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30 To advertise, call (860) 628-9645 The Step Saver/ The Observer Friday, October 4, 2013 Cross Country: taking a break From page 36 was shifted to her co-ed race, it caused Alize Rodriguez to run two legs of the four-girls division race, but she teamed with Nickolina Doran and Margaret Meehan to capture the division title (42:26). Niro said that the relay is a good way to create a competition for an off-day workout, and that should benefit everybody down the road. “To run one and a half miles is easier than any other race,” said the coach. “Even if you run two laps, it’s still shorter than a full 5,000 meters. We use a flat course. It’s a beautiful place to run at a beautiful time of year. You really can’t lose.” Simsbury dominates Southington’s only varsity race was a mis-matched tri-team meet in Newington against powerhouse Simsbury and the Newington host team. Simsbury placed nine of the top 10 finishers in the boys race. The Trojans scored the top six finishers in the girls race. Southington crushed Newington in both competitions, 15-50 (girls) and 16- 47 (boys), but Simsbury swept everybody. “It was a meet of disparities,” said Niro. “Simsbury’s boys and girls are both top 10 teams, and we are just not quite there yet. We’re still a little young to compete with teams at that level right now, and we were able to beat Newington solidly. That enabled us to conserve our legs a little bit for the end of the season. They didn’t have to run quite as hard, but they still worked together to have a great workout. Down the road, when we’re looking at the end of the season, SKI SWAP I think this will be an important day for us.” With his ninth place finish, Colin Murphy (18:50) was the only boy to place in the top 10. Amanda Hamel (22:33) edged Perkowski (22:34) to claim seventh place in the girls race. Damiaen Florian (19:17), Garrison (19:25), Jack Myers (19:26), and Kyle Summa (20:04) scored for the boys. Catherine Myers (22:57), Raquel Romano (23:48) and Margaret Open 7 DAYS A WEEK 10am - 8pm Columbus Day Weekend Starts Friday, Oct. 11 thru Monday, Oct. 14 Under the BIG TENT SAVE on New or Used Equipment or Leave Your Used Equipment to Sell 510 Farmington Avenue • Rt 6, Bristol, CT 860•582•1449 SHOP ONLINE AT: www.BOBSCHALET.com JOHN GORALSKI Catherine Myers races through the woods at YMCA Camp Sloper at a recent meet. Our Athletes Meehan (23:54) scored for the girls. Both teams are holding their own at 2-2 overall. To comment on this story or to contact sports writer John Goralski, email him at jgoralski@ southingtonobserver.com. Warm Your Home, Not The Planet. On the road again Lady Knights have to fight for every point By JOHN GORALSKI SPORTS WRITER Margaret Mellitt and Janelle Mangassarian dove, elbowed, and fought for every one of their nine saves. Five Lady Knights used their bodies to deflect Simsbury shots. On Tuesday, Sept. 24, Simbury’s offense sent wave after wave of players at the Southington net, but the Lady Knights spoiled each and every attempt. Girls Soccer “It was as good of a team performance as we've had over the last two years. When you talk about defending, it wasn't just with the back four. It was the whole team,” said Lady Knight soccer coach Sal Penta. “From the top forward to the last back, we defended great. Every time that they had a ball, we closed down the space. Every time they went to take a shot, our defenders got in the way.” For 90 minutes, the teams battled for a scoreless tie. Southington didn’t score, in either half or in overtime, but Penta was glad to get out of there with a tie. The Lady Knights are in the middle of a six-game road trip that would send shivers down the spine of the most experienced teams in the state. That’s why the tie was so important to Penta. Any time that you can secure a tie or a win on the road, it is huge. For the Knights, it broke a threegame losing streak. “Whenever you go into Simsbury and get a point, you tell the bus driver to hurry up and start the bus and let’s get out,” said Penta. “That’s a huge point, not only because it gets us one COME FEEL THE HEAT Discover how you can heat your home with clean burning COME wood pellets FEEL and do THE your part HEAT to reduce Discover global warming. how