Person of the Week • Published Nov 18, 2024 10 pm
By John Lecardo
Bella Bunce is someone who truly gets the essence of what makes cheerleading such an uplifting sport. She has harnessed the love of her teammates to cultivate an unmatche...
Person of the Week • Published Nov 12, 2024 11 am
By John Lecardo
Around middle school, Eve Backhaus’ athletic path took a bit of a detour. Yet she just went with the flow and made the most of it–which also explains the story of her jun...
Person of the Week • Published Nov 07, 2024 12 am
By John Lecardo
Hannah Sawicki has always had the infectious spirit synonymous with a diligent and successful cheerleader. Her pride and passion for her school and team shine through her...
Person of the Week • Published Oct 01, 2024 11 am
By John Lecardo
Lexi Heaphy has been a mainstay in the starting lineups for both of her clubs at East Haven High School. How has she withstood the pressure of performing as a starter for...
Person of the Week • Published Sep 24, 2024 10 am
By John Lecardo
Kolbey Nastri has utilized team spirit and the encouragement of others to push herself quite far in the sport of cheerleading. It has led to her becoming arguably the mos...
Person of the Week • Published Sep 17, 2024 12 pm
By John Lecardo
The game of volleyball came to Mia Abely rather a little later in her athletic upbringing. Though she has more than made up for lost time by diving into the community of ...
Person of the Week • Published Sep 10, 2024 01 pm
By John Lecardo
Hannah Dudley feels that as long as you are enjoying the game and giving your all, then everything else will fall into place. As much as she has given the game with all o...
Person of the Week • Published Jul 08, 2024 02 pm
By John Lecardo
Gianna Santoro trusted herself, her catcher, and the defense around her this spring. Yet more importantly, it was that belief in her own abilities that enabled her to att...
Person of the Week • Published Mar 26, 2024 11 am
By John Lecardo
Most recently, the East Haven track program saw one of its alumni in the field leap quite high in her collegiate career. Her efforts landed her the opportunity of a lifet...
Person of the Week • Published Mar 19, 2024 11 am
By John Lecardo
The workhorse mentality that comes with wrestling is what drew Jack Fletcher to the mat. And with his dedication and persistence 365 days a year, he has established himse...
Person of the Week • Published Feb 27, 2024 11 am
By John Lecardo
On the ice, it takes a leader to be cool, calm, and composed, while moving swiftly and smartly with each maneuver. Michael Savo toes that fine line of balance with great ...
Person of the Week • Published Feb 06, 2024 11 am
By John Lecardo
Anyone can be a prolific scorer on the basketball court. Yet Jason Chapman is the ultimate gamer and strives for excellence–knowing it takes proficiency on the other end ...
Person of the Week • Published Jan 09, 2024 11 am
By John Lecardo
Lorenzo Defilio is a great advocate of the communal concept of a hockey squad, along with the satisfying feeling of winning–two things he is experiencing a great wealth o...
Person of the Week • Published Dec 13, 2023 02 pm
By John Lecardo
The game of football can display a great deal of guts, glory, and determination on the gridiron, from the naked eye of a casual observer. That was the exact initial impre...
Person of the Week • Published Nov 21, 2023 02 pm
By John Lecardo
It all started as simply a senior year spring fling, but the sport of golf began a long and productive relationship with Ian Reynolds–paving the way for great prominence ...
Person of the Week • Published Oct 18, 2023 06 am
By John Lecardo
On the field at defense, Natalie Brown serves as the heart of the transportation for the pieces of the East Haven girls’ soccer team on the pitch. Away from the field, sh...
Person of the Week • Published Oct 03, 2023 12 pm
By John Lecardo
Camaraderie among friends has always motivated Alex Dombrowski to keep pounding on the gridiron, and it is that family affair that has pushed him to quite a lofty leaders...
Person of the Week • Published Sep 21, 2023 08 am
By John Lecardo
When it comes to craving the court within the confines of the sport of volleyball, Nicole Brown seeks out the moments where the entire unit of the team synchronizes on th...
Person of the Week • Published Jul 13, 2023 08 am
By John Lecardo
Gianna Fowler did not take too kindly to her first physical endeavor with regards to sports, though the second time was actually the charm for her as softball has been a ...
Person of the Week • Published Jul 07, 2023 05 am
By John Lecardo
While most high school tennis players would look at three-set marathon matches as grueling endeavors, Melania Korenovsky positions them as opportunities to truly show her...
Person of the Week • Published Jun 27, 2023 12 pm
By John Lecardo
When it comes to being part of a program that goes from flying underneath other teams’ radars to seeing the mountain top of team accomplishments, Kelley Vanacore knows al...
Person of the Week • Published Jun 01, 2023 10 am
By John Lecardo
Nathan Furino always brought the heat on the mound for the Yellowjackets, but now the alum has assumed a role of a reliable arm as part of the pitching staff at Eastern C...
Person of the Week • Published May 02, 2023 08 am
By John Lecardo
For Izabella Olszewski, the sport of tennis has not only relaxed her mind and body, it has also strengthened her spirit mentally into a constant and persistent positive m...
Person of the Week • Published Apr 27, 2023 08 am
By John Lecardo
Following a very fruitful and successful tenure across multiple athletic terrains at East Haven High School (EHHS), Tori Heaphy has not skipped a beat while ascending to ...
Person of the Week • Published Apr 20, 2023 07 am
By John Lecardo
As she burns rubber with her legs, leaps high through the air and over the hurdles on the East Haven High School track, Erica Canfield also leaves her adversaries in the ...
