ECC Cross country

•  Meghan Owen outdueled Amy Hicks, but Woodstock Academy placed four runners in the top six to beat Killingly, 26-29, in an ECC Large Division girls' meet run at Fishers Island. Woodstock (2-2, 1-2) also beat Fishers Island, 15-50, while the Redgals (2-3, 0-3) beat the Vikings, 15-43. Owen won in 11:01, 31 seconds faster than Hicks (11:32). Alyson Dougherty was Fishers Island's top finisher in 16th-place.
•  Brad Courtois, Eoin Wallace and Scott Harmon finished 1-2-3 for Killingly in a 19-47 boys' non-league victory over Fishers Island. Courtois won in 16:50 for the Redmen (1-4). Fishers Island also lost to Norwich Tech, 24-31. Brendon Conroy finished fourth overall to lead the Vikings while Tech's top finisher was Emmanuel Gomez in fifth place.

Boys NCCC
Ellington  24     Tolland 31
Ellington  16     Somers  47
Winner:  David Metzger, Ellington 17:25 for 3.1 miles

ECC Boys' cross country

•  Brian Cull finished the 3.1-mile course in 17:39, leading Bacon Academy to a sweep of St. Bernard (23-34), Marianapolis Prep (19-45) and Fishers Island (19-42). Ryan Gauthier, Adam King and Mike Kilrain also finished in the top 10 for the Bobcats (5-3, 4-2). Ryan Gauthier, third overall, led the Saints to wins over Fishers Island (22-35) and Marianapolis (22-36). Tim Benway finished 10th overall for the Saints. John Turner led Marianapolis to a 26-31 win over Fishers Island. Randy Brothers paced Fishers Island with a seventh-place finish.
•  Griswold's top five runners — Billy Preston, Mike Charron, Brian Leguerre, Gavin Coombs and Reynolds Chapman — all finished in 19:13 as the Wolverines (6-0, 6-0) cruised to an ECC Small Division sweep of Waterford (15-48) and Tourtellotte (15-49). Waterford (3-4, 3-3) defeated Tourtellotte, 24-35. The Tigers fell to 1-5, 1-5.
•  The Williams School placed the first three runners and five of the top 10 as it swept a meet with Hyde-Woodstock and Cheshire Academy. Will Cox covered the 2.6-mile course in 16:36 for the Blues (4-0), who scored wins of 19-42 over Cheshire and 20-39 over Hyde.

ECC Girls' cross country

• Abbey Sadowski led the way for Griswold, which posted an ECC Small Division sweep of Waterford and Tourtellotte. The Lancers (4-3, 3-2) beat Tourtellotte 15-50 to earn a split. Sadowski finished in at 16:29 for the Wolverines (6-0, 6-0), who won 15-50 over Tourtellotte and 23-35 over Waterford. Tourtellotte is 0-6 and 0-6.
•  Bacon Academy remained unbeaten with wins over St. Bernard (27-28), Marianapolis Prep (15-50) and Fishers Island (15-50). Bethany Lepine won the race for the Bobcats in 21:36, while teammate Lylette Ozimek was third. Bacon is 8-0. Emily Bowdy, second overall, led St. Bernard to wins over Marianapolis (15-50) and Fishers Island (15-50). Dana Williams was fourth overall for the Saints. Allison Faucher, 15th overall, led the Golden Knights past Fishers Island, 21-35. Alyson Dougherty was Fishers Island's top finisher in 17th.

Boys Results 

ECC Boys Results

•  Fitch placed six of the top seven runners while collecting a 17-45 ECC Large Division victory over Killingly (0-4, 0-3). J.P. Gilbert, Sean Burbank and Mark Olivier all finished in 17:52 for the Falcons (4-1, 3-1).
•  NFA's J.P. Mandelburg held off Craig Moore of East Lyme (2-2, 1-2), and the Wildcats (3-0, 2-1) went on to beat the Vikings 20-34 in an ECC Large Division meet at Mohegan Park. Mandelburg clocked in at 16:06 over 3.1 miles while Moore finished in 16:39. Colin Raunig, competing as an individual for New London, was third overall in 16:52.

Northwest Catholic 22, Berlin 35 
Winner: Noah Johnson, Northwest Catholic, 18:26 for 3.1 miles at Sage Park, Berlin 

Farmington 20, Middletown 36 
Farmington 15, St. Paul 48 
Middletown 15, St. Paul 46 
Winner: Peter Mullen, Farmington, 15:39 for 3.0 miles at Farmington 

Plainville 24, Rocky Hill 31 
Rocky Hill 15, East Catholic 49 
Plainville 15, East Catholic 43 
Winner: Ben Danton, Plainville, 17:50 for 3.1 miles at Rocky Hill (course record) 

Suffield 15, Avon 45 
Suffield 15, Windsor Locks 47 
Avon 22, Windsor Locks 33 
Winner: Tim Chan, Suffield, 18:04 for 3.1 miles at Fisher Meadows, Avon. 

