by   posted 06/09/2008

by   posted 06/06/2008

by   posted 06/06/2008

The Weston HS boys lacrosse team defends its Class S State Title against New Fairfield at Brien-McMahon HS in Norwalk on Saturday, June 7 at 7:30 p.m.    Weston defeated Somers HS from northern CT, 10-3, in the state semi-finals game last night, June 5.

Weston's road to the state title is taking on storybook proportions.  It is a story of perseverance, emerging talent and a belief in the concept of TEAM.  The Trojans lost 12 seniors from last year's first championship team, many of whom were all-state players.  Several key players went down with season-ending injuries, including a top defenseman, middie and attackman.  And the former head coach quit on the doorstep of the season.  Abandoned players looked around the room and wondered how this could happen to them, and what they could do about it.

The rebuilding process commenced immediately.  A new coach was announced and 3 weeks later, the season started.  The players slowly adapted to a new system and teaching style.  Players who expected to be crowned successors to the throne were told that they had to compete for a position.  Players once relegated to the scrap heap in prior years were given a second chance.  And the known stars, previously expected to shoulder the burden of the new season anyway, now faced a task that made Atlas's job look easy.

The team struggled in its opening few games as its captains on attack and at the faceoff willed the team to a few early season wins.  But its flaws were quickly exploited by opponents as the team dropped to a record of 2-3 after the first five games.  It was the first time Weston had a losing record since 2004.  After 10 games, the team was 5-5 and stood at an inflexion point in the season.  The new coach, thrust into the spotlight and trying to learn names while at the same time assessing ability, shifted players in and out of all the positions seeming to try to find the combination that would turn the tide in Weston's favor.  The young defense, with only one returning starter who was coming off a broken wrist, a freshman long pole, and a converted midfielder, stood guard in front of a Junior goalie with no significant varsity experience.  The attack was anchored by the team's leading offensive player in school history, but the other spots were occupied by a sophomore dealing with a back injury, and a junior who had never played at the varsity level.  On the bench, a diminutive junior attackman wondered if he would ever get the chance to show his stuff under the pressure of game conditions where he knew he could change outcomes.  And the midfield had two players who would certainly contribute while another 10 had to prove themselves anew.  A cloud seemed to hang overhead as one of those top middies was felled with a broken wrist in the team's second game of the season.  He would not return until the season ended and the playoffs began.

Although luck seemed to abandon the team, and faith was questioned, effort never relented.  Win or lose, the team never gave up on itself and slowly it returned to its winning ways.  The final 6 games of the season were highlighted with 5 straight wins and an overtime loss against a highly regarded Daniel Hand team.  Along the way, the team jelled together and started to play excellent lacrosse punctuated by hustle and confidence.  The followers became the leaders.

The team is now in the crescendo of its season.  Fans are humming The Impossible Dream.  Entering the Class S tournament ranked 7th,  Weston crushed a rising 11th-ranked Old Saybrook team, 15-1.  Then Weston showed its grit against an undefeated and second-ranked Old Lyme team, 13-12, in OT, when the diminutive attackman reminded those bigger and faster to never underestimate an opponent.  And last night, the Trojans entered the walls of Danbury Stadium and unloaded its cargo of trained and honed men to defeat 4th-ranked Somers, 10-3.

Now, armored with confidence, talent and a sense of destiny, the Weston TEAM faces yet another undefeated opponent in the championship game to DEFEND Weston's state lacrosse title.

May the king live.

END

by   posted 06/05/2008


SPOTS REMAINING FOR GRADES 2-6:   3
SPOTS REMAINING FOR GRADES 7-8:   15

Sign up today for the camp and be eligible for a drawing to win autographed lacrosse balls signed by Duke University's starting attack unit.  The players are the all-time leading scorer in NCAA history, Matt Danowski, the all-time leading goal scorer, Zach Greer, and the Massachusetts all-time leading high school scorer, Max Quinzani!!

We have opened a second session in the afternoon to satisfy overwhelming demand for the Champs Camp.  The morning session is for grades 2-6 and the afternoon session is for grades 7-8.   Please go online to register (see link below).

