Knights Baseball Results

By ANDY HUTCHISON

Published: Oct 29, 2010 12:00 am

Newtown Knight 16U/15U Fall Baseball highlights are as follows:

Knights 4, Watertown 3: Newtownâs Austin Ekstrom pitched magnificently, coming within two outs of pitching a no-hit game Saturday at Fairfield Hills Field. Ekstrom retired the first nine batters consecutively before yielding a walk and an unearned run in the fourth inning. He then threw two more shutout innings and struck out the leadoff hitter in the seventh inning. The next batter reached on an infield error before Watertown slugger Dan Brouder broke up the no-hitter by blasting a triple to left field. Brouder stole home on a 3-2 count, but the pitch was a perfect strike that retired Ryan Brown for the second out. Alec Mayo slapped a grounder to first baseman Dean Demers, who flipped to a hustling Ekstrom for the final out in a one-hit, complete-game victory.

Demers supplied the offensive fireworks with three singles, an RBI and a run scored. John Lebinski crushed a long double over the left fielderâs head to knock in Demers with Newtownâs first run in the first inning. In the fifth inning, Brandon Cooper, who played an outstanding defensive game at catcher, walked and stole second. Demers lined a single to right field to put Newtown up 2-1. In the sixth inning, Newtown scored twice on walks to Nicky Sajovic, Nick Heron and John Hampford, a passed ball and an error.

Pomperaug 6, Knights 4: The Knights squandered a 4-1 sixth-inning lead by committing three errors on infield groundballs and yielding five runs in the bottom of the inning Sunday at Southburyâs Community Field. The Knights finished the regular season, though, with an impressive 13-6 record. Newtown pitcher Colton Sposta deserved a better outcome against Pomperaug. Sposta threw three no-hit innings to start the game before Pomperaug scored an unearned run in the fourth inning. He threw another shutout inning in the fifth before the sixth-inning meltdown that allowed five unearned runs to score. Sposta pitched a complete game, giving up just four hits and two walks. Newtown took a 1-0 lead in the fourth inning when Ben Stoller and John Lebinski clubbed back-to-back doubles over the left fielderâs head. With the score tied 1-1, Newtown scored three sixth-inning runs and appeared headed to victory. Matt Spencer blooped a single to left, and John Hampford reached on a first basemanâs error. Eric Suttonâs fly ball was dropped by the center fielder, scoring Spencer. Hampford scored on a wild pitch, and Brandon Cooper, Stoller and Lebinski walked to force in a run.

Knights 11, Waterbury 4: Newtown pitcher Dean Demers hurled a complete game, and John Hampford and Brandon Cooper each rapped two hits last week at Fairfield Hills Field as the Knights defeated Waterbury for the fourth time this season. Demers scattered nine hits, walked none and struck out nine batters. Waterbury jumped out to a 2-0 first-inning lead, highlighted by long doubles by Joe OâNeil and Jose Escanio. Newtown bounced back for four second-inning runs. John Lebinski walked, Colton Sposta reached on a fielderâs choice and Nicky Sajovic ripped an RBI single to left. Nick Heron followed with a line-drive RBI single to right, and John Hampford smacked a single to left. Heron and Hampford pulled a double steal, and Cooper drilled a two-RBI single to left.

In the fourth inning, Newtown scored three runs. Hampford walked, Eric Sutton reached on an error and another error scored Hampford. Ben Stoller walked, and Demes slapped an RBI single to left. Newtown scored three more runs in the fifth inning. Heron walked, Hampford singled, Sutton ripped an RBI single, Cooper walked and Stoller hit a hard RBI grounder that the shortstop couldnât handle. Newtownâs final two runs came across in the sixth inning. Sajovic walked, Heron was hit by a pitch and Sutton knocked in Sajovic with a sacrifice fly.

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It’s important to clarify the tone and context of Derek Pisani’s remarks, particularly the satirical line about suing Newtown for "Gross Stupidity." This was clearly a tongue-in-cheek jab at the exhausting culture of legal threats that’s become a staple on the local Facebook Group forums. It was a reflection of frustration over endless regulatory hurdles and obstructionism, and the desire to avoid common sense solutions not an insult aimed at residents. Satire, is meant to provoke thought and highlight the absurdities. If we are unable to distinguish between satire and literal threats, perhaps the comment hit closer to the truth than we’d like to admit. Rather than focusing on Pisanis style, we should be discussing the substance of what he’s pointing out: that Newtown’s progress is being routinely blocked by a small but vocal contingent who seem intent on saying “no” at every turn. They are saying no to any development, no to common sense solutions to crowd control, etc. Newtown deserves leaders who are willing to call things as they see them, even if their language ruffles feathers. That doesn’t mean they lack respect for constituents—it means they care enough to challenge the Mob and push for solutions. Isn't that what we elect people to do? I applaud Pisani's dedication, he certainly has earned my vote. Regardless, let’s not reduce conversation to tone-policing and outrage. Let’s focus on the issues that matter.

