All-Decade

Team of the Decade: 2013 NVL indoor and outdoor track champion, combined 13 All-NVL athletes (program record), 14th at Class S outdoor meet (second-best...

This is part of a series announcing the Citizen's News All-Decade sports teams from Woodland and Naugatuck high schools. Awards are chosen by the...

Team of the Decade: 2012 NVL runner-up (tied for best finish of the decade), 10-1 dual-meet record (best of the decade) Athlete of the Decade:...

At the outset of this all-decade project, there was nearly nothing set in stone. There was an enormous amount of research that needed to be done to properly choose the members of each team and best rank each of the top lists. There was a least one thing that was a sure bet from the beginning, though, and that was Naugatuck’s top athlete of the decade: Brian Mariano. Mariano’s exploits in Garnet and Grey are stuff of legend: He won 11 NVL titles in 11 varsity seasons, was a combined six-time all-NVL selection, a five-time all-state honoree, once an All-New England pick, twice an All-America honorable mention, twice an All-America choice, and a national champion, all of which came in soccer and diving (of course, the latter was his bread and butter). Not bad for a guy who never planned on stepping foot on the one-meter springboard.

Amanze Williams 2011 track and field 2-time All-New England, 3-time All-State, 4-time All-NVL; won 2011 New England long/triple jump titles, six state track...

This is part of a series announcing the Citizen's News All-Decade sports teams from Woodland and Naugatuck high schools. Awards are chosen by the...

This is part of a series announcing the Citizen's News All-Decade sports teams from Woodland and Naugatuck high schools. Awards are chosen by the...