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PLAYER OF THE WEEK FOR 5/26-5/30
COLLEEN PERRY-NORWALK
THE ALL TIME WINS LEADER AT NORWALK HIGH CAPPED
OFF A STELLAR FCIAC CAREER WITH 2-1 VICTORY IN THE FCIAC
TITLE GAME AGAINST DEFENDING FCIAC CHAMP STAMFORD.
ALTHOUGH THE BEARS OFFENSE WAS INCONSISTENT DURING
THE 2003 CAMPAIGN, PERRY WAS THE ONE PLAYER THAT COACH
RAY BARRY COULD COUNT ON. WITH A 16-6 OVERALL RECORD,
THE NORWALK FAITHFUL HOPES THEIR SENIOR STOPPER CAN
TAKE THE BEARS ALL THE WAY TO THE CLASS LL STATE
CHAMPIONSHIP.
2003 fciac softball championship:
#6 NORWALK (16-6) VS. #4 STAMFORD (18-4)
NORWALK'S COLLEEN PERRY (15-6) STAMFORD'S KATIE PENSIERO (10-3) PHOTO BY STAMFORD ADVOCATE PHOTO BY STAMFORD ADVOCATE head to head: PENSIERO OUTDUELED PERRY AS STAMFORD EDGED NORWALK 2-1 LAST THURSDAY. FRESHMAN KELLY COLEMAN'S RBI SINGLE PROVED TO BE THE GAME WINNER FOR THE BLACK KNIGHTS. pitching matchups: norwalk: COLLEEN PERRY (15-6) stamford: KATIE PENSIERO (10-3) outlook: THE BEARS OFFENSE CAME OUT OF HIBERNATION JUST IN TIME, HAMMERING OUT 12 HITS IN BEATING WESTHILL 10-3 IN THE SEMIFINALS. ALONG WITH PITCHER COLLEEN PERRY, NORWALK'S ALL TIME WINS LEADER, THERE A LOT OF OPTIMISM FOR COACH RAY BERRY'S GROUP. THE BLACK KNIGHTS RALLIED FOR THREE RUNS IN THE BOTTOM OF THE SEVENTH INNING TO EDGE EIGHTH SEEDED DANBURY. KRISTEN COGNETTA (9-1) GOT THE WIN IN RELIEF OF ACE KATIE PENSIERO, WHO GAVE UP FOUR RUNS IN 4 1/3 INNINGS. CATCHER NATALIE SAVONA HIT A HOME RUN AND MISSY GIORDANO HAD A TWO RUN SINGLE FOR STAMFORD.
2003 fciac softball playoff preview: tues 5/27- all games @ higher seed
#8 danbury @ #1 trumbull head to head: THE GOLDEN EAGLES POUNDED DANBURY 10-2 BEHIND THE PITCHING OF WRIGHT AND THE HITTING OF MELISSA PERRY. (2 DOUBLES) pitching matchups: danbury- MYA SPENCER (13-7) TRUMBULL- NICOLE WRIGHT (8-1) outlook: WRIGHT OUTPITCHED SPENCER IN THE FIRST ENCOUNTER. DANBURY HAS TO AVOID BREAKDOWNS LATE IN THE GAME IN ORDER TO COMPETE WITH THE #1 SEEDED GOLDEN EAGLES.
#5 mCmahon @ #4 stamford
head to head: STAMFORD EDGED
THE SENATORS 1-0 WITH PENSIERO
OUTDUELING BARATE.
pitching matchups:
McMAHON- MELISSA BARATE (13-5)
STAMFORD- KATIE PENSIERO (9-3)
outlook: THE DEFENDING CHAMPS BEGIN
THEIR QUEST FOR A REPEAT AGAINST A VERY
DANGEROUS OPPONENT IN BRIEN McMAHON.
PENSIERO IS WELL RESTED FOR THIS PLAYOFF
RUN THANKS TO THE EMERGENCE OF KRISTEN
COGNETTA (8-1). STAMFORD HAS TO BE ON TOP
OF THEIR GAME AS BARATE IS CAPABLE OF
SHUTTING DOWN ANY TEAM.
#7 greenwich @ #2 westhill head to head: LED BY THE PITCHING OF CARINO, GREENWICH DEFEATED THE VIKINGS 4-2. pitching matchups: GREENWICH- LIZ CARINO (8-2) WESTHILL- JEN BERNARDO (13-3) outlook: GREENWICH HAS COME ON LATE IN THE SEASON AND CARINO HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN THE LATE SURGE. IF SHE CAN NEUTRALIZE THE POTENT VIKINGS ATTACK, THEN THE CARDINALS HAVE AN CHANCE FOR THE UPSET. THE BATTERY OF BERNARDO AND HARD HITTING CALLIE KOVACS HAVE THEIR SIGHTS SET FOR A SHOWDOWN WITH TOP RANKED TRUMBULL.
#6 norwalk @ #3 staples head to head: STAPLES BEAT THE BEARS TWICE THIS SEASON AS THEY TOOK ADVANTAGE OF MISTAKES BY NORWALK IN THE SEVENTH INNING OF BOTH CONTESTS. pitching matchups: NORWALK- COLEEN PERRY (13-6) STAPLES- KRISTEN NOWASKEY (14-3) outlook: IF YOU LOVE LOW SCORING PITCHING DUELS, THEN THE MATCHUP OF PERRY (NORWALK'S ALL TIME WINS LEADER) AND NOWASKEY IS THE ONE TO WATCH. THE BEARS HAVE HAD SOME DEFENSIVE LASPES BEHIND PERRY WHICH HAS COST THEM SOME VICTORIES. NOWASKEY HAS BEEN ONE OF THE TOP PITCHERS IN THE FCIAC AT 14-3 FOR THE THIRD RANKED WRECKERS. THE TEAM THAT MAKES THE LEAST MISTAKES WILL ADVANCE IN THIS BATTLE BETWEEN TWO EVENLY MATCHED TEAMS.
fciac softball final standings:
FCIAC WEST: FCIAC OVERALL GB 1)TRUMBULL* (14-2) (15-4) - 2)STAMFORD* (12-4) (16-4) 2 3)GREENWICH* (10-6) (14-6) 4 3)DANBURY* (10-6) (13-7) 3 5)FAIRFIELD (8-8) (11-9) 6 6)BPT.CENTRAL (1-15) (3-16) 13 FCIAC CENTRAL: FCIAC OVERALL GB 1)WESTHILL* (15-2) (17-3) - 2)STAPLES* (13-3) (16-4) 1 1/2 3)McMAHON* (12-4) (15-5) 2 1/2 3)NORWALK* (12-4) (14-6) 2 5)RIDGEFIELD (5-11) (6-13) 9 1/2 6)HARDING (0-16) (1-17) 14 1/2 FCIAC EAST: FCIAC OVERALL GB 1)TRINITY (7-9) (8-12) - 1)ST. JOSEPH (7-9) (10-10) - 3)DARIEN (6-10) (9-10) 1 4)WILTON (3-13) (6-14) 4 5)BASSICK (1-12) (1-12) 4 1/2 6)NEW CANAAN (2-14) (2-15) 5 * CLINCHED PLAYOFF SPOT player of the week for 5/17-5/23: katie pensiero- stamford