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All-Herald Boys Basketball Team Highlighting the best of the winter season
New Britain’s Craven Johnson
Southington’s Sal Romano Goodwin Tech’s Sheveran Hardy
Berlin’s Max DeLorenzo
DeLorenzo, Hardy, Romano, Johnson, Tarca are first-teamers First Team
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Max DeLorenzo, Berlin
Sheveran Hardy, Goodwin
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Sal Craven Romano, Johnson, Southington New Britain
Chase Tarca, Plainville
came together for a strong season’s finish and looks toward a promising future. The 2010-11 boys basketball Newington and its excellent season provided a surplus of defense netted it a trip to the memories to area fans, parents CIAC Division LL Tournament, and alumni. and Southington used a highBerlin’s respectable playoff run powered, dynamic offensive saw the Redcoats talented and attack and aggressiveness to overteam-oriented effort propel them whelm opponents in a season for to the third round of the CIAC the ages. Division L Tournament. Though there are many Goodwin Tech got its first ever ball-players of high talent, great basketball playoff win, and then sportsmanship and exceptional its second ever playoff win bring- skill, just 10 were selected for ing its program full circle. the All-Herald Boys Basketball New Britain’s young team Team, five first-teamers and five By EVAN MACY STAFF WRITER
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All-Herald Boys Basketball Second Team
Mike Rector, Ber.
Tyler Dube, SHS
guard Kemba Walker, and both guards use quick legs and a fine shooting touch to frustrate defenses. The sophomore will return to Goodwin Tech’s basketball team next season, where he hopes to improve on their deep playoff run in 2011-12. Chase Tarca was another offensive powerhouse. Leading Plainville to a playoff berth, the senior finished his career as the Plainville’s Blue Devils’ career scoring leader Chase Tarca for a boys basketball player with 1,279 points. He is third on the Plainville’s overall list behind Desiree Pina and Amanda Perlioni. The guard averaged over 20 points and four assists per game and was given numerous basketball honors, including being selected first-team Class M second-team picks. next level and helping to assure All-State this year and to the Among them are several multi- his Blue Knights victory. all-conference team as well. He is sport athletes whose impressive Romano was selected allalso an All-Academic team memplay on the basketball court is conference two years in a row, and ber and will attend Salve Regina even more impressive when one had perhaps his best game against University, where he plans to play considers their main talents are Bulkeley earlier this season, grab- basketball. leading them to play football bing 16 rebounds and scoring 26 The last member of the first at UConn, Sacred Heart and points. team, Craven Johnson, is a freshFordham or baseball at Tennessee. Sheveran Hardy was one of man with size and veracity, both Max DeLorenzo surprises no several big contributors as part of of which the big man used to one with his selection to the first Goodwin Tech’s explosive offense. dominate opponents as a member team, as his senior leadership and The point guard was selected of the Hurricanes. Though their dynamic slashing and bursting to all-conference this season, and his win-loss record was sub-par, New the basket with energy provided biggest pride of 2011 was being Britain caught fire late thanks to his Berlin Redcoats with a spark part of the first ever Gladiators superb play from Johnson. almost whenever they needed squad to reach the second Johnson started all 20 games one. round of the CIAC Division S for New Britain, an impressive Though he is bright on the Tournament. feat for a freshman, and averaged hardwood, he is a star on the Hardy looks up to UConn over 16 points and eight rebounds gridiron and will play either defensive back or running back with the Huskies this fall. Sal Romano also technically lists basketball as his second sport, but from looking at his “Congratulations to the threebody of work it is hard to tell. headed dragon of Southington. Romano was a dominating force on the boards, collecting double A great season it was. Make the digit rebounds on a regular basis, best of every opportunity. paired with proficient offense. You make us all proud! There were stretches all season long where the center would take “Mom” 014441 over a game, elevating it to the
Jordan Isaac Chapman, SHS Delgado, New.
