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Volleyball Tops Amity 3-2 in SCC Tourney
West Haven Next in Semi-Final
The Cheshire Girls Volleyball team opened play in
the SCC Tourney last night with a hard fought win
against Amity. The Spartans were one of the teams
that beat the Rams (16-2) this year. #1 Seed
Cheshire will now face West Haven Thursday at
6:00 at CHS. The Final will be on Saturday
November 1 at North Haven High at 6:00. The
Rams will be the #4 seed in the CIAC LL Tourney
and should get a bye as they open their title
defense. The draw will come out Friday.
West Haven Next in Semi-Final
The Cheshire Girls Volleyball team opened play in
the SCC Tourney last night with a hard fought win
against Amity. The Spartans were one of the teams
that beat the Rams (16-2) this year. #1 Seed
Cheshire will now face West Haven Thursday at
6:00 at CHS. The Final will be on Saturday
November 1 at North Haven High at 6:00. The
Rams will be the #4 seed in the CIAC LL Tourney
and should get a bye as they open their title
defense. The draw will come out Friday.
CHESHIRE RAMS
No. Name
2 Kelly Gunneson
3 Brittany Hellreich
5 Madison Wage
7 Ashley Zane
8 Sarah Duwenhoegger
10 Bri-Anna Watson
11 Gina Buzzelli
12 Kellie Brenton
13 Ashia Wright
14 Kerry Chavoya
15 Mackenzie Abelli
16 Taylor Dorsey
18 Leah Hirsch
19 Alessandra Pulit
20 Kelley Ryan
21 Xiaomi Du
22 Melissa Stasiak
23 Grace Schreiber
24 Madeline Gelmetti
27 Nora Bahgat
28 Lynelle Schmidt
31 Jade Bystrom
32 Claire Duffy
34 Abby-Lyn Dorman
35 Gina Gongaware
37 Breslyn Goodison
42 Emily Werth
Head Coach: Sue Bavone
Record: 18-2, 7-1 (Housatonic Division champions)
No. Name
2 Kelly Gunneson
3 Brittany Hellreich
5 Madison Wage
7 Ashley Zane
8 Sarah Duwenhoegger
10 Bri-Anna Watson
11 Gina Buzzelli
12 Kellie Brenton
13 Ashia Wright
14 Kerry Chavoya
15 Mackenzie Abelli
16 Taylor Dorsey
18 Leah Hirsch
19 Alessandra Pulit
20 Kelley Ryan
21 Xiaomi Du
22 Melissa Stasiak
23 Grace Schreiber
24 Madeline Gelmetti
27 Nora Bahgat
28 Lynelle Schmidt
31 Jade Bystrom
32 Claire Duffy
34 Abby-Lyn Dorman
35 Gina Gongaware
37 Breslyn Goodison
42 Emily Werth
Head Coach: Sue Bavone
Record: 18-2, 7-1 (Housatonic Division champions)
Volleyball to Face South Windsor at 7:00
The Cheshire Girls Volleyball Team will open defense of the State LL Volleyball Title tonight against South Windsor at CHS at
7:00. South Windsor (13-6) is the 13 seed in the tournament and is coming off a hard fought first round win against #20
Ridgefield. The Rams got a bye after being seeded #4 with a record of 16-2 on the year. Cheshire is coming off a league record
seventh SCC Championship and will be tested this year in the State Tourney. Top seeds Greenwich, Newtown, and Southington
have all had great years. The Rams will be counting on big hitters Leah Hirsch and Nora Baghat to carry them to the crown. This
team has received contributions from everyone whether it be in the games or providing great competition in practice. Head Coach
Sue Bavone will be looking for her second straight LL Chamionship.
The Cheshire Girls Volleyball Team will open defense of the State LL Volleyball Title tonight against South Windsor at CHS at
7:00. South Windsor (13-6) is the 13 seed in the tournament and is coming off a hard fought first round win against #20
Ridgefield. The Rams got a bye after being seeded #4 with a record of 16-2 on the year. Cheshire is coming off a league record
seventh SCC Championship and will be tested this year in the State Tourney. Top seeds Greenwich, Newtown, and Southington
have all had great years. The Rams will be counting on big hitters Leah Hirsch and Nora Baghat to carry them to the crown. This
team has received contributions from everyone whether it be in the games or providing great competition in practice. Head Coach
Sue Bavone will be looking for her second straight LL Chamionship.
Rams Upset by NFA, Exciting Season Ends
Kastine Evans had 22 kills and 14 assists and Katie Wilson 17 kills, 11 digs and eight blocks as No. 12
Norwich Free Academy stormed back to beat No. 4 Cheshire — the defending state champion — 21-25, 20-
25, 25-20, 25-18, 16-14 in its quarterfinal match. Cheshire jumped out in front of this one, winning the first two
games, but after losing a very tough third game, NFA had the momentum and rode it to the victory, ending
Cheshire's defense of the LL crown. It was a great year for Cheshire capturing the SCC Title.
Kastine Evans had 22 kills and 14 assists and Katie Wilson 17 kills, 11 digs and eight blocks as No. 12
Norwich Free Academy stormed back to beat No. 4 Cheshire — the defending state champion — 21-25, 20-
25, 25-20, 25-18, 16-14 in its quarterfinal match. Cheshire jumped out in front of this one, winning the first two
games, but after losing a very tough third game, NFA had the momentum and rode it to the victory, ending
Cheshire's defense of the LL crown. It was a great year for Cheshire capturing the SCC Title.
2008 SCC Champion Cheshire Rams
| Ram Volleyball Loses Heartbreaker Furious Comeback Falls Short in SCC Finals Early on it appeared Xavier was primed to make quick work of Cheshire, winning the first two games rather handily. But the Rams seem to come to life with their backs to the wall. Earlier in the regular season Cheshire overcame an early two-game deficit to hand the Falcons their lone loss. And in the SCC semifinals against Shelton on Tuesday, the Rams fell behind by two games only to rally and win the next three. On Thursday, the suddenly aggressive Rams took control in the third game with strong serves, clutch blocks and their own seemingly unstoppable weapon in 6-foot-8 sophomore outside hitter Nate Howard. Senior Steve Sutherland served six crucial points late in the third game to help Cheshire get on the board 25-17. Howard blistered several of his 20 kills as game four was never in doubt, with successive blocks by Sutherland and Jordan Attwood sending it to a decisive fifth game. In the fifth game, Sean Nelson’s block off a Howard spike gave Xavier a 3-2 lead and the adrenaline boost it needed. The Falcons soon went ahead 12-6, and clinched the title on a Nelson kills by Casey Tallie on the final two points. XAVIER 3, CHESHIRE 2 Game scores: Xavier (25-20, 25-17, 17-25, 17-25, 15- 8). Notes: C—Nate Howard had 20 kills and three blocks, Joe Bahgat 13 kills and three blocks, Mike Clark 14 digs, Jordan Attwood nine kills and six blocks, Ray Brumleve 35 assists; X—Ray Satagaj had 19 kills, six blocks, three aces and five digs; Casey Tallie 38 assists and three aces; Sean Nelson seven blocks and nine kills. Records: C 14-6; X 19-1. |