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Friday's Connecticut high school sports roundup:

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Friday's Connecticut high school sports roundup:

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Friday’s high school sports roundup:

Boys basketball

Aerospace 84, Parish Hill 41

AEROSPACE 26 26 18 14 – 84
PARISH HILL 9 10 0 22 – 41

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Aerospace (3-0)
Antoine Smith 8 2 18, Kimar Malone 6 3 15, Jaydian Molina 2 0 4,
Richard Chandler 4 0 9, Julian Surdyka 9 0 20, Myles Johnson 5 0 10, Jorge Rivera-Camacho 2 0 4, Hasani Henry 1 0 2 , Angel Vazquez 1 0 2

Parish Hill (0-4)
Hurley Cinami 9 1 20, Arthur Sprague 1 0 3, Aiden Warren 1 0 2, Liam Flack 3 0 6, Gamaliel Diaz-Hernandez 4 0 10

Cheshire 52, Platt 50

Cheshire (3-1)
Mike Volpe 1 0 2-5 4 Jackson Enders 1 3 3-4 14 Ryan Markarian 0 4 0-0 12 Bennet Crerar 2 0 2-5 6 Aydin Tubman 2 0 0-2 4 Peyton O’Neal 1 0 0-0 2 Sebby Ortiz 4 0 0-0 8 Mathias Dash 1 0 0-0 2 Totals 12 7 7-16 52

Platt (0-2)
Daelon Bon Streeter 1 0 0-0 2 Gio Leary 4 3 0-0 17 Malachi Hendrix 1 1 0-0 5 Antonio Brown 1 1 1-2 6 Effrain Brown 5 0 3-5 13 Naleen Gill 2 1 0-0 7 Totals 14 6 4-7 50

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East Windsor 67, Bolton 33

East Windsor 12 25 19 11 67
Bolton 9 4 7 13 33

East Windsor
Antonio Hernandez 8 0-0 18 Brayden Pexton 2 1-2 7 Armin Saracevic 2 1-2 5 Ian Thompson 5 1-1 11 Nate Rodriguez 7 1-3 16 Malaki Louzzi 2 0-0 6 Evan Witzke 1 0-0 2 Luis Berrios 1 0-0 2 Totals 28 4-8 67
Three pointers – Hernandez (2), Pexton (2), Rodriguez, Louzzi (2)

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Bolton
Ethan Szatkowski 4 0-0 9 Chase Lacasse 2 0-0 4 Joey Godek 1 2-2 4 Caden Marcil 2 0-0 4 Josh Wagner 5 2-4 12 Totals 14 4-6 33
Three pointers – Szatkowski

Innovation 53, Rockville 43

Innovation 20 18 7 13 — 58
Rockville 10 4 18 11 — 43

Innovation (2-1)
Mohammad Kulaib 2 1 5 12, Kanai Parkman 1 1 1 6, Lebron White 6 0 2 14, Wilbert Franco 1 0 3 5. Warlin Franco 1 2 0 8. Jeremiah Malave 1 0 0 2. Ibrahim Sidik 3 0 5 11Totals: 15 4 16 58
Highlights: Lebron White: 9 rebounds. Mohammad Kulaib: 4 assists, 3 steals

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Rockville (3-1)
AJ Carangelo 2 1 3 7, Darek Albert 2 2 2 12, Tom Bannon 2 0 0 4, Matt Bannon 6 0 2 14, Brady Runsdell 2 0 0 4, Chase Harrison 2 0 0 4 Totals: 15 3 7 43

Killingly 91, Lyman Hall 35

Johnny Kazantzis and Quin Crowley both had 18 points for Killingly, while Quinn Sumner added 14 to lead Killingly in the first round of the Grasso Tech Christmas Classic on Thursday. Freshman Greyson Marquez added five points and five assists for Killingly, while Ethan Hall contributed 10 points. Kevin Bonticello had 16 points for Lyman Hall.

