All-Decade: Woodland girls soccer
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...
WRHS Athlete of the Decade: Gina DellaRose
Gina DellaRose isn’t a particularly imposing person: She barely clears five feet tall, has flowing brown hair and wide brown eyes, and is one...
NHS Athlete of the Decade: Brian Mariano
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.
Woodland Top 25 Athletes of the Decade
1. Gina DellaRose '05 (soccer, track and field): Athlete of the decade
2. Shane Kingsley '06 (football, basketball, baseball): Combined 3-time All-State, 5-time All-NVL; 2005...
Naugatuck Top 25 Athletes of the Decade
1. Brian Mariano '02 (soccer, diving, track and field): Athlete of the decade
2. Ryan Kinne '07 (soccer): All-America, 2-time All-New England, 2-time All-State, 2-time...
Woodland Top 5 Teams, Games, Plays
Top Five Teams of the Decade
1. 2004 Football: The only undefeated NVL and state champion in school history; posted a school-record 437 points and...
Naugatuck Top 5 Teams, Games, Plays
Top Five Teams of the Decade
1. 2001 Boys’ Soccer: The decade’s first state championship at NHS; t-most wins of the decade (19-1-1); 1 All-American, 2...
Woodland All-Decade Football
Team of the decade: 2004
Undefeated Class SS and NVL champion; No. 6 in final NH Register poll; WRHS
records points (437), shutouts (7); 3 All-State...
Naugatuck All-Decade Football
Team of the decade: 2001
Best record of the decade (10-0 regular season, 10-1 overall); NVL champion; last
NHS team to beat Ansonia and qualify for...
Woodland All-Decade Boys’ Soccer
Team of the decade: 2008
Best record in school history (10-7-1); first team to qualify for NVL tournament
Player of the decade: Jesse Menzies
All-New England (2008);...