in the 2010-11 campaign. Johnson was also selected to the CCC-West All-Conference Team. He will surely help lead a much improved and much more experienced New Britain squad in 2011-12. On the second team Mike Rector brings excellent ballhandling skills. The senior started at point guard for the Redcoats and was selected all-conference. Highlighting his season was a 23-point, two-steal performance against Bristol Central. Rector hit four 3-pointers in the contest. He will attend and play basketball at Bridgewater State University next year. Southington was led all season by their own “big three,” with Romano joining fellow seniors Tyler Dube and Jordan Chapman as All-Herald selections. Dube brings pizazz to the second team, and the all-Conference guard dazzled spectators all season with jaw-dropping lay-ups, and break-neck speed. Dube scored 34 points and had five steals against Wilby this season in what he considers his best game of the year. He will play football at Sacred heart in the fall. The other Blue Knight is Chapman, who dropped 27 points, 15 of them in a row, in a second round playoff loss to Holy Cross this season. The guard played wing with style and grace and had a smooth stroke from beyond the arc, often times
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netting him multiple 3-pointers in a matter of minutes. Chapman is all-conference in three sports and will play wide reciever and defensive back at Fordham in the fall. Isaac Delgado makes the second team from Newington. He was an all-conference selection, leading his team in made 3-pointers. The sharpshooter set a career mark in the playoffs this year scoring 26 points. He will play ball at Lincoln College of New England next season. Damion Hewitt is another all-conference player and a key member of the trailblazing Gladiators. The shooting guard says his best performance was scoring 38 points and collecting 18 rebounds against Abbot Tech this year, and the sophomore is poised to lead Goodwin Tech to another playoff run next year. Some All-Herald selections will be retuning with pride to their respective teams for 201112, while some will move on to the next level. Regardless of their destination, and what their plans may be, the winter season was a showcase for great sportsmanship and athletic achievement in gymnasiums across central Connecticut. Their confidence and achievement, both academic and athletic, will surely serve all of these young men well as they embark in future endeavors.
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All-Herald Girls Basketball Team Forsman, Pabon, Porcher, Berry, Munson highlight team
By JOE FORTUNATO STAFF WRITER
Newington’s Kristina Forsman
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Basketball is sometimes accused of being an individual game. Star players take over a game as the rest of the roster just follows suit and waits for their shot. That’s certainly not the case for our area girls basketball teams. All had fantastic team chemistry this season, relying on team play to get their wins. Whether it’s the efforts of a dynamic duo, as seen with Briyana Pabon and Kristina Forsman in Newington, Tori Munson and Mariah Berry in Southington or Jaydelice Yambo and Nyjah Porcher in New Britain, a total team effort with Alyssa Barrett, Chelsea Vujs and Jess Szczepanik in Berlin, or Goodwin Tech looking to play-maker Jocelyn Burgos, all of our selections were a big part of their team’s chemistry. That’s probably why most of our teams had so much success, with Newington, Berlin, Southington and New Britain making it to the CIAC state tournaments. But all of those teams couldn’t do it without its stars. Starting off our All-Herald First Team is Munson, the Southington senior guard/ forward, who did just about everything for the Blue Knights this season, helping her team finish the season with an 11-9 record. Munson was a big inside presence for Southington, doing most of her damage from inside the paint. Munson was also dangerous
beyond the arc, making her one of those rare players that can hurt an opposing defense from anywhere on the court, something she did often for the Blue Knights this year. Her hard work this season earned her AllConference and she was also named the Southington Holiday Tournament MVP. Berry was the second part of the Southington duo that wreaked havoc on opposing team’s defenses, and is our second First Team selection. Berry was another big inside presence for the Blue Knights, scoring most of her points from the paint or from the charity stripe. Her play caused other teams to get into foul trouble early, creating more cautious defenses for herself and the rest of the team. Berry was named to the Christmas Tournament All-Tournament Team as well this season. Kristina Forsman was a huge part of Newington’s successful 11-9 season this year. Forsman was another player who was dangerous in a variety of ways. The senior had the capability to drop 20 points on any given night, but she was also a prolific passer. Forsman always knew where her open teammates were on the court, and always found a way to get them the ball. Her duel-threat abilities made her a fouryear starter at Newington, and her work this season earned her All-Conference honors. Pabon was the other Newington guard to make the All-Herald First Team, and she did so by stroking 3-pointers. Pabon was simply lethal from beyond the arc all season long, draining multiple 3’s in pressure situations for the Indians. Pabon also had great vision, registering four games with seven or more assists. Pabon scored her 1,000th career point this season (she
Newington’s Briyana Pabon
finished with 1,063) and also earned AllConference honors. Porcher is the final selection to the All-Herald First Team. Porcher was a dominating inside force for New Britain who also played astoundingly well in transition. For the run and gun offense the Hurricanes employed, Porcher was the perfect swingman. In many games for New Britain this season Porcher terrorized other teams in transition, either fluidly moving the ball from the defensive half into the offensive half, or positioning herself as an outlet for teammates in pressure. Porcher also earned All-Conference honors for her play this season. Leading the All-Herald Second Team is Yambo, the field general for the New Britain offense this season. Yambo was the catalyst behind most of the Hurricanes’ offensive runs, effortlessly moving the ball
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New Britain’s Nyjah Porcher Southington’s Tori Munson.
