Daily Roundups, 2008-09
Week of Oct. 27, 2008
10/31/08
Football
The Freshman team beat Avon yesterday, 44-14, bringing their record to 6-1.
Scoring for the Indians were Aaron Wilson, Tyler Calitri, David Blackwell, and
Kywane Thomas. The rest of the team played very well. The next Freshman game is
against Enfield on Thursday at Northwest. The Varsity Football team plays on
Saturday against Bridgeport Central in a game you won't want to miss.
10/30/08
Volleyball
Yesterday, the Freshman Volleyball team won a great game in three against Miss
Porter's. The entire team played well, ending their season with a 6-4 record.
Field Hockey
The Field Hockey team lost to Mercy High School yesterday, 2-1. Catherine Hijeck
'09 scored the only goal. Laura Hannifan '09 and Ali Gualteri '09 played very well. JV
Field Hockey tied with a score of 1-1. Kate Sullivan '10 scored the goal while
everyone else played very well.
10/29/08
Volleyball
Last night, the Varsity Volleyball team shut out St. Paul Catholic, 3-0 -- an especially
sweet victory, since it was Senior Night. Maura Eagan '09 had 12 digs, leading an
entire team that played well. The Freshman team has its last game of the season
today against Miss Porter's School.
10/28/08
Boys' Soccer
Yesterday, Boys' JV soccer shut out St. Paul, 8-0. Connor Deneen '10 had an amazing
game, with four goals; the other goals were scored by Stephen Kozak '12, Merritt
McDonough '12, and Jack Ferrell '12. The Boys' Varsity team won 1-0; Zack
Boorman '10 scored the goal.
Girls' Soccer
Girls' Soccer also shut out St. Paul yesterday, on Senior Day, with a score of 7-0.
Scoring for the Indians were Lauren Backhaus '11 with 2, Shealagh Begley '09,
Maddie Domingo '12, Mary Beckerman '10, Megan Drusedum '09, and Mary Frailey
'10. Everyone played extremely well. The girls begin States competition next
Tuesday.
Field Hockey
Varsity Field Hockey beat Northwestern yesterday, 3-1. Hannah Rienow '09 had 2
goals and Catherine Hijeck '09 scored 1. JV Field Hockey tied 1-1 with Northwestern,
Leanne Oleasz '12 scored the goal. The whole team played very well.
10/27/08
Volleyball
NWC's Volleyball team played East Catholic on Friday. The JV team lost a hard game
2-1 with Morgan Green '10 and Audrey Carroll '11 playing well. Varsity played a
great game but lost in 4. The whole team played very well. The next game is Senior
Night this Tuesday against St. Paul.
Girls' Soccer
The Girls' Varsity Soccer team lost a tough game to East Catholic last Friday, 1-0.
Devon Soucier '10, Mary Beckerman '10, and Morgan Mencio '12 all played well.
Boys' Soccer
The Boys' Soccer team played East Catholic at home last Friday. JV tied 1-1, with Ben
Paine '10 scoring the goal. Varsity also played very well, but lost 2-1, with the goal
scored by Jordan Daniel.
Cross Country
The Girls' Cross Country team finished their season at the Class SS State Meet on
Saturday. Running well for Northwest were Christine Smith '10, Kylie Steadman '09,
Kelly Yorio '11, Alli Denton '12, Katherine Schwartz '12, Kathleen Connelly '12, and
Caroline Garger '10. The Boys' Cross Country team finished sixth out of 24 teams.
Leading the way for Northwest were Nico Greco '10 in 8th place, John Whiting '09 in
17th, and Eric Kennedy '10 in 20th. Luke Pelton '10, Mike Bonfatto '09, Brian Poirier
'12, and Jack Peterson '12 also ran well. Nico Greco '10 earned All-State Honors and
will compete in the State Open this Friday.