rivereast Standout Athletes of the Week

Here are the Rivereast Standouts of the Week for the week of May 15 - 21:
           
Maddox Burton - Bacon Academy High School (Lacrosse): Burton had a record-breaking week, becoming the all-time assist leader and then setting the record for career points with the program. Burton, a senior, set a new assist mark during an 18-5 win over Killingly when she scored a season-high 11 points, scoring five goals and dishing out six helpers on May 17. The following night, she tallied nine more points (three goals, six assists) to set a new points mark in a home win over Fitch, extending the Bobcats winning streak to eight games.    
           
Aiden Niderno - East Hampton High School (Track and Field): Niderno took first place and set a personal-best mark in both the high jump and long jump at the League Meet #5 in Clinton. Niderno, a freshman, cleared 5’ 8” in the high jump and then covered 19 ‘9.75” in the long jump as the Bellringers won the tri-meet, defeating Coginchaug (77.75-62.25) and Morgan (104.67-30.33).
           
Josh Hannah - Portland High School (Baseball): Hannah connected on a pair of doubles, driving in three runs and scoring two more as the Highlanders knocked off East Hampton 13-3 at Palmer Field on May 17. The 13 runs were a season-high for Portland, who also got three hits and three runs from Austin Vess, and another three hits from Ethan Krasniewski. The win also avenged a 9-2 loss to the Bellringers from April 20. 
           
Chase Massey (Baseball) – RHAM High School (Baseball: Massey pitched a gem, throwing seven scoreless innings and striking out 10 as the RHAM blanked East Hampton 3-0 on May 15. Massey, a senior, did the damage from the mound and the Raptors’ bats provided insurance runs early, scoring all three runs over the first three innings. Ethan Polochanin provided the highlight when he drove in a pair of runs on a double, scoring Fayz Baig and Camden McPeck in the third inning. 
           
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