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Bristol Central�s Elise Galipo (22) celebrates a goal by Emily Zygiel (9) during a girls soccer game this past fall against Plainville. Inside this special section are our All-Press teams in all fall sports.

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LOGAN MARCHIST. PAUL

JAHMIL EFFENDBRISTOL EASTERN

TIM WHITEBRISTOL CENTRAL

REID MORINST. PAUL

JUSTIN GONZALEZST. PAUL

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KYLE PORTERBRISTOL EASTERN

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All-PressFootballTeamBy JOHNNY J. BURNHAMSTAFF WRITER

Although 2011 produced morelosses than wins for each of thethree area football teams, it wasstill a season which was filledwith strong individual play onboth sides of the ball, resulting inan All-Press team that is nothingshort of superb.For the 12 seniors selected, they

closed their careers in style. Andfor the eight who’ll return to thefield next year, they’ve built thefoundation for a bright future forboth themselves and their respec-tive programs.For the first time, the All-Press

offense has two quarterback selec-tions — St. Paul Catholic’s LoganMarchi and Bristol Central’sAndrew Laviero. They’re joinedon the team by running backsJahmil Effend (Bristol Eastern)and Tim White (Central), widereceivers Justin Gonzalez (St.Paul), Reid Morin (St. Paul)and Mike Benites (Central), aswell as Kyle Porter (Eastern), CyMcIntosh (Central) and MartinMcNiff (Central) on the offensiveline.

Defensively, DeJeahn Brown(Eastern) and Jerry Albino(Central) represent the D-line,while Tucker Bachand (St. Paul),

Dylan Stanco (Central), NickCrowley (Eastern) and MattWhite (Central) are at lineback-er, and Eli Rodriguez (Eastern),

Darence Delgado (Central) andTyler Bush (Eastern) make up thesecondary.St. Paul kicker Geun Park

received the nod on specialteams.Although St. Paul suffered

through a one-win season, thestatistics of the its quarterbackare nothing short of eye-popping.Marchi racked up 2,419 yardsthrough the air with 26 touch-downs on 164 completions. Thatstands as tops of any signal-call-er ever selected to the All-Pressteam. He threw for 127 yards ormore in every game, including447 in a loss to Torrington inwhich he completed 21 passesand tossed for six touchdowns.The six TDs tied him for the sec-ond most touchdown strikes in asingle game in state history.Marchi completed 29 passes

— 14th all-time, right aheadof former Falcons QB TannerBachand’s 28 completions in 2009— in tallying 378 yards againstHoly Cross.Marchi is only a sophomore.Nearly half of his completions

and more than 50 percent of thatyardage total went to Gonzlaez.The senior captain had a remark-able season that netted 1,316yards on 72 receptions. His yard-age total ranks as the 12th most in

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The Bristol Eastern football team with their Battle for the Bell Trophy. Pictured above are Tyler Bush, Mitch Whee-lock, coach Mike Archangelo, Alec LaMar and Ryan Gotowala. The four players were team captains.

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DEJEAHN BROWNBRISTOL EASTERN

NICK CROWLEYBRISTOL EASTERN

DARENCE DELGADOBRISTOL CENTRAL

ELI RODRIGUEZBRISTOL EASTERN

GEUN PARKST. PAUL

TYLER BUSHBRISTOL EASTERN

one year in Connecticut footballhistory. He’s one of only 15 play-ers to have ever tallied 1,300 yardsor more in a season.Gonzalez’s 14-catch, 259-yard

day against the Crusaders wasstatistically the best game by aFalcon wideout in more thanthree decades. Those 14 grabs arefourth most in the state recordbook. Gonzalez collected at least225 yards receiving three times.He also caught 13 touchdowns.

Morin emerged as a viable sec-ond option in the Falcons potentpassing attack. After being heldwithout a catch through the firstthree games of the fall, he hadthree or more receptions in five ofthe final seven affairs. As a result,the sophomore snatched 28 ballsfor 304 yards — an average ofmore than 10 yards per reception.He had two multi-touchdowngames.Benites, who coincidentally had

been an All-Press pick the twoprevious seasons as a defensiveback, had a breakout year offen-sively. The senior led the Ramswith 30 catches for 505 yards.He was also second on Centralin rushing yards. Combined, hechewed up 822 yards with theball in his hands. He totaled ninetouchdowns on the year.Benites finished his days in

