NEWTOWN 3, PLAINVILLE 2 (State Open Cup): Newtown advanced to the State Open Cup semi-finals against World Class of Windsor, defending national champions, with a 3-2 overtime win over Plainville. The game went through two halves, two 15-minute overtimes, and penalty kicks before a winner could be decided. Stephanie Miles scored in regulation and Colleen Davis converted a penalty kick with less than a minute to go in the second overtime (after Erin McDonald was fouled in the box) to send the game to PKs. The semi-final against Windsor will be Sunday, May 21, at 2 pm, at St. Rose School.

BOYS U14 PREMIER

OAKWOOD 4, NEWTOWN 1 (State Open Cup): The Newtown Strikers competed in their first Spring Open Cup match against the former State Champion, Oakwood.  The Strikers small roster, due to injuries and conflicts, played into the Oakwood strengths as Newtown was forced to take players from key offensive positions and put them into the defensive mix.  Michael Vanasse was able to score for the Strikers but Oakwood netted two of there own in the first half. Ryan Taplin, Marcus Tracy and Chris Wolcott all provided tireless midfield minutes, but the Striker’s ball movement was countered by Oakwood’s superb passing and aggressive defense. Matthew McFadden’s and Mike Bonsignore’s defense was solid but the patient Oakwood rallied in the second half to net two more as they went on to win 4-1.

GIRLS U14 TRAVEL

SOUTH CENTRAL PREMIER 5, NIGHTMARE 1 (State Open Cup): Alex Helfer scored the lone goal as Newtown was defeated in the State Open Cup quarter-finals. Kelly Collier and April Scheuerell had strong midfield performances.

BOYS U13 TRAVEL

UNITED 1, SIMSBURY 0 (State Cup): Luke Magill scored with four minutes left to play to lift the United to the victory and lead them into the third round of the State Cup tournament. Adam Drummond made several fine saves in goal.

GIRLS U13 TRAVEL

DANBURY 2, KNOCKOUTS 0: The Knockouts just missed on several breakaway attempts and were nipped by Danbury in a close game. Amy Doyle had a strong first half, shutting out Danbury, while Kelly Corrigan, Stacy Shpunt, Kate Stickles and Quincey Blanchard played excellent defense throughout the game.

KNOCKOUTS 5, FAIRFIELD 0 (State Cup): Ashley Larocque scored three goals while Kristen Davis and Caitlin Kuhn added solo scored to lead the Knockouts to the State Cup win. Katie O’Connor was solid in the goal, turning away numerous shots, while Tara Ryan, Emma Mueller and Megan Regnery anchored the defense.

WATERTOWN U14 3, KNOCKOUTS 2: The Knockouts had to rally from a 3-0 deficit, but fell shot. Caitlin Kuhn and Katilyn Fenton each scored a goal while Caitlin Weber, Amanda Shevlin and Karoline Engel controlled the midfield play. Amy Doyle played well in goal, shutting Watertown out in the second half.

GIRLS U12 TRAVEL

ROCKETS 4, NEW CANAAN 0 (State Cup): The Rockets began the game with several shots on goal and many close calls. The game was delayed ten minutes due to a sudden downpour. Once the Rockets resumed play they were on fire. New Canaan’s defense was strong but the Rockets broke through with two goals scored by Mary Anders. The Rockets dominated play throughout the second half. Tara Gaston had a great game in the midfield, and shared goal-tending duties with Tori Thomas. Alex Konneker had one goal.Casey Frobey powered the defense and also put in another goal to secure the victory. Jilian Tanner, Erin Clark, Emily Fields and Megan Rawson never let up on defense.

ROCKETS 12, WOLCOTT 2: Casey Frobey, Alex Konneker and Tori Thomas shared the goal keeping for the win. Tara Gaston set the offensive pace with two fast and hard opening goals, and then later completed a hat trick. Maria Cinquegrana scored two goals. Mary Anders, Vicky Cardoso, Casey Frobey, Caitlin Hansen, Mary Grace Ober, Kayla Mesko and Jilian Tanner all had one goal apiece. The Rockets’ defense was held strong by Erin Clark, Christie Zingoni, Magan Rawson and Emily Fields.

GIRLS U11 TRAVEL

NITROS 6, NEW MILFORD U12 0: Sarah Gutbrod had a strong performance in goal to secure the shut-out, while Rachel Eastman and Darcy Fiscella fought tenaciously in the offensive attack.  Kristi Nowak and Kyla Miles each scored a pair of goals.  Maggie DeMarco and Nicole Sieber added one more apiece.  Assists came from Lindsay Weber as well as DeMarco and Sieber.

