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Boys Volleyball Falls Short Of Title GameBy Brendon WillisThe Sports Department

After toppling No. 4 seed Greenwich in the quarterfinals of the Class L boys volleyball tournament, the Tomahawks dropped to top seed Cheshire, 3-0 (26-24, 25-17, 25-16) on June 5 in the semifinals. Glastonbury had its best chance early. Looking both methodical and scrappy at the same time, the Tomahawks came out strong and took a 10-8 lead in the opening game. Even as Cheshire recovered from their slow start, Glastonbury remained confident and was able to trade points with their opponent. Cheshire was in total control for the final two games. Though Glastonbury continued to fight hard, they started to make costly errors that prevented them from making any sort of run. In the end, Glastonbury clearly had neither the skill nor depth of Cheshire.The Tomahawks performance was clearly affected by the presence of 6-11 Nate Howard. Howard had “just” 14 kills and five aces, but his height and combination

of power and finesse formed an equation Glastonbury was unable to solve. “We had a lot of opportunities that we weren’t able to take advantage of,” said Glastonbury head coach Pat Ryan. “We started to make too many errors early in the third game and it cost us. We played well, but Cheshire played much stronger as the match went on.” The Glastonbury girls track team com-pleted an incredible year in which they went 13-1 in the CCC North to take home a share of the conference title. The girls also won the JI Invitational and took a second place finish in the Class LL state meet. There were many girls that turned in notable per-formances, including conference and state champion 4x800 team Deryca Johnson, Kaitlyn Hebert, Anna Orientale and Reid Watson. Watson was also the 1600 and 3200 conference champ and 3200 state champion. Other top performers included Olivia Orrill, Eleanor Freeland, McKen-zie Hollenbaugh, Rachel Peterson, and Chloe Brown. Glastonbury senior John Flaherty carded

Matthew Cyr goes up high for the spike during the Class L

semifinal boys volleyball game. Photo by Danny Atkinson, The

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Going Sky High

John Fla-herty strikes it right down the middle on the 18th at Tallwood.

a 2-under-par 70 to take medalist honors at the CIAC Division I Boys Golf Champi-onships held June 4 at Tallwood Country Club in Hebron. Glastonbury finished with a score of 308, good for fourth place behind Greenwich (299) and Xavier-Middletown and Amity-Woodbridge which finished tied for second at 302. Flaherty - who will play golf at the University of Connecticut next season - was one-under on both the front and back nines on the way to a one shot victory.Madnick Sisters Take Home State Open Title Sisters Lindsey and Samantha Madnick won the State Open tennis title over Sara Greene and Kristin Laub of New Canaan, 6-4, 6-1. It was a bit of sweet revenge for them, as the Tomahawks team was ousted by New Canaan in the semifinals of the Class L tournament on May 31.Softball Team Exceeds Expectations With several key players gone from last year’s 10-10 team, Glastonbury head coach Georgeanne DiCenso wasn’t sure what to expect entering this season.What the Tomahawks got was a three win-improvement from last year, a second place finish in the CCC North, and a fourth straight Class LL state tournament berth.Glastonbury also posted its first win over Wethersfield in three seasons, while beating East Hartford for the first time in a year and

a half, DiCenso said. The Tomahawks graduate five seniors, in-cluding two four-year starters in co-captain Haylie Welcher and Cassidy Longo.“We have a pretty good nucleus coming

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All-Star Teams Are Overrated

The votes are in, the phone calls made and your son or daughter never gets one. What it means: He or she was not selected for the local all-star team. The “good” news is that there are no more practices, games or team func-tions as your summer vacation begins. But having your son or daughter shunned from an all-star team is hard to swallow — often more so for the parents than the players themselves. As parents, we all want our kids to be the best. Ask any parents and they’ll tell you that if they had their way, their children would get perfect grades, have terrific manners and excel in every sport or activity in which they participate. But that’s just not realistic, despite what we parents sometimes think. So the sting we feel when our kids are let