a Ram uniform with a team-high 96 yards in total offense, 75coming on seven receptions, onThanksgiving morning. He wasnamed Central’s Offensive Playerof the Game.Effend earned the same dis-

tinction for Eastern.The Lancers running back

picked up 127 yards and twotouchdowns in helping to keepthe coveted Bell on King Streetfor another year. For the season,Effend, a senior, was Eastern’smost productive ballcarrier. Heled the team in carries (108),yards (495), and rushing touch-downs (five). He twice surpassedthe century mark in yardage in agame this year.Although it was a struggle on

offense this season for Eastern,Porter blossomed into an anchoron the offensive line. The sopho-more, who also handled the team’s

punting duties, was a main reasonthe Lancers were able to have suc-cess in the running game. Porter’swork allowed three running backsto pick up 225 yards or more onthe year.Laviero put together a strong

season at quarterback for Central.In his second full season at thehelm of the Rams’ offense, thejuniormade great strides,betteringhis yardage output, touchdowns,completion percentage and cut-ting down on the number ofinterceptions from last year.For the season, Laviero tossed

for 1,092 yards on 68 completions.He threw for six touchdowns. Hecompleted 13 passes for 154 yardsin the Battle for the Bell, and had168 yards through the air againstRocky Hill.

Statistically, Laviero had thebest season of anyCentral quarter-back since Matt Coyne wrappedup his career in 2007.The blocking of the boys in

the trenches, in particular All-Press selections McIntosh andMcNiff, were a big part in notonly Laviero’s quality season, butto the Rams success as a whole.The Central offense accumulated2,409 total yards this fall, scored247 points and averaged nearlyfive yards per play.As a result, the Rams picked up

an area-best four wins.But on the rare occasion there

was a missed block, Tim Whitehad the ability to still turn theplay into a positive gain. Whitewas truly the Rams workhorse.

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Fans on the Bristol Central side during the annual Battle for the Bell footballgame with Bristol Eastern at Muzzy Field on Thanksgiving Day.

Reid,Mom, Dad and our wholefamily are so proud of you!

What a great football season,and most important,

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By PAUL ANGILLYSTAFF WRITER

There were no championshipswon among area girls soccerteams this season, but that didn’tmean there weren’t plenty of goodplayers on the pitch.Leading the way were All-State

players Elise Galipo of BristolCentral and Danielle Kriscenskiof Bristol Eastern. There werealso a total of eight all-conferenceplayers from Bristol, includingGalipo and Kriscenski.All eight of those all-conference

players, plus a pair of freshmenstandouts and a key senior leaderhave been selected to make upout third annual All-Press girlssoccer team.Galipo, who was also an All-

State player in 2009, becomes thefirst and only three-time memberof our All-Press team.This past season, she scored 19

goals, including three hat tricksand six game-winning tallies. Sheadded seven assists and was namedto the CCC South all-conferenceteam for the third straight year.For the second straight year,

Galipo is also being consideredfor state Gatorade Player of theYear honors.“She was a great leader for us

all year, not only scoring goals, butwith her work ethic and commit-ment to the team,”Bristol Centralcoach Scott Redman said.In her senior year Galipo helped

the Rams to a 12-6 overall recordand a second round appearance inthe Class L state tournament.Others from Bristol Central

earning all-conference honors thisyear were senior midfielder EmilyZygiel, senior defender LaurenBossi and sophomore defenderJessica Lemieux.They join Galipoon the All-Press team along withteammate Lexi Kochin, whomade an immediate impact as afreshman forward.Kochin scored seven goals and

had five assists for the season,including three game-winninggoals — one of which came in the

state tournament. She started all18 games in her first year.“[Lexi] was a nice, bright sur-

prise this year,” Redman said,adding that she was a nice com-pliment to Galipo up front.Zygiel, who also earned All-

