Plainville 22, Northwest Catholic 33 
Plainville 15, St. Paul 47 
Northwest Catholic 15, St. Paul 48 
Winner: Ben Danton, Plainville, 16:05 for 2.9 miles at St. Paul 

East Hampton 15, Bolton 50 
East Hampton 15, Cheney Tech 50 
Winner: David Wasserman, 18:55 for 3.1 miles at Cheney Tech 

Thomaston 17, Lewis Mills 44 
Thomaston 23, Wamogo 33 
Wamogo 18, Lewis Mills 40 
Winner Nick Rice, 18:21 for 3.1 miles at White Memorial, Litchfield 

Prince Tech 20, Wilcox Tech 35 
Prince Tech 20, Platt Tech 36 
Platt Tech 27, Wilcox Tech 28 
Winner: Leo Young, Prince, 18:17 for 3.1 miles at West Hartford Reservoir 

RHAM 23, Portland 38 
RHAM 15, Cromwell 50 
Portland 15, Cromwell 50 

Windham Tech 19, Norwich Tech 36 
Windham Tech 16, Grasso Tech 39 
Norwich Tech 18, Grasso Tech 42 
Winner: Brian Bombria, Windham Tech, 20:11 for 3.1 miles at Norwich 

GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY 

Plainville 26, St. Paul 29 
Northwest Catholic 25, St. Paul 36 
Northwest Catholic 24, Plainville 37 
Winner: Melissa DiMauro, Plainville, 16:50 for 2.4 miles at St. Paul 

Lewis Mills 23, Thomaston 32 
Lewis Mills 19, Wamogo 44 
Thomaston 20, Wamogo 43 
Winner: Kim Wartschow, 17:34 for 2.4 miles at White Memorial, Litchfield 

RHAM 15, Portland 40 
RHAM 15, Cromwell 50 
Portland 15, Cromwell 48 
Winner: Michelle Busque, RHAM, 16:48 for 2.5 miles at Cromwell 

Boys - ECC Conference Results 9-18-2001

Things are perfect for Ledyard - By Day Staff Reports - Published on 09/19/2001 

Norwich Ledyard High School won its second boys' cross country race in as many weeks by one point, edging Norwich Free Academy, 28-29, Tuesday afternoon in the Eastern Connecticut Conference's Large Division.

The Colonels, who became the first ECC school since 1997 to beat Fitch in a regular-season meet last week, used six finishers in the top 10 Tuesday to stay unbeaten in the division at 2-0.

Mike Sedlack finished second for the Colonels in 16:36, followed by teammates Mike Scott, Dave Holliday, Kyle Sweet, Rob O'Donnell and Neil Bajorin in the top 10.

NFA's J.P. Mandelburg won the race in 16:01 the first boys' race on NFA's new home course.

In other boys' ECC meets:

Mike Charron, Gavin Coombs and Brian Laguerre crossed the finish line together in 17:35 while teammate Bill Preston was only six seconds behind as Griswold swept the top four places and cruised to ECC Small Division wins over Montville (16-45) and St. Bernard (15-50). The Wolverines (4-0, 4-0) had seven of the top 10 finishers. Matt Liebal finished fifth overall for Montville (5-1, 3-1), leading the Indians past St. Bernard (24-31) and St. Thomas More (23-32). Ryan Gauthier led the Saints (3-2, 2-2) by finishing 10th and Kevin Chang placed 16th to lead the Chancellors (0-2).

Nine Woodstock Academy runners finished in the top 10 during a 19-44 win over Killingly in the ECC Large Division. Woodstock's John Graham finished the 3.1-mile course in 17:33. Teammates Jesse Celko, Jeff Swenson and Jeff Larrow also finished in the top five for the Centaurs (1-1, 1-1). Brad Courtois, second overall, paced the Redmen (0-3, 0-2).

Sam Agnello and Mark Brissette finished tied for first, lifting Stonington to wins over Tourtellotte (19-36) and Bacon Academy (21-34) in the ECC Small Division. Agnello and Brissette finished the 3.1-mile course in 18:04. Brian Cull, third overall, paced all Bacon finishers, lifting the Bobcats past Tourtellotte, 19-36. Chad Tatsey, fourth overall, was Tourtellotte's top finisher.

Windham Tech's Brian Bombria, Jonathan Caswell and Steve Murphy were the top three finishers in the Eagles' sweep of Norwich Tech (19-36) and Grasso Tech (16-39) in the Connecticut Vocational Technical Conference. Steve Duncan finished fifth overall to lead the Warriors past Grasso Tech, 18-42.

Jacob Edwards and Jeff Valentine led the way for Wheeler, placing first and second, as the Lions edged Morgan of Clinton, 24-31, in the Shoreline Conference. Edwards covered the 3.1-mile course in 19:50.

Girls - ECC Conference Results 9-18-2001

Griswold won a significant ECC Small Division tri-meet, beating Montville (25-30) and St. Bernard (24-31). Abbey Sadowski (16:35), Ashley Hoddy (17:30) and Sarah Levy (17:42) were the top three finishers for the Wolverines (4-0, 4-0), who shared the division title with Montville last year. Griswold beat Montville by a point last regular season and lost to the Indians by a point in the ECC Championships. Emily Bowdy was third overall to lead St. Bernard (2-2, 2-2), while Teela Kopp finished fifth overall for the Indians (3-2, 2-2), who beat St. Bernard (23-32).

Bethany Lepine finished the 2.4-mile course in 17:10, helping Bacon Academy over Stonington, 26-29, in the ECC Small Division. Lylette Ozimek and Amanda Bochain also finished in the top five for the Bobcats. Stephanie Carnack, who finished second, led the Bears.

Mallory Keegan won the first girls' race on NFA's new home course in 20:26, leading Norwich Free Academy to a 17-45 win over Ledyard in the ECC Large Division. Donna Merise, Hannah Sheppard and Liz Auger finished in the top five for the Wildcats. Sophie Jolly, fourth overall, paced the Colonels.

Morgan's Claire Spinks was the top finisher in 16:44, but Wheeler sent the next seven runners across the line as the Lions rolled over Morgan, 20-43, in a Shoreline Conference cross country meet. Nicolette Pavlovics was the first Wheeler finisher in 16:49. 

Girls CCC East Conference
EO Smith 17, S.Windsor 43 
EO Smith 15, Fermi 50 
S.Windsor  50, Fermi 50

Boys CCC West Conference
In a match up of CCC West powerhouses, Simsbury narrowly defeated Hall-West Hartford by the score of 27 to 28. The meet was won by Nate Rosenthal (Hall) in a time of 17.41 over the hilly 5K course at Simsbury. The top ten finishers were:
1. Rosenthal Hall 17:41
2. McCusker Sims 17:50
3. Carroll Hall 18:13
4. Saunders Sims 18:18
5. Peterson Sims 18:23
6. Debenham Sims 18:26
7. Stevenson Hall 18:27
8. Upholt Hall 18:41
9. Keating Hall 18:42
10. Taylor Sims 18:44