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From left, New Canaan's Tyler Sung and Justin Mastroianni pose for a picture after competing at the Wrestling Connecticut state finals on Sunday.

Two New Canaan youth wrestlers made it to the USA Wrestling Connecticut state finals on Sunday. Justin Mastroianni and Tyler Sung each took first place in the regional qualifier in Milford to win the right to compete in the 2013 Connecticut State Youth Wrestling Championships.

Each division consisted of 16 wrestlers from around the state, all competing for the gold. Mastroianni wrestled in the 70-pound novice division and made it to the championship match to claim second place in the 16-wrestler tournament. In a competitive championship match Mastroianni nearly defeated a five-time state champion in a 7-6 decision.

In 2012, Mastroianni became the first ever New Canaan wrestler to win the state championship.

Sung captured first place in the 75-pound novice division by defeating Fisheye’s Hunter Fleming in the championship match, 6-1. Sung was also chosen as the 2013 Connecticut state youth most outstanding wrestler of the novice division. With the win, Sung is now a state and national champion.

With their wins, Mastroianni and Sung qualified to compete at the New England Youth National Tournament in March against other top finishers from Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont and Maine.

New Canaan's Tyler Sung holds up his trophies after competing at the Wrestling Connecticut state finals on Sunday.

New Canaan's Justin Mastroianni competes at the Wrestling Connecticut state tournament on Sunday.

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The 13 and 14-year-old Darien Bantam A1s captured the 2013 Ocean State Hockey Classic with an overall mark of 5-1 in the tournament.

Darien’s Bantam A1s, sponsored by Gates Capital Corporation, captured the 2013 Ocean State Classic by beating four teams from five states in six games over a grueling two-and-a-half days from Feb. 15-17.

In the first four qualifier games, the Bantam A1s (age 13-14) outscored their opponents 17-11, while posting a 3-1 record with a balanced attack by forwards Matt Martens, Thomas Sulger, Owen Johson, Will Foster, Matt Smith, Connor Scanlan, Jeff Lane and Harry Congdon and defensemen Hunter Manchuck, Jack Droogan, Aditya Krishnamachar and Henry Hathaway.

In the playoffs, Darien’s two netminders, Quentin McDermott and Anthony Cusano, combined to allow only one goal while the team’s powerful offense tallied 10 goals.

Darien crushed the Hamden Bantam As 8-1 in the semis while extracting revenge in the finale over the Boston Jr. Rangers, 2-0, with a non-stop attack and stellar netminding from Cusano.

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Lily Fine (top left), Darien’s Brooke Ferris (top center), Kathryn Berger (top right), and Chloe Gerace (bottom), represented the Skating Club of Southern Connecticut at the Greenwich Town Competition.

Representing Skating Club of Southern Connecticut (SCSC), Darien resident Brooke Ferris captured gold for her individual preliminary test track performance.

The 2013 Greenwich Town Competition was held on Sunday at the Dorothy Hamill Skating Rink in Greenwich. The event, sponsored by the Windy Hill Skating Club and Town of Greenwich Parks & Recreation, was made possible by US Figure Skating.

Other SCSC members from Stamford were wholeheartedly pleased to be awarded a medal at the Test Track Pre- Preliminary category. Those skaters included Kathryn Berger (silver) and Lily Fine (bronze). Spirited 6-year-old Chloe Gerace also received gold for her Basic Skills 7 performance.

These skaters also compete together as team members of the Southern CT Synchronized Skating. Ferris started skating four years ago and skates seven days a week, including working at the ice rink helping to teach group lessons.

All skaters are coached by Val Legutko. The next competition for Ferris and some of her fellow skate-mates might be the Southern CT Basic Skills scheduled for March at Terry Connors rink.

For information regarding SCSC or the March competition, visit www.skatescsc.com.

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Darien's Matt Nelson competes at the Mt. Southington Ski Area on Thursday, Feb. 7. Nelson had the fifth-highest time of the Darien boys ski team (49.91 seconds).

The Darien High School ski team enjoyed a good snow day for its third race of the season against Amity, Cheshire and Staples at the Mt. Southington Ski Area on Thursday, Feb. 7.

