Valley Volleyball Wins Five-Setter Against Morgan; Boys’ Soccer Notches Shutout Over Westbrook
Girls’ Volleyball
The Valley Regional girls’ volleyball team traveled to Clinton to take on Morgan for its lone matchup of the week last week. The Warriors rallied for a five-set victory over the Huskies to level their record at 7-7 on the year.
Valley lost the first two sets against Morgan, but came back to claim a 3-2 win versus the Huskies in a road match on Oct. 20. The Warriors edged out Morgan by the final tally of 22-25, 8-25, 25-19, 25-17, 15-5 in the contest.
Senior Sophie Scrivo had a big match by dishing out 29 assists to go with 13 digs, 4 kills, and 1 blocks for the Warriors in the victory. Senior Kaia Karcich recorded 25 digs with 4 aces, while fellow senior Audrey Board had 22 kills and 3 blocks for Valley Regional.
Junior Natalia Novak posted 23 digs to go with 3 kills and 2 aces in the win. Junior Olivia Cunningham had 5 kills and 2 blocks on the night.
Valley is hosting North Branford for a matchup on Friday, Oct. 21 at 6 p.m. After that, the Warriors are on the road to face Coginchaug on Monday, Oct. 24 at 6 p.m.
Boys’ Soccer
The Valley Regional boys’ soccer team picked up a few points by notching a win and a tie between its three games last week. The Warriors earned a shutout victory versus Westbrook to go with a draw against Old Lyme and a loss to Canton in recent action, putting the team’s record at 4-8-1 on the season.
On Oct. 11, Valley hosted Old Lyme and battled the Wildcats to a 4-4 tie. Two days later, the Warriors faced Westbrook at home and blanked Knights by a 3-0 final at Valley Regional High School. Valley finished off the week by taking a 7-0 loss against Canton in a non-conference road game on Oct. 15.
Valley Regional is playing a home game against Cromwell on Thursday, Oct. 20. One week later, the Warriors are hosting Cromwell for their regular-season finale at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 27.
Field Hockey
The Valley Regional field hockey team earned a tie and took two defeats between its three games last week and is now 6-4-2 on the season. The Warriors took losses against Old Saybrook and North Branford before playing East Lyme to a draw in recent action.
On Oct. 11, Valley took a 1-0 defeat to Old Saybrook in a road game. Then on Oct. 14, the Warriors hosted North Branford and took a 2-0 loss versus the Thunderbirds at Valley Regional High School. The next day, Valley played a non-conference game at East Lyme and battled the Vikings to a 0-0 tie in the contest.
Valley Regional is hosting the Somers-Rockville co-op squad for a contest on Friday, Oct. 21 at 3:45 p.m. The Warriors will then face New Fairfield at home on Saturday, Oct. 22 at 11 a.m.
Football
The Valley Regional-Old Lyme (VR-OL) football team was on the bye week last week. The Warriors will take their unblemished record into their divisional contest against Capital-Achievement on Thursday, Oct. 20. The game kicks off at 6 p.m. at the Annie Fisher School in Hartford. VR-OL has an overall record of 4-0 and is 3-0 in the Pequot Conference Sassacus Division this year. Capital-Achievement is 3-2 overall with a record of 3-1 in the division.