rare reminder Starting Five - Athletes of the Week

Jaelyn Gonzalez - Newington High School (Softball): Gonzalez had a memorable and productive week, connecting on a total of 12 hits as the team won four games and she surpassed the 100-hit mark on Senior Night. Gonzalez, a senior, started the week with a three-hit, three-run, three-RBI performance in a win over Avon on the team’s Senior Night. She followed it up by driving in five runs in consecutive games, both wins over East Catholic and Platt. The Nor’easters closed the regular season with a 10-5 win over Wethersfield, finishing with a record of 15-5.     
           
Wil Bankowski – Wethersfield High School (Lacrosse): Bankowski scored his 200th career goal during the team’s Senior Night, a 17-14 victory over Canton on May 19. Bankowski, a senior, is powering a potent offense for an Eagles team that finished the regular season with a record of 13-2, winning their final four games.   
           
Olivia Lusitani - Cromwell High School (Tennis): Lusitani polished off a remarkable regular season by winning 13 of 15 of her individual matches, serving as the team’s No. 2 singles player. She was also was victorious in her only doubles match this spring, finishing with an overall record of 14-2. Lusitani, a senior, was also a team leader on a Panthers squad that finished the regular season 9-7, making the state tournament as a team for a second straight season.  
           
Raghav Jaiswal - Rocky Hill High School (Tennis): Jaiswal rallied to defeat Newington’s Bryce Mayo (3-6, 6-4, 11-9) in the No. 1 singles match as the Terriers edged the Nor’easters (4-3) on May 15. Jaiswal, a sophomore, was one of three Terriers — joining Parth Gohil and Nate Corcoran — to win singles matches. Rocky Hill’s doubles team of William Aube and Pranav Iyer also rallied to win (4-6, 6-4, 10-5) to preserve the victory.
           
​Paddy Brown – Newington High School (Lacrosse): Brown scored four goals and dished out an assist as the Nor’easters took down Rocky Hill 18-3 on May 11. Brown, a senior captain, led an offense that also got multiple goals from Kyle Bross (4), Aiden Bengston (3), James Smith (2), and Davide Sulmicelli (2). After losing their first four games this spring, the win over the Terriers was Newington’s sixth win in nine games.
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