Wednesday’s High School Showdown: Greater Waterbury Sports Recap

WEDNESDAY,


MAY 7

BASEBALL

Naugatuck Valley League

Wolcott 3, Ansonia 3, paused amid the darkness

Naugatuck 13, Kennedy 0 (5)

Oxford 7, Watertown 3

Seymour 6, Torrington 2

Woodland at WCA (Municipal), 4

Holy Cross 17, Derby 0 (5)

St. Paul at Crosby, ppd. TBA

Berkshire League

Nonnewaug 21, Gilbert 0 (5)

Housatonic 6, Northwestern 3

Lakeview 18, Thomaston 6 (5)

Terryville at Shepaug, postponed until May 13

Others

Wolcott Tech 13, Wright Tech 2

ND-West Haven 12, Cheshire 1 (5)

Pomperaug 1, Masuk 0

Avon 11, Lewis Mills 1 (6)

Kaynor Tech versus Abbott Tech, postponed until May 19

SOFTBALL

Naugatuck Valley League

Holy Cross 15, Kennedy 1 (5)

Wolcott 12, Ansonia 0 (5)

Oxford 11, Watertown 1

St. Paul 16, Wilby 1 (5)

Naugatuck 14, Derby 2 (6)

Seymour at Torrington, postponed until May 21

Berkshire League

Nonnewaug 19, Gilbert 1 (5)

Northwestern 16, Housatonic 1 (5)

Thomaston 6, Lakeview 1

Shepaug at Terryville, ppd. to Thursday

Others

Kaynor Tech 8, Abbott Tech 7

O’Brien Tech 12, Whitney Tech 1

Wolcott Tech 15, Wright Tech 2 (5)

Cheshire 13, Daniel Hand 0 (5)

Masuk 12, Pomperaug 1

Conrad 10, Lewis Mills 6

BOYS VOLLEYBALL

Wolcott Tech 3, Woodstock Academy 0

Pomperaug at Kolbe Cathedral, 6

BOYS TENNIS

Naugatuck Valley League

Woodland 5, Crosby 0

Naugatuck 5, Torrington 0

Kennedy 3, Watertown 2

Berkshire League

Nonnewaug 5, Thomaston 0

Others

Conard 7, Lewis Mills 0

GIRLS TENNIS

Berkshire League

Northwestern 7, Housatonic 0

Nonnewaug 5, Thomaston 2

BOYS GOLF

Naugatuck Valley League

Seymour 186, Torrington 195

GIRLS GOLF

Plainville 200, Lewis Mills 208

BASEBALL

Seymour 6, Torrington 2

Torrington 000 000 2 — 2 4 1

Seymour 320 100 x — 6 9 1

Batteries:

S — Aidan DeNigris (W 1-2), Anthony Cortello (7), and Anthony Garofalo.
T — Dominic DiBecelle (L), Javier Pena (2), and William Burggren.

Highlights:

S — Aidan DeNigris pitched for 6 ⅓ innings, allowing only four scattered hits along with racking up seven strikeouts; Jacob Lang and Danny Marra both recorded multiple hits for Seymour. Lang also contributed a solo home run at the start of the fourth inning.
T — Josh Bainer, Jackson Brewer-Karimi, Jack McCoy, and Justin Dattel all managed to get one hit each.

Records:

S (8-5), T (9-5).

Oxford 7, Watertown 3

Watertown 000 001 2 — 3

Oxford 201 013 x — 7

Highlights:

O — Blake Huston smashed his inaugural home run of the season and crossed home plate three times; Jackson Geisweit recorded three hits along with scoring two runs; Cole O’Connell and Quentin Glass contributed equally by driving in two RBIs each; O’Connell secured the victory on the pitcher’s mound, pitching for five innings and racking up seven strikeouts.
W — Tyler Egan and Kole Irizarry both delivered one RBI each; Quinn Delaney managed to steal two bases.

Naugatuck 13, Kennedy 0 (5)

Batteries:

N —

Lucas Ferraiolo (W)

; K —

Danny Rodriguez (L)

.