With a time of 341.86, the girls varsity team defeated Guilford (DSQ) and Pomperaug (DSQ) while losing to Barlow (305.73), Fairfield (307.95) and Weston (325.77).

With a time of 296.12, the boys varsity team defeated Barlow (304.81), Danbury (351.45), Guilford (317.94) and Pomperaug (323.67) while losing to Fairfield (280.95) and Weston (293.59).

Girls times this week were Katharine Graham (50.16), Courtney Kyritz (55.33), co-captain Kelsey Edgar (55.51), Abby Howe (59.37), Caitlin Keady (59.72), Adriana Dziedzic (61.77), Madison Maier (64.76), Lila Seeman (66.45), Taylor Hart (DSQ) and Fay Rizzuto (DSQ).

Boys’ times this week were co-captain Peter Del Col (46.93), co-captain Chris Brophy (48.73), Will McCoy (49.43), Matt Nelson (49.91), Graham Lesko (50.03), Mike Rizzuto (51.09), Graham Skeats (52.76), Chris von Stuelpnagel (53.24), Nick Wolf (54.55) and Sean Edgar (56.01).

For more scores and information about the Connecticut Interscholastic Ski League, visit http://www.cislracing.org.

“The snow conditions went from slush to ice as the temperature dropped, making the second run treacherous,” Darien coach Brian Zeyer said.

Darien's Courtney Kyritz competes at the Mt. Southington Ski Area on Thursday, Feb. 7. Kyritz had the second-best time on the Darien girls ski team (55.33 seconds).

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From left, Alex Poteet, Eliza Sturgeon and Katie Farrell of the New Canaan YMCA aquianas synchronized swimming junior team were named to Junior East Zone All Star Team. Contributed photo by Adele Greco.

The New Canaan YMCA Aquianas Synchronized Swimming Junior team members travelled to Pennsberg, PA to compete at the 2013 East Zone Junior Championship on the weekend of Feb. 8–10.

A total of 140 athletes, representing 19 teams throughout northeastern U.S., competed at this prestigious event. New Canaan, represented by only eight individuals comprising only five small routines, earned second in the high point standings, and three were named to the East Zone Junior All Star Team.

“It was amazing to place second with only eight swimmers competing,” assistant coach Thea Bardin said. “With so few swimmers, we needed each one to make a huge contribution, and each and every girl came through and scored a significant number of points for the team. I’m incredibly proud of these girls!”

The trio routine from Lauren Laporta, Jessica Moss and Darien’s Katie Greco earned fifth with a score of 124.2127. In the duet event, Darien’s Ophelie Tousignant and Diya Banerjee won silver with a score of 130.3960.

In solo, Eliza Sturgeon won silver with a score of 133.2910, Alex Poteet earned bronze with a score of 130.9870 and Katie Farrell earned fourth with a score of 130.9270.

In the figures event, Sturgeon, Poteet and Farrell placed third, seventh and eighth respectively and all were named to the 2013 Junior East Zone All Star Team.

The New Canaan YMCA Aquianas are currently training for the East Zone Senior Championship to be held March 8-10 in Binghamton, NY. For more information about synchronized swimming at the New Canaan YMCA, contact head coach Jen Muzyk at jmuzyk@newcanaanymca.org.

The members of the New Canaan YMCA aquianas synchronized swimming junior team pose for a picture. Back row from left, Katie Farrell, Diya Banerjee, Eliza Sturgeon and Alex Poteet. Front row from left, Jessica Moss, Lauren Laporta, Darien’s Ophelie Tousignant and Darien’s Katie Greco. Contributed photo by Adele Greco.

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The New Canaan High School chearleading team took seventh out of 15 teams at the 16th annual FCIAC cheerleading competition at Fairfield Warde High School on Saturday, Feb. 2.

The New Canaan High School varsity cheerleading squad earned a seventh place finish out of 15 teams at the 16th annual FCIAC competition held at Fairfield Warde High School on Saturday, Feb. 2.