Press honors last season, had twogoals and nine assists this year,earning all-conference honors forthe second time. Redman said shewas also a great leader who won alot of 50-50 balls in the field.“She locked us down in the

middle of the field and was realconsistent,” he said.Bossi and Lemieux each record-

ed two assists this year whileanchoring the Rams’ defense.As a marking back, Bossi shut

down some of the best players in

the conference, Redman said, andshe also filled in at a number ofother positions.“She was real versatile, playing

all over the field,” he said.Lemieux was moved to the

sweeper position during the sea-son.“She stepped up and …

impressed us with her level ofplay,” Redman said.Bristol Eastern also had a win-

ning record this season, finishing8-6-3, and a key part of that suc-cess was the play of Kriscenskiin net.A natural goalkeeper who had

played every position in the fieldduring past seasons to make roomfor last year’s All-State goalkeeperJamie Botteon — earning all-con-

ference selection and All-Pressstatus last year as a defensive mid-fielder — as a senior captain thisyear Kriscenski allowed just fourgoals in 14 CCC South gamesand 12 all season, recording 10shutouts.“She has sacrificed her goalie

career for the good of the team.She is a special player,” BristolEastern coach Roland Lorangersaid.“She’s just one of those ath-

letes,” he added. “She just did aphenomenal job keeping us inevery game.”Bristol Eastern teammates

Amanda Zdun and MarissaCarlson also earned all-confer-ence honors this year to join heron the All-Press team. Both are

just sophomores, yet have beenthe Rams’ top defensive playersfor the past two years.Zdun is an outstanding athlete

who could have played anywhere,Loranger said.“She fit in the sweeper back

position and she did an outstand-ing job,” he said.Carlson was the team’s stop-

per back who limited and goodshots on goal from the Lancers’opponents.“She was an outstanding defen-

sive player,” Loranger said.Also earning spots on the All-

Press team are freshman DelaneyCaggiano and senior captainSarah Woznicki.Caggiano started the season as

a fullback and showed outstand-ing defensive skills and very goodball skills, but due to injuries ofkey players at the forward andmidfield positions, she was movedto the forward position.She went on to score six goals,

five of which were game-winners.“That’s pretty amazing as a

freshman,” Loranger said.Woznicki was a four-year var-

sity player who was in the centermidfield position this past season.“She’s just been one of those

players that’s a steady player andhas a lot of poise on the field,”Loranger said.While not a frequent goal-

scorer, she did have some keytallies — including a header tobeat Platt with just two minutesto go in regulation and a headeragainst Berlin to tie that game at1-1 this past season.The final spot on this year’s

All-Press team goes to St. Paulsenior defender Jen Valerio, whoearned All-Brass Division honorsin the Naugatuck Valley Leaguefor 2011.A veteran of four seasons with

the Falcons, Valerio was a “verydedicated, hard-working player,with very good, positive leader-ship,”St.Paul coach Flavio Pereirasaid.“We’re going to miss her,” he

added.

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EMILY ZYGIELBRISTOL CENTRAL

JESSICA LEMIEUXBRISTOL CENTRAL

MARISSA CARLSONBRISTOL EASTERN

LAUREN BOSSIBRISTOL CENTRAL

LEXI KOCHINBRISTOL CENTRAL

SARA WOZNICKIBRISTOL EASTERN

ELISE GALIPOBRISTOL CENTRAL

DELANEY CAGGIANOBRISTOL EASTERN

DANIELLE KRISCENSKIBRISTOL EASTERN

JEN VALERIOST. PAUL

AMANDA ZDUNBRISTOL EASTERN


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All-PressVolleyballTeamBy PAUL ANGILLYSTAFF WRITER

The 2011 season was anotherhighly successful one for area highschool girls volleyball teams.Once again the jewel of the

CCC South, Bristol Eastern (17-4, 14-0) won its third straightdivisional crown and its eighthin the past nine years. BristolCentral (13-7, 9-5) placed thirdin the league and advanced tothe second round of the ClassL tournament. Terryville (19-1),meanwhile, did not lose a matchuntil the quarterfinals of the ClassS tournament.Each of those three teams had

at least two players earn first teamall-league status, with seven totalin the area earning that honor.Those seven players have all

now also earned another honor— selection for our third annualAll-Press girls volleyball team.Of the seven, just one is a repeat

honoree from last season: BristolEastern junior Karissa Smith.In addition to earning all-

conference honors in the CCCSouth, Smith was a second teamAll-State selection for Class LL.She led the Lancers with 82 aces,152 digs, 230 kills and 178 serv-ing points, while placing secondwith a serving percentage of 94percent.“Kari is the ultimate competi-

tor,” Bristol Eastern coach StacyRivoira said. “She is athletic, dis-ciplined, focused and one of thehardest-working players I haveever coached. She was a force onthe outside and was one of ourgo-to hitters all year long. Shebecame an outstanding defensiveplayer, leading the team in digs,which is a huge tribute to herwork ethic.”This was the first year Smith

