Baseball Gets Back-to-Back Wins; Softball on a Roll; Girls LAX Rebounds; Tennis Teams Win; Boys Track Remains Undefeated

Baseball (10-4, 6-2):

After going through a bit of a tough stretch that saw them lose four out of six games, the Bobcats have bounced back nicely with two straight wins.

On Saturday afternoon they came away with a 5-4 victory over Weston (6-7, 4-5) at home. On Monday they were back at home where they beat Joel Barlow (3-12) for the second time this season, shutting out the falcons 4-0.

In the win over Weston they took a 4-0 lead after two innings before the Trojans rallied to tied the score with four runs in the fourth. Brookfield would recover to get the go ahead run in the fifth and hold on for the win.

Besides the one bad inning, starting pitcher Harlan Zeerip was sharp. He pitched six innings for the win and Dave Long came on in relief to pitch the seventh inning and get the save.

Ryan Berry and Ryan Rivas led the team with two hits each.

Softball (10-4, 8-3):

The Lady Bobcats ran their recent winning streak to five games with a solid 5-0 victory over Joel Barlow (8-6) on Monday at home.  The team was led by starting pitcher Brittany Fusek, who picked up her ninth win on the season, striking out 13 Lady Falons in the victory.

The teams were locked up in a scoreless tie through four innings before Brookfield came up with two runs in the bottom of the fifth and added three more in the bottom of the sixth.

Catcher Ashley Lamparelli had the big blow, driving in three runs while hitting a home run. She was 2-for-3 on the day while Giuliana D'Arcangelo was 3-for-3 with a triple and an RBI. Angelina Pollen also had a run batted in.

JOEL BARLOW 000 000 0 — 0 5 1

BROOKFIELD    000 023 X — 5 8 0

Batteries: Ba—Morgan Bonis (L) and Sonia Giorgio; Br—Fusek (W, 9-2) and Lamparelli. SO: Bonis 1; Fusek 13. BB: Bonis 2; Fusek 1.

Girls Lacrosse (8-4, 7-3):

The Lady Bobcats traveled to Stratford (1-8) on Monday where they came away with an easy 12-2 victory. The girls dropped a tough 12-10 non-conference game against East Lyme (8-1) on Saturday night at home.

In the loss against East Lyme, Emily Leonard led the team with four goals and Kathryn Marron had three assists.

In the win over Stratford, Brookfield raced out to a 9-1 halftime lead before cruising to victory in the second half. Marron again led the team with five assists while Evelyn Fenick led the team with three goals.

BROOKFIELD 9 3—12

STRATFORD   1 1—2

Records: Stratford 1-8. Scoring: B—Fenick (3g, 1a), Marron (5a), Ellie Calcavecchio (2g), Shannon Gruda (1g), Kelsey Zimmerer (1g), Ashley Bedini (1g), Brooke Sands (1g), Carolyn Marron (1g), Kathryn Serio (1g), Stephanie Hunt (1g); S—Abigail Cerone (1g), Kate Scholl (1g), Maggie Boddington (1a). Goalies: B—Kelly Grady (6 saves); S—Margaret Lefever (4).

Boys Tennis (2-11):

The Bobcats' long nine-game losing streak is over. After showing signs of life in a 4-3 loss on Saturday at home to New Fairfield, Brookfield took out their frustration on Stratford in a dominating 7-0 win on the road Monday.

New Fairfield 4, Brookfield 3

Singles: Donald Torre (NF) def. Max Robbins (B) 6-4, 6-2; Eric Burfeind (NF) def. Tyler Goldstein (B) 6-4, 6-4; Kevin Muenkel (NF) def. Adam Claxton (B) 6-4, 6-1; Stephen Vulcano (B) def. Neil Patel (NF) 6-0, 6-0.

Doubles: Kyle Tolle/Jeff Magin (B) def. Chris Dionisio/Walker Baird (NF) 6-2, 6-1; Jason Schwartz/Christian Ball (B) def. Brett Grabert/Dan Altman (NF) 7-6, 5-7 (10-4); Andrew Smyth/Dylan Harrington (NF) def. Sam Brady/William Whalen (B) 6-2, 6-2.

Brookfield 7, Stratford 0

Singles: Max Robbins (B) def. Brandon LaBraga 6-1, 6-0; Kyle Tolle (B) def. Nick Yakur 6-0, 6-0; Adam Claxton (B) def. Dan Paproski 6-0, 6-0; Austin Nadeau (B) def. Richard Francois 6-1, 6-1.

