UChoose Student-Athlete of the Week

UChoose-transparent-logo-2Fans - UCHOOSE! Vote online each week for your favorite Connecticut student-athlete. Winners are posted on CPTVSports.org each Monday afternoon. Follow us on Twitter or join us on Facebook to be notified when voting begins.

CPTV Sports editors select nominees for merit (based on each week's performance as completed by 8 p.m. Saturday.) Fan input is encouraged, and nominations submitted via social media will be considered.

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Spencer Brown, Wilton track

Spencer Brown, a senior runner on Wilton High’s boys track team, has been voted our ninth UChoose Student-Athlete of the Week for the spring 2015 season!

Spencer swept the 800 and 1,600 meters with record times in the Class L meet last week. He won the 1,600 in the pouring rain, finishing in 4:13:29, and took the 800 in 1:50.88.

Spencer, who will attend Georgetown University, capped off a dominant senior year June 8 by winning the 800 and finishing second in the 1,600 at the State Open, which will be shown by CPTV Sports Sunday June 14 at 8:00pm.

In the fall, Spencer was second in the Class L cross country meet and third in the State Open. In the winter, he won the 1,600 in the Class L and State Open meets.

It is the second consecutive week a Wilton High athlete won the award. Last week, Warriors pitcher JT Morin was honored for leading Wilton to the FCIAC baseball tournament title.

Our previous spring honorees: Shelton pitcher Mike Cowell, Amity softball player Katie Koshes, New Milford girls lacrosse player Marisa McLaughlin, North Branford softball player Lindsay Golia, Northwest Catholic girls lacrosse player Lauren Cenci, Middletown softball player Kelsey White and Joel Barlow-Redding pitcher Mark Raymond Check CPTVSports.org this weekend for our next slate of UChoose Student-Athlete of the Week nominees.

Our UChoose Student-Athletes of the Week for winter 2014-15:

Greenwich boys basketball player Conor Harkins, Holy Cross-Waterbury girls basketball player RaShana Siders, Fairfield co-op boys hockey player Jake Fuss, Northwest Catholic boys hockey player Anthony Ceolin, Northwest boys basketball player Christian Thomas, Masuk-Monroe boys basketball player Bryan Acevedo, New Fairfield/Immaculate hockey player Peter Masi, Simsbury boys basketball player Rayon Christie, Greenwich boys hockey Matt Lodato, Wilbur Cross runner Danae Rivers and Notre Dame-Fairfield girls basketball player Kayla Croswell, Simsbury boys hockey player Ben Levin and Canton girls basketball player Emily Briggs. Our athlete of the winter was Branford boys hockey player Tyler Criscuolo.

Our fall 2014 winners:

Fairfield Warde girls soccer player Taylor Gabrenas, Cheshire girls volleyball player Jillian Haberli, Torrington boys soccer player Kevin Vaca, Cheney Tech-Manchester quarterback Rafael Lebron, Maloney-Meriden soccer player Ricardo Lopez, Danbury boys soccer goalie Ian Shannon, Northwest Catholic-West Hartford running back Delano Robinson, Derby’s Ben Slowik, Norwich Free Academy’s Jawaun Johnson, Valley Regional’s Andrew Tuscano, Windsor’s John Nolan.

Click here on our guidelines for the award.

Photo courtesy GameTimeCT.com

CPTV Sports Student-Athlete of the Week June 9, 2015

UChoose-transparent-logo-2This week’s nominees for CPTV Sports’ UChoose Student-Athlete of the Week! Voting ends Tuesday at noon , so choose your favorite now and tell your friends and fellow fans to vote, too! The winner will be profiled on the new edition of In Focus Wednesday June 10 at 7:00pm.

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This week's voting for UChoose Student-Athlete of the Week has closed. We'll announce the winner later Tuesday.

