Date: Fri 02-Aug-1996

Publication: Bee

Author: TOMW

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Nutmeg Games 1996

Several local athletes and coaches, other than those on the Intermediate

baseball team, participated in this year's games and following is a rundown of

their fortunes:

Craig Arsenault, competing at the Games for his second time, earned a gold

medal in the 400 meter competition in the 14/18-year-old track and field

division. Arsenault, 16, who will be a junior at St Joe's High School in

September, ran the event in 52.78 to win. He also placed fourth with a 12.16

in the 100 meters. Last summer Arsenault won silver in the 100.

Newtown's Bob Brewster, the commissioner of DAYO (Danbury Athletic Youth

Organization) basketball, skippered the West Region basketball team to a gold

medal in the Scholastic Division. The West, made up primarily of Danbury

players, defeated the North, 94-72 in the gold-medal contest, Sunday behind

Danbury High senior Darnell Barnes' game-high 18 points. Chris Ireland added

15 points and Shawn Osbey, 12.

Trey Hoppmeyer , 14, played a role in helping the West Region's junior soccer

division secure a gold medal as it defeated the East 8-1 in the gold-medal

contest on Sunday. Hoppmeier didn't get to play in the gold-medal game, as he

broke his leg in the team's second-round game while attempting a flip

throw-in.

Newtown's Bill Brookes received a most-interesting gold medal for his 3-under

par efforts on the golf course. Brookes, competing in his fourth Nutmeg Games,

was paired with the only other golfer to sign up in the Senior Division which

played a team-competition format. The two captured the gold by default.

The West Region lacrosse team, in the youth division, advanced all the way to

the gold medal game before falling, 5-3 to the South and having to settle for

silver. Newtown's Shawn Gleason scored a goal for the West in the final while

Newtowners Charles Hill, Spencer D'Agostino, Cameron Law, and Casey Kirch all

contributed throughout the tournament as well.

Newtown's Nicole Allen captured a bronze medal in the Compound Fingers

division of the archery competition.

The West Region baseball team in the Scholastic Division was defeated 5-4 by

the East in the gold-medal contest and left with the silver medal. Playing for

the West was Newtown catcher, Rob Nute and Morris' Jamie Matern, son of

NHS-grad Rick Matern.

One of the West Region's 12-and-under division baseball teams was made up

entirely of Newtown players and coaches. The team, coached by Dennis LaPak and

Fred Glander, constisted of Gregg Burkhart, Tim Frawley, Matthew Glander,

Jason Glander, Jeremy Graves, Ronald Isler, Torrence Lamb, Dennis LaPak, Tim

LaPak, Tom Ramsdell, Ted Rocca, Mark Werbeck, Jon Werbeck, Peter Engel, Nate

Gaines, Matt Pachniuk, and Greg Taylor. The team didn't medal in the

competition which had seven teams in the division.

The West-IV girls' soccer team in the Youth Division settled for a bronze

medal as it lost to the East 1-0 in a shootout in the opening round and then

fell 4-0 to the East on the final day after an 8-0 victory over West-VII.

Newtown's Ruth Wolferseder was a member of the bronze winning team.

Kevin Woessner and Sean and Blaise LaPorta played hockey for the West in the

Youth Division. The nine-year-olds played defense for the team which didn't

medal at the competition.

NHS senior Kristen Denninger played, for the second year, for the West Region

volleyball team in the Scholastic Division. The team placed third in the

competition winning five of its nine games.