School Tag Pomperaug

2021 All-SWC Spring Teams

Filed Under: All Sports Conference: SWC Schools: Bethel, Brookfield, Bunnell, Immaculate, Joel Barlow, Kolbe Cathedral, Masuk, New Fairfield, New Milford, Newtown, Notre Dame-Fairfield, Pomperaug, Stratford, Weston

Joe Morelli | June 16, 2021

BASEBALL All-SWC Daniel Rodriguez, Bethel; Zak Droukas, Brookfield; Drew Martin, Brookfield; Jake Miceli, Brookfield; Brett Batka, Bunnell; Matt Scott, Barlow; Jason Green, Kolbe Cathedral; Tyler Kipp, Masuk; Gianno Merlonghi, Masuk; Jeremy Rodrigues, Masuk; Dan Gantert, New Fairfield; Matt Garbowski, New Fairfield; Braden Quinn, New Fairfield; Justin Leclair, New Milford; Dylan Goyette, Newtown; Andrew Amato, Weston; […]

Girls Track

Weston girls wins 13th SWC track and field title since 2006

Filed Under: All Sports, Girls Track Conference: SWC Schools: Bethel, Brookfield, Bunnell, Immaculate, Joel Barlow, Kolbe Cathedral, Masuk, New Fairfield, New Milford, Newtown, Pomperaug, Stratford, Weston

Bill Bloxsom | May 24, 2021

WESTON — Athletes took advantage of competing on the South-West Conference’s biggest stage at the league’s girls track and field championships at Weston High.
The chance for records to fall, personal best t…

Girls Tennis

With four champions, Weston wins fifth straight SWC championship

Filed Under: All Sports, Girls Tennis Conference: SWC Schools: Bethel, Brookfield, Joel Barlow, Masuk, Newtown, Notre Dame-Fairfield, Pomperaug, Weston

Michael Fornabaio | May 24, 2021

REDDING — Some traditions have carried on through these crazy past 15 months, like high school athletes egging on their teammates during press interviews.
So, too, has Weston’s hold on the SWC girls tennis …

Girls Lacrosse

Connecticut’s top girls lacrosse performances, milestones for Week Four

Filed Under: All Sports, Girls Lacrosse Conference: CCC, ECC, FCIAC, SCC, SWC Schools: Brien McMahon, Brookfield, Bunnell, Cheshire, Fairfield Ludlowe, Farmington, Glastonbury, Greenwich, Joel Barlow, Mercy, Middletown, New Canaan, Notre Dame-Fairfield, Pomperaug, Sacred Heart Academy, St. Joseph, Wilton

Dave Stewart | May 13, 2021

MILESTONES

Anna Makover, Brien McMahon: The senior captain scored her 100th and 101st career goals during the Senators’ 16-4 victory over Danbury last…

Connecticut’s top high school golf performances for Week 3

Filed Under: All Sports, Boys Golf, Girls Golf, Golf Schools: Avon, Berlin, Cheshire, Fairfield Prep, Glastonbury, Granby Memorial, Hamden Hall, Hand, Killingly, New Canaan, Notre Dame-West Haven, Pomperaug, Shelton, St. Paul

Joe Morelli | May 6, 2021

Top performers

Jack Szabo, Pomperaug: His 1-over-par 37 at Connecticut Golf Club helped Pomperaug defeat Bethe…

Girls Lacrosse

Connecticut’s top girls lacrosse performances for Week Two

Filed Under: All Sports, Girls Lacrosse Conference: CCC, ECC, FCIAC, SCC, SWC Schools: Amity, Branford, Brien McMahon, Cheshire, East Catholic, East Lyme, Fairfield Ludlowe, Glastonbury, Greenwich, Guilford, Hall, Killingly, New Canaan, Pomperaug, RHAM, Stamford, Staples, Tolland, Trumbull

Dave Stewart | April 29, 2021

Emma Abbazia, Greenwich: The freshman had eight goals and three assists as the Cardinals started the season 2-1. That included a four-goal, one-assist performance in an 11-10 win over Staples in the seas…

Boys Lacrosse

‘Always smile on his face’: Pomperaug honors teammate in opener with New Milford’s help

Filed Under: All Sports, Boys Lacrosse Schools: New Milford, Pomperaug

Michael Fornabaio | April 10, 2021

NEW MILFORD — With two No. 13 jerseys hanging near midfield, one white and green, the other red and white, the teams lined up for the faceoff to open the boys lacrosse season Saturday morning, then went to a knee.
…