Morgan 59, Old Saybrook 44

Old Saybrook 9 10 18 7 — 44
Morgan 12 15 13 19 — 59
Old Saybrook (1-2)
Liam Laurie 0 2 1-2 7, Brendan Casella 2 1 2-4 9, Noah Nygard 0 2 0-0 6, Wes Percival 7 1 3-5 20, Wyatt Parker 1 0 0-2 2 TOTALS 10 6 6-13 44
Morgan (1-3)
Wyatt Luke 4 1 7-8 18, Dylan Cinquino 3 0 0-0 6, Griffin Ranaudo 1 3 0-0 11, Michael Dwake 1 0 0-0 2, Luke McComiskey 6 0 1-4 13, Will Scoppa 1 0 2-2 4, Hunter Mancini 0 1 2-2 5 TOTALS 16 5 12-16 59

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Branford 76, Wheeler 58

(at Morgan Holiday Tournament)
Wheeler 11 19 17 11 — 58
Branford 11 19 14 32 — 76

Wheeler (1-3)
Brodey Pappas 2 0 0 0 4 Nate Mayne 3 0 2 2 8 Dylan Hare 0 0 2 2 2 Garrett Lenihan 6 0 0 1 12 Mason Perkins 3 0 0 0 6 Zane Brewer 6 2 3 4 21
James Main 1 1 0 0 5 TOTALS 21 3 7 9 58
Branford (3-1)
Noah Cast 6 3 8 8 29 Jalen Glover 0 0 5 6 5 Grayson Mills 1 0 0 0 2 Brett Burnham 2 0 7 8 11 Cayson Dunn 2 1 4 4 11 Aiden Tracy 1 1 0 0 5 Malachi Sessions 0 4 1 2 13 TOTALS 12 9 25 28 76
Highlights: Morgan Holiday Basketball Tournament. Noah Cast (Branford) 9 rebounds. Malachi Sessions and Cayson Dunn (Branford ) 7 rebounds each.

Pomperaug 60, Naugatuck 45

Pomperaug 12 17 20 11 – 60
Naugatuck 15 10 14 6 – 45

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Pomperaug
Jake Burns 8 4 20, Connor Burns 6 4 16, Muzik Phillips 4 1 9, Jack Gomulinski 0 0 0, Ian Henry 5 0 10, Nick Tarby 0 0 0, Noah Pane 0 0 0, Jason Bourdeau 0 0 0, Jake Null 1 0 3, Gavin Lynch 1 0 2.

Naugatuck
Aaron Sheehan 3 1 7, Eliyas Smalls 3 1 7, Sinceer Bleck 1 0 3, Mali Smith 0 0 0, Kerone Hall 0 0 0, Owen Massicotte 2 1 7, Eliezer Pena 7 6 21, Isaiah Smith 0 0 0, Malach Kinchen 0 0 0.
3PT MADE: Pomperaug- Jake Null 1; Naugatuck- Sinceer Bleck 1, Owen Massicotte 2, Eliezer Pena 1.

Valley Regional 68, Westbrook 24

Westbrook 13 4 0 7– 24
Valley Regional 16 20 21 11 — 68

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Westbrook (0-2)
Griffin Dondey 0 1 0-0 3; Ryan Sacco 1 0 0-0 2; Miles Hayden 2 0 0-0 4; Tonyon Champagne 0 1 0-0 3; Joqocunha Oliviera 0 2 0-0 6; Greg Gerratana 2 0 2-4 6. Totals: 5 4 2-4 24.
Valley Regional (3-1)
Noah Dolinsky 1 7 0-0 23; ; Rex Grabowski 8 0 1-3 17; Brady Evans 1 1 0-2 5; Tavis Filacchione 1 2 2-2 10; Michael Spencer 1 0 0-0 2; Cameron Atkinson 1 0 0-0 2; Tanner McIntire 3 1 0-0 9; Keegan Colquhoun 1 0 0-0 2. Totals 16 11 3-7 68
Highlights: VR — Grabowski 10 rebounds, Evans 5 assists, 5 rebounds, Filacchione 5 assists, 6 rebounds, Dolinsky 4 rebounds, 3 assists

Weaver 72, E.O. Smith 68

Weaver 12 24 21 15 – 72
EO Smith 23 11 14 20 – 68

Weaver (1-1)
Taurean Bryant 2-0-5 Jyeire Perry 9-0-18 Aavonnye Womack 1-10-12 Isaiah Barrows 3-0-7 Tyrese Maldonado 1-0-3 Elton Tomlinson 4-2-10 Totals – 27-15-72
3 pointers – Bryant 1, Barrows 1, Maldonado 1

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EO Smith (3-2)
Landon Davis 1-0-2 Cameron Belanger 7-1-21 Sam Magao 0-0-0 Aiden Spruell 4-1-11 Joey Baker 6-1-14 Camden Mazerolle 6-3-16 Sam Bolduc 0-0-0 Brendan Kaufold 2-0-4 Mapu Cervigini Rutkauskas 0-0-0 Christian Gaskins 0-0-0 Totals – 27-5-68
3 pointers – Belanger 6, Spruell 1, J Baker 1, Mazerolle 1

Highlights: Womack connected on two free throws with 6.3 seconds left after an E.O. Smith 3-pointer was blocked with 11 seconds left in opening round of Southington Tournament. Belancer was 6 of 8 on 3-point attempts. Mazerolle had 11 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals.

