Todd Tompkins drove in Mark Palmieri with the go-ahead run in the bottom of the sixth inning to lead the West Haven baseball team to a 2-1 Southern Connecticut Conference Quinnipiac division win over Fairfield Prep in West Haven.

Tom Lawrence went the distance for the Westies (9-1), striking out 11 and walking just one. Tony D’Addio added a pair of hits and an RBI for West Haven, which is ranked third in the Register Top 10.

Max Freccia had an RBI single for Fairfield Prep (5-5).

In softball action, Sam Romano had three hits and three RBIs, and winning pitcher Taylor Miessau had two hits including a double in visiting East Haven’s 6-4 win over Shelton.

Christina Gelardi scattered seven hits and had two hits in visiting Derby’s 5-2 victory over Sacred Heart Academy. Ashley Bartone had three hits, and Shae Harding had two hits including a double for Derby (6-3).

Cheshire won its sixth straight with a 5-0 victory over Hamden. Brad Runowicz drove in three runs for the Rams. Cheshire will have a tough test Friday with West Haven. Morgan lost its first game of the year, a 7-4 defeat at the hands of Cromwell. Law jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning and held on to knock off Amity 3-2. The Spartans have now lost three of their last four games. Xavier may be the most difficult team in the Southern Connecticut Conference to figure out. After beating Law 8-7 Monday, the Falcons fell to North Haven 5-1. Seymour recorded its sixth shuout of the year, blanking Kennedy 18-0. Taylor Searles had five RBIs.

Amity junior pitcher Allie Baker pitched a perfect game and struck out eight to lead the Spartans to a 2-0 victory over Law.

Amity (5-5) scored on a RBI single by Julia McLaughlin and on an error in the second inning.

Law (4-6) pitcher Christine Akcer allowed just four hits and struck out eight in six innings.

Read the game story in Thursday's Register and also look for an interview with Baker on our website. http://www.nhregister.com/

Jay Lewicki hit a two-run single in the top of the ninth inning to lift visiting Foran to a 6-4 SCC interdivision victory over previously unbeaten West Haven.

Lewicki tallied three hits and Brian Ward tied the game with a run-scoring single in the seventh inning for Foran (6-3).

Kevin Croce had a two-run triple for West Haven (8-1).

Amber Donovan had two hits and an RBI to lead visiting Mercy to a 4-2 SCC interdivision win over Hand at Madison. Mercy is 8-0.
Liz Tutino had two hits and Dominique Marcelino had two RBIs for Hand (7-2).

In other softball games, Caroline Kushner had a run-scoring single in the fifth inning to lift host Cheshire to a 1-0 SCC interdivision win over North Haven. Emily Amento had two hits for Cheshire (6-1).

In baseball, Sheldon Poole’s walkoff RBI single capped a seventh-inning rally as Career rallied from three runs down to defeat Sheehan 5-4 in an SCC game at New Haven.

Behind plenty of depth and five college-bound players, Cheshire has won four straight and are in contention for the Southern Connecticut Conference Housatonic Division. For more on the Rams, check tomorrow's Register.
Also, there is a new No. 1 in the Register Top 10 poll. Here is a sneak peek...

10. Law
9. Simsbury
8. Amity
7. Berlin
6. Fitch

The 10 teams stayed the same in the latest Register Top 10 Softball Poll. There was some movement, however.

Here is a sneak peak at the poll:

10. Trumbull
9. St. Joseph
8. Cheshire
7. Southington
6. Naugatuck

See the complete poll in Monday's Register. Also featured in the softball package is a notebook item on Hand and Old Lyme.

Hamden Hall's No. 1 singles player, Rich LoRicco, defeated J.D. Peckham of Masters 6-0, 6-1 as the Hornets earned a 7-0 victory at Dobbs Ferry. N.Y.

This was the first time in head coach Gustavo Murillo's five-year tenure that the Hornets shutout an opponent.

Jeff Murillo, Nick Ginsberg and Jared Bronen also earned straight-set victories in singles for Hamden Hall.

A day ago, Tom Lawrence shut down Notre Dame-West Haven, holding the Green Knights to just three hits. Notre Dame, the No. 4 team in the Register Top 10 baseball poll, responded with an 8-4 win over top-ranked Amity.
Dave Beisler sparked the win with a three-run homer in the first inning. He finished with two hits and four RBIs. Dan Mercado also homered for Notre Dame. It was Amity’s first loss of the season.
Other highlights from tonight...
Morgan remained undefeated with a 5-2 win over Valley Regional, as did Seymour with a 14-0 victory over Crosby. Russ Caprio went 3-for-3 with two RBIs as North Haven edged Guilford 6-5. Hamden’s Pete Branski walked five batters in fifth inning, leading to all three runs in Sheehan’s 3-2 win over the Green Dragons.

