Montville girls edge Ledyard for ECC Division II title; Colonels repeat in boys
New London — In a dramatic finish, the Montville High School girls’ indoor track team won the Eastern Connecticut Conference Division II championship Saturday night at the Coast Guard Academy in a meet that came down to the final event.
Ledyard won the 4x400-meter relay to earn 10 points in the last event, but Montville’s team finished third to earn six points, allowing the Wolves to hang on for a 99-97.5 victory over the defending champion Colonels. Bacon Academy was third with 68.5.
The Ledyard boys got an ECC record-setting performance from Christian Wiltshire in the high jump (6 feet, 5 inches) and defended their title with 143 points. The Colonels were followed by Bacon (64) and St. Bernard (53).
Isabel Northrop, a Montville junior, won the 55 hurdles in 9.31 seconds and took the high jump with a leap of 5-0 to help lift the Wolves and Kamryn Plikus was first in the pole vault at 11-0.
Montville went 1-2 in the hurdles and the pole vault, with Katherine Myjak coming in second in the hurdles and Brenna LaBranche as the runner-up in the pole vault. The Wolves finished first, third and fourth in the high jump, with Hannah Suarez and Plikus also placing.
Ledyard’s Kate Littler won the 1,000 (3:19.48), the 1,600 (5:46.76) and ran a leg on the winning 4x400 team (4:27.58), joining Sam Doran, Avery Widlicka and Ella Stephenson. The Colonels also finished first in the 4x720 relay with Doran, Widlicka, Fionna Woody and Josie Withbroe.
Bacon Academy’s Alyssa Blanchette won the long jump (15-6.5) and the shot put (34-10) and teammate Reina Hill was first in the 300 (44.71). Stonington’s Peyton Vanderstreet won the 3,200 in 12:35.98 and St. Bernard was first in the 4x180 relay.
The Ledyard boys got wins from Wiltshire in the high jump, Jamel Kearse in the long jump (20-10) and from the 4x180 and 4x720 relay teams. Kearse Jr., Roan Fothergill, Luca Viviano and Mateo Viviano ran the 4x180 relay in 1:24.85 and Antonio Soldato, Steven Ives, Gabe Huff and Hayden Baber turned in an 8:07.03 in the 4x720.
St. Bernard’s Colin Britner was a double-winner individually, taking the 1,000 (2:45.29) and the 3,200 (10:30.23), and also contributed to the Saints’ victory in the sprint medley relay along with Savas Videll, Matthew Pero and Benjamin Howes.
Lyman’s Kenyon Morrissette won the 300 (36.92), Stonington’s Landon Pelletier the 600 (1:27.55), Griswold’s Tycen LaBelle the 1,600 (4:40.08) and Montville’s Enzo Valenti the shot put (45-8). Bacon won the 4x400 relay.
ECC Division II Track and Field Championship
Boys
Team scores
1. Ledyard 143, 2. Bacon Academy 64, 3. St. Bernard 53, 4. (tie) Stonington and Lyman Memorial 45, 6. Killingly 30, 7. Montville 22, 8. Windham 20, 9. Plainfield 15, 10. Windham 20, 11. Griswold 13.
Individual results
55-meter dash - 1. Everton Brown (Killingly), 6.69; 2. Jeremiah Bobbi (Lyman), 3. Kenyon Morrissette (Lyman), 4. Jackson McCarney (Stonington), 5. Matthew Turrisi (Stonington), 6. Douglas Howard (Bacon).
300 - 1. Kenyon Morrissette (Lyman), 36.92; 2. Roan Fothergill (Ledyard), 3. Jeremiah Bobbi (Lyman), 4. Jackson McCarney (Stonington), 5. Theodore Burrell (St. Bernard), 6. Everton Brown (Killingly).
600 - 1. Landon Pelletier (Stonington), 1:27.55; 2. Aaron Fidrych (Bacon), 3. Trevor Scarchilli (Wheeler), 4. Yarel Lacott Cambrelen (Windham), 5. Benjamin Howes (St. Bernard), 6. Nicholas Zaprianov (Lyman).