Highlights:

N —

Lucas Ferraiolo permitted only one hit and recorded four strikeouts; Damon Abate and Isaiah Brenens each had a batting average of 2-for-3 with three RBIs apiece.

; K —

Cristiano Oliveira secured the only hit.

.

Records:

K (6-8).

Holy Cross 17, Derby 0 (5)

Holy Cross 711 53 — 17 10 0

Derby 000 00 — 0 1 7

Batteries:

HC — Cam DiGiacomo (W) and Tom Okesson; D — Jayzair Barbera (L), Isaac McNeill (1), Mike Slack (2), Nick Sheridan (3), Aydan Martinez (4).

Highlights:

HC — Carsten Donovan achieved a perfect 3-for-3 performance, including a double, three RBIs, scoring three runs, and stealing two bases; D — Brooklyn Fernandez managed to get the only hit of the game.

Lakeview 18, Thomaston 6 (5)

Thomaston 104 01 — 6 3 6

Lakeview 443 7X — 18 13 1

Batteries:

L —

Patrick Weaving (W), Chuck Pickert (4), and Gus Worden

; T —

J. Rocco (L), C Marble (3), T. Gomes (4), and Josh Boulanger

.

Highlights:

L — Jack Galloway was 4-for-4 with two runs batted in; John Gilbert recorded one hit, drew two walks, and contributed one run batted in; Gus Worden went 2-for-4 with three RBIs. T —

Taylor Gomes had a hit and walked twice; Cam Johnson had an hit and an RBI.

Records:

L (8-5), T (3-8).

Nonnewaug 21, Gilbert 0 (5)

Nonnewaug 467 04 — 21 19 1

Gilbert 000 00 — 0 2 6

Batteries:

N — Jayden Cardenas (Win, 1-0), Patrick Martinetto (5), and Owen Hustek. G — Evan Richardson (Loss), Robert Tanis (3), Cole Scacca (5), and Jayden Dileo.

Highlights:

N — Scott Viveros recorded three base knocks, highlighted by two doubles, along with driving in four runs, scoring three times himself, and stealing two bases. R.J. Barksdale smashed a triple that brought home three teammates and ended up with four RBIs and two runs scored. Owen Hustek contributed significantly with two triples, drove in two runs, and crossed home plate twice. Meanwhile, both Chase Soto and Derek Chung delivered two hits apiece, adding one run batted in for their efforts. On the pitching front, Jayden Cardenas was impressive as he limited opposing hitters to just one single while striking out six batters across four frames.
G — Evan Richardson and Toby King managed one hit each during this game.

Records:

N (10-3); G (0-12).

Housatonic 6, Northwestern 3

Housatonic 000 200 4 — 6 3 2

NWR7 000 200 1 — 3 3 1

Highlights:

H — Wyatt Bayer allowed four hits with five strikeouts over 6 ⅔ innings; Chris Race hit a three-run double in the top of the seventh to break the game open. NW — Aidan Gagnon had two hits.

Wolcott Tech 13, Wright Tech 2

Wolcott Tech 312 400 3 — 13 17 3

Wright Tech $200,000 – 2:2:3

Batteries:

WoT —Hunter Aeschlimann (W), Damian Webb, Jason Rebehn, Daniel Mazzetti; WrT —Aquino (L).

Highlights:

WoT —

Mason Carter, Robbie Nellson, Jason Rebehn, Jason Miller, Daniel Mazzetti, and Brody Nadeau all secured two hits each; Jason Rebehn, Aeschlimann, and Mazzetti brought home two runs apiece; the team managed to steal five bases.

Avon 11, Lewis Mills 1

Avon 000 803 — 11 6 1

Lewis Mills 010 000 — 1 4 1

Highlights:

LM — Nate Bertrand scored with a double, and Alec Zeller contributed via a sacrificial fly. A — James Walsh smashed a three-run homer and drove in six runs. Nick Aquino held opponents to just two hits across 4 1/3 innings.