The camp is located at Weston High School on June 18-20.  The school year ends June 17.  Playes will learn lacrosse under the direction of  WHS Varsity Head Coach, Brendan Carney, and 4 former Weston HS All-State and All-American players.  These players are Tom Montelli who now play at Duke, Jeff Ledwick (Colgate), Darren Scheufele (Middlebury) and  Gordie Zimmermann (Wheaton).  Players will be grouped by grade and skill level.  Also, Dave Fiorini, owner of sports performance training company, Fiofitness, will give demonstrations at the camp.  The camp is limited to a 10:1 player:coach ratio which allows for 50 players per session.  Please register now so that you don't miss out!

Duke, Colgate and Middlebury all made the NCAA tournament this year!!

Learn more about the camp by reading the information below and register soon at:

http://westonlax.com/Registration/Default.asp?snid=509573897&org=westonlax.com

The camp brochure can be downloaded by clicking here: 

http://files.leagueathletics.com/Text/Documents/1/16129.pdf

by   posted 06/03/2008

The Weston boys varsity lacrosse team stunned previously undefeated Old Lyme HS, 13-12, in overtime on Tuesday, June 3. Weston plays Somers HS at Danbury HS (neutral site) at 5 p.m. on Thursday, June 5 in the State Semi-Final round. Weston advances to the state semi-finals for the 3rd consecutive year.

 

Weston played an outstanding game from start to finish. Every player contributed to the win. Weston's Dylan Hannum and Jeff Ledwick dominated on faceoffs to help Weston control the game's momentum. Goals were scored by Rob Cordisco (4), Sean and Jeff Ledwick (3 each), Peter Smith (1), Nick Figliola (1) and Alex Scher (1).

 

Cordisco opened the scoring with 2 goals and then assisted on Sean Ledwick's first goal as Weston took an early 3-2 lead. Jeff Ledwick scored Weston's 4th goal and Cordisco added his third of the quarter to extend the lead to 5-3 at the end of one quarter. Sean Ledwick stole the OL goalie's clearing pass and dumped it into an open net, then Jeff Ledwick added his second of the day to increase the lead to 7-3 midway through the second quarter. Brother Sean sunk his third of the game shortly thereafter. OL climbed back into the contest with 2 extra-man goals and a fast break conversion to end the half with Weston leading, 8-6.

 

OL evened the score at 9-9 after three quarters. Weston's lone goal in the quarter came when Peter Smith took full advantage of his chance and dodged from out top then finished with a bounce shot to the goalie's right. OL took its first lead since scoring the opening goal of the game and went ahead 10-9 early in the fourth quarter. But Jeff Ledwick came around the left side of the goal after a perfect pass from Brian Rogers and sniped the upper corner to tie the game, 10-10. Nick Figliola scored his biggest (and prettiest) goal of his career when he drove righty from behind the goal, then curled and popped back to his left and fired a perfect lefty shot to regain the lead, 11-10. But OL was superb and they turned the heat up with another goal, only to be matched by Rob Cordisco's blast from the top right to give Weston the lead with 1:32 remaining. Weston turned the ball over in its own end and OL tied the game to force a sudden victory overtime period.

 

Weston won the OT faceoff on a great scoop by Tucker Drimal. Drimal and fellow sophomore standout, Will Miller, controlled the groundballs on the faceoffs all afternoon and played stellar defense on a very good OL offense. In the biggest faceoff of their high school experience, Ledwick pushed the ball out to Drimal who scooped it and advanced it over the midfield. Coach Brendan Carney called a timeout and set up an offensive play that finished with Rob Cordisco shooting just wide of the pipe. Brother Jeff took the ball inbounds on the left side and passed it to Brother Sean up top. Sean took three runs at the cage, dumping a brilliant pass to the elusive Alex Scher to the goalie's left. Alex caught it lefty, curled to the cage and placed a perfect bounce shot into the cage for the overtime win. The Weston benched emptied and mauled Scher after his winning goal.

 

The Weston defense played tough against one of the best attack unit's in the state. Josh Briskman was commanding in the cage with excellent saves and effective clearing passes. Rob Glascott played in his All-State form, Sam Crowell made several breakups and cleared the ball well, and Kip McMahon played well beyond his years under pressure from a crafty OL attack.

