Fitzgerald Fences to 2nd at States; Rifle Finishes 5th

Boys' and Girls' Fencing

North Haven girls' fencing senior captain Reagan Fitzgerald earned First Team All-State honors for the second straight season by placing second in the foil competition at the Individual State Championship at Hopkins on March 1. Fitzgerald, who had finished fourth last winter, won nine bouts, including four while facing elimination to reach the title bout, where she dropped a close decision to Nicole Kogan of Hopkins.

"Reagan was unwavering in her determination and focus, leading to a dominating performance," Coach Pete Solomon said. "She and all her teammates fought for every point and are poised for an exciting run at this weekend's Team Championship [in Guilford on Saturday, March 8]."

Also placing in the top 16 in their respective brackets for the Indians were Stephanie Hoang for girls' foil, Lia Crowley and Yicai Wang for girls' pe, and Binli Huang for boys' foil. Wang won and elimination match against last year's runner-up and Huang, a junior, dominated his early matches, according to Coach Solomon.

Rifle

North Haven posted a score of 932 to take fifth place at the State Championship at Blue Trails Range in Wallingford on Feb. 26. The Indians' score was 12 points better than their season average and tied for best mark they've shot in two years. Suffield posted a total of 959 out of 1,000 to win the meet.

North Haven's scorers were Jordan DeLucia (189 out of 200), Kevin Landino (188), Jeremy Piercey (187), John Quimby (186), and Brendan Quinn (182). DeLucia tied his all-time top mark with the 189 and Matt Christoforo recorded his best career score with a 165.

"Overall, I am very proud of our performance. Our goal going into this was to meet or beat our average and we did this," Coach Brent Heidenis said. "Our athletes are proud of their efforts this year and we will now take the time to cherish the Central Conference championship. We look forward to returning back to states next year and making another run at the conference title."

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Fitzgerald Fences to 2nd at States; Rifle Finishes 5th