Masuk senior pitcher Rachele Fico broke the national record for career perfect games after pitching her 21st in a 9-0 victory over Bethel on Thursday.

Fico broke the previous mark of 20 set by Melissa Marzan, of Fresno, Calif. from 1998-2001.

Fico struck out all 21 batters she faced.

The win also qualified Masuk (8-0), the No. 1 team in the Register Poll, for the Class LL state tournament. The Panthers have won the past two titles in that class.

In other games, Mallorie Dorflinger scored on an error with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning to lead Coginchaug to a 3-2 victory over Hale-Ray. Read the game story in Friday's Register.

The rosters were announced today for the 11th annual Governor’s Cup football game between Connecticut and Rhode Island June 27 at Rentschler Field. Southington coach Bill Mella will coach Connecticut. Connecticut has won six straight against its neighboring state. Connecticut will feature Register all-area MVP and Cheshire quarterback Billy Ragone, who is headed to Pennsylvania. Jordan Brown of Glastonbury, who was the Register State MVP, will lead the ground game. Here's a look at the entire Connecticut roster...


John Aminti Newtown LB
Lawton Arnold Simsbury RB/FB/TE
Nick Bacarella Masuk WR
Bob Baker Masuk QB
Tom Beliveau Watertown OL
Antonio Birden New Britain LB
Ryan Brahm St. Bernard SS
Jordan Brown Glastonbury RB
Dominick Carr Cromwell WR
Tim Chambers Bristol Central OL
Dejavon Chisholm Manchester RB/KR/PR
Steve Comett Lyman Hall OL
Jerome Cunningham Crosby WR/TE
Steven Dunbar Crosby CB
Tayquan Ford Weaver LB
Russ Furlow Foran OL
Ryan Gemmell Southington SS
Mark Harrison Bunnell WR
Fred Hewett Ledyard Util.
Kenny Holsten Southington LB
J.J. Jablonski Ledyard QB
John Jenkins Maloney DL
O’Brien Johnson West Haven LB
Andre Lawrence Hartford Public OLB
Andrew Lyde Hillhouse DL
Lester Maldonado Bulkely LB
Kevin Martin Hand OLB
Tyler McDowell Glastonbury OL
Andrew Milmore Fairfield Warde OL
Jahmar Mitchell Bloomfield WR
Jeremy Moore Hillhouse CB
D.J. Morell Norwalk OL
Ray Morgan Bridgeport Central LB
LeRoy Smith Platt FS
Matt Noble Hartford Public CB
Deon O’Joe Crosby FS
Ken Okwuosa North Haven OL
Chaz Partosan Windham DL
Kris Patterson Xavier DL
John Pinone Glastonbury OLB
Billy Ragone Cheshire QB
Tristain Roberts Ansonia RB
Matt Roncaioli Southington CB
Ricky Rozier Law OLB
Wesley Ruimerman Middletown OL
Alex Rusate Pomperaug Util.
David Sabilia Waterford OL
Josh Smart Hamden WR
Darius Smith New Britain DL
Joe Thomas Weaver OL
Kevin Torella Notre Dame-Fairfield DL
Trevor Treibet Brookfield OLB
Travis Treibet Brookfield OLB
Zach Williams Wolcott DL

For the third straight day, inclement weather washed out most of the scholastic schedule. Here are today's postponements:


BASEBALL NVL
Seymour at Ansonia, ppd. to today, 3:30 p.m.
Shoreline
Hale Ray at Coginchaug, ppd. to today, 3:45 p.m.
Haddam-Killingworth at Hyde, ppd. to today, 3:45 p.m.
Valley Regional at Old Saybrook, ppd. to Saturday, 11 a.m.
East Hampton at Morgan, ppd. to today, 3:45 p.m.
Old Lyme at North Branford, ppd. to today, 3:45 p.m.
SCC Oronoque
Career at Wilbur Cross, ppd. to today, 1 p.m.
SCC Quinnipiac
Xavier at Notre Dame-West Haven, ppd. to Saturday, 10:30 a.m.
SCC Hammonasset
Hillhouse at Foran, ppd. to Saturday, 10:30 a.m.
Guilford at Law, ppd. to Saturday, 10 a.m.
SCC Housatonic
Amity at Shelton, ppd. to Saturday, 2 p.m.
Sheehan at Cheshire, ppd. to Saturday, 10:30 a.m.
SCC Oronoque
Derby at East Haven, ppd. to Tuesday, 3:45 p.m.
Branford at North Haven, ppd. to Saturday, 10:30 a.m.
SCC interdivision
Hamden at Hand, ppd. to Tuesday, 3:45 p.m.
Non-league
Bunnell at Stratford, ppd. TBA
West Haven at Platt Tech, ppd. to Saturday at West Haven, noon
FCIAC
St. Joseph at Trumbull, ppd. to Saturday, TBA
CSC
Bullard Havens Tech at Whitney Tech, ppd. to today, 4 p.m.
SOFTBALL
NVL
Naugatuck at Holy Cross, ppd. to Tuesday, 3:30 p.m.
Ansonia at Seymour, 5:30 p.m.
Shoreline
Hale Ray at Coginchaug, ppd. to today, 4 p.m.
Valley Regional at Old Saybrook, ppd. to Saturday, 11 a.m.
East Hampton at Morgan, ppd. to today, 3:45 p.m.
Westbrook at Cromwell, ppd. to today, 3:45 p.m.
Old Lyme at North Branford, ppd., TBA
SCC Quinnipiac
Mercy at Hamden, ppd. to Tuesday, 3:45 p.m.
SCC Hammonasset
Guilford at Hillhouse, ppd. to Tuesday, 3:45 p.m.
Law at Hand, ppd. to Saturday, 11 a.m.
SCC Housatonic
Shelton at Sheehan, ppd. to Tuesday, 4 p.m.
Amity at Cheshire, ppd. to Tuesday, 3:45 p.m.
SCC interdivision
Foran at West Haven, ppd. to Saturday, 10:30 a.m.
Sacred Heart Academy at Lyman Hall
SCC Oronoque
Derby at Wilbur Cross, ppd. to Saturday, noon
North Haven at Branford, ppd. to Saturday, 10:30 a.m.
East Haven at Career, ppd. to Friday, 4 p.m.
SWC
Bunnell at Kolbe Cathedral, ppd. to April 30, 3:45 p.m.
Lauralton Hall at Stratford (DeLuca), 7 p.m.
CSC
Platt Tech at Wilcox Tech, ppd. to May 5, 4 p.m.
Whitney Tech at Bullard Havens, ppd. to May 5, 4 p.m.
Kaynor Tech at O'Brien Tech, ppd. to Monday, 3 p.m.
BOYS' LACROSSE
West Haven at North Haven, ppd. to Friday, 4 p.m.
Fairfield Prep at Xavier, ppd., TBA
GIRLS' LACROSSE
Branford at Sacred Heart Academy, ppd., TBA
Old Saybrook at Haddam-Killingworth, ppd. to Monday, 4 p.m.
Valley Regional at Old Lyme, ppd., TBA
Stratford at Lauralton Hall, ppd., TBA
BOYS' GOLF
CSC
Platt Tech at O'Brien Tech (Oak Lane CC), ppd., TBA
NVL
Wilby at Ansonia (Race Brook CC), 2:30 p.m.
SWC
Oxford at Stratford (Mill River CC), ppd., TBA
Pomperaug at Bunnell (Oronoque CC), ppd., TBA
SCC
Cheshire at Xavier (Portland GC), 2:30 p.m.
Hand at East Haven (Alling GC), ppd., TBA
Hamden at Foran (Grassy Hill CC), ppd. to today, 3 p.m.
Law at Guilford (Madison CC), ppd., TBA
Shoreline
Old Saybrook at Morgan (Clinton CC), ppd., TBA
East Hampton at Haddam-Killingworth (Banner), ppd., TBA
Morgan at North Branford (Tradition GC-Wallingford), ppd. to May 5, 3 p.m.
GIRLS’ GOLF
Avon at Mercy (Lyman orchards GC), ppd. to May 7, 3:30 p.m.
Staples at Lauralton Hall (Race Brook CC), ppd. to May 19, 3:30 p.m.
Bunnell at Lauralton Hall (Race Brook CC), ppd. to May 12, 3:30 p.m.
Hall, Masuk at Cheshire (Southington CC), ppd., TBA
BOYS' OUTDOOR TRACK
SCC
Law, Branford, Xavier at Cheshire, ppd., TBA
Hand, North Haven, Hamden at Shelton, ppd. to today, 3:45 p.m.
East Haven, Hillhouse, Notre Dame-West Haven at Amity, ppd. to Friday, 3:45 p.m.
Guilford, Wilbur Cross, West Haven at Sheehan
Lyman Hall, Career Magnet, Derby, Fairfield Prep at Foran, ppd., TBA
CSC
Platt Tech, Cheney Tech, Vinal Tech at O'Brien Tech, ppd. to today, 4 p.m.
Shoreline
Valley Regional at Morgan, ppd. to today, 3:45 p.m.
GIRLS' OUTDOOR TRACK
CSC
Platt Tech, Cheney Tech, Vinal Tech at O'Brien Tech, ppd. to today, 4 p.m.
SCC
Hand, Shelton, Hamden at North Haven (Vanacore Field), ppd. to today, 3:30 p.m.
Shoreline
Valley Regional at Morgan, ppd. to today, 3:45 p.m.
BOYS' TENNIS
NVL
Naugatuck at Holy Cross, ppd. to Saturday, 9:30 a.m.
Shoreline
Haddam-Killingworth at East Hampton, ppd., TBA
Old Lyme at Old Saybrook, ppd. to May 5, 3:30 p.m.
Cromwell at Westbrook, ppd. to Tuesday, 3:45 p.m.
Portland at North Branford, ppd., TBA
SCC
Notre Dame-West Haven at West Haven, ppd., TBA
Xavier at Hamden, ppd. to May 5, 3:45 p.m.
Career at North Haven, ppd. to May 2, 10:30 a.m.
Wilbur Cross at East Haven, ppd. to today, 3:45 p.m.
Lyman Hall at Cheshire
Sheehan at Shelton, ppd. to today, 3:45 p.m.
Hillhouse at Law, ppd. to today, 3:45 p.m.
Branford at Fairfield Prep, ppd. to today, 3:45 p.m.
SWC
Bunnell at Brookfield, ppd. to Saturday, noon
CSC
Platt Tech at Wilcox Tech, ppd. to May 5, 4 p.m.
GIRLS' TENNIS
NVL
Holy Cross at Naugatuck, ppd. to Saturday, 10 a.m.
Ansonia at Seymour, ppd. to Tuesday, 3:30 p.m.
SCC
North Haven at Cheshire, ppd., TBA
Guilford at Hand, ppd. to April 30, 3:45 p.m.
Law at Amity, ppd. to Tuesday, 3:45 p.m.
Shelton at Sheehan
East Haven at Sacred Heart Academy (Hamden Middle School), ppd. to April 30, 3:45 p.m.
Lyman Hall at Mercy (Wesleyan), ppd. to Tuesday, 3:45 p.m.
West Haven at Foran, ppd. to Tuesday, 3:45 p.m.
Shoreline
Westbrook at Cromwell, ppd. to Tuesday, 3:45 p.m.
Old Saybrook at Old Lyme, ppd. to May 5, 3:45 p.m.
East Hampton at Haddam-Killingworth, ppd., TBA
Coginchaug at Valley Regional, ppd. to May 1, 3:45 p.m.
North Branford at Old Lyme, ppd. to April 30, 3:45 p.m.
SWC
Brookfield at Bunnell, ppd. to Saturday, 10 a.m.
New Milford at Lauralton Hall (Eisenhower Park), ppd. to Tuesday, 4 p.m.