Norwich Tech 60, Putnam 46

Putnam 13 12 8 13 46
Norwich Tech 17 11 16 16 60

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Putnam (1-2)
N. Devlin 14 Points, E. Mailbux 15 Points, C. Kell 8 Points
Norwich Tech (1-1)
Josh Lodyko 13 Points, 4 Rebounds, 6 Assists, 5 Steals; Emerson Avery 12 Points, 5 Rebounds; Ryan Lillibridge; 7 Points, 3 Rebounds, 8 Assists; Collin Schulze; 9 Points, 3 Steals, 1 Block

O’Brien Tech 61, Wolcott Tech 50

O’Brien Tech 19-21-8-13-61
Wolcott Tech 17-11-4-18-50

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Colt Rogala 10-2-22 Anthony Rodriguez 0-0-0 Devin Schmitt 5-3-13 Matias Sanchez 0-0-0 Luke Rogala 1-0-3 Jacob Langevin 0-0-0 Logan Woodward 3-1-8 Antonio Polanco 0-0-0 Gyrfn Koblylarz 2-0-4 Totals 20-6-50

Landon Weller 6-4-19 Jayden Richardson 1-0-2 Aithan Marte 4-3-11 Ameechi Frazier 1-1-3 Andre Jackson 0-0-0 Robert Stocker 6-1-13 Garrett Johnson 4-0-8 Aiden Daniels 2-0-5 Totals 24-9-61

21st Artie Kohs Christmas Tournament at Xavier

Championship Game

Glastonbury 57, Xavier 46

Glastonbury: 11, 14, 15, 17: 57
Xavier: 9, 12, 14, 11: 46

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Glastonbury
David Smith 5 5 8-10 33, Jalen Welch 1 3 1-2 12, Danny Wallace 1 0 0-0 2, Mike Caroll 2 0 1-2 5, Becket Freeeman 1 1 0-0 5

Xavier
Carmelo Moore 1 0 0-0 2, Elijah Moore 4 1 3-6 14, Parker Thompson 1 1 1-2 6, Ean Pringle 1 1 2-2 7, Josiah Bourne 0 0 1-2 1, Caleb Todzia 1 0 1-4 3, Oli Obi 4 0 5-6 13

Consolation Game

Waterford 50, Berlin 44

Waterford: 19, 11, 12, 8: 50
Berlin: 11, 7, 12, 14: 44

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Waterford
Darian Sherwood 2 2 0-0 10, Matthew Shampine 2 3 1-2 14, Parker Spencer 4 1 9-12 20, Gabe Lombardi 2 0 0-0 4, Brooks Lane 1 0 0-2 2

Berlin
Logan Dascher 0 3 1-2 10, Kyle Melville 1 1 0-0 5, Justin Eckrote 0 0 2-2 2, Sirus Revenaugh 2 1 2-2 9, Juel Quintana 1 0 0-0 2, Cameron Guzze 1 3 1-2 12, Zachary McAdam 2 0 0-0 4

Tournament MVP: David Smith (Glastonbury)
All Tournament Team: Matthew Shampine (Waterford), Kyle Melville (Berlin), Mike Carroll (Glastonbury), Ean Pringle (Xavier), Oli Obi (Xavier)

Thursday

Glastonbury 72, Waterford 28

Glastonbury 20 17 23 12 — 72
Waterford 7 13 6 2 — 28

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Glastonbury
Andrew Ossino 1 0 0-0 2, David Smith 7 0 1-1 15, Josh Smith 2 0 0-0 4, Jalen Welch 2 2 1-2 11, Brody Cummings 1 1 0-0 5, Khian Morris 2 0 0-2 4, Jack Burns 1 1 0-0 5, Michah Frimpong 0 0 1-2 1, Danny Wallace 4 0 0-0 8, Mike Caroll 4 0 0-0 8, Becket Freeeman 2 0 1-1 5, Spencer Olschesfskie 1 0 2-2 4
Waterford
Matthew Shampine 1 4 3-5 17, Parker Spencer 0 1 0-0 3, Gabe Lombardi 1 0 0-0 2, Denatto Barnhill 2 0 0-0 4, Brooks Lane 1 0 0-0 2

