rivereast Standout Athletes of the Week

Bacon Academy senior Jack Novak (left) was named a Standout Athlete of the Week after striking out 10 Montville batters in a 12-2 win last week. Novak is pictured with fellow senior Dan Shane after the victory. Bobcats baseball has made it a tradition to go to Wendy’s to celebrate after wins.

Here are the Rivereast Standout Athletes of the Week for the week of May 2-8:
           
Jack Novak - Bacon Academy High School (Baseball): Novak improved to 6-0 on the mound this spring by pitching a complete game — fanning 10, including the sides in both the 3rd and 4th innings — as the Bobcats defeated Montville 12-2 on May 5. The senior also connected on a triple from the plate, driving in two runs. Dan Shane ended the game (mercy rule) when he sent home Andrew Navickas in the bottom of the sixth, improving the team to 13-1.   

Eli Evison - Portland High School (Golf): Evison shot a season-best (41) as the Highlanders earned an impressive 151-177 victory over Daniel Hand at the Madison Country Club on May 5. Luke Stennett (34) and Joe LaMalfa (37) both tied their best marks this spring and Quinn Lapinski shot a 39 to round out the foursome that scored the big road victory. Ben Fecteau, the team’s fifth golfer, also shot a season-best (42) on the day. The win improved the Highlanders to 8-0 this spring

Natalie Assunto - RHAM High School (Softball): Assunto had three hits and scored a pair of runs as the Raptors rallied for a dramatic 5-4 win over Norwich Free Academy on May 5. RHAM won the game on a walk-off error in the bottom of the 7th inning after Taylor Fitch evened the score earlier in the inning with a single to drive in the game-tying run. Hadley Marchand earned the win from the hill, overcoming an early three-run deficit to pitch a complete game and strike out seven as the team improved to 10-2.  

Pat Gavrylchuk - East Hampton High School (Tennis): Gavrylchuk won his No. 1 singles match, defeating Logan Medbury (6-1, 6-0) as the Bellringers won six of seven matches to defeat Old Saybrook on May 3. Reilly Howard (6-0, 6-0) and Ben Fields (6-1, 6-0) also won singles matches, while the tandems of Matt Piela / Romain Le Floc’h (7-5, 6-2) and Anthony Miro / Ethan Fields (6-0, 6-2) won doubles matches for East Hampton.    
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To nominate someone for an Athlete of the Week or with questions or comments on sports-related topics, email Josh Howard at [email protected]