It’s hard to believe that the regular season for Southington High sports teams is coming to an end. The CIAC tournaments begin in earnest following Memorial Day with most of the state finals slated for June 10-11.
Rain was the dominant newsmaker this past week as inclement weather for five consecutive days impacted the schedule, forcing teams to scramble to find openings to make up games. The CIAC is allowing games to be played today, but don’t expect any changes to the cutoff dates to qualify for the postseason.
Friday, May 20 – Baseball
Southington 12, Hall 5 (6) @ West Hartford
Ben Nichols hit a grand slam and Sal Romano went 3-for-3 with a home run and three RBI as the Blue Knights cruised to a victory shortened due to lightning and darkness. Chris Lee had a double and scored three runs for Southington.
Friday, May 20 – Boys Lacrosse
Southington 13, Farmington 8 @ Farmington
Jordan Chapman and Matt Prezioso each scored three goals as Southington rolled to the victory. Zach Wholley had a pair of goals for the Blue Knights, who led 7-1 after one quarter.
Saturday, May 14 – Girls Lacrosse
Ridgefield 20, Southington 9 @ Southington
Carolynn Keal scored four goals and Sarah Pelligrinelli added three in the Blue Knights’ non-conference loss.
Monday, May 16 – Boys Volleyball
Southington 3, Newington 0 @ Southington
Dan Carbone had 17 kills and seven digs as the Blue Knights avenged a loss to the Indians earlier in the season with the 25-18, 25-11, 25-9 victory. Mike Cannata had 11 kills and six digs, Ryan Masters had 41 assists and Matt Macchi had 10 digs for Southington.
Thursday, May 19 – Boys Golf
Farmington 146, Southington 162 @ Hawks Landing, Southington
Jim Stylinski’s 3-over-par 37 paced the Blue Knights in the CCC West loss. Kevin Twerago (40), David Valentukonis (42) and Aaron Skarzynski (43) also scored for Southington.
Friday, May 20 – Boys Tennis
Southington 7, New Britain 0 @ Southington
Thunder and lightning put an early end to a match that had Southington ahead in all four singles and three doubles events. Stephen Murphy had a 5-0 win at No. 1 singles as did Matt Downes at No. 3. At No. 2, Keith Lebel posted a 4-2 win and No. 4 Jon Sadusky won, 4-1. The No. 1 doubles team of James DiNello and Joey Enright won 6-0, while the No. 2 duo of Jordan Nadeau and Greg Zmarlicki were ahead, 2-1, as was the No. 3 pair of Chris Amnott and Nate Beaumont.
Wednesday, May 18 – Boys Volleyball
Southington 3, Maloney 0 @ Meriden
Chris Sherwill had eight kills and Shane Quadrato added seven kills as the Blue Knights rolled to the 25-8, 25-17, 25-18 victory. Ryan Masters had 20 assists for Southington.