The Rams performed a clean and sharp routine to a standing room only crowd. Fairfield Ludlowe placed first, followed by St. Joe’s in second and Greenwich in third. The New Canaan girls earned high marks in the dance and motion category, placing second in both.

Elena Kyriakos and Bridget Callahan, both cheer team veterans, earned spots on the All-FCIAC team.  Kyriakos and Callahan competed individually on Jan. 24 at Fairfield Ludlowe High School. Their individual routines consisted of an individual cheer, three jumps and a tumbling pass.

The New Canaan varsity partner stunt group (Morgan Campbell, Bess Howard, Elena Kyriakos, Sara Levine and Emily Luciano), also competed on the 24th and tied for fourth place with Wilton and Trumbull.

The next competition for the varsity squad will be the Best Cheer Competition on Saturday, March 2 at New Milford High School.

The Rams are coached by Margaret DeMauro and Danielle Dumont.

This year’s roster includes seniors Bess Howard (captain), Sara Levine (captain), Emily Luciano (captain) and Ali Tubridy (captain); juniors: Elena Kyriakos, Katie O’Sullivan and Lauren Serena; sophomores: Bridget Callahan, Morgan Campbell, Samantha Johnson, Katherine Luciano and Shannan McDevitt; freshmen: Krishan Adalja, Tanaijah Carrafiello, Josephine Hardman, Louly Kaplan and Erica Spadaccini.

New Canaan High School cheerleaders Bridget Callahan, on left, and Elena Kyriakos were named to the All FCIAC cheerleading team.

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The New Canaan Country School girls varsity hockey team won the Upland tournament.Back row from left: Phoebe Casey, Grace Consoli, Meghan Halloran, Hannah Casey, Katherine Somerby, Anna Bean, Lily von Stade, Emma Stevens and Cecilia Arntzen. Front row from left: Elizabeth Casey, Paige Lewis, Megan Schoenholtz, Claire Marshall and Brooke Lowe.

The New Canaan Country School girls varsity hockey team won the 14th annual Upland Country Day School Girls Ice Hockey Tournament.

The girls, led by team captains Megan Schoenholtz, Page Lewis and Claire Marshall along with coaches Scott Lilley, Caryn Purcell and Andrew Dole, brought the Klee Edgar Cup back to Country School for the second year in a row; they also won in 2008.

During Game 1 on Saturday, Feb. 2, Country School outshot the Lansdale Catholic School team 40-3, resulting in a resounding 3-0 shutout win.

Greenwich Country Day was a tougher opponent, with 18 shots on goal for each team. This was a one-goal game until midway through the third period, but Country School scored an insurance goal with four minutes to go, and an open-net goal in the last minute sealed the 3-0 win.

The next morning, Country School faced the Upland Country Day team, a consistently tough opponent with a vocal home-ice crowd. As the only undefeated team, Country School felt the pressure from Upland. Disciplined play and terrific offensive contributions from the defense helped to control the game, and the girls won 4-1.

Rumsey Hall was the final opponent of the weekend. The girls were relentless, and after a fairly even start, they powered ahead to a 7-1 victory by crashing the net, working in front for rebounds, using the points effectively and not slowing down.

Coach Lilley attributes the girls’ victory to “passing, breaking out of the defensive zone, working for rebounds and solidifying the defensive positioning and coverage.”

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Isaac McMullin of the Huskies drives to the hoop during a 46-32 victory against the Red Storm on Saturday.

Another complete team game propelled the Huskies to a 46-32 victory over the Red Storm in third grade boys basketball on Saturday.

Louie Gorman of the Huskies scored a team-high 14 points while Isaac McMullin, Jake Vairo and Hudson Hearle rounded out the attack. The Red Storm were led by Ethan Passanante, Zach Boehly, Joe Cesare, Max Knight and Bradley Trager, all making it a competitive game as the first quarter was a seesaw battle of quick hoops.

Alex Vogt, Scott Dansker and Yousef Ashrifeh of the Red Storm logged valuable minutes as the game unfolded, yet the solid play of Will San Jose, Gavin Mofatt, Ryan Jones and Evan Smith helped keep the Huskies ahead as the game drew to a close.