Five Avon High athletes earned All-State honors for their play on the field this spring. Lacrosse Dean Fisher earned All-State honors along with softball players Eve Beloin and Fallyn Banks and track and field athletes Logan Murray and Brahm Bulow.
BASEBALL
Coach: Jon Yolles
Record: 4-16, 2-6 CCC Central (ninth)
All-CCC Central: none
All-State: none
CCC Tournament: Did not qualify
CIAC state tournament: Did not qualify
SOFTBALL
Coach: Michael Mihalek
Record: 19-3, 7-1 CCC Central champions
All-CCC Central: Brianna Connellan, Lena Stortz, Madison Jette, Eve Beloin, Fallyn Banks
All-State: Eve Beloin and Fallyn Banks
CCC Tournament: Lost in quarterfinals to Bristol Central, 10-7
CIAC state tournament: Lost to Waterford in second round Class L, 14-4
Of note: Banks was named to the GameTimeCT’s All-State second team
BOYS LACROSSE
Coach: Adam Cost
Record: 5-11, 1-6 CCC Central (seventh)
All-CCC Central: Dean Fisher
All-State: Dean Fisher
CCC Central Tournament: Did not qualify
CIAC state tournament: Did not qualify
GIRLS LACROSSE
Coach: Olivia Donahue
Record: 5-11, 0-4 CCC West (fifth)
All-CCC West: Allison Lagassie, Hannah Wittig, Lily Anderson
All-State: none
CCC West Tournament: Did not qualify
CIAC state tournament: Did not qualify
BOYS TRACK and FIELD
Coach: David Zlatin
Record: 2-4, 2-4 CCC Central
All-CCC: Logan Murray, Brahm Bulow, Henry Albert, Andrew Kessler, Chris Campbell
All-State: Logan Murray, Brahm Bulow
All-New England: Logan Murray, Brahm Bulow
CCC championships: 7th CCC (36 pts.); 4th CCC Central (88)
CIAC state tournament: 4th Class MM (58 points), 13th State Open (16 pts.)
Of note: Logan Murray finished second in the CIAC decathlon, the best-ever finish for a AHS athlete in this event. He earned All-State honors for his finish in the decathlon and by sweeping 110 hurdles and 300 hurdles at the Class MM championships. Bulow won the 3,200 at Class MM… Murray was third in the 300 hurdles at the New England championships while Bulow was fourth in the 3,200 meters.… This was the final season for head coach Dave Zlatin, who said he would be resigning after the season to spend more time with his family. Courtney Fusco will take over next spring as the head coach.
GIRLS TRACK and FIELD
Coach: Al Dadario
Record: 4-2, 4-2 CCC Central
All-CCC: Abby Van Hoof and Lauren Edge
All-State: none
CCC championships: 10th overall (23); 7th at CCC Central meet (53)
CIAC state tournament: 12th Class MM championships (20 pts.), 65th State Open (1 pt)
BOYS TENNIS
Coach: Matthew Krenicky, second year
Record: 15-4, 7-1 (CCC Central co-champions)
All-CCC Central: Charlie Schaff, Aarav Nohria, Ethan Klotz, Russell Lin, Ethan Klotz, Harsha Lakamraju
All-State: None
CCC Tournament: No tournament
CIAC state tournament: Lost to Hand, 4-1 in Class M final
Of note: Falcons were in the Class M final for the sixth straight year and lost to Hand for the second consecutive season in the final. … Avon shared the CCC Central championship with South Windsor. Both teams were 7-1 in the division.
GIRLS TENNIS
Coach: Kim Moretti
Record: 14-4, 8-1 CCC Central (second)
All-CCC West: Lousia Mathia, Amalia Alexander, Lindsey Kessler, Niddhi Pratti
All-State: none
CCC Tournament: No tournament
CIAC state tournament: Lost to Wethersfield, 4-3 in Class L quarterfinals
Of note: Avon finished second behind Hall (9-0) in the CCC Central division.
GIRLS GOLF
Coach: Jenna Aylsworth
Record: 5-9, 1-9 CCC Central (sixth of 6)
All-CCC: Stella Plavcan
All-State: none
CCC Tournament: 14th at CCC Championships (465)
CIAC state tournament: Did not qualify
ULTIMATE (FRISBEE)
Coach: Matthew Pinckney, second year
Record: not available
State tournament: not available
CREW
Coach: John Kostal (boys) and Colleen Albert (girls)
CPSRA state regatta: At the state regatta, Avon was fifth in the Girls Varsity 8 for the second straight year and sixth in the Boys Varsity 4 for the second straight year.
