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‘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

Old Lyme Soccer: Girls Win, Boys Draw with Portland

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OLD LYME -- Both Old Lyme soccer teams played at home Thursday and both ended the day undefeated. The Old Lyme boys tied 1-1 with Liam Celic scoring the only goal for the Wildcats with an assist from David Evers. Cole Bates scored the lone goal for Portland from the penalty spot. Jonah Lathrop had two saves for the 'Cats while Eric Medvecky made eight. The Old Lyme … [Read more...] about Old Lyme Soccer: Girls Win, Boys Draw with Portland

Boys Soccer: Wildcats Pull Off 3-1 Win Over Haddam-Killingworth

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OLD LYME -- Playing at home on Friday, Sept. 23, the Old Lyme boys soundly defeated Haddam Killingworth 3-1. Mason Bussman, Aidan Kerrigan and Luke Celic scored for Old Lyme with assists from Anders Silberberg and Lucas Dasilva. Ryan Lususa scored unassisted for H-K. Jonah Lathrop with in the Old Lyme goal and made nine saves while Jack Straka made 12 saves for … [Read more...] about Boys Soccer: Wildcats Pull Off 3-1 Win Over Haddam-Killingworth

Old Lyme Boys Soccer Roundup: One Big Win Followed by Two Defeats

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Tuesday, Sept. 20 Old Saybrook Puts Three Goals Past Old Lyme Playing away at Old Saybrook, Old Lyme failed to find the net. Old Saybrook's goals were scored by Kevin DeCapua, Bradley Kulmann and Cameron DeAngelo. Jonah Lathrop made 15 saves in goal for Old Lyme. In net for Old Saybrook was London Sweeney with eight saves Old Lyme is now respectively 2-0-2 in the … [Read more...] about Old Lyme Boys Soccer Roundup: One Big Win Followed by Two Defeats

Old Lyme Girls Draw With Shoreline Rivals Old Saybrook

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OLD LYME -- Playing at home Monday and after a scoreless first half against Shoreline rivals Old Saybrook, Old Lyme finally took the lead with a Callie Bass goal in the third minute of the second half. Bass was assisted by Aggie Hunt. But eight minutes later, Old Saybrook equalized with an unassisted goal by Breleigh Cooke. No further goals were scored and the game ended … [Read more...] about Old Lyme Girls Draw With Shoreline Rivals Old Saybrook