The West Haven baseball team has been in a prolonged losing streak. Falling in nine consecutive contests, the Westies are 2-11 on the year.
West Haven dropped its fourth straight contest and fell to 2-6 on the year with a 13-1 home loss against Hamden in a game stopped after five innings due to the mercy rule.
Hamden took a 2-0 lead in the first inning and added eight more runs in the third for a 10-0 lead. The Green Dragons capped the scoring with three runs in the fifth inning.
West Haven was held to four hits in the game, two by Jose Padilla, and one apiece from Justin Wilson and Cam Lipford.
West Haven scored its only run in the bottom of the fourth inning as Wilson hit a two-out single, Lipford walked, and Wilson scored on an error.
The Westies lost their fifth straight game and fell to 2-7 with a 13-3 loss to Sheehan in a game stopped after five innings due to the mercy rule at Dunkin Donuts Park.
Padilla led the offense with two hits and a run scored. West Haven took a 2-0 lead in the first inning, but Sheehan scored four times in the second, once in the third, and closed the contest with eight more runs in the bottom of the fifth to end the game.
Hudson Axelrod and Xavier Molina opened the game with singles, before Wilson hit a two-out single to score Axelrod, and Lipford reached on an error to score Molina.
Trailing 5-2, the Westies got within two runs in the fifth inning as Padilla hit a two-out double and scored on a single by Colin Murray.
The Westies dropped their sixth straight contest and fell to 2-8 with a 16-4 loss to Branford in a game stopped after six innings due to the mercy rule.
Murray and Wilson led the offense with two hits apiece, with Murray and driving in a pair and Wilson knocking in one run. Molina scored twice in the loss.
Branford jumped out to a 4-0 lead with three runs in the third inning, before the Westies scored twice in the bottom of the third as Murray singled to score Axelrod, who had walked, and Wilson doubled to score Molina.
Trailing 7-2, West Haven added a pair of runs in the fifth inning. Molina led off with a walk, Padilla singled, Murray lofted a sacrifice fly to center to score Molina, and Lipford singled to score Padilla.
Branford put the game away with nine runs in the sixth inning.
West Haven lost its seventh straight contest and fell to 2-9 with a 13-5 home loss against Hand-Madison. The Westies twice had leads, 2-0 and 5-2, but the Tigers scored three runs in the sixth inning and six more runs in the seventh inning to pull out the victory.
Padilla led the offense with three hits, two runs batted in, and one run scored. Murray had two hits, drove in two runs, and scored once, while Molina had two hits and scored twice.
West Haven took a 2-0 lead in the first inning as Molina hit a one-out single, Padilla doubled, and Murray delivered both with a single.
The Westies then scored three runs in the third for a 5-2 lead. Axelrod and Molina opened the inning with singles and both scored on a triple to left by Padilla. Lipford’s single later in the inning scored Murray for a 5-2 advantage.
The rough stretch continued for West Haven in a 13-9 loss at North Haven. With the loss, they fell to 2-10.
Padilla led the offense with two hits, three runs batted in, and two runs scored. Lipford and Matt Pasacreta also added a pair of hits in the loss.
West Haven led 1-0 in the top of the first when Axelrod scored on a wild pitch, but the Nighthawks scored nine times in the bottom of the first for a 9-1 lead. The Westies then fought back with seven runs in the second inning to get within 9-8.
Kevin Jason and Pasacreta singled, and Rob Jackson walked to open the inning, before Axelrod singled to score Jason and Pasacreta. Molina singled to load the bases, Padilla singled to score Jackson and Axelrod, Molina scored on a wild pitch, Padilla scored on a ground out, and Lipford singled to score Murray to get the Westies within 9-8.
Padilla homered to left in the sixth to get West Haven within 12-9, but the Westies could not get closer.
West Haven dropped its ninth straight contest and fell to 2-11 with a 6-4 loss at East Haven. Padilla led West Haven with three hits, two runs batted in, and a run scored, while Kevin Jason and Rob Jackson each had a pair of hits.