you can heat your home with clean burning wood pellets and do your part to reduce global warming. • 100% renewable energy made from wood 100% renewable energy made and from other wood locally and grown biomass. other locally grown biomass. • Wide selection of Harman Pellet Stoves Wide selection of Harman Pellet fireplace Stoves, inserts fireplace and central inserts heating and harmanstoves.com central heating systems to choose systems from. to choose from. Heat a cold room, or your • entire Heat a cold home. room or your entire home. 220 Albany Tpke, Rte 44, Canton Village, Canton, CT 06019 • 860-693-3404 www.ValleyChimneySweepLLC.com “ It was as good of a team performance as we’ve had over the last two years. When you talk about defending, it wasn't just with the back four. It was the whole team. “ Sal Penta, SHS girls soccer coach point closer, but because it builds confidence.” Penta points out that his young team is still gaining experience as they try to navigate their tough conference schedule. An extended road trip doesn’t help, so every point counts. On Friday, the Knight effort fell short in Newington. The Indians scored in the first 10 minutes and held on for a 1-0 win. Once again, Mellitt and Mangassarian rallied at the net, collecting 16 saves to keep the Knights close, but Southington’s offensive struggles continued. “In the second half, we did everything but put it in,” said Penta. “It’s a little bit too bad. I thought we were past that-gettting out flat in a game-but on the other hand I was happy with the way we finished.” To make matters worse, Southington lost one of their most experienced scorers, Sarah Palko, to a head injury, and that’s another tough blow to the team’s inexperienced offensive unit. Since starting the season with four goals in their first two games, the Knights have failed to score in their next six contests. Sept. 24 (OT) Southington 0 Simsbury 0 Sept. 27 Newington 1 Southington 0 “When you take away players like Haley Kolesnik and Sarah Palko from the front, it puts a lot of pressure on the other girls,” said Penta. “But no one’s going to feel sorry for us. We just have to keep going.” Penta said that he still wasn’t worried, and his team remains on track to meet his preseason expectations. To account for the injuries, coaches are modifying the offensive system, and that should help to aleve some pressure for the Knights’ young scorers as they continue to develop. “This doesn’t change anything at all,” said the coach. “I said at the beginning of the seaosn that this is going to be a team that continues to get better as we go along, and we’re already seeing it. Just compare this week to a few weeks ago. We’re getting better.” Enjoy a HAYRIDE to the Field and... PICK YOUR OWN PU M PKI NS Open Columbus Day! LOGUE FARMS, INC. WOODBURY off the vine Saturdays & Sundays in October 11:00 am ~ 6:00 pm Last Hayride at 5:30pm Junction of RT. 6 & 61 • 1/4 mile at 0 Quassapaug Road (at farm stand) WOODBURY, CT - Follow the signs - (203) 263-4993
Friday, October 4, 2013 The Step Saver/ The Observer To advertise, call (860) 628-9645 Our Athletes 31 By JOHN GORALSKI SPORTS WRITER Conard swept past the Knights with two goals in each half. Farmington struggled against Southington’s defense, but finally broke through in overtime. Losses continue to pile up for the Lady Knight field hockey team, but Coach Erin Luddy isn’t worried. Her team is right on track. “We’ve still got a lot of games left, and we still have an opportunity to win our conference,” she said. “We play a lot of tough teams in the beginning, but that will only prepare us for down the stretch. It’s nothing but good things coming.” That’s why the overtime loss was so important for the young team. In field hockey, the losing team still gets a point for the tie in regulation. More importantly, the Knights proved again that they’re closing the gap on some of the better teams. 