Xavier 53, Berlin 35

Berlin 14 8 6 7 — 35
Xavier 15 15 7 16 — 53

Berlin
Logan Dascher 1 0 0-0 2, Luke Wadstrup 4 0 3-4 11, Sawyer Eberhardt 1 0 0-0 2, Kyle Melville 1 0 0-0 2, Justin Eckrote 2 0 0-0 4, Sirus Revenaugh 2 0 0-0 4, Cameron Guzze 2 1 3-4 10
Xavier
Carmelo Moore 1 0 0-0 2, Elijah Moore 1 1 1-2 6, Michael Waters 2 1 2-3 9, Zach Ferrara 1 0 0-0 2, Parker Thompson 0 1 0-0 3, Ean Pringle 4 1 1-4 12, Josiah Bourne 3 0 0-2 6, Harrison Kleefeld 1 0 0-0 2, Oli Obi 5 0 1-2 11

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Girls basketball

Amity Regional 46, Cheshire 30

Amity Regional 13 12 14 7 – 46
Cheshire 6 6 9 9 – 30

Amity Regional (4-2)
Nina Nardeccia 5 3 8 8 -27, Mckenzie Smith 1 2 0 0 -8, Calliegh Parkins 1 0 0 0 -2, Addy Pivovar 0 1 0 0 -3, Lovelynn D’onofrio 2 0 0 0 -4, Mattea Dottori 1 0 0 0 -2

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Cheshire (2-4)
Carly Commune 0 1 0 0 -3, Allison Grove 0 1 5 3-6, Molly Fleming 3 0 2 0 -6, Sydney Hale 1 0 6 5 -7, Tema Caplan 0 0 4 2 -2, Grace Hurlbut 1 0 2 1 – 3, Andrea Gogal 1 0 0 0 -2, Eva Catalanotto 0 0 2 1 -1

Ansonia 52, Bridgeport Central 29

Ansonia 21 12 8 11 — 52
Central 2 6 12 9 — 29

Ansonia (3-2)
Weston Ahearn 5 7-8 18, Molly Lynch 0 2-2 2, Madison Crockett 0 0-0 0, Jen Palmer 5 2-2 14, Darnaija Cooks 4 1-6 9, Brianna Mastratoni 0 0-0 0, Grace Tindall 2 2-4 6, Zoe Dombroski 1 0-0 3 Totals: 17 14-22 52
Bridgeport Central (2-3)
I Alvarado 3 0-0 7, M Kendrick 2 0-2 4, A Bonifacio Dos Santos 1 2-4 3, Z Mason 2 0-2 6, S Woods 4 0-0 8, M Mesquita 0 0-0 0, D Olawale 0 0-0 0 Totals: 13 2-8 29

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Highlights: Darnaija Cooks had 9 rebounds Molly Lynch had 10 rebounds

East Windsor/Bloomfield 46, Whitney Tech 23

East Windsor/ Bloomfield 15 11 11 09 46
Whitney Tech 12 00 10 01 23

East Windsor /Bloomfield
Taylor Jackson 3 1 1-4 10, Smmy Rugusio 1 0 0-0 2, Izzy Bancroft 2 0 0-0 4, N. Santana 2 0 1-1 3, K .Smith 4 1 2-2 13, Bailey Winner 6 0 0-0 12.

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Whitney Tech
Chasity Coleman 2 0 2-4 6, Dearie Allick 2 2 1-2 11, Kanyla Dingle 3 0 0-0 6.

East Windsor/Bloomfield 3-1, Whitney Tech 3-1.