down in any facet of life radiates through us like no other feeling. And all-star teams are no different. So what do we do as parents? The first thing is to not make a big deal about it before the team is announced. The more attention we pay to it, the big-ger the disappointment for us and our child should they not make it. And the child may be even more shattered than he or she would have been had we, as parents, not harped on its importance before the news was received, or, in this case, not. Secondly, if you objectively thought your child had a legitimate chance to make the team, it probably means he or she was on the fence come selection time. Remind your child about this and praise him for it. You might even suggest that you go support the team to see just how good the players are and what level of skill is necessary to maybe make the team next year. Lastly, never publicly blame league politics on the all-star selection deci-sions. Even if you truly believe a child was selected only because of a parent’s role or reputation in the league — and I’m not naïve enough to think this never happens — using it as an excuse sends the wrong message to your child that isn’t necessary at such a young age. Being selected to an all-star team in

any sport can be the highlight of the season for a very select few. But for most players, they will have to face the reality that although they are good, they just aren’t good enough to be an all-star. And that’s OK. The most important thing is that we, as parents, realize that it’s OK and instill that fact in our children. Because if we do, our children will realize it too. Reach Jon Buzby at [email protected] and follow him @JonBuzby on Twitter.

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back,” DiCenso said. “Hopefully some of the younger kids step up and we always get one or two freshmen who can contribute. I’m looking forward to next year.” - Nate OwenBaseball Team Roughed Up In State Tournament Glastonbury (11-10) underachieved all season long. The Tomahawks fell far short of preseason expectations as they struggled to find consistency and experi-enced leadership issues. These problems came to a head on May 29th in 21st-seeded Glastonbury’s opening Class LL tournament game at Staples. The Tomahawks fell apart in a brutal 22-5 defeat. “We gave up 21 runs in the third inning, something I have never seen before and will never see again,” said head coach Michael Grant. “Staples hit three home runs against us, which I also have never seen in a high school game. Everything our pitchers threw at them, they hit everywhere.” Even though Grant never thought his squad would be blown out to this extent, he has had serious concerns about his players for the entire season. “We have lacked leadership the entire sea-son,” he stated. “Our players underachieved and failed to play with passion. I’ve been consistently disappointed with them. Our coaches were very upset after the Staples game, but I’m not sure our players cared about the loss all that much.”Lacrosse Teams Have Solid Showing In States The Glastonbury boys lacrosse team finished 13-5 with a 15-3 loss in the Class L quarterfinals to No. 3 Ridgefield on June 2. Glastonbury was seeded sixth and defeated No. 11 Hall-West Hartford 15-3 in a first-round game on May. 30. The Tomahawks will graduate one starter, attackman Chad Britnell. Four seniors contributed in roles as reserves – defender Lucas Finamore

GHS Spring Wrapupand midfielders Kyle Seniff, Drew Mozzer andDJ Riggott. Glastonbury (4-2) placed third of seven teams in the CCC West, behind 6-0 Simsbury and 5-1 Conard-West Hartford. The 10th-seeded Tomahawks’ girls team (11-7) reached the Class L quarterfinals on June 4 but lost at No. 2 Newtown 13-11. Glastonbury had defeated No. 7 Newington 14-4 in a first-round game on May 31. Coach Kris Cofiell said the Tomahawks were led by four players. Senior attacker Katie DeVito scored 87 goals. She will play at Quinnipiac in 2013. Senior midfielder Katrina Hodgkins, a defender in 2011, was second in goals with 28. Senior captain Mo McCarthy anchored the defense. Se-nior goalie Marina Molnar fashioned a 9.88 goals against average had a save percent-age close to. 500. - Reid L. Walmark

Evan Grenus checks his ap-proach shot on the 18th. For more photos, please visit www.thesportsdept.com