 

by   posted 05/30/2008

Dear 2008 Weston Lacrosse Parent:
We have created a newsletter to provide information about Weston lacrosse at the youth and high school level for boys and girls and to recognize those people who supported the Endowment in period ending June 30, 2007.  Please see the attached PDF file.  files.LeagueAthletics.com/Images/Club/1/2008 WLC Newsletter (2) (2).pdf

ENDOWMENT INCOME WILL FUND "THE BALL WALL"
The WLC Endowment Fund principal is well over $100,000 after its first year.  The first distribution from the fund of $3,000 will help pay for the Weston Lacrosse Ball Wall under construction at Weston High School.  The Club recognizes Brian McMahon, past WLC President, Mark Berkowitz, WHS Athletic Director, and Warren Cartmel, a local contractor, for their relentless effort to build the Ball Wall.  Warren Cartmel is volunteering to build the wall for our community to honor his brother, the late Frank Cartmel, who played lacrosse along with Warren at WHS in the 1980s.  The Ball Wall is an essential skill development tool for lacrosse players.

PARTICIPATION IN THE ENDOWMENT FUND DRIVE IS OUR #1 GOAL
Our goal is to have at least 100 Weston families participate in our Endowment fundraising drive.  Participation is our #1 goal.  We are asking you to please participate at an amount that is comfortable to you.  Every little bit helps us to deliver excellence to the kids who play Weston lacrosse.

Please make your check Payable to:  The Fairfield County Community Fund
Please write in the notes field:   WLC Endowment Fund
Please send your contribution to the new address:

Fairfield County Community Foundation                                             
383 Main Ave.                                                      
Norwalk, CT 06851-1543

If you would like to see the Endowment Brochure, then please click here:  westonlax.com/Page.asp

Lastly, if we need to update our records with your correct email address, then please send that to us at your convenience.   Please accept our sincerest appreciation for your support of Weston Lacrosse !

The Weston Lacrosse Club Board of Directors

by   posted 05/23/2008

The Weston HS Varsity Lacrosse Team lost 9 to 5 to Newtown in the SWC semifinals.  The Trojans held a 2 – 1 lead at the end of the first quarter but the Nighthawks shut Weston down  and took control of the game in the 2^nd and 3^rd periods leading 9 – 2 at the end of three.  Robbie Cordisco led the way for Weston with 2 goals.  Jeff and Sean Ledwick, and Brian Rodgers each added one.  Weston's record drops to 11-7.

Weston hosts the opening round of the State tournament on Saturday, May 31^st in Weston.  Game time will be announced later.

by   posted 05/22/2008

The Weston boys lacrosse team defeated Masuk, 12-6, yesterday in its first Southwest Conference tournament win ever to advance to the semi-finals today at Weston High School at 5 p.m.  Weston is hosting the conference tournament today and the other game between New Fairfield and New Milford will follow at 7 p.m.

Today's tournament features 4 teams that are ranked in the top 20 for all teams in the state of CT.  New Fairfield is 17-0 and ranked 3rd in the state, followed by Newtown which is 14-3 and ranked 10th.  New Milford and Weston are ranked 19th and 20th in the state with identical 11-6 records.

Weston has won 6 of its last 7 games capped by a convincing win over Masuk yesterday.  Masuk was ranked 3rd in the SWC tournament with a league record of 9-3 while Weston was ranked 6th in the tournament wth a league record of 8-4.

Weston's win over Masuk yesterday was sparked by Alex Scher who came off the bench early in the game to spark the offense with 2 goals and some excellent play-making.  He combined with the Ledwick brothers, Jeff (5g) and Sean (3g), for 10 of the team's 12 goals.  In addition, Rob Cordisco returned from a broken wrist that sidelined him on April 5 to score in his first game back.  Dylan Hannum, who had a solid 2^nd half at faceoff against one of the league’s premier X- men finished the scoring with a solo goal early in the 4^thquarter.  Adam Block and Jon Figliola also contributed assists to the Trojan offensive blitz.