Many games on the area's scholastic slate have been postponed for the second straight day due to inclement weather. Here they are:

BASEBALL
CSC
O’Brien Tech at Abbott Tech, ppd. to Thursday, 4 p.m.
FCIAC
St. Joseph at Westhill, ppd. to Thursday, 4 p.m.
SCC Hammonasset
Hand at Foran, ppd. to Thursday, 3:45 p.m.
SCC Housatonic
Cheshire at Shelton, ppd. to Thursday, 3:45 p.m.
SCC Oronoque
Derby at Branford, ppd. to Thursday, 3:45 p.m.
SCC Quinnipiac
West Haven at Notre Dame-West Haven, ppd. to Thursday, 3:45 p.m.
Hamden at Fairfield Prep, ppd., TBA
SCC interdivision
Xavier at Guilford, ppd. to Thursday, 3:45 p.m.
Shoreline
Westbrook at Cromwell, ppd. to Thursday, 3:45 p.m.
Hyde at East Hampton, ppd. to May 2, 10:30 a.m.
Portland at Valley Regional, ppd. to Thursday, 3:45 p.m.
SWC
Stratford at Masuk, ppd., TBA
SOFTBALL
CSC
Platt Tech at Wilcox Tech, ppd. to today, 4 p.m.
Abbott Tech at O’Brien Tech, ppd. to Thursday, 4 p.m.
NVL
Seymour at Torrington, ppd. to Thursday, 3:45 p.m.
SCC Hammonasset
Foran at Guilford, ppd. to Thursday, 3:45 p.m.
SCC Housatonic
Shelton at Amity, ppd. to Thursday, 3:45 p.m.
SCC Oronoque
East Haven at Derby, ppd. to Tuesday, 4 p.m.
SCC interdivision
Cheshire at Hamden, ppd. to Thursday, 3:45 p.m.
Shoreline
Portland at Valley Regional, ppd. to Thursday, 3:45 p.m.
SWC
Stratford at Masuk, 4:15 p.m.
FCIAC
Westhill at St. Joseph, ppd. to Thursday, 4 p.m.
BOYS’ LACROSSE
West Haven at North Haven, ppd. to today, 3:45 p.m.
Fairfield Prep at Xavier, ppd. to today, 3:45 p.m.
Old Lyme at Valley Regional, ppd., TBA
GIRLS’ LACROSSE
Branford at Sacred Heart Academy, ppd. to today, 5:30 p.m.
Valley Regional at Old Lyme, ppd. to today, 4 p.m.
BOYS’ GOLF
Cromwell at Valley Regional (Fox Hopyard CC), ppd. to April 29, 3:15 p.m.
GIRLS’ GOLF
Staples at Lauralton Hall (Race Brook CC), ppd. to today, 3:15 p.m.
BOYS’ OUTDOOR TRACK
Shoreline
Valley Regional at Morgan, ppd. to today, 3:45 p.m.
GIRLS’ OUTDOOR TRACK
SCC
Hand, Shelton, Hamden at North Haven (Vanacore Field), ppd. to today, 3:30 p.m.
Guilford, West Haven, Wilbur Cross at Sheehan, ppd. to Thursday, 3:45 p.m.
Shoreline
Valley Regional at Morgan, ppd. to today, 3:45 p.m.
BOYS’ TENNIS
FCIAC
Westhill at St. Joseph, ppd. to Friday, 4 p.m.
SCC
Career at Wilbur Cross, ppd., TBA
East Haven at Branford, ppd. to Saturday, 10 a.m.
Guilford at Amity, ppd. to May 5, 3:45 p.m.
GIRLS’ TENNIS
Shoreline
North Branford at Old Lyme, ppd. to today, 3:45 p.m.
Westbrook at East Hampton, ppd. to Thursday, 3:45 p.m.
Haddam-Killingworth at Old Saybrook, ppd., TBA
SCC
Cheshire at Hamden, ppd. to April 30, 3:45 p.m.
Hand at North Haven, ppd. to Thursday, 3:45 p.m.
Amity at Guilford, ppd. to Thursday, 3:45 p.m.
Branford at Law, ppd. to May 4, 3:45 p.m.
Mercy at East Haven, ppd. to Saturday, 10:30 a.m.
NVL
Seymour at Torrington, ppd. to Thursday, 3:45 p.m.
SWC
Bunnell at Masuk (Wolfe Park), ppd. to Friday, 3:45 p.m.
Lauralton Hall at Pomperaug, ppd. to Thursday, 4 p.m.

