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Lyme-Old Lyme’s Chase Gilbert Races to Victory at State Opens

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Lyme-Old Lyme High School Senior Chase Gilbert, seated center, joins the top 25 runners at the CIAC State Opens on Monday.

NEW BRITAIN/OLD LYME — Congratulations to Lyme-Old Lyme High School Senior Chase Gilbert for earning the Cross-Country State Open title Monday at Wickham Park!

Gilbert’s time of 17:50.08 made her the fastest female runner among high schools of any size at the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference event. She also won the Class S championship at the same venue on Oct. 25 with a time of 17:51.9.

Gilbert is coached by former Olympian and world record holder Jan Merrill-Morin.

Last year, Gilbert committed to the University of Virginia.

Editor’s Note: Visit this link to read an article by Elizabeth Regan published on olwenonline.com/ June 8, 2025 titled, TOP STORY: Champion Lyme-Old Lyme Girls Track & Field Team is ‘A Moment in Time’, which includes additional information on Chase Gilbert’s career to date.

Soccer Roundup: Mixed Bag for Lyme-Old Lyme Soccer

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OLD LYME — They won, they lost and they tied.

On Friday, Sept. 26, the Old Lyme girls beat Haddam-Killingworth, 3–2, in a home game. Brooke Burgess, Addy Morosky, and Anna Bussman scored. Goalkeeper Reagan Christopher made three saves.

Payton Kaplowitz and Cali Mitchell scored for Haddam-Killingworth and goalkeeper Jordan Belanger made eight saves.

The girls fell 2-1 to Portland High School at home on Monday, Sept. 29. Bussman scored for Old Lyme, with an assist from Vivian Boller. Goalkeeper Grace Osborne recorded two saves.

Portland’s Lea Rivera scored both goals, with goalkeeper Gracie Dering making 12 saves. 

The Lyme-Old Lyme girls’ overall record is 4–5–2. 

On Tuesday, Sept. 30, the Lyme-Old Lyme boys were in Portland for a 1-1 draw. Ian Maeby scored with an assist from Elliot Dunn-Sims. For Portland, Evan Piascik scored. 

In goal, Liam McCormick and Sam Edmed combined for eight saves. Portland goalkeeper Ethan Wells made 19 saves. 

The Lyme-Old Lyme boys team is 4–4–1 overall and 3–3–1 in the Shoreline Conference.

Soccer Roundup: Lyme-Old Lyme Teams Struggle Against Valley Regional

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OLD LYME —Playing at home on Monday, Sept. 22, the Lyme-Old Lyme High School boys soccer team fell 3-1 to Valley Regional High School. 

Ian Maeby scored for Lyme-Old Lyme off an assist from Colman Curtiss-Reardon. 

Valley Regional’s Keegan Coloquhoun scored two goals and Patrick Finnegan scored one. Varrick Recchia made two assists.

Lyme-Old Lyme goalkeeper Sam Edmed made five saves for Old Lyme, while Valley Regional’s Paul Malaguti was credited with 10 stops.

The Wildcats are now 3-4-0 overall and 2-3-0 in the Shoreline Conference. 

Playing away on Wednesday, Sept. 24, the Lyme-Old Lyme’s girls soccer team lost 6–0 to Valley Regional.

Lyme-Old Lyme goalkeeper Grace Osborne made 11 saves. 

Valley Regional saw two goals each from Madelyn Riebold and Makaylah Spencer, in addition to goals by Anne Keck and Payton McIntyre. Goalkeeper Emma Reilly made two saves. 

The girls team is now 3-4-2 overall and 3-4-0 in the Shoreline Conference. 

Soccer Roundup: Lyme-Old Lyme Girls Notch Impressive Win

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Lyme-Old Lyme High School girls soccer finished the week with a 9-1 win over North Branford.

On Thursday, Brooke Burgess, Hailey Suisman , and Reagan Christopher each scored two goals. Olivia Lovendale, Adrian Raby, and Emily Bonatti contributed a goal each. Avery Spooner notched an assist.

Goalkeeper Grace Osborne delivered four saves.

North Branford’s lone goal came from Kaydence Caporale. Goalkeeper Sofia Ludington finished with four saves.

The girls are now 3-3-2 overall and 3-3-0 in the Shoreline Conference. They next play Haddam-Killingworth High School at 4 p.m. on Friday in Old Lyme.

On Sept. 16, Old Saybrook High School bested Old Lyme 4-2.

On the Old Lyme side, the team’s two goals came from Anna Bussmann and Addy Morosky. Vivian Boller provided an assist. Grace Osborne made 12 saves.

For Old Saybrook, Nadia Roslonek delivered three goals and Jameli Jara scored one. One assist each came from Annalise Sarette and Carmen Vercillo. Emerson Cooke made a pair of saves.