Josh Briskman teamed up with solid defensive work to hold Masuk to 6 goals which was 5 goals lower than the Masul average of 11 goals per game.  As has been their practice lately, the Weston D shut down a tough opponent when it mattered most.  Goalie Josh Briskman, defensemen Robbie Glascott, Sam Crowell, and Kip McMahon, LSMs Doug Curtis and Tucker Drimal and SSDM Will Miller combined to hold Masuk to just 2 goals in the second half – the last in garbage time when the game was already out of reach.

In facing Newtown today, Weston looks to avenge a 12-8 loss suffered on May 1 at Newtown.

END

by   posted 05/17/2008

 The Weston Boys HS team lost to Daniel Hand of Madison Friday night in the rain in a double overtime thriller by a score of 11-10. Weston started out fast with 2 quick goals by Sean Ledwick ( 2g)  , the first off a beautiful feed from Morgan Faller ( 4g, 1a). Weston led 3-2 at the end of the first quarter and went into half tied at 5-5.  Hand took the lead early in the third quarter but Weston hung tough with a late goal by Faller to close the gap to 1 goal by the end of the 3^rd,  trailing 8-7. Hand scored quickly to open the fourth quarter to go up by 2 but Weston responded quickly with Dylan Hannum ( 1g) winning the ensuing face-off and dodged to the goal scoring off a bounce shot. Weston trailed10-8 midway through the fourth quarter until Robbie Glascott made a spectacular take away check and raced to the goal hitting Faller on the pipe who finished with a pretty underhand lefty shot to cut the lead to one.  With under 2 minutes left, Jeff Ledwick ( 3g, 1a) scored off a high bounce shot to tie the game and send it into OT. In the OT period, the Weston defense , which was stellar all nigh long, led by Glascott, Sam Crowell, Kip McMahon , Willie Miller and Tucker Drimal held Hand in check until the Tigers scored with 20 seconds left in the second OT off a fast break. Goalie Josh Briskman was spectacular in the fourth quarter and made some big time saves in OT to keep Weston alive.

 

Weston closes out the regular season with a 10-6 record and now take on Masuk this Tuesday night in Monroe at 7PM in the first round of the SWC play-offs.  
END

by   posted 05/16/2008

by   posted 05/15/2008

 Here are some interesting facts taken from a little analysis of the game scores posted for CT HS lacrosse on the Laxpower.com website:

Through 527 games as of May 14, 2008 --

STATE OF CT LAX STATISTICS

• The average HS game has a total of 17 goals per game
• The Winning team averages 12.4 goals per game
• The Losing team averages 4.6 goals per game
• The average margin of victory per game is 7.8 goals
• The Home Team averages 8.95 goals per game
• The Away team averages 8.15 goals per game
• The Home Field Advantage is worth 0.8 goals per game
• Teams that score under 5 goals in a  game have less than 1% chance of winning the game
• Teams that score 5 or 6 goals in a game have a 12% chance of winning the game
• Teams that score 7 goals in a game have a 25% chance of winning the game
• Teams that score 8 or 9 goals in a game have a 50% chance of winning the game
• Teams that score 10 or 11 goals in a game have a 75% chance of winning the game
• Teams that score more than 12 goals in a game have a 98% chance of winning the game
• The Home team wins 53% of the time
• Of all games played in CT this year:
  • 34% were blowouts (>10 goal margin)
  • 29% were convincing wins (5 to 9 goal margin)
  • 16% were close games (3 to 4 goal margin)
  • 8% were nip and tuck (2 goal margin)
  • 13% were nailbiters (1 goal margin)