Portland 21, Coventry 38 
East Hampton 15, Coventry 46 
East Hampton 20, Portland 39 
Winner: Ryan Barber, Portland, 18:41 for 5,000 meters at Coventry. 

Fairfield 19, Greenwich 42 
Fairfield 18, Trumbull 41 
Fairfield 15, Bassick 50 
Greenwich 27, Trumbull 32 
Green 15, Bassick 50 
Trumbull 15, Bassick 50 

Danbury sweeps
COURSE: 5,300 meters at Ridgefield.

TEAM SCORES: Danbury 20, Ridgefield 43; Danbury 18, Norwalk 45; Danbury 15, McMahon 50; Danbury 15, Westhill 50; Ridgefield 22, Norwalk 39; Ridgefield 15, McMahon 50; Ridgefield 15, Westhill 50.

INDIVIDUALS: 1, Steve Mucchetti (R) 18:02. 2, Andre Laboy (D) 18:18. 3, Danny O’Loughlin (D) 18:19. 4, Carlos Rubollo (N) 18:26. 5, Connor Sweeney (D) 18:30. 6, Travis McKee (D) 18:40. 7, Joe O’Donnell (D) 18:41. 8, Jon Kolodzieg (D) 18:45. 9, Anthony Routos (D) 18:46. 10, Jeremy Sloan (R) 18:51. 11, Tim Burns (N) 19:01. 12, Jay Martin (R) 19:02. 13, Graham Snow (D) 19:27. 14, Scott Nelson (D) 19:37. 15, Tyler Kurjiaka (D) 19:43. 16, Jeff Cohen (D) 19:44. 17, Zack Pegan (R) 19:45. 18, Aldance Fleming (R) 19:46. 19, Jesse Kearns (R) 19:51. 20, Brad Hiller (R) 19:52.

Wildcats run wild
COURSE: 3.1 miles at Masuk

TEAM SCORES: Bethel 19, Masuk 44; Bethel 27, Law 28; Bethel 21, Bunnell 37; Law 23, Bunnell 32; Law 19, Masuk 38; Bunnell 19, Masuk 41.

INDIVIDUALS: 1. Molloy (BU) 17:53; 2. Kopp (L) 18:15; 3. Hochsprung (BE) 18:19; 4. Appleby (M) 18:46; 5. Kilgore (L) 18:56; 6. Moser (BE) 18:57; 7. Jackson (BE) 19:05; 8. Donahue (BE) 19:24; 9. McAlaney (BU) 19:25; 10. Benigni (L) 19:42; 11. Yarmosh (L) 19:43; 12. Moore (L) 19:48; 13. Parker (BE) 19:53; 14. Zurich (BE) 19:55; 15. Panifkowski (BU) 20:00; 16. Pert (BU) 20:11; 17. Rogers (BU) 20:15; 18. Nettleton (BU) 20:20; 19. Piekarski (M) 20:21; 20. Mosciki (M) 20:23.

Girls Results

ECC Girls Results

•  Ledyard finished with six of the top 10 runners and defeated Woodstock Academy, 25-33, in the ECC Large Division. Woodstock's Amy Hicks was the individual winner in 16 minutes, 19 seconds, but Sophie Holly (second), Amanda Pezzullo (fourth), Chelsea Smith (fifth), Megan Kunkemoeller (sixth) and Heidi Stack (eighth) chipped in to give the Colonels (1-3, 1-2) to their first victory of the season. Woodstock is 0-2 in the ECC and in the Large Division.
•  Erin O'Connell was the first runner across the line, but NFA (3-0, 3-0) placed the next eight on the way to a 20-43 victory over East Lyme (2-2, 1-2) in an ECC Large Division meet at Mohegan Park. O'Connell covered the 3.1-mile course in 20:20 while Mallory Keegan was the top NFA runner in 20:30.
•  Meghan Owen of Killingly won in a romp, but Fitch (4-0, 3-0) had the next seven finishers while cruising to a 20-43 ECC Large Division victory. Owen covered the 4000-meter course in 14:46 for the Redgals (1-2, 0-2), while Betsy Boucher was second in 16:12.

