The rematch between the Law and Foran baseball teams is Saturday, part of a doubleheader with St. Joseph and Trumbull at the Ballpark at Harbor Yard in Bridgeport.

Law will try to sweep the season series beginning at 4:30 p.m., followed by St. Joes vs. Trumbull. All proceeds will benefit the Wounded Warrior Project, which provides programs and services to severely injured members of our military service during the time between active duty and their transition to civilian life.

For more on the project, visit www.woundedwarriorproject.org.

The Foran boys’ basketball program is holding the second Foran Hoops Mad Dash 5K Road Race/Fitness Walk on Sunday, Oct. 14 at the high school.
The race will begin at 9 a.m. and is open to individuals of all ages and abilities. All pre-registered participants will receive a road race T-shirt. Trophies will be awarded to top finishers in each age division.
All proceeds from the race will go directly to the Foran boys’ basketball program.
For more information or to register, call Tim Swaller at 203-449-6770 or email Foranbasketball@aol.com.

By Mike Madera

Elm City Sports Writer

MILFORD — It has been about one week since Foran volleyball coach Julie Johnson decided to make changes to her team’s lineup. Wednesday night against cross-town rival Jonathan law, Johnson made one more move that proved to pay immediate dividends.

Trying to utilize the speed of Dani Kemp, Johnson used the sophomore the entire contest as the team’s libero. Johnson’s move proved to be correct.

Behind 18 digs from Kemp, 37 assists, nine digs and four aces from Rebekah DeRosa and exceptional hitting, the Lions defeated Law 3-0 on Spike Out Leukemia Night at Jonathan Law. The scores of the match were 25-21, 25-18 and 25-21.

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The Foran boys’ basketball program is holding the 2nd Annual Foran Hoops Mad Dash 5K Road Race/Fitness Walk on Oct. 14 at the high school.

The race will begin at 9 a.m. and is open to individuals of all ages and abilities. All pre-registered participants will receive a road race T-shirt. Trophies will be awarded to top finishers in each age division.

All proceeds from the race will go directly to the Foran boys basketball program. For more information or to register, contact Tim Swaller at (203) 449-6770 or send an email to Foranbasketball@aol.com.

Here is the complete list:


BASEBALL
Non-league
Platt Tech at Career (West Rock Park), ppd. to Saturday, 10:30 a.m.
O’Brien Tech at Westbrook, ppd. to Wednesday, 4:45 p.m.
NVL
Ansonia at Kennedy (Municipal Stadium),ppd. to Friday, 3:45 p.m.
Seymour at Watertown, ppd., TBA
Derby at St. Paul, ppd., TBA
SCC Housatonic
Sheehan at Shelton, ppd. to Thursday, 5 p.m.
SCC interdivision
Branford at Fairfield Prep, ppd. to Saturday, 11:30 a.m.
SCC Hammonasset
Foran at Law,ppd. to Thursday, 3:45 p.m.
SOFTBALL
NVL
Kennedy at Ansonia, ppd. to Wednesday, 4:30 p.m.
Naugatuck at Crosby, ppd. to Friday, 3:30 p.m.
St. Paul at Derby, ppd. to Wednesday, 4 p.m.
Watertown at Seymour, ppd. to Wednesday, 5 p.m.
Non-league
East Haven at Platt Tech (Foote Field), ppd. to Wednesday at East Haven, 5 p.m.
Morgan at Wilcox Tech, ppd. to Thursday, 4 p.m.
Berlin at Hale-Ray, 7 p.m.
SCC interdivision
Lyman Hall at Foran, ppd. to Wednesday, 5 p.m.
SCC Quinnipiac
Sacred Heart Academy at Hamden, ppd. to Tuesday, 6 p.m.
Shoreline
Old Saybrook at Westbrook, ppd. to Friday, 3:45 p.m.
SWC
Pomperaug at Stratford (DeLuca Field), ppd. to Friday, 4:15 p.m.
FCIAC
St. Joseph at McMahon, ppd. to Thursday, 2 p.m.
BOYS’ LACROSSE
SCC
Cheshire at Xavier, ppd. to Wednesday, 4:30 p.m.
Non-league
Morgan at Stonington, ppd., TBA
GIRLS’ LACROSSE
Shoreline
Old Lyme at Haddam-Killingworth, ppd. to Tuesday, 4 p.m.
SCC
Cheshire at Hand, ppd. to Wednesday, 7 p.m.
BOYS’ OUTDOOR TRACK
SCC West Sectional at Amity, ppd. to Wednesday, 2:30 p.m.
Shoreline
Hyde, Westbrook at Morgan (Peters Complex), ppd. to Thursday, 4:30 p.m.
GIRLS’ OUTDOOR TRACK
SCC West Sectional at Amity, ppd. to Wednesday, 2:30 p.m.
Shoreline
Coginchaug, Cromwell at Valley Regional,ppd. to Wednesday, 3:45 p.m.
Hyde, Westbrook at Morgan (Peters Complex), ppd. to Thursday, 4:30 p.m.
BOYS’ TENNIS
Preps
St. Luke’s at Hamden Hall, ppd., TBA
SCC
Foran at West Haven (Painter Park),ppd. to Saturday, 12:30 p.m.
Shelton at North Haven, ppd. to Monday, 3:45 p.m.
Shoreline
Portland at Westbrook, ppd. to Tuesday, 3:45 p.m.
GIRLS’ TENNIS
NVL
Watertown at Seymour, ppd., TBA
Non-league
Stratford at Law, ppd.to Tuesday, 3:45 p.m.
East Lyme at Guilford, ppd., TBA
SCC
Branford at Shelton, ppd., TBA
West Haven at Hillhouse/Career (East Shore), ppd. to Thursday, 3:45 p.m.
BOYS’ GOLF
CSC
O’Brien Tech at Goodwin Tech (Stanley GC), ppd., TBA
SCC
Xavier at Cheshire (Farms CC), ppd., TBA
Hand at East Haven (Alling GC), ppd., TBA
Hamden at Shelton (Brownson CC), ppd. to Thursday, 2:45 p.m.
Lyman Hall at Foran (Grassy Hill CC), ppd. to Wednesday, 3 p.m.
Guilford, Foran at Branford (Pine Orchard CC), ppd., TBA
Fairfield Prep at Amity (CC of Woodbridge), ppd., TBA
GIRLS’ GOLF
Haddam-Killingworth, Sacred Heart Academy at Canton (Tower Ridge CC), cancelled