PENSIERO'S 9-3 RECORD IS A BIG REASON WHY THE BLACK KNIGHTS WILL GET A CHANCE TO DEFEND THEIR FCIAC TITLE NEXT WEEK. ON WEDNESDAY, PENSIERO OUTDUELED NORWALK ACE COLEEN PERRY 2-1, GIVING UP JUST FOUR HITS AND STRIKING OUT FIVE. STAMFORD, SEEDED FOURTH, WILL HOST FIFTH RANKED McMAHON ON TUESDAY IN THE FCIAC PLAYOFFS. PLAYER OF THE WEEK FOR 5/10-5/16: KRISTIN NOWASKEY- STAPLES THE PLAYER OF THE WEEK FOR SECOND CONSECUTIVE TIME, THE WRECKERS ACE CONTINUED HER STELLAR WORK ON THE MOUND LAST WEEK, COMPILING A PERFECT 4-0 RECORD. AMONG HER VICTIMS WERE PLAYOFF CONTENDERS STAMFORD (2-1) AND DIVISION RIVAL NORWALK (3-2). STAPLES TRAILS WESTHILL IN CENTRAL DIVISION RACE BY 1/2 GAME WITH THREE GAMES TO GO IN THE REGULAR SEASON. THE LADY WRECKERS TRAVEL TO BRIEN McMAHON TO FACE THE SURGING SENATORS IN A KEY DIVISIONAL GAME ON MONDAY AFTERNOON. PLAYER OF THE WEEK FOR 5/3-5/9: KRISTIN NOWASKEY- STAPLES NOWASKEY HAS EMERGED AS ONE OF THE TOP PITCHERS IN THE FCIAC WITH A 9-2 RECORD. SHE WENT 2-1 FOR THE WRECKERS LAST WEEK, WITH A BIG WIN OVER GREENWICH. STAPLES TRAILS WESTHILL IN THE CENTRAL DIVISION BY A GAME. NOWASKEY WILL FACE ANOTHER BIG CHALLENGE WEDNESDAY WHEN THEY HOST DEFENDING FCIAC CHAMPION STAMFORD. Player of the week for 4/28-5/2: jen bernardo- westhill PICKED UP TWO BIG WINS OVER CITY RIVAL STAMFORD IN TWELVE INNINGS AND McMAHON ON FRIDAY. BERNARDO IS 8-1 ON THE MOUND FOR THE CENTRAL DIVISION LEADING VIKINGS. IT DOESN'T GET ANY EASIER AS WESTHILL TRAVELS TO DIVISION RIVAL NORWALK ON MONDAY. PLAYER OF THE WEEK FOR 4/21-4/25: COLLEEN PERRY- NORWALK PERRY HAS BEEN CLOSE TO UNHITTABLE LATELY. WITH 4 CONSECUTIVE SHUTOUTS INCLUDING 2 NO- HITTERS, SHE HAS BEEN A MAJOR REASON FOR THE BEARS 8-1 START, 7-0 IN LEAGUE PLAY.
FCIAC PLAYOFF SCHEDULE: TUES 5/27-QUARTERFINAL ROUND: (ALL GAMES START AT 3:45 PM) #8- DANBURY (10-6) @ #1- TRUMBULL (14-2) #5- McMAHON (12-4) @ #4- STAMFORD (12-4) #7- GREENWICH (10-6) @ #2- WESTHILL (14-2) #6- NORWALK (12-4) @ #3- STAPLES (13-3) WED 5/28-SEMIFINAL ROUND: @ DANBURY RECREATIONAL COMPLEX THURS 5/29-FCIAC CHAMPIONSHIP @ DANBURY RECREATIONAL COMPLEX STATE