WESTON LACROSSE STATISTICS

• When Weston plays, the Average a total of 17 goals per game (same as State)
• When Weston plays, the Winning team averages 12.3 goals per game (same as State)
• When Weston plays, the Losing team averages 4.9 goals per game (slightly more than State)
• When Weston plays, the average margin of victory per game is 9.1 goals (slightly higher than State)
• At Home, Weston averages 11 goals scored per game and 6.6 goals allowed per game
• Away, Weston averages 10.5 goals scored per game and 6.5 goals allowed per game
• The Home Field Advantage is worth 0.4 goals per game (slightly less than State)
• When Weston scores under 6 goals in a  game, it is 0-4 (similar to State)
• When Weston scores 8 to 11 goals in a game, it is 2-2 (less than State)
• When Weston scores 12 or more goals per game, it is 9-0 (same as State)
• When Weston plays, the Home team wins 50% of the time (less than State)
• Of all games played by Weston this year:
  • 31% were blowouts (>10 goal margin)
  • 31% were convincing wins (5 to 9 goal margin)
  • 19% were close games (3 to 4 goal margin)
  • 0% were nip and tuck (2 goal margin)
  • 19% were nailbiters (1 goal margin)
• Weston is 4-1 in blowout games
• Weston is 4-1 in convincing win games
• Weston is 1-2 in close games
• Weston is 1-2 in nailbiter games

END

by   posted 05/14/2008

by   posted 05/12/2008

       Weston extended its current winning streak to four games and its record to nine and five with a 12 to 5 victory over Pomperaug in Southbury Thursday night.  After a brief shaky start the Trojan defense led by goalie Josh Briskman and poles Robbie Glascott, Sam Crowell, Kip McMahon, and Doug Curtis  locked down and held Pomperaug to just 2 goals in the last 3 quarters to seal the win.  The tough Trojan D held Pomperaug to almost 4 goals less than their season average.
        As always the Weston offense was keyed by the their all-state co-captain Jeff Ledwick who scored four goals.  Senior Nick Figliola who has been on fire during this winning streak added 2 more.  Peter Smith opened the scoring and Morgan Faller,  Sean Ledwick,  Adam Block, Brian Rogers, and Devin Weintraub each added a goal in a very balanced attack.  Block contributed three outstanding assists as well, always unselfishly finding the open man.  
        Weston again dominated possession as  co-captain Dylan Hannum won 80% of his draws  at X ably assisted by the aggressive efforts of Tucker Drimal and Will Miller on the wings at face-off who seemed to get every ground ball.
        The Trojans next play on Tuesday, May 13th against Immaculate.  It is the last regular season home game for six Weston seniors:  Doug Curtis, Nick Figliola, Robbie Glascott, Dylan Hannum, Jeff Ledwick, and Matt McMahon who have been playing lacrosse and admirably representing Weston since they were in 3rd and 4th grade.  Please join their teammates, parents, and friends and celebrate with the Trojans on Senior Night next Tuesday at 6:20.

by   posted 05/07/2008

The Weston boys varsity lacrosse team defeated Notre Dame, 14-2, in Weston on May 6.  Weston improves its record to 8-5.  Weston's goals were scored by Jeff Ledwick , Nick Figliola, Alex Scher, Brian Rogers, Dylan Hannum, Morgan Faller and Peter Smith.  Josh Briskman made several saves.

Weston travels to Southbury to play Pomperaug HS on Thursday, May 8 and hosts Immaculate (Danbury) on Tuesday, May 11, in its final home game of the season.  Senior Night to honor members of the senior lacrosse class, is May 11.  Seniors Jeff Ledwick, Dylan Hannum, Matt McMahon, Doug Curtis, Nick Figliola and Robbie Glascott will be honored.  All of these senior boys got their start in Weston lacrosse with Ledwick and McMahon members of the very first Weston Lacrosse Club bantam team in 1999.  Please come to the final home game of the regular season to watch the team and honor the members of the senior class.

END

by   posted 05/06/2008

The Weston boys varsity lacrosse team defeated Bethel, 14-4, at Bethel on Monday, May 5.  With its 7th win this season, Weston qualifies for the State Class S tournament.  Weston is defending Class S champs.  Weston's record is 7-5.

Weston hosts Notre Dame (Fairfield) HS tonight, Tuesday, May 6 at 6:30p.

END

by   posted 05/02/2008

 The Weston High School boys varsity lacrosse team defeated Staple HS (Westport), 14-6, in Weston on Friday, May 2.  Weston improves to 6-5 while Westport drops to 5-6.  Weston shot out to a 7-0 midway through the first half before Staples scored twice to end the half, 7-2.  Weston increased the lead to 12-4 after 3 quarters and Staples traded 2 more goals with Weston in the 4th quarter.

