A look at Thursday's Connecticut boys cross country conference championships:
ECC
Griswold senior Tycen LaBelle ran the Norwich Golf Course in 15:28 to win his first individual conference championship. East Lyme junior Nico Cardello finished second in 15:55.2, while Fitch junior Connor Dube was third in 16:24.1.
Ledyard won the team championship with 57 points. Norwich Free Academy was second with 72 points, followed by Griswold with 86 and East Lyme with 92.
Senior Greyson Stephenson led Ledyard with a sixth-place finish overall in 16:57. He was joined in the top 10 by senior Raymond Grogan, who was 10th in 17:13.1. Sophomore Samuel Grogan followed in 11th in 17:14.6, and junior Hunter Lupo was 12th in 17:34.2. Sophomore Donovan Escalante rounded out the Colonels' top five, taking 18th overall in 18:07.4.
Team results (Top 10)
1. Ledyard, 57; 2. Norwich Free Academy, 72; 3. Griswold, 86; 4. East Lyme, 92; 5. Woodstock Academy, 160; 6. Fitch, 195; 7. Montville, 211; 8. Lyman Memorial, 214; 9. Waterford, 256; 10. Plainfield, 270.
Individual results (Top 25)
1. Tycen LaBelle, Griswold, 15:28.0; 2. Nico Cardello, East Lyme, 15:55.2; 3. Connor Dube, Fitch, 16:24.1; 4. Joey Papalia, East Lyme, 16:42.8; 5. Jack Dempsey, Norwich Free Academy, 16:45.9; 6. Greyson Stephenson, Ledyard, 16:57.0; 7. Cameron Sawyer, Norwich Free Academy, 16:58.1; 8. Sean Silva, Griswold, 17:03.1; 9. Boden Paul, Bacon Academy, 17:08.3; 10. Raymond Grogan, Ledyard, 17:13.1; 11. Samuel Grogan, Ledyard, 17:14.6; 12. Hunter Lupo, Ledyard, 17:34.2; 13. Elliot St George, Norwich Free Academy, 17:38.9; 14. Hisham Benjdid, East Lyme, 17:56.9; 15. Tilden Reinckens, Lyman Memorial, 17:58.9; 16. Landon Coit, Lyman Memorial, 18:04.5; 17. Grady Vreeland, Griswold, 18:07.2; 18. Donovan Escalante, Ledyard, 18:07.4; 19. Robert Walker, Plainfield, 18:11.3; 20. Benjamin May, Norwich Free Academy, 18:13.2; 21. Sam Greene, Woodstock Academy, 18:15.0; 22. Santiago Quiroz Torillo, Windham, 18:20.4; 23. London Krekeler, Fitch, 18:24.7; 24. Weston Suminski, Ledyard, 18:25.0; 25. Tyson Cooke, Griswold, 18:36.7.
Shoreline
Haddam-Killingworth senior Evan Berardino led another dominating effort by the Cougars, finishing first in 16:12.3 at Madison's Hammonasset Beach State Park. Teammates Wyatt Voegtli (16:18.8), Trey Downing (16:35.2) and Paul Birkmeyer (16:52.7) finished second, fourth and fifth, respectively. The only runner from another school in the top five was Old Saybrook senior Gordon Martino, who took third in 16:30.3.
H-K scored 24 points and won its second straight team championship, and 13th since 2009. RJ Ortega rounded out the Cougars' top five, finishing 14th overall in 17:28.1.
East Hampton was second with 45, and Old Saybrook was third with 109. For the Bellringers, Luke Garcia (seventh, 17:05), Brendan Kissane (eighth, 17:10.3) and Brett Gustavson (10th, 17:11.7) all finished in the overall top 10.
Team results
1. Haddam-Killingworth, 24; 2. East Hampton, 45; 3. Old Saybrook, 109; 4. Cromwell, 118; 5. Coginchaug, 122; 6. Hale-Ray, 172; 7. Lyme-Old Lyme, 174; 8. Portland, 187; 9. North Branford, 256.
Individual results (Top 25)
1. Evan Berardino, Haddam-Killingworth, 16:12.3; 2. Wyatt Voegtli, Haddam-Killingworth, 16:18.8; 3. Gordon Martino, Old Saybrook, 16:30.3; 4. Trey Downing, Haddam-Killingworth, 16:35.2; 5. Paul Birkmeyer, Haddam-Killingworth, 16:52.7; 6. Maxwell Paonessa, Lyme-Old Lyme, 16:58.9; 7. Luke Garcia, East Hampton, 17:05.0; 8. Brendan Kissane, East Hampton, 17:10.3; 9. Darren Haverkampf, Morgan, 17:11.6; 10. Brett Gustavson, East Hampton, 17:11.7; 11. Michael Bowker, Morgan, 17:16.1; 12. Jackson Moulthrope, East Hampton, 17:21.4; 13. Dolan Krasnitski, East Hampton, 17:23.5; 14. RJ Ortega, Haddam-Killingworth, 17:28.1; 15. Lee Barron, East Hampton, 17:35.7; 16. Cristian Guerrero, Cromwell, 17:38.8; 17. Ryan Langer, Hale-Ray, 17:40.4; 18. Colin Earley, Cromwell, 17:47.5; 19. James Overton, Coginchaug, 17:55.3; 20. Chase Lisac, Coginchaug, 17:59.9; 21. Miles Coppola, Lyme-Old Lyme, 18:22.6; 22. Maxwell Holmes, Old Saybrook, 18:28.3; 23. Quinn Spector, Haddam-Killingworth, 18:30.7; 24. Patrick Reilly, Portland, 18:38.4; 25. Fischer Norton, Haddam-Killingworth, 18:40.4.
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This article originally published at Thursday's boys cross country conference meets: LaBelle, Berardino claim individual titles.