Spencer Brown - Wilton track
The Georgetown University-bound senior set CIAC Class L state track meet records in the 800 and 1,600 meters, winning the 1,600 in 4:13:29. . .in the pouring rain! The senior’s 1,600 time was almost five second better than second-place Army Noonan of Darien. Dan Wilson held the previous record of 4:14:05 set in 1997. Spencer also won the 800 in 1:50.88, breaking the previous meet record set by Cas Loxsom of Wilbur Cross in 2008 by almost three seconds. Spencer is the top seed in the 800 and 1,600 in the State Open Monday June 8 — CPTV Sports will be there and show the broadcast premiere Saturday June 14 at 8:00pm.

Shane Harasyko – -Glastonbury boys volleyball
The 6-foor-6 middle hitter helped the Tomahawks advance to the Class L quarterfinals with 26 kills and 16 dig in a 3-0 first-round victory over Trumbull. Glastonbury lost 3-0 to No. 3 seed Shelton in the quarters as Harasyko finished a great season with over 220 kills and 134 digs.

Casey Harding – Cheshire softball
The senior captain hit her 10th homer of the season, a Cheshire single-season record, and was 3-for-4 with two RBI as the No. 2 seed Rams defeated No. 7 Norwich Free Academy 7-0 in the Class LL quarterfinals. Casey and fellow senior captain Olivia Odermatt have combined to hit 19 homers. Casey has recovered after tearing her ACL in a Powder Puff football game in November, missing only two games this season, and her comeback was profiled by The Hartford Courant’s Lori Riley. Cheshire meets No. 3 seed Darien in the Class LL semifinals Tuesday.

Kelsey Hopkins – Morgan-Clinton softball
With Morgan trailing Foran-Milford by a run in the bottom of the seventh, the junior outfielder delivered a two-run walk-off single to give the Huskies a 9-8 win wednesday in a first-round Class M game. Morgan advanced to the quarterfinals, where they lost 3-0 to top seed St. Joseph-Trumbull. Kelsey hit .296 this season with 13 RBI.

Connor Lewis – Waterford baseball
The 6-foot-3 senior righthander pitched a no-hitter June 3, striking out six for the No. 3 Lancers in a 1-0 shutout of No. 30 Bacon Academy-Colchester in a Class M first-round game. Connor hit a home run and had two RBI as the No. 3 Lancers were eliminated in the next round by St. Joseph-Trumbull 3-2.

Nic Vlaun – Norwich Free Academy baseball
The senior righthander pitched the state’s first perfect game of the season June 4 in a Class LL second-round game, striking out six in a 3-0 win over New Britain. Vlaun told the Norwich Bulletin’s Marc Allard “I got really nervous in the seventh inning, but I just came out and threw as I had all game.” NFA was ousted in the next round by Norwalk.

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JT Morin, Wilton baseball

JT Morin, a senior lefthander on Wilton High’s baseball team, has been voted our eighth UChoose Student-Athlete of the Week for the spring 2015 season!

JT delivered two impressive pitching performances in leading Wilton to its first FCIAC tournament title in 20 years, pitching a total of 15 innings and striking out 26 without allowing an earned run. Meet JT Wednesday June 3 on the new edition of In Focus!

May 26 against Norwalk in the quarterfinals, he struck out 14 while scattering eight hits on 137 pitches in a 6-1 victory over Norwalk. Norwalk had runners at second and third in the first three innings, but Morin got out of each jam, including on a strikeout in this Hersam Acorn network video here.

Three days later, JT pitched an two-hit, eight-inning shutout, striking out 12 to lead the Warriors to a 1-0 win over Staples-Westport in the conference championship game in Bridgeport (Photo courtesy GretchenMcMahonphotography.com).

From Dave Ruden’s game story on TheRudenReport.com:

Though he has one of the state’s deepest starting rotations, there was no question who Wilton coach Tim Eagen was sending out to the mound for Friday night’s FCIAC championship game with Staples.

“JT is getting the ball, it is his game,” Eagen said an hour before the opening pitch. “He wants the ball.”

Then, in a performance that will permanently etch his name in league lore, Morin went out and threw a complete-game 2-hitter, striking out 12 in a classic 1-0, 8-inning win over the Wreckers at Harbor Yard.

It is the Warriors’ first title in 20 years and was quite literally delivered by a pitcher who surpassed the 120-pitch count for the second time on two days’ rest.

“It was incredible to play here with all the fans behind us and the adrenaline, it was awesome,” Morin said. “I did a ton of rehab every day and today I went out in the bullpen and I felt it. I had my best stuff and threw strikes.”

After Wilton scored in the eighth, Morin closed the game in the bottom of the inning by striking out the side for his seventh victory this season.

Wilton (18-5) is the ninth seed in the CIAC Class LL tournament.

Shelton pitcher Mike Cowell, Amity softball player Katie Koshes, New Milford girls lacrosse player Marisa McLaughlin, North Branford softball player Lindsay Golia, Northwest Catholic girls lacrosse player Lauren Cenci, Middletown softball player Kelsey White and Joel Barlow-Redding pitcher Mark Raymond were our previous spring 2015 honorees. Check CPTVSports.org this weekend for our next slate of UChoose Student-Athlete of the Week nominees.

Our UChoose Student-Athletes of the Week for winter 2014-15:

Greenwich boys basketball player Conor Harkins, Holy Cross-Waterbury girls basketball player RaShana Siders, Fairfield co-op boys hockey player Jake Fuss, Northwest Catholic boys hockey player Anthony Ceolin, Northwest boys basketball player Christian Thomas, Masuk-Monroe boys basketball player Bryan Acevedo, New Fairfield/Immaculate hockey player Peter Masi, Simsbury boys basketball player Rayon Christie, Greenwich boys hockey Matt Lodato, Wilbur Cross runner Danae Rivers and Notre Dame-Fairfield girls basketball player Kayla Croswell, Simsbury boys hockey player Ben Levin and Canton girls basketball player Emily Briggs. Our athlete of the winter was Branford boys hockey player Tyler Criscuolo.

Our fall 2014 winners:

Fairfield Warde girls soccer player Taylor Gabrenas, Cheshire girls volleyball player Jillian Haberli, Torrington boys soccer player Kevin Vaca, Cheney Tech-Manchester quarterback Rafael Lebron, Maloney-Meriden soccer player Ricardo Lopez, Danbury boys soccer goalie Ian Shannon, Northwest Catholic-West Hartford running back Delano Robinson, Derby’s Ben Slowik, Norwich Free Academy’s Jawaun Johnson, Valley Regional’s Andrew Tuscano, Windsor’s John Nolan.

Click here on our guidelines for the award.

Photo courtesy GretchenMcMahonphotography.com

CPTV Sports Student-Athlete of the Week June 2, 2015

UChoose-transparent-logo-2This week’s nominees for CPTV Sports’ UChoose Student-Athlete of the Week! Voting ends Tuesday at noon , so choose your favorite now and tell your friends and fellow fans to vote, too! The winner will be profiled on the new edition of In Focus Wednesday June 3 at 7:00pm.

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Devin Belinski - Amity-Woodbridge baseball
The left fielder was 3-for-4 with six RBI in Amity’s 14-6 victory over Fairfield Prep in the SCC baseball title game. The Spartans finished the regular season 13-7 and are the 14th seed in the Class LL tournament. Last year, Amity won the state title LIVE on CPTV Sports after going 12-8 in the regular season. We will again have all four CIAC baseball championships LIVE June 12-13 as part of our Spring Sprint coverage.

Mike Cowell — Shelton baseball
The Fordham-bound senior righthander pitched his second no-hitter of the season, blanking North Haven 3-0 in the SCC tournament quarterfinals. Only two batters reached base, both on errors. Cowell was the first UChoose Student-Athlete of the Week this spring after pitching his first no-hitter against Branford. He also was featured last week in the Best In Connecticut Sports Spotlight on CPTV Sports’ In Focus (Wednesdays, 7 p.m.)

Chris Gatt – McMahon-Norwalk boys lacrosse
The senior attackman and captain helped his team advance in the CIAC Class L tournament. Gatt had two goals, including the winner in overtime, as the Senators rallied from a four-goal deficit to beat Conard-West Hartford, 10-9. He also had two assists.

