Weekly BHS Sports Recap: Season Finales

Softball (22-3, 14-2): The Lady Bobcats enjoyed an incredible season, suffering only one loss during the regular season.  The 19-1 mark earned them a number two seed in the Class L State Championship.  Winning their first round and quarterfinal games at home set them up for the semi-final game played at the Frank Biondi Softball Field in West Haven against the number six seed Bristol Eastern (19-4) on Monday.

Their goal of making it to a championship game came up just short, as Brookfield lost a hard fought game 3-2.  The team showed a championship spirit by fighting back in a game where they fell behind 2-0 and 3-1.  They had the tying run on second base with two outs in the seventh inning but were unable to come up with the game-tying hit.

The loss ended stellar playing careers for five Brookfield seniors.  Pitching sensation Kayla Berardi and first baseman Stephanie Moss both were named all-state performers.  Berardi was also named Senior Scholar Athlete of the Year at a ceremony held Tuesday night at Brookfield High School by the Boosters of the BHS Athletic Program.  Berardi pitched all but three innings in the softball team's season.  Moss received the Athletic Coordinator Spirit Award. 

Catcher Jill Carneglia, second baseman Nikki Suib and shortstop Morgan Foley were also big contributors for the Lady Bobcats.

Girls Lacrosse (15-5, 10-3): The seventh seed Lady Bobcats advanced to the quarterfinal of the Division I State Tournament after completing a strong regular season that saw them lose only three games.  After easily winning their opening round game at home, they had to go on the road to face the number two seed New Canaan (19-3, 13-2).

After falling behind 7-0 and then being down 10-4 at halftime, Brookfield asserted itself against the tough opponent to make the game tense and tight. They were unable to rally for the win, but they did make first-year head coach Kary Rodgers proud as they fell 15-11.  

The loss ended the brilliant playing career of senior captain Jackie Brown as well as fellow co-captains Alexa Foldy and Emily Assad.  Brown was given the SWC Leadership Award during the senior ceremony.  Caitlyn Stauffer, Sarah Biro, Sam Mcpadden, Jen Eagan and Chelsea Janssen also played their last games for Brookfield.  Stauffer earned the Frank Gavel Sportsmanship Award.

Track & Field: Both the boys and girls track and field teams qualified members for the 2010 Open Outdoor Track Meet at Veterans Stadium in Willowbrook Park, New Britain, on Monday.

The boy's were unable to duplicate the ultimate success they enjoyed by winning the Class MM State Championship, finishing tied for 28th place.

Chris Ackell was the top performer for Brookfield, placing fifth with a throw of 148-11 in discus and placing fourth with a throw of 167-8 in javelin.  Fellow javelin thrower Kevin Walsh finished out of contention while Ackell finished out of contention in the Shot Put.

The 4x400 relay team of Colin Burke, Gordon, Matthew Kearney and Austin Burke and the 4x800 relay team of Tyle Dunn, Kearney, Spencer Mannion and C. Burke both finished out of contention.

High jumper Jack Gernert and pole vaulter Jordan Burandt also finished out of contention.

The girls team had three members qualify for the event. Claudia Bartoli became the only girl from any school in the area to win an event.  She broke the school record, which was set by her sister Bianca, with a throw of 124-5 in javelin.

Fellow javelin thrower Angela Berardi finished out of contention while Bartoli finished out of contention in the discus throw.

Rose Willey finished out of contention in the 1600.  Willey, a senior, earned the highest academic honor in Connecticut given to student athletes.  She was given the CIAC Scholar Athlete of the Year award at the senior ceremony.  She was named All-State three times in Cross Country, Indoor and Outdoor Track.

Bartoli and Ackell competed at the New England Track Championships held in New Britian on Saturday.  Bartoli placed 17th in javelin with a throw of 104-1. Ackell placed ninth in Discus with a throw of 151-9 and 11th in Javelin with a throw of 168-5.

Golf (9-7, 7-6): Brookfield played in the Division II State Championships on Wednesday at Fairview Farms in Harwinton.  They placed 15th with a team score of 342 in the event that was won by New Canaan who shot 298.

Girls Tennis (9-7): Rebecca Vulcano lost her first round singles match to Hannah Riley of Ellington 8-4 and the team of Kristin Pino/Kerri Lally lost their first round doubles match to the team of Lauren Pollack/Julia Perrotta of Simsbury 8-4 in the Girls Tennis Open held at Yale on Monday.

Boys Tennis (6-8): Josh Dores qualified for the SWC Championships and won his first round match 8-6 against New Milford's Dan Winter before losing in the second round.  Dores earned the fourth Singles Honorable Mention.

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