MONROE 3, NITROS 2 (State Cup): Despite a strong effort and second half comeback, the Nitros couldn’t quite finish the job in Monroe.  Sarah Gutbrod had the tough job in goal while scoring came from Maggie DeMarco and Nicole Sieber, who also provided an assist.  Lindsay Weber supported the offense with another assist.  Tyler Nicoll fought hard in the midfield.

NITROS 6, BROOKFIELD 3: Many players contributed to the win in this rather physical game.  Kristi Nowak helped out in goal and made several nice saves.  Darcy Fiscella gave her all on defense to hold off Brookfield’s kick and run tactic. Offensively, several players contributed; Sara Peters made a strong effort up front, while Kyla Miles joined in with a pair of goals.  One goal apiece came from Tyler Nicoll, Maggie DeMarco, Nicole Sieber (on a p.k.), and Lindsay Weber.  Some well placed assists were provided by Sieber, Rachel Eastman and Miles.

BOYS U11 TRAVEL

SHELTON 3, RAGE 1: Newtown faced Shelton, one of the top U11 teams in the state, in a State Cup game. Shelton scored two goals in the first half, taking what appeared to be a comfortable lead. The Rage picked up their intensity in the second half, and broke through for a goal on a strong effort by Michael Klein. Newtown began controlling the game, and had several near misses that would have created a tie, including a hard shot from Ryan McGrath that was wide by inches. With the Rage pressing for a tie, Shelton was able to break away for the third goal. All in all, an outstanding effort by Newtown, led by Jack Quinn and Nick Sando on offense, Aron Fay at midfield and Michael Kennedy on defense. Brian Conroy and Stephen Marks shared goaltending duties and both played well.

RAGE 5, TORRINGTON 0: The Rage rebounded from their only loss of the season with a solid performance. Although the field was muddy, the Rage was too fast and skilled for their northern neighbors. Justin Durelli played an outstanding game at fullback, and Bill McCann and Chris Nuelle were strong at multiple positions. The balanced scoring included goals by Nick Sando, Ross MacLeod, Michael Murphy, Jack Quinn and Michael Klein.

BOYS U10 TRAVEL

VIPERS 6, AFTERSHOCK 0: The match-up between the two Newtown U-10 boys’ soccer teams proved to be a battle between friends, classmates and neighbors that neither team was looking forward too. The Aftershock and the Vipers both are competing in the Northwest District Division I league.  Drew Taylor and Kevin Troy provided the Vipers with strong efforts in midfield throughout the match. Max Hoagland had a hat-trick with three goals with Nick Kallivrousis, Jason Smith and Paul Andras each adding one to the Viper tally of six. Superb second-half goaltending by Alex Bowen, helped the Vipers shutdown the Aftershock’s attack. Northwest District Division I

VIPERS 2, NEW FAIRFIELD 0: The Vipers faced New Fairfield and the with both previous matches having been very competitive the Vipers knew that it was going to take a strong team effort for them to maintain their undefeated record and a team effort was what the Vipers provided.  New Fairfield attacked quickly and aggressively with long crossing balls, across the field, that challenged the Viper outside midfielders, Nick Kallivrousis, Kevin Troy, and Tony Gallucci.  The Newtown “middies” all countered the New Fairfield attack with confident ball movement of their own. Justin Miller pushed through the defense and after his shot was bobbled by the opposing goalie, he followed his shot and kneed the Vipers first goal into the net.  A 1-0 half ended with both teams looking towards their goalies for strength and Viper Danny Smith proved to be just what Newtown needed.  Miller netted a second ball for the Vipers, midway through the half, only to have New Fairfield counter with even a more feverish attack. The defense of Jason Smith, Chris Meier and Paul Andras held fast but New Fairfield was awarded two penalty kicks late in the match, that they could not capitalize on and the Vipers went on to a 2-0 win.

AFTERSHOCK 3, WOLCOTT 0: Ehtna Canfield headed in a corner kick from Colin Babbage to start the scoring and Nick Ross and Chris Schreiber followed to lead the Aftershock to a win over Wolcott on Mother’s Day. Jimmy Gaston and the Martin twins, Brendan and Connor, kept the offensive pressure up all game as the defense consistently frustrated the Wolcott offense.

GIRLS C/D DIVISION

STRIKERS 4, DYNAMITE 0: Amanda Hadgraft, Elizabeth LaPerch and Maggie Boushell all scored for the Strikers while the Dynamite was led by Sophie Cerreta, Elaine McCafferty and Jackie Gutbrod.