Holy Cross 47, Mercy 46

Holy Cross 10 11 18 8-47
Mercy 10 8 10 18-46

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Holy Cross 4-0
Shania Howard 7 7-14 24, Julia Benvegnu 2 0-0 4, Isabella Lombardo 2 0-0 5, Mia Mattaboni 1 5-6 7, Cheyanne Little 1 0-4 2, Quinn Barry 1 3-4 5 Totals 14 15-28 47

Mercy 4-1
Maddie Benigni 6 12-15 28, Sadie Laurie 1 0-0 3, Mercedes Artaiz 3 2-4 9, Abi Weidman 0 1-2 1, Kaitlin Bertolami 1 0-0 3, Kasey Clerkin 1 0-0 2 Totals 12 15-21 46

Lauralton Hall 55, Platt Tech 35

Platt Tech 4 15 7 9 – 35
Lauralton Hall 12 6 17 20 – 55

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Platt Tech 0-3
A’Rayia Smith 5 0-0 10 Ceondra Parks-Smith 4 3-6 11 Jayda Garcia 1 0-0 3 Aaliyah Alejandro 2 0-0 6 Beverly Diglioguerrette 2 0-0 5 Angelina Tilghman 0 0-0 0 Juliana East-Wilkins 0 0-0 0 Celyna Reid 0 0-0 0 Kayla Rodwell 0 0-0 0 Totals 14 3-6 35

Lauralton Hall 1-3
Charli Schonagel 7 6-9 23 Briana Ukahaxhaji 0 0-0 0 Katelyn Landin 5 1-2 14 Kate Jones 1 0-2 2 Camryn Irby 1 0-0 2 Camille Irby 0 0-0 0 Amyah Kelly 5 1-6 12 Virginia Murphy 1 0-0 2 Totals 20 8-19 55

3pt Field Goal: PT – Jayda Garcia – 1, Aaliyah Alejandro – 2, Beverly Diglioguerrette – 1. LH – Charli Schonagel – 3, Katelyn Landin – 3, Amyah Kelly – 1

Highlights: LH- Amyah Kelly had 8 rebounds 3 assists and 5 steals, Virginia Murphy had 7 rebounds and 3 steals, Charli Shonagel had 5 rebounds 2 assists and 3 blocks.

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Prince Tech 29, Academy of Computer Science and Engineering 28

Prince Tech (4-1)
Mireidys Cruz 1 2 0-0 8 Kailyn Grate 2 3 5-12 18 Ava Smith 0 0 0-0 0 Khamya Walker 0 0 0-0 0 Syniah Dodson 0 0 0-0 0 Jaylahnee Rivera 0 0 1-4 1 Amariya Reid 0 0 0-2 0 Fernanda Frausto 0 0 0-0 0 Destinee Baker 0 0 0-0 0 Buitrago Vargas- Xeno 0 0 0-0 0 Cassie Anne Flowers 0 0 0-0 0 Alissa Garcia 0 0 0-0 0 Johanies Gonzalez 0 0 0-0 0 Osaneya Headley 0 0 0-0 0 Mya Henderson 0 0 0-0 0 Chaid Horna 0 0 0-0 0 Dezaray Johnson 0 0 0-0 0 Cenaiyah Rosemond 0 0 0-0 0 Xophia Wilson 1 0 0-0 2 , Isis Martinez 0 0 0-0 0 Totals 4 5 6-18 29

Academy of Computer Science and Engineering (3-1)
De’Mya Barrett 3 0 1-4 7 Christina Chapman 1 0 1-2 3 Toiniece Cooke 0 0 0-0 0 Semaj Grier 5 0 0-2 10 Jayda Preston 2 0 0-0 4 Anari Stewart 0 1 1-2 4 Kamiyah Barco 0 0 0 0 0 Aleizha Blunt 0 0 0 0 0 Kenialis Galloza-Mendoza 0 0 0 0 0 Alysson Galvez-Tapia 0 0 0 0 0 Chadsidy Gatewood 0 0 0 0 0 Charlotte Lowe 0 0 0-0 0 Haydee Luna 0 0 0 0 0 Alana Morrison 0 0 0 0 0 Totals: 11 1 3-8 28

Fairfield Warde 58, Hamden 46

Ryanne Gulbin had 27 points, 7 rebounds and 4 steals and Peyton McIntosh 15 points and 12 rebounds to lead Warde in the Todd Burger tournament. Chloe McDonald added 4 assists, 6 steals and 6 rebounds for Warde (3-0). Ava Feay contributed 12 points and 5 steals and Ivy Feay 4 assists and 4 steals. Hamden is 2-1.