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Academic and Athletic Accomplishments: High Honors all four years, Trinity Book Award, Academic All-Conference, National Honor Society, CAIC Female Scholar Athlete, Basketball-CCC Conference Champions two years, Lacrosse-CCC Champs four years, All-Con-ference, 2nd Team All-State, Academic All-American.What it means to be named Scholar Athlete of the Year: I am extremely honored to be named Scholar Athlete of the Year. Sports have always been a dominant part of my life, and I have learned from my parents, coaches and teachers how to balance it with challenging academics that will hopefully set me up well in the future. I have had such an amazing experience at GHS between sports and studies and am so fortunate to be winning this award.Favorite athletic moment in high school: Every basketball game against our biggest rivals Manchester. Every game was packed and the atmosphere was amazing. Winning the conference championship over them my senior year was by far my favorite moment in high school athletics and I will never forget it.Favorite class: Physics Hidden talent: KaraokeIf you could meet one person throughout history, who would it be and why: Corrie Ten Boom, a woman who risked her life to help people during the Holocaust, because of her extreme courage and willingness to do the right thing in the midst of so much wrong.Most influential person in your life: I'd have to say both of my parents. They're my biggest fans and have supported and encouraged me all my life.Favorite activity outside of sports and academics: Hanging out with friends and going to the beach!If I could change one thing in the world, it would be: That people would be kinder to one another, and learn to put others before themselves.What are your plans for college, and what about going to college are you most looking forward to: I am attending the University of Connecticut in the Fall, and I look forward to meeting a ton of new, interesting people especially through club and intramu-ral sports.In 10 years I’ll be: In 10 years I will hopefully be working in a Public Health profession.


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Glastonbury High School CIAC Scholar Athlete of the Year

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Athlete of the Year

Congratulations To The Class of 2012The Scholar-Athlete Program annually recognizes two high school seniors - one male and one female -

from each member high school whose academic and athletic careers have been exemplary, whose personal standards and achievements are a model to others, and who possess high levels of integrity, self-discipline and courage.

The Sports Department Salutes All Of The Fine Student Athletes From The Class Of 2012.

Katrina Hodgkins

Basketball & Lacrosse

Pat MalloyCross Country &

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Accomplishments (athletic and academic): All Conference in Cross Country and Outdoor Track; Hartwell Award in Cross Country; National Merit ScholarMost memorable thing about high school: Ran-dom moments at track practice, and senior ball.Biggest influence in life: My dad, my coaches, and Steve Jobs.If I could change one thing in the world it would be: People often times don’t realize what people less fortunate than them have to go through, just to live from day to day. They also don’t realize how much they can do to help. There’s power in num-bers — it doesn’t take that much individual sacrifice to add up to a huge change if everyone is in on it. I wish that people knew the power they had to stand up for something and truly make a change.What it means to be named Scholar Athlete of the Year: It is a tremendous honor. Glastonbury has so many great student athletes, and to be chosen to represent them is the biggest honor I have received in my life.College plans: Going to UConn Honors, majoring in Mechanical Engineering. I hope to be a part of a research project while I am at UConn.Plans after college: I hope to get my master’s degree in engineering.


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Bill Landers Building Bridges Memorial 5K Run/Walk Raises Money for Scholarships and

Educational ProgramsBy Danny AtkinsonThe Sports Department

The Bill Landers Building Bridges Memo-rial 5K Run/Walk was held on Saturday, May 12th at Hubbard Park in Glaston-bury. It was organized by the Glastonbury Education Foundation, and sponsored by Baribault Jewelers, Connecticut Investors Group, the Koppy Family, Rockville Bank and SmartStart Pediatrics. The Memorial 5K Run/Walk was held to raise money for the grants program of the Glastonbury Education Foundation. The Glastonbury Education Foundation is a community organization that raises funds to support educational programs, projects and activities not funded by tax dollars. The Memorial 5K raised over $15,000 this year. The proceeds from the event will fund the Bill Landers Memorial Scholarships. These two scholarships will be awarded later this month to one male and one female Glastonbury High School senior who have above average grades, show financial need and are committed to attending one of the Connecticut State University System institutions. The Memorial 5K was established to honor the memory of Bill Landers. Landers was a former member of the foundation and a beloved member of the Glastonbury community. He was also an avid runner. The Bill Landers Memorial Scholarships