played on the outside and the firstyear she ever played in the backrow, she noted. She also servedmore than any other player onthe team.“Her leadership is a quality

that helped our team find successthis year,” Rivoira said. “[Being]named second team All-State inLL is a huge success in such acompetitive division.”Two other Bristol Eastern play-

ers make the cut for our All-Pressvolleyball team this year: seniorMallory Kloss and junior BethCucka.An outside hitter and team

captain, Kloss had a 93 percentserving rate, 184 kills, 66 aces, 155serving points and 114 digs thispast season.“Mallory was a mature leader

on our team and was a pleasureto coach. She is respectful, hardworking, and dedicated,” Rivoirasaid, noting that she had to learna new position for her senior yearand had to serve and play the backrow for the first time in her fouryears of playing volleyball.“She pushed herself on a daily

basis and became a strong outsidehitter for us this year,” she said.“We looked to her to put the ball

down and had the game of her lifeagainst Shelton. She consistentlygave us kills when we neededthem and in a tight game five,she repeatedly had big points tokeep the team alive. That gamewas a testament to her drive anddetermination.”A middle hitter, Cucka led the

Lancers in blocks with 30 and had96 kills.“Beth really settled into her role

in the middle this year,” Rivoirasaid. “Her strength is in her tim-ing and her ability to find the balland stop it from coming over thenet. Timing is something that isdifficult to teach and she timesher blocks very naturally.”The coach added that Cucka

also switched positions this year,from the right side to the middle.“We looked to her for blocking

and hitting,” Rivoira said. “Shegave us some keys points at criti-cal times in our games. Everyyear, she continues to improveand works hard in the offseason to

come ready to play. I look forwardto what she will contribute to ourteam as a senior next year.”Bristol Central has become a

solid, very competitive team overthe past few years and two ofthis year’s senior captains, EmilyCintorino and Kayla Ziogas, haveearned All-Press recognition fortheir roles in helping to bringabout that success.“I’m extremely proud of both

girls,” Rams coach JenniferBroderick said. “The other girlswant to be them. They watchedwhat they did and tried to emu-late what they did.”Cintorino picked up numer-

ous digs each match as the team’slibero, but Broderick said she wasalso a huge offensive contributor.“She did whatever she could to

better the team,” Broderick said.“The girls were inspired by her onand off the court.”Ziogas was an outside hit-

ter that provided great offensiveefforts and was a positive rolemodel, the coach said.“She helped the younger girls

who looked up to her and wantedto play at her level,”Broderick said.In addition to helping her

younger teammates with theirskills, Ziogas played in the offsea-son to better herself.“It paid off this season,”

Broderick said.Terryville went through the

regular season undefeated andpicked up another victory in thesecond round of the Class S statetournament before its season wasended by East Hampton in thequarterfinals.A large part of the Kangaroos’

success this season were seniorhitters and team captains LizHaylette and Vannesa Kello. Bothwere picked for our 2011 All-Press team.Both are bright, well-educated

team leaders, Terryville coachLinda Farrington said. Hayletteis a three-sport athlete currentlyserving as a captain of the school’sgirls basketball team, while Kellois one of the top students in theschool.“They’ve both been big parts of

our undefeated [regular] seasonthis year,” Farrington said. “Theywere both a pleasure to coach.”

OUR SQUADAthlete Year PositionEmily Cintorino senior liberoBeth Cucka junior middle hitterLiz Haylette senior hitterVannesa Kello senior hitterMallory Kloss senior outside hitterKarissa Smith junior outside hitterKayla Ziogas senior outside hitter

EMILY CINTORINOBRISTOL CENTRAL

KAYLA ZIOGASBRISTOL CENTRAL

LIZ HAYLETTETERRYVILLE

VANNESA KELLOTERRYVILLE

MALLORY KLOSSBRISTOL EASTERN

KARISSA SMITHBRISTOL EASTERN

BETH CUCKABRISTOL EASTERN

Successful seasonwas highlightedby great players

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The BEHS All-Sports Booster Club awarded varsity volleyball coachStacy Rivoira with a plaque on getting her 100th win this season.From left to right, club president Don Getler, coach Stacy Rivoira,and athletic coordinator John Stavens.