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Boys hockey

Cheshire 4, South Windsor 0

South Windsor 0 0 0 — 0
Cheshire 1 1 2 — 4

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First period – CH: Mark Laskin (Zachary Hooper) 0:06
Second period—CH: James Cox (Charlie Golden) 14:38
Third period—CH: Charlie Golden (Michael Stratton) 0:32; CH: James Cox (Luca Ocone-Krause, Devin Kelly) 11:53
Shots—SW: 8; CH: 48
Saves—SW: Noah Sampson 44; CH: Ryan Miller 8
Records—South Windsor 0-2-0; Cheshire 1-1-0

Farmington Valley 3, Newington 1

Newington 1 0 0 – 1
Farmington Valley 0 1 2 – 3

Jack Petronio 1G; Josh Beaudoin 1A, Blake Gordon 1A
Brenden McLaughlin 2G, Tucker LaBreque 1G, McKinley Casey 1A
Saves: Newington – Anderson Claffey 29 saves; FV – Gavin Lubinsky 17 saves

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Girls hockey

Hamden 5, SHA/West Haven 1
(at West Haven)

Hamden 1 2 2 – 5
SHA/WH 0 0 1 – 1

Goals: H- Lexy Patel, Jozie Becker (2), Abby Petersen (2); WHSHA- Taryn Lattanzi
Assists: H- Giada Broccoli, Maddie Krauss, Ava Martin, Abby Petersen, Jozie Becker
Goalies: H- Kyra Sweeney (31 saves); WHSHA- Evelyn Twarowski (17 saves)

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Wrestling

Foran 58, Ledyard 23

106: Jessica Dudley Ledyard, CT (Ledyard) F Cameron Getz Milford, CT (Foran), 1:06
113: Sawyer Miller Milford, CT (Foran) F Talon Vanase Ledyard, CT (Ledyard), 0:23
120: Lukas Boxley Ledyard, CT (Ledyard) F Brayden Ireland Milford, CT (Foran), 0:39
132: Bennett Lane Milford, CT (Foran) MD Joseph Crader Ledyard, CT (Ledyard)
138: Rowan Bodden Milford, CT (Foran) F Collin Rhodes Ledyard, CT (Ledyard), 1:30
144: Josiah Estriplet Ledyard, CT (Ledyard) TF Joseph Van tine Milford, CT (Foran), 17-0
150: Thomas Mahon Milford, CT (Foran) F Logan Storz Ledyard, CT (Ledyard), 1:06
157: Antonios Aspras Milford, CT (Foran) F Jacoby Apes Ledyard, CT (Ledyard), 0:40
165: Tyquell Lucas Milford, CT (Foran) F Braxton Swanbeck Ledyard, CT (Ledyard), 3:20
175: Ryan Taggart Ledyard, CT (Ledyard) F Shane Trevethan Milford, CT (Foran), 2:00
190: Panagiotis Christakos Milford, CT (Foran) F Ephraim Medic Ledyard, CT (Ledyard), 1:40
215: Zach Lund Milford, CT (Foran) F Christopher Robertson Ledyard, CT (Ledyard), 1:57
285: Jagger Rees Milford, CT (Foran) F Aidan Schlimgen Ledyard, CT (Ledyard), 1:15

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Ledyard 58, Guilford 21

106: Talon Vanase Ledyard, CT (Ledyard) F Cameron Boyle Guilford, CT (Guilford), 0:45
113: Jessica Dudley Ledyard, CT (Ledyard) MD Cian Rayner-romano Guilford, CT (Guilford), 26-13
126: Lukas Boxley Ledyard, CT (Ledyard) F Dante Bilskis Guilford, CT (Guilford), 1:26
132: Joseph Crader Ledyard, CT (Ledyard) F Andrew Plancon Guilford, CT (Guilford), 3:43
138: Josiah Estriplet Ledyard, CT (Ledyard) F Taytum Johnston Guilford, CT (Guilford), 1:43
144: Alex Uzzo Guilford, CT (Guilford) F Noah Jones Ledyard, CT (Ledyard), 2:19
150: Logan Storz Ledyard, CT (Ledyard) F Hyde Jacobson Guilford, CT (Guilford), 5:54
157: Andrew Derosa Guilford, CT (Guilford) F Jacoby Apes Ledyard, CT (Ledyard), 0:42
165: Braxton Swanbeck Ledyard, CT (Ledyard) F Sam Martocci Guilford, CT (Guilford), 5:59
175: Ryan Taggart Ledyard, CT (Ledyard) F Garrett Mace Guilford, CT (Guilford), 3:32
190: Ephraim Medic Ledyard, CT (Ledyard) F Michael Odonnell Guilford, CT (Guilford), 2:48
215: Colton Deboda Guilford, CT (Guilford) DEC Christopher Robertson Ledyard, CT (Ledyard), 9-2
285: Logan Murphy Guilford, CT (Guilford) F Aidan Schlimgen Ledyard, CT (Ledyard), 1:12

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Opinion: Measles is lethal. CT hasn’t forgotten

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Opinion: Measles is lethal. CT hasn’t forgotten

by Frane Marusic and Howard P. Forman MD, CT Mirror
June 9, 2026

There is a generation of American parents who knew exactly what measles meant. They had watched many children disappear, either for short periods of hospitalization or longer periods of more serious illness; too often, they never returned. They lined their children up for the vaccine in 1963 without hesitation. Measles was documented as “eliminated” from the United States in 2000.

