NHS Track, Girls’ Lacrosse, Tennis And Golf Wrap-Up

By Andy Hutchison

Newtown High School’s girls’ outdoor track and field team defeated all three of its opponents at its home meet on Tuesday; the boys’ track team competed in two meets this past week; the girls’ lacrosse team shook off its first loss with a 21-goal performance in a win; the girls’ tennis team lost a pair of close matches; the boys’ tennis team defeated Joel Barlow again; and the golf team improved to 4-0 in conference play with a win over Immaculate. Here are some of the highlights from this past week’s action:

Girls On Track

Newtown’s girls’ track team defeated New Milford 104-46, Lauralton Hall 121-29 and Notre

Dame-Fairfield 147-2. Individual results are as follows:

4x800 meter relay: Newtown, first, 10:19.28

4x100: Newtown, first, 55.7

100 hurdles: Lauren Pettinelli, first, 17.4; Annika Garrett, second, 18.2.

100 meters: Monica Warek, first, 13.2; Lauren O’Connell, second, 13.9

1600: Erin Begg, third, 5:48

400: Kelley Sullivan, second, 63.4

300 hurdles: Pettinelli, first, 51.7; Lilly Rodriquez, third, 53.2

800: Natalie Villa, first, 2:32

200: Warek, second, 28.3

3200: Anne Martino, first; Begg, third, 12:32.38

4x400: Newtown, first, 4:24.79

High jump: Emily Korth, first, 4-10; Garrett, third, 4-10

Long jump: Lauren Sudbey, first, 15-8.5; O’Connell, second, 14-6; Korth, third, 14-2.75

Triple jump: Sudbey, first 34-5.5; Garrett, third, 30-1.25

Javelin: Emily Kluga, second, 84-7; Mallorie Dunn, third, 78-3

Shot put: Rachel Taback, second, 30-6

Discus: Taback, first, 103-0

Pole vault: Korth, first, 10-00; Sudbey, second, 9-6; Abby Keough, third, 7-00

Boys’ Track

In their Senior Day race at Blue and Gold Stadium on April 23 (which had been rained out in two previously scheduled days), the Newtown High School boys’ track team defeated one of three opponents.

The Nighthawks defeated Oxford 120-29 and lost to Weston 82-68 and Brookfield 81.5-68.5. Top Newtown finishers are as follows:

4x100 meter relay: Kevin Bonacci, Matt Narel, Dave Hutchison and Tony Fragoso, first, 45.3

4x800 relay: Shane Casey, Dave Meyer, Dieter Gutbrod and Drew Woods, third, 9:21.

4x400 relay: Palmer Lintz, Brian Cawley, Fragoso and Hutchison, second, 3:46.5.

Long jump: Bonacci, first 19-9

high jump: Bonacci, first, 5-8

110 hurdles: Cawley, first, 17.6.

100: Fragoso, first, 11.5

200: Fragoso, second, 24.1

300 hurdles: Pete Wlasuk, second, 46.3

Shot put: Rockwell Anyoha, second, 37-9

3200: Meyer, third, 10:49

On Monday, the Nighthawks visited and defeated Pomperaug 89.3-60.6. Newtown’s top finishes from the Pomperaug meet are as follows:

4x800: Casey, Lintz, Matt Bobkowski and Woods, first, 9:18

4x100: Bonacci, Narel, Hutchison and Fragoso, first, 45.2

100 hurdles: Cawley, second, 17.6; Pete Wlasuk, third, 17.7

100: Fragoso, first, 11.7; Narel, part of a three-way tie for second, 11.8

1600: Pat Sullivan, second, 5:14.0; Gutbrod, third, 5:14.6

400: Hutchison, second, 53.9

300 hurdles: Pete Wlasuk, first, 45.9; Cawley, second, 46.5; Ian McEvoy, third, 47.1

800: Lintz, second, 2:13.7

200: Fragoso, first, 23.8; Narel, third, 24.4

3200: Austin Baldour, first, 10:58.1; Sullivan, second, 11:32.6; Travis LaBlanc, third, 11:36.6

4x400: Hutchinson, Shane Casey, Fragoso and Cawley, second, 3:42.9

High jump: Bonacci, first, 5-6

Long jump: Bonacci, second, 19-6.5

Triple jump: Sean Maher, second, 37-8.25

Javelin: John Wlasuk, first, 164-2; Bonacci, second, 137-8

Shot put: John Wlasuk, first, 48-6, Anyoha, second, 39-0; Harrison Gillis, third, 35-10

Discus: John Wlasuk, first, 116-2; Mike Hadgraft, third, 84-2

Pole vault: Aaron Nezvesky, third, 9-0

Girls’ Lacrosse Rebounds

The girls’ lacrosse team dropped its first game of the season, falling to FCIAC foe Wilton 16-10 at home on Saturday morning.