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By PAUL ANGILLYSTAFF WRITER

There was little doubt who thebest swimmer in the area was thispast season, and it was a name witha familiar ring.St. Paul sophomore Lilly Martin

followed up a successful regular sea-son, in which she consistently won apair of individual events each meetfor the Falcons, with a pair of top-three finishes in the state Class Smeet—making her the only swim-mer from Bristol to earn All-Statestatus this season.That accomplishment also has

her heading up our third annualAll-Press girls swimming and div-ing team this year.Martin, the younger sister of

13-time state titlist Faith Martinand daughter of St. Paul coachMeegan Martin, placed second inthe 100-yard butterfly in the Class Smeet and third in the 200 individualmedley.Her times left her just frac-tions of a second from qualifyingfor State Open competition in eachevent.“She had a great season. She

improved a lot. I’m proud of her,”Meegan Martin said. “All of herimprovements came from a lot ofhard work and determination.”While Martin was the only local

All-State performer, several swim-

mers from Bristol Central andBristol Eastern earned all-confer-ence honors in the CCC Southbased upon their performances andall earned spots on our seven-mem-ber All-Press team.It’s not often that either local

team includes a highly competi-

tive diver, but Bristol Eastern juniorTaylor DiChello fit that bill thispast season, ranking as one of thebest in the division.DiChello placed 16th in the state

Class L meet with a mark for 11dives of 267.40 — the new schoolrecord for an 11-dive competition,

breaking her own old record.She is also very close to the

school’s six-dive record, with typicaldual meet diving events includingjust six dives for each participant.“She worked very hard to be

the best diver that she can. She’sprobably one of the most dedi-cated athletes we have on the team,”Lancers coach Andrea Gallo said.Bristol Central didn’t make much

noise in state competition, with noindividuals placing higher than 20thand no relay teams higher than 13thin the Class L meet, but the Ramsdid have three of the top individualsand two of the top relay teams inthe CCC South during the season,and all are now part of our All-Pressteam.Sophomore Ileish Burney earned

all-conference honors in both the200 freestyle and 100 freestyle,while fellow sophomore OliviaBanulski was so honored in the 100butterfly.They are “two very high-quality

swimmers” who can both swim inany event and have a great work

ethic, Bristol Central coach GaryHarrigan said. Both will be juniorcaptains next year, he added.Courtney Pina, a senior captain,

earned all-conference honors in the100 backstroke.“She did an absolutely fantastic

job, the strongest captain I’ve everhad. She was truly dedicated to theteam,”Harrigan said.Burney, Banulski and Pina were

all alsopart of theRams’twoall-con-ference relay teams: the 200 freestyle(with Jessica Darragjati) and 400freestyle (with Alli Gagliardi).For their contributions,Darragjati

and Gagliardi are also part of theAll-Press team.Harrigan said Darragjati, a junior,

is a versatile distance swimmer andthe team’s top diver, who will alsoserve as a team captain next year.Gagliardi is a freshman who also

dives and swims and has made anearly impact on the team.“She came a long way in a short

period of time,” Harrigan said.“Obviously her future is very brighton the team.”

TAYLOR DICHELLOBRISTOL EASTERN

LILLY MARTINST. PAUL

JESSICA DARRAJATIBRISTOL CENTRAL

COURTNEY PINABRISTOL CENTRAL

ALLI GAGLIARDIBRISTOL CENTRAL

OLIVIA BANULSKIBRISTOL CENTRAL

ILEISH BURNEYBRISTOL CENTRAL

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The senior tailback totted theball 135 more times than any ofhis other teammates. His bestperformance came in a dominantwin over E.O. Smith where hetallied 136 yards on 14 carries. Hecrossed the goal line three timesin the game.During his senior season,White

ate up 695 yards and led the Ramswith 12 touchdowns.His brother, Matt White,

had a strong year stopping the

opposition’s running backs. Hewas second on Central with 47tackles and second on the Ramswith seven tackles for a loss.Maybe most impressively, Whitepounced on three fumbles.Central’s leading tackler in both

categories was a fellow linebacker— Stanco.Of his 52 team-leadingtackles, an impressive 10 nettednegative yardage.Crowley led the Lancers in

tackles, and was at the bottomof the pile more times than not.