We have spent the decades since forgetting what they knew.

On April 27, Gov. Ned Lamont signed Public Act 26-3 into law. Among its provisions, the legislation explicitly bars Connecticut’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act from being used to claim exemptions from school immunization requirements. That decision was the right one, and the contrast with what two other states are doing at this very moment makes clear exactly why.

Measles is not a childhood inconvenience. It is a highly contagious, potentially fatal infection, with children under five at greatest risk. Before the vaccine became available, the United States recorded 3 to 4 million infections every year: tens of thousands of hospitalizations, 1,000 cases of encephalitis, and roughly 500 deaths annually, most of them children.

Measles still kills more than 100,000 people around the world each year, almost exclusively where vaccination rates are low. One infected person can pass the virus to as many as 18 others, and the virus can linger in the air for up to two hours after an infected person has left the room. Reaching the immunity threshold that stops transmission requires at least 95% of a community to be vaccinated – protecting not just those who got the shot, but newborns, immunocompromised individuals, those who might not attain immunity through vaccination, and children too young for the vaccine.

The national picture should alarm anyone paying attention. A Washington Post county-level analysis of 1,616 counties shows that before the pandemic, 48% of U.S. counties met that 95% threshold. After the pandemic, only 27% do. The United States has already recorded 1,893 measles cases this year, more than 80% of last year’s total, despite being well short of halfway through the year. Once a community loses protection, outbreaks are no longer hypothetical. They are inevitable.

For decades, Mississippi and West Virginia demonstrated that this was preventable. Both states maintained medical-exemption-only vaccine policies and consistently posted some of the highest childhood vaccination rates in the nation. Mississippi’s MMR coverage reached 99.1%. West Virginia’s sat at 98.3% as recently as 2023–24, with an exemption rate of just 0.1%.

Both states have changed course. In April 2023, a federal court order required Mississippi to begin allowing religious exemptions; coverage dropped to 97.5% and is trending downward. In January 2025, West Virginia’s governor signed an executive order opening the same door. The question is not whether rates will fall. It is how fast.

Connecticut has moved in the right direction. After the state eliminated religious exemptions from school vaccine requirements in 2021, its non-medical exemption rate collapsed from 4.1% to 0.3% within a single school year. Public Act 26-3 reinforces that achievement by closing the legal door that the ongoing Spillane v. Lamont litigation has kept ajar. The argument for strong immunization policy is not ideological. It is mathematical. Measles requires 95% community vaccination to stay contained. When outbreaks begin, it is too late to vaccinate your way out quickly enough to protect children already exposed.

The urgency is not abstract. This summer, the FIFA World Cup will bring hundreds of thousands of international visitors to venues across the region, including MetLife Stadium in New Jersey and Gillette Stadium in Massachusetts. Travelers from countries with lower vaccination rates will move through our airports, our transit systems, and our communities. In states where vaccination rates are falling, a single infected traveler in an under-vaccinated community is all it takes to start an outbreak. Public Act 26-3 ensures Connecticut will not be among them. Unless the Spillane v. Lamont litigation undoes what the legislature built.

Policymakers in Mississippi and West Virginia still have time to follow Connecticut’s lead. The disease they are risking is not theoretical. The only question is whether legislators will act before the outbreak or explain to parents afterward why they did not.

Frane Marusic is a junior at Yale College and a Global Health Scholar. Howard P. Forman, M.D., M.B.A. is a professor of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Economics, Management, and Public Health at Yale University and a practicing physician.

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Kids Count conveys mixed picture of how children fare in CT

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June 8, 2026

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Kids Count conveys mixed picture of how children fare in CT

by Laura Tillman, CT Mirror
June 8, 2026

Connecticut moved up in a national ranking that uses data to rate how well children are doing state-to-state, moving from eighth to seventh place.

