rivereast Standout Athletes of the Week

Here are the Rivereast Standouts of the Week for the week of Oct. 30 - Nov. 5:

Calista Nephew - East Hampton/Mercy High School: Nephew, a resident of East Hampton who is a junior at Mercy High School, helped her team win the program’s first cross-country state championship since 1993. Nephew finished 12th overall at the Class M Championships at Wickham Park in Manchester on Oct. 28 – earning her first-team All-State honors – as the Middletown-based Tigers won the events as a team after having all eight runners finish in the top-20, including overall winner Sarah Roberts.  

Katie Laverty - Portland High School (Volleyball): Laverty was named to the All-Shoreline Conference (SLC) honorable mention team after a productive fall on a historic Highlander squad. Laverty, a junior, was one of three captains – joining senior Elvira Medunjanin and junior Ella Royea – that helped navigate the Highlanders through their initial season at a varsity level.    

Brady Hulland - RHAM High School (Football): Hulland, a senior quarterback, tossed three touchdowns as the Raptors defeated Rocky Hill 27-7 on Senior Night at RHAM High School on Nov 4. All three of Hulland’s aerial scores went to Caden Bellmore and running back Joey Fahey put the game on ice with a long touchdown run in the fourth quarter as the Raptors improved to 4-4. The team next travels to Farmington High School for a conference battle with the (2-5) River Hawks tonight (Friday, Nov. 10). Kickoff is 6 p.m.   

Riley Anderson - Bacon Academy (Swimming): Anderson re-broke the Glastonbury High School pool record in the 50 Freestyle and then set a new pool mark in the 100 Freestyle at the Central Connecticut Conference (CCC) East Championships on Nov. 2. Anderson, a sophomore that swims for the Manchester High School co-op, broke the GHS pool record in the 50-Free a year ago and set a new mark of 23.44 while winning the event this year. Her time of 51.37 in the 100-Free was also good enough to win and set a new pool record. 

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