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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.

Lyme Academy Hosts Guest Lecturer from Yale to Discuss American Art Students at French Academies 1876–1900, April 12; Reception to Follow

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Speaker to be Mark Mitchell, Curator of American Paintings & Sculpture at Yale University Art Gallery, Reception to follow

Mark D. Mitchell, Holcombe T. Green Curator of American Paintings and Sculpture, Yale University Art Gallery. Photo credit: Yale University

OLD LYME – On Saturday, April 12, at 4 p.m., the Lyme Academy of Fine Arts presents, “In the Studios of Paris: American Art Students at the French Academies, 1876–1900,” a guest lecture by Mark D. Mitchell, Holcombe T. Green Curator of American Paintings and Sculpture at Yale University Art Gallery.

A wine and beer reception will follow in the Academy’s on-campus art gallery, with an opportunity to view the Academy’s newest exhibition, True to Form: Academic Figure Studies from the Late 19th to Early 20th Centuries.

Tickets are $30 and available online at www.lymeacademy.edu.

During the late 19th century, nearly every young American artist’s professional ambitions led straight to Paris. In the wake of the Franco-Prussian War and America’s Centennial, Paris emerged as the primary artistic training ground of Europe and a generation of American students came of age there.

Focused on the careers of leading artists of the era, including Kenyon Cox, Frederick MacMonnies, John Singer Sargent, and Julian Alden Weir, this talk will explore what budding American artists found when they arrived in Paris, what being an American art student abroad meant at the time, and how the experience shaped their ideas of art.

“The subject of artists’ training is one that has particular relevance for Lyme Academy,” comments Co-Artistic Director Jordan Sokol, “and we are delighted to have Yale curator Mark Mitchell share his unique perspective and knowledge.”

The mission of the Lyme Academy of Fine Arts is to teach the foundational skills of drawing, painting, and sculpture in the figurative tradition. By its commitment to training students in these skills and an engagement with contemporary discourse, the Academy will empower a new generation of artists. Through its programs, the Academy is committed to enriching the cultural life of the community. 

Editor’s Note: The mission of the Lyme Academy of Fine Arts is to teach the foundational skills of drawing, painting, and  sculpture in the figurative tradition. By its commitment to training students in these skills and an engagement  with contemporary discourse, the Academy will empower a new generation of artists. Through its programs,  the Academy is committed to enriching the cultural life of the community.

State Champions! Lyme-Old Lyme HS Boys are Members of Victorious CIAC Div. II Co-op Hockey Team

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Chris Anderson, Carter McGlinchey and Ben Frazier, all from Lyme-Old Lyme High School, share a victory smile. All photos by H. Heck except where indicated.

EAST HAVEN/OLD LYME—Four Lyme-Old Lyme High School boys are members of the co-op ice hockey team that includes players from East Haven, Sheehan, Morgan and East Hampton High Schools.

The team practices daily at East Haven.

The whole team celebrates.

Last weekend, March 22-23, the team won the CIAC Division ll Championship defeating Cheshire convincingly with a final 7-3 score line.

Lyme-Old Lyme HS players celebrate their victory. Hildie Heck, LOLHS Athletic Director, stands at far right. Photo submitted.

The LOLHS participants are:

Starting Goalie – Chris Anderson #1

Ben Frazier #3

Carter McGlinchey #66

Cal LaCourciere, who played JV this year.

Congratulations all round!

Duck River Garden Club’s Annual Scholarship Program Open to HS Seniors Planning Career to Benefit Environment

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LYME/OLD LYME—The Duck River Garden Club Annual Scholarship Program is open to Lyme, Old Lyme and East Lyme residents, who are high school seniors planning a career in horticulture, conservation, or any field of study that can benefit the environment.

Applications can be submitted by April 15, 2025 to your school Guidance Department.