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Fall Sports

By: Kelly Fleischmann

Girls Swim and Dive:

The girls' swim and dive team’s senior class is undefeated so far this season, making them part of the only team in Conard Girls Swim and Dive history to have an undefeated season. This group has been on a sixteen-meet win streak over the past three seasons. Their success can be credited to captains Gracie Lowney, Lyla Harhay, Claire Haverly, and Rosie Alonzo. Congratulations to Grace Lowney for smashing the school record in the 100 backstroke with a time of 59.86, and the West Hartford invite meet record in the 100 Freestyle with a time of 53.28. Lowney also recently committed to swim at the Division 1 level for Fairfield University. Diver, Sanai Belabe, qualified for the State tournament after placing 3rd in the CCC West Diving competition with a score of 188.50. The girls' swim team took first place in the CCC West Championships, where Grace Lowney set a meet record in the 200 free and the meet, school, and personal record for the 100 freestyle with a time of 52.16.

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Girls Volleyball: 

The senior captains for the 2025 girls’ volleyball team are seniors Kate Riker, Jayme Kline, and Aubrey Montresor. The volleyball team qualified for the state championship tournament as of October 1st. Good luck to the volleyball team in the state championships!

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 Field Hockey: 

The girls' field hockey captains are seniors Bella Egress, Fiona Campbell, Freja Morris, and Maddy Santangelo. Morris recently committed to Union College to continue her academic and athletic career at the Division 3 level. The field hockey team was the first team to have its senior night, bidding farewell to eight seniors with its 6-0 win against Lewis Mills.

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 Girls Soccer: 

The captains for the girls’ soccer team are junior Jackie Capone and seniors Eve Buczynski, Paige Lopes, and Annabel Tracy. Lopes is committed to Emmanuel College to play Division 3 soccer, starting in the fall of 2026. It is head coach PJ Louis’s third year coaching the varsity team.  

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Girls and Boys Cross Country:

The girls’ cross country team captains are senior Ellis Paracer, Junior Salma Chaudhary, and Junior Parker Dube. The all-senior captain squad for the 2025 boys cross country team is Julian Watson, Joey Manzano, and Will Oksanen. Freshman Francesca Filotto won the Freshman CCC meet on October 21st, 2025, and came in 8th at the Class LL state meet on Saturday, October 25th. 

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Football: 

The Conard football team is led by captains Brady Cersosimo, Justin Nanayakkara, Justin Cruz, and Michael Soltis. The boys had their first win of the season against Bristol Central on September 19th and a second win on October 4th against East Hartford. In a record-breaking game, Conard won 80-74 against East Hartford. This is the highest-scoring high school game in Connecticut history, with Senior quarterback and captain Brady Cersosimo being the player of the game. With 34 points, Cersosimo scored 5 rushing touchdowns and 1 passing touchdown. During the game against South Windsor on October 10, 2025, Brady Cersosimo suffered a season-ending injury to his shoulder. 

 

Boys Soccer:

The boys' soccer team is led by captains Jack Clayton, Max Simmons, and Cameron Robinson. Robinson was out on injury for most of the season. Simmons recently announced his commitment to continue his academic and athletic career at Eastern Connecticut State University.

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Boys Golf:

The boys' golf team, with captain Torin Mcgoldrick, had a promising start to their season. Undefeated for their regular season, they lost one tournament. The team has been joined this year by Freshman Nolan Leonard. Leonard fired a 2-under-par 34 at Rockledge GC to help Conard beat Farmington 148-162. On October 9, 2025, the boys' golf team defeated Avon, clinching the CCC West division title. The Varsity boys' gold team placed 5th at the CCC and 3rd in the State. Ryan Barnum and Nolan Leonard played in the New England Championship at Mohegan Golf Club on Sunday, October 26th, 2025.

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