Hatters cruise
COURSE: 4,000 meters at Ridgefield.

TEAM SCORES: Danbury 20, Ridgefield 35; Danbury 15, Norwalk 50; Danbury 15, McMahon 50; Danbury 15, Westhill 60; Ridgefield 15, Norwalk 50; Ridgefield 15, McMahon 50; Ridgefield 15, Westhill 50.

INDIVIDUALS: 1, Whitney Dunbar (D) 15:49. 2, Jessica Valencia (D) 15:59. 3, Nicole Breves (R) 16:06. 4, Liz Calle (D) 16:10. 5, Rebecca Chain (R) 16:23. 6, Anjali Carrasco (D) 16:30. 7, Lauren DellaVolpe (D) 16:30. 8, Jill Schweitzer (R) 16:45. 9, Caitlyn Hegesen (R) 16:45. 10, Alix Cody (R) 16:57. 11, Carrie Pinchbeck (R) 17:17. 12, Marisa DeYoung (R) 17:32. 13, Geraldine Napoleone (N) 17:36. 14, Kelly Brookins (R) 17:43. 15, Allison Maher (R) 17:57. 16, Amanda Hilson (N) 17:57. 17, Lizzie Wilson (R) 18:04. 18, Emily Wolf (D) 18:11. 19, Kara Spring (R) 18:33. 20, Juliana Walsh (R) 18:37.

Newtown unbeaten
COURSE: 2.5 miles at Newtown.
RECORDS: Newtown 6-0, Pomperaug 5-1, Brookfield 2-4.

TEAM SCORES: Newtown 17, Pomperaug 45; Newtown 15, Foran 50; Newtown 20, Brookfield 43; Pomperaug 22, Foran 33; Pomperaug 24, Brookfield 31; Brookfield 19, Foran 38

INDIVIDUALS: 1. Lisa Olsen (B) 17:15; 2. Laura Reid (N) 17:16; 3. Angela Shannon (N) 17:39; 4. Melanie Murphy (N) 17:44; 5. Bri Sherer (P) 17:49; 6. Jen Russell (N) 17:51; 7. Christine Manfredonia (N) 17:58; 8. Carolyn Brennan (N) 18:07; 9. Kate Baczeski (P) 18:12; 10. Caitlin Weber (N) 18:12; 11. Kim Welch (P) 18:13; 12. Sarah Thomas (B) 18:27; 13. Megan Ignatius (N) 18:58; 14. Emily Pellegrino (B) 19:09; 15. Jess Eisenstein (P) 19:27; 16. Jayme Crane (N) 19:37; 17. Krystal Kliger (F) 19:45; 18. Alison Field (F) 20:05; 19. Lauren Palmer (P) 20:09; 20. Monica Zigman (N) 20:41.

Bethel wins three

TEAM SCORES: Bethel 15, Masuk 48; Bethel 15, Bunnell 50; Bethel 15, Law 50

INDIVIDUALS: 1t. Brautigam (BE) 20:04; 1t. Hollopeter (BE) 20:04; 3. Ohlmud (BE) 20:04; 4. Lehner (BE) 20:30; 5. Dobson (BE) 20:30; 6. Julianne (M) 20:59; 7. Toohey (BU) 21:11; 8. Stunkel (BE) 21:13; 9. Bartek (BE) 21:20; 10. Schmitt (M) 21:23; 11. Polaski (BE) 21:26; 12. Nagy (M) 21:40; 13. Crowe (M) 21:49; 14. Oneil (BU) 21:53; 15. Obrien (L) 22:01; 16. Oberhammer (BE) 22:06; 17. Vincent (BU) 22:11; 18. Moran (L) 22:16; 19. Noyce (BE) 22:22; 20. Stickney (M) 22:32.

FCIAC Girls Meet Results
4000m @ Ridgefield HS
Danbury 20 Ridgefield 35
Danbury 15 McMahon 50
Danbury 15 Westhill 50
Danbury 15 Norwalk 46 

Fairfield 15, Greenwich 50 
Fairfield 19, Trumbull 40 
Faifield 15, Bassick 50 
Trumull 15, Greenwich 46 
Trumbull 15, Bassick 50 
Greenwich 15, Bassick 44 

Berlin 24, Northwest Catholic 33 
Winner: Ashley Cunningham, Berlin, 18:02 for 2.5 miles at Sage Park 

Middletown 25, Farmington 32 
Middletown 21, St. Paul 40 
Farmington 24, St. Paul 31 
Winner: Celia Miller, Middletown, 15:58 for 2.4 miles at Farmington 

Plainville 24, Rocky Hill 31 
East Catholic 19, Rocky hill 42 
East Catholic 24, Plainville 37 
Winner: Melissa DiMauro, Plainville, 17:53 for 2.5 miles at Rocky Hill (course record) 

Bolton/RHAM at Lyman 
Suffield 17, Avon 38 
Winner: Kristina Minor, Suffield, 15:25 for 2.5 miles at Fisher Park, Avon. 

