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Old Lyme Indoor Track & Field Athletes Excel at State Open Championship, Five Advance to New England Contest

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LYME/OLD LYME -- On Saturday, the Lyme-Old Lyme High School (LOLHS) Indoor Track and Field Team achieved some remarkable results in the 2023 Connecticut State Open Championship Indoor Track Meet. The event was held in the Floyd Little Stadium at Hillhouse School in New Haven. Several school records were broken and a number of athletes advanced to the New England Championship … [Read more...] about Old Lyme Indoor Track & Field Athletes Excel at State Open Championship, Five Advance to New England Contest

Old Lyme Girls are Shoreline Conference Gymnastics Runners-Up, Freshman Emily Looney of OL Named ‘Player of the Year’: UPDATED

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LYME/OLD LYME -- On Feb. 13, the Old Lyme girls achieved second place in the Shoreline Conference (SLC) Gymnastics Championship. Freshman Emily Looney of Old Lyme was named Shoreline Conference Player of the Year and a member of the All-Shoreline Conference First Team. Looney took first place in the vault (9.35), bars (8.8), beam (9.5) and floor (9.2), with an … [Read more...] about Old Lyme Girls are Shoreline Conference Gymnastics Runners-Up, Freshman Emily Looney of OL Named ‘Player of the Year’: UPDATED

Old Lyme Girls’ Track Team End Exceptional Season as State ‘Class S’ Runners-Up; Chase Gilbert Qualifies for State Open in Two Events

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NEW HAVEN -- On Thursday, the Old Lyme Girls Indoor Track & Field team came second in the State Class S championship behind Bloomfield, and ahead of Old Saybrook, while the Old Lyme boys notched 11th place overall. Chase Gilbert took first place in the girls 3200m setting a new school record time of 10:54.12. She was also a member of the 4 x 800 and 4 x 400 relay … [Read more...] about Old Lyme Girls’ Track Team End Exceptional Season as State ‘Class S’ Runners-Up; Chase Gilbert Qualifies for State Open in Two Events

Lyme-Old Lyme Girls Indoor Track & Field are 2023 Shoreline Conference Champions!

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NEW HAVEN -- On Friday, the Lyme-Old Lyme Girls Indoor Track & Field team pulled off a spectacular result finishing in the top spot in the Shoreline Conference Championship held at the Floyd Little Athletic Center in New Haven. The official results have not yet been posted but a selection of the unofficial girls' and boys' results includes the following: Boys 4x800 … [Read more...] about Lyme-Old Lyme Girls Indoor Track & Field are 2023 Shoreline Conference Champions!

‘Essex Ed’ Honors Lyme-Old Lyme/Valley Regional Football Team

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ESSEX, CT -- The Essex Ed Parade was held last Sunday. Pots and pans, spoons, whistles and trumpets 'played' by parade-goers, many in festive groundhog gear, celebrated the larger-than-life-groundhog making his annual pilgrimage from Essex Boatworks on Ferry Street and up Main Street.As always, Ed’s costume was a secret until his parade appearance. Each year a community … [Read more...] about ‘Essex Ed’ Honors Lyme-Old Lyme/Valley Regional Football Team

Old Lyme Boys Pull Off First Basketball Win of Season Against Hale-Ray

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OLD LYME -- Playing at home on Monday night, the Old Lyme boys ended up defeating Hale Ray 68 - 60, but it was a close call. Old Lyme struck early and hard with some good post offense from the Monte twins -- Calvin and Caden -- to open up a first quarter 24-15 lead. Calvin ended the game with 19 points,15 rebounds, three assists along with a steal and block apiece, … [Read more...] about Old Lyme Boys Pull Off First Basketball Win of Season Against Hale-Ray

Chase Gilbert of Old Lyme Named All-Area Girls’ Cross Country Runner of the Year by ‘The Day’