Frank Peloso had four hits and three runs to lead the Law baseball team to a 25-20 Southern Connecticut Conference Hammonasset Division victory over host Hillhouse Monday at New Haven.

The game was shortened to five innings due to rain. Hillhouse led 20-18 entering the top of the fifth inning before the Lawmen (5-1) scored seven times to take the lead.

Also, East Haven defeated Career 6-3. Vinny Gigaletti went 4-for-4, including a home run, and two RBIs for the Easties.

In softball action,
Sammy Yuknat pitched a one-hitter and struck out eight for Old Lyme in a 4-1 victory over Cromwell. Yuknat also scored twice.

In lacrosse, Scott Berges scored six times for Branford in an 18-12 victory over previously unbeaten Morgan.

Here's a look at teams 6-10 in the Register's latest Top 10 baseball poll. For the complete poll, check tomorrow's New Haven Register.

10. St. Joseph
9. Waterford
8. West Haven
7. New Britain
6. Berlin

Beginning this week, the Register will start its Spring Packages. Monday is softball.

Included in the package, is a cover story on Hamden, which is 2-3 under first-year coach Peter Zoppi, who was a former coach at the University of New Haven and at Lyman Hall. Zoppi, along with senior captains Andrea Tordanato, Amanda Goodwin and Debora Cianflone, will attempt to land the Green Dragons' into the Class LL state tournament.

Also look for:

The newly released Top 10 Poll
Standings
Notes, which include a look at Bunnell, the race in the SCC Housatonic Division and a piece on Masuk pitcher Rachele Fico, who will attempt this week to tie the national mark for career perfect games
The Spotlight Team of the Week (O'Brien Tech)

Foran junior lefthander Brian Ward will miss this week due to a blister on his throwing hand. Ward, who has given a verbal commitment to UConn, is 1-1 and has 13 strikeouts in 15 innings. The Lions are 2-3 this season.

Katharine Eddy tied a Cheshire school with eight goals as she lifted the Rams' girls' lacrosse team to a 2-17 win over South Windsor. It was a shootout. The two teams combined for 83 shots.

Yuraima Estevez went 3-for-4 for the West Haven softball team, which defeated Amity 5-1, in a Southern Connecticut Conference interdivision win at Woodbridge.

Joanna Fekieta picked up the win and allowed just two hits for West Haven (2-3). Amity falls to 3-2.

In other softball action:

Linda Amarante hit a two-run single, and pitched a one-hitter, to lift Cheshire to a 3-0 win over Sheehan. The Rams are 4-1.