Records:

A (9-5); LM (3-10).

Notre Dame-West Haven 12, Cheshire 1 (5)

Batteries:

C — Alex Convertito, Josh Bonomo.

Highlights:

C — Daniel Hayden and Cal Battipaglia both hit doubles; Michael Chopak scored the run.

Records:

C (9-4), ND-WH (7-6).

SOFTBALL

Thomaston 6, Lakeview 1

Lakeview 000 100 0 — 1 4 3

Thomaston 100 050 X — 6 6 0

Batteries:

L — Analise Gilmore (G) and Camryn Wojnar (W); T — Sloan Walmsley (W) and Addison Patchell (P).

Highlights:

T — Sloan Walmsley fanned seven hitters, gave up four hits along with one earned run over the full game, and managed to go 2-for-3 at bat including a double and scoring two runs; L — Hadley Casey, Camryn Wojnar, Regan Bates, and Analese Gilmore all got individual hits.

Nonnewaug 19, Gilbert 1 (5)

Gilbert 100 00 — 1 5 1

Nonnewaug 727 3X — 19 13 1

Batteries:

N — Scarlett Ivey (W), Jordan Kovach (5), and Lila Farrelly; G — Natalie Kent (L), Addy Lille (4), and Madden Holcomb.

Highlights:

N —

Scarlett Ivey secured the victory with seven strikeouts. Gianna DeLorenzo smashed a three-run homer in the opening frame. In addition to DeLorenzo, Ivey, Elizabeth Boisits, Jordan Kovach, Jade Rinaldi, and Maryn Savarese recorded multiple hits for the Chiefs. Furthermore, Kovach and Lila Farrelly registered triples during the game.

; G —

Madden Holcomb recorded two hits, with one being a double, along with Naomi King who also hit a double.

.

Records:

N (13-0), G (4-9).

Northwestern 16, Housatonic 1 (5)

Housatonic 001 00 — 1

Northwestern 082 24 – 16

Highlights:

N — Maribelle Roach fanned 10 hitters, and Lexi Colpetts was 2-for-3 at bat; H — Abby White smashed a double.

Oxford 11, Watertown 1

Batteries:

O — Isabella Constantini (W) and Olivia Scioscia; W — Caitlyn Grabel (L) and Grace Simmons.

Highlights:

O —

Sienna Lucas shattered the Oxford softball record with her 155th career hit, hitting a home run. This milestone surpassed Meghan Sastram’s previous mark set in 2016. Additionally, Lucas managed two doubles during this achievement.

; W —

Matty Aubertin, Caitlyn Grabel, and Grace Simmons all recorded hits.

.

Naugatuck 14, Derby 2 (6)

Derby 000 200 — 2 4 4

Naugatuck 604 112 — 14 7 0

Batteries:

N — Leah Chatfield (W) and Melanie DeJesus; D — Kaelyn DiMartino (L).

Highlights:

N — Amanda Torrens contributed with one run batted in (RBI) and also crossed home plate once; Carly Luchina recorded two base hits, highlighted by a triple, drove in two runners, and touched home three times; Leah Chatfield smashed a double, brought in four teammates for scores, and herself scored once; D — Emma DeSanty notched a double, singled, made it across home plate once, and registered one RBI; Ariana McNeill connected for a double and accounted for one RBI; Kiera Boyles managed one hit along with scoring a run.

Wolcott 12, Ansonia 0 (5)

Ansonia 000 00 — 0 2 1

Wolcott 425 01 — 12 3 0

Batteries:

W — Avery Malenfant (W) and Brayden Keeley; A — Brianna Mastrantoni (L) and Mia Reyes.

Highlights:

W — Malenfant fanned seven hitters while giving up only two hits in a complete game shutout; A — Mia Reyes scored with a double.

Holy Cross 15, Kennedy 1 (5)

Holy Cross (10)30 02 — 15 13 2

Kennedy 000 10 — 1 2 5

Batteries:

HC — Written by Gina Barry (W) and Gianna Rosado; K — Losing pitcher Emerlyn Frias-Frias (L), with goals scored by O. Roche (3) and E. Frias-Frias.