The Law and Foran boys' and girls' teams will be hosting the first annual Tennis Night in Milford on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. at Eisenhower Park. The Mlford rivals will square off at the same time.
The event will showcase all four Milford tennis teams at the same venue on the same night for the first time. For more information, contact Law girls tennis coach Chris Kulenych at ckulenych@milforded.org or at 203-606-1134.

The cream of the crop among Southern Connecticut Conference boys’ tennis teams normally starts with either Fairfield Prep or Amity and includes Cheshire, Hand and Guilford.


Foran isn’t a team normally considered, but the Lions have a very special player who is already one of the best in the area — and the state. And sophomore Bradley Orban is not even 16 yet.

“I believe I am the best player in the state,” Orban said. “Nobody else has as strong of a game and as strong of a mental game. I’m a bigger fighter and better competitor, I believe.”

Read more about Orban here

And read about other top players in the area

Have a story idea for boys and girls tennis? Please email Joe Morelli

By Mike Madera
Elm City Sports Writer

MILFORD — With the possibility of facing South-West Conference rival Joel Barlow on the horizon, the Lauralton Hall volleyball team knew it had to focus on a tough Foran team first in the quarterfinals of the CIAC Class M state tournament.

Knowing the Lions were a scrappy bunch that was not going to go away easily, the Crusaders were put to the test.

Through two games, the Lions gave Lauralton Hall everything it could handle. Then, the Crusaders took over.

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Two of Connecticut’s most outstanding high school seniors were honored with distinguished recognition as state winners of the 2011 Wendy’s High School Heisman Award. Jennifer Mears of Rockville in Vernon and Christopher Madaffari of McMahon in Norwalk will now go on to compete for the national award that celebrates their hard work, dedication and exceptional records in athletics, academics and community leadership.

Mears and Madaffari were chosen from 48,000 applicants, surviving rounds that narrowed contenders to one male and one female winner from each school, and then to Connecticut’s respected group of 20 state finalists. The area finalists are listed below:

Matthew Aspinwall - Foran
Elia D’Onofrio - Derby
Matthew Moutinho - Woodland
Samuel Poryanda - Branford
Yuning Zhang - Guilford

By Mike Madera
Elm City Sports Writer

MILFORD — When cross-town rivals Law and Foran meet in any sporting event, the atmosphere is usually buzzing. Throw in a good cause and a packed house and the event becomes electric.