to open teammates. Yambo was another guard who was dangerous
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from all parts of the court. She had the ability to dominate the
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Tori Mariah Munson, Berry, Southington Southington Second Team
paint, hit the three or even find an open teammate. Her offensive skills made her one of the many go-to offensive forces on New Britain. Yambo was instrumental in a late-season run by the Hurricanes to make it to post-season play. Her fantastic play garnered her AllConference status, she was also named MVP for the Manchester Tournament. Jocelyn Burgos is Goodwin Tech’s entry for the AllHerald list. The sophomore all-around made a splash with the Gladiators this
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Briyana Pabon, Newington
Kristina Forsman, Newington
Nyjah Porcher, New Britain
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season thanks to some fantastic offensive and defensive play. Burgos was the go-to scorer for the Gladiators this season, making clutch shots all season long. She made the second-team AllConference for the second straight year this season. Szczepanik is one of three Berlin girls basketball players to make this year’s All-Herald team. The senior center was a big part of Berlin’s fantastic run, playing tough defense and being an inside presence for the Redcoats. Szczepanik was also important in transition, getting open for her teammates when they were under pressure. Szczepanik earned the Redcoat award for her efforts this season and she will attend UConn next year. Barrett is the second entry for Berlin girls. The guard was the Redcoats biggest deep threat, making her mark on games by hitting from beyond the arc. Barrett was one of Berlin’s playmakers as well this season, moving the ball around the arc and creating space for the rest of her team. Berlin played a lot of their offense in the paint, and they were able to do so thanks to the defensive presence Barrett demanded when she was stationed outside. Barrett was an All-Conference player this season. She will attend Smith College next year, and will play basketball. Vujs is the final Berlin player to make the All-Herald team this season. The junior forward was instrumental for Berlin this season, including hitting a game winning buzzer beater against Bistrol Eastern. Vujs was a key cog in the Berlin machine this season, often moving around the floor to help create space for her teammates. Vujs was also a big presence defensivley, often grabbing key rebounds and getting the ball into the offensive half for the Redcoats. All of the girls selected to the All-Herald team played vital roles
Southington’s Mariah Berry
for their teams in one way or another this season. And with the level of success the teams had, it seems as though they did a heck of a job filling those roles.