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Boys Soccer “I’m really proud of them,” said Blue Knight coach Dave Yanosy. “They’re working really hard, and I’m getting really excited about our prospects.” Knights lose in overtime Field Hockey still on track for the postseason Field Hockey Sept. 24 Conard 4 Southington 0 Sept. 27 (OT) Farmington 3 Southington 2 first. They pushed the game to overtime in the final minutes and in the extra period until a Farmington rush ended the chance for an upset. “Even though we lost, it was a definite motivation. Farmington always has a really strong program, so to compete with them for almost 70 minutes? To score two goals? It’s a shift of our momentum,” said Luddy. “We’ve had some blow-out games where we struggled to score. To score some goals here is definitely going to help us.” Lauren Zazzaro opened the scoring with 26:22 remaining in the first half, and it took Farmington almost 10 minutes to return the favor. The Indians outshot the Knights, 11-6, in the contest, but Southington had multiple chances to score. With 3:33 remaining in the game, Southington sent a rush at the net and Gaby Baker scored on the rebound to force the extra period. The Knights embraced the 7-vs-7 format in the extra period. Ali Abacherli had two shots in the extra period. Meg Asklar nearly scored in overtime, but Farmington scored with 1:09 remaining. “We kept the ball down on their side of the field for a long time,” said Luddy. “Even in the beginning of overtime, we kept it down there for a while. Unfortunately, the ball sometimes bounces your way but sometimes it doesn’t.” Southington dropped to 1-4 with the loss. BARC BITES ext 128 The DINING ROOM Open Mon-Fri 11:30am - 2:00pm 860-584-0043 Special of the Week VEGGIE QUICHE SOUPS OF THE WEEK Stroganoff or NE Clam Chowder SALAD OF THE WEEK Potato Salad Southington United Soccer Game Friday, Oct. 4, 6:30 p.m. on the SHS turf field. Cost is $5. Proceeds benefit the United Way of Southington Matching Simsbury Both teams managed 14 shots on goal. Both team’s goalies came away with double-digit saves. On Tuesday, Sept. 24, the Blue Knights went ahead twice in the second half, but Simsbury answered both times. Southington went on the road, but came away with a 2-2 tie. “I know I’ve said it before, but I can’t stress enough how good our defense and goalkeeping has been,” said Yanosy. “They’ve done a fantastic job marking some very dangerous players, and I think it starts with that. We know that we’re going to be in a ball game. It just comes down to finishing opportunities.” Neither team scored in the first half, but Kyle Sisco connected with Tom DelBuono in the first five minutes of the second half to give the Knights a short, 1-0 lead. 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Both teams had scoring opportunities, but Soutington held on for a 0-0 tie. “I’m really happy with our effort,” said Yanosy. “Newington’s been knocking off some of the better teams in our conference and just MACOUN APPLES RED DELICIOUS • BOSC & BARTLETT PEARS FRESH OUR • APPLE BAKED PIES FAMOUS DONUTS & FRITTERDONUTS CIDER CT HONEY • BREAD • MAPLE SYRUP • CHEDDAR CHEESE PRIZE WINNING Sept. 24 (OT) Southington 2 Simsbury 2 Sept. 27 (OT) Southington 0 Newington 0 CELEBRATE! COME SOUTHINGTON’SAPPLE HARVEST PICK YOUR OWN APPLES GREAT Rogers Orchards Shuttle Meadow Salesroom Long Bottom Rd (Off Flanders Rd) Southington • (860) 229-4240 Open Daily 8 A.M. - 6 P.M. www.rogersorchards.com beat Conard the other day. They’ve been having success all season, so to hang tough and get a point out of it is a step in the right direction. Topper returns The Knights were excited to see their former goalkeeper on the sidelines for Friday’s game against Newington. Brian Topper has been was out of Southington’s lineup since sustaining a severe leg fracture during an early season contest in Farmington. Topper was on crutches, but the Knights were energized by his return to the sidelines. “We were really pumped to see him,” said Yanosy. “He’s working hard to come back as soon as he can, but he’s out for the rest of the season. If I know him, he’s going to work hard. He’s going to get better, and he’s going to be back here next year better than ever.” MAYBE THE BEST APPLE YOU HAVE EVER TASTED MCINTOSH • EMPIRE • CORTLAND PUMPKINS • CORN STALKS • FALL DECORATIONS This Friday, Saturday & Sunday • 10-5 JOHN GORALSKI VISIT THE BIGGEST APPLE GROWER IN CT FESTIVAL FAMILY FUN! Sunnymount Salesroom One mi.West of I-84- Rt. 322 Meriden-Wtby Rd., Southington (203) 879-1206 Open Daily 9 A.M. - 6 P.M. SS
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