CIAC Tournament Wrap-Ups for Conard and Hall

BOYS LACROSSE

hopes for a run at the Class L title in boys lacrosse were dashed Wednesday afternoon as the #7 seeded Chieftains fell to the #10 seeded Brien McMahon Senators by a score of 16-8.

Although Conard had the better record heading into the tournament, Brien McMahon plays in the FCIAC – a tough conference for lacrosse. Conard also came into this game down two key players on the sidelines – starting goalie Luke Rosow with mono and senior Doug Hein with an injury.

The Senators led 7-1 at the end of the first period and it looked to be a blow-out in the making, but Conard did not give up and the score was 10-4 McMahon at the half. Conard came back to score pair of goals in the third and two more in the fourth, but the Senators continued to score, too, ending Conard's season with a 16-8 victory.

Conard spread the wealth throughout the team, with each goal being scored by a different player. Jake Karas, Jackson Boisvert, Max Eanniello, John Palermo, Greg Youngstrom, Ryan Moore, Ricky Cotton, and Darius Bartolomei each put the ball in the net.

Moore, Danny Kycia, and J.P. Sheehan each had an assist.

"We had a great year, and we're so proud of the kids. We were down 7-1, but we never gave up," head coach Bill Condon said after the game.

entered the Class L tournament as a #11 seed, and faced #6 Glastonbury across the river. The Warriors also saw an early exit from the tournament, losing to the Tomahawks 15-3.

GIRLS LACROSSE

The Conard girls defeated New Milford 16-12 Tuesday in the Class L qualifying round, and will face top-ranked Cheshire Thursday afternoon.

Fifth seed Hall faces #12 Danbury at home on Thursday.

BASEBALL

After Tuesday's , Conard did not have any time to rest before heading downstate to take on top-ranked Greenwich Wednesday afternoon.

The FCIAC powerhouse proved too much for the Chieftains, who fell 4-1.

"It was closer than the score looked," said Conard head coach Ty Bongiovanni by phone after the game. "They had a couple of blooper hits and we had eight line drives in the course of the game."

The pitching duties were shared by junior Charlie Fisher (4 innings) and sophomore Max Vogel-Freedman (2 innings).

"I think [the team is] proud of the way the season ended, but they're competitive enough that they didn't want to end with a loss," Bongiovanni said.

SOFTBALL

Reigning state champion Conard was ousted from the 2012 Class LL tournament Tuesday, with an upset loss to Greenwich 7-3 in the first round.

Hall did not qualify for the tournament this year.

GIRLS TENNIS

Conard fell to Southington 5-2 in Tuesday's Class L qualifying round. Hall was ousted by Fairfield Ludlowe 6-1 in Tuesday's first round action.

GIRLS TRACK AND FIELD

Conard finished 10th in a field of 25 in Wednesday's Class LL state championships Wednesday at Manchester High School. Highlight's include Lily Harrington's first place finish in the 1600 (5:00.18) and second place in the 3200, and Ellen Bridgman's tie for second place in the high jump.

The Hall girls came in 20th in Class LL, with Claire O'Brien taking sixth place in the 1600 and the 4x400 relay finishing fourth.

BOYS TRACK AND FIELD

The Conard boys took home 2nd place Wednesday in the Class LL state championships, scoring 62 points. Hall took 23rd place in Class LL.

Hall's performance was highlighted by a fifth place finish for Brandon Thompson in the 100m.

Conard's Ezra Holmes took home second place in the high, long, and triple jump contests. Owen Dawson also came home with a silver medal in the discus throw. Ronan Lucey placed sixth in the 800m, and Ned Wilson was third in the 3200m. Hurdlers Nate Aponte (fourth in both 110 and 300 hurdles) and Jacob Dufault (third in 300 hurdles) also scored for the Chieftains.