‘Star Gazing’
Star Gazing: Woodland’s Shaine Thompson
On the Court: Woodland senior forward Shaine Thompson is red hot for the Hawks, who finally snapped a six-game losing streak with Tuesday’s 76-66 win over Wolcott in Beacon Falls. The senior has scored in double figures in each of the last five games, including the best performance in Woodland history in Tuesday’s game.... »
Star Gazing: Hawks hoopster Heather Framski
On the Court: Woodland junior forward Heather Framski is off to a hot start for the 3-0 Hawks, leading her team in scoring in each of the first three games of the season. A second-team all-Naugatuck Valley League and all-suburban selection a year ago, Framski not only leads the team in scoring but also... »
Star Gazing: Raven Palmerie
On the Field: Woodland junior center-midfielder Raven Palmerie was tabbed by coach Joe Fortier before the season to be the Hawks’ leader this year, and she has certainly lived up to the billing. Palmerie led the Hawks to an 8-6-2 regular season record, a mark which surpassed the expectations of many prognosticators. The junior... »
Star Gazing: Woodland setter Jess Patrizi
On the Court: Woodland junior setter Jess Patrizi has been a key force in leading her Hawks to a three-way tie atop the Naugatuck Valley League with a 10-1 overall record. Although she’s the only non-senior in Woodland’s normal rotation, any spectator would guess Patrizi is the most experienced player on the Hawks’ half... »
Star Gazing: Jack DeBiase
On the Field: Junior tailback Jack DeBiase has boosted his Hawks to a strong, 2-0 start—two more wins than Woodland had at this point last season. DeBiase, who became the starting back halfway through the 2008 campaign, after Jon Murren’s injury, has fully assumed the role of the offense’s go-to player, paving the way... »
Star Gazing: Tiago Martins
On the Field: Naugatuck junior center-midfielder Tiago Martins is tearing apart the Naugatuck Valley League’s soccer defenses at the outset of the season, leading his team to a 3-0 record and a share of the Copper Division lead through Tuesday. Martins has led the Greyhounds in goals in each of their first three matches—a... »






