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WOLCOTT TECH PRESS RELEASE

April 4, 2012

WOLCOTT TECH vs. KOLBE CATHEDRAL HS VARSITY BOYS VOLLEYBALL

Site: Wolcott Tech HS

Final Score 3-0

Winner: Wolcott Tech HS

Game Scores; 25-16, 25-12, 25-12

The Wolcott Tech Boy’s Volleyball Team opened their season with a victory over Kolbe Cathedral from Bridgeport. Kolbe Cathedral brought a very defensive game, but the Wildcats answered back with their offense.

 Setter Dennis Waibel had 31 assists, 2 kills, 2 aces, 9 digs; Middle Hitter Tyler Kackowski had 7 aces, 14 kills; Outside Hitter Justin Tharau had 11 kills, 9 digs; Outside Hitter Steve Oakes had 10 kills, 3 aces; Jack Farrington 1 kill, 7 digs; Nick Baldwin had 7 kills, 3 digs; Luke Pepper had 4 digs: and Harkin Foster had 1 ace and 3 digs.

 Kolbe was led by Jeremy Ortiz with 15 digs, 11 kills, 6 blocks; Barrington Erskine had 7 digs, 4 kills, 6 blocks and Juan Torres had 10 assists..

 The Wolcott Tech coaching staff were pleased that the team was able to earn a victory on the opening game. The team has been practicing very diligently and keeping the focus on the game and the team. They ran a very aggressive offense and worked hard on defense. Great teamwork was played by everyone on the court, helping to take up the slack from our senior libero, Francesco Chiaravalloti who was out due to sickness. The entire team picked up their game and contributed to the victory.

 Wolcott Tech’s record goes to 1-0 and Kolbe goes to 0-1.

 The Wolcott Tech Wildcats play Bloomfield HS on Thursday, April 5, 2012 with a 4:00 jv start, followed by varsity.

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April 5, 2012

WOLCOTT TECH vs. BLOOMFIELD HS VARSITY BOYS VOLLEYBALL

Site: Wolcott Tech HS

Final Score 3-0

Winner: Wolcott Tech HS

Game Scores; 25-12, 25-20, 25-16

The Wolcott Tech Boy’s Volleyball Team finished its first week of the season with a record of 2-0 after defeating Bloomfield HS in front of a crowd filled with Wolcott Tech Volleyball Alumni and fans.

 Setter Dennis Waibel had 24 assists, 4 aces, 6 digs; Middle Hitter Tyler Kackowski had 4 aces, 6 kills; Outside Hitter Justin Tharau had 10 kills, 9 digs, 1 ace; Outside Hitter Steve Oakes had 9 kills, 3 aces; Jack Farrington 5 kills, 8 digs; Outside Hitter Nick Baldwin had 3 kills, 3 digs; Defensive Specialist Luke Pepper had 3 digs: and Harkin Foster had 4 digs.

 The Wolcott Tech Wildcat’s played a great defensive game vs Bloomfield High School who kept the scores close many times during the entire match. The Wildcat’s remained focused and brought their offensive game to the court, resulting in the victory. Their communication skills are developing and are a work in progress with every practice and game. The coaching staff wishes the entire Wolcott Tech Volleyball Family a restful holiday and spring break.

 Wolcott Tech’s record goes to 2-0 and Bloomfield goes to 0-2.

 The Wolcott Tech Wildcats plays Oxford HS on Tuesday, April 17, 2012 with a 4:00 jv start, followed by varsity at the Wolcott Tech Gym.

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 April 17, 2012

WOLCOTT TECH vs. OXFORD HS VARSITY BOYS VOLLEYBALL

Site: Wolcott Tech HS

Final Score 3-1

Winner: Oxford HS

Game Scores: 25-22, 15-25, 23-25, 20-25

 The Wolcott Tech Boy’s Volleyball Team fought a hard battle against a strong offensive hitting team of Oxford High School.

 Setter Dennis Waibel had 34 assists, 4 aces, 13 digs; Outside Hitter Justin Tharau had 19 kills, 14 digs, 2 aces; Outside Hitter Steve Oakes had 12 kills, 5 aces, 9 digs; Middle Hitter Tyler Kackowski had 11 kills, 2 aces, 17 digs; Outside Hitter Jack Farrington 5 kills, 3 blocks, 6 digs; Outside Hitter Nick Baldwin had 4 kills, 9 digs; Defensive Specialist Luke Pepper had 4 digs: and Harkin Foster had 1 ace.

 Oxford High School had Bobby Costigan had 37 kills, 7 blocks; Pat Cragen had 48 assists, 17 digs; Nick Greenhouse with 20 digs.

 The Wolcott Tech Wildcats brought a great game to the court tonight, working their best to counterattack a hard hitting Bobby Costigan of Oxford High School. When the team found a rhythm and began to communicate on the court, they ran a great offensive and defensive system. Throughout the entire match, the varsity squad never gave up and fought to the very end.

 Wolcott Tech’s record goes to 2-1 and Oxford goes to 5-1.

 The Wolcott Tech Wildcats plays Norwich Free Academy on Wednesday, April 18, 2012 with a 4:30 jv start, followed by varsity at the NFA gym.

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April 20, 2012

WOLCOTT TECH vs. KOLBE CATHEDRAL HS VARSITY BOYS VOLLEYBALL

Site: Kolbe Cathedral HS

Final Score 3-0

Winner: Wolcott Tech

Game Scores: 25-16, 25-17, 25-12

The Wolcott Tech Boy’s Volleyball Team ended it’s week with a win over Kolbe Cathedral.

 Setter Dennis Waibel had 39 assists, 1 ace, 12 digs; Outside Hitter Justin Tharau had 20 kills, 12 digs, 2 aces; Outside Hitter Steve Oakes had 12 kills, 2 aces, 9 digs; Middle Hitter Tyler Kackowski had 7 kills, 10 digs, 2 blocks; Outside Hitter Jack Farrington 3 kills, 2 blocks, 7 digs; Outside Hitter Nick Baldwin had 2 kills, 9 digs, 3 aces; Libero Francesco Chiaravalloti had 1 ace, 8 digs and Defensive Specialist Luke Pepper had 3 digs.

 There were no stats available for Kolbe.

 The Wolcott Tech Wildcats brought a great offensive game to the court tonight. Kolbe answered back with a very strong defensive system that brought the ball back on our side of the court very often. The Wildcats were able to run a “scrappy” defense and refused to let the ball hit the floor. The Wildcats ran many successful plays at the net and continue to improve after every game and practice. Continual improvement on communication and serving will be the keys to success for the rest of the season and the team is committed to meet these goals.

 Wolcott Tech’s record goes to 4-1 and Kolbe goes to 0-6.

 The Wolcott Tech Wildcats plays Farmington on Monday, April 23, 2012 with a 5:00 jv start followed by varsity.

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 April 23, 2012

WOLCