Results

Weekly scoreboard: June 9-15, 2025

by
Gerry deSimas, Jr., Collinsville Press
June 15, 2025

Sunday, June 15
BASEBALL
American Legion Zone 1
Ridgefield 8-1, Torrington 0-3
West Hartford 5, Oakville 0
SOFTBALL
CIAC Class LL championship: Cheshire 2, Ridgefield 0
CIAC Class L championship: Masuk 3, Waterford 0
CIAC Class M championship: Foran 1 , Woodland 0 (13)
CIAC Class S championship: North Branford 4, St. Paul 2
GIRLS LACROSSE
CIAC Class LL championship: Darien 6, New Canaan 5
CIAC Class L championship: Simsbury 12, Cheshire 4
CIAC Class M championship: New Fairfield 15, Hand 5
CIAC Class S championship: Lauralton Hall 18, Sacred Heart Academy 11
COLLEGE BASEBALL
NECBL: Mystic 13, Bristol 8
PRO BASKETBALL
WNBA: Chicago 78, Connecticut 66
PRO BASEBALL
Eastern League: Akron 5, Hartford 4

TRI-STATE BASEBALL
League standings – Tri-Town 4-0, Bethlehem 5-1, CT Sliders 5-1, Wolcott 6-2, Valley Kraken 3-1, Torrington 3-3, Burlington 2-2, Winsted 2-4, Valley Ducks 2-4, Amenia 2-4, Canton 2-5, New Haven 0-4, Naugatuck 0-5

COLLEGE BASEBALL
Mystic 13, Bristol 8
At Bristol
Records: Bristol 7-3, Mystic 6-4; NOTES – Canton’s Nate Lincoln went 1-for-4 with one run scored and one RBI for the Blues. Lincoln, who played in right field, is hitting .235. The Blues had their three-game winning streak snapped.

Connecticut Collegiate Baseball League
Standings: Danbury 6-2-1, 22; Western Massachusetts 2-7-2, 17; Meriden 4-4, 16; Silk City 4-3, 15; Southington 4-2, 14; Gold Star 4-1, 13; Bridgeport 4-0, 12; Simsbury 2-3-1, 11; Glastonbury 1-6-1, 11; West Haven 3-1, 10; Hamden 1-3-1, 8; Waterbury 1-4, 7
NOTE: Teams earn 3 points for a win, 2 points for a tie, 1 point for a loss (discouraging forfeits and encouraging playing games)

PRO BASKETBALL
Chicago 78, Connecticut 66
At Uncasville
Chicago (78) Reese 2-7 7-7 11, Cardoso 3-8 4-4 10, Allen 0-8 0-0 0, Nurse 4-4 0-0 11, Atkins 4-11 0-0 19, Onyenwere 3-5 1-1 7, Williams 3-7 2-2, Banham 2-5 0-0 5, Van Lith 6-8 3-4 16. Totals 27-63 17-18 78
Connecticut (66) Nelson Ododa 2-6 1-4 5, Charles 8-20 2-2 19, Hartley 3-10 0-0 6, Mabrey 7-17 3-4 22, Sheldon 4-5 2-2 12, Diaby 1-2 0-0 2, Allen 0-3 0-0 0, Brown 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 25-64 8-12 66
Chicago (3-7) 14 24 21 19 — 78
Connecticut (2-8) 16 20 18 12 — 66
Three-point goals: Chicago 7-20 (Reese 0-2, Allen 0-4, Nurse 3-3, Atkins 2-4, Onyenwere 0-1, Banham 1-4, Van Lith 1-2); Connecticut 8-22 (Charles 1-3, Hartley 0-3, Mabrey 5-12, Sheldon 2-2, Allen 0-2, Brown 0-1).

PRO BASEBALL
Akron 5, Hartford 4
At Hartford
Highlights: Bryant Betancourt homered, but the Yard Goats lost the final game of a six-game series to the Akron RubberDucks in front of 7,258 fans on Sunday afternoon at Dunkin Park’. The Yard Goats took an early 1-0 lead in the second on Betancourt’s home run, but Akron tied the game 1-1 in the fourth on an RBI single from Guy Lipscomb. Kyle Karros gave the Yard Goats a 4-2 lead in the seventh, plating two on an RBI single. Karros previously extended his on-base streak to 26 games in the sixth inning, the second longest active streak in the Eastern League. Akron pulled ahead in the eighth on a two-run home run from Cameron Barstad and an RBI single from Genao.