Nicole Papale singled up the middle with two outs in the top of the seventh to break up Amarante’s perfect game for the Titans (2-3).

Taylor Miessau pitched a one-hitter and struck out nine for East Haven in a 4-0 win over Wilbur Cross.

Rachele Fico pitched a no-hitter in a victory over Brookfield but the Panthers committed two errors, ending Fico's bid for a third-straight perfect game. Fico was also attempting to tie the national record for perfect games. That mark was set by Marissa Marzan of California from 1998-2001 with 20.

Conor Keniry went 2-for-4 with four RBIs as Notre Dame-West Haven beat Law 13-4 today to give the Lawmen their first loss of the season.
Notre Dame improves to 5-0. Both teams scored four runs in their first trip to the plate. Green Knights pitcher Dave Beisler settled down and only allowed two hits for the remainder of the game. Law came in outscoring opponents 28-3 in its first four games, but had no answer for the Notre Dame offense.
West Haven managed to remain undefeated as well, sneaking past Hamden with a 5-4 win. George Dummar III threw a no-hitter with 13 strikeouts for Branford in a 13-0 win over Wilbur Cross.

The girls' basketball all-area page is slated to run on Saturday. The all-state girls' basketball page is scheduled to run on Sunday.
The hockey all-state page should run on Sunday, April 26.

Behind 10 strikeouts, Tom Lawrence threw a no-hitter as West Haven blanked Xavier 9-0. Tony D’Addio went 2-for-4 with three RBIs for the Westies. The Falcons are three-time defending SCC Quinnipiac Division champions. That will likely change this season. West Haven and Notre Dame-West Haven look like the powerhouses of that division this season. They square off Monday at 3:45 at Quigley Stadium.
Ray Buckley had three hits and drove in a run as the Fairfield Prep edged Foran 3-2. The Jesuits (2-2) have already matched their win total from last season.
Steve Landell threw a two-hitter and struck out 10 in Haddam-Killingworth’s 5-0 win over Cromwell.
Chris Renzoni also pitched a two-hitter for Seymour in the Wildcats 6-0 win over Watertown. Renzoni struck out 11 and added two hits of his own.
A day after rallying to knock off Xavier, Branford fell 5-2 to Career. Mike Cartagena had three hits and three RBIs. Mike Rubino went 4-4 for the Panthers.
After dropping its season opener, East Haven beat Wilbur Cross 12-4 for its fourth straight win. John Palmieri and Vin Guglietti each had two hits for the Easties.
Lou Concato struck out six and Joe Ciancola picked up the save as Amity edged Cheshire to remain unbeaten. Mark Esposito drove in a run for Amity.
For more baseball results from today, check tomorrow’s Register.

In softball action on Wednesday:

Dani Oboyski drove in the winning run with a single to right field as Guilford scored four times in the bottom of the sixth inning in a 7-5 Southern Connecticut Conference interdivision victory over visiting Sacred Heart Academy. Both teams are 2-2.

In other games, Winning pitcher Jenny Labbadia and Nicki Shea each had two hits for Westbrook in a 7-6 win over Morgan.

Amy Mirto drove in Amanda Goodwin with the winning run in the top of the seventh inning to lift Hamden to an 8-7 victory over West Haven.

Adria Buonocore drove in Lauren Zambrano with a single in the fourth inning to lift Lyman Hall to a 1-0 win over Amity. Cathy Tinker had two hits for the Spartans (3-1).

Corrigan Sports, a company that does sports promotions in the Baltimore-Washington D.C. region, announced today the dates and locations of tryouts for the 2009 Under Armour All-America Lacrosse Classic Underclassman event. The event, which offers a unique showcase for lacrosse players, will take place June 27-28 at Johnny Unitas Stadium at Towson University in Towson, Md.
In New England, the boys tryouts will be held at Avon Old Farms on June 13 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. and on June 14 from 9 a.m. to noon. The girls tryouts will be held at Westwood High in Westwood, Mass. on May 31 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. and June 6 from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.
The event will feature teams from Baltimore, Long Island, Midwest, New England, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Upstate New York, and Washington D.C. Over the two days, the teams will compete in an eight-team pool play tournament. Baltimore, New England, Philadelphia, and Upstate New York will compete in Pool A, while Long Island, Midwest, New Jersey, and Washington D.C. are in Pool B. The weekend is capped off on June 28 at 3:30 p.m. where the winner of each pool will face off for the Under Armour Underclassmen Championship.
All boys and girls entering grades 10, 11 or 12 are eligible to tryout and receive the opportunity to be one of the 24 players selected by a panel of coaching experts to represent their region at the Classic in June. All participants will receive an Under Armour event shirt, a subscription to
Inside Lacrosse magazine and a ticket to the All-America games on June 27 as well as an in-depth biography page in the college coaches’ recruiting booklet.
The Under Armour Underclassman tournament is part of the Under Armour All-American Games that feature 44 of the very best senior class boys and girls from around the country squaring off against each other in a North vs. South format.
Inside Lacrosse will select the players for the Under Armour All-America Senior Games.
All participants are required to show up on the first day to be included in the tryouts. Arrive one hour early to check-in. Players can register at www.underarmourlacrosse.com.
For a full event schedule and more information go to the Web site above or call Corrigan Sports at 410-605-9381.