The 2026 Kids Count is compiled by the Annie E. Casey Foundation and state partners like Connecticut Voices for Children and uses 16 indicators in four different categories to assess how well kids are doing — economically and scholastically, as members of families and communities, as well as their physical health.

The dataset, which analyzes 2024 data, rated Connecticut highly in education and health, ranking third and fourth respectively. But Connecticut continues to place closer to the middle of the pack in the categories of economic well-being and family and community, at 20th and 18th in the nation.

Overall, New Hampshire ranked first in the nation while Mississippi came in last.

“Behind every number in this report is a child who is either hungry or fed, housed or homeless, progressing academically or falling behind. No state is consistently getting this right,” said Lisa M. Lawson, president and CEO of the Annie E. Casey Foundation. “The Data Book challenges us to follow the evidence and do what delivers results.”

Connecticut’s 2024 data was measured against numbers from 2019. While most measures didn’t see a significant change, there were some small shifts. That included a slight increase in the number of low birth weight babies, from 7.8% to 8.1%, and more teens not in school and not working — from 4 to 5%. Despite Connecticut’s strong educational ranking, the numbers in that area also slid back — 40% of pre-K aged kids were not in school, compared to a previous measurement of 35%; more fourth-graders were not proficient in reading, up to 64% from 60%; and more eighth-graders were not proficient in math, 68% compared to 61%.

“Connecticut’s overall high ranking is something to be proud of but evidence we are not doing enough — we must engage in big, bold policy changes that advance economic security for all families, not just the privileged and lucky few,” said Emily Byrne, executive director of Connecticut Voices for Children. “The data show both the impact of investments that support children and families and the consequences of longstanding status quo budgets that don’t address equity and opportunity.”

Byrne said that Connecticut has a “moral responsibility” to support families by strengthening the social safety net and investing in policies that benefit all children.

This year, the Kids Count report includes an overall numerical score between 0 and 1000. Connecticut scored 708 — well above the national average of 547. But Connecticut’s score also dropped compared to how the Annie E. Casey Foundation rated it during 2019, when it was rated 727. The Foundation said that 2019 was chosen as a basis of comparison because it represents how kids were faring pre-COVID. The numerical ranking is intended to help make more visible how states are improving or declining on metrics independent of how they rank against other states.

By those scores, kids fared worse in 2024 than they did in 2019, with much of this decline driven by education. Connecticut’s educational data improved in only one metric between 2019 and 2024: slightly more high school students are graduating on time. And, despite its mediocre ranking on economic outcomes, Connecticut’s metrics improved in three of four economic categories, with fewer children living in poverty, fewer children whose parents lack secure employment and fewer children living in households with a high housing cost burden compared to 2019 figures.

Data on the decreasing share of young children not in school is notable as Connecticut embarks on an ambitious plan to fund early childhood education for low-income families with an endowment. Under that plan, which Gov. Ned Lamont has said is central to his legacy, families making less than $100,000 per year would pay nothing for pre-K, while families making more than that would contribute up to 7% of their household income.

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Popular Hartford Food Hall Decked Out For World Cup

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June 8, 2026

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Popular Hartford Food Hall Decked Out For World Cup

HARTFORD, CT — A popular culinary destination in Connecticut’s capital city says it will be the place to be to watch the biggest sporting event on the planet.

Parkville Market in Hartford will kick off its “Summer of Soccer” celebration June 11 with a watch party for the Mexico-South Africa match, launching a series of soccer-themed events planned throughout the summer.

The Hartford food hall will broadcast matches both inside the venue and on its outdoor patio.

Organizers said opening-day activities will include face painting, custom T-shirt making, giveaways and a 360-degree photo booth.

Parkville Market’s 22 food vendors, which feature cuisines from around the world, are expected to be a central part of the experience as visitors gather to watch international soccer matches.

In addition to match broadcasts, visitors can use the venue’s new mini soccer pitch outside.

Organizers encouraged guests to bring their own soccer balls and play during events.

“Soccer is the world’s game, and Parkville Market is where the world comes together,” said Carlos Mouta, owner and CEO of Parkville Market. “And let’s go Portugal!”

Special event activations are planned for June 11, June 27 and the tournament final on July 19, according to organizers.

Located at 1400 Park St. in Hartford, Parkville Market is Connecticut’s first and largest food hall. The venue includes 22 restaurants, three bars, private event spaces and outdoor dining areas.

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