Girls Cross Country

Pomperaug’s Kate Wiser earns Gatorade award for cross country

Filed Under: All Sports, Girls Cross Country Conference: SWC Schools: Pomperaug

Joe Morelli | April 8, 2021

Kate Wiser from Pomperaug has been tabbed the 2020-21 Gatorade Connecticut Girls Cross Country Player of the Year, Gatorade announced on Thursday morning. Wiser is the first runner to be chosen from Pomperaug. The award recognizes not only outstanding athletic excellence, but also high standards of academic achievement and exemplary character demonstrated on and off […]

Girls Track

25 CIAC Girls Track Athletes to Watch in 2021

Filed Under: All Sports, Girls Track Schools: Conard, Darien, Greenwich, Haddam-Killingworth, Hand, Hillhouse, Joel Barlow, Mercy, Norwich Free Academy, Old Saybrook, Pomperaug, RHAM, Ridgefield, Sacred Heart Academy, St. Joseph, Wilbur Cross, Wilton

By Dan Nowak | April 6, 2021

Editor’s note: Stats from the last official track postseason (2019-2020 indoor track season) were used along with stats from most recent indoor dual meet results (in March) where applicable plus recent…

Gymnastics

New Milford wins 2nd straight SWC gymnastics title, eighth in 10 years

Filed Under: All Sports, Gymnastics Conference: SWC Schools: New Milford, Newtown, Nonnewaug, Oxford, Pomperaug

Bill Bloxsom | March 31, 2021

Hailey Best won three events and took home all-around honors with a score of 36.6 to lead New Milford to the South-West Conference girls’ gymnastics championship. It was the second consecutive title, and eighth in the last 10 years for coach Bethany Mihaly. New Milford posted a score of 134.3. Pomperaug, led by Alaina Karp […]

Girls Basketball

No. 2 Notre Dame-Fairfield rolls over Pomperaug to 2nd-straight SWC title

Filed Under: All Sports, Girls Basketball Conference: SWC Schools: Notre Dame-Fairfield, Pomperaug

Scott Ericson | March 26, 2021

BROOKFIELD — The No. 2 ranked Notre Dame-Fairfield girls basketball team has been ranked No. 1 or No. 2 in the GameTimeCT Top 10 poll the last two seasons, but because of COVID-19 has not had state championships to play fo…

Girls Basketball

Reilly, Pomperaug beat Kolbe, advance to first SWC championship game since 2012

Filed Under: All Sports, Girls Basketball Conference: SWC Schools: Kolbe Cathedral, Pomperaug

Scott Ericson | March 23, 2021

SOUTHBURY — The Pomperaug girls basketball team has had its fair share of success in recent years but the one thing it has not done is play for a SWC championship.
Pomperaug last won a conference tournament…

Boys Hockey

Guilford routed by Watertown-Pomperaug in its first game of season

Filed Under: All Sports, Boys Hockey Conference: SCC, SWC Schools: Guilford, Pomperaug, Watertown

Mike Madera | March 4, 2021

WEST HAVEN — The Guilford boys hockey team had to wait a few extra weeks to get the regular season started. Watertown-Pomperaug was all too eager to show the Grizzlies what they were missing.
Scoring four t…

Gymnastics

Pomperaug’s Karp, Oxford’s Bobbie sound off on being away from gymnastics

Filed Under: All Sports, Gymnastics Conference: SWC Schools: Oxford, Pomperaug

Bill Bloxsom | February 21, 2021

Pomperaug’s Alaina Karp and Oxford’s Nicole Bobby weighed in on the unenviable task gymnasts face daily — the pursuit of perfection.
Unlike Sisyphus, the king in Greek mythology who rolled an immense boulde…

Girls Swimming

Led by its seniors, Weston captures SWC girls swimming title

Filed Under: All Sports, Girls Swimming Conference: SWC Schools: Bethel, Brookfield, Bunnell, Immaculate, Joel Barlow, Masuk, New Fairfield, New Milford, Newtown, Pomperaug, Weston

David Fierro | November 18, 2020

Sparked by its seniors.
That was part of the theme of the SWC virtual swimming championships for Weston.
Behind several standout performances from seniors, Weston won the SWC team swimming t…

