Connecticut
Results: Saturday, March 1, 2024 – Connecticut Wrestling Online
Cole Lemoviz of Ponganset, R.I. battles Middletown’s Isaiah McDaniel in the finals of Saturday’s New England championships in Providence. Lemovitz prevailed, 4-2.
2024 New England championships
At Providence, R.I.
Team results – 1. Ponaganset RI 209, 2. Xavier 149, 3. Haverhill MA 95½, 4. East Hartford and Newtown 61, 6. Coventry RI 59, 7. Saint John Prep MA 57, 8. Sciuate RI 5, 9. Methuen MA 51, 10. Ridgefield 47½, 11. Shawsheen 47, 12. Tewksbury MA 37, 13. Danbury 36, 14. Central Catholic-Lawrence MA 32½, 15. Brookfield MA and Milford MA 32, 17. Chelmsford 30, 18. Simsbury and Southington 29½. 20. Bishop Hendricken 28, 21. Massabesic 27½, 22. East Lyme.Norwich Tech and Whitman -Hanson 26, 24. Montachusett 25½, 25. Milton 24, 26. Middletown CT 23½, 27. Andover MA, Windham/GHG/Westbrook ME, Xaverian Brothers MA and Oceanside 22, 31. Mt. Anthony VT and Portsmouth NH 21, 33. Billerica MA, Windham CT and Platt 20, 36. Hampden Charter East MA 19, 37. Bedford ME, Narragansett RI and Ludlow MA 18, 41. Taunton MA and Timberland Regional-Plaistow NH 17; 43. Londonderry NH, York ME and Vergennes 16,; 46. Enfield and Montville 15, 48. Bridgewater-Raynham and Mountain Valley 14
Other Connecticut teams: 50. RHAM and Fairfield Ludlowe13, 63. Gilbert/Torrington 11, 72. Lyman Memorial/Windham tech 9; 75. Branford and Killingly 8, 85. Bristol Central 7; 92. Berlin 6½, 93. Derby/Oxford/Holy Cross, Norwalk, Staples and East Haven 6; 112. Bacon Academy, Somers and New Milford 4; 127. NFA 3; 133. Old Lyme and Waterford 2; 145. Avon, Brookfield/Shepaug, Darien, Ledyard, Portland/Cromwell, South Windsor, Trumbull 0
Individual results
Championship finals
106 Cole Lemovitz RI (Ponaganset) dec. Isaiah McDaniel CT (Middletown), 4-2
113 Raekwon Shabazz CT (Xavier) dec. Nick Desisto MA (Tewksbury), 12-5
120 Jared Hood RI (Ponaganset) dec. Charlie Lussier MA (Whitman-Hanson), 9-0
126 Peyton Ellis RI (Coventry) dec. Yandel Morales MA (Andover), 10-5
132 David Perez RI (Ponaganset) pin Jonah Paulino MA (Montachusett), 3:56
138 Joseph Joyce RI (Ponaganset) dec. Jaeckez Mendez CT (East Hartford), 7-4
144 James Tildsley MA (Shawsheen) dec. Victor Petkov CT (Ridgefield), 8-6
150 Gabriel Bouyssou RI (Scituate-RI) dec. Carnell Davis RI (Ponaganset), 16-4
157 Jayden D’ambrosio MA (Saint John’s Prep) dec. Vincent Demaio MA (Methuen), 3-0
165 Brent Nicolosi MA (Haverhill) dec. Andrew Reall RI (Ponaganset), 10-1
175 Nathan Blanchette MA (Central Catholic) dec. Preston Marchesseault RI (Ponaganset), 3-1
190 Maximus Konopka CT (Simsbury) pin Elijah Josey NH (Portsmouth), 3:17
215 Charles Weidman CT (Xavier) pin Sammy Montovani CT (East Hartford), 3:05
285 Thomas Brown MA (Chelmsford) dec. Alex Bajoras MA (Saint John’s Prep), 6-0
Third place (consolation finals)
106 Robert Newton RI (Scituate-RI) dec. Chase Kastner CT (Southington), 5-2
113 Michael Morris MA (Haverhill) FOR Dominic Gangi MA (Methuen), 0-0