1,000 - 1. Colin Britner (St. Bernard), 2. Hayden Baber (Ledyard), 3. Boden Paul (Bacon), 4. Jackson Hill (Ledyard), 5. Brady deCastro (Stonington), 6. Henry Sawin (Stonington).
1,600 - 1. Tycen LaBelle (Griswold), 4:40.08, 2. Gabe Huff (Ledyard), 3. Steven Ives (Ledyard), 4. Antonio Soldato (Ledyard), 5. Henry Sawin (Stonington), 6. Sean Silva (Griswold).
3,200 - 1. Colin Britner (St. Bernard), 2. Jackson Hill (Ledyard), 3. Antonio Soldato (Ledyard), 4. Gabe Huff (Ledyard), 5. Wyatt Hayes (Wheeler), 6. Jacob Parker Widlicka (Ledyard).
55 hurdles - 1. Jeremiah Smith (Killingly), 8.05; 2. Eric Williams (Ledyard), 3. Deshawn Chapman (Windham), 4. Hagen Drake (Stonington), 5. Dylan Bowes (Stonington), 6. Theodore Burrell (St. Bernard).
4x180 relay - 1. Ledyard (Jamel Kearse Jr., Roan Fothergill, Luca Viviano, Mateo Viviano), 1:24.85; 2. Lyman Memorial, 3. St. Bernard, 4. Wheeler, 5. Plainfield, 6. Bacon.
4x400 relay - 1. Bacon (Boden Paul, Douglas Howard, Talan Ladyga, Aaron Fidrych), 3:39.30; 2. Stonington, 3. Ledyard, 4. St. Bernard, 5. Montville, 6. Plainfield.
4x720 relay - 1. Ledyard (Antonio Soldato, Steven Ives, Gabe HUff, Hayden Baber), 8:07.03; 2. Montville, 3. St. Bernard, 4. Windham, 5. Lyman.
Sprint medley relay - 1. St. Bernard (Savas Videll, Matthew Pero, Benjamin Howes, Colin Britner), 3:24.63; 2. Ledyard, 3. Stonington, 4. Bacon, 5. Wheeler, 6. Montville.
High jump - 1. Christian Wiltshire (Ledyard), 6-5 (meet record); 2. Douglas Howard (Bacon), 3. Weston Dzwonchyk (Bacon), 4. Mason Leak (Bacon), 5. Asa Korczynski (Windham), 6. Jeremiah Smith (Killingly).
Pole vault - 1. Hai Ace Ramirez (Plainfield), 14-0; 2. Mateo Viviano (Ledyard), 3. Luca Viviano (Ledyard), 4. Kyle Franchi (Lyman), 5. Isaiah Blades (Griswold), 6. Adam Sheridan (Montville).
Long jump - 1. Jamel Kearse Jr. (Ledyard), 20-10; 2. Jeremiah Smith (Killingly), 3. Christian Wiltshire (Ledyard), 4. Deshawn Chapman (Windham), 5. John Veader (Plainfield), 6. Weston Dzwonchyk (Bacon).
Shot put - 1. Enzo Valenti (Montville), 45-8; 2. Aaron Kost (Bacon), 3. Liam Sweeney (Bacon), 4. Myles Streckfuss (Ledyard), 5. Desmond Powers (St. Bernard), 6. Sawyer Simone (Bacon).
Girls
Team scores
1. Montville 99, 2. Ledyard 97.5, 3. Bacon Academy 68.5, 4. St. Bernard 43, 5. Windham 42, 6. Lyman Memorial 40, 7. Wheeler 28, 8. Stonington 23, 9. Griswold 11, 10. Plainfield 8, 11. Killingly 4.
Individual results
55-meter dash - 1. Angelea Christie (Windham), 7.68; 2. Ella Caplet (Lyman), 3. Uliana Pokutnia (St. Bernard), 4. Shanaya Brown (Killingly), 5. Aaliyah Thayer (Plainfield), 6. Sienna Sferrazza (St. Bernard).
