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Lyme-Old Lyme HS Tuesday Sports Round-Up

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Girls’ Lacrosse

On Tuesday, April 8, Lyme-Old Lyme High School Girls Lacrosse opened the season against Morgan at home. Old Lyme won 13-5 and is 1-0 on the season.

Goal-scorers for Old Lyme were Sadie Lukasiewski with four goals, Anna Bussman with three goals, and Elise Marchant with two.

Goal-scorers with assists were Anne-Marie Hinckley with one goal and one assist, and Jill Kleefeld with three goals and one assist.

Assists were made by Allie Krol, Kanon Oharu and Maddie Trepanier with one assist apiece.

Avery Spooner made three saves in goal for the Wildcats.

Girls’ Tennis

On Tuesday, April 8, Old Lyme lost 5-2 to Valley Regional High School. Old Lyme wins came from the #1 singles match with Katherine Zhang soundly defeating her opponent Sophia Bonannoi 6-1, 6-0 and the #3 doubles team of Katie Ferman and Ainsley Rinoski. They defeated Charlotte Kolb and Sydney Liggett 6-2, 6-4. 

Full match scores were as follows:

1st Singles: 
Katherine Zhang Vs Sophia Bonannoi 6-1, 6-0 

2nd Singles: 
Emma Arelt vs Hannah Smith 6-7, 1-6 

3rd Singles: 
Mari Munster vs Ella Smith 0-6, 1-6 

4th Singles:  
Rose Dimmock vs Riley Russell 4-6, 2-6 

1st Doubles:  
Stella Young / Addy Morosky Vs Regan Grow / Alessia Pisanzio: 1-6, 2-6 

2nd Doubles: 
Ada LaConti / Allegra Schaedler Vs Alana Martinez/ Ella Martinez 2-6, 3-6 

3rd Doubles: 
Katie Ferman / Ainsley Rinoski Vs Charlotte Kolb/ Sydney Liggett 6-2, 6-4 

Boys’ Tennis

On Tuesday, April 8, Old Lyme defeated Valley Regional High School 6-1.

On a cold windy day to open the season after a rainout on Monday, the Wildcats defeated the Valley Regional Warriors in Old Lyme. Senior Captain Andy Sicuranza handled a back-and-forth match from Eddie Johnson, while his fellow Senior Captain, Micah Bass barely came out with a win over Freshman phenom Myles Garrity of Valley, defeating him in a 3rd set tiebreaker.

Garrity demonstrated the composure of a senior in just his first official high school match, taking Micah Bass, former Doubles Champion (2023), to three sets.

Old Lyme’s third captain, Senior, Rowan Hovey was handed Old Lyme’s only loss on the day, while Junior Oliver Wyman handled Valley’s, Samphel in two sets. 

Old Lyme swept doubles, with their own freshman phenom, Gavin Gray, pairing up with Junior and 2nd Team All-Conference player from last year, Chris Dagher to start this season.

Ryan Olsen and Ryan Miller took a win at #2 doubles, while James Dahlke and John Turick were handed a win due to forfeit at #3 doubles.

The Wildcats will look to get back to the top this season after falling short in second place to Westbrook last season.

Full match scores were as follows:

Singles:
1 Singles: Andy Sicuranza (OL) def Eddie Johnson (V): 6-2, 7-5
2 Singles: Micah Bass (OL) def Myles Garrity (V): 7-6 (7-2 tiebreak), 0-6, 10-8 (Third Set tiebreak)
3 Singles: Rowan Hovey (OL) lost to Ryan Poulin (V): 4-6, 1-6
4 Singles: Oliver Wyman (OL) def Tserig Samphel (V): 6-0, 6-1

Doubles:
1 Doubles: Chris Dagher & Gavin Gray (OL) def Nic Cartegena & Jonah Morrissey (V): 6-2, 6-2
2 Doubles: Ryan Olsen & Ryan Miller (OL) def Theo Vari & Vincent Vari (V): 6-0, 6-0
3 Doubles: James Dahlke & John Turick (OL) won due to Forfeit.