He was a force in the center ofa defense that improved as theseason progressed.St. Paul’s Bachand was a bright

spot in a difficult season on thedefensive side of the ball for theFalcons.The senior captain was in on 80

tackles. He had 26 solo tackles aswell as three sacks.It was Brown who paced the

Eastern defense in the sack depart-ment with three, while Rodriguezhad a team-best five interceptions,

and Bush was second in tacklesand was tops on the Lancers with4 1/2 tackles for a loss.Central defensive back Delgado

had a strong all-around seasonthat included three interceptionsto go along with 23 tackles inwhich four resulted in a loss inyards for the opponent.Albino was dominant from his

defensive end slot, putting togeth-er one of the best statistical linesof anyone.Albino had 31 tackles, afumble recovery, two interceptions

and six tackles for a loss.Although Park had a season

more than worthy of an All-Pressdefensive selection, as he averagedover nine tackles per game to pacethe Falcons, the junior was alsoa major contributor on specialteams. Park drilled field goals of19, 25 and a program-record 41yards this season.His three field goals ranked

him 12th in the state. Elevenkickers were tied for the state leadwith four.

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St. Paul�s Lilly Martin was the lone swimmer from Bristol to earn All-State.

By JOHNNY J. BURNHAMSTAFF WRITER

Over the course of the fall,the four area boys soccer teamscombined to win 29 games andscore a total of 136 goals en routeto another solid season on theGreater Bristol pitch.Two players led the way with 12

goals apiece.Junior Sam Anderson helped

lead a surge back to the state tour-nament for the Bristol Centralboys, and although Terryville cap-tain Ryan McAdoo’s final seasonin a Kangaroo uniform didn’t pro-duce the same result, he stood asone of the top offensive threats inthe Berkshire League.Anderson and McAdoo were

just two of the players to makesignificant contributions to theirteam this season. As a result,they’re joined on the All-Pressboys soccer team by four otherRams (Zack Signore,Conor Furey,Cameron Soltis and Sean Heiser),four from Bristol Eastern (MannyCalderon, Ryan Chiasson, NickRoberts and Jon Taylor) as wellas Nolan Villani and CameronPilarski of the St. Paul Catholiccontingent.Anderson and Pilarski make up

two dynamic scorers at the for-ward position. Anderson tallieda hat trick in a dominant perfor-mance against Platt and struck fortwo goals early in the season in awin over Middletown that got theRams off to a stellar 5-0-1 start.In a season that began with him

between the pipes as the Falconswere without a goalkeeper fin-ished with Pilarski being one ofSt. Paul’s top offensive weapons.The versatile sophomore talliedsix goals and had two assists tohelp the Falcons put together oneof their best seasons in recentmemory.St. Paul fell just short of

qualifying for the Class S StateTournament, accumulating sixvictories.Villani was as much a part of the

Falcon resurgence on the soccer

field as anyone.The senior captainmidfielder led the team in scoringwith 10 goals to go along withfour assists. Villani saved one ofhis best performances in what canbe regarded as the Falcons biggestwin in years. His hat trick pavedthe way to St. Paul’s late seasonupset of Holy Cross.Villani was not only an All-

NVL selection, but an All-Statehonoree.He is just one of two All-

Staters situated on the All-Pressteam’s midfield. Soltis capped hissenior season in style and was alsodubbed All-State.Soltis was simply a playmaker

throughout the year, giving theopposition fits throughout the80 minutes of action. Soltis got

the year off to a good start witha multi-goal game against theBlue Dragons and kept it roll-ing through the remainder of theseason. He wrapped up his careerwith an eight-goal, six-assist cam-paign in which he was selected byhis teammates as one of two play-ers to be dubbed Central’s MostValuable Player.The other MVP of the Rams

also finds his way on the All-Presssquad — Heiser.The junior, who has already

been selected as next year’s cap-tain, was one of the more versatileweapons at coach Larry Covino’sdisposal. Heiser’s ability to controlthe flow of the game was second-to-none this season. He thrivedon distributing the ball. In fact,

his coach said that if he counteddouble-assists, Heiser would havecontributed on an estimated 95percent of the Rams’ strikes.Heiser was an All-CCC South

selection and was an All-Statenominee.The three remaining All-Press

midfielders possess the samegame-changing skills.McAdoo has quietly gone about

his business over the past four years,saving his best season for last.The Terryville senior has been

an All-Berkshire League pickthe last three seasons. He led theKangaroos in scoring this year,tallying 12 goals to go along withsix assists. Coach George Smithdescribed his two-year captain asa great team leader, friend and

motivator.McAdoo had two goals and

two assists in a single game thisseason.Taylor and Roberts combined

to make a solid scoring duo for theLancers. Taylor led Eastern withnine goals. He assisted on fiveothers.Taylor, who had spent timeas a goalkeeper during his highschool career, also had a knackfor being in the right place at theright time, making more than oneheady goal-saving play.Roberts, although he did not