Congratulations Briyana Jaydelice Yambo, New Britain
Alyssa Barrett, Berlin
Chelsea Vujs, Berlin
Jess Szczepanik, Berlin
Jocelyn Burgos, Goodwin
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All-Herald Indoor Track Team for similar success at the Open. His teammate, Jimmy Nolan, made the finals of the State Open in the pole vault, leaping his way onto this team in the process. The senior had placed seventh in the
again this season. He finished ninth at the State Open in the 1,000meter race, finishing in 2:35.9. He also is part of the school-record 4x800 relay team, as well as the outdoor mark for the Blue Knights in
and-a-half feet in the air, giving her a top 10 showing at the State Open, the biggest meet of the season. That was six inches better than her seed measurement, a nine-foot vault that earned her a fourth-place at the
State Open long jump event, which was good for 14th place. That was after her sixth-place effort at the Indoor track gets a bit of a bad Class L meet, in which she cleared rap at times. An afterthought in 16 feet on the button. the eyes of many, the sport is often But Forrest wasn’t just a leaper. seen as merely a tuneup The junior is also a talentto the outdoor season, ed sprinter, as evidenced by which is underway now. her success in the 55-meter But with the success of the dash. She finished ninth in No New Britain boys team last the state in Class L with a No No season, the sport began to time of 7.76. picture picture picture get a little publicity in this Our final honoree might available available available region. have had the best year of With the work the three them all. Cherraine Davis boys and three girls on this won the Class LL and year’s team put in, hopefully State Open shot put comindoor track will continue ending all doubt Ras Jimmy Tim Rhiannon Dannielle Cherraine petitions, its upward swing on the who the best in the state scale of respectability. was in the event. Morgan, Nolan, Brown, Jacobs, Forrest, Davis, Berlin’s Ras Morgan is Already the Class LL Berlin Berlin Southington Southington Newington Southington champion, Davis entered best known for his work on the football field, but the Open as the top seed he used those skills to has a great event at the Class M meet, clearing the same event. Class LL meet. and didn’t disappoint. She fired the winter on the track. Those short 11 feet along the way. The ladies earned our respect this With a year to go in her high big metal ball 44 feet, more than six bursts of speed he can produce The final boy on the team is year as well on the track, and three school career, expect Jacobs to reach feet further than her closest compewere perfect for him to excel in the Southington’s Tim Brown. He in particular are deserving of this new heights, literally and figuratition. Only a junior, watch for Davis 55 meter dash, an event he finished shares his name with a famous honor. tively, next year. to make a run at 45 feet next winter. third in at the State Open. After football player, but ran around Southington’s Rhiannon Jacobs, Dannielle Forrest of Newington With so much returning, the running the best preliminary time, the competition on the track. The a junior, had a terrific year with the had another season worthy of men- region’s indoor track teams should Morgan finished second at the senior was his team’s MVP last year pole vault. She launched herself over tion. She flew onto this list with a earn everyone’s respect again in Class M meet, setting himself up and showed what he was capable of a bar that was set up some ninejump of more than 15 feet at the 2012. By MATT STRAUB SPORTS EDITOR
Olivia Morrell, Southington
Toni Penta, Southington
Kayla Nati, Southington
Katelyn Hyde, Southington
Amanda Mirando, Southington
Alyssa Mills, Plainville
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(8.750) at the Class L championships, helping the Knights to a second-place finish. Morrell was Vaunted vaults. First-class floor the top overall Class L performer exercise stunts. Brilliant balance on beam (9.150). beam acts. Unrivaled uneven bar Making her first All-Herald performances. team, freshman Kayla Nati was a Our All-Herald gymnasts once stalwart on vault for the Knights, again delivered top-flight rouaveraging a 9.125 for the season. tines meet after meet this year. Not surprisingly, she posted the Five Blue Knights highlight our highest vault score (9.100) at the squad as Southington continues Class L championships and tied to be a hotbed for high school for the second-best score (9.400) gymnastics talent. at the State Open. She finished Sophomores Olivia Morrell tied for 14th on the vault at the and Toni Penta are All-Herald New England Championships. honorees for the second straight Senior captains Katelyn Hyde year. Penta had Southington’s top and Amanda Mirando round out score on bars (8.850) and floor Southington’s selections. Hyde, By ANTHONY DELLA CALCE STAFF WRITER
a four-time All-Herald honoree, took 13th on beam at the State Open and Mirando, a two-time honoree, took 14th on floor at the State Open. Both were firstteam All-State selections, as was Penta and Hyde. Morrell was unable to compete at this year’s Open or she also likely would have earned All-State status, which she did last year. Our final All-Herald gymnast is Plainville’s Alyssa “Millie” Mills. She was second-team All-State and an All-American on vault and floor. Mills is a regular in the AllHerald section, making her eighth squad in three sports: diving, gymnastics and outdoor track.