Highlights:

HC — Mari Berardis achieved a batting line of 3-for-4 including a double, a homerun, drove in three runs, and crossed home plate twice herself; Gina Barry notched nine strikeout victories while conceding only two hits and an unearned run, additionally contributing offensively going 2-for-3 with a double, a homerun, driving in three more runs, and scoring thrice; K — Both Emerlyn Frias-Frias and Sugeiry Perez managed to get their bats on target for at least one hit apiece.

St. Paul 16, Wilby 1 (5)

Wilby 000 10 — 1 1 2

St. Paul 634 3X — 16 9 1

Batteries:

SP — Harley Emmendorfer (W), Peighton Giambra (3), Bella McCulloch (5).

Highlights:

SP — Peighton Giambra fanned six hitters over two innings and allowed only one hit; Bella McCulloch took the mound in the fifth frame, recording two strikeouts, and smashed a three-run homer in the fourth inning; Taylor Williams reached her 100th career hit; W — Zamiyah Gordon registered a hit for the Wildcats.

Kaynor Tech scored 8, Abbott Tech scored 7

Abbott Tech 100 330 0 – 7 4 3

Kaynor Tech 000 035 X — 8 4 8

Batteries:

AT — N. Urvina (L) and A. Campos; KT — Kaitlyn Grasso (W) and S. Giannattasio.

Highlights:

KT – Kaitlyn Grasso recorded 11 strikeouts, and Maril Distasio contributed with two singles, three RBIs, and one run scored. AT – N. Urvina fanned 10 hitters and managed to go 2-for-2 at the plate, hitting a single, a double, driving in two runs, and scoring once herself.

Records:

KT (6-5).

O’Brien Tech 12, Whitney Tech 1 (5)

OT 510 33 — 12-11-0

Whitney Tech 000 10 – 1 1 2

Batteries:

OT — Marley Orosz (W, 3-3) along with Emma Brower; WT — Robertson (L), LaButhie (5), and Sampedro.

Highlights:

OT – Lahni Dumas recorded two hits, scored one run, and stole three bases; Katie Voccola contributed with two hits, one run scored, and drove in three RBIs; Cloe Tomasella got a hit, brought in one RBI, crossed home plate three times, and managed a steal; Hailey Jennings, Emma Brower, and Alona Reboira each secured a single hit. Marley Orosz smashed a home run and doubled, added two RBIs and three runs scored, while also allowing just one hit and striking out eight batters. WT – Jimenez hit a solo homerun in the fourth inning, which ended a no-hitter bid.

Records:

OT (7-5), WT (2-6).

Wolcott Tech 15, Wright Tech 2 (5)

Wright Tech 011 00 — 2 4 2

Wolcott Tech 613 32 — 15 9 3

Batteries:

WrT — Harper Denihan (L); WoT — Emma Archer (W).

Highlights:

In WoT, Emma Archer fanned seven hitters, conceded four hits along with two runs, of which one was unearned, over five frames, also hitting 2-for-2 at bat with two RBIs and walked twice. Meanwhile, Brooke Curtis managed 1 hit from 2 attempts including a double, drove in three runs, and crossed home plate twice herself. For WrT, Demanti Catlett recorded two singles and brought in one run.

Cheshire 13, Daniel Hand 0 (5)

Daniel Hand 000 00 — 0 2 5

Cheshire 510 7x — 13 7 1

Batteries:

DH — Hall (L), Cerny and Young; C — Jenica Matos (W), Avery Radford and Erin Hersh.

Highlights:

C — Ava

Pearson, Celeste Elliot, Tai Byrd, Erin Hersh, Callan Fleming, and Marina Gronbach all achieved success with their releases.

Conrad 10, Lewis Mills 6

Batteries:

C — Elise Talbott (W) and Nina Ostafin; LM — Eliza Criss (L), Liza Putnam (7), and Brooke Martineau.

