Sports
West Haven Athletes Named To 2019-20 All-SCC Winter Sports Teams
The SCC unveils its All-Conference Teams for the 2019-20 winter sports season. See the full list of honorees here.
CONNECTICUT — The Southern Connecticut Conference recently announced its 2019-2020 Winter Sports All-Conference teams. The full list of honorees is below:
Girls Ice Hockey
First Team
Forward: Madison Epke (Guilford), Taylor Nowak (West Haven), Demeri Carangelo (Hamden), Megan Froehlich (West Haven)
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Defense: Tess Csejka (Amity Regional), Brooke McNabola (SHA)
Goalie: Bethany Karp (Pomperaug)
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Second Team
Forward: Reilly Sargolini (Hamden), Leigha Howland (Foran), Haley Cable (Amity Regional), Catie Gregory (Newtown)
Defense: Olivia Gill (Guilford), Caroline Cadelina (Amity Regional)
Goalie: Christina Meadows (Branford)
Boys Ice Hockey – SCC/SWC
Division I
First Team
Forward: Aden Hotchkiss (Xavier), Jack Shane (Hamden), Mason Whitney (Fairfield Prep)
Defense: Robbie Forleo (West Haven), Cooper Eckert (Fairfield Prep)
Goalie: Connor Smith (Notre Dame-West Haven), Andrew Steitzel (Fairfield Prep)
Second Team
Forward: Brian Essing (Notre Dame-Fairfield), Joe Robinson (Immaculate), Kevin Moriarty (West Haven)
Defense: JJ Ford (Xavier), Sean Dupre (West Haven), Robbie Celentano (Hamden)
Goalie: Jared Pliszka (West Haven)
Division II
First Team
Forward: Tatum Fitzmaurice (Daniel Hand), Jack Manware (Branford), Jack Dacey (Guilford)
Defense: Chris Donadio (Branford), Don Funaro (North Haven)
Goalie: Nick Maringola (Cheshire), Logan Hamilton (East Haven)
Second Team
Forward: Matt Petitt (Lyman Hall), Spencer Engstrom (Branford), Sean Dunfee (Watertown-Pomperaug), Niklas Vasiljevs (Cheshire)
Defense: Mike O’Toole (Lyman Hall), John Gagliardi (Daniel Hand)
Goalie: Jared Yakimoff (Branford)
Division III
First Team
Forward: Daniel McKiernan (JBWA), Devin Napoli (Sheehan), Anthony Romano (Sheehan)
Defense: Cameron Schopfer (New Milford), Evan White (Milford)
Goalie: Lee Confu (New Milford), Adam Thornberg (Shepaug)
Second Team
Forward: Kyle Cirillo (Masuk), Matt Gilebbi (Milford), Ian Donahue (New Milford), Luke Festa (Sheehan)
Defense: Adam Kliczewski (Newtown), Teddy Blanchard (JBWA)
Goalie: Markus Paltauf (Newtown)
Boys Basketball
First Team: Zach Laput (Notre Dame), Ta’Zhon Daniels (Hillhouse), Diontae Eady (Jonathan Law), Malcolm Duncanson (West Haven), Dereyk Grant (Wilbur Cross), Peri Basimakopoulos (Shelton), Heston Tucker (Hamden), Ben Carroll (Notre Dame), Evan Scott Alexander (Hillhouse), Garrett Molampy (Sheehan), John Shannon (Foran), Kareem Grisham (Xavier)
Second Team: Stephen Kohs (Xavier), Jack McDonnell (Sheehan), Brian Belade (Shelton), Darius Esdaile (Wilbur Cross), Shea Sheffield (West Haven), Amadou Kamara (Notre Dame), Kevin Baxter (Branford), Kris Jackson (Sheehan), Joe DiGello (Amity Regional), Max Manjos (Fairfield Prep), Max McGillicuddy (Fairfield Prep), Chris Cahill (Guilford)
Girls Basketball
First Team: Jill Martin (Amity Regional), Sara Wohlgemuth (Daniel Hand), Brooke Salutari (Daniel Hand), Taylor Salato (East Haven), Alexis Pendziwater (East Haven), Asya Brandon (Hamden), Keyshan Johnson (Hillhouse), Caitlyn Hunt (Sheehan), Caitlyn Velez (Sheehan), Clarissa Pierre (Shelton), Amani Abuhatab (West Haven), April Artis (Wilbur Cross), Rayne Durant (Wilbur Cross)
