rivereast Standout Athletes of the Week

RHAM lacrosse senior Ciara Murray scored her 100th career point on May 22 in a victory over Rocky Hill. Murray is pictured with her teammates following her milestone achievement.

Double dose of Rivereast Standouts of the Week for the week of May 21 - 27:

Ciara Murray - RHAM High School (Lacrosse): Murray scored three goals and dished out five assists as the Raptors beat Rocky Hill 25-12 on May 22. Murray’s eight points elevated her above the 100 point-mark, giving her 102 points (68 goals and 34 assists) for her career. Caitlin            Rydel scored a team-high four goals in the victory, which was the Raptors ninth regular season win. 

Brady Lalonde - RHAM High School (Lacrosse): Lalonde was named all-conference after playing in all 16 regular season games this spring and is a two-year starter that tallied 40 points. Lalonde, a senior midfielder, was one of three Raptors to make the All-Central Connecticut Conference (CCC), joining junior Josh Weers and sophomore Ben Zigmund.        

Samuel LaMalfa - Portland High School (Track and Field): LaMalfa won the 400 meters at the Shoreline Conference (SLC) Championships at East Hampton High School on May 24. The speedy sophomore ran a 50.94 to hold off Ryan Newberry of Coginchaug, who finished in 52.09. LaMalfa then teamed with Parker Thompson, Andrew Johnson, and Noah Decker for a third place showing in the 4x400 relay as the Highlanders finished 6th out of the 12 teams that competed at the conference finals. 

Meghan McPhee - Portland High School (Track and Field): McPhee finished as the runner-up in both the 1600 meters and 3200 meters at the Shoreline Conference (SLC) Championships at East Hampton High School on May 24. McPhee, a junior, has personal best times in both events, running a 5:23.13 in the 1600 and 11:41.34 in the 3200 as the Highlanders placed 4th overall. 

Andrew Fenton - East Hampton High School (Golf): Andrew Fenton fired a career-best 42, finishing as the match medalist as East Hampton defeated Coginchaug (180-184) earlier this month as the Bellringers finished 5-5 in the Shoreline Conference (SLC). Fenton, a freshman, was one of five Bellringers to shoot under 50 in the match with Chelsea Woods (43), Chase Palmer (47), Brodie Babcock (48), and Jacob Woods (49) also shooting under the mark. 

Jordan Murphy - East Hampton High School (Track and Field): Murphy won the high jump at the Shoreline Conference (SLC) championships at East Hampton High School on May 24. Murphy, a senior, also placed second in shot put and fourth in javelin, achieving personal-best distances in both events. The Bellringers finished fourth overall at the conference meet.   

Mason Pingree - Bacon Academy High School (Baseball): Pingree pitched into the sixth inning, striking out eight and retiring a dozen straight batters as one point during the Bobcats 9-2 victory over Griswold in the first round of the Eastern Connecticut Conference (CCC) tournament. Pingree, a sophomore, also came up big at the plate, connecting on a pair of hits to drive in a run and score another. Steven Laliberte had a team-high three hits and Chris Lusignan added two. Jacob Ambrose picked up the save, registering the final out. 

Ashleen Walsh - William J Johnston Middle School (Track and Field): Walsh won the discus and finished 3rd in the shot put, setting personal-best marks in both, at the 15th Annual Connecticut Middle School Track and Field Championships at Manchester High School on May 27. Walsh, an eighth grader, won the discus by a wide margin, covering a distance of 96’ 03” to defeat the runner-up by nearly 10 feet to take home the first-place finish.   

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