The Westies took a 1-0 lead in the first inning when Padilla singled with two outs and scored on Murray’s double to center. Jackson doubled and scored on a single by Padilla in the fifth for a 2-1 lead.
When Molina singled to score Jackson, and Padilla singled to score Axelrod in the sixth, West Haven led 4-1 heading to the bottom of the sixth inning. East Haven then scored five times in the bottom of the sixth to stun the Westies.
The West Haven softball team has dropped five straight contests to fall to 4-8 on the year. West Haven saw its two-game winning streak snapped with a 9-0 home loss against Lyman Hall to fall to 4-4.
The Trojans took control of the game with five runs in the second inning, before adding one in the third and three more in the sixth inning.
West Haven was held to just one hit, a one-out single by Dianna Salce in the second inning. Gillian Wynus and London Ryan walked to lead off the fourth, but the Westies could not capitalize.
The Westies fell to 4-5 with a 12-9 loss at Lauralton Hall. West Haven had 14 hits despite losing its second straight game.
Maddy Kaczmarek led the offense with five hits and two runs batted in, while Abby Wynus had four hits, three runs scored, and two runs batted in. Isabel Abrego and Wynter Hailey each added a pair of hits in the loss.
West Haven scored four runs in the second inning to take a 4-1 lead, before Lauralton scored four runs in the second and five in the third for a 10-4 advantage.
In the second, Natalia Szostek walked with one out, Abrego doubled, and Hailey singled to score Szostek and Abrego. After Abby Wynus singled, Kaczmarek doubled to right to score Hailey and Abby Wynus.
Trailing 11-4 in the fifth, Ryan scored on an error. Abby Wynus scored on an error in the sixth, Hailey singled to score Abrego, and Abby Wynus hit a two-run homer in the seventh.
West Haven fell to 4-6 with an 8-0 loss at Hand-Madison as West Haven was no-hit in the loss. The Westies had limited scoring opportunities, including the second inning with walks to Szostek and Abrego, but West Haven could not score.
In the fifth, Juliana Crudo reached on an error, and Hailey walked, but both were left stranded.
West Haven’s losing streak reached four games in a 10-9 loss at Branford. Abby Wynus, Ryan, and Gillian Wynus each had a pair of hits in the loss as West Haven fell to 4-7.
The Westies led 2-0 in the top of the first, rallied to even the game at three in the second, and fell behind 8-3 in the third. West Haven scored twice in each of the fourth, fifth, and sixth innings, before Branford scored the winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning.
Gillian Wynus singled to score Abby Wynus in the first with Kaczmarek scoring on the same play, before Abby Wynus singled in Hailey to even the game in the second.
Trailing 8-3, Kaczmarek doubled to score Crudo and Hailey in the fourth, Szostek singled to score Ryan, and Katie Mondo hit a sacrifice fly to get West Haven within 8-7 in the fifth. Dianna Salce singled in a run and scored on a triple by Ryan in the sixth to even the game at nine.
West Haven lost its fifth straight contest with an 18-8 loss against North Haven. West Haven had just four hits in the loss as the Westies fell to 4-8 on the year.
Ryan, Gillian Wynus, Szostek, and Abrego had the West Haven hits, with Ryan driving in a pair. West Haven trailed early and never recovered as North Haven scored three times in each of the second, third, and fourth innings for a 9-0 advantage.
Looking to build a winning streak, the West Haven boys lacrosse team could not do so. The Westies fell to 1-3 with a 15-3 loss at Hamden.
James Olsen scored twice for the Westies, while Anthony DiMeglio also tallied in the loss.
West Haven dropped its second straight game and fell to 1-4 with a 17-5 loss at North Haven. A.J. Iannotti and Leo Mazuroski each scored twice and Olsen scored once in the loss.
The Westies fell to 1-5 with a 13-2 home loss against Branford. Iannotti and DiMeglio each scored once for the Westies.