Second Team: Karly King (Branford), Isabella Ragaini (East Haven), Elle Petra (Guilford), Rebecca Oberman-Levine (Hamden), Nielle Reaves (Hillhouse), Katie Konareski (Jonathan Law), Hailey Bruneau (Lyman Hall), Brianna Mik (Lyman Hall), Lilly Hedge (Mercy), Eveani Okwuosa (North Haven), Elena Farquharson (Sacred Heart Academy), Leya Vohra (Shelton), Dejah Middleton (Wilbur Cross)
Cheerleading
Bella Miranda (Branford), Jade Smith (Branford), Lila Beard (Branford), Reagan Gromko (Cheshire), Hannah Roberts (Cheshire), Izzy Carusone (Daniel Hand), Gina Ciotti (Daniel Hand), Emily VanKirk (Daniel Hand), Phoebe Flasko (Lauralton Hall), Kiley Strong (Lauralton Hall), Gianna D'Angelo (Lyman Hall), Paige Frederick (Mercy), Ashley Rodriguez (Mercy), Alyssa Cannavaciolo (North Haven), Sophie Kornacki (North Haven), Emily Orth (North Haven), Sophie Dewitt (Shelton), Saige McCarten (Shelton), Trista Oddo (Shelton), Carly Cambino (West Haven)
Gymnastics
Mia Lawrence (Mercy), Catherine Burns (Jonathan Law), Emma Nelly (Jonathan Law), Brooke Kustra (Branford), Carly-Ann Barba (Daniel Hand), Charlene Weaver (Mercy), Morgan McMahon (Daniel Hand), Alexis Sangiovanni (Hamden), Riley Palazzo (Amity Regional), Ella Esposito (Guilford), Kayla Cataldo (Daniel Hand), Ginger Schmidt (Foran), Emma Pfau (Mercy), Ali Gordon (Jonathan Law), Emma Jerue (Foran), Ella Bankowski (Mercy)
Boys Indoor Track
First Team
Michael Rodia (Shelton), 55 meters
Jason Lorent (Shelton), 300 meters
Caleb Owen (Wilbur Cross), 600 meters
George Luke (Xavier), 1000 meters
Azaan Dawson (Fairfield Prep), 1600 meters
Brendan Mellitt (Cheshire), 3200 meters
Jared Russo (Notre Dame), 55-meter hurdles
Wilbur Cross (Devin Cue, Armon Hyslop, Jeremiah Williams, Caleb Owen), 4 x 200-meter relay
Hillhouse (Ralphael Hawkins, Talib McBride, Justin Mills, To’rae Wright), 4 x 400-meter relay
West Haven (Ryan Martinez, Anthony Vendrella, James Weber, Sebastian Villanueva), 4 x 800-meter relay
Fairfield Prep (Joshua Samaras, Tymaine Smith, Joshua Bacon, Azaan Dawson), 1600 Sprint Medley relay
Cornell Tonge (Hamden), High Jump
Bryce Myers (Daniel Hand), Pole Vault
Kyle Figel (Shelton), Long Jump
Davon Colon (Xavier), Shot Put
Second Team
Josh Stewart (Daniel Hand), 55 meters
Caleb Owen (Wilbur Cross), 300 meters
Ryan Farrell (Cheshire), 600 meters
Connor Parthasarthy (Daniel Hand), 1000 meters
Dante Zucconi (Daniel Hand), 1600 meters, 3200 meters
Matt Lacadie (Jonathan Law), 55-meter hurdles
Jonathan Law (Keyshon Giles, Naheim Washington, Chris Wootton, Rayshon Jacobs), 4 x 200-meter relay
Daniel Hand (Besufekad Opstrup, Corey Duncanson, Connor Parthasarthy, Carson Hines), 4 x 400-meter relay
Amity Regional (Matthew Floyd, Nick Ricciardi, Bryan Laskowski, John Dill), 4 x 800-meter relay
Daniel Hand (Daven Pelaez, Braeden Kosiewicz, Carson Hines, Connor Parthasarthy), 1600 Sprint Medley relay
Jack Bocchino (Shelton), High Jump
Max Bothwell (Notre Dame), Pole Vault
Cornell Tonge (Hamden), Long Jump
Gary Moore Jr. (Hillhouse), Shot Put
Girls Indoor Track
First Team
Tiatianna Jones (Hamden), 55 meters
Nyia White (Wilbur Cross), 300 meters, 55-meter hurdles
Olivia Dubuc (Sheehan), 600 meters
Margo Petersen (Wilbur Cross), 1000 meters
Ella Bradford (Hamden), 1600 meters
Anna Steffen (Daniel Hand), 3200 meters
Sheehan (Clarisse Aminawung, Amanda Castaldi, Patrice Mansfield, Avery Winters), 4 x 200-meter relay
Sheehan (Clarisse Aminawung, Patrice Mansfield, Avery Winters, Olivia Dubuc), 4 x 400-meter relay
Hillhouse (Enyla Williams, Don’nay Davis, Kayla Blackwell, Bernedette Karpel), 4 x 800-meter relay