find the back of the net as manytimes as his teammate, was regard-ed by many as the Lancers biggestthreat. The junior was solid in thepossession game, and was able tofree some space in the box as hedrew the attention of more thanone defender. Roberts finished theyear with six goals and four assists.Both were All-CCC South

picks.As was their keeper. Calderon

accumulated four shutouts in hisfirst full season in net.He held theopposition to one goal or fewer atotal of 12 times on the year. Onlytwice did he surrender more thantwo goals in a single game. Thosecame against CCC South cham-pion Plainville as well as perennialpower Glastonbury in the season-opener.Calderon was certainly aided by

the play of his sweeper. Chiassonstood as the Lancers steadi-est defender from the first gameof the year to the last. He wasthere to clear the ball away justabout anytime it rolled deep in theEastern end.The same can be said of Signore.

The Central senior anchored theRams defense for the past twoseasons, and had a big influence asto why the team was able to returnto the postseason after missingout on the tournament in 2010.Signore was an All-CCC Southpick and chosen as Central’sDefensive Player of the Year.Furey was one of those rare

defensive players who also hadan impact on the offensive end.Although he settled in on thedefensive side of the midfieldstripe themajority of time, it wasn’tuncommon to see him make a runwith the ball. Furey, an All-CCCSouth pick, led the Rams withseven assists.

All-PressBoysSoccerTeamPlenty of goalsand wins for ourstar-studded squad

NICK ROBERTSBRISTOL EASTERN

RYAN MCADOOTERRYVILLE

JON TAYLORBRISTOL EASTERN

NOLAN VILLANIST. PAUL

CAMERON PILARSKIST. PAUL

SEAN HEISERBRISTOL CENTRAL

CAMERON SOLTISBRISTOL CENTRAL

SAM ANDERSONBRISTOL CENTRAL

MANNY CALDERONBRISTOL EASTERN

CONOR FUREYBRISTOL CENTRAL

ZACK SIGNOREBRISTOL CENTRAL

RYAN CHIASSONBRISTOL EASTERN


All-PressBoysCrossCountryTeam

All-PressGirlsCrossCountryTeam


The Bristol Central boys crosscountry team is no stranger tosuccess.Heading into the year, the Rams

were not only the reigning CentralConnecticut Conference SouthernDivision champions, but thedefending Class L state championsas well.Although this fall did not bring

with it a second state title, it cer-tainly continued on the program’srun of dominance.For the fifth straight year, the

CCC South crown was placed atopthe collective head of the Centralboys cross country team.The Ramswent a perfect 14-0 within the divi-sion to remain its king.Seniors Jacob Eschner and Jake

Mancini, as well as juniors SpencerJohnson and Jon Jankoski paved theway for the Rams this season. As aresult, each is a member of the All-Press boys cross country team.The foursome of Rams is joined

on the squad by a Kangaroo as

Terryville senior Tyler Raymond isalso an All-Press selection.Eschner is the only multiple time

pick for the team. This marks histhird-consecutive All-Press crosscountry honor.It comes for good reason.Eschner won the individual CCC

South championship with a time of17:46.He also claimed city braggingrights by being the first runner tocross the finish line at Rockwell Parkin the annual City Championship,and was consistently at the head ofthe pack the rest of the fall as well.He was fifth at the Hartford

Riverfrontevent.Eschnercompleted

his journey around Keney Park in afast 17 minutes 17 seconds.His trio of teammates was never

far behind.In fact, Johnson was the top place

finisher among all area boys to com-pete at the State Open in Madison.Johnson placed 84th overall with astrong run of 17:23. He was thirdin the CCC South meet and thirdat the City Championship. Johnsonwas 13th overall with a time of17:07 at the Class L competition.Only one Ram finished ahead of

him, and it wasn’t Eschner.Mancini, who has been a solid

contributor to Central through the

years, saved one of his best runsfor last. The senior was one of only11 runners to maneuver their waythrough Wickham Park in 17 min-utes 6 seconds or faster.That time, in a clutch situation,

was 1:46 ahead of his second-placerun at the City meet in mid-October.Mancini was also second at the

CCC South run.Jankoski provided the Rams with

another strong runner that consis-tently placed in the top five in duelmeets.The junior harrier constantly

posted times around the 18-minute

mark.At the Class L meet, Jankoskicompleted his run in 18:04 to grab48th-place overall.The Class L fieldfeatured 179 runners representing26 schools.Jankoski was fourth at the City

