OLD LYME -- The Old Lyme boys avenged their overtime loss to Cromwell in last year's Shoreline Conference final by soundly defeating Cromwell 54-34 Tuesday night to advance to Thursday's Shoreline Championship final against Morgan. Tonight's game tips off at 7:30 p.m. at Polson Middle School in Madison. The game against Cromwell was played in the Lyme-Old Lyme High School … [Read more...] about Old Lyme Boys Crush Cromwell, Advance to Tonight’s SLC Final v Morgan; Girls Defeat Gilbert, Move on to Friday’s State Tourney 2nd Round
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Old Lyme Girls Gray, DeRoehn, Thompson Receive All-Shoreline Honors
LYME/OLD LYME -- The Old Lyme Girls start Class S tournament play today in the Lyme-Old Lyme High School gym when they face Gilbert with a 5 p.m. tip-off. In the recently announced Shoreline Conference Girl's Basketball honors, Junior Sam Gray was named to the First Team All Shoreline, Junior Emily DeRoehn to the Second Team and Senior Taylor Thompson was awarded an … [Read more...] about Old Lyme Girls Gray, DeRoehn, Thompson Receive All-Shoreline Honors
Using Named Shoreline Conference Player of the Year, Sheffield, Doll, Ritchie Also All Honored
LYME-OLD LYME -- Yesterday Lyme-Old Lyme's lead scorer and "Big Man" (6 ft. 5 in.) senior Aedan Using was unanimously selected as the Shoreline Conference Player of the Year. Last season he was named to the CIAC Division V All-State First Team and next fall will play basketball at Brandeis University. Also, Using's team mates and fellow Seniors Brady Sheffield and Ray … [Read more...] about Using Named Shoreline Conference Player of the Year, Sheffield, Doll, Ritchie Also All Honored
Old Lyme Sail Into Semis With Convincing Win Over Westbrook, Now Face Cromwell on Tuesday
OLD LYME -- We have received a correction to the time of Old Lyme's game on Tuesday, March 3 (see comment below -- many thanks to Jocelyn Jenik.) It will now start at 7:30 p.m. in the LOLHS gymnasium. Top-seeded Old Lyme soundly defeated eighth-seeded Westbrook 72-53 in their quarter-final game of the boy’s Shoreline Conference Saturday afternoon. The game was played in the … [Read more...] about Old Lyme Sail Into Semis With Convincing Win Over Westbrook, Now Face Cromwell on Tuesday
UPDATE: Old Lyme Defeats Westbrook 72-53, Shoreline Conference Play-Offs Start This Afternoon
Top seeded Old Lyme meet Westbrook (#8) in their quarter-final game of the boy's Shoreline Conference at 3 p.m. this afternoon. The game will be played in the Lyme-Old Lyme High School gymnasium. The other play-off games this afternoon are: Cromwell (#5) at East Hampton (#4), 2 p.m. Hale-Ray (#6) at Morgan (#3), 6 p.m. Haddam-Killingworth (#7) at Valley Regional (#2), 4 … [Read more...] about UPDATE: Old Lyme Defeats Westbrook 72-53, Shoreline Conference Play-Offs Start This Afternoon
Old Lyme Boys End Regular Season at Top of Shoreline; Now Onto Conference, State Championships as #1 Seed
OLD LYME -- Old Lyme defeated Morgan 67-50 last night Old Lyme to nab the top place in the Shoreline Conference at the end of the regular season. They now enter both the Shoreline and the CIAC State Division V Championships as the top seed. In yesterday evening's game played away at Morgan, Senior Aedan Using had 22 points,12 rebounds and eight assists while fellow … [Read more...] about Old Lyme Boys End Regular Season at Top of Shoreline; Now Onto Conference, State Championships as #1 Seed
Old Lyme Girls Face East Hampton Tonight in Shoreline Semifinal
After defeating Coginchaug 47-40 in the Shoreline Conference quarter-final played on Saturday at Coginchaug, Don Bugbee's Old Lyme girls return again to Coginchaug this evening to face East Hampton in their Shoreline semifinal game. Tip-off is at 7 p.m. Bugbee commented after Saturday's game, "The girls played extremely well in this game and avenged a 27 point loss to … [Read more...] about Old Lyme Girls Face East Hampton Tonight in Shoreline Semifinal
Old Lyme Boys Crush Portland 66-49