Nick Kenny – Granby boys lacrosse
The junior attacker’s overtime goal propelled the Bears past Somers 7-6 in the NCCC boys lacrosse championship game (of note: the Granby girls also won the conference title).

Colin McCarthy – Xavier-Middletown boys lacrosse
The sophomore played a huge role in Xavier’s first SCC tournament title since 2001. In last Tuesday’s 15-14 semifinal win over North Haven, he tied the score with 27 seconds left in regulation before scoring the winner in overtime. In Thursday’s title game streamed LIVE on CPTVSports.org, McCarthy scored four goals in the Falcons’ 13-8 win over Fairfield Prep

JT Morin – Wilton baseball
The senior lefthander pitched two complete games without allowing an earned run as the Warriors won their first FCIAC tournament title in 20 years. Last Tuesday, he struck out 14 and allowed eight hits on 137 pitches in a 6-1 quarterfinal win over Noralk. Three days later, he struck out 12, scattered two hits, and pitched all eight innings in the Warriors’ 1-0 win over Staples-Westport in the final.

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Mark Raymond, Joel Barlow-Redding baseball

Mark Raymond, a senior righthander on Joel Barlow-Redding’s baseball team, has been voted our sixth UChoose Student-Athlete of the Week for the spring 2015 season!

Mark pitched a no-hitter against Notre Dame-Fairfield May 18, striking out six with no walks in a 3-0 victory. Barlow has qualified for the Class L playoffs. Mark, who is 4-3 on the mound this season, has committed to Bard (N.Y.) College.

We’ll profile Mark on the new edition of In Focus Wednesday May 27 at 7 p.m.!

Shelton pitcher Mike Cowell, Amity softball player Katie Koshes, New Milford girls lacrosse player Marisa McLaughlin, North Branford softball player Lindsay Golia, Northwest Catholic girls lacrosse player Lauren Cenci and Middletown softball player Kelsey White were our previous spring 2015 honorees. Check CPTVSports.org this weekend for our next slate of UChoose Student-Athlete of the Week nominees.

Our UChoose Student-Athletes of the Week for winter 2014-15:

Greenwich boys basketball player Conor Harkins, Holy Cross-Waterbury girls basketball player RaShana Siders, Fairfield co-op boys hockey player Jake Fuss, Northwest Catholic boys hockey player Anthony Ceolin, Northwest boys basketball player Christian Thomas, Masuk-Monroe boys basketball player Bryan Acevedo, New Fairfield/Immaculate hockey player Peter Masi, Simsbury boys basketball player Rayon Christie, Greenwich boys hockey Matt Lodato, Wilbur Cross runner Danae Rivers and Notre Dame-Fairfield girls basketball player Kayla Croswell, Simsbury boys hockey player Ben Levin and Canton girls basketball player Emily Briggs. Our athlete of the winter was Branford boys hockey player Tyler Criscuolo.

Our fall 2014 winners:

Fairfield Warde girls soccer player Taylor Gabrenas, Cheshire girls volleyball player Jillian Haberli, Torrington boys soccer player Kevin Vaca, Cheney Tech-Manchester quarterback Rafael Lebron, Maloney-Meriden soccer player Ricardo Lopez, Danbury boys soccer goalie Ian Shannon, Northwest Catholic-West Hartford running back Delano Robinson, Derby’s Ben Slowik, Norwich Free Academy’s Jawaun Johnson, Valley Regional’s Andrew Tuscano, Windsor’s John Nolan.

Click here on our guidelines for the award.

Photo courtesy Mark Raymond

UChoose Student-Athlete of the Week May 26, 2015

UChoose-transparent-logo-2This week’s nominees for CPTV Sports’ UChoose Student-Athlete of the Week! Voting ends Tuesday at noon , so choose your favorite now and tell your friends and fellow fans to vote, too! The winner will be profiled on the new edition of In Focus Wednesday May 27 at 7:00pm.

