This week’s scores from Conard and Hall high school varsity competition, Oct. 22 – Oct. 29, 2014.
Compiled by Ronni Newton
Seniors from the Conard and Hall boys soccer teams pose for a photo with their coaches before the game. Photo credit: Anne Marie Riley.
Conard vs. Hall. Hall vs. Conard. Either way you phrase it, the competition is almost always exciting with the friendly yet competitive spirit shining through in the crosstown rivalry between athletes who grew up playing youth sports together.
This past week included rematch games between West Hartford’s two high schools in girls and boys soccer and volleyball. The girls swimming and diving competed against each other and field hockey met Wednesday night.
The Conard and Hall girls soccer teams played under the lights at Hall on Thursday, Oct. 23. It was senior night for the Warriors who beat the Chieftains 2-0. Hall also won the previous contest between the schools, 3-2 on Sept. 29. The Hall girls finished the regular season with a 9-3-4 record, earning a spot as one of the two CCC West teams in the CCC tournament. They lost to Glastonbury 1-3 on Saturday, Oct. 25.
The rematch between the boys soccer teams had a very different result than the first game. Conard hosted Hall under the lights on Thursday, Oct. 23, and on senior night for the Chieftains it was a 4-1 Conard victory. In the first game, on Sept. 30, Hall beat Conard 4-2.
On Friday, Oct. 24, Conard hosted Hall in girls volleyball, and the Chieftains won 3-2. The previous meeting between the teams on Sept. 29 was a 3-0 Hall victory.
Shared cake honoring Conard and Hall field hockey seniors. Photo from Twitter @WHallHigh
On Wednesday, Oct. 29 , Conard and Hall met at Robinson Stadium for field hockey under the lights. Hall principal Dan Zittoun tweeted a photo of a senior night cake the teams shared, representing “great sportsmanship between two great teams.” Conard won 1-0 in overtime.
Tournament pairings for girls and boys soccer, volleyball, and field hockey will be released on Friday, Oct. 31.
In girls swimming and diving, Conard extended its record to 10-1 with a 97-87 victory over Hall on Monday, Oct. 27. According to the Hartford Courant, it was Conard’s “first win against Hall in half a decade.” Information about post season qualifiers will be released on Nov. 4.
On Saturday, Oct. 25, Conard and Hall boys and girls cross country teams competed in the Class LL championships at Wickham Park. Major congratulations go to Hall’s Ari Klau, who took first place in 15:48. The Hall boys team took 4th place, with Grant O’Connor, Benjamin Gross, Devon Aldave, and Jonathan Kaback scoring for the Warriors.
Hall senior Ari Klau gives a ‘thumbs up’ after winning the Class LL cross country championship at Wickham Park on Oct. 25. Photo credit: Linda Geisler
The Conard boys team took 8th place, led by freshman Matthew Remigino who finished in 30th place in 17:18.
The Conard girls team finished 4th, led by sophomore Gwen Geisler as 7th overall in 20:13. Lindsey Chen, Eli Hinerfeld, Eve Gilles, and Nora Dynowski also counted in the Chieftains’ results.
The Hall girls team was 13th, and senior Elizabeth Salzman-Fiske was 10th in 20:40.
The Conard girls and boys and the Hall boys all qualified as teams for the State Open which will be held on Friday, Oct. 31, at Wickham Park. Salzman-Fiske qualified as an individual and will also compete.
Scores for all sports are listed below. If you have details and/or photos from future contests, please forward them to Ronni Newton at [email protected].
Conard field hockey:
Oct. 23 vs. Wethersfield, won 9-0
Oct. 24 vs. Fermi, won 1-0 (OT)
Oct. 27 vs. Haddam-Killingworth, won 1-0
Oct. 29 vs. Hall, won 1-0 (OT)
Hall field hockey:
Oct. 23 vs. Southington, won 2-1
Oct. 27 vs. Enfield, won 3-2
Oct. 29 vs. Conard, lost 0-1 (OT)
Conard boys soccer:
Oct. 23 vs. Hall, won 4-1
Hall boys soccer:
Oct. 23 vs. Conard, lost 1-4
Conard girls soccer:
Oct. 23 vs. Hall, lost 0-2
Hall girls soccer:
Oct. 23 vs. Conard, won 2-0
Conard girls swimming and diving:
Oct. 27 vs. Hall, won 97-87
Hall girls swimming and diving:
Oct. 27 vs. Conard, lost 87-97
Conard football:
Oct. 24 vs. Southington, lost 6-41
Hall football:
Oct. 24 vs. New Britain, lost 20-28
Conard girls volleyball:
Oct. 22 vs. Berlin, won 3-1
Oct. 24 vs. Hall, won 3-2
Hall girls volleyball:
Oct. 24 vs. Conard, lost 2-3
