THOMPSON — Following the last two NASCAR Whelen All-American Series events at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, track officials have informed six race teams of penalties, which are effective immediately.
Sunoco Modified driver Todd Owen has been disqualified from his third-place finish in the August 4 feature event and suspended from the next two NASCAR events at Thompson Speedway, following laboratory results taken on tire samples from his car. Owen has also been fined $500 for the infraction.
In the SK Light Modifieds®, driver Bryan Narducci has been disqualified from his victory on Sunday, August 4, and suspended for the next two NASCAR events at Thompson Speedway. Narducci’s No. 01 was found with tires that did not clear laboratory testing after the August 4 event. He was also fined $500 for the infraction.
Driver Keith Caruso has been fined $500 for failing to relinquish illegal parts found on his car following his victory on July 28. The fine must be paid before Caruso can return to NASCAR competition at Thompson Speedway.
Limited Sportsman driver Ryan Waterman has been suspended for one NASCAR event following contact under yellow flag conditions during the August 4 race. He is also on probation for the remainder of the Whelen All-American Series season. 
Limited Sportsman driver Randy Waterman has been suspended for two NASCAR events at Thompson Speedway for contact under yellow flag conditions and off-track behavior. Randy Waterman is also on probation for the remaining of the NASCAR season.
Limited Sportsman driver Scott Sousa has been placed on probation for the remainder of the NASCAR season following off-track actions during the August 4 raceday.
Kyle Souza
Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park

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PUTNAM — The Quest Martial Arts of Putnam announced its May graduates:

2 Stripe Red
Gary Powell
Blue Belt
Kennedy Collier
Kai Frechette
Reagan Murphy
Jude Sargent

Blue Dragon  
Evan Ekman
Aaliyah Winsey
Blue-Black Belt
Emma Fournier

Blue-Green Belt
Larry Cote
Caitlyn Cote 
Mason Needham
Blue-White Belt
Tyler Parkin
Green Dragon
Landon Healey
Green-Red Belt
Kaden Dupuis

Orange Belt
Paul Azu
Madison Healey
Simon LePino
Kaeden Mayo
Nevaeh Youssef
Orange Tiger
Mahalia Winsey
Orange-Blue Belt
Seamus Segesdy
Lillian Webb
Yellow Belt
Samantha Mills
Lana Powell
Kingler Delacruz

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These are the kind of nights that Putnam Science Academy basketball coach Tom Espinosa really enjoys. Sure, he likes all the wins the school’s prep team has racked up over the years – including a national championship in 2018.
But having 22 kids, ranging in age from 6-14 years old, in the gym for a Drills and Skills clinic gives him a good feeling, too.
“The big thing for me,” Espinosa said, “is to have the kids from the community come in and give them something to do. Kids love playing basketball, we love coaching the kids. It’s a good night. The kids are playing, hopefully they’re learning some things from us. It’s a lot of fun.”
Espinosa and assistant coaches Josh Scraba and Kevin Donovan put the players — who came from Putnam, Thompson, Pomfret, Brooklyn, and Woodstock — through ball-handling and shooting drills (off-the-dribble and catch-and-shoot), while also having them work on free throws and shots from the elbow. There were also a handful of full-court scrimmages.
Matthew Therrien, 8, is a center/power forward. But, as the game has changed dramatically in the last five-to-10 years, he was especially looking forward to the dribbling and shooting drills, and not so much anything to do on the blocks.
“Kemba Walker is my favorite player,” the young Celtics fan said. “It was Kyrie (Irving), but now it’s Kemba. He can dribble and shoot. That’s what I want to work on.” 
Nick Devlin, 10, had been to one of PSA’s previous Drills and Skills clinics before and knew he wanted to come back again.
“I like basketball and playing with my friends,” he said. “It’s a chance to work on basketball and just get better. I feel like I’ve gotten better on my ball-handling. I feel like I’m pretty good at it, but we got to work on combinations of skills, like through the legs and then crossovers or behind the back and crossovers. And I feel like I definitely got better.”
Espinosa and his coaches are planning to host other Drills and Skills clinics, for both boys and girls, on Columbus Day (October 14) and Veterans Day (November 11).

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