Mercy (Julia Marotta, Kaitlyn Bogucki, Kathryn Menard, Kaila Lujambio), 1600 Sprint Medley relay
Tatiana Harris (Hillhouse), High Jump
Erin Brennan (Sheehan), Pole Vault
Bianca Kave (Sacred Heart Academy), Long Jump
Leah Moore (Hillhouse), Shot Put
Second Team
Kisha Francois (East Haven), 55 meters, Long Jump
Pauline Fernandez (Foran), 300 meters
Kathryn Menard (Mercy), 600 meters
Chloe Thompson (Daniel Hand), 1000 meters
Anna Steffen (Daniel Hand), 1600 meters
Julia Antony (Guilford), 3200 meters
Vida Harris (Hillhouse), 55-meter hurdles
Career (Shania Jackson, Sofia Soriano, Gabriela Soriano, Johnae Jones), 4 x 200-meter relay
Mercy (Grace Riegler, Kathryn Menard, Julia Nadolski, Kaila Lujambio), 4 x 400-meter relay
Daniel Hand (Morgan Combs, Madeline Coulis, Adelynn Arroyo, Chloe Thompson), 4 x 800-meter relay
Shelton (Annelyse Sherman, Haley Oko, Mia Chen, Elizabeth Porto), 1600 Sprint Medley relay
Abigail Ball (Amity Regional), High Jump
Grace Gianquinto (Amity Regional), Pole Vault
Searh Ovesny (Shelton), Shot Put
Boys Swimming
200-yard Medley Relay:
Xavier (Mitchell Wollen, Andrew Mitchill, Yavier Carbo-Colon, Donald Frost)
Fairfield Prep (Richard Nolan, Anthony Daccache, Jack Rogers, Alexander Pysk)
200-yard Freestyle: Andrew Mitchill (Xavier), Sam Hanke (Cheshire), Edward Platanov (Foran)
200-yard IM: Richard Nolan (Fairfield Prep), Mitchell Wollen (Xavier), Harrison Hua (Cheshire)
50-yard Freestyle: Jack Rogers (Fairfield Prep), Aidan Henry (North Haven), Adam DiDomenico (Sheehan)
Diving: Thomas Kehoe (Fairfield Prep), Noah Duncan (Cheshire), Elyse Boothroyd (Lyman Hall/Coginchaug)
100-yard Butterfly: Edward Platanov (Foran), Jack Rogers (Fairfield Prep), Justin Finkel (Cheshire)
100-yard Freestyle: Joseph Zellner (Sheehan), Hethon Foster (North Haven), Tyler Roy (Amity Regional)
500-yard Freestyle: Aidan Henry (North Haven), Justin Finkel (Cheshire), Justin Goglia (Xavier)
200-Freestyle Relay:
Xavier (Nikita Zuev, Ben Howell, Andrew Mitchill, Donald Frost)
North Haven (Hethon Foster, Cameron Cargan, Finn Henry, Aidan Henry)
100-yard Backstroke: Sam Hanke (Cheshire), Mitchell Wollen (Xavier), Daniel Chen (Daniel Hand)
100-yard Breaststroke: Andrew Mitchill (Xavier), Richard Nolan (Fairfield Prep), Anthony Daccache (Fairfield Prep)
400-yard Freestyle Relay:
North Haven (Hethon Foster, Cameron Cargan, Finn Henry, Aidan Henry)
Cheshire (Hayden Curello, Harrison Hua, Sam Henke, Justin Finkel)
Wrestling
First Team
106 lbs. Dominic Milano (East Haven)
113 lbs. Michael Rapuano (Xavier)
120 lbs. Joe Iamunno (North Haven)
126 lbs. Tommy Manganiello (Xavier)
132 lbs. Kyle Pokornowski (Foran)
138 lbs. Louis Bradley (Morgan)
145 lbs. James Lunt (Xavier)
152 lbs. Quinn Moynihan (Xavier)
160 lbs. Dean Tsiranides (Fairfield Prep)
170 lbs. Ryan Miner (Xavier)
182 lbs. Justin Osler (Branford)
195 lbs. Cody McHenry (Branford)
220 lbs. Jackson Paulishen (Notre Dame)
285 lbs. Matt Weiner (Shelton)
Second Team
106 lbs. Antonio Madero (Foran)
113 lbs. John Fernandes (Guilford)
120 lbs. Colin Loria (Xavier)
126 lbs. Mathew Divito (East Haven)
132 lbs. Alec Divito (East Haven)
138 lbs. Tanner Divito (East Haven)
145 lbs. Henry Bosken (Fairfield Prep)
152 lbs. Ethan Edmondson (Foran)
160 lbs. Luke Tischio (Xavier)
170 lbs. Christopher Murphy (Guilford)
182 lbs. Simon Flaherty (Amity Regional)
195 lbs. Marcelius Ruiz (Xavier)
220 lbs. Gunner Horton (East Haven)
285 lbs. Minsok Lee (Branford)
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