The Just for Kicks podcast (S3 Ep7): Pomperaug girls soccer coach Jillian Menzies

Filed Under: All Sports, Boys Soccer, Girls Soccer, Podcasts Schools: All Schools, Pomperaug

Staff Reports | November 9, 2020

GameTimeCT · Just for Kicks Podcast: Season 3, Episode 7: Pomperaug girls coach Jillian Menzies With the postseason experiences for teams in full swing, Scott Ericson and Joe Morelli discuss what some teams are facing heading into the postseason. Already several SCC teams have dropped out of the league tournament for various reasons and in […]

Boys Soccer

COVID cases alter upcoming SWC girls soccer tournament

Filed Under: All Sports, Boys Soccer, Girls Soccer Schools: Immaculate, Pomperaug

Joe Morelli | November 8, 2020

The South-West Conference girls soccer tournament will be impacted by a pair of programs forced to deal with COVID-19 situations.
Immaculate, which would have been the third seed, had to withdraw from the t…

Girls Cross Country

A look at some of the state’s top girls cross country performances for Week 4

Filed Under: A Featured, All Sports, Girls Cross Country Conference: CCC, ECC, FCIAC, NCCC, NVL, Pequot, SCC, Shoreline, SWC Schools: Greenwich, Hall, Immaculate, New Fairfield, New Milford, Pomperaug, Somers, St. Bernard, Trumbull

Will Aldam | October 28, 2020

Skylar Bennett, New Canaan: Sophomore finished first in a 4K race against Westhill with a time of 15:46.89.
Keelin Bremner, Immaculate: Finished 3rd overall with a time of 19:06 and was the first non-New Mi…

Boys Soccer

All-New England pick Finkel-Hozer back leading a new-look Pomperaug

Filed Under: All Sports, Boys Soccer Schools: Pomperaug

Scott Ericson | October 15, 2020

The Pomperaug boys soccer team experienced a run of success over the last three seasons.
In 2018, the team reached the CIAC Class LL semifinals, losing to eventual champion Glastonbury.
Last…

Girls Cross Country

Pomperaug’s Wiser to run cross country at Notre Dame

Filed Under: All Sports, Girls Cross Country Schools: Pomperaug

By Will Aldam | September 29, 2020

Three time SWC cross country champion, Class L champion and Wickham Park record holder Kate Wiser has committed to Notre Dame to continue her academic and athletic careers.
The Pomperaug senior won the 2019…

Field Hockey

25 CIAC field hockey players to watch in 2020

Filed Under: All Sports, Field Hockey Schools: Amity, Avon, Cheshire, Darien, Glastonbury, Granby Memorial, Guilford, Immaculate, New Canaan, Newtown, North Branford, Norwalk, Pomperaug, Ridgefield, Staples, Stonington, Westbrook, Wethersfield

By Dan Nowak | September 29, 2020

Tess Albrecht, Norwalk, Sr., F: Scored 36 goals and had 17 assists in leading the Bears to the CIAC Class L semifinals last season. Two-time CHSCA All-State, GameTimeCT All-State and All-FCIAC selection.
La…

Boys Soccer

25 CIAC boys soccer players to watch in 2020

Filed Under: All Sports, Boys Soccer Schools: All Schools, Bristol Eastern, Canton, Danbury, East Hartford, Fairfield Ludlowe, Farmington, Foran, Glastonbury, Greenwich, Guilford, Hall, Hand, Holy Cross, Joel Barlow, Ledyard, Litchfield, Naugatuck, New Milford, Plainville, Pomperaug, Stonington, Trumbull, West Haven

Scott Ericson | September 25, 2020

Chris Akindura, Naugatuck, Sr. F: The three-year starter is one of the most dangerous scoring threats in the state and could be the best player in the NVL. All-NVL in 2019.
Max Baer, Barlow, Sr. M: The All-…

Football

SWC football teams raise money for hospitals’ COVID-19 funds

Filed Under: All Sports, Football Conference: SWC Schools: Joel Barlow, New Milford, Newtown, Pomperaug

Michael Fornabaio | May 22, 2020

High school sports don’t resume until the fall, but four SWC football programs have a little competition going already to support health-care workers in the region.
Programs from Pomperaug, Newtown, Barlow …

