OLD LYME -- Last Friday, Jan. 14, the Old Lyme girls suffered a heartbreaking 36-35 loss to Morgan. Junior Alexis Fenton scored three three-pointers in her 13 points and senior Megan Loflin added 12 points and 14 rebounds. Coach Don Bugbee said, "The girls played their hearts out during this game, and we came up just a bit short. Without a doubt, the last five seconds of the … [Read more...] about Old Lyme Girls’ Basketball: Two Losses for the Wildcats, But they “Never Quit” (Coach Bugbee)
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Old Lyme Girls’ Basketball: Wildcats Defeat Lyman Memorial Handily; Fenton, Walsh Score 14 Points Apiece
OLD LYME -- The Old Lyme girls had a decisive win over Lyman Memorial on Wednesday evening, earning a 43-28 victory. Freshman Kate Walsh and Junior Alexis Fenton both scored 14 points while Senior Megan Loflin added 11 points and 16 rebounds. After the game, coach Don Bugbee commented, “The girls played hard throughout the game and obviously it’s always nice to get a … [Read more...] about Old Lyme Girls’ Basketball: Wildcats Defeat Lyman Memorial Handily; Fenton, Walsh Score 14 Points Apiece
Old Lyme Basketball Update: Boys, Girls Both Win Big Against H-K Teams
OLD LYME -- Both the boys' and girls' Old Lyme basketball defeated their Haddam-Killingworth (H-K) opponents yesterday evening. The girls won handily 36-20 at H-K while the boys, playing at home, secured a convincing 66-48 victory. In the girls' game, the girls made a terrific come-back in the second half, holding H-K to only four points in the third quarter and keeping … [Read more...] about Old Lyme Basketball Update: Boys, Girls Both Win Big Against H-K Teams
Lyme-Old Lyme HS Boys’ Basketball: Wildcats Come Up Three Points Short Against Hale-Ray
OLD LYME -- Old Lyme put up a great fight against Hale Ray Tuesday evening despite having four key players unable to play due COVID protocols. The Wildcats ultimately were defeated by only three points in the 59-56 loss on their home court. It was a real team effort for the Wildcats under challenging circumstances. Caden Monte led Old Lyme's scoring with 18 points … [Read more...] about Lyme-Old Lyme HS Boys’ Basketball: Wildcats Come Up Three Points Short Against Hale-Ray
Old Lyme Girl’s Basketball: Fenton, Loflin Combine for 22 Wildcat Points, But Westbrook Still Wins
OLD LYME -- Last Tuesday, Dec. 28, the Old Lyme Wildcats -- playing at home -- were defeated 39-31 by the Westbrook Knights, despite junior Alexis Fenton netting 12 points while senior Megan Loflin both added 10 points and took 13 rebounds. Coach Don Bugbee said after the game, "Westbrook played very well for the win on a night when we struggled a great deal … [Read more...] about Old Lyme Girl’s Basketball: Fenton, Loflin Combine for 22 Wildcat Points, But Westbrook Still Wins
Old Lyme Girls Crush Portland 51-34 with Roth, Walsh Each Scoring 17 Points
OLD LYME -- Despite being what coach Don Bugbee described as. "short-handed and undersized," the Old Lyme basketball girls soundly defeated Portland 51-34 on Wednesday. In Bugbee's words, "The girls' efforts and competitiveness came through for us big-time.” Freshman Kate Walsh, pictured below (#5) making a lay-up, and sophomore Ava Roth scored 17 points apiece, while … [Read more...] about Old Lyme Girls Crush Portland 51-34 with Roth, Walsh Each Scoring 17 Points
Old Lyme Basketball Girls Start Season With One Win, One Loss
OLD LYME -- Noting, "It's hard to believe at time," Don Bugbee started his 27th season as coach of the Lyme-Old Lyme High School Girl's Varsity Basketball team on Thursday, Dec. 16, with a game away against Coginchaug. Sadly, the girls lost 50-42 but bounced back on Saturday (Dec. 18) with a thrilling 36-34 victory at home over St Bernard (2-1.) Sophomore Ava Roth scored nine … [Read more...] about Old Lyme Basketball Girls Start Season With One Win, One Loss
Wildcat Soccer Girls Advance to Shoreline Semis, Meet Morgan Away