Who is Calling Newtowners Stupid?

Thank you for pointing out the trail access provisions included in the BOS motion—it’s an important clarification that deserves more attention in this conversation. If the development is, in fact, required to provide permanent free public access and commit to ongoing maintenance of this section of the Rochambeau Trail, that is a remarkably beneficial outcome for the town. oIt’s not every day that a private project shoulders the long-term burden of preserving and caring for a public historical corridor at no taxpayer cost—especially one that previously had no formal access, upkeep, or visibility. Let’s be honest: the idea that the only way to protect history is by preventing any development nearby is a rigid and unworkable standard. What’s being proposed here appears to strike a rare balance—historic preservation, public access, and smart development all rolled into one. That’s not a loss its a win. So rather than allowing a handful of voices to derail progress under the banner of “historic purity,” maybe it’s time to acknowledge the reality: this trail is better off with structured stewardship and visibility than remaining an overgrown ghost on old maps. Let’s move forward. Bring in the easement, bring in the public access—and yes, bring in the bulldozers!!! Progress and preservation can coexist. Let’s not let the NIMBY use fear or nostalgia keep us stuck in the past.

Discusses Rochambeau Trail And 6 Commerce Road

I've heard that several people are under the impression that the public might be banned from the Rochambeau Trail. Points 2 and 3 from the BOS motion (included in full below) make it clear that public access to the trail is part of the requirements for the developer. From what I understand, it requires free public access to the trail in perpetuity. Technically, this could be argued to be a "payment-in-kind," that attempts to balance public good with overall town growth. We can argue about weather that balance is acceptable and how the trail may be affected, but with the understanding that the trail is expected to be maintained as a publicly accessible trail regardless. July 15, 2024 Board of Selectmen approved motion: Discontinuance of Reservoir Road: Selectman Cruson moved the resolution: Resolved, that the Newtown Board of Selectmen, in accordance with Section 2-115(d)(8) of the Town Charter and Conn. Gen. Stat. §13a-49, and subject to the conditions set forth below, hereby discontinues an unimproved portion of Reservoir Road described as “Portion of Reservoir Road to be Discontinued “on that certain survey map which will be recorded on the Newtown Land Records titled “Map Showing Portion of Reservoir Road to be Discontinued” dated August, 2023 and revised September 15, 2023, and certified substantially correct by Gregory Szyszowski of SLR (the “Survey Map”), said discontinuance contingent and effective only upon the completion of the following: 1. The approval of an application for the development of land in the manner described in a letter from Attorney Thomas W. Beecher to First Selectman A. Jeffrey Capeci and Members of the Board of Selectmen dated May 30, 2024, pursuant to the “Residential Open Space Development” regulations of the Borough of Newtown by the Borough of Newtown Zoning Commission, and construction of that approval project within the timeframes required for special exception approval; 2. The inclusion of the discontinued portion of the road as part of the final Declaration of Conservation Restriction; 3. The conveyance of a mutually agreeable public easement to the Town of Newtown for pedestrian, bicycling, equestrian, and all other passive recreational uses (to exclude the use of motorized vehicles except as may be necessary by the Town or its designee to effectuate the purpose of the easement), and for municipal utility purposes; Be it further resolved, that Castle Hill Real Estate Holdings, LLC., its successors and assigns, shall not use any portion of the discontinued road as a vehicular road or access way to and from any developed portions of the property. Be it further finally resolved, that should any of the foregoing contingencies not occur, then the discontinuance contemplated herein shall not become effective and this resolution will become null and void. From: https://www.newtown-ct.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif12216/f/minutes/bos_7-15-24_min-_att_final.pdf

Is this paper road (roads that only exist on paper map but not in reality) even owned by the Town? Many roads that predate the Town's road standards are privately owned and were never accepted by the Town, such as many of the nonconforming roads around the lake communities where the property owners own right to the center line. That is something we had to deal with when working on the Roads Ordinance a few years back. We also had to deal with a private road to run the utilities to the new SHS.

For anyone who wants to know, I cant post a link here, but Housatonic Resources Recovery Authority has an entire website. Look up "HRRA whats in whats out"

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