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This week's voting for UChoose Student-Athlete of the Week has closed. We'll announce the winner later Tuesday.

Lauren Cole - Hand-Madison girls lacrosse
The senior attacker scored 23 goals in three games last week as the Tigers completed a 15-1 regular season. She had 10 in a 19-10 win over Branford, six in a 17-6 win over West Haven, and seven in a 13-6 victory over Cheshire, the Tigers’ first win over the Rams in four years. Cole has 95 goals and 28 assists heading into the postseason. Hand is the top seed in the SCC tournament; CPTV Sports will show Thursday’s final LIVE online only at 5 p.m. from West Haven High. Hand is also the second-rated team in CIAC Class L.

Destiny Helmedach – Coginchaug-Durham softball
With the Blue Devils trailing 4-3 in the fifth, the sophomore first baseman hit a grand slam to give Coginchaug a 7-4 victory Friday over Berlin in the CPTV Sports’ UChoose Memorial Day Weekend game as selected by fans in an online vote. Coginchaug improved to 14-5 with the win, which premieres Thursday May 28 at 3:30 p.m. (Video of Destiny’s homer and other highlights here). Destiny was batting .506 as of May 15.

Zak Johnson – East Hampton baseball
The senior righthander struck out 14 while scattering five hits and had two hits and two RBI in the Bellringers’ 6-0 shutout victory over Hyde-New Haven May 19. The win helped East Hampton qualify for the CIAC Class S tournament.

Reece Maniscalco – Fairfield Warde baseball
The junior righthander pitched a no-hitter against Trumbull May 19, striking out 13 in a 4-0 victory. Reese, who improved to 3-3 with a 2.08 ERA with the win, has committed to Division I Wofford (S.C.) College. He’s hitting .420 with 20 RBI.

Mark Raymond – Joel Barlow-Redding baseball
The senior righthander pitched a no-hitter against Notre Dame-Fairfield May 18, striking out six with no walks in a 3-0 victory. Barlow has qualified for the Class L playoffs.

Nicole Williams – St. Joseph-Trumbull softball
The junior righthander was perfect in a 17-0 rout of Trinity Catholic-Stamford May 17. She struck out 11 of the 15 batters she faced in the five-inning-game. She followed up with one-hit shutout victories over New Canaan and Danbury, striking out 13 in both wins. The unbeaten Cadets (21-0), tied for third in the latest GameTimeCT.com state media/coaches poll, were profiled on CPTV Sports last Wednesday in the “In The Huddle” segment of In Focus.

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Kelsey White, Middletown softball

Kelsey White, a sophomore on the Middletown High softball team, has been voted our sixth UChoose Student-Athlete of the Week for the spring 2015 season!

The sophomore third baseman hit three homers in a 20-5 victory over Plainville last Tuesday. She had two hits, including a two-run single, in Middletown’s 15-3 win over Bristol Central Friday. Kelsey, one of five sophomore starters for the Blue Dragons, also made a nice backhand stop on a hard-hit grounder.

We’ll profile Kelsey Wednesday May 20 on the new edition of In Focus!

Shelton pitcher Mike Cowell, Amity softball player Katie Koshes, New Milford girls lacrosse player Marisa McLaughlin, North Branford softball player Lindsay Golia and Northwest Catholic girls lacrosse player Lauren Cenci were our previous spring 2015 honorees. Check CPTVSports.org this weekend for our next slate of UChoose Student-Athlete of the Week nominees.

Our UChoose Student-Athletes of the Week for winter 2014-15:

Greenwich boys basketball player Conor Harkins, Holy Cross-Waterbury girls basketball player RaShana Siders, Fairfield co-op boys hockey player Jake Fuss, Northwest Catholic boys hockey player Anthony Ceolin, Northwest boys basketball player Christian Thomas, Masuk-Monroe boys basketball player Bryan Acevedo, New Fairfield/Immaculate hockey player Peter Masi, Simsbury boys basketball player Rayon Christie, Greenwich boys hockey Matt Lodato, Wilbur Cross runner Danae Rivers and Notre Dame-Fairfield girls basketball player Kayla Croswell, Simsbury boys hockey player Ben Levin and Canton girls basketball player Emily Briggs. Our athlete of the winter was Branford boys hockey player Tyler Criscuolo.

