We had questions about which soccer teams could rise in the SCC. Here are some of those answers:



Can anyone beat Fairfield Prep? Answer: Yes. Shelton did, on the road. The Gaels are for real, everyone.

Will someone new make a move into the top tier of the SCC? It’s been quite awhile since Lyman Hall has been among the upper echelon. The Trojans face Hamden on Tuesday.
Answer: Lyman Hall went to 3-0 by pounding Hamden 5-0.

West Haven and Sheehan would like to be division contenders. The two teams play one another in Wallingford Tuesday. Answer: Teams tied 2-2.

Can the North Haven girls start out 0-3? Last year’s tri-champs in the SCC Oronoque drew the toughest schedule and now hosts Hand on Tuesday.
Answer: Unfortunately for the Indians, the rough road continued with a 2-0 loss to Hand.

Are the Branford girls for real? The Hornets got an easier schedule than North Haven. One of its toughest tests, Amity, awaits in Woodbridge Tuesday.
Answer: Yes they are. Branford won 1-0. Check out that game and more on Tuesday's action in the area.

Matchup of the day? Sacred Heart Academy at Cheshire, 6 p.m. Both of these girls’ teams are likely ticketed to the SCC eight-team playoffs. One of them could be the top overall seed.

Answer: SHA wins on the road 3-2. A little bit of a surprise but there once again seems to be some parity at the top in the SCC.

The first week of the regular season is over. Now we get to answer some questions beginning with Tuesday's action in the SCC:

Can anyone beat Fairfield Prep? Shelton gets a chance on Tuesday on the road at 3:45 p.m.

Will someone new make a move into the top tier of the SCC? It's been quite awhile since Lyman Hall has been among the upper echelon. The Trojans face Hamden on Tuesday.

West Haven and Sheehan would like to be division contenders. The two teams play one another in Wallingford Tuesday.

Could Hand really start out 0-3? The boys have faced Prep and Xavier so far. Now the Tigers get Branford on the road at 6:30 p.m.


Can the North Haven girls start out 0-3? Last year's tri-champs in the SCC Oronoque drew the toughest schedule and now hosts Hand on Tueday.

Are the Branford girls for real? The Hornets got an easier schedule than North Haven. One of its toughest tests, Amity, awaits in Woodbridge Tuesday.

Matchup of the day? Sacred Heart Academy at Cheshire, 6 p.m. Both of these girls' teams are likely ticketed to the SCC eight-team playoffs. One of them could be the top overall seed.

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

Two senior student athletes – Lily Laster of Hamden and Nick Pisanelli of Sheehan – are the recipients of the 2012 “Comeback Player of the Year” scholarship award. Both students overcame severe injuries during their high school careers, yet were able to overcome them to become outstanding role models in their respective schools.
Connecticut Orthopaedic Specialists P.C. offered a Comeback Player of the Year Scholarship for one male and one female athlete who participated in an interscholastic sport during the 2011-12 season and showed great leadership both on and off the field after their severe injury. Laster and Pisanelli both received a $1,000 scholarship.
A soccer player Laster suffered a devastating knee injury in the fall of 2010, tearing her ACL, MCL and PCL. After successful surgery, she remained active with the team offering support and advice to her teammates.
She returned to the Green Dragons’ squad and she was named a captain for the 2011 season. Laster played in all 16 games and was a recipient of the Coaches Award by the Connecticut Girls Soccer Coaches Association. She will attend Eastern Connecticut State University in the fall.
In the middle of his sophomore year, Pisanelli, a golfer was diagnosed with Burkitt’s Lymphoma, which is an rare aggressive cancer that was attacking his abdominal area. He was unable to play competitive golf for two years.
He has since recovered, returned to school, and was elected golf captain for the 2012 season.
In addition, Pisanelli is a member of the Italian Club and has served as a student athletic trainer during the football season. He will attend Central Connecticut State University this fall.

The Sheehan boys' track team won a Southern Connecticut Conference tri-meet over Cheshire and Notre Dame-West Haven Tuesday.

Check out the results of all of Tuesday's area boys' track meets

A pair of Sheehan swimmers placed second in their respective events at the Class M state championships Wednesday at the Freeman Center on the campus of Wesleyan University.

Senior Jared Thurston was second in the 50 yard freestyle, finishing in 21.83 seconds. Teammate Joshua Bjornberg was the runner-up in the 100 breaststroke (:59.52).

Notre Dame-West Haven’s Nicholas Celestin and Brett Borgognone placed fourth and fifth, respectively, in the 100 butterfly.

Tyler Olt of Branford was sixth in the 100 freestyle, while Hand’s Richard Denton placed fourth in the 100 backstroke.

New Canaan won the title, scoring 567.5 points. Darien was second (517.5) and Brookfield was third (481). Branford placed fifth, Notre Dame was 11th, and Sheehan finished 13th.

View complete results here.

Fairfield Prep won its seventh straight SCC swimming championship Wednesday despite winning just one event.

Xavier was second and Amity was third.

Amity junior Eric Holden won the 200 individual medley and the 100 breaststroke and was named the meet's most outstanding swimmer.

Notre Dame-West Haven junior Nick Celestin won the 100 backstroke and the 100 butterfly.

Lyman Hall freshman Kyle Neri was first in the 100 freestyle and finished second in the 50 freestyle behind Sheehan's Jared Thurston.

To view complete results, click here.

Sheehan's Ryan Moore, Guilford's Craig Schlitter and Shelton's Dan St. George have all signed national letters of intent to play baseball at Bryant University in 2011.
Moore, a right-handed pitcher went 7-4 with a 1.50 ERA and 66 strikeouts for the Titans last season. Schlitter, another right-handed pitcher, went 4-2 with 42 strikeouts as a junior. St. George, a utility player and pitcher, was an All-SCC selection for the Gaels last season.
Norwalk pitcher Jon Cohen will also join the Bulldogs.