Weston scorers were Jeff Ledwick (6), Adam Block (2), Morgan Faller (3), and one goal each from Sean Ledwick, Nick Figliola and Dylan Hannum.

by   posted 05/02/2008

The Weston High School boys varsity lacrosse team dropped to 5-5 on the season, recording its first loss to Newtown since 2004, losing 12-8 in Newtown on Thursday, May 1.  Weston hosts cross-border rival Staples HS on Friday, May 2 at 7:30 p.m.

Weston is 1-5 against teams with winning records and 4-0 against opponents with losing records.    Weston's victims have combined records of 15-32.   Weston has scored 93 and allowed 76 goals.  Staples has a similar winning profile as Weston.  Staples is 5-5 this season and it is 1-4 against teams with winning records and 4-0 against teams with losing records.  Staples victims have combined records of 12-38.  Staples has scored 79 goals and has allowed 77 goals this season.  Tonight's game appears to be evenly matched.

by   posted 04/25/2008

Weston improved its season record to 5-4 after defeating Stratford, 14-1, at Stratford on April 24.  Stratford is a first-year varsity program.  Its record is 0-7.  Weston travels to Bethel on Tuesday, April 29.  Bethel is 1-9 this season with its only win coming against Stratford.

Goals were scored by Jeff Ledwick, Sean Ledwick, Morgan Faller, Ben Miller, Alex Scher,  Peter Smith, Doug Curtis and Brian Rogers.  Josh Briskman and Alex Peyreigne allowed one goal.

END

by   posted 04/22/2008

 The Weston HS boys varsity lacrosse team lost to New Fairfield, 16-6, in Weston on Tuesday, April 22.  Weston drops to 4-4 on the season and New Fairfield advances to 7-0.

Now at the season's midpoint, Weston is 3 wins away from qualifying for the Class S state tournament.  Teams with a winning percentage above .400 qualify for post season play.  Weston's next 2 opponents, Stratford and Bethel, are both first-season programs with a combined record of 1-12.  Bethel's only win came against Stratford.  Weston then travels to play a much improved Newtown team before hosting Staples (Westport) on May 2.  Newtown is 7-1 and Staples is 3-5 this season.

END

by   posted 04/20/2008

Darren Scheufele, #36, Middlebury, with WHS players Jeff Ledwick and Mikey Scheufele

 Darren Scheufele, a first-year student at Middlebury College and a member of the Panther lacrosse team, meets up with Weston High School players, Jeff Ledwick, and Mikey Scheufele (brother) after Middlebury defeated Wesleyan, 11-8, at Wesleyan on April 19.  Middlebury is 11-1 on the season and is ranked 7th in the nation in Division III lacrosse.

by   posted 04/18/2008

 The Weston boys varsity lacrosse team defeated Hall High School (West Hartford), 13-7, at Hall on Friday, April 28.  Jeff Ledwick scored 7 goals, Sean Ledwick and Peter Smith had 2 goals each while Ben Miller and Morgan Faller had 1 goal each to account for Weston's scoring.  Josh Briskman had several saves in the cage for Weston.

Hall took a 5-2 lead at the end of the first quarter.  The Weston went on a roll, tying Hall 5-5 at the half time and extending the lead to 8-5 after 3 quarters.  Weston added 5 more to Hall's 2 goals to extend the final scoring gap to 6 goals, 13-7.  Jeff Ledwick has a team leading 26 goals in 6 games.

Weston's record improves to 4-3 on the season.  Weston hosts undefeated New Fairfield on Tuesday evening, April 22.

END

by   posted 04/18/2008

 Jeff Ledwick notched four goals, including the game winner in OT, to defeat Masuk, 9-8 on April 17.  Weston evens its record at 3-3 on the season and Masuk drops to 4-2.  Sean Ledwick (3g, 2a), Ben Miller and Nick Figliola rounded out Weston's scoring.  Josh Briskman was stellar in the goal with several point blank saves to keep Weston in the game, including a stuff of Masuk's top scorer with seconds remaining in regulation time.  