The Day of New London has reported that Jack Cochran, who led the school to the Class SS state football championship last December, has been removed as football coach.
According to the Day, Christopher Clouet, the superintendent of schools in New London, made the decision. Cochran had held an illegal practice in his short tenure as baseball coach. He resigned on March 5, not too long after being hired at his alma mater.
Cochran, who also coached football at Bloomfield and New Britain, led the Whalers to three state championship games in his four seasons at New London. He will remain as a health teacher at the school.

There were a handful of close games today on the area high school baseball scene.
Josh Rouse went 3-for-4 and knocked in Brett Michael Doran the game’s only run as Law edged Foran 1-0 in eight innings. The Lawmen haven’t allowed a run yet this season.
Dennis McGinley scored the game-winning run on an error to lift Guilford over Hand 2-1. McGinley went 2-for-3. Craig Schlitter struck out nine to pick up the win. The Indians continue to prove it is no rebuilding year in Guilford.
Eric Romano had two hits, an RBI and scored as Notre Dame-West Haven squeezed by Fairfield Prep 3-2. The Green Knights have an intriguing matchup Friday with Law.
Al Simeone blasted a grand slam to lift Xavier to a 5-4 victory over Hamden.
Tim Geer had three hits and two RBIs as Derby rallied to score three runs in the seventh inning and beat Wilbur Cross 3-2.
For more results, check out tomorrow’s Register.

Christina Orcutt hit a two-run home run in the top of the seventh inning to lead the Cheshire softball team to a 3-1 comeback victory over Lyman Hall.

The Rams (1-1) had just one hit off Lyman Hall (2-1) pitcher Lauren Zambrano through six innings.

Read the game story in Tuesday's Register.

In other softball action, Taylor McMahon’s single drove in Christina Gelardi to lift Derby to a 2-1 eight-inning victory over North Haven.

Michelle Nantel drove in the winning runs with a two-run double as Law edged crosstown rival Foran 4-2.

Julie DeFranco came within one out of a no-hitter and struck out 10 to lead North Branford to a 3-0 win over Coginchaug.

The 2009 All-Area Wrestling Team will appear in Monday's editions.

the all-state full color pages for girls' basketball and hockey should be available for publication on Sunday, April 19 and Sunday, April 26. The all-area pages for those sports should be published in the next week or so, space permitting.

We appreciate your patience.

• In the game of the day, Seymour coasted past NVL rival Holy Cross 11-3 behind John Murphy, who finished with three hits and four RBIs. That included a towering two-run home run. Chris Renzoni picked up the win for the Wildcats.
• Aaron DelGuidice struck out 13 and allowed just two hits in Lyman Hall's 10-0 win over Hillhouse.
• Tom Driscoll went 4-for-5, with a triple, double and two runs in Hopkins' 19-7 win over Brunswick. Hopkins appears to be a power in the Fairchester League this season.
• Frank Amento had three hits, including a home run, as East Haven won its first game with a 10-4 victory over North Branford.
• Mike Sarni drove in the game-tying run and scored the game-winning run in Shelton's 5-4 win over Hamden. The Gaels opened the season with two close games, dropping the first to Notre-Dame-West Haven.
• Marc Demattie went 3-for-4 in Amity's 14-6 win over Fairfield Prep. Amity's offense has opened the season with 26 runs in its first two games. The Jesuits had five errors today.

The high school season opens today. Check back to this post to see updated scores on some games of note. This post will be updated as scores get called in.

Softball
Seymour 3, Woodland 2: Alyssa Downs hit a two-run single as part of a three-run third inning for Seymour that erased a 2-0 Woodland lead.

Amity 6, Hamden 0: Spartans earn first victory for new head coach Bob Purcell.

Baseball
West Haven 5, Cheshire 2: Tom Lawrence struck out 11 for the Westies.

Seymour 8, Naugatuck 1: John Murphy had four hits and two RBIs to lead the Wildcats.

Law 12, North Haven 0: John Hermanson tosses one-hitter for the Lawmen.

The high school softball season begins on Wednesday. Below is a list of some of the top games on the schedule:

Woodland at Seymour, 3:30 p.m.: Both teams have the talent to win the NVL title.

Mercy at Cheshire, 3:45 p.m.: This is a meeting between two schools that should contend for the SCC championship.