Our fall 2014 winners:

Fairfield Warde girls soccer player Taylor Gabrenas, Cheshire girls volleyball player Jillian Haberli, Torrington boys soccer player Kevin Vaca, Cheney Tech-Manchester quarterback Rafael Lebron, Maloney-Meriden soccer player Ricardo Lopez, Danbury boys soccer goalie Ian Shannon, Northwest Catholic-West Hartford running back Delano Robinson, Derby’s Ben Slowik, Norwich Free Academy’s Jawaun Johnson, Valley Regional’s Andrew Tuscano, Windsor’s John Nolan.

Click here on our guidelines for the award.

UChoose Student-Athlete of the Week May 19, 2015

UChoose-transparent-logo-2This week’s nominees for CPTV Sports’ UChoose Student-Athlete of the Week! Voting ends Tuesday at noon (note new deadline day), so choose your favorite now and tell your friends and fellow fans to vote, too!

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This week's voting for UChoose Student-Athlete of the Week has closed. We'll announce the winner later Tuesday.

Ashley Guillette - Oxford softball
The Coastal Carolina-bound senior pitched all 14 innings and had 25 strikeouts in 1-0 shutout of No. 5 Seymour Wednesday. Oxford (17-1) is currently the second-rated team in CIAC Class M.

Natalia Hart – Foran-Milford softball
The junior outfielder drove in seven runs, including a grand slam, in a 23-0 rout of Hillhouse-New Haven Monday. Friday, she had three hits an an RBI in a 6-3 win over Sacred Heart Academy. The Lions (10-7) have a tough week ahead: unbeaten Cheshire Monday, 13-4 Amity Regional Wednesday, and 13-3 Lauralton Hall-Milford Friday. The last game is among five that fans can select as CPTV Sports’ UChoose Memorial Day Weekend game here (vote ends Monday at noon).

Henry Hunt – Old Lyme boys lacrosse
The junior attacker scored nine goals Thursday in a 14-11 win over rival Valley Regional. He had five Monday in a 15-2 rout of Old Saybrook.

Robbie Jones – New Canaan baseball
The sophomore started a big week with a two-run walkoff homer in the eighth Monday to lift the Rams over Greenwich, 8-7 (Watch and hear the call from Hersam Acorn’s Rob Adams via GameTimeCT.com here) Wednesday, he was 3-for-4 with a home run and a double in a 7-2 win over Wilton. Thursday, he scored the winning run in the eighth on Brandon Abate’s single in a 9-8 win over Trinity Catholic-Stamford. New Canaan is 14-3.

Henry Hunt – Old Lyme boys lacrosse
The junior attacker scored nine goals Thursday in a 14-11 win over rival Valley Regional. He had five Monday in a 15-2 rout of Old Saybrook.

Sarah Strilkauskas – Bristol Central softball
The sophomore hit a game-winning inside-the-park homer in the 10th inning to give Central an 8-7 win over Rocky Hill Tuesday. She was hitless in her previous four at-bats, according to Derek Turner of GameTimeCT.com

Kelsey White - Middletown softball
The sophomore infielder hit three homers in a 20-5 victory over Plainville Tuesday. She had two hits, including a two-run single, in Middletown’s 15-3 win over Bristol Central Friday.

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Lauren Cenci, Northwest Catholic lacrosse

Lauren Cenci, a senior midfielder on the Northwest Catholic-West Hartford girls lacrose team, has been voted our fifth UChoose Student-Athlete of the Week for the spring 2015 season!

Lauren scored seven goals in Northwest’s 13-10 win over South Windsor May 5 for the Indians, who are 5-5. The past two seasons she scored 132 goals with 55 assists and was All-State and All-CCC. More on Lauren Wednesday at 7 p.m. on a new edition of In Focus.