300 - 1. Reina Hill (Bacon), 44.71; 2. Uliana Pokutnia (St. Bernard), 3. Abigail Lawton (Plainfield), 4. Kaitlyn Sweeney (Ledyard), 5. Ella Caplet (Lyman Memorial), 6. Ella Stephenson (Ledyard), 46.47.
600 - 1. Kyleigh Miller (Windham), 1:43.25; 2. Katelyn Pierce (Wheeler), 3. Ella Stephenson (Ledyard), 4. Peyton Cook (Montville), 5. Fionna Woody (Ledyard), 6. Avery Anderson (Bacon).
1,000 - 1. Kate Littler (Ledyard), 3:19.48; 2. Sylvie Hiltz (Lyman), 3. Carissa Browne (Wheeler), 4. Molly Musselman (Stonington), 5. Lorelei Romsanta (Bacon), 6. Josie Withbroe (Ledyard).
1,600 - 1. Kate Littler (Ledyard), 5:46.76; 2. Carissa Browne (Wheeler), 3. Helena Coury (St. Bernard), 4. Sienna Gressly (Montville), 5. Ryley Hubert (Griswold), 6. Madeline DeLaura (Stonington).
3,200 - 1. Peyton Vanderstreet (Stonington), 12:35.98; 2. Sylvie Hiltz (Lyman), 3. Josie Withbroe (Ledyard), 4. Helena Coury (St. Bernard), 5. Sophie Zichichi (Wheeler), 6. Fionna Woody (Ledyard).
55 hurdles - 1. Isabel Northrop (Montville), 9.31; 2. Katherine Myjak (Montville), 3. Kylie Witherill (Ledyard), 4. Evelyn Granscog (Montville), 5. Nicole Opalenik (Ledyard), 6. Adelaide Culligan (Ledyard).
4x180 relay - 1. St. Bernard (Uliana Pokutnia, Abbey Egan, Maeve Suprenant, Sienna Sferrazza), 1:41.87; 2. Ledyard, 3. Bacon, 4. Montville, 5. Wheeler, 6. Griswold.
4x400 relay - 1. Ledyard (Samatha Doran, Avery Widlicka, Ella Stephenson, Kate Littler), 4:27.58; 2. Windham, 3. Montville, 4. Bacon, 5. Wheeler, 6. Stonington.
4x720 relay - 1. Ledyard (Samantha Doran, Fionna Woody, Avery Widlicka, Josie Withbroe), 9:32.67; 2. Bacon, 3. Stonington, 4. Montville, 5. St. Bernard, 6. Windham.
Sprint medley relay - 1. Windham (Angelea Christie, Cassidy O’Conner, Brooklyn Morales, Kyleigh Miller), 2. Lyman, 3. Ledyard, 4. Bacon, 5. St. Bernard.
High jump - 1. Isabel Northrop (Montville), 5-0; 2. Keara Opalenik (Ledyard), 3. Hannah Suarez (Montville), 4. (tie) Kamryn Plikus (Montville) and Cassidy O’Conner (WIndham), 6. Jessica Willow-Harris (Bacon).
Pole vault - 1. Kamryn Plikus (Montville), 11-0, 2. Brenna LaBranche (Montville), 3. Laurelin Boyer (Lyman), 4. Terri Foster (Ledyard), 5. Hannah Suarez (Montville), 6. Jessica Willow-Harris (Bacon).
Long jump - 1. Alyssa Blanchette (Bacon), 15-6.5; 2. Emily McDonough (Griswold), 3. Katherine Myjak (Montville), 4. Sienna Sferrazza (St. Bernard), 5. Brenna LaBranche (Montville), 6. Samantha Doran (Ledyard).
Shot put - 1. Alyssa Blanchette (Bacon), 34-10; 2. Ashlynn Audoin (Montville), 3. Leah Hoczholzer (Bacon), 4. Natalie Chesnes (Bacon), 5. Tynetta Grant (Bacon), 6. Alec Anderson (Stonington).
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