Saturday, June 14
BASEBALL
CIAC Class LL final: South Windsor 1, Glastonbury 0
CIAC Class L final: Lyman Hall 3, Guilford 0
CIAC Class S final: St. Paul 5, Holy Cross 4
BOYS LACROSSE
CIAC Class LL final: Staples 7, Darien 6
CIAC Class L final: St. Joseph 10, Fairfield Ludlowe 5
CIAC Class M final: Guilford 12, Hand 11
CIAC Class S final: New Fairfield 14, Somers 4
TRACK and FIELD
New England championships at New Britain
BOYS: No team scores
GIRLS: No team scores
AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL
Milford 12-5, Simsbury 7-2 (season opener)
COLLEGE BASEBALL
NECBL: Bristol 3, Danbury 2
TRI-STATE BASEBALL
New Haven at Canton, ppd., rain
Wolcott at Winsted, ppd., rain
CT Sliders at Burlington, ppd., rain
Tri-Town at Naugatuck, ppd., rain
Valley Ducks at Valley Kraken, ppd., rain
PRO BASEBALL
Akron 7, Hartford 1
PRO SOCCER
USL Championship: Charleston 2, Hartford 1

TRACK and FIELD
At New Britain
2025 New England track and field championships results (individual results only)
Local athletes: Avon’s Brahm Bulow was 20th in the 3,200 meters with a time of 9:34.40. Canton’s Lucy O’Connor was 18th in the high jump with a leap of 5-0.

COLLEGE BASEBALL
Bristol 3, Danbury 2
Records: Bristol 7-2, Danbury 4-3. The Blues won their third straight game and extended their lead in the Southern Division to 1.5 games with the win. Canton’s Nate Lincoln played at DH, went 0-3 but scored a run. He is hitting .233 on teh season for the Blues.

PRO BASEBALL
Akron 7, Hartford 1
At Hartford
Highlights: Benny Montgomery’s first-inning RBI single was the Yard Goats only offense in a 7-1 loss to the Akron RubberDucks in front of 6.981 fans at Dunkin’ Park. Akron jumped ahead in the first inning on a four-run frame, including two home runs. Akron starting pitcher Tommy Mace became the Eastern League’s first seven game winner as he combined with three relievers to limit the Yard Goats to just one run.

PRO SOCCER
Charleston 2, Hartford 1
At Hartford
Despite positive attacking momentum and several dangerous chances for Hartford Athletic, the Boys in Green fell 2-1 at Trinity Health Stadium. MD Meyers scored for Charleston in the first half and the Battery made it 2-0 on a goal from Nanan Houssou early in the second half on a powerful shot off the right foot of Houssou. Hartford’s TJ Presthus scored in the 80th minute. Teammate Sebastian Anderson lost his defender with a fancy bit of footwork and a cross off. Presthus got his head on it, powerfully redirecting the ball into the back of the net.
Records: Hartford 1-6-3, Charleston 8-2-1

Friday, June 13
BASEBALL
Class M championship: St. Joseph 7, Suffield 1
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
Class L final: Conard 2, Maloney 3 (20-25, 25-19, 25-20, 23-25, 15-13)
Class M final: Joel Barlow 3, New Canaan 1 (25-20, 25-23, 21-25, 25-22)
BOYS GOLF
State Open: No team scores
GIRLS GOLF
State Open: No team scores
COLLEGE BASEBALL
NECBL: Bristol 4, Vermont 1
CCBL: Western Massachusetts 8, Simsbury 1
PRO BASEBALL
Akron 5, Hartford 0

BOYS GOLF
CIAC State Open
At Uncasville
Team results — No team scores compiled
Individual results –– James Sagnella, North Haven and Will Sagnella, North Haven 69 at Mohegan Sun GC, 3. Andrew Beauton, Guilford and Henry Barry, East Catholic 71, 5. Brady Pill, Xavier and Aidan Houghton, Tolland 72