Highlights:

C — Elise Talbott conceded three earned runs and recorded nine strikeouts; Sadira Forcucci achieved four hits out of four at-bats, including one home run, scoring three times and driving in three runs; Nina Ostafin got three hits from four attempts, contributing two RBIs; LM — Jill Tiso managed three hits out of five at-bats, crossing the plate once and bringing in another runner for a score; Michaela Larose hit both a double and a single, adding up to one RBI; Brooke Martineau scored twice after getting two hits out of her four tries and also stole a base successfully.

Masuk 12, Pomperaug 1

Masuk 201 540 0 — 12 14 0

Pomperaug 100 000 0 — 1 2 2

Batteries:

M — Bacoulis (W), Ely (4) and Castillo; P — Cora Steenburgh (L), Casey Hennessey (5).

Highlights:

M — Bacoulis struck out eight batters, allowing two hits and one earned run over three innings pitched, and had a home run, a single, three RBIs and two runs scored; P — Corinne Sartor and Julia Carter both had a hit.

BOYS TENNIS

Woodland 5, Crosby 0

Singles:

1. Luke Borajkiewicz defeated Cristian Cortes with scores of 6-0, 6-2;
2. Spencer MacDowall beat Jason Braxton with a scoreline of 6-2, 6-0;
3. Jameson Nemec won against George Vasconez scoring 6-2, 7-5.

Doubles:

1. Ayden Wilson defeated Iziah Hatchett 6-0, 6-0;
2. Ethan Borajkiewicz and Dorian Fencil won against Isac Naravez and Edwin Marte with scores of 6-3, 6-3.

Kennedy 3, Watertown 2

Singles:

1. Terrance Morrison (K) def. Tyler LaMadeleine (W) 3-6, 7-5, 10-5.  2. Emre Azizoglu (K) def. Gianni Melaragno (W) 7-5, 6-4. 3. Miguel Merchant (K) def David Perugini (W) 7-5,4-6,10-6.

Doubles:

1. Brendan Maton-Ian Lena (W) def. Tyler Morrison-Irving Rivera-Retamar (K) 2-6, 3-6, 10-7. 2. Watertown won the second doubles match by forfeit.

Naugatuck 5, Torrington 0

Singles:

1. Evan Zheng def. Vansh Patel, 6-4, 6-3; 2. Noah Regalado def. Justin Chau 6-2, 6-3; 3. Jonathan Rindov def. Jsay Barrera, 6-1, 6-1.

Doubles:

1. Adrian Wichlinski-Muhammed Izzat def. Danny Smith-Nick Borja, 6-0, 6-1; 2. Gabriel Gardis-Danierl DaSilva def. Axel Arevalo-Raghiv Perea, 6-1, 6-1.

Nonnewaug 5, Thomaston 0

Singles:

1. Luke Primini (N) defeated Francesco Treglia (T) with scores of 6-0, 6-0;
2. Jackson Brent (N) defeated Cayden Nevers (T) with scores of 6-0, 6-0;
3. Liam Tracy (N) defeated Konner Birkenberger (T) with scores of 6-0, 6-0.

Doubles:

1. Mason Norris-Alex Tracy (N) defeated Jayden Duong-Chase Maxfield with a score of 6-1, 6-1; 2. Matt Shupenis-Cashlyn Medonis (N) beat Zach Lavasseur-Carmelo Segui with a score of 6-0, 6-1

GIRLS TENNIS

Northwestern 7, Housatonic 0

Singles:

1. Keira Mann from Northwest triumphed over Eliana Lang with scores of 6-0, 6-1.
2. Lauren Cranvanzola emerged victorious against Mia DiRocco with a match score of 6-0, 6-0.
3. Lauren Karmarcik won against Kate Money with the final tally being 6-2, 6-2.
4. Willow Byrne defeated Mia Belter securing points at 6-4, 6-3.