Lisa Vendel had three goals and Betsy Vendel (two goals and two assists) and Meghan Carney (two goals) led the Newtown offense. Jackie Isabella, Meghan Bridges and Emma Kingsley all had a goal each, and Kingsley added an assist. Kaitlin Brophy had two assists and Kristen Hudock assisted on another goal.

Goaltender Marnie Thompson stopped 18 shots, Kelly O’Connor and Stephanie Suhoza played well on defense and Brophy collected six ground balls.

The Nighthawks rebounded to topple New Milford 21-13 on the road on Monday. Brophy and Lisa Vendel both had five goals and Isabella and Bridges both scored three goals. Betsy Vendel and Meghan Carney had two goals apiece and Katie Canavan also scored. Brophy dominated on the draw circle and the defense of Annie Fletcher, Hudock, Stephanie Suhoza and O’Connor forced five turnovers and netted nine ground balls.

Girls’ Tennis Edged Twice

The Nighthawks lost 4-3 to Joel Barlow at home on April 24. The No. 1 singles match-up between Newtown’s Christina Ciamarra and Barlow’s Mel Reyes (which Ciamarra lost 6-7, 6-4, 4-6) was a competitive one, in part because the familiarity of the players with each other since they trained together at Trumbull Racquet Club for a few years.

“It makes it a lot more intense,” Ciamarra said of competing against an opponent she knows well versus other matches. “Nevertheless I always have fun. ... I’d play her any day.”

Newtown players to come out on top in this match were No. 4 singles player Nicole Vournazus, the doubles teams of Kristen Tanner and Meghan Loose, and Sara Benson and Ayesha Dholakia.

The Nighthawks also fell 4-3 to Lauralton Hall on April 23 to carry a 2-4 record into Wednesday’s match with Weston (after The Bee sports section went to press). Three of Newtown’s four setbacks have been 4-3 nail-biters.

Boys’ Tennis 2-0 In SWC

For the second time this spring, the boys’ tennis team defeated South-West Conference foe Joel Barlow (a team that had dominated the rivalry for a decade), winning 5-2 at Barlow on April 24. The first meeting was a nonconference match, but this one counted in the SWC standings. The results are as follows:

Singles:

1. Charlie Lillicraf, JB, d. Adam Wenick, 6-2, 6-3

2. Evan Batzer, Newtown, d. Chris Biederman, 6-4, 6-1

3. Timo Roehrs, Newtown, d. Harry Wheeler, 6-1, 6-3

4. Peter Manos, Newtown, d. Adam Jacobs, 6-3, 6-1

Doubles:

1. Casey Tenney/Joe Cappiello, Newtown d. Drew Crannell/Josef Tomengan, 5-7, 6-3, 7-6 (7-2)

2. Blake Kramer/John Montgomery, JB, d. Colin Jacob/Max Paynter, 6-7 (5-7), 6-3, 7-6 (7-2)

3. Connor Howell/Rob Beier, Newtown, d. Alex Coleman/Sean Hanczor, 6-3, 6-7 (6-8), 6-3

Newtown improved to 3-1 (2-0 in the SWC) and Joel Barlow fell to 2-4 (2-3 SWC).

Tenney pointed out that it took a little time for he and Tenney to become acclimated with their opponents since they faced a tandem of Kramer and Montgomery in the first clash between the schools on April 8.

“We started to get back to our game in the second and third set,” Tenney said. “It felt good.”

 

Fore!

Newtown High’s golf team defeated Immaculate 162-166 at the Par 33 Newtown Country Club on Tuesday. Chris McCann shot a 36 to earn medalist honors. Kevin O’Connell (39), Tony Vacaro (43) and Chris Caulfield (44) rounded out Newtown’s top golfers. The Hawks improved to 4-0 in SWC competition. Newtown was scheduled to visit New Milford on Wednesday and host Joel Barlow on Thursday. The Hawks return to the course May 7 to host Oxford.