Masuk took a quick 2-0 lead and Weston battled back to a 5-2 lead after 1 quarter.  Masuk scored 4 straight goals until Ben Miller took an unsettled feed from Sean Ledwick and drilled a running bounce shot to even the score at 6-6 in the 3rd quarter.  Masuk and Weston exchanged goals then Jeff Ledwick went to work to net the finale for the Trojans.  Jeff Ledwick was double and triple teamed throughout the contest but still managed to net four goals.  He has a team-leading 19 goals through 6 games.  

Briskman engineered outstanding clearing passes for Weston, utilizing fine stick work from long poles Rob Glascott, Doug Curtis, Sam Crowell and Kip McMahon.  The junior goalie also fired several excellent passes upfield to the breaking middies and attackmen.  Several other Weston players contributed to the victory.

END

by   posted 04/16/2008

 The Weston HS boys varsity lacrosse team lost to Barlow, 6-5.  Weston drops to 2-3 on the season while Barlow advances to 3-1.  Weston opened the scoring with a goal by Morgan Faller.  Barlow tied it at 1-1 and the teams traded goals with Jeff Ledwick netting both goals for Weston.  Weston led 3-2 at the half.  Barlow scored 4 straight times in the 2nd half to take a 6-3 lead with 3 minutes remaining in the game.  Weston's Dylan Hannum raced untouched to the net after winning a faceoff and buried a bounce shot to narrow the gap, 6-4.  Jeff Ledwick notched his third goal of the game after a perfect draw and dish pass from brother, Sean Ledwick, to come within 1 goal, 6-5.  Weston had a scoring chance with 10 seconds remaining in the game, but the shot was caught by the Barlow goalie to close out the match.  Johs Briskman made several top saves for the Trojans.  Weston travels to Monroe to play Masuk HS on Thursday, April 17 at 4 p.m.

by   posted 04/12/2008

 The Weston HS Boys varsity lacrosse team beat Bunnell of Stratford, 17-1, on Thursday, April 10.  Weston evens its record at 2-2 for the season.  Bunnell is a first-year varsity program.  Weston hosts Joel Barlow HS on Tuesday, April 15 at 6:30p.

posted 04/08/2008

The Weston Boys Varsity Lacrosse team dropped two consecutive games, losing 10-6 to Brien-McMahon HS (Norwalk) on Saturday, April 6 and then losing 9-4 to New Milford HS on Tuesday, April 7.  Weston drops to 1-2 on the season.  The Trojans host Bunnell HS (Stratford) on Thursday, April 9 at 6:30p at the Varsity Turf Field.  

by   posted 04/03/2008

The defending State Champion Boys lacrosse team began their season with a gritty 10-6 win over the Bobcats of Brookfield. Weston drew first blood with senior midfielder Nick Figliola (1 g)  finding the back of the net off a feed from junior Sean Ledwick ( 2g, 2a). Brookfield answered back with 2 quick goals to take the momentum and a 2-1 lead. Senior Dylan Hannum won the ensuing face-off and beat the defenders to even the score. Hannum  did a great job at X all night against one of the top face-off specialists in the state. Weston went on to score 3 more unanswered goals with a terrific finishes from Sophomore sensations  Morgan Faller ( 1g) and Robbie Cordisco (1g) and closed out the half with a 5-2 lead.  Brookfield started the 3^rdquarter with two quick goals to make it 5-4 early in the third.  The teams traded goals and Weston led going into the 4^th quarter 7-5.  The Weston defense took over the game, shutting down the Bobcat offense for the first 11:40 of the  fourth quarter allowing Weston to pull away. Standout defensive performances were received  from junior Sam Crowell,  seniors Doug Curtis and Robbie Glascott ( just off the DL list) along with a solid performance from junior  Jon Figliola and  freshman Kip McMahon. Junior goalie Josh Briskman made his debut between the pipes and was another bright spot for the Trojans. Senior  attackman Jeff Ledwick had 2 goals in the fourth stanza and led all scorers with 4g, 2a.

by   posted 04/02/2008

Ben Fine, a first year at Harvard, and Tom Montelli, a first year at Duke, were quad-captains of the Weston High School State Champs in 2007. They faced each other in the Harvard-Duke game on March 25 in Durham, N.C. Duke won 10-3.