Championship.The only runner on the All-Press

team to not dress in maroon andwhite this fall was Raymond.The All-Berkshire League selec-

tion becomes the first-ever memberof the Terryville boys cross countryteam to earn a spot on the All-Presssquad.Raymond consistently put up

fast times.The Kangaroo was ninthoverall with a time of 17minutes flatat the Class SS event, set the paceat Black Rock State Park againstThomaston with a time of 17:14,and was impressive in the first-evermeet onTerryville’s new cross coun-try course, posting a time of 17:18.Prior to that, he set a new course

record on the Roos old coursebehind the middle school in an easywin over Wamogo. He also leavesthe Terryville program as its one-mile record holder.


Contrary towhat somemay think,cross country is not an easy sport.While it’s something that we all mayphysically be able to do, it’s a sport inwhich few excel.Through the August heat, to

September’s rain and October’ssnow, the Greater Bristol area onceagain had several who showed thatthey were determined to put up fasttimes no matter what the conditionswere this season.Fora select five—BristolCentral’s

Aubrey Palmquist and NadiaKreciglowa, Bristol Eastern EmmaWoolworth and Mariah McPhee,andSt.Paul’sEmilyLindsley—theyran themselves onto the All-Pressgirls cross country team.Coming off strong seasons in

2009 and 2010, Palmquist seemeddetermined from the get-go of this,her senior season, to make 2011 yearbest one on the course yet.She certainly had a memorable

campaign. And as a result, she

returns to the All-Press team for thethird straight year.Palmquist began the year with

a strong 10th-place finish at theHartford Riverfront Invitational,before taking the first of several No.1 slots the next time on the courseagainst Maloney and Berlin.She was later sixth at the always

toughWickham Invitational.But while her season got off to a

good start, it also finished well.Palmquist led the Bristol Central

girls at the Class L state meet. Shewas fifth overall, earning her All-State status with a time of 19:53.

She later had the best finish of anylocal at the State Open.Her teammate, Kreciglowa was

seldom too far off the pace.In fact, more often than not,

Palmquist was the only runner tocross the finish line ahead of theCentral sophomore.Kreciglowa’s season included

a second-place tally at the CityChampionship, was only 38 sec-onds off the leader in the CCCChampionship raceandwasaquality33rd at theWickham Invitational.She was All-CCC South.Kreciglowa is not the only

sophomore to make her way ontothe All-Press team.She’s joined by the top runner

from St. Paul — Lindsley.Despite the Falcons coming up

short to both the Lancers and theRams in the annual jog for Bristolbragging rights, Lindsley was rightin the thick of things at the head ofthe pack.She placed fourth overall attheCityChampionship,andwas theonly Falcon in the top 10.Lindsley was able to get to the

frontof thepack inNaugatuckValleyLeague action—most notably withan impressive time of 21 minutes 53

seconds in a quad meet with Crosby,Kennedy andTorrington.She finished with a 21:45 in

Manchester at the state meet.The Eastern combination of

Woolworth and McPhee paced theLancers to a quality 10th-place fin-ish at the Class L state meet inManchester.Woolworth, a senior, with a time

of 21 minutes 16 seconds was thefirst Lancer to cross the finish lineat the Class L competition. Shewas followed shortly thereafter byMcPhee in 43rd-place.It was McPhee, a junior, who led

Eastern in the City Championship,running to a fifth-place tally. Shecameout andwon theLancers open-ing meet of the year in impressivefashion, hurrying her way throughthe Page Park course in 21:47.It’s the second straight All-Press

selection forMcPhee.She is a three-time All-CCC South performer.Woolworth’s senior season earned

her the distinction as one of theSouthern Division’s best harriers forthe second consecutive fall.

SPENCER JOHNSONBRISTOL CENTRAL

JON JANKOSKIBRISTOL CENTRAL

TYLER RAYMONDTERRYVILLE

JACOB ESCHNERBRISTOL CENTRAL

JAKE MANCINIBRISTOL CENTRAL

EMILY LINDSLEYST. PAUL

NADIA KRECIGLOWABRISTOL CENTRAL

MARIAH MCPHEEBRISTOL EASTERN

AUBREY PALMQUISTBRISTOL CENTRAL

EMMA WOOLWORTHBRISTOL EASTERN


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