Boys’ Lacrosse

On Tuesday, April 8, Lyme-Old Lyme High School Boys Lacrosse opened the season with a 6-9 loss against Morgan away.

Goal scorers for the Wildcats were:
Graham Macadam 1
Alex Krol 2
Ben Goulding 1 and 1 assist
Quinn Sprankle 1
Lucian Tracano 1

Old Lyme had Lyme-Old Lyme 10 shots on goal compared with Morgan’s 9

Cam Russell made 5 saves for the Wildcats while Braedon Stechle notched 14 for Morgan.

Elizabeth Regan Joins ‘LymeLine’ as Staff Reporter

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Elizabeth Regan is LymeLine’s new Staff Reporter.

LYME/OLD LYME—We are delighted to announce that Elizabeth Regan is joining our team as a Staff Reporter on Monday, April 7. She previously worked for ‘The Day‘ covering Lyme, Old Lyme, and East Lyme, so many of you will already have met or know of her. 

Elizabeth is an experienced journalist with a stellar record in reporting and community engagement. She has won numerous awards for her work.

Prior to her job at ‘The Day‘, Elizabeth was employed by various news outlets, which included, ‘The Norwich Bulletin’, ‘CTNewsJunkie’ and the Glastonbury-based ‘Rivereast News Bulletin.’

In summary, she is—in her own words—”dedicated to local journalism as a vital community resource,” which sounds a perfect fit for LymeLine.

You can reach Elizabeth at elizabeth.lymeline@gmail.com—she would love to hear from you!

Lyme-Old Lyme HS Weekend Sports Round-Up: Girls Tennis Dominate Portland, Boys Lacrosse, Baseball Both Lose

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Girl’s Tennis

On Saturday, April 5, Old Lyme Girls Tennis crushed Portland 7-0. The team is coached by Joseph Trausch. Game scores were as follows: 

1st Singles: 
Katherine Zhang Vs Madison Anzellotti 6-0, 6-0.
2nd Singles: 
Emma Arelt vs Gianna Phelps 6-0, 6-0 
3rd Singles: 
Mari Munster vs Skyla Rascati 6-0, 6-0 
4th Singles:  
Rose Dimmock vs Piper Rettich 6-1, 6-0 
1st Doubles:  
Stella Young / Addy Morosky vs 
Lillian Kagan / Keelan Christensen  6-0, 6-0
2nd Doubles: 
Ada LaConti / Allegra Schaedler vs 
Doni Coddette/ Audrey Monica  6-0, 6-0
3rd Doubles: 
Katie Ferman / Ainsley Rinoski vs 
Natalia Farmer/ Anna Piasick 6-0, 6-0

Boys Lacrosse

On Saturday, April 5, Bacon Academy defeated Old Lyme 19-4.

Hatden Grethel, Judah Waldo, Alex Krol and Ben Goulding each scored for the Wildcats, one goal apiece.

Baseball

On Saturday, April 5, Lyme-Old Lyme fell 4:0 to Coginchaug.

Coginchaug opened the scoring in the first after Thomas Wamester (1-2, 1 RBI, 1 BB) drew a walk on a wild pitch that scored the first run.

Coginchaug extended their early lead with two runs in the top of the second from two RBI singles by Matt Yale (1-4, 1 R, 1 RBI) and Silas Barrett (2-3, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB).

Yale earned the win for Coginchaug. He pitched a complete game shutout only giving up three hits while striking out six and walking three. Giovanni Winters took the loss for Lyme-Old Lyme. He went four and one-third innings, giving up three runs on three hits, striking out six and walking eight. Aidan Carpentino came in to relief and only allowed two hits, one run, one earned, on two and two-thirds innings pitched while striking out four and walking one.

