of The Year.

The 5-foot-4 senior raced to the State Open individual championship this past season with a time of 18:35. Watson also won the Class LL state title, breaking the tape in 19:03, and took first at the Hartford Riverfront Invitational, the Stratton Brook Invitational and the Central Connecticut Conference Championships. Watson finished 15th at the New England Cross Country Championships and earned 25th at the Nike Cross Nationals Northeast Regional championships.

The award recognizes not only out-standing athletic excellence, but also high standards of academic achievement and exemplary character demonstrated on and off the race course.

Now a finalist for the prestigious Gato-rade National Girls Cross Country Run-ner of the Year award to be announced in January, Watson joins an elite alumni association of past state award-winners in 12 sports, including Ryan Hall (1999-00, 2000-01, Big Bear HS, Calif.), Derek Jeter (1991-92, Kalamazoo HS, Mich.), Can-dace Parker (2001-02, Naperville Central HS, Ill.), Abby Wambach (1997-98, Our Lady of Mercy, N.Y.) and Mark Sanchez (2004-05, Mission Viejo HS, Calif.).

Watson has maintained a 3.64 GPA in the classroom. A peer tutor in her school, she has volunteered locally on behalf of youth sports programs and Big Broth-

It’s Official: Glastonbury’s Reid Watson is Connecticut’s top female runner for 2011. Photo by Elizabeth Taylor, The Sports De-partment, www.ebtaylorphotography.com

ers Big Sisters of America in addition to fundraising to benefit the American Cancer Society.

“Having Reid on the team is like having another coach,” said Glastonbury head coach Brian Collins. “She’s been a great inspiration to all levels of runners. She took over a young and inexperienced team and helped guide them to a very success-ful season.”

Madeline Riggot gets by South Wind-sor’s Auna Harvey. Photo by Elizabeth Taylor, The Sports Department, www.ebtaylorphotography.com

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Former UConn and Glastonbury High soccer star Max Zieky has been elected to the Connecticut Soccer Hall of Fame. Zieky and six others will be inducted into the Hall of Fame during a ceremony at the Marriott Hotel in Farmington on January 28.

Zieky was a tri-captain for the 2000 UConn Men’s Soccer team which defeated Creighton 2-0 to capture the program’s second national title. Zieky graduated from Glastonbury High School in 1996 and earned high school All-American honors as a senior.

Former Glastonbury High All-American Max Zieky celebrates after helping lead the UConn men’s soc-cer team to the 2000 NCAA National Championship. Courtesy of: The University of Connecticut

University of Connecticut freshman runner Lindsay Crevoiserat of Glastonbury did not waste any time establishing herself at the collegiate level. The 2011 GHS graduate broke the all-time school record in the 3,000m run at her first collegiate competition, helping the Huskies to a first place overall finish at the Armory in New P

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Glastonbury Little League will hold its late Players /Coaches Registration for the 2012 baseball season on Saturday, January 21 from 10-11am in the Gideon Welles lobby. Registrants are asked to register first on line at www.glastonburylittleleague.org. Pay-ments and completion of the registrations are to be made at late registration, not on-line. The Registration fee is $75 per player, $110 for two with a maximum of $120 per family. A $5 late fee is applied. Each player will receive a $10 rebate with the sale of the Field Improvement fund raising “Home Run Discount Card”. The League supplies all necessary equipment and uniforms except personal fielders gloves.

The program is for girls and boys who are 5-17 by April 30, 2012 in the baseball divisions and for ages 7-14 by December 31, 2011 for girls enrolling in the Softball Divi-

Glastonbury Sixth Grade 27 –Berlin 32The Renegades rallied back from a 23-13

early third period deficit with a tenacious back court defense that caused many Berlin turnovers. A 25-23 lead was short lived as the came up short on the scoreboard 32-27 but not on effort. The Renegades patented total team contribution was in full swing in this contest as every player played an impor-tant role. Leah Schneider turned in a great floor game and

Kieley Callahan garnered many as-sists. Kaylee Godin and Sydney Baird led Renegades offense with 6 points each. Julia Zabinska netted 4 and blocked many shots before fouling out in the third. Swish-ing for 2 each were Katie Somosky, Paige Delicandro, Lyndsey Newhouse, Ally Haddad and Lauren DiLoreto. Sarah Peterson got 1 and grabbed many key rebounds late in the game.

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sion. There are 9 divisions of play designed to accommodate different skill levels of play and age groupings. The program conducts three age based Girls Softball divisions for girls who are 7-14 years old.

A minimum 14 game schedule as well as additional practices are scheduled for each team. Games are played on week day evenings normally beginning at 5:45pm and at various times on Saturdays. The season begins in early April and is completed at the end of the school year. Equal offensive and defensive playing time is mandatory at all levels of play. Players are urged to sign up at the scheduled Registrations to be assured of team positions.

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The Renegades came back from a deficit again in this game again, this time being down 17-8 at the half. The defense was solid in the third quarter denying Southington offense any scoring while the Renegades pulled up to within two points at the end of the third quarter 17-15. After an exchange of leads in the fourth, Southington held a 4 point in the waning seconds edge. The Renegades tied it with 8th seconds and Ally Haddad got the game winner two seconds before the finale buzzer. Lyndsey New-house paced all scores with 7, Leah Sch-neider got 5 and Lauren Diloreto nailed in 4. Emma O’Keefe got 3 key points. Julia Zabinska, Sydney Baird and Ally Haddad swished for 2. Sarah Peterson got 1 and critical rebounds. Katie Somosky continued turning in great floor performances and both Paige Delicandro and Kieley Callahan were strong on defense

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York on January 14.Crevoiserat won the 3,000m run in a record-

breaking 9:29.78. as senior Heather Wilson (Homer, New York) was shortly behind for a second place finish in a time of 9:34.88.

During her career at Glastonbury, Cre-voiserat earned All-American, All-New England, All-State, and All-Conference honors. She. was the 2009 National Champion in the mile and was the 2010 National Champion in the 5k and two-mile.

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bringing you as much of the action from the local youth sports leagues as possible. This month, we were at a handful of Glastonbury boys and girls travel basketball games.

We hope you enjoy this month’s youth sports photo gallery and remember to look for more pictures throughout the month at www.TheSportsDept.com.

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Glastonbury’s Jake Gillespie shows his “Jordan” moves as he flies to the basket dur-ing a boys 7th grade travel game at Tol-land.

Kaylee Godin drives to the hoop for the Glastonbury 6th grade girls team in a game vs Newington.

What goes up must come down and that’s why the Glastonbury 7th grade defenders make sure they have good position.

Glastonbury’s Paige Delicandro isn’t let-ting anyone get this rebound.

Mike Charla looks to make a move from the baseline during a 7th grade game vs Tolland.

Sydney Baird is in control as she makes her way down the court for the Glas-tonbury 6th grade girls team in a league game vs Newington.

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Logan Lavalette (10) and Da-mon DeCiantis have Ellington’s Chris Bartlett surrounded dur-ing a 7th grade game in Elling-ton.

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