Several Canton High athletes earned athletic awards for their play this winter. Hockey player Mason Buckley earned All-State honors playing with the Newington High co-op hockey program while Lyla O’Connor earned All-New England honors with her fourth place finish at the New England championships in Boston.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Coach: Dan Goscinski
Record: 17-8, 8-4 NCCC
All-NCCC: Tate Bemis, Jayden Young
All-State: none
NCCC tournament: Lost to Ellington, 61-58 in semifinals
CIAC state tournament: Lost to No. 1 Ellington, 67-44 in Class S quarterfinal
Of note: This was Goscinski’s first year coaching the Warriors after coaching for 11 years at Litchfield High, which closed in June 2024.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Coach: Brian Medeiros
Record: 13-11, 6-6 NCCC
All-NCCC: Ruby Theberge
All-State: none
NCCC tournament: Lost first round to East Windsor/Bloomfield, 42-39
CIAC state tournament: Lost to No. 11 East Granby, 46-37 in OT in Class S quarterfinal
Of note: Medeiros earned his 200th career win during the season.
WRESTLING
Coach: Josh Bristol
Record: 19-10, 7-0 NCCC (league champions)
All-NCCC: Nick Leadbetter, George Redford
All-State: None
NCCC tournament: Second place (168½ points)
CIAC state tournament: Ninth (112 points) at Class S championships, 80th State Open (2 pts.)
BOYS HOCKEY
Coach: Dave Harackiewicz
Record: 12-10, 8-4 CCC South (second)
All-Conference: Josh Beaudoin, Mason Buckley (Canton), Jack Petronio
All-State: Mason Buckley (Canton)
CCC tournament: Lost to Conard, 2-1 in 3 OT in CCC South semifinal
CIAC state tournament: Lost to No. 8 Hall, 4-2 in first round of CIAC Division III tournament
Of note: Canton is part of the Newington co-op program with Berlin, Manchester, Cromwell. The was the sixth year of Canton’s participation in the co-op program.
GIRLS HOCKEY
Coach: Joe Gozzi
Record: 15-7, 6-4 CCC (second)
All-Conference: Lillie Tevelde (Ellington)
All-State: none
CCC tournament: Lost in final to Hall/Conard, 4-2
State tournament: Lost to No. 1 Darien, 4-2 in CT High School Girls Hockey Association semifinal
Of note: Canton is part of the Suffield High girls co-op ice hockey program. There were no Canton girls on the varsity this season. Other programs in the co-op are Ellington, E.O. Smith, Granby, Windsor and NW Regional. It was the fifth year that Canton was part of the co-op and this was the farthest the team had advanced in the state tournament. Tevelde, a freshman, was second team All-State in balloting by the CHSGHA.
BOYS INDOOR TRACK
Coach: Keith Wilson and Devin Glasson
Record: No dual meet record
All-NCCC: none
All-State: none
NCCC tournament: 12th at NCCC championships (10½ pts.)
CIAC state tournament: Did not score at Class S championships
GIRLS INDOOR TRACK
Coach: Keith Wilson and Devin Glasson
Record: No dual meet record
All-NCCC: Melodie Millner, Lyla O’Connor
All-State: none
NCCC tournament: 6th at NCCC championships (42 pts.)
CIAC state tournament: 13th at Class S championships (9 pts.); 23rd at State Open (6 pts)
Of note: Lyla O’Connor had a personal-best throw in the shot of 40-5¾ to finish fourth at the New England championships and earn All-New England honors. O’Connor was third in the shot at the Class S meet and at the State Open. Millner (300) and O’Connor (shot) each finished second at the NCCC meet. O’Connor finished 16th in the championship division of the shot put (4 kg) at the Nike national championship meet in New York with a throw of 12.07 meters or 39-7¼ feet. O’Connor was an honorable mention selection for GameTimeCT’s All-State team.
UNIFIED BASKETBALL
Coach: Mark LaPointe
Notable: Team had games scheduled at East Windsor (Jan. 15), NW Regional (Jan. 29, home), Windsor Locks (Feb. 12, home) and Berlin (March 6) along with a tournament at Rockville on Feb. 5. No results were available