OLD LYME -- UPDATED 11/03: Sadly, the girls were defeated by Morgan 2-1 in the Shoreline Conference semifinal. They now enter the state championship play-offs. The third-seeded Old Lyme girls defeated #6 seeds Old Saybrook 2-0 in the first round of the Shoreline championship. Both Wildcat goals came in the first half with Alexis Fenton scoring after 30 seconds off a … [Read more...] about Wildcat Soccer Girls Advance to Shoreline Semis, Meet Morgan Away
Wildcats Celebrate Senior Day with Scoring Bonanza Against Montville in Inaugural Game on New Turf Field
OLD LYME -- It was a huge day in her first season as coach for Kendra Flaherty's Old Lyme soccer girls. Saturday was not only Senior Day, when the seniors are honored at their last home game of the regular season, but it was also the team's first game on the brand new, all-weather field at Lyme-Old Lyme High School ... and the team set out to celebrate both … [Read more...] about Wildcats Celebrate Senior Day with Scoring Bonanza Against Montville in Inaugural Game on New Turf Field
Old Lyme Soccer Girls Crush Westbrook 5-0
OLD LYME -- Playing on their home field Monday afternoon, the Old Lyme girls emphatically defeated the Westbrook Knights 5-0. The scoring started in the first half when Alexis Fenton scored a goal off an assist from Livie Bass with 28:22 left on the clock. Fenton then reversed roles and made the assist off which Kate Walsh scored the second goal with 7:23 left in the … [Read more...] about Old Lyme Soccer Girls Crush Westbrook 5-0
Girl’s Soccer: With Six Goals in Four Games, Fenton Continues Her Scoring Ways as Old Lyme Defeat H-K
LYME/OLD LYME -- The Old Lyme girls notched another victory this past Thursday (Oct. 7) afternoon moving to a season record of five wins, four ties and no losses. Playing Haddam-Killingworth (H-K) away, and although down one goal at the end of the first half, Old Lyme ended the game with a 3-1 victory. H-K scored the lone goal in the first half off a deflected corner … [Read more...] about Girl’s Soccer: With Six Goals in Four Games, Fenton Continues Her Scoring Ways as Old Lyme Defeat H-K
Old Lyme Boy’s Soccer Team Continues to Bounce Back with Win over Coginchaug
OLD LYME -- On Monday, Old Lyme continued their recovery from a slow start to the season with a 2-1 win over Coginchaug. Old Lyme's goals were scored by Liam Celic and Anders Silberberg, who also assisted Celic’s goal. Sam Whittle scored Coginchaug's lone goal. Jonah Lathrop was in goal for the Wildcats and made four saves. Coginchaug's goalie Logan Bender notched … [Read more...] about Old Lyme Boy’s Soccer Team Continues to Bounce Back with Win over Coginchaug
Old Lyme Boys Pull Off Decisive First Win of Season After String of Losses
OLD LYME -- The Old Lyme boys notched their first win of the season with an impressive 8-1 victory Thursday afternoon over North Branford, Goal-scorers for the Wildcats were Liam Celic, Gavin Biega, Mason Wells and Brenden Landry with one goal each and Anders Silberberg and Mason Bussman with two goals apiece. North Branford's lone goal was scored by Aleksander … [Read more...] about Old Lyme Boys Pull Off Decisive First Win of Season After String of Losses
Dadonna Wins Old Lyme Country Club WGA’s 9-Hole Championship, Kurlansky of Lyme is Runner-Up
OLD LYME -- The Old Lyme Country Club Women's Golf Association (WGA) held its 18- and 9-hole Club Championship play-offs, Aug. 26. The 18-hole finalists were Hollis Barry of Essex and Kacey Constable of Old Saybrook. The 9-hole finalists were Carolyn Daddona of Westbrook and Patty Kurlansky of Lyme. Following tradition, the WGA members followed the players … [Read more...] about Dadonna Wins Old Lyme Country Club WGA’s 9-Hole Championship, Kurlansky of Lyme is Runner-Up
Old Lyme Rowers Just Miss a Medal for Team USA in Men’s Eight Olympic Final
OLD LYME /TOKYO -- Old Lyme's Austin Hack and Liam Corrigan along with the remaining members of the US Men's 8+ came in fourth in the closely-contested Olympic final Thursday evening -- just missing out on a medal. New Zealand took the gold with a winning time of 5:24:64 a but a photo finish followed for silver between Great Britain and Germany. The decision went in … [Read more...] about Old Lyme Rowers Just Miss a Medal for Team USA in Men’s Eight Olympic Final