Person of the Week • Published Apr 13, 2023 07 am
By John Lecardo
Taylor Salato dedicated herself to the court and her club while playing basketball for East Haven High School and, only two years after her departure, she is continuing t...
Person of the Week • Published Apr 04, 2023 06 am
By John Lecardo
When compared to his teammates and adversaries on the mats, Elijah Trufan has had quite a truncated career as a high school wrestler. Yet despite the short stint, he has ...
Person of the Week • Published Mar 28, 2023 11 am
By John Lecardo
John D’Albero knows that when fortitude meets good fortune in the sport of hockey, a player can reap the benefits of the two traits colliding for himself and his teammate...
Person of the Week • Published Mar 21, 2023 07 am
By John Lecardo
For Noah Franchi, he knows that wrestling is not simply a sport, but rather, it is an entire lifestyle. Yet no matter the demands of the mat, he commands the respect of h...
Person of the Week • Published Mar 16, 2023 08 am
By John Lecardo
When he was younger, JP (Jon-Paul) Garea was told by his peers that he should be a stopper for anything and everything due to his stature. Years later, he combined his si...
Person of the Week • Published Mar 07, 2023 06 am
By John Lecardo
The sport of wrestling can be a very harrowing and humbling journey. For Dylan Snyder, he experienced this firsthand and, like a great grappler, found his way through rou...
Person of the Week • Published Feb 28, 2023 07 am
By John Lecardo
Out of the five positions possible for her to play on a basketball court, it has ended up advantageous for Kelsey Murray to take on the shooting guard assignment because ...
Person of the Week • Published Feb 22, 2023 08 am
By John Lecardo
No matter the twists and turns of his high school wrestling career, Chris Doheny has continuously found his way back to the mat, which has led to him pinning down opponen...
Person of the Week • Published Feb 14, 2023 07 am
By John Lecardo
The free-flowing nature of basketball really drew Josiah Perez to the game, and kept him in the game since he was a young toddler. The passion for the court has carried o...
Person of the Week • Published Feb 07, 2023 09 am
By John Lecardo
Diana Kalman had one of the more decorated careers in the history of the East Haven volleyball program, with memorable moments, key victories, and stunning solo accolades...
Person of the Week • Published Feb 02, 2023 08 am
By John Lecardo
When speaking about his assignment on the court, Angelo D’Amato loves to roam freely as a guard. That love has enabled him to run free and shoot his shot openly and often...
Person of the Week • Published Jan 26, 2023 08 am
By John Lecardo
When it comes to the sport of cheerleading, Adriana Esposito relishes in the mental movements within the competition. And she has become a swell tactician, learning sever...
Person of the Week • Published Jan 18, 2023 08 am
By John Lecardo
Camaraderie through competition within the sporting world can be a great source of success. That adage rings true for Rocco Lombardi, as he has developed many court colle...
Person of the Week • Published Jan 13, 2023 10 am
By John Lecardo
Playing soccer for nearly a decade and a half, Gianna Mendez never stops to improve upon herself from the previous play, game, or season. That was certainly evident as sh...
Person of the Week • Published Jan 07, 2023 12 pm
By John Lecardo
Whether it is pushing himself to his physical limits on the field or weight room, or while stretching his mental capacity in eyeing cornerbacks’ tendencies or mastering n...
Person of the Week • Published Dec 28, 2022 08 am
By John Lecardo
For Ava Avena, volleyball was the furthest thing on her radar during her athletic beginnings. But now, she has gone from equestrian to setting as a very key component to ...
Person of the Week • Published Dec 20, 2022 02 pm
By John Lecardo
For Gabby Gaetano, the communal aspect of being on a sports team has always been at the crux of her passion for athletics. She helped make that evident by being a captain...
Person of the Week • Published Dec 14, 2022 09 am
By John Lecardo
Throughout her playing tenure in town, Miranda Gladwin developed into a consummate teammate, leader, and professional. Now, she is utilizing the tools she garnered from t...
Person of the Week • Published Dec 07, 2022 09 am
By John Lecardo
Taya Ragaini made a shift in her athletic endeavors upon entering middle school, and it was a match made on the mat, as she has seen her cheerleading career blossom into ...
Person of the Week • Published Nov 23, 2022 12 pm
By James Kidd
Dominic Salato cherishes every time he walks onto a football field. Win or lose, he is passionate about the sport and his teammates. This year, he is a senior captain and...
Person of the Week • Published Nov 10, 2022 12 pm
After growing up playing both softball and volleyball, Nicole SanGiovanni wanted to carve out her own athletic identity and traded in balls and strikes for kills and spik...
Person of the Week • Published Oct 05, 2022 10 am
Julia Crisci didn’t intend on returning to the East Haven girls’ soccer team this year after sitting out last season. Julia was planning to focus on her schoolwork while ...
Person of the Week • Published Sep 16, 2022 12 pm
Mekhi Morrison got his first experience in varsity football as a junior and finished the season as an All-Southern Connecticut Conference honoree. Now back for his senior...
Person of the Week • Published Sep 07, 2022 12 pm
Michael Pilato lives with a no-regrets mentality in all walks of life. The East Haven resident held true to that philosophy by leaving everything he had on the ice for N...
Person of the Week • Published Aug 31, 2022 09 am
Yellowjackets’ Alum Happy to Coach in Her Hometown