120 Peter Rincan MA (Billerica) dec. Dominic Barrella CT (Ridgefield), 8-2
126 Braylon Gonzalez CT (Xavier) dec. Joe Mahoney CT (New Fairfield), 3-2
132 Gavin Ripley ME (Oceanside) dec. Deydon Soto CT (Danbury), 10-9
138 Sidney Tildsley MA (Shawsheen) dec. Michael Boulanger MA (Milford), 15-8
144 Kyle Levesque CT (Xavier) dec. James Linder Jr. CT (Montville), 4-0
150 Jake Maddox CT (Newtown) dec. Lucas Libby ME (Mountain Valley), 11-6
157 Caiden Talento CT (Platt) dec. Ryan Currier RI (Chariho), 7-4
165 Fisher Stites CT (Newtown) dec. Lucas Alvan MA (Ludlow), 3-1
175 Lincoln Carlson CT (East Lyme/Norwich Tech) dec. David Pento jr NH (Londonderry), 9-7
190 Spencer Fine RI (Bishop Hendricken) pin Ben Ronca ME (York), 3:12
215 Mason Pellegri MA (Milton) pin Malachi Fowler CT (Windham-CT), 5:32
285 Gabriel Thomas MA (Brookline) pin Griffin Moreau ME (Windham/GNG/Westbrook), 5:56
Fifth place
106 Ben Fournier CT (RHAM) dec. Kylan Berry ME (Marshwood), 3-2
113 Apollo Bellini RI (Ponaganset) dec. Zach Brzoska CT (Fairfield Warde), 16-5
120 Cristian Pote CT (Danbury) pin Cale Wood MA (Haverhill), 1:21
126 Nathan Sayers MA (Xaverian) pin Emmett Logan MA (Lowell), 3:57
132 Kevin Kasperowski CT (Xavier) M FOR Brent Von magnus MA (Bridgewater-Raynham)
138 Sebastian Armstrong RI (Coventry) pin Shea Morris MA (Haverhill), 5:43
144 Dylan Sherman CT (Fairfield Ludlowe) dec. Colby Vital RI (Ponaganset), 6-3
150 Evan Schibi CT (Gilbert/Torr) dec. John Lagana CT (Xavier), 5-0
157 Marc Maurath CT (Newtown) dec. Vincent Rivera CT (Xavier), 9-4
165 Dominick Bubar ME (Massabesic) FOR Joseph Bolduc MA (Methuen), 0-0
175 Aman Khalil MA (Brockton) dec. Anthony Matas VT (Essex), 4-3
190 Jack Giannetto RI (Narragansett) dec. Michael Toppan MA (Gloucester), 16-5
215 Jerameel Vazquez MA (Hampden Charter East) FOR Matt Harrold MA (Haverhill), 0-0
285 Keonta Crawford CT (Enfield) dec. Kaz Morosetti RI (North Kingstown), 11-9
Outstanding wrestler: Gabriel Bouyssou, Scituate RI (150)
Best final: 132: Perez vs. Paulino
Brackets and results (FloArena)
Printable brackets
Note: Finals began at 126 pounds after a draw. There 143 teams that scored at least one point.
GIRLS
New England Championships
At Providence, RI
Team results: Noble ME 66, 2. Sharon MA 45, 3. Norwalk 45½, 4. Platt 39, 5. Mt. Blue 36, 6. Belfast ME 29, 7. Ashland, Bethel, Colchester, Foran, Maloney, Oceanside, Old Lyme 28, 14. Stratford and Souhegan 25, 17. Bristol-Plymouth. Shelton and Northeast MetroTech/Bishop Fenwicj 24; 20. Fairfield Ludlowe and Mt. Anthony VT 23, 22. Agawam MA, Hanover, Scituate RI and Ledyard 22, 26. Ludlowe MA , Oliver Ames and Wilmington 21; 29. Berlin, East Longmeadow MA, Pilgrim, Plainville and Watertown MA 20; 34. St. Johnsbury 19½ ,35. Bridgewater-Raynham 19, 36. Hingham MA 18, 37. Stamford 17½, 38, Pelham 17, 39. Burr and Burton and Trumbull 16, 41. East Haven 15½, 42. Bucksport, Concord NH, Duxburt MA, Jonathan Law and Montachusett 15; 47. Framingham MA, Mansfield and Tri-County 14.