GIRLS GOLF
CIAC State Open
At Uncasville
Team results — No team scores compiled
Individual results – Juyeon Paek, Cheshie 68 at Mohegan Sun GC, par 70; 2. Allison Bauer, Greenwich 69, 3. Carline Goderre, NFA 76, 4. Sophia Cunningham, Tolland 77, 5. Iliana Chaplinski, St. Paul 78
Local golfers: 19. Elyse Mazuronis, Farmington 90, 24. Abby Esposito, Farmington 97

COLLEGE BASEBALL
Bristol 4, Vermont 1
At Bristol
Records: Bristol 6-2, Vermont 2-5. Highlights: Canton’s Nate Lincoln played in the outfield for the Blues on Friday and was 1-for-4 with a run scored. He is now hitting .259 on the year.

PRO BASEBALL
Akron 5, Hartford 0
At Hartford
Highlights: The Yard Goats pitching staff combined to tie a season-high with 15 strikeouts, but lost to the Akron RubberDucks 5-0 in front of 6,933 at Dunkin’ Park. Cooper Ingle and Guy Lipscomb each homered and Rodney Boone fired six scoreless innings as the RubberDucks evened the series at 2-2. Hartford pitcher Sean Sullivan struck out a season-high 10 batters and turned in a quality start. Kyle Karros led the offense for Hartford with two doubles and extended his on-base streak to 25 consecutive games. Sullivan was sharp early and carried a no-hitter into the fourth inning before Cooper Ingle hit a solo home run to right field, giving Akron a 1-0 lead.

Thursday, June 12
TRI-STATE BASEBALL
Canton 7, Winsted 5 (8)
Valley Kraken 3, Wolcott 1
Bethlehem 7, CT Sliders 2
Amenia 7, New Haven 6
COLLEGE BASEBALL
NECBL: Bristol 5, North Shore 0
CCBL: Silk City 4, Simsbury 3
PRO BASEBALL
Hartford 4, Akron 2

TRI-STATE BASEBALL
Canton 7, Winsted 5 (8)
At Winsted
Canton (2-5) 100 003 03 — 7-9-2
Winsted (2-4) 001 110 11 — 5-8-2
Angel Christiano, Tom Spirito (8), Jake Bryant (8) and Noah Asmar; Robert Weiss, Meholik (6), Peter Greenwood (6) and Chet Warner; WP: Christiano (1-0), LP: Greenwood; Save: Bryant (1); 2B: Torres (W), Alec Varano (C), Mike Sullivan (C), HR: John Lippincott (W); Highlights: Varano (C) 2-3, 1 run scored, 2 RBI; Ben Sullivan (C) 2-4, 1 RBI; Mike Sullivan (C) 2-4, 1 RBI, Jackson Senecal (C) 1-3, 1 run scored, 2 RBI; Christiano (C) 7 IP, 8 hits, 2 walks, 2 strikeouts; Warner (W) 2-3

Amenia 7, New Haven 6
At Amenia NY
New Haven (0-4) 000 002 4 — 6-7-0
Amenia (2-4) 340 000 x — 7-9-2
Brodie Rathjen, Joe Ferrari (7), Colby Dunlop (7) and McCaul; no battery available; WP: Rathjen; LP: unavailable; Save: Dunlop; 2B: Dunlop (A) 2, Aidan Hartwell, Brennan Landry, Matt Damon; Pagan (NH), Almonte (NH); Highlights: Rathjen (A) 6 IP, 5 hits, 6 K, 2 BB; Dunlop (A) 2-3, 3 RBI, 2 doubles; Hartwell (A) 2-2, 2 runs scored, double, 1 RBI; Landry (A) 2-3, 1 run scored, double

Valley Kraken 3, Wolcott 1
At Wolcott
Kraken (3-1) 210 000 0 — 3-4-0
Wolcott (6-2) 000 100 0 — 1-6-1
Ryan Bohrman and unknown; Ben Bianchi, Nathan Ehmer (3), Dillon Fernandes (7) and Ryan Ciampi; WP: Bohrman; LP: Bianchi; 2B: Ciampi (W); Highlights: Bohrman (K) 7 IP, 6 hits, 3 walks, 7 strikeouts, Braydon Stellato (K) 2-3; Alex James (W) 2-3