TOURNAMENT SEEDINGS- TBA RESULTS FROM MON 5/19: NORWALK 3 GREENWICH 2 WP- C.PERRY (13-5) LP- L.CARINO (7-2) ST.JOSEPH 6 WILTON 0 WP- A.RITCHIE (5-4) LP- K.McLAUGHLIN (3-10) STAMFORD 2 FAIRFIELD 0 WP- K.PENSIERO (8-3) LP- M.MIKOS (11-7) TRINITY 12 BPT.CENTRAL 1 WP- A.ALBERO (6-8) LP- R.VAZQUEZ (3-14) McMAHON 4 STAPLES 3 WP- M.BARATE (11-6) LP- K.NOWASKEY (12-3) TRUMBULL 15 HARDING 0 (5 INNS) WP- K.RZASA (3-0) LP- L.ALMEDINA (1-11) RIDGEFIELD 13 BASSICK 1 WP- R.DUDA (7-9) LP- L.COLON (0-1) DANBURY 4 DARIEN 0 WP- M.SPENCER (13-5) LP- L.MECELI (8-9) WESTHILL 13 NEW CANAAN 2 WP- A.LEWIS (2-0) LP- A.SORBARA results for tues 5/20: NORWALK 15 BPT.CENTRAL 8 WP- A.ALOISE (1-0) LP- R.VASQUEZ (3-15) RESULTS FROM WED 5/21: ST.JOSEPH 12 BPT.CENTRAL 0 WP- A.RITCHIE (6-4) LP- R.VAZQUEZ (3-16) McMAHON 2 FAIRFIELD 1 WP- M.BARATE (12-5) LP- M.MIKOS (11-8) TRUMBULL 7 TRINITY 2 (9 INNS) WP- J.KRAVECS (2-2) LP- A.ALBERO (6-9) DARIEN 11 HARDING 3 WP- L.MECELI (9-9) LP- L.ALMEDINA (1-12) WESTHILL 9 DANBURY 0 WP- J.BERNARDO (13-3) LP- M.SPENCER (13-6) STAPLES 3 RIDGEFIELD 2 WP- K.NOWASKEY (13-3) LP- L.MacDONALD (0-1) SCHEDULE FOR THURS 5/22: STAMFORD 2 NORWALK 1 WP- K.PENSIERO (9-3) LP- C.PERRY (13-6) GREENWICH 6 WILTON 0 WP- L.CARINO (8-2) LP- K.McLAUGHLIN (3-11) SCHEDULE FOR FRI 5/23: GREENWICH 2 DANBURY 1 WP- L.AMBROGIO (6-3) LP- M.SPENCER (13-7) WESTHILL 19 BASSICK 3 WP- A.LEWIS (3-0) LP-L.COLON (0-2) HARDING @ NEW CANAAN NO SCORE REPORTED STAPLES 5 DARIEN 3 WP- K.NOWASKEY (14-3) LP- M.BOLDUC (0-1) TRUMBULL 4 FAIRFIELD 3 WP- J.KRAVECS (4-3) LP- M.MIKOS (11-9) McMAHON 5 ST.JOSEPH 3 WP- M.BARATE (13-5) LP- J.ARSENAULT (4-4) NORWALK @ BPT.CENTRAL NO SCORE REPORTED STAMFORD 12 WILTON 0 WP- K.COGNETTA (8-1) LP- K.McLAUGHLIN (3-12) TRINITY 10 RIDGEFIELD 8 WP- A.ALBERO (8-9) LP- R.DUDA (7-10) END OF THE REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFF SCHEDULE: TUES 5/27: QUARTERFINAL ROUND WED 5/28: SEMIFINAL ROUND @DANBURY RECREATION COMPLEX THURS 5/29: FCIAC FINALS- 7:30 PM RESULTS FROM SAT 5/17: TRUMBULL 2 ST.JOSEPH 0 WP- N.WRIGHT (8-1) LP- A.RITCHIE (4-6) NEWTOWN 7 STAPLES 6 (NON-CONF) WP- R.NAREL (1-1) LP- J.GILBERTIE RESULTS FOR MON 5/12 & TUES 5/13: DARIEN 3 GREENWICH 0 WP- L.MICELI (6-8) LP- L.AMBROGIO (5-3) RIDGEFIELD 10 NEW CANAAN 2 TRUMBULL 4 WESTHILL 2 WP- N.WRIGHT (6-1) LP- J.BERNARDO (10-3) DANBURY 2 McMAHON 0 WP- M.SPENCER LP- M.BARATE (9-5) BPT.CENTRAL 17 BASSICK 8 WP- R.VASQUEZ LP- L.COLON (0-2) STAMFORD 13 HARDING 1 WP- K.COGNETTA (6-1) LP- K.BULLOCK (0-1) STAPLES 13 WILTON 0 WP- K.NOWASKEY (10-2) LP- K.McLAUGHLIN (3-9) NORWALK 3 TRINITY 2 WP- C.PERRY (10-4) LP- A.DeLUCA (0-2) FAIRFIELD 1 ST.JOSEPH 0 WP- M.MIKOS (10-5) LP- J.ARSENAULT STAMFORD 16 FORAN 5 (NON- CONF) WP- K.PENSIERO (6-2) LP- K.SAYBALL RESULTS FOR WED 5/14: GREENWICH 3 ST.JOSEPH 0 WP- L.CARINO (7-1) LP- A.RITCHIE (4-4) NORWALK 5 FAIRFIELD 2 WP- C.PERRY (11-4) LP- M.MIKOS (10-6) TRINITY 14 WILTON 1 (5 INNS) WP- A.ALBERO (5-7) LP- K.McLAUGHLIN (3-10) STAPLES 2 STAMFORD 1 WP- K.NOWASKEY (11-2) LP- K.PENSIERO (6-3) BPT.CENTRAL 16 HARDING 3 (5 INNS) WP- R.VELAZQUEZ LP- L.ALMEDINA McMAHON 18 BASSICK 1 WP- M.BARATE (10-5) LP- L.COLON (0-3) TRUMBULL 10 DANBURY 2 WP- N.WRIGHT (7-1) LP- M.SPENCER WESTHILL 7 RIDGEFIELD 1 WP- J.BERNARDO (11-3) LP- R.DUDA (5-9) DARIEN 7 NEW CANAAN 3 WP- L.MICELI (7-8) LP- A.SORBARA RESULTS FROM THURS 5/15: DARIEN 3 TRINITY 0 WP- L.MICELI (8-8) LP- A.ALBERO (6-8) STAPLES 6 NEW CANAAN 2 WP- K.NOWASKEY (12-2) LP- A.SORBARA WESTHILL 12 HARDING 0 (5 INNS) WP- J.BERNARDO (12-3) LP- K.BULLOCK (0-2) SCHEDULE FOR FRI 5/16: STAMFORD 5 GREENWICH 0 WP- K.COGNETTA (6-1) LP- L.AMBROGIO (5-4) WILTON 3 BPT.CENTRAL 0 WP- K.McLAUGHLIN (5-10) LP- R.VASQUEZ (3-13) McMAHON 4 NORWALK 1 WP- M.BARATE (10-5) LP- C.PERRY (12-5) FAIRFIELD 9 RIDGEFIELD 1 WP- M.MIKOS (11-6) LP- R.DUDA (5-10) DANBURY 15 BASSICK 3 WP- M.SPENCER LP- L.COLON (0-4) RESULTS FOR SAT 5/10: STAPLES 3 NORWALK 2 WP- K.NOWASKEY (9-2) LP- C.PERRY (9-4) STAMFORD 6 BERLIN 0 WP- K.COGNETTA (4-1) LP- S.GORNEAULT (3-3) reSults FOR fri 5/9: STAPLES 9 BPT.CENTRAL 0 WP- S.LIISTRO (1-0) LP- R.VASQUEZ FAIRFIELD 3 WILTON 0 WP- M.MICOS (9-5) LP- K.McLAUGHLIN (3-8) WESTHILL 9 DARIEN 5 WP- J.BERNARDO (9-1) LP- L.MECELI (5-8) TRINITY 