Valley Girls’ Basketball Falls in State Finals; Boys’ Swimming and Diving Produces Strong States Performances
Girls’ Basketball
The Valley Regional girls’ basketball team grabbed a state semifinal win before bowing out in the finals of the Class M State Championship. On March 13, the Warriors defeated #7 Cromwell by a score of 56-51. Lily Grow led the way with 15 points, while Abby Bradbury added 14 and Olivia Cunningham scored 13. Regan Grow contributed six points, Siena Schaller recorded five points, and Elizabeth Allen found the net for three. In the finals on March 18, Valley fell to #1 seed East Hampton in a close 31-29 contest to put an end to the season. Cunningham’s 10 points led the Warriors, while Bradbury scored eight and Regan Grow scored six. Lily Grow added five points in the loss.
Boys’ Swimming and Diving
The H-K/Valley Regional boys’ swimming and diving team competed in the Class M State Championship on March 16, placing 11th overall.
In the 200 yard medley relay, Jackson Smith, Jack Ferguson, Alejandro Campo de la Vera, and Knoop Onno (1:44.56) took ninth place. Ferguson claimed second place in the 200 yard IM (1:54.76) and first place in the 100 yard backstrone (57.82). The 400 yard freestyle relay team of Smith, Josh Colandrea, Campo de la Vera, and Ferguson (3:31.87) took ninth place.
Ferguson took fourth overall in the 100 yard breastroke (57.93) at the State Open Championship on March 18.
To submit results and box scores for your team, contact sports editor Gabby Hurlbut at g.hurlbut@shorepublishing.com.