Rare Reminder Starting Five: Local Athletes of the Week

Marshall Butler- Middletown (Soccer): Butler scored three goals as the Blue Dragons defeated Plainville 4-1 last Tuesday. The junior leads the team in goals through the first seven games, including a handful of multi-goal games as Middletown is 5-0-2 entering the week.

Maya Kozlowski- Newington (Volleyball): Kozlowski had a season-high seven aces as Newington swept Bulkeley (3-0) last Wednesday. She is part of a strong junior class for the Nor’easter, as fellow juniors Sophia Chrostowski (six kills) and Gabriela Caceres (five aces) carried the team to a straight-set victory over Wethersfield last Friday.   

Thomas Brodowicz- Wethersfield (Soccer): Brodowicz scored with less than a minute left as Wethersfield defeated Simsbury (1-0) in dramatic fashion last Thursday. The junior netted the game-winner with 37 second remaining in regulation as the Eagles improved to 6-0-1 this fall.     

Emily Palumbo- Rocky Hill (Swim & Dive): Palumbo finished first in the diving competition against Wethersfield last Friday. The sophomore scored a meet-high 169.7, finishing ahead of second place finisher Dayna Miller of Wethersfield.

Brooke Arnold- Wethersfield (Swim & Dive): Arnold won both the 200 freestyle and the 500 freestyle as Wethersfield defeated Rocky Hill last Friday night. Alanna DePinto (200 IM), Jilian Pitchell (50 Free), Jaime Condon (100 Fly), Sabrina Schuster (100 Free), Anabella Cartiera (100 Back) finished with best times in their individual events for the Eagles.