Unified Sports Connecticut shares special message

Filed Under: All Sports Schools: Bloomfield, Brookfield, Coginchaug, Law, New Canaan, Oxford, Pomperaug, RHAM, Rockville, Shelton, Southington, Wilby, Wolcott

Staff Reports | April 8, 2020

There are many memorable events that happen at the CIAC boys and girls basketball championships at Mohegan Sun each year. One that is often spoken about is the Unified Sports games at halftime of each championship. The games both inspire and energize the crowds at Mohegan. Above is a special message from Unified Sports […]

Gymnastics

The 2020 GameTimeCT All-State Gymnastics team

Filed Under: All Sports, Gymnastics Conference: CCC, ECC, FCIAC, SCC, SWC Schools: All Schools, Fairfield Ludlowe, Fairfield Warde, Mercy, New Milford, Newtown, Pomperaug, Southington, St. Joseph, Stonington, Tolland, Woodstock Academy

Rich DePreta | March 25, 2020

The 2020 GameTimeCT All-State Gymnastics team. Compiled by Rich Depreta. Photos by Hearst Connecticut Media. Designed by Pete Paguaga and Sean Patrick Bowley. FIRST TEAM ♦♦♦ Gymnast of the Year Jenna Davidson Woodstock Academy, Senior Stats: State Open champion all-around (36.575 points); State Open champion floor exercise (9.55); No. 1 State Open qualifier beam […]

Gymnastics

Girls Gymnastics All-League teams

Filed Under: All Sports, Gymnastics Conference: CCC, ECC, FCIAC, SCC, SWC Schools: Branford, Conard, Darien, East Lyme, Fairfield Ludlowe, Fairfield Warde, Farmington, Glastonbury, Greenwich, Guilford, Hamden, Hand, Joel Barlow, Killingly, Law, New Milford, Newtown, Nonnewaug, Norwalk, Oxford, Pomperaug, South Windsor, Southington, St. Joseph, Staples, Stonington, Trumbull, Westhill, Wilton, Woodstock Academy

Rich DePreta | March 13, 2020

GIRLS GYMNASTICS
CT ALL-LEAGUE TEAMS 2019-20

ALL-FCIAC GYMNASTS
First Team
Ava Mancini, Lu…

Gymnastics

2019-20 CHSCA All-State Girls Gymnastics teams

Filed Under: All Sports, Gymnastics Conference: CCC, ECC, FCIAC, SCC, SWC Schools: Coginchaug, Conard, Darien, East Lyme, Fairfield Ludlowe, Fairfield Warde, Farmington, Fitch, Glastonbury, Haddam-Killingworth, Joel Barlow, Killingly, Law, Mercy, New Milford, Newtown, Nonnewaug, Norwich Free Academy, Old Lyme, Oxford, Pomperaug, South Windsor, Southington, St. Joseph, Staples, Stonington, Tolland, Trumbull, Westhill, Wilton, Woodstock Academy

Connecticut Post Sports | March 13, 2020

2019-20 CHSCA All-State Girls Gymnastics teams

FIRST TEAM
(in alphabetical order)
Kaitlyn Abbey (East Lyme Co-op); Alison Albanese (Cogincha…

Gymnastics

Southington edges Woodstock Academy for Open gymnastics team title

Filed Under: All Sports, Gymnastics Conference: CCC, ECC, FCIAC, SCC, SWC Schools: Darien, Fairfield Ludlowe, Fairfield Warde, Glastonbury, Haddam-Killingworth, Hand, Killingly, Law, Mercy, New Milford, Newtown, Oxford, Pomperaug, South Windsor, Southington, St. Joseph, Staples, Stonington, Tolland, Trumbull, Westhill, Wilton, Woodstock Academy

Rich DePreta | March 7, 2020

NEW MILFORD — The best high school girls gymnasts in Connecticut came together Saturday at New Milford High School for the 2020 State Open Championship.
And both the team and individual performances did not…

Boys Swimming

Pomperaug keeps its hold on SWC swimming title, winning its eighth straight conference trophy

Filed Under: All Sports, Boys Swimming Conference: SWC Schools: Brookfield, Joel Barlow, Masuk, New Fairfield, New Milford, Newtown, Pomperaug, Weston

David Fierro | March 6, 2020

MONROE — Fittingly, Friday night’s SWC Boys Swimming Championships ended with Pomperaug winning the 400-yard freestyle relay — an event that truly takes a team effort to emerge victorious.
Pomperaug didn’t …