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OLD LYME -- Chase Gilbert, a freshman at Lyme-Old Lyme High School, has been named The Day’s 2022 All-Area Girls’ Cross Country Runner of the Year. Visit the link to read the full article by Vicki Fulkerson published Dec. 18, 2022. Hearty congratulations to Chase from all of us here at LymeLine! Editor's Note: Visit this link to read our earlier article about Gilbert … [Read more...] about Chase Gilbert of Old Lyme Named All-Area Girls’ Cross Country Runner of the Year by ‘The Day’

Valley/Old Lyme Warriors Defeat GNH 26-14, Advance to Saturday’s Class SS Football State Final

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DEEP RIVER --  Sixth-seeded Valley/Old Lyme emerged victorious in a thrilling 26-14 victory over No. 7 seeds Gilbert-Northwestern-Housatonic (GNH) Sunday afternoon in a CIAC Class SS semifinal. The game, played at the Valley Regional High School (VRHS) field, drew a huge crowd of vocal supporters. Senior Nick Cox, who made some key plays for the Warriors in Sunday’s … [Read more...] about Valley/Old Lyme Warriors Defeat GNH 26-14, Advance to Saturday’s Class SS Football State Final

Valley/Old Lyme Football Pulls Off Huge Win in State Class SS Quarters, Advances to Semis

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MILFORD -- On Tuesday night, flouting all predictions and pulling off a major upset, the football co-op of Valley Regional/Old Lyme (10-1), seeded sixth, defeated the No. 3 seeds Foran 26-13 at the Vito DeVito Sports Complex in Milford. Jake Rand, who attends Lyme-Old Lyme High School, and Nick Cox of Old Lyme, who attends Valley Regional HS, were major contributors to … [Read more...] about Valley/Old Lyme Football Pulls Off Huge Win in State Class SS Quarters, Advances to Semis

Old Lyme Freshman Chase Gilbert Places 13th in New England X-Country, Awarded 2nd Team All-New England Honors

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OLD LYME — Capping an extraordinary season, Lyme-Old Lyme High School freshman sensation Chase Gilbert finished 13th in Saturday’s New England Cross-Country Championships, in which the 'best of the best' compete. She was the highest-placed freshman in the whole event, which was held at Ponaganset High School in North Scituate, R.I. Gilbert was subsequently awarded Second … [Read more...] about Old Lyme Freshman Chase Gilbert Places 13th in New England X-Country, Awarded 2nd Team All-New England Honors

Old Lyme Soccer Boys March Boldly Into State Quarterfinals

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MONTVILLE -- Playing away, Old Lyme soundly defeated Saint Bernard High School 3-0 Wednesday in the second round of the CIAC Class S State Tournament.  Anders Silberberg, pictured left, scored twice for the Wildcats and Luke Celic added a third goal. Lucas Dasilva contributed an assist.  Jonah Lathrop made three saves for Old Lyme while Dan O'Brien had eight saves for … [Read more...] about Old Lyme Soccer Boys March Boldly Into State Quarterfinals

Soccer Update: Lyme-Old Lyme Boys Cruise Past St. Paul with Three Goals in State Tourney First Round

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Old Lyme defeated St. Paul 3-0 in the first round of the CIAC tournament, which was played yesterday. Wildcat goals were scored by Anders Silberberg, Gavin Biega, and Luke Celic. Colman Curtiss-Reardon and Silberberg both had assists. Jonah Lathrop was in goal for Old Lyme and made four saves. Meanwhile, Tyson Raymond goalie for St. Paul with10 saves.  Old Lyme now … [Read more...] about Soccer Update: Lyme-Old Lyme Boys Cruise Past St. Paul with Three Goals in State Tourney First Round

Lyme-Old Lyme Soccer: Boys Score Barrage of Goals Against Valley, Girls Pull Out a Win

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OLD LYME/DEEP RIVER -- In a thrilling game played away under the lights at Valley Regional High School, Old Lyme came away with a 4-4 draw against Valley Regional. Wildcats goals were scored by Mason Bussman, Lucas DaSilva (1 assist), Aidan Kerrigan and Anders Silberberg. Valley goals scored by Michael Kollmer with two along with two assists, Sam Hutchinson, Jake … [Read more...] about Lyme-Old Lyme Soccer: Boys Score Barrage of Goals Against Valley, Girls Pull Out a Win