Bethlehem 7, CT Sliders 2
At Bethlehem
CT Sliders (5-1) 010 100 0 — 2-6-2
Bethlehem (5-1) 210 103 x — 7-7-3
Glover, Marino (6) and unknown; Kyle Banche and Chase Belisle; WP: Banche; LP: Glover; 2B: Jarrett Michaels (B), HR: Jesse Swartout (B); Highlights: Plowboys hand CT Sliders their first loss of the season; Jon Conlon (B) 2-3, 2 runs scored; Ponte (B) 1-3, 1 run, 2 RBI; Swartout (B) 1-3, 1 run scored, 2 RBI; Banche (B) 7 IP, 6 hits, 1 walk, 3 strikeouts; Raymond (C) 2-3, 1 run scored; Glover (C) 5 IP, 4 hits, 1 walk, 3 strikeouts
League standings: Tri-Town 4-0, Wolcott 6-2, CT Sliders 5-1, Bethlehem 5-1, Valley Kraken 3-1, Torrington 3-3, Burlington 2-2, Winsted 2-4, Valley Ducks 2-4, Amenia 2-4, Canton 2-5, New Haven 0-4, Naugatuck 0-5

COLLEGE BASEBALL
Bristol 5, North Shore 0
Highlights: Bristol 5-2, North Shore 2-6. Bristol’s Nate Lincoln, a Canton High graduate, was 0-1 as a pinch hitter. He is hitting .261 for the Blues.

PRO BASEBALL
Hartford 4, Akron 2
At Hartford
Highlights: Bryant Betancourt blasted a go-ahead 3-run home run in the eighth inning as the Hartford Yard Goats beat the Akron RubberDucks on Thursday night at Dunkin’ Park in front of 6,647 fans. Betancourt’s HR was his second in three games, and both were game-winning bombs. Yard Goats starting P McCade Brown had a solid outing, pitching 5.2 innings, allowing two runs on four hits while striking out nine batters. Brown retired 11 batters in a row at one point and now has 20 strikeouts in 12.2 innings pitched with Hartford. In the eighth inning, Braiden Ward homered three batters before Betancourt’s three-run shot. Hartford reliever Brayan Castillo came through when he closed the game in a bases-loaded, two-out situation.

Wednesday, June 11
GIRLS LACROSSE
Class M semifinal: Sacred Heart Academy 11, Granby 8
COLLEGE BASEBALL
CCBL: Simsbury 7, Glastonbury 3
PRO BASEBALL
Akron 6, Hartford 2

COLLEGE BASEBALL
Simsbury 7, Glastonbury 3
At Simsbury
Records: Simsbury 2-1-1, Glastonbury 0-5-1
Standings (3 points for a win, 2 pts for a tie, 1 pt for a loss): Danbury 6-1-1 (21), Western Massachusetts 1-7-2 (14), Gold Star 4-0 (12), Meriden 3-3 (12), Silk City 3-3 (12), Southington 3-2 (11), Simsbury 2-1-1 (9), West Haven 2-1 (7), Hamden 1-2-1 (7), Glastonbury 0-5-1 (7), Bridgeport 2-0 (6), Waterbury 1-3 (6)

PRO BASEBALL
Akron 6, Hartford 2
At Hartford
Highlights: Zach Kokoska smacked a two-run homer, but the Yard Goats had their season-high six-game win streak snapped, falling to the Akron RubberDucks 6-2 at Dunkin’ Park. Akron starter Dylan DeLucia made his first career Double-A start, and the former College Baseball World Series Most Outstanding Player was impressive. DeLucia pitched a season-high six innings, allowing just two hits and striking out five batters. Yards Goats 3B Kyle Karros doubled tonight, extending his on-base streak to 23 games.