Shelton pitcher Mike Cowell, Amity softball player Katie Koshes, New Milford girls lacrosse player Marisa McLaughlin and North Branford softball player Lindsay Golia were our previous spring 2015 honorees. Check CPTVSports.org this weekend for our next slate of UChoose Student-Athlete of the Week nominees.

Our UChoose Student-Athletes of the Week for winter 2014-15:

Greenwich boys basketball player Conor Harkins, Holy Cross-Waterbury girls basketball player RaShana Siders, Fairfield co-op boys hockey player Jake Fuss, Northwest Catholic boys hockey player Anthony Ceolin, Northwest boys basketball player Christian Thomas, Masuk-Monroe boys basketball player Bryan Acevedo, New Fairfield/Immaculate hockey player Peter Masi, Simsbury boys basketball player Rayon Christie, Greenwich boys hockey Matt Lodato, Wilbur Cross runner Danae Rivers and Notre Dame-Fairfield girls basketball player Kayla Croswell, Simsbury boys hockey player Ben Levin and Canton girls basketball player Emily Briggs. Our athlete of the winter was Branford boys hockey player Tyler Criscuolo.

Our fall 2014 winners:

Fairfield Warde girls soccer player Taylor Gabrenas, Cheshire girls volleyball player Jillian Haberli, Torrington boys soccer player Kevin Vaca, Cheney Tech-Manchester quarterback Rafael Lebron, Maloney-Meriden soccer player Ricardo Lopez, Danbury boys soccer goalie Ian Shannon, Northwest Catholic-West Hartford running back Delano Robinson, Derby’s Ben Slowik, Norwich Free Academy’s Jawaun Johnson, Valley Regional’s Andrew Tuscano, Windsor’s John Nolan.

Click here on our guidelines for the award.

Photo courtesy Northwest Catholic High

UChoose Student-Athlete of the Week May 12, 2015

UChoose-transparent-logo-2This week’s nominees for CPTV Sports’ UChoose Student-Athlete of the Week! Voting ends Tuesday at noon (note new deadline day), so choose your favorite now and tell your friends and fellow fans to vote, too!

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This week's voting for UChoose Student-Athlete of the Week has closed. We'll announce the winner later Tuesday.

Schuyler Blair - Ridgefield boys lacrosse
The junior attacker had two goals, including the game-winning goal in double-overtime as the Tigers (9-3) topped Staples-Westport 9-8 Thursday.

Lauren Cenci — Northwest Catholic girls lacrosse
The senior attacker scored seven goals in a 13-10 victory over South Windsor Tuesday.

Raeanne Geffert — Seymour softball
The junior righthander pitched a perfect game against Ansonia Friday, striking out 11 in a 15-0 victory. She began the week with a one-hitter in a 16-0 shutout of Sacred Heart in which she recorded the 100th hit of her career. Raeanne is 11-1 this season with a 0.55 ERA and 145 strikeouts.

Kyle Lutinski — New Fairfield boys lacrosse
The senior attacker’s goal ended a marathon four-overtime game against Newtown in a 6-5 win Thursday. The Rebels are 8-4.

Jim Magson — Hamden baseball
The senior third baseman/pitcher’s huge week began with scoring the game-winning run with an RBI in a 4-3 upset of then No. 1 Fairfield Prep. It got better. Magson hit two homers Wednesday, including a grand slam, and had eight RBI in 15-14 win against West Haven — picking up the pitching win in relief to boot. He continued his tear Friday, with another homer and five RBI in a 11-7 win over Guilford as Hamden won its third in a row to improve to 7-7. Magson has a 1.325 OPS (on-base average plus slugging percentage) in 2015 after hitting .118 last season.

Emily Schofield - Notre Dame-Fairfield softball
The junior’s three-run walk-off homer in the eighth gave the Lancers (12-3) an 8-5 win over New Milford. Monday, she had four hits and scored three times in a 10-3 win at Bethel and Saturday a home run in a 7-1 loss to Immaculate. Emily is a part of a Notre Dame offense that averages about 11 runs.