For some, the state tournament has begun. For others, it’s unfortunately over. For most, the postseason begins this week.
Six local teams played in qualifying round contests on Friday and Saturday, but only one emerged with a victory. That was the No. 13 St. Paul girls lacrosse team, which defeated No. 20 Somers, 13-8, in a Class S qualifier on Friday. Cameron Baston led the Falcons with four goals while Reagan Davis, Emily Walker and Greta Panke each tallied three goals. St. Paul’s reward for a qualifying round win is a first round matchup at No. 4 Tolland on Tuesday at 5 p.m.
The No. 20 Wolcott girls tennis team dropped a tough one in its Class M qualifier, 4-3, against No. 20 Tolland at Fulton Park in Waterbury. The Bristol Central girls and Holy Cross boys lost qualifiers, as did the Holy Cross and Bristol Co-op boys lacrosse teams.
There were also teams who played in the first round. The No. 4 Holy Cross girls tennis team moved on to the quarterfinal round of Class S with a 5-2 win over No. 13 Notre Dame-Fairfield on Saturday. The Crusaders advanced by sweeping three doubles matches behind the teams of Jayme Erdtmann-Rachel Honegger, Lyvia Bartoli-CC Bunlue, and Fiona Murphy-Cailyn Gorman. Holy Cross also got singles victories from Ella Mancini and Kaya Bonderenko.
The No. 11 Sacred Heart girls tennis team fell to No. 6 Shepaug, 7-0, in Class S on Friday. The No. 13 Bristol Eastern boys tennis team dropped a 7-0 decision to No. 4 Wethersfield in Class L on Friday.
What’s coming up this week
Here’s who made the state tournament, along with their first round opponent (Holy Cross girls tennis will play in a quarterfinal round matchup:
BASEBALL
Class S
No. 1 St. Paul: No. 32 Tourtellotte-Thompson, Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. at SPCHS
No. 11 Holy Cross: No. 22 Lyman Memorial-Lebanon, Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. at Municipal Stadium (Bob Palmer Jr. Field)
Class M
No. 14 Wolcott: No. 19 Watertown, Tuesday at 1 p.m. at WHS
Class L
No. 16 Bristol Central: No. 17 Farmington, Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. at BCHS
No. 24 Kaynor Tech: No. 9 Bethel, Tuesday at 4 p.m. at BHS
No. 29 Bristol Eastern: No. 4 Woodstock Academy-Colchester, Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. at Charles Bentley Athletic Complex
SOFTBALL
Class M
No. 8 Wolcott: No. 25 Stonington, Tuesday at 4:30 p.m. at WHS
No. 12 Kaynor Tech: No. 21 Goodwin Tech, Tuesday at 4 p.m. at KT
Class L
No. 11 Bristol Central: No. 22 Brookfield, Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. at BCHS
No. 15 Bristol Eastern: No. 18 North Haven, Tuesday at 4 p.m. at BEHS
No. 23 WCA: No. 10 Naugatuck, Tuesday at 6 p.m. at NHS
Class S
No. 13 Holy Cross: No. 20 Wheeler, Tuesday at 4 p.m. at Municipal Stadium (Joan Joyce Softball Field)
BOYS LACROSSE
Class S
No. 4 St. Paul: No. 13 Lewis Mills, Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. at SPCHS
GIRLS LACROSSE
Class M
No. 8 Bristol Central: No. 9 Pomperaug, Tuesday at 4 p.m. at BCHS
Class S
No. 13 St. Paul: No. 4 Tolland, Tuesday at 5 p.m. at THS
GIRLS TENNIS
Class S
No. Holy Cross: No. 5 Abbott Tech, Tuesday at 3 p.m. at HCHS
OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD
At Willow Brook Park, New Britain
Class L (Bristol Central, Crosby, Kennedy boys, Wilby boys): Tuesday, field events at 4 p.m., running events at 4:30 p.m.
Class MM (Bristol Eastern, Kaynor Tech; Kennedy girls, WCA girls, Wilby girls): Wednesday, field events at 10 a.m., running events at 10:30 a.m.
Class M (WCA, Wolcott; Kaynor Tech girls): Wednesday, field events at 4 p.m., running events at 4:30 p.m.
Class S (Holy Cross, Sacred Heart, St. Paul): Thursday, field events at 3 p.m., running events at 3:30 p.m.
CAPTION: Nearly three years to the day of their first state tournament victory, St. Paul girls lacrosse picked up another win on Friday when they beat Somers. (File photo, Sports on CT-69)
