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Congratulations to the following SCC spring sports teams who have won state titles and finished as runner-ups:

State Champions (5): Daniel Hand girls tennis (Class M), Daniel Hand boys outdoor track & field (State Open), Branford girls lacrosse (Class M), Xavier (Div. I golf), and Foran baseball (Class L)

Runner-ups (6): Guilford girls tennis (Class M), Daniel Hand boys outdoor track & field (Class L), Daniel Hand boys tennis (Class M), Amity Regional baseball (Class LL), Daniel Hand boys lacrosse (Class M), Cheshire boys lacrosse (Class L) and North Haven baseball (Class L)

Congrats to the following teams who won SCC spring sports postseason titles (and runner-ups) in 2017.

Baseball:  Amity Regional (champion), Fairfield Prep (runner-up)

Softball: Cheshire (champion), Guilford (runner-up)

Boys Lacrosse: Fairfield Prep (champion), Cheshire (runner-up)

Girls Lacrosse: Daniel Hand (champion), Cheshire (runner-up)

Boys Outdoor Track & Field: Daniel Hand (champion), Shelton (runner-up)

Girls Outdoor Track & Field: Shelton (champion), Daniel Hand and Hamden (runner-up)

Girls Tennis: Daniel Hand (champion), Amity Regional (runner-up)

Boys Tennis: Fairfield Prep (champion), Daniel Hand (runner-up)

Boys Golf:  Fairfield Prep (champion), Xavier (runner-up)

Girls Golf:  Mercy (champion), Amity Regional (runner-up)

Click here to read the May 2017 issue of SCC NEWS, the official newsletter of the Southern Connecticut Conference.

Mercy captured the first-ever SCC Girls Golf Championship on May 30 at Racebrook Country Club's O'Sullivan Course (9 holes, 2,874 yards/par 35/slope rating 119).

Final Team Results: 1.  Mercy 190; 2. Amity Regional, 192; 3. Daniel Hand, 196; 4. Cheshire, 212; 5. Lauralton Hall, 223; 6. Sacred Heart Academy, 230

Medalist:  Gabby Martin, Daniel Hand (38)

Individual Results: Meghan DeVille, Mercy (41); Bridget Barnsley, Amity Regional (41);  Sophie Qiu, Cheshire (44); Tess Csejka, Amity Regional (45); Caroline Thompson, Mercy (47); Megan Tichy, Amity Regional (50); Christiana Bevilacqua, Mercy (50); Erickson Richard, Daniel Hand (51); Karen Larkin, Cheshire (52); Allison Chase, Mercy (52); Taylor Tristine, Mercy (52); Erin Eason, Lauralton Hall (52); Haley Bernier, Lauralton Hall (53); Angie Balzano, Daniel Hand (53); Emma Boey, Daniel Hand (54); Josie Anderson, Daniel Hand (54); Sophia Velez, Sacred Heart Academy (55); Meggie Burkhard, Cheshire (55); Sebin Park, Amity Regional (56); Alice Zhou, Amity Regional (56); Brigit Sheehy, Sacred Heart Academy (56); Elizabeth Lamont, Sacred Heart Academy (57); Emily Totura, Lauralton Hall (59); Caroline Grosso, Lauralton Hall (59); Marissa Brough, Cheshire (61); Cara Peccerillo, Sacred Heart Academy (62); Audrey Seyfried, Sacred Heart Academy (65); Carly Lutheran, Shelton (66); Sammi Grennon, Cheshire (72); Christie Ludwig, Lauralton Hall (75)

(L-R) SCC Commissioner Al Carbone, Nick Anderson, Colleen Rice, and Glenn Elia, CEO of Connecticut Orthopaedic Specialists (photo by Bill O'Brien)

Two student athletes – Nick Anderson (Daniel Hand) and Colleen Rice (Jonathan Law) – are the recipients of the Southern Connecticut Conference's 2017 “Comeback Player of the Year” awards.  Both students suffered severe injuries, yet were able to overcome them to become outstanding role models in their respective schools.  A corporate sponsor of the Southern Connecticut Conference (SCC), Connecticut Orthopaedic Specialists P.C. (COS) has offered a Comeback Player of the Year Scholarship for student-athletes who participated in an interscholastic sport during the 2016-2017 academic year and showed great leadership both on and off the field after their severe injury.

First Prize drawing by Stephen Mongillo (Cheshire HS) -- photo by Bill O'Brien

The SCC held its annual Arts Exhibition from May 1-5 at the Creative Arts Workshop in downtown New Haven.  Every SCC team had the opportunity to submit three pieces to the exhibition.  There were more than 60 pieces of art, representing different genres.  CAW staff judged the pieces and awarded seven students.

Updated May 27 - 9:15 p.m.) --- Here is the latest 2017 SCC Spring Sports Playoff schedules and results.  Please note all times/sites could change due to weather and school-related conflicts/events.

Blanchette Sporting Goods is the presenting sponsor of the SCC Scholar Athlete Recognition program.  The Scholar Athlete recognition program recognizes the “best of the best” in the SCC.  Recipients are selected by their school’s coaches and athletic directors. Recipients must have a minimum of a B (3.0) average overall and be a varsity letterwinner. The recipients should also demonstrate leadership qualities by: being a positive role model for other students  both on and off the field; exhibiting an ability to help a teammate overcome adversity;  showing a commitment to self-improvement; and putting the needs of the team before  themselves.

Here are the 2016-17 winter season recipients:

Amity Regional – Jethin Gowda (swimming), Bailey MacNamara (ice hockey)

Branford – Adrienne DiGioia (basketball), Jake Sullivan (basketball)

Career – Marvin Delgado (indoor track), Jana Hassan (indoor track)

Cheshire – Jensen Bassett (basketball), Rosa Palmieri (cheerleading)

Daniel Hand – Teddy Zeng (swimming & diving), Emma Sullivan (basketball) 

East Haven – Brandon DePalma (basketball), Ciara Mortimer (basketball)

Fairfield Prep – Kevin Zentner (wrestling), MJ Duffy (swimming & diving)

Foran - Gino Esposito (wrestling), Olivia Steigbigel (gymnastics)

Guilford – Rachel Lauzier (indoor track), Kyle Dwyer (ice hockey)

Hamden – Isabella Mignosa (ice hockey), Rockib Uddin (indoor track)

Hillhouse - Jalil Wilkerson (basketball), LaToya Dale (basketball)

Jonathan Law – Lexi Fisk (basketball), Bobby Fisk (swimming)

Lauralton Hall – Maya Zaleski (skiing)

Lyman Hall – Finley VanHouten (ice hockey), Matt Hultgren (basketball)

Mercy – Samantha Chapps (basketball), Jocelyn Stearns (indoor track)

Notre Dame – Greg Caturano (ice hockey), Charles Sedore (swimming)

North Haven – Pamela Nguyen (fencing), Harrison Callahan (rifle)

Sacred Heart Academy – Jackie Esposito (basketball)

Sheehan – Emma Luop (cheerleading), Sam DeMaio (basketball)

Shelton – Casey O’Connor (basketball), Ryan Murphy (basketball)

West Haven – Kyle Froehlich (ice hockey), Gabriella Prisco (ice hockey)

Wilbur Cross – Carlos Flores (indoor track), Sung Mi Johnson (indoor track)

Xavier – Austin Reid (ice hockey), Patrick Moynihan (wrestling)

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