3 STAMFORD 1 WP- A.ALBERO (5-7) LP- K.PENSIERO (6-2) GREENWICH 8 NEW CANAAN 0 WP- L.AMBROGIO (5-2) LP- A.SORBARA RESULTS FOR WED 5/7: STAMFORD 4 ST.JOSEPH 0 WP- K.PENSIERO (5-1) LP- A.RITCHIE (4-4) GREENWICH 4 WESTHILL 2 WP- L.CARINO (6-1) LP- J.BERNARDO (9-2) NEW CANAAN @ DANBURY NO SCORE REPORTED DARIEN 17 BASSICK 5 WP- L.MECELI (5-7) LP- L.COLON McMAHON 7 TRINITY 0 WP- M.BARATE (8-4) LP- A.ALBERO (4-7) RIDGEFIELD 13 HARDING 2 WP- R.DUDA LP- L.ALMEDINA NORWALK 8 WILTON 0 WP- C.PERRY (9-3) LP- K.McLAUGHLIN (3-8) TRUMBULL 7 STAPLES 5 WP- N.WRIGHT LP- K.NOWASKEY (8-2) FAIRFIELD 13 BPT.CENTRAL 0 WP- M.MIKOS (8-5) LP- R.VELAZQUEZ RESULTS FROM 5/6: DANBURY 13 IMMACULATE 4 (NON CONF) RESULTS FROM 5/5: WESTHILL 2 NORWALK 0 WP- J.BERNARDO (9-1) LP- C.PERRY (8-3) STAMFORD 9 DARIEN 3 WP- K.COGNETTA (4-1) LP- L.MICELI (4-7) TRINITY 22 HARDING 0 (5 INNS) WP- A.ALBERO (4-6) LP- L.ALMEDINA TRUMBULL 1 McMAHON 0 WP- N.WRIGHT LP- M.BARATE (7-4) DANBURY 3 ST.JOSEPH 0 WP- M.SPENCER LP- A.RITCHIE (4-3) STAPLES 3 GREENWICH 0 WP- K.NOWASKEY (8-1) LP- L.CARINO WILTON 10 NEW CANAAN 0 WP- K.McLAUGHLIN (3-6) LP- A.SORBARA RIDGEFIELD 24 BPT.CENTRAL 1 WP- R.DUDA LP-M.RODCHESTER (0-2) schedule for fri 5/2: DARIEN @ RIDGEFIELD TRINITY @ ST.JOSEPH WESTHILL @ McMAHON BASSICK @ STAMFORD FAIRFIELD @ GREENWICH HARDING @ WILTON TRUMBULL @ NEW CANAAN STAPLES @ NORWALK RESULTS FROM WED 4/30: WESTHILL 3 STAMFORD 2 (12 INNS) WP- J.BERNARDO (7-1) LP- K.PENSIERO (4-1) McMAHON 3 DARIEN 1 WP- M.BARATE (7-2) LP- L.MICELI (4-5) TRINITY 3 GREENWICH 0 WP- A.ALBERO (3-5) LP- L.AMBROGIO (2-2) NORWALK 13 BASSICK 0 (5 INNS) WP- C.PERRY (8-1) LP- S.RODRIGUEZ (1-3) STAPLES 5 FAIRFIELD 2 WP- K.NOWASKEY (5-1) LP- M.MIKOS (0-2) ST.JOSEPH 12 HARDING 0 (6 INNS) WP- J.ARSENAULT (3-0) LP- L.ALMEDINA (1-3) TRUMBULL 8 RIDGEFIELD 4 WP- K.RZASA (2-0) LP- DUDA NEW CANAAN 9 BPT.CENTRAL 7 WP- A.SORBASA LP- M. McCARTHY (0-1) WILTON 8 DANBURY 1 (SCHEDULE FOR MON 4/21: NEW CANAAN @ STAMFORD STAPLES @ TRINITY WESTHILL @ WILTON GREENWICH @ TRUMBULL RIDGEFIELD @ McMAHON DARIEN @ BPT.CENTRAL DANBURY @ NORWALK BASSICK @ ST.JOSEPH HARDING @ FAIRFIELD