OLD LYME — The Old Lyme girls notched an important Shoreline Conference victory yesterday when they defeated Portland 32-28. The low-scoring game was played in Old Lyme and takes the Wildcat’s conference record to 4-2.

Coach Bugbee commented after the game, “After a slow start to the game, we improved throughout the second and third quarters,” adding, “We hung on through the fourth quarter for the win, against a very determined Portland team.”

Emily DeRoehn scored 14 points and took seven rebounds along with two steals while Sam Gray grabbed nine points, six rebounds and two steals.

Upcoming games for the girls are Tuesday, Jan.7, at Haddam-Killingworth and Friday, Jan. 10, when they face Amistad in Old Lyme. Junior Varsity games tip off at 5:30 p.m. and Varsity games at 7 p.m. All games are open to the public.

LYME/OLD LYME — The Old Lyme basketball girls defeated Valley Regional 41-34 last Monday, Dec. 30.  This was Valley’s first loss of the season and coach Don Bugbee commented, “The girls played extremely hard and stayed tough for the win against a very good Valley Team, who finished with a really strong fourth quarter comeback attempt.

Game highlights included Sam Gray scoring 14 points while taking four rebounds and three steals. Meanwhile, Emily Deroehn notched 12 points and took four rebounds along with four steals.

Old Lyme’s record in the Shoreline Conference is now 3-2.

OLD LYME — The Lyme-Old Lyme High School Girl’s Varsity team started their season strongly last Friday beating Westbrook with a convincing 53-29 victory. Playing on their home court, coach Don Bugbee commented enthusiastically, “It was a total team effort by everyone on both the offensive and defensive side of the game.”

Captain Emily DeRoehn, a Junior, notched 15 points with eight rebounds and seven steals while Sam Gray, also a Junior, scored 10 points, with three rebounds and four steals.

LYME/OLD LYME — Following on their 3-1 victory over Hale-Ray High School on Wednesday, the Old Lyme boys travel to Danbury, Conn., today to take on the Immaculate High School team in the quarter-finals of the CIAC Class S State Soccer Championship.

The game kicks off at 2 p.m.

Asked how she felt about Old Lyme reaching the state quarter-finals, Coach Ally Gleason responded, “This is an exciting time for our program. We haven’t been to the state tournament since 2016 and then only reaching the second round. Two of our seniors were on that varsity team.”

She continued, “So this is a whole new level for our team and I’m so happy that they get to experience the state tournament, especially our seniors. We have a very talented team and the boys have been working hard all season to prepare themselves for this.”

Gleason added, “We had a tough regular season plagued with injury and illness and now having everyone back, we’re peaking at the right time. I’m looking forward to today’s game no matter the outcome, even though a win (which I know we can do) would be the best, but to be back in the states now with the boys is surreal.”

She then asked herself rhetorically, “How great would it be to get to the championship? Pretty remarkable I’d say. And the best part? They have what it takes to get there. Go Wildcats!”

This is a terrific achievement for first-year coach Ally Gleason, so we also say a heartfelt, “GO WILDCATS!”

OLD LYME — Old Lyme defeated Hale Ray 3-1 yesterday in the second round of the Class S state tournament at Hale Ray High School.

Jesper Silberberg scored the first goal for the Wildcats unassisted andAngus Tresnan followed up with the second goal for Old Lyme with an assist from Jesper Silberberg. The third goal was a penalty-kick taken by Michael Milazzo.

Michael Quinn scored the lone goal for Hale Ray unassisted.

Ryan Tetreault was in goal for Old Lyme with eight saves while Ethan Marion defended the net for Hale Ray and made nine saves.

Old Lyme now advances to the quarterfinals against Immaculate Friday.