STRIKERS 5, NIGHTMARE 0: Allison Kurk scored a pair of goals while Alicia Kelp scored another and Diana Bowen played well at halfback. The Nightmare had a great game with strong play from goalie Alyssa Scalea, Melanie Backard and Alexandra Doriger.

STRIKERS 4, STARS 2: Maggie Boushell played well on offense, Julia Lysaght had a strong defensive game, and Jessica Nicolosi played well in goal for the Strikers. For the Stars, Caitlin Williams and Elizabeth (Biz) Bowen both scored and Becky Huot had a good game in the midfield.

GIRLS E DIVISION

TIMBERWOLVES 2, TIGERS 1: Jennifer Iassogna and Jackie Schulz scored goals to lead the T-Wolves to the win. Jennifer Brewer led the defense while Jessica Neufeld handled the ball well. For the Tigers, Andrea Minor scored the goal on an assist from Megan Anderson. Kelly McPhee made some great saves in goal while Carolyn Gingriss was excellent on D.

TIMBERWOLVES 3, DRAGONS 1: Jackie Schulz scored two goals and Sarah Greenfield added one to lift the T-Wolves to the win. Jennifer Brewer and Chelsea Liker had great games. For the Dragons, Heather Young scored the goal as Meghan Barbour (all-around) and Casey Day (defense) had fine games.

DOLPHINS 5, UNICORNS 0: Danielle Norris scored three goals while Paige Woodhouse and Ashley Soucar scored one each to lead the Dolphins. The Unicorns got strong offensive performances from Kathie Green and Taylor Smith, with Hanna Bausch-Gould and Kristi Hydock leading the defense.

TORNADOES 0, TIMBERWOLVES 0: Jillian Spies and Denise Branecky anchored the defense for the Tornadoes while Rebecca Carrafiello and Molly Day led the offensive attack. For the T-Wolves, Michelle Davis and Haley Keane were strong on defense as Caleigh Boyle and Molly Nostrand powered the offense.

FIREFLIES 2, KILLER BEES 1: Gabby Nastri scored two goals with an assist by Rebecca Reid to lead the ‘Flies to the win. Rachel Nicolosi played well at Strikers. For the Bees, Sydney Russell scored while Nicole Aberico and Sammie Carlisle had fine games.

BOYS E DIVISION

SCORPIONS 3, FLASH 2: Justin Carotti scored a pair of goals and Ryan Hudock added one to lift the Scorpions in a close game. Zachary Gaberel and Will Paskey led the defense. For the Flash, Kurt Nacewicz scored two goals with offensive support from Andrew Rothenberg. Alex Buethe and Thaddeus Adams played well on D.

DOGNABBERS 6, PYTHONS 1: Michael Kearns had three goals and Daniel Quinn, Mickey Fay and Conor McManus had one goal each to power the ‘Nabbers to the win. For the Pythons, Dan Bunger scored and played well in goal. George Collins, Kyle Huezinger and Kyle Kearney all had good games.

BOYS F DIVISION

RAPTORS 1, WILDCATS 1: Jeff Dinicola of the Raptors and Brian Reszoly of the Wildcats scored the lone goals in a 1-1 tie. For the Raptors, Brandon Ching and Timmy Arnone anchored the defense as Kyle Desrochers was solid at center midfield. For the ‘Cats, Kyle Moore and Steven Gardner played well.

SCORPIONS 4, TORNADOES 3: Tyler Edwards scored four goals on assists from Ethan Carotti to lead the Scorpions to the win. Mikey Tobin provided a lot of offensive support as Steven Jaroszewski led the defense. For the Tornadoes, George Zaruba scored a pair of goals and Marc Reyes added one in the final minutes. Richard Andreotta played very well on defense.

SENSATION 6, ROADRUNNERS 3: Brian Murphy scored three goals, Connor Collier scored two and Ryan Cahalane added one to lift the Sensation to the win. Herlof Sorensen had a solid game on D. For the ‘Runners, Thomas Murphy scored two goals and Drew Woods scored a goal with the assistance of Michael Notaro and Kevin Leibold. Ian Mason played a terrific game in goal.

GIRLS F DIVISION

HURRICANES 0, UNICORNS 0: The Hurricanes and Unicorns played a strong defensive game, finishing in a scoreless game.  For the Hurricanes, Genevieve Bleidner, Rebecca Jaroszewski and Riley Stauffer played strong defensively.  Jessica Tonucci and Taylor Smith played a strong defensive game for the Unicorns. Kara Brown and Samantha Cinnan played well offensively.