Other Connecticut teams: 50. St. Paul 13, 53. Amity and Ellis Tech 12, 57. Nonnewaug, South Windsor and Weston 11, 66. New Britain and Rockville 7, 98. Windham 1; 99. Bristol Central 0
Individual results
Championship finals
100 Hannah Perro ME (Noble) pin Samantha Bertini MA (Ludlow), 2:36
107 Madolin Ripley ME (Oceanside) dec. Tatianna Irizarry CT (Ledyard), 6-2
114 Madeline Li MA (Andover) dec. Brooke Weafer MA (Bristol-Plymouth), 10-5
120 Jaden Coppins VT (Colchester) pin Delaney Frost ME (Noble), 4:00
126 Lindsey Rywolt CT (Stratford) dec. Hannah Bryson MA (Wilmington), 6-2
132 Hoshena Gemme CT (Old Lyme) dec. Jillian Glaski VT (Mt. Anthony), 7-6
138 Nora Quitt MA (Ashland) pin Kan-yah Mccarthy CT (Fairfield Ludlowe), 1:31
145 Esther Ribeiro CT (Bethel) pin Shelby Galex MA (Northeast Metro Tech/Bishop Fenwick), 3:30
152 Kelly Aspras CT (Foran) pin Kali Fangiullo CT (Plainville), 3:12
165 Meghan Wiebe MA (Sharon) dec. Emma Leonido MA (Hanover), 4-0
185 Kayli Morris CT (Platt) pin Eralyn Figueroa MA (East Longmeadow), 2:56
235 Arianna Bellamy CT (Maloney) pin Samantha Rabkin MA (Sharon), 5:35
Third place (consolation final)
100 Allison Patten RI (Pilgrim) dec. Selena Batres CT (Jonathan Law), 10-7
107 Mia Dineen MA (Hingham) dec. Addisyn Herdic CT (Ellis Tech), 5-0
114 Sybella Landrie CT (Berlin) tech fall Brooklynn Webber ME (Mt. Blue), 16-1 4:22
120 Jasmine Whitfield CT (Stamford) pin Gonul Celik CT (East Haven), 3:26
126 Lina Rodriguez CT (Norwalk) pin Lilou Gardien ME (Noble), 3:33
132 Rylee Donohue CT (Norwalk) pin Madison Dowd MA (Tri-County), 3:28
138 Lilya Akande CT (Shelton) pin Amaya Smith MA (Oliver Ames), 1:42
145 Isabelle Brandt NH (Souhegan) dec. Tessa Johnson MA (Mansfield), 9-0
152 Tessa Master MA (Watertown) pin Brooke Davis VT (St. Johnsbury), 0:57
165 Zady Paige ME (Belfast) dec. Sky Lewit VT (Burr & Burton), 7-6 UTB
185 Kendall Foster ME (Mt. Blue) dec. Madison Beauregard NH (Concord), 3-2
235 Arianna Nivar MA (Agawam) pin Lillian Soper ME (Bucksport), 0:25
Fifth place
100 Sophia Gordon CT (South Windsor) dec. Daylianette Sanchez cardona CT (Platt), 9-3
107 Daisey Hawkins RI (Scituate) pin Olivia Polansky MA (Bridgewater-Raynham), 1:42
114 Noah Edwards MA (Duxbury) pin Kennedie Davis MA (Bridgewater-Raynham), 1:53
120 Adriana Degroat MA (Framingham) pin Cristel Miguel CT (Amity), 4:34
126 Natalia Jaramillo MA (Nashoba Tech) dec. Piper Leone ME (Belfast), 5-0
132 Emily Angelo NH (Merrimack) dec. Morgan Pennimpede MA (Gloucester), 7-6
138 Katelynn Zannoni NH (Pelham) pin Sophia Lancin CT (Weston), 4:00
145 Aubrey Hastings RI (Cumberland) pin Elena Thomas MA (Carver), 0:57
152 Kaleigh Fuller MA (Montachusett) dec. Hannah Brewer ME (Central), 9-5
165 Shalom Feliz RI (Mt. Pleasant) pin Marangelie Teixeira CT (Trumbull), 3:52
185 Essence Tucker MA (Quincy Upper) pin Angeles Munoz MA (Marlborough), 3:41
235 Mallory Sefick CT (St. Paul) pin Gianna Cycan MA (South Shore), 0:51
Outstanding wrestler: Lindsey Rywolt, Stratford (126)
Best final: 100 pounds: Perro vs. Bertini
Brackets and results (FloArena)
Printable brackets
Note: Finals began at 126 pounds after a draw
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NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — In an ever-changing retail space, malls across Connecticut are doing what they can to keep up with the times and rethink what the quintessential mall experience looks like moving forward.