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All-Herald Wrestling Team Four Redcoats highlight area’s best grapplers
215 pounds 171 pounds
140 pounds
125 pounds 152 pounds
By ANTHONY DELLA CALCE STAFF WRITER
Conference champions and state champions. State open place winners and New England place winners. Our All-Herald wrestling squad has them all. From lightweights to heavyweights, this year’s 10 selections proved themselves to be some of the best grapplers in the state by coming up big on the biggest stages. Two, in fact, came up golden at their state meet. Berlin seniors Mason Powers and Mike Fiorillo both won Class M state titles. Powers was one of the top-ranked 215-pounders in the state all season. He went undefeated in the regular season before finally losing his first match at the State Open. After nearly not coming back for his senior season, Fiorillo worked his way into championship form. The 171-pounder finished the season 33-7. Berlin’s Will Matuszak (140) and Jake Eliades (125) both finished third at the Class M championships. Matuszak ended his stellar
Mason Powers, Berlin
Mike Fiorillo, Berlin
112 pounds 285 pounds
Will Matuszak, Berlin 145 pounds
Jake Eliades, Berlin
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Brian Amato, Newington
Kevin Spence, Plainville
Redcoats career with a 38-10 season and a fifth-place finish at the State Open, notching his 121st
Matt Tanner, Plainville
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Geovanni Rene Medina, Infantas, New Britain New Britain
career win in his final match. He excelled in tournaments all season long, winning at the Mass-Conn
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Newington’s Chris Chorzepa battles Guilford’s Tim Proctor in the Class L 152-pound championship match.
Chris Chorzepa, Newington
Fusion meet and earning Most Outstanding Wrestler at the Glastonbury Duals. Eliades had a breakout freshman campaign, also winning a conference title. He acquitted himself well at the State Open. Newington’s Chris Chorzepa (152) and Brian Amato (112) followed up fantastic freshman seasons with stellar sophomore seasons. A two-time academic All-State selection, Chorzepa was top three in every major end-of-season meet: second in Class L, third at the State Open and third at New Englands. He became the first Newington High School wrestler to place that high at New Englands and the youngest in school history to ever place at New Englands. Amato is also a two-time academic All-State selection. He ended the year with a third-place finish in Class L and a fifth-place
finish at the State Open. From super sophomores to super seniors, our next two honorees are Plainville captains Kevin Spence and Matt Tanner. Spence was Plainville’s Most Outstanding wrestler this year, and for good reason. After wrestling well at 215 pounds for most of the season, he jumped to the 285-pound division for the postseason and made it all the way through to the New England championships. Spence took third in Class M and then finished fourth at the State Open after notching a dramatic overtime win in the consolation semifinals. Tanner (145) took second in Class M and went on to pick up his 135th career win during the State Open. Earlier in the season, he won the Greater Hartford tournament, where he was named Most Outstanding Wrestler. In his final year as a Blue Devil, Tanner posted an impressive 41-4 mark. Tanner and Spence, too, are academic all-state selections — an honor Tanner has earned three times. A pair of New Britain grapplers rounds out our All-Herald selections. Geovanni Medina (112) became the first Golden Hurricane to qualify for New Englands since 2007 with a thirdplace finish at the State Open. The sophomore also took second in Class LL. Rene Infantas (189) earned a berth in the State Open with a fourth-place finish in Class LL. The senior was part of a small group of upperclassmen who helped the Canes record their first winning record in dual meets since 1996
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All-Herald Boys Swim Team Youth dominates our picks for area’s best in pool By MATT STRAUB SPORTS EDITOR
The six members of the AllHerald boys swimming team did it all in 2011. They combined to excel in a number of different strokes and dominated a host of events throughout the season, whether they were in conference, a Class meet or at the State Open. The team we’ve put together would be impossible to beat. We have every discipline covered, and we even have some with relay experience to help us win those events as well. Kevin Kozikowski’s name is all over the Berlin swimming record book. He holds Berlin’s marks in five different events, but says the 100 butterfly is his best. All-conference and a sectional qualifier in the 100 and 200 butterfly, the Tufts-bound senior was a captain inside the pool and a leader outside of it. Southington’s Mike Smigelski is still only a junior, and appears well on his way to cementing his place as the best swimmer in our
Kevin Kozikowski, Berlin
Mike Smigelski, Southington
area. He adds to the versatility of the team by being able to compete well in every race. Literally. Smigelski qualified for the Class LL meet in every event he entered, though he prefers the 50 and 100 free. The All-State pick is a twotime all-conference member and a three-time team MVP. He holds school records in the 50 and 100 freestyles, is a YMCA National qualifier in four events and had a pair of top-six showings at the state meet. Also a great student, he’s as close as there is to being a lock to be on this team next year as well. Plainville’s Peter Dalena might be right behind, however.