OLD LYME -- Playing Friday night on their home court , the Old Lyme Varsity boy's basketball team soundly defeated Portland 66-49. Aedan Using led the Wildcats with 17 points, 11 rebounds, and seven assists while Ray Doll added 14 points and three steals. Jared Ritchie scored 13 points and had two steals, Brady Sheffield had eight assists, and Ty Dean and John Almy added … [Read more...] about Old Lyme Boys Crush Portland 66-49
Old Lyme Girls Lose to Fitch, But Defeat Amistad by One Point in OT Nail-Biter
OLD LYME -- Last Friday, Feb. 14, the Old Lyme girls lost 37-48 to Fitch (who play in Class L) at Old Lyme. Coach Don Bugbee commented, "We had a sub-par first half against a very good Fitch team," continuing, "We re-grouped and played them even in the second half, but obviously couldn't overcome the first half deficit." Highlights of the game were 14 points by Junior Sam … [Read more...] about Old Lyme Girls Lose to Fitch, But Defeat Amistad by One Point in OT Nail-Biter
Old Lyme Boys Defeat Hale-Ray, Bounce Into GameTimeCT Top 10 for First Time
OLD LYME -- The Old Lyme boys won again Tuesday night defeating Hale Ray 71-55. Perhaps more significantly in this extraordinary season they entered the GameTimeCT Top 10 teams in the 10th spot. In an article published on GameTimeCT.com Monday, Feb. 17, Joe Morelli said, "Old Lyme makes its first appearance of the season in the top 10 after a pair of quality non-conference … [Read more...] about Old Lyme Boys Defeat Hale-Ray, Bounce Into GameTimeCT Top 10 for First Time
Old Lyme Boys Defeat Glastonbury with Last Minute Basket in Double OT Thriller
LYME-OLD LYME -- The Old Lyme boys' basketball team held on to a hard-fought, double overtime 70-68 victory over Glastonbury in a non-Conference game played Saturday night on their home court. Leading Old Lyme's scoring was Aedan Using with 27 points, 17 rebounds, six assists, and four blocks. Other top scorers for the Wildcats were Jared Ritchie with 14, Brady Sheffield … [Read more...] about Old Lyme Boys Defeat Glastonbury with Last Minute Basket in Double OT Thriller
Girls’ Basketball: ‘Cats Lose to Morgan But Defeat H-K
LYME-OLD LYME -- The Lyme-Old Lyme Varsity girls played what coach Don Bugbee called a, "physically tough" game Saturday (Feb. 8) and came away with a 38-32 loss but it was by no means an embarrassing one. The low score hints at the demanding nature of the contest causing Bugbee to conclude, "We'll learn from our shortcomings and get better as a result." Junior Sam Gray … [Read more...] about Girls’ Basketball: ‘Cats Lose to Morgan But Defeat H-K
Old Lyme Basketball Girls Claim Another Victory, This Time Over Old Saybrook
OLD LYME -- Last Thursday, Feb. 6, saw Don Bugbee's girls, who were playing on their home court, soundly defeat Shoreline rivals Old Saybrook 49-35, taking the Wildcats' record for the season to 10-5. A delighted Bugbee described the critical part of the game as the third quarter when he said that the team gave, "A very strong performance outscoring the Rams 20-9," noting … [Read more...] about Old Lyme Basketball Girls Claim Another Victory, This Time Over Old Saybrook
Old Lyme Basketball Girls Play Two, Win Two
LYME/OLD LYME -- The Old Lyme girls enjoyed back-to-back wins on the road, Feb. 1 and 3. Last Saturday, Feb. 1, the girls defeated North Branford 47-21 in what coach Don Bugbee described as "probably the best team effort of the season." Noting that the girls were "regrouping after two straight losses," he commented, "Contributions from 10 players, especially on the defensive … [Read more...] about Old Lyme Basketball Girls Play Two, Win Two
Old Lyme Boys Continue their Winning Ways with Victory over East Hampton
LYME-OLD LYME -- Kirk Kaczor's boys continued their extraordinarily successful run this season taking their record to 11-1 with yet another win last night, this time over East Hampton. Old Lyme outlasted the Bellringers 65-51. Leading the Wildcats were the duo of Aedan Using and Jared Ritchie, who scored 21 and 20 points respectively. Brady Sheffield chipped in with 11. … [Read more...] about Old Lyme Boys Continue their Winning Ways with Victory over East Hampton