Doubles:

1. Jailyn Rosado/Kaleigh Grant from Northwest defeated Abby Perotti-Lily McCabe with scores of 6-2, 2-6, 10-6;
2. Ava Burrell-Mia Zuccaro beat Tess Churchill-Madeline Johns with a scoreline of 6-3, 6-2;
3. Kylee Quach-Harmini Thomas triumphed over Allegra Ferry-Juliette Trabucco with a final score of 6-2, 5-7, 10-3.

Nonnewaug 5, Thomaston 2

Singles:

1. Madison Nevers (T) defeated Katie Farrell with a score of 6-2, 6-2.
2. Chloe Whipple (N) won against Natalia Collaku with scores of 6-3, 5-7, 11-9.
3. Maddison Lentz (T) beat Olivia Gwiazdoski with a match result of 7-5, 1-6, 4-10.
4. Ava Hirleman (N) secured victory over Zoe Miller with a final score of 6-0, 6-3.

Doubles:

1. Kelly Farrell-Grace Hart (N) defeated Emma Derosiers-Grace Develser 7-5, 7-5.
2. Karisa Ciszauskas-Avery Greaves (N) beat Emily Losee-Sophia Guertin with scores of 6-7, 6-3, 10-7.
3. Kailey Townsend-Cierra Billings (N) won against Perla Pupriqqi-Andrea Jacques with a scoreline of 4-6, 6-2, 10-6.

THURSDAY, MAY 8

BASEBALL

Naugatuck Valley League

Forest near Holy Cross, 3:30

Oxford at Wilby (Waterville), 4

Race at Kennedy (Municipal) Stadium, 6

Berkshire League

Housatonic at Lakeview, 3:45

Thomaston at Northwestern, 3:45

Others

Wolcott Tech at Platt Tech, 1:30

Ansonia at O’Brien Tech, 4

Terryville at Wolcott, 4

Stratford at Pomperaug, 4:15

SOFTBALL

Naugatuck Valley League

WCA at Kennedy, 3:30

Oxford at Woodland, 3:45

Holy Cross at St. Paul, 4

Naugatuck at Seymour, 6

Berkshire League

Northwestern at Thomaston, 3:30

Lakeview at Housatonic, 4

Others

O’Brien Tech at Ansonia, 3:30 PM

Platt Tech versus Wolcott Tech, 3:45

Southington at Cheshire, 4

Stratford at Pomperaug, 4:15

OUTDOOR TRACK

Naugatuck Valley League

Kennedy, Wilby at Seymour, 3:30 p.m.

BOYS VOLLEYBALL

South Windsor against Cheshire, 6

BOYS TENNIS

Naugatuck Valley League

Holy Cross in Wolcott, 3

Wilby at Crosby, 3:30

Berkshire League

Thomaston at Shepaug, 3:45

Others

Cheshire at Lyman Hall, 3:45 PM

Simslury vs Lewis Mills, 3:45

Pomperaug at Nonnewaug, 4:15

GIRLS TENNIS

Naugatuck Valley League

Kennedy at Seymour, 3:30

Crosby at Wilby, 3:45

St. Paul at Watertown, number 4

Berkshire League

Shepaug at Thomaston, 4

Others

Pomperaug at Weston, 3:45

BOYS GOLF

Naugatuck Valley League

Watertown at Saint Paul, 2

Seymour at Holy Cross, Waterbury, 2:15 PM

Oxford at Naugatuck, 2:30

Wolcott at Woodland, 2:45

Others

Kaynor Tech versus Wilcox Tech, 2

Branford at Cheshire, 2:15

GIRLS GOLF

Cheshire at St. Paul, 2:30 PM

Joel Barlow at Pomperaug, number 3

BOYS LACROSSE

Cheshire versus Archbishop Stepinac in New York, at 5:30 p.m.

Saint Paul at Wolcott, 6

Capital Preparatory Magnet School at Watertown, 6

New Milford at Pomperaug, 6

GIRLS LACROSSE

St. Paul at Housatonic, 4

Pomperaug at New Milford, 5:30

East Lyme at Cheshire, 6