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Season's Greetings
We're going with green and red, in honor of the season, with evergreens and red bows and berries on wrought iron in downtown Putnam. Linda Lemmon photo.

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Preps
enjoy good
week
By Ron P. Coderre
Since dropping a heartbreaker in overtime to Notre Dame Prep, the Putnam Science Academy Mustangs have been playing with a vengeance.  The Tom Espinosa coached Scientists have racked up four more wins, raising their record to a glossy 8-1.
Marianapolis after a slow start has responded with a pair of victories, bringing their early season record to 2-1, while MPS II remained perfect a 3-0 with a victory over Masters.  Pomfret finally got its season off the ground, splitting a pair of games and Hyde-Woodstock raised its record to 4-1 with a win over St. Thomas More.
Scientists Enjoy Perfect Week
Putnam Science Academy picked up three wins this week as it battled its way to a pair of hard fought victories before enjoying a laugher.  The team opened with an unexpectedly difficult struggle in its 81-73 win over Hyde-Woodstock in a contest played on the road.
After jumping out to a 42-31 halftime lead PSA was outscored and outplayed in the second half but managed to hang on for the nine point win.  Hot shooting Anthony “Bull” Durham led a balanced PSA scoring attack with 27 points.  He was joined in double figures by Dalique Mingo (14), Jalen Terry (11) and Chaise Daniels (16).
Hyde was paced by Dexter Thompson’s game high spectacular 28-point performance.  Kenny Grant and Fedja Djurisic each contributed 12 points and Damon Gomez chipped in 12 for the Wolfpack.
The Mustangs then encountered St. Andrew’s in a game played in Barrington, R.I., and came home with a satisfying 94-86 victory against the always tough St. Andy’s.  Again it was “The Bull” Durham leading the way with an explosive 32-point shooting demonstration.  Durham also had eight rebounds in an all-around good performance.  Point guard Danny “Up tempo” Upchurch had a double-double with 14 points and 14 caroms, while Mingo tallied 14 markers.  Also in double digits were Kyle Menard 16 and Jordan Butler 12.
The team closed out the week with a 94-76 romp over Lincoln School.  Menard’s 17 points was tops for the Mustangs as they placed seven players in double figures, including 11 from Calveti Nyabingi.
Hyde-Woodstock bounced back from its loss to Putnam Science Academy with a convincing 74-59 win over St. Thomas More.  The Wolfpack led throughout and were paced by high-scoring Dexter Thompson’s 25 points.  E.J. Jordine had 10 points for Hyde, while Grant contributed 17 and Djurisic 15 for the winners.
Marianapolis Bounces Back
After losing 53-46 to Coastal Academy in the opener of the Hoop Mountain Tournament in Barrington, R.I., the Golden Knights of coach Andrew Vitale responded with a convincing 56-41 win over Mt. Zion of Maryland.  In a close first half, which saw the Knights go to the locker room ahead by three 27-24, the team opened up the offense in the second half to pull away for the win.  Eric D’Aguanno with 11 points and Bobby Ahearn with 14 were the Marianpolis leading scorers.
The Golden Knights continued their strong offensive showing with another convincing 64-38 victory over Master’s School.  D’Aguanno and Travis Descoteaux with 10 points apiece paced Marianapolis which also had six points, eight rebounds and four steals from Eric Long.
The Marianapolis II unit had an impressive 60-20 over Master’s.  Austin Miller (14) and Dylan Horn (11) were the top scorers with a boost from Paul Doherty and Ian Waldron who each tallied eight points.
Pomfret School, after dropping its opener last week, responded by beating Taft School 53-43.  The Griffins placed three players in double figures, Cam Winston (12), Isiah Henderson (10) and Jay Barry (14).

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Pomfret
opera group
gets arts
grant
POMFRET — Opera New England of Northeastern Connecticut, Inc. in Pomfret was awarded an Arts Catalyze Placemaking Grant from the State of Connecticut.
The total grant award is $23,375.00.  
The grant programs are funded by the state appropriation to The Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) and the Connecticut Office of the Arts (COA), and funds received by DECD/COA from the National Endowment for the Arts.
“It is so important for the growth of our young people and for our residents to be able to enjoy the talent that surrounds them,” said State Senator Tony Guglielmo (R-Stafford). “In an economy where money is scarce for extras – this grant will allow our children to continue enjoying this wonderful enrichment program.”
The grant awarded to the Opera New England of NE CT, Inc. falls into the category of Arts Leadership. The leadership category award requires partnerships, develops community engagement and positions the arts in a leadership role.
The Opera New England of Northeastern Connecticut, Inc. has been entertaining and teaching the communities children for decades.
40 schools in 26 towns, in northeastern Connecticut and nearby Massachusetts benefit from the Opera program. It is offered free of charge to local schoolchildren and spans grade levels from third to seventh. More than 150,000 schoolchildren (including public, parochial, private and home-schooled students) have participated in these programs through the years.
Productions are at the Hyde Cultural Center in Woodstock, which seats up to 1000. Recent programs have included jazz, folk, opera, ballet and musical theater. Popular children’s artists have been featured in recent seasons. Children’s performers have included: Steve Songs, Dan Zanes & Friends, The Russian-American Kids Circus, and the St. Petersburg Ballet from Russia in The Nutcracker, which featured 67 local children in the cast.

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Honored
DUDLEY --- Katie Larrabee, from Gloucester and a member of the class of 2015 at Nichols College in Dudleyhas been selected to serve on the school’s Executive Advisory Board. EAB members are representatives of the student body who implement changes to improve the quality of life on campus. Larrabee also serves as the school’s SGA Secretary.