Three Avon High athletes earned All-State honors for their play on the field this fall. Girls soccer player Emma Loparco earned All-State honors from the Connecticut Girls Soccer Coaches Association for the second straight year while Kathryn Martin (field hockey) and Brahm Bulow (boys cross country) also earned All-State honors. Loparco also earned All-New England honors in girls soccer
FOOTBALL
Coach: Matt Redman
Record: 1-9, 1-6 CCC Tier IV
All-Conference: Alexander DeRoy, Matthew Eckerlin, Alexander Nieves
All-State: none
CIAC state tournament: Did not qualify
Of note: This was the second year for Redman as head coach.
BOYS SOCCER
Coach: David Zlatin
Record: 10-5-3, 5-3-1, CCC Central (tied fourth)
All-Conference: Gabi Carvalho, Ben Silverstein, Cooper Little, Eli Devito
All-State: none
CCC tournament: Did not qualify
CIAC state tournament: Lost in Class L second round to East Lyme, 2-1 in second OT
GIRLS SOCCER
Coach: Ki Bae
Record: 9-7-2, 5-3-1 CCC Central (fifth place)
All-Conference: Emma Loparco, Cara Dugan, Cate Dugan
All-State: Emma Loparco
All-New England: Emma Loparco
CCC tournament: Did not qualify
CIAC state tournament: Lost to Sacred Heart Academy, 2-0 in second round of Class L tournament
Of note: This was Bae’s first-year behind the bench. Lopardo earned All-State honors for the second straight year. She will be attending Dartmouth, according to posts on her Instagram account.
FIELD HOCKEY
Coach: Terri Ziemnicki
Record: 5-9-2-1, 2-4-0-1, CCC North (sixth)
All-Conference: Kathryn Martin, Lily Anderson
All-State: Kathryn Martin
CIAC state tournament: Lost to Hand, 3-0, in first round of the Class M tournament
Of note: Martin earned All-State honors for the second consecutive seasons
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
Coach: Curt Burns
Record: 7-12, 3-6 CCC Central
All-Conference: Maddie VanValkenburgh
All-State: none
CCC tournament: Did not quality
CIAC state tournament: Did not qualify
BOYS CROSS COUNTRY
Coach: Courtney Fusco
Record: 8-1, 8-1 CCC Central (second place)
All-Conference: Brahm Bulow, Chris Campbell, Andrew Kessler, Henry Albert
All-State: Brahm Bulow
CCC tournament: Fifth at CCC championships
CIAC state tournament: Fourth at Class MM championships
GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY
Coach: Al Dadario
Record: 6-3, 6-3 CCC Central
All-Conference: Abigail Van Hoof, Ella Godbout
All-State: None
CCC tournament: 13th at CCC championships
CIAC state tournament: Seventh at Class MM championships
BOYS GOLF
Coach: Josh Glick
Record: 2-16, 2-12 CCC West
All-Conference: none
All-State: None
CCC tournament: 14th at CCC championships (328)
CIAC state tournament: Tied ninth at Division I championships (321)
Gerry deSimas, Jr., is the editor and founder of The Collinsville Press. He is an award-winning writer and has been covering sports in Connecticut and New England for more than 40 years. He was inducted into the Connecticut Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2025 and the New England High School Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2018.
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