Tuesday, June 10
GIRLS LACROSSE
Class L semifinal: Simsbury 7, Masuk 5
BOYS GOLF
CIAC Division III championships: 1. Coventry 302, 2. East Catholic 310, 3. Cromwell 316
GIRLS GOLF
CIAC Division II championships: 1. Berlin 335, 2. Masuk 366, 3. Coventry 379
TRI-STATE BASEBALL
Wolcott 5, Winsted 0
Valley Kraken at Burlington, ppd., rain
Naugatuck at Torrington, ppd., rain
COLLEGE BASEBALL
NECBL: Mystic 2, Bristol 1
PRO BASEBALL
Hartford 3, Akron 1

BOYS GOLF
CIAC Division III championships
At New Britain
Team results (top 10) – 1. Coventry 302, 2. East Catholic 310, 3. Cromwell 316, 4. Canton 317, 5. Portland 321, 6. Holy Cross 321, 7. Oxford 325, 8. East Hampton 326, 9. Haddam-Killingworth 326, 10. Coginchaug 334
Other teams: 12. East Granby 341
Individual results (top 10) – Aidan Devaney, Holy Cross 68 at Goodwin GC (par 70), 2. Charles Hathaway, East Catholic 71, 3. Henry Barry, East Catholic and Dillon Rozich, Cromwell 72, 5. Gavin McNally, Coventry, 73, 6. Jack Crocetto, Coginchaug; Sam Beebe, Bolton; Landon Neves, Coventry and Myles Pisati, East Granby 74; 10. Peter Matchett, Cromwell, Braydon Hutwagner, Holy Cross and Cameron Moore, HK 74
Canton golfers: 13. Nicholas Leadbetter 76, 21., Shane Leadbetter 79, 28. Derek Berg 81, Brayden Keefe 81; 49. Jackson Rueckert 86,
East Granby golfers: 10. Myles Pisati 74, 50. Jackson Pisari 87, 54. Jake Schlagenhauf 88, 70. Patrick Baran 92

GIRLS GOLF
CIAC Division II state championships
At Trumbull
Team results (top 10) – 1. Berlin 335, 2. Masuk 366, 3. Coventry 379, 4. Cheshire 388, 5. Hand 394, 6. Brookfield 401, 7. NW Catholic 406, 8. Mercy 411, 9. Woodstock Academy 423. 10. St. Paul 425
Individual results (top 5) – Juyeon Paek, Cheshire, 72 at Tashua Knolls GC (par 72), 2. Iliana Chaplinski, St. Paul 80 and Samantha Dunn, Berlin 80, 4. Abbey Andros, Berlin 81, 5. Millie Gobleck, Hand 82

TRI-STATE BASEBALL
Wolcott 5, Winsted 0
At Winsted
Wolcott (6-1) 001 120 0 — 5-4-0
Winsted (2-3) 000 000 0 — 0-1-1
Stone and Dunne; Winsted battery unavailable; WP: Stone; 2B: none; 3B: none; HR: none; NOTE: Stone threw a 1-hitter. He walked two and struck out nine. The lone Winsted hit came with two outs in the bottom of the fifth inning.
League standings: CT Sliders 5-0, Tri-Town 4-0, Wolcott 6-1, Bethlehem 4-1, Valley Kraken 2-1, Torrington 3-3, Burlington 2-2, Winsted 2-3, Valley Ducks 2-4, Amenia 1-4, Canton 1-5, New Haven 0-3, Naugatuck 0-5

COLLEGE BASEBALL
Mystic 2, Bristol 1
At Mystic
Records: Bristol 4-2, Mystic 4-2; NOTE: Canton’s Nate Lincoln went 0-2 for the Blues on Tuesday. Lincoln’s average slipped to .273.

PRO BASEBALL
Hartford 3, Akron 1
At Hartford
Highlights: Bryant Betancourt smashed a two-run walk-off home run to right field to extend the Yard Goats win streak to a season-high six games, as Hartford beat the Akron RubberDucks 3-1 at a lively Dunkin’ Park. It was the Yard Goats third walk-off home run this season. Kyle Karros reached base for the 22nd straight game, and Jose Torres extended his hit-streak to five games. Yard Goats starter Jack Mahoney threw four scoreless innings, allowing just three hits and striking out three.

Monday, June 9
COLLEGE BASEBALL
CCBL: Southington at Simsbury, ppd.