West Haven saw its losing streak reach five games with a 14-8 home loss to Norwalk. Mazuroski, Iannotti, Olsen, DiMeglio and Dylan Ginsberg all scored for West Haven.
The West Haven girls lacrosse team fell to 0-6 with a 15-1 loss at Shelton. Kynadi Richardson scored the lone goal for the Westies.
West Haven fell to 0-7 with a 15-6 loss at Jonathan Law. Madden Evangeliste scored twice, while Charlotte Lebel, Isabel Millard, and Elena Cortes each scored once.
After a 15-1 loss to Stratford/Bunnell in which Evangeliste scored, the Westies fell to 0-9 with a 17-6 home loss against North Haven. Cortes and Kynadi Richardson each scored twice, while Elena Curtis and Millard each scored once.
West Haven fell to 0-10 with a 16-1 home loss against Hamden. Cortes scored for the Westies.
The West Haven boys tennis team lost its second straight match and fell to 3-7 on the year with a 7-0 defeat against Cheshire.
In singles play, Cheshire’s Mark Laskin topped Dhruva Garani 6-0, 6-0, Brayden Stratten defeated West Haven’s Adnan Dost 6-0, 6-3, Lekhan Nair won over West Haven’s Mirwais Ibtikar 6-2, 6-2, and Jason Liu won over West Haven’s Adam Chouiki 6-1, 6-1.
In doubles action, Enderson Samaniego Quezada and James Banegas-Molina fell 6-2, 6-0, Issac Morales and Lucio Lara-Gaytan fell 6-3, 6-2, and Edward Fagnani and Benjamin Proano lost 6-4, 10-9.
West Haven fell to 3-8 with a 5-2 loss at Jonathan Law. In singles play, top-seeded Garani won 1-6, 7-6 (7-5), 7-5, second-seeded Daniel Davis lost in the second slot 6-4, 4-6, 1-6, third-seeded Dost won 4-6, 6-4, 7-5, and fourth-seeded Ibtikar fell 4-6, 1-6.
In doubles play, Law’s top team defeated Chouiki and Proano 6-1, 6-0, West Haven’s second seed of Samaniego Quezada and Banegas-Molina fell 4-6, 0-6, and third-seeded Morales and Lara-Gaytan lost 2-6, 0-6.
The West Haven girls tennis team fell to 2-6 with a 4-3 loss at Branford. In singles action, Branford’s top seed, Tate Jones, defeated Lisa Hennessey 6-4, 6-3, Branford’s second seed, Hana Omerasic, topped Jocelyn Otero 6-3, 6-1, while West Haven’s third-seeded Isabella Arevalo defeated Lilian Gagliardi 6-1, 6-3.
In doubles play, Branford’s Julianne Henkel and Rebecca Kew topped Hailey Dargon and Diana Morales 6-3, 6-1. West Haven’s Martha Agustin and Mila Cruz topped Davina Obi and Emma McAdams 7-6, 6-4, and Caitlin Pinedo and Karen Solano-Hincapie won over Branford’s Lucia Romero and Addison Genovese 7-6, 7-6.
West Haven picked up its third team win of the season with a 4-3 home victory over Lyman Hall.
In singles play, Lyman Hall’s top seed, Grace D’Amico, defeated Hennessey 4-6, 6-1, 6-0, and second seed, Amy Scilia, topped Arevalo, 6-1, 6-0. Third-seeded Otero defeated Brooke Heidenis 7-6, 6-2, and fourth-seeded Angelina Torres defeated Grace Coruso 6-1, 6-1.
In doubles action, top-seeded Dargon and Morales defeated Mary Pires and Taylor Redford 6-1, 6-2. West Haven’s second seed of Agustin and Cruz defeated Ella Lonzi and Alexia Boucher 7-6, 6-4, while Lyman Hall’s third seed of Fiona Gormley and Priyal Shah topped Pinedo and Solano-Hincapie.
West Haven fell to 3-7 with a 4-3 loss at Hamden.
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