Portland 17, Coventry 38 
East Hampton 15, Coventry 50 
East Hampton 25, Portland 36 
Winner: Chrissy Ladney, Portland, 17:52 for 4,000 meters at Coventry. 

Hand 22, Cheshire 34 
Cheshire 28, Shelton 29 
Cheshire 19, East Haven 44 
Hand 18, East Haven 45 
Hand 20, Shelton 38 
Shelton 19, East Haven 44 
Winner: Abby Clawson, Hand, 16:26 for 2.5 miles at Cheshire Park. 

CCC West - Girls
Meet Results 
Glastonbury   28 Simsbury      29
Glastonbury   15 Weaver        50
Simsbury      15 Weaver        50

Top 12 finishers
1.  Liz Crowley Sims.     18:20
2.  Jenn Clews  Gla.      18:37 
3.  Kate Szymaszek  Sims. 18:44
4.  Lindsay DiBona  Gla.  18:58
5.  Cherie Lamonica  Gla. 19:28
6.  Caitlin Callahan Sims. 19:41
7.  Nicole Chapdelaine Sims. 19:43
8.  Kim Klobedanz  Gla.    19:45
9.  Marika Esteves  Gla.   19:52
10. Leslie Prado    Gla.   20:16
11. Ashley Culliton Gla.   20:23
12. Clio Massey     Gla.   20:50
Glastonbury placed 8 runners in the top 12 to narrowly beat Simsbury 28 - 29
Glastonbury and Simsbury both swept Weaver with a 15 - 50 score.
The meet was held at J.B.Williams Park in Glastonbury and is 2.75 miles.

ECC Boys Cross country ( By Day Staff Reports Published on 09/25/2001 )

• Mark Brissette led a 1-2-3-4 finish by Stonington runners and broke his own course record as the Bears swept an ECC Small Division boys' meet from Montville (17-44) and Plainfield (15-50). Montville earned a split by beating the Panthers (22-34). Brissette's time of 15:49 bettered last year's record of 17:09 over the 5K course and four others were also under that time, teammates Sam Agnello (15:53), Max Freiert (16:48) and Will Agnello (16:50) and Montville's Matt Liebal (16:51). Charlie Hansen finished 10th for Plainfield (2-4, 2-4). Stonington is 5-1, 5-1 and Montville is 6-2, 4-2.
• Brendan Atkins finished second overall in 17:03, helping Old Lyme to victories over Wheeler (25-30) and Valley Regional of Deep River (16-39) in a Shoreline Conference small schools meet. The Wildcats lost to Old Saybrook (26-29). Old Saybrook's Matt Termine was first in 16:56. Wheeler beat Valley Regional (15-50) but lost to Old Saybrook (27-28). Old Lyme's Matt Stark was sixth overall in 18:05, while Wheeler's Jeff Valentine was seventh in 18:11.
• Steven Duncan and Emmanuel Gomez finished sixth and seventh overall as Norwich Tech went 2-1 during a quad-meet at Platt Tech in Milford. The Warriors (3-2) beat Platt Tech (23-34) and Bullard-Havens of Bridgeport (26-35), but lost to unbeaten Kaynor Tech of Waterbury (19-36).

ECC Girls Cross country ( By Day Staff Reports Published on 09/25/2001 )

• Stonington's Stephanie Carmack was the individual winner, but Montville's Kayla Lathrop, Chesney McOmber and Katie Dobratz took the next three spots to lead the Indians to an ECC Small Division girls' sweep of the Bears (26-31) and Plainfield (20-36). Stonington beat the Panthers (20-40). Carmack's time of 21:03 broke the course record of 21:39 set a year ago by Bacon Academy's Karen Chimielcki. Montville improved to 5-2, 4-2, Stonington is 3-3, 3-3 and Plainfield, led by Nicole Ruffo's fifth-place finish, is 2-4, 2-4.
• Emily Anderson raced over the 3.1-mile course at Goddard Park in East Greenwich, R.I. in 20:42 as Westerly picked up three victories in a Southern Division girls' quad meet. The Bulldogs (6-1) beat Coventry, Prout and Middletown.