are awarded by the Landers family. “Bill was heavily active in the Educational Foundation and had great relationships with the schools and members of the community,” said Jack Lavalette, a board member with the Education Foundation and a member of the Memorial 5K race committee. “We wanted to make sure his memory was honored, and having these scholarships and the Memorial 5K was an outstanding way to do this.” A record 622 people registered for the Memorial 5K and 464 crossed the finish line. The participants were divided into eight different age groups for both males and females, ranging from 8 and under to 60 and over. They were able to participate as individuals or as members of a team. Brian Graca of Rocky Hill, age 34, won the Memorial 5K with a time of 16:31. Tenley Godfrey of Marlborough, age 19, was the top female finisher and placed seventh overall with a time of 18:58. The first place Adult Team was the CT Leatherman, and the top Youth Team was the Gideon Welles Run Club. The Memorial 5K was a qualifying race for the Manchester Road Race, and was run on a USA Track and Field 5K certified course. The Memorial 5K added a new feature in 2012 by having Glastonbury’s elementary schools competing to see which school could register the most 5K runners as a percentage of their student body popula-tion. Hebron Avenue Elementary School won the first Glastonbury Elementary

School Spirit Award by registering the most runners. “This year’s Memorial 5K was clearly our most successful,” said Lavalette. “We raised more money and had more people participate than ever before. I know the Education Foundation was very pleased by the positive feedback we received from everyone who participated. I particularly enjoyed having the competition for the Elementary School Spirit Award because it

allowed students to be directly involved in the event.” “We just need to continue to work hard at putting the event on and raising enthusi-asm around it,” said Lavalette when asked what the Memorial 5K can do to improve even more. “There’s more enthusiasm about and an understanding of the Memo-rial 5K around town than there once was, and as that increases, I believe it will become an event of its own.”

Daniel Finucane leads the pack during the 5K. For more photos, please visit www.thesportsdept.com


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Coach Larabee preps his Cornell Bantam team before a game against Longmeadow.

Grant Powers blasts one into the goal to score for the Duke Bantam LAX team in a recent game against Long-meadow.

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Nick Traver leaps to score one for the Cornell Bantam LAX team in a recent game against Vernon.


Step Up to the Plate Raises Money for

Medical Research and The National Guard

By Danny Atkinson The Sports Department

The Step Up to the Plate baseball marathon was held in early June for 24 consecutive hours. The charity baseball game began onJune 1 at 7 PM and ended 24 hours later on Saturday night . Step Up to the Plate raised money for medical research. 100 percent of the

Organizers for The Step Up to the plate baseball marathon, Joe Furey and Mike Clinton. For more photos, please visit www.thesportsdept.com

proceeds went to support cystic fibrosis, prostate cancer and juvenile diabetes research, as well as to the Connecticut National Guard Foundation. Step Up to the Plate was organized by Mike Clinton and Channel 61 weather man Joe Furey. See more photos in our photo gallery at the top of the page. One hundred percents of the proceeds from photo sales will be donated to the Step up to the Plate charity.


LOCAL DIGEST

AHM United Girls' U-17 Team Wins New England Classic

TournamentOn Memorial Day weekend, the AHM United Girls' U-17 team won the New England Classic tournament held in Eastham, Cape Cod. AHM United won four games to reach the finals before shutting out the first placed team to win the Premier division title. The team scored 10 goals and gave up just four

goals in five games. Head coach Santo Finocchiaro's team is made up of 16- and 17-year-old players, many of them from Glastonbury High School. AHM United competed in the U-18 Division. Players between the ages of 16-17 that are interested in trying out for this team should call coach Fino at 860-836-3249.

The AHM United Girls U-17 recently won the New England Classic Tournament. A number of Glastonbury girls are on the team: Pictured left to right from bottom: Jillian Fernan-dez. Sitting are: Alexandra Cascio, Katherine Landrey, Sarah Provencher, Alison Mosdal-eStanding are Amanda Slater, Giana DeFrancesco, Susan Stowe, Patricia Masi, Michelle Ladd, Nicole Jepson, Bailey D'Antonio, Coach Santo Finocchiaro. Not pictured is Kelsey Hassett who was injured during the tournament. Courtesy of: Patrick DeFrancesco

