The Starting Five: Local Athletes of the Week

Elizabeth Stockman- Rocky Hill (Track & Field): Stockman won the 1600M and finished as the runner-up both the 1000M and 3200M at the Class M finals. The senior ended her Indoor Track season by placing third in the 3200M at the State Open, held at the Floyd Little Athletic Center last Saturday.

Clarissa Nock- Wethersfield (Track & Field): Nock won the Class L Shot Put championship, soundly defeating second place finisher Sarah Ovesny of Shelton (37-08.25 to 36-06.25). Wethersfield’s Madison Righi placed second in the Long Jump at the same event, held at the Floyd Little Athletic Center on Feb 15.

Kalil Shabazz- Middletown (Wrestling): Shabazz won the state championship in the Class L 126-pound division, defeating Michael Carpenter of Pomperaug in the title match. The senior entered the event, held at Bristol Central High School, as the #1-seed and lived up to his ranking, dominating all three opponents he faced.

Luke Fote- Newington (Swimming): Fote won both the 100 and 200 Freestyle events against rival Wethersfield, allowing the Indians to stay competitive against the Eagles at WHS. Despite the valiant efforts of Fote and his teammates, the Eagles won the meet, finishing 5-0 in conference play and winning the CCC North for a third straight season.

Justin Stergos- Cromwell (Hockey): Stergos dished out four assists, extending his seven-game point scoring streak, in Newington Co-op’s 7-0 shutout of BCLM last Saturday. The senior defenseman is the second leading scorer on an Indians team that had won 16 of 18 games entering the week.