Such was the case Wednesday night in Milford when the two volleyball teams met on a night dubbed “Dig Pink” in the fight against breast cancer. The intensity was high from the start and never let up as Foran defeated Law 3-1 at Jonathan Law.

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Here is the 2011 schedule of football games on MyTV9. All games will be shown on a tape-delay basis on the Saturday following the game at 7 p.m.:
Sept. 16: Notre Dame-West Haven at Xavier, 7 p.m. (broadcast: Sept. 17)
Sept. 23: New Milford at Bunnell, 7 p.m. (broadcast: Sept. 24)
Sept. 30: Hand at Amity, 7 p.m. (broadcast: Oct. 1)
Oct. 7: Ledyard at New London, 6:30 p.m. (broadcast: Oct. 8)
Oct. 14: Torrington at Naugatuck, 7 p.m. (broadcast: Oct. 15)
Oct. 21: Cheshire at West Haven, 7 p.m. (broadcast: Oct. 22)
Oct. 28: Conard at Manchester, 6 p.m. (broadcast: Oct. 29)
Nov.4: Pomperaug at Masuk, 7 p.m. (broadcast: Nov. 5)
Nov. 10: Guilford at Foran, 7 p.m. (broadcast: Nov. 12)
Nov. 17: NFA at Wilbur Cross, 6 p.m. (broadcast: Nov. 19)
Nov. 23: Berlin at New Britain, 7 p.m. (broadcast: Nov. 26)

By Peter Vander Veer
Elm City Sports Writer

WEST HAVEN — When Taylor Harkness arrived on the softball scene at Foran High School three springs ago, the program was in the midst of a transition.

Scott Davie, the coach, was soon to leave and the squad had gone from a state championship season in 2002 through a coaching change, then only steady growth.

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The Foran swimming team placed third for the second straight year in Class S. Sacred Heart won its second title in three years and tallied 591.5 points. Defending champion Weston finished second with 382 points. Foran was next with 336, and Haddam-Killingworth was fourth with 327.

Foran sophomore Dylan Swanepoel won his second consecutive title in the 500 yard butterfly. Swanepoel was also second in the 200 freestyle. In the 500, Swanepoel edged Suffield's Kyle Eheander by four-tenths of a second.

"My coach was telling me to watch out for him (Eheander)," Swanepoel said. "I kept an eye open for him. It was a good race until the end."

Junior Richard Enders won the 100 backstroke for the Lions. Foran believed it could finish as high as second overall, although the Lions lacked depth. Foran brought just eight swimmers to the meet.

"We're really happy with it," Enders said. "We only had eight people from this team here. Other teams had a lot more. But we're really, really happy with third."

Foran, which finished third in Class S in 2010, is again one of the contenders in that class. The Class S meet is scheduled for Wednesday at 3 p.m. at Wesleyan in Middletown.

Foran finished 8-5 during dual meets this year, and placed ninth at the SCC meet on March 2. However, competing against schools of its own size in Class S will allow the Lions to vie for the title. Sacred Heart, Haddam-Killingworth and Weston are also expected to contend for the title.

"Class S, we would definitely like to finish in the top 5," Foran coach Kristin Skuches said. "We know there's a very small point spread between second and seventh place right now so going in, definitely top 5. I'd love to see us repeat at third like we did last year, but definitely top 5. That's where we want to be."

Foran had a successful day at the trials this past Saturday.

"I think that was key," Skuches said. "We go into trials trying to place our kids as high as we possibly can. They went in and did that on Saturday. Getting all three of our relays into that top 8, having three kids in the final heat (of individual events), that will definitely help us try to achieve that goal."

Foran brings just eight swimmers to the divisional meet. However, sophomore Dylan Swanepoel (200 freestyle, 500 freestyle), junior Richard Enders (100 freestyle, 100 backstroke), and senior Andrew DeLuke (50 freestyle) will all compete in the final heat in their respective events.

Read more about Foran in Tuesday's Register.

Swimming Divisional meet schedule (all meets at Wesleyan):

Class LL, Tuesday, 7:15 p.m.
Class L, Tuesday, 3 p.m.
Class M, Wednesday, 7:15 p.m.
Class S, Wednesday, 3 p.m.