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Staying Cool During Summer Sports Certified Athletic Trainers (ATC’s) are allied health care providers trained in the prevention, evaluation and rehabilitation of sports injuries. They work under the direction of a physician and they are board certified nationally, and licensed in CT. Visit www.NATA.org for more information. Certified athletic trainers at Glastonbury High School are provided by Eastern Re-habilitation Network (www.easternrehab.net ), a department of Hartford Hospital (www.harthosp.org). Eastern Rehabilitation Network (ERN) and The Sports Department have part-nered to bring readers a monthly column on sports medicine topics. Readers may submit questions related to injuries, train-ing advice, rehabilitation or any other sports medicine topic. Submit questions to:Christina Martinelli, ATC (Glastonbury High School) – [email protected]; Allison Steingiser, ATC (Glastonbury High School) – [email protected]; Rob Durbois, Physical Therapist (ERN Glaston-bury) – [email protected]

As school gets out and both kids and adults vacation and participate in summer sports, this is a good time to talk about heat illness. Approximately 400 deaths oc-cur annually in the U.S. so it’s paramount that people understand the prevention, signs/symptoms and treatment.Heat illness is the result of the body not being able to maintain a safe temperature through its regular cooling mechanisms

(sweating is a very efficient coolant). Untreated, heat illness symptoms progress so the earlier it’s recognized and treated the better the outcome. Many factors can contribute to heat illness, including: poor hydration, increased heat and humidity, improper clothing, lack of conditioning for the activity being undertaken and obesity. Certain medical conditions and medica-tions can also predispose people to heat illness, so it’s important to understand your medical history and the side effects of any medications. The good news is that heat illness is rela-tively easy to prevent. As the hot weather arrives get acclimated over a period of a few weeks. Be cognizant of the heat index and avoid or modify activity as appropriate (do a reduced workout early in the morning or at dusk, for example). Wear loose fitting clothing in light colors. Hydrate, hydrate, hydrate (more on that later)! Swelling of the hands and feet is a com-mon symptom that is generally not of any consequence, but it should be noted so you’re on alert for possible worsening of symptoms. Other symptoms with treatment are listed below:Heat Cramps - This condition presents during or after event as an acute, painful involuntary muscle contraction, usually in large muscle groups such as the quad-riceps and/or hamstrings. The activity should be stopped immediately and the athlete should drink fluids containing so-dium. Mild stretching and massage of the

muscle spasm can be helpful.Heat Syncope – This is fainting or loss of consciousness resulting from decreased cardiac output, dehydration and/or lack of blood flow to the brain. The athlete should be moved to shade if possible, have legs elevated above the head, have vital signs monitored and should be rehydrated. If a loss of consciousness has occurred emer-gency medical services should be called.Heat Exhaustion - Symptoms of heat ex-haustion include nausea, vomiting, fatigue, excessive sweating, muscle cramps, and dizziness, and this can easily become a life-threatening situation. Ascertain core temperature via the axillary (armpit) region with a thermometer if possible. If tempera-ture is elevated, remove excess clothing and begin to cool the person rapidly by placing ice packs or ice towels to the groin, armpit, and neck. Move the athlete to shade if possible and begin rehydration. Symptoms should rapidly improve, other-wise emergency medical services should be called.Heat stroke - This condition is life threatening and can be fatal unless treated immediately. Symptoms include a core temperature above 104 degrees, vomiting, diarrhea, seizures, and altered mental status and/or coma. In fact, altered metal status and/or coma is the symptom that differentiates heat stroke from heat exhaustion. Emergency medical services must be called immediately for this person. The person’s core temperature must be

lowered as quickly as possible with ice bags/towels or immersion into a pool. Vital signs need to be monitored. Cool-ing should continue during transport to a hospital.Exertional Hyponatremia - This is an-other life-threatening situation. It occurs when the blood’s sodium level drops below an acceptable level. This is the result of an athlete over hydrating with water and is usually seen when an activity exceeds two-four hours. For longer athletic events hydration should be with a sports drink to replace sodium and other electrolytes. Symptoms include disorientation, head-ache, vomiting, lethargy, extremity swell-ing, and seizures. Emergency medical ser-vices need to be contacted immediately. It is recommended that anyone who has suffered from heat illness be cleared by his/her physician before returning to sport. However, there is no reason to skip summer sports with proper planning and awareness of the preventive measures, signs/symptoms and treatment of heat illness.

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