From the hum of escalators and the buttery smell of warm pretzels to eye-catching window displays, shopping malls charmed customers when they first opened in the late 20th century.
For some, those early memories tie back to long days walking the halls of The Westfarms Mall in West Hartford.
“I saw ‘Star Wars’ here; there were movies in the mall back in the mid-70s and 80s,” Ronald Torres of West Hartford said. “The mall changed throughout the years, but this mall has always been a staple in this area.”
Self-described as ‘Central Connecticut’s Premier Shopping Destination,’ the space holds over 140 stores, many of which are filled, for shoppers to choose from.
To keep its legacy strong, General Manager Carolyn Edwards and her team say they are constantly looking ahead for ways to elevate their shopping experience. Recently, the mall has leaned more towards offering unique dining options and special events to pique customers’ interest.
“I think Gen Z right now is really embracing the mall, right? After COVID, you had people who maybe weren’t socializing or coming out,” Edwards said.
Keeping a healthy variety of brands that customers can identify with is also key, from popular national retailers to high-end brands. The mall is soon welcoming Barnes and Noble and Häagen-Dazs just in time for sweet summer treats and beach reads.
“The shoppers come to support it and in turn the retailers say, ‘We want to be at that center cause that’s where the strong shopper base is,’ so it goes hand in hand,” Edwards said.
A Different Story Down The Road
Just a couple of towns over, Enfield Square has been up for conversation by town leaders. Built in the 1970’s, the space stood tall as an economic driver for the town.
Over the past decade, Economic Director Aaron Marcavitch says he’s seen a decline in revenue, followed by a full mall closure for safety reasons. A Target location, which is “anchored” to the mall, has remained open.
“All these different communities that had malls as their hubs are really looking at these as revitalization opportunities,” Marcavitch said. “It’s critical that that parcel be redeveloped in some way. We really don’t want to have a massive, vacant parcel in the core of our community.”
Gears are moving for potential new owners, who have already proposed plans to town leaders to turn the mall into a mixed-use space, including a central retail hub and apartment units.
News 8 reached out to the Enfield Square mall’s representation but was declined for an interview.
Betting on Community Over Commerce
At The Shoppes at Buckland Hills, General Manager Justin Roberts is also giving the modern-day mall experience a second look.
“Malls themselves have had to change over the years. It’s not the same environment as the 90’s,” Roberts said. “What we’ve noticed is that many of the malls that are successful do have these third spaces, places to go, things to do. It generates a lot more foot traffic.”
In addition to offering national brands, small businesses are bringing unique offerings to customers. Roberts says he’s also leaning towards something online retail can’t replicate: More entertainment spaces to fill empty storefronts. Roberts says the mall has already had plenty of success with its tenant, The Funny Bone Comedy Club.
“Community theatres, roller rinks. Things for people to do and be involved in a community,” Roberts said. “We want welcoming third spaces.”
Have your umbrella for showers early this morning but it will clear out soon! Mainly dry, breezy and cool for later today. Cooler tomorrow with an isolated shower possible, but a more widespread rain is expected for Saturday. The weather improves for Mother’s Day until rain returns during the evening through Monday morning. The pattern looks active next week as well! We do need the rain!
Early this morning: Rain ending with lows in the 40s to around 50.
Today: Partly to mostly sunny, breezy and pleasant. Highs in the low to mid 60s.
Tonight: Dry and chilly for the evening with late clouds and isolated shower. Lows 33-42. Spotty frost possible inland.
Tomorrow: Clouds and sun. A sprinkle or brief shower possible. Highs in the upper 50s to lower 60s.
Saturday: Rain developing for much of the day. Highs only in the 50s.
Sunday (Mother’s Day): Sun to PM clouds with late day & evening showers. Highs in the 60s to lower 70s.
Monday: Morning rain ending then drying out in the afternoon. Highs in the low to mid 60s.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.
Wednesday: Rain returns with highs in the mid 60s.
Thursday: More rain possible. Highs in the mid 60s.
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