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‘track and field’
NE Indoor: Moriello 8th; Pisco, Hawks 11th
BOSTON — In the fastest indoor mile in New England championship history—three girls broke the previous meet record—Naugatuck’s Rosa Moriello placed eighth Friday at the Reggie Lewis Center, in five minutes, 12.01 seconds. Arianna Vailas of Manchester Central, N.H. won, in 4:56.37, followed closely by Barrington, R.I.’s Sarah Barry, in 4:56.93, and Newton South,... »
Runners’ maturity evident in NE prep
BOSTON — Naugatuck track and field coach Ralph Roper remembers—with a mix of personal humor and vicarious embarrassment—the first time Greyhounds star Tori Pisco ran on a banked track. “I was watching her go up around a turn,” he recalls. “But I didn’t see her come down the other side. She had... »
Locals produce 3 top 6 finishes at Open
NEW HAVEN — It was a call made for the good of the team, the kind of decision a coaching staff can only make when it has veteran runners who are both unselfish and clutch. Woodland coaches Jeff Lownds and Tim Shea scratched senior Brandon Fowler from the 300-meter dash at Saturday’s indoor track and... »
Woodland boys’ track second in Class M
NEW HAVEN — He’s an oddity at the start line: Standing erect, while his fellow hurdlers crouch in their blocks, legs cocked like the gun about to signal the beginning of their race. Despite—or, perhaps, because of—his unorthodox posture, Woodland’s Brandon Fowler posted the fourth-fastest time in the 55-meter hurdles at Friday’s Class M indoor... »
Moriello breaks Class L 1,000m record
NEW HAVEN — Rosa Moriello earned her wings Thursday at the Class L indoor track and field championships at the New Haven Athletic Center. The Naugatuck senior broke a six-year-old meet record in the 1,000-meter run, winning in two minutes, 58.94 seconds, a feat that may inspire a little artwork on her feet. “I made... »
Local track teams dominate NVL meet
NEW HAVEN — The Naugatuck and Woodland girls went 1-2, and the boys did the same, in reverse order, as the local track and field teams ruled the Naugatuck Valley League indoor championships Tuesday at Hillhouse High School. The Garnet and Grey ladies racked up 132.5 points to secure their fourth consecutive league title, while... »
Woodland All-Decade Boys’ Track
Team of the decade: 2009 Out: T-best record in school history (11-1); Copper champion; Class M runner-up Athlete of the decade: Eric Alfiere All-New England outdoor (2007); Class M, State Open, NE outdoor javelin champion (2007); Out/In: 4x All-NVL, 3x All-State; 3 WRHS records; In: NVL SP record F Eric Alfiere ‘08: Athlete of the decade F Dan Park... »
Naugatuck All-Decade Boys’ Track
Team of the decade: 2007 Out/In NVL champion; 4th-place finish at Class LL indoor meet; 6 All-NVL picks Athlete of the decade: Joe Ardito All-NE indoor LJ (2005); All-State outdoor 200 (2006); All-State indoor LJ (2005); 7th-place finish LJ indoor nationals (2005-06); Out/In: 3x All-NVL; In: NVL LJ record F Ryan Culbertson ‘07: Out: All-NVL (2006-07) F Mike Harris ‘04:... »
Woodland All-Decade Girls’ Track
Team of the decade: 2005 4th-place finish at NVL indoor meet; 8 All-NVL picks Athlete of the decade: Gina DellaRose Out/In: 3x All-State; 4x All-NVL; WRHS records indoor 1,600, indoor 3,200, indoor 4×800, indoor sprint medley, outdoor 1,600, outdoor 3,200 F Brittany Battis ‘10: Out/In: 6 WRHS records F Liz Galla ‘08: Out/In: 1x All-State; 3x All-NVL; 6 WRHS records R... »
Naugatuck All-Decade Girls’ Track
Team of the decade: 2008 Out/In NVL champion; 3rd-place finish at Class L indoor meet; 4 All-NVL picks Athlete of the decade: Rosa Moriello All-State indoor (2008); NVL Top Outdoor Distance (2007-09), Indoor Distance (2008-09); NVL Top Indoor Performer (2009); 15th-place finish national DMR (2009) F Jasmine Cribb ‘09: Out/In: 1x All-NE; State Open HJ champion (2009) F Krystal Pabey... »