Hamden at Amity, 3:45 p.m.: Peter Zoppi takes over at Hamden, while Bob Purcell is in his first year at Amity. Both programs lost their pitchers to graduation, so this one could be one of the more interesting openers.

West Haven at Lyman Hall, 3:45 p.m.: Both of these teams are predicated to do well this season, and possibly even move into the upper echelon of the SCC.

Masuk at Waterford, 4:15 p.m.: Masuk has won the last two Class LL titles. Waterford finished as the runner-up in Class L the last two years.

The high school baseball season kicks off tomorrow. Here's a look at some intriguing opening-day games...

• Greenwich at Westhill, 3 p.m. : Two FCIAC powerhouses clash.
• Branford at Guilford, 3:45 p.m.: Hornets' ace George Dummar will take the mound. Guilford will try to prove it is still among the SCC's elite.
• Xavier at Amity, 3:45 p.m.: Like Guilford, the Spartans hope significant losses from last season don't get in the way of traditional success. A tough Xavier squad will be the first test.
• Berlin at Masuk, 3:45 p.m.: Matt Carasiti will pitch against the Class LL runner-up Panthers.

For the complete baseball preview, check out tomorrow's New Haven Register.

Some are expecting the Cheshire baseball team to be a surprise and make some noise in the SCC this season. The Rams didn't lose much from last year. Pitcher Eric Ostroski was an all-division selection last season and shortstop Steven Howard hit safely in all 21 games while batting .388.
For more on the upcoming high school baseball season, check out Wednesday's New Haven Register.

In Tuesday's editions, the Register will preview the 2009 softball season.

Included in the preview will be a feature on Seymour, which has won seven state titles but none since 2006. Pitcher Kim Bogen and her fellow seniors will have one last chance at a state title after falling short in heart-breaking fashion the past two seasons.

Also look for the Top 25 Players to Watch in the state, the Top 10 must-see games this season and the Top 5 Questions that will be answered by the time the season ends, as well as a preview of area conferences.

Last but not least is the preseason Top 10 Poll.
Who will be ranked No. 1? Give us your opinion below, and then find out on Tuesday.

Former Naugatuck standout Jeff Farrell takes over as Wilbur Cross' head baseball coach this season. He hopes to get the Governors back to the state tournament after a two-year absence. Farrell was instrumental in Southern Connecticut State's first trip to the Division II College World Series in 2005. The lefthander also played in the Boston Red Sox farm system and for the New Haven County Cutters.
For more on the upcoming high school baseball season, check out Wednesday's New Haven Register.

The Major League Baseball season begins tonight (the Braves vs. the Phillies), but the majority of the teams begin play on Monday. For our high school season, play begins on Wednesday for almost every sport.

our softball previews should run in Tuesday's editions while baseball is expected to go on Wednesday. Lacrosse will run at some point during this week. We've made a few changes how we present those previews to our readers. We hope you like it and feel free to comment either way your feelings on the changes, who you think will be the favorites in your respective sports, etc.

The All-State boys' hockey team is scheduled to appear in the New Haven Register on April 12. The All-Area boys' hockey team is tentatively scheduled for April 11. Stay tuned for updates.

Despite the wet weather lately, it hasn't put a damper on the anticipation of a new season bright outlook for many New Haven area boys' and girls' teams.
The usual suspects in the boys' Southern Connecticut Conference have talent, including SCC and CIAC Class L champion Fairfield Prep, Cheshire, Branford, Amity and Guilford.
"We have our share of talent but no game in our league is ever a gimme," Cheshire coach Rich Pulisciano said. "Prep lost a great deal of talent from last year but they have a lot of talent back too. We like our chances but Prep is still the team to beat. Branford, Amity and Guilford have some great players too."
With the consant rain that fell Friday, Pulisciano called off practice and made it a "buddy day." He took the entire team bowling after school.
"We do things like this once in awhile," Pulisiciano said. "We call it a buddy day because it helps build camaraderie and friendship and it's a good break from the daily grind of practice. The players love it."

I recently ran into Cheshire boys' hockey coach Jim Riccitelli and Hamden boys' hockey coach Bill Verneris and - rightly so - they were still beaming weeks after they won their respective state titles. Hamden defeated Glastonbury for the CIAC Division I title and Cheshire defeated Enfield for the CIAC Division II title.
"Words still can't describe how great this feeling is, to win my first state title," Verneris said. "This memory and the faces of every player on my team will stay with me forever. This was really a reflection of how hard the players worked and dedicated themselves to go as far as they did. The camaraderie and chemistry was unbelievable from day one."
Riccitelli said, "No matter how much talent you have you never know how it will all turn out. It was a great season, one that I will never forget and one we're still talking about. Every player on our roster came to play and every player gave 100 percent effort whether it was in practice or in a game. We certainly had a special group of players."