Boys’ Lacrosse

The Warriors’ boys’ lacrosse squad had a busy week by playing four games and split the stretch with a 2-2 record. Valley defeated Haddam-Killingworth 7-6 and Old Saybrook 20-5 and then lost to Old Lyme 20-8 and Immaculate 11-10 in overtime.

On April 18, Valley traveled to Haddam-Killingworth and came away with a thrilling 7-6 victory. The next day, the Warriors fell behind 11-5 at halftime and lost a home game to Old Lyme. After that, Valley welcomed Old Saybrook to town and got back on the winning track by scoring 10 goals in the first period en route to the 20-5 triumph. Captain Jonathan Lacoske led the way with five goals and two assists. Brad Rider went for four goals and five assists, Rocky Harpin scored four goals, Jonathan Brophy had three goals, and Soren Frantz had two scores, while Charlie Ferrucci and Sean Cole each had one. Jake Azzinaro finished with seven saves in the win.

In the final game of the week, non-conference foe Immaculate came to Deep River and prevailed in overtime, 11-10. For Valley, Ferrucci had three goals, plus Harpin (2), Ryan Davis (2), Jonathan Lacoske, Brad Rider, and Jonathan Brophy all scored for the Warriors. Azzinaro made 18 saves in the net as Valley dropped to 4-3 on the year.

Girls’ Tennis

The Valley girls tennis squad defeated North Branford 6-1 at home in its only contest of the week on April 18. In singles play, No. 1 player Hannah Halsey won in straight sets over Nicole Messore 6-1, 6-0; No. 2 Callie Riggio defeated Lauren Albondi 6-0, 6-1; and No. 3 Caitlin Farley won over Zelda Galdenzi 6-1, 6-0. In doubles, the No. 1 team of Amanda Joyce and Elllie Flynn defeated Erin Stiegler and Nicole Yeager 6-1, 6-2; No. 2 Jenna Farley and Tori Adamczyk won over Syndney Constantindri and Alyssa Diaz 6-1, 6-1; and No. 3 squad Izzy Bowden and Isabelle Hansen defeated Frankie Palma and Kaylea Grandpre 7-5, 6-0. The Warriors are now 6-1 on the season.

Boys’ Tennis

The Valley boys’ tennis squad had only one match last week versus Portland and prevailed 7-0 at home on April 21. The Warriors took the match with relative ease as Portland arrived with only two players during vacation week and Valley won both matches to improve to 3-2 on the year. Valley’s No. 1 singles player, Jeff Riggio, faced off with Brandon Szabo and won 7-6 (7-5), 6-2. For No. 2 singles, Jason Simoneau defeated Danny Norton 6-3, 6-0.

“Jeff struggled a bit in his first set. Jeff is a player who is accustomed to and likes hard-hit, topspin balls coming at him,” Head Coach Bunny Logan said. “His opponent hits a high, slower ball and it took Jeff a while to get used the different timing and style of play. However, he recovered nicely in the second set.”

Baseball

The Valley baseball team went 1-2 last week by losing to Law and Haddam-Killingworth and then defeating Old Lyme. On April 18, the Warriors hosted non-conference foe Law and lost a close one, 3-2. Next, the Warriors traveled to Haddam-Killingworth and lost another tight game, 4-2, on April 20. Valley bounced back with a 3-1 victory over Old Lyme at home on April 22 to stand at 5-3.