Giovanni Winters (1-2, 1 BB), Rowen Meisner (1-2, 1 BB) and Ben Frazier (1-3) each collected a hit for Lyme-Old Lyme.

Wamester, Barrett, and Yale each drove in one run for Coginchaug. Barrett went 2-for-3 at the plate to lead Coginchaug in hits. Tyler Ufferfilge (0-1, 3 BB) led Coginchaug with three walks. Barrett also had two stolen bases.

Con Brio to Hold Gala Farewell Concerts in Old Lyme to Honor Founding, Associate Directors

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Dr. Stephen Bruce of Groton will retire in July as the founding music director of the Con Brio Choral Society. All photos courtesy of Con Brio.

OLD LYME – The Con Brio Choral Society will honor the retirement of its music director and associate music director with a pair of concerts this month.  

The farewell concerts will bring together the Con Brio Festival Orchestra and Con Brio Chorus at 8 p.m. on Saturday, April 12, and at 4 p.m. on Sunday, April 13, at Christ the King Church, 1 McCurdy Rd., Old Lyme. 

Con Brio’s associate music director Susan Saltus is also retiring.

Music Director Stephen Bruce of Groton retires in July after 28 years as the society’s founding music director, according to the organization. He will remain with Con Brio, where he will hold the title of music director emeritus, in the bass section. 

Chris Shepard of Clinton will replace Bruce as music director in August. Shepard is described by the Con Brio Board of Directors as a renowned choral conductor, voice coach, arts ambassador, pianist, organist, and distinguished Bach scholar.

Associate Music Director Susan Saltus of Essex will also retire in July. She has served in the role since 2009.

Soloist Ransom Bruce, pictured here, will perform with fellow soloist Bill Sorensen along with 75 chorus members and the 30-piece Con Brio Festival Orchestra.

Con Brio will revisit some of Bruce’s favorites including pieces from Giacomo Puccini’s “Messa di Gloria,” Johann Sebastian Bach’s Mass in B Minor, George Frideric Handel’s “Messiah,” as well as several rousing spirituals.

Con Brio’s 75 singers will perform with the 30-piece Con Brio Festival Orchestra and soloists Ransom Bruce and Bill Sorensen.  The group will also introduce Shepard, who will conduct the chorus in Movement 5 of Benjamin Britten’s “Saint Nicholas.”

Tickets are $40, or $15 for students. To purchase tickets, visit the Con Brio website or call the box office at 860.526.5399. 

This report has been updated.

Old Lyme Hardware Hosts Traditional Easter Egg Hunt, April 12

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A participant in last year’s Easter Egg Hunt at Old Lyme Hardware was clearly enjoying herself looking for eggs. Photos by J. Talerico.

OLD LYME—Tomorrow, Old Lyme Hardware will host an Easter Egg Hunt in the store starting at 10 a.m. All are welcome.

Some 40 children participated in the Hunt last year. This year, Talerico plans to hide 1,000 eggs filled with candy, toys and cash.

Asked why she hosts the Easter Egg Hunt—now in its fourth year—Jessica Talerico, the co-owner of Old Lyme Hardware, told LymeLine, “Initially we thought the Easter Egg Hunt would be a fun way to bring people into the store that hadn’t been in yet – to show we were making some changes. The families that came loved it, and so did we! After that first egg hunt, it was decided we had to make this a tradition at the store for the community and for us.”

Last year, the Easter Egg Hunt attracted customers of all ages into the store.

To raise proceeds to fund the event, the store is currently hosting a raffle with all proceeds going towards the store’s Easter Egg Hunt. Tickets are $10 each and the prizes on offer are a gas-powered Ooni Pizza Oven or a 28” Blackstone Griddle. The first winner drawn can make his/her own choice of prize.

The draw will be held April 12 and the winner does not need to be present.

Also, on April 12, between 10 a.m. and 12 noon, the Easter Bunny will be hopping by both Old Lyme Hardware and The Bowerbird.