Doubles: Jeff Magin/Jason Schwartz (B) def. Marc-Charles Morquette/Anthony Repasi 6-2, 6-3; Christian Ball/Sam Brady (B) def. Peterlee Mesidor/Joel Torbi 6-0, 6-3; James Steel/Shai Wallman (B) def. Frank Sessa/Ben Ospina 6-0, 6-1.

Girls Tennis (7-5):

Playing their last home match of the season, the Lady Bobcats sent their seniors off with a solid 6-1 victory.

The seniors doubles teams of Emily Laughlin-Kristie Pino and Laura Simonson-Megan Bingman both won the matches in straight sets. Also senior Lauren Pelczar teamed up with junior Christina Marconi for a straight set win. Senior Shelja Patel was down in the third set when the match was called due to darkness.

The team picked up two more sportsmanship awards in their previous two matches. Pino took the award in the match against Newtown while sophomore Mackenzie Morehouse was given the award in the match against Pomperaug.

Brookfield 6, Stratford 1

Singles: Rebecca Vulcano (B) def. Liz Rogers 6-1, 6-0; Kayla Carlucci (B) def. Amanda Ocasio 6-0, 6-0; Mary Petruska (B) def. Francesca Memelli 6-0, 6-0; Alessandra Legaspi (S) def. Shelja Patel 6-3, 5-7, 7-5.

Doubles: Emily Laughlin/Kristie Pino (B) def. Yulia Moskalyuk/Tory Tallberg 6-1, 6-1; Lauren Pelczar/Christina Marconi (B) def. Giselle Luis/Nicole Ferrara 6-1, 6-3; Laura Simonson/Megan Bingman (B) def. Samantha Pianello/Mackenzie Edo 6-0, 6-0.

Boys Track & Field (10-0):

The Bobcats continued their winning ways on Monday by defeating Newtown and Immaculate at home to remain undefeated. They were able to edge the Nighthawks by the score of 77-73 while being able to completely handle the Mustangs by the score of 144-6.

4X800: 1. Newtown (Sullivan, Hensel, Russo, Gutbrod), 9:12; 2. Brookfield, 9:49.31; 3. Immaculate, 10:31.

4X100: 1. Newtown (Capaldo, Kearns, Nezvesky, Toal), 45.4; 2. Brookfield, 49.2.

110 Hurdles: 1. Gardner (Br), 16.0; 2. Gernert (Br), 16.2; 3. Peterson (Br), 17.4.

100: 1. Toal (N), 11.3; 2. Kearns (N), 11.4; 3. Gordon (B), 11.5.

1,600: 1. Feinstein (N), 4:35.33; 2. Lintz (N), 4:42.56; 3. McArdle (Br), 4:45.75.

400: 1. Adams (Br), 54.9; 2. Puleri (N), 56.7; 3. Wiese (Br), 57.2.

300 Hurdles: 1. Peterson (Br), 44.0; 2. Gernert (Br), 44.6; 3. Hampford (N), 45.1.

800: 1. S. Mannion (Br), 2:01.0; 2. Gutbrod (N), 2:04.28; 3. McArdle (Br), 2:10.28.

200: 1. Toal (N), 23.2; 2. Gordon (Br), 23.3; 3. Murphy (Br), 23.6.

3,200: 1. Feinstein (N), 10:04; 2. Sullivan (N), 10:36; 3. Mayerson (Br), 10:40.

Javelin: 1. Wlasuk (N), 188-1; 2. Ackel (Br), 156-2; 3. Van Hoff (Br), 119-2.

Discus: 1. Ackel (B), 152-5; 2. Wlasuk (N), 128-5; 3. Wamser (Br), 127-0.

Shot Put: 1. Wlasuk (N), 55-10; 2. Ackel (B), 39-9.75; 3. Van Hoff (Br), 38-5.5.

High Jump: 1. Gernert (Br), 6-2; 2. Gardner (Br), 5-10; 3. Gallaton (N), 5.4.

Long Jump: 1. Murphy (Br), 18-10.25; 2. Kearns (N), 18-8; 3. Capaldo (N), 18-4.5.

Triple Jump: 1. Gardner (Br), 39-5.5; 2. Murphy (Br), 35-2.25; 3. Decker (I), 35-1.75.

Pole Vault: 1. Gardner (Br), 11-06; 2. Mangold (N), 10; 3. Eurhart (N), 10.

4X400: 1. Newtown (Kearns, Gutbrod, Puleri, Nezvesky), 3:40.18; 2. Brookfield, 3:40.72.