Peter Dalena, Plainville
Plainville’s diver also competes in the 100 back and a pair of relay races, and does so with great skill. Another All-State pick who qualified for the Open, Dalena has been an all-league pick in all three of his seasons as a Blue Devil. He had one meet this year in which he nearly broke a minute in the 100 back, scored a 225 in diving and had a 53.95 in the 100 free. With the ability to swim a variety of races and perform under pressure, Dalena’s name is another you can expect to hear next season. Speaking of young talent from Plainville, freshman Andrew Rottier had himself a fantastic winter as well. An all-conference
Andrew Rottier, Plainville
Andrew Lee, Plainville
selection who achieved personal bests in three of the four races he swam at the Class S meet, Rottier was counted on to anchor the 400 free relay at one of the biggest meets of the year. He finished the last leg of the 400 free relay in 51.46 while going just over 2:06 in the IM. The final Blue Devil on the list is the only one who won’t be back: Andrew Lee. The senior has twice been named All-State in the 100 breaststroke, an event in which he broke the school record It’s easy to see why that would be his favorite event, since he’s so good at it, but he also competed in the 50 free for Plainville this season, as well as a pair of relay
Dan Klotz, Berlin
races. He will be swimming at Middlebury College next year. Our final choice for this team is Kozikowski’s teammate, Dan Klotz. The sophomore continues our team of young starts with time to get even better, but it’s hard to picture him doing so. Klotz broke five school records this year and was the team MVP. He garnered All-State honors in the 50 and 100 free, events in which he also qualified for the Short Course sectionals. Having set a host of personal bests at the state meet, he showed he can compete with the best in the state this winter. Look for him to be one of the best in the area, if not the state, next year.
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and 17 assists.The season. Not only senior right winger was Richard a force had two hat tricks, on defense, putting Newington-Berlin had a eight multiple goal out fires in the neuvery successful 2011 campaign, games and won tral and offensive going 13-6-1 on the year and Player of the Year for zone, he was also qualifying to CIAC Division III all of Division III this one of the biggest Tournament. season. physical forces for The Indians also played an Coco was the Newington. outdoor game at Rentschler Field catalyst for most of the The defenseagainst Farmington. Indians offense, and man was also Matt Andrew Mike Although Newington fell in the his lethal play in the dangerous in the quarterfinals, its season had a lot of offensive zone carried zone, Coco, Richard, Reynolds, offensive positives, mostly thanks to our All- his team this season. pointing the Herald selections. Coco was also a very New.-Berlin New.-Berlin New.-Berlin power play and Matt Coco was the main solid player on defense, using his booming offense weapon for the Indians, hustling to get back and make plays Andrew Richard was an integral shot to create scoring chances. posting a jaw-dropping 30 goals on the other end of the ice. part of the Indians defense this Mike Reynolds anchors our By JOE FORTUNATO STAFF WRITER
three All-Herald selections, just like he anchored the Indians all season. The senior goaltender was instrumental in Newington’s success this season, keeping the Indians in nearly every game they played. His best performance was reserved for Newington’s 4-2 loss in the quarterfinals, where he made back-to-back toe saves to preserve the score at two. Reynolds will join the Marine Corps after graduation. While the season might not have ended the way the Indians had hoped, all three players can be happy with their accomplishments on the year.