Old Saybrook Field Hockey Notches 2 Victories; Boys’ Soccer Stays Undefeated
Field Hockey
The Old Saybrook field hockey squad took the field to play a trio of games last week. The Rams came away from the three-game stretch with two victories to boost their overall record to 3-1 this year.
Old Saybrook opened up the week by earning a 1-0 road win versus the Westbrook-Old Lyme co-op at Westbrook High School on Sept. 14. Sophomore Ayla D’Anna scored the lone goal for the game for Old Saybrook on an assist by freshman Kendall Dobrartz. Senior goalie Brianna Berdiales made 17 saves in the cage for the Rams.
Then on Sept. 16, the Rams hosted North Branford and took a 4-2 loss to the Thunderbirds. D’Anna scored an unassisted goal for Old Saybrook in the game. Senior captain Jessica Kidd netted the other goal for the Rams on an assist from senior Maggie Ashe. Berdiales and senior Kate Molesky both saw time in goal with the two keepers making 10 and 6 saves, respectively.
The very next day, Old Saybrook hit the road for a game against Waterford and won the contest by a 3-2 score. Kidd scored an unassisted goal for the game-winning tally with just 10 seconds left in the contest. Junior Amelia Sigersmith scored the 2 other goals for the Rams. Dobratz had the helper on both of Sigersmith’s scores.
Molesky played goal in the first half and made 6 saves for Old Saybrook. Berdiales stepped into the net for the second half and had 7 saves in the stanza.
Boys’ Soccer
The Old Saybrook boys’ soccer team raised its record to 3-0 on the season after prevailing in both of its games last week. The Rams scored a victory over Hale-Ray before defeat Valley Regional to stay undefeated on the season.
Old Saybrook kicked off its week by scoring an 8-1 home victory against Hale-Ray on Sept. 13. Two days later, the Rams traveled to Deep River to face Valley Regional and recorded a 6-0 shutout over the Warriors.
Girls’ Soccer
The Old Saybrook girls’ soccer team hosted Shoreline Conference rival Valley Regional for its lone game of the week last week. The Rams battled the Warriors to a
0-0 tie at Old Saybrook High School to put their record at 0-1-1 on the young season.
Girls’ Swimming and Diving
The Old Lyme-Old Saybrook-Valley Regional girls’ swimming and diving team began its fall season with a road meet versus Haddam-Killingworth last week.
The Wildcats 90-77 defeat versus the Cougars at H-K High School to start off the year at 0-1.
Football
The Old Saybrook-Westbrook (OS-W) football team was on the road to face North Branford for a Pequot Conference Sassacus Division game on Sept. 16. The Rams took a 48-6 loss versus the Thunderbirds to move to 0-2 overall with a divisional mark of 0-2 on the year.
Senior Carson Percival scored a touchdown for the Rams in their game against North Branford. Percival scored on a 2-yard run during the fourth quarter to put OS-W on the board.
The Rams are hosting non-conference opponent Capital-Achievement for their next game on Saturday, Sept. 24. The game kicks off at 6 p.m. at Old Saybrook High School.