Spring 2013: Team and individual accomplishments

Several Canton and Avon High athletes were honored for their accomplishments this spring. Here is a summary of recognition achieved by the athletes. 

BASEBALL
All-NCCC: Noah Hahn, Avon; Will DeStafano, Avon; Dan Sheiker, Avon; Chris Enns, Canton
All-State: Dan Sheiker, Avon; Chris Enns, Canton

Team results
Canton: 9-9, 8-8 NCCC
Class S tournament
1st round: East Hampton 1, Canton 0

Avon: 13-5, 12-4 NCCC (2nd place)
NCCC Tournament: Cancelled rain
Class L tournament
1st round: Avon 4, Platt 3
2nd round: Wethersfield 4, Avon 3 

SOFTBALL
All-NCCC: Brittany King, Canton, Amber Batan, Canton
All-State: Amber Batan, Canton

Team results
Canton: 14-14, 12-4 NCCC (4th place)
NCCC Tournament::cancelled, rain
Class S tournament
1st round: Canton 2, East Hampton 1 (8)
2nd round: Canton 6, Goodwin Tech 2
Quarterfinals: Thomaston 14, Canton 2

Avon: 4-14, 4-12 NCCC

BOYS LACROSSE
All-NCCC: Ben Hartigan, Avon; Cameron Dowd, Avon; Jackson Davey, Avon; Taylor Maniatty, Avon; Colin Moore, Avon; Anders Bill, Avon
All-State: Colin Moore, Avon; Anders Bill, Avon

Team results
Canton: 3-13, 0-10 NCCC

Avon: 16-0, 10-0 NCCC
NCCC champions
NCCC Tournament
Semifinals: Avon 17, Ellington 7
Final: Avon 13, Somers 5
Class M tournament
1st round: Wilton 15, Avon 9 

GIRLS LACROSSE
All-NCCC: PaigeHammick, Avon; Britt Douglass, Avon; Hunter McCarthy, Avon; Riley Hagan, Avon; Kaylan Conrad, Avon; Ali Condon, Avon
All-State: Britt Douglass, Avon; Hunter McCarthy, Avon
Academic All-State: Mary Grace Bangs, Canton
Academic All-American: Mary Grace Bangs, Canton

Team results
Canton: 4-11, 0-10 NCCC

Avon: 12-4, 9-1 NCCC
NCCC co-champions (with Granby)
NCCC Tournament
Semifinals: Avon 22, Somers 10
Final: Avon 13, Granby 2
Class M tournament
1st round: Avon 16, Fairfield Warde 6
Quarterfinals: Avon 13, Brookfield 7
Semifinals: New Canaan 15, Avon 6 

BOYS TRACK
All-NCCC: Cory DiBacco, Avon; Evan Edgar, Avon; Colin Ponzani, Avon, Jake Sartain, Avon; Zach Zweibel, Avon; Matt Graziano, Canton; Cam Daley, Canton, Matt DeMarco, Canton; Keith Goeben, Canton, Colin Martin, Canton, Julian Franklin, Canton, Keith Wilson, Canton
All-State: Keith Wilson, Canton, Matt Graziano, Canton, Julian Franklin, Canton
All-New England: Matt Graziano, Canton

Team results
Canton: 13-0, 13-0 NCCC
NCCC champions
1st NCCC championships
Class S champions
16th State Open

Avon: 10-3, 10-3 NCCC
5th NCCC championships
21st Class MM championships 

GIRLS TRACK
All-NCCC: Karina Bucci, Avon; Shilip Donde, Avon; Molly Hamel, Avon; Stephanie Koo, Avon; Jennifer Koo, Avon; Maddi McHugh, Avon; Colleen Norton, Avon; Kaely Quijano, Avon; Sara Stokesbury, Avon; Emma Schweitzer, Avon; Tara Shayler, Avon

Team results
Canton: 7-6, 7-6 NCCC
10th NCCC championships
32nd Class S championships

Avon: 13-0, 13-0 NCCC
NCCC champions
1st NCCC championships
5th Class MM championships 

BOYS GOLF
All-NCCC: Ryan Karbowicz, Avon; Marcus Husted, Avon; Matt Bergman, Avon; Alex Stekler, Avon
All-State: Ryan Karbowicz, Avon; Marcus Husted, Avon

Team results
Canton: 9-10, 6-6 NCCC
6th NCCC Tournament
17th Division IV Tournament

Avon: 13-2, 11-1 NCCC (2nd place)
1st NCCC Tournament
4th Division II tournament 

GIRLS GOLF
All-SCGGL: Marissa Grillo, Avon; Alana Pulling, Avon
All-State: Marissa Grillo, Avon
All-New England: Marissa Grillo, Avon

Team results
Canton: 3-16, 2-10 SCGGL

Avon: 18-4-1, 11-0-1 SCGGL
SCGGL champions
1st SCGGL tournament
10th CIAC tournament

BOYS TENNIS
All-NCCC: Sam Aronson, Avon; John Burdick, Avon; Sam Flaxman, Avon; Riley Van Dusen, Avon, Evan Selzer, Avon; Peter Jutras, Canton, Ben Corbett, Canton, Eric Scott, Canton, Alex Boon van Osted, Canton
All-State: Evan Selzer, Avon. Eric Sezler, Avon

Team results
Canton: 12-2, 12-2 NCCC (2nd place)
NCCC Tournament: cancelled, rain
5th Class S tournament

Avon: 18-0, 14-0 NCCC
NCCC champions
NCCC Tournament cancelled, rain
Class M champions 

GIRLS TENNIS
All-NCCC: Kendall Held, Avon; Pam Fetzer, Avon; London Van Dusen, Avon; MaKena Barats, Avon; Hannah Clark, Avon; Madeline Clark, Avon

Team results
Canton: 1-17, 1-16 NCCC

Avon: 16-2, 16-2 NCCC (2nd place)
1st NCCC Tournament
Class M tournament
1st round: Avon 5, Sheehan 2
Quarterfinals: Guilford 7, Avon 0 

CREW
Avon’s Girls Varsity 4 team of Delaney Schrenk, Katey Carpenter, Anna McCormick and Makenzi Paluso with cox Megan Boos won the state championship. Avon finished second in the Perry Cup competition to Litchfield, 56-33.

All-Courant
Eleven athletes from Canton and Avon were named to the Hartford Courant’s spring 2013 All-Courant team, honoring the best athletes among the 74 towns that make up the Courant’s primary circulation area across Connecticut. 

Boys track
Matt Graziano, senior, Canton, discus 

Boys golf
Alex Stekler, senior, Avon
Ryan Karbowitz, senior, Avon 

Girls golf
Marissa Grillo, senior, Avon 

Girls lacrosse
Britt Douglas, junior, Avon, attack
Hunter McCarthy, senior, Avon, defense 

Girls tennis
Kendall Held, sophomore, Avon, singles 

Boys tennis
Sam Aronson, senior, Avon, singles
Sam Flaxman, senior, Avon, singles
Eric Selzer, sophomore, and Evan Selzer, senior, Avon, doubles