Printer Friendly Version - Girls’ Swimming Shines in Preseason Meet, Football Drops a Pair

Pictured is the Shoreline Co-op girls’ swim team that won four of eight events at its preseason relay meet in Windsor Locks on Sept. 6 in (back) Elsa Shatraw, Veronica “VV” Pypa, Sasha Dziebel, Emma Wakelee, Sofia Campo, Olivia “Liv” Macaluso, Sophia Langer, Lauren Thebeau, Claire Johnson, Bethany Erkkila, Olivia Campo, and Gianna Dabkowski; (front) Kinsley Grenier, Phoebe Spallone, Rose Dimmock, Zi Abbott, Olive Forristall, Maggie Miller, and Aria Cummings. Photo courtesy of Alison Karam

Morgan-Westbrook-Old Saybrook (MSW) football hit the road on Sept 19. to face off vs. Rockville. The game stayed fairly tight for the first quarter before Rockville scored two unanswered quick touchdowns. MSW found themselves playing from behind for the second straight week, and they got on the board with a late second quarter touchdown throw from Trevor Powell to Wes Percival.

The momentum from the MSW score was short lived, as Rockville connected on a half back pass for a touchdown right before halftime. The Rams ended up winning the game 34-7.

On Sept. 27, the team hosted North Branford and fell 34-21. MSW got into an early 14-point deficit but kept on fighting, bringing the game to within six points. Wide receiver Wes Percival caught two touchdown passes and a two point conversion from Trevor Powell, Hunter Roth also had a touchdown reception from Powell.

The newly formed Shoreline Co-Op girls’ swimming team (with swimmers from Haddam-Killingworth, Valley Regional, Lyme-Old Lyme, and Old Saybrook) won four of eight relays in a pre-season relay meet held at Windsor Locks High School on Sept. 6. Shoreline girls raced against swimmers from Suffield, Windsor Locks Co-Op, and Hartford Co-Op/Bulkeley/HMTCA.

Shoreline swimmers who competed in the relay meet were Aria Cummings (freshman, H-K), Bethany Erkkila (junior, Valley Regional), Claire Johnson (freshman, Valley Regional), Elsa Shatraw (sophomore, H-K), Emma Wakelee (junior, Old Saybrook), Kinsley Grenier (freshman, Lyme-Old Lyme), Lauren Thebeau (freshman, H-K), Maggie Miller (junior, H-K), Olive Forristall (sophomore, H-K), Olivia Campo (senior, H-K), Olivia “Liv” Macaluso (senior, H-K), Phoebe Spallone (freshman, Valley Regional), Rose Dimmock (junior, Lyme-Old Lyme), Sasha Dziebel (junior, Old Saybrook), Sofia Campo (senior, H-K), Sophia Langer (sophomore, H-K), Veronica Pypa (senior, H-K) and Zi Abbott (sophomore, H-K).

Medals were awarded to first-place finishers. The winning relay teams for the Shoreline squad included the 800-yard freestyle relay team of Thebeau, Shatraw, Olivia Campo, and Miller. Also winning was the 400 freestyle relay squad of Spallone, Olivia Campo, Forristall, and Macaluso. The 200 medley relay of Spallone, Sofia Campo, Johnson, and Macaluso, grabbed a first place finish, as did the 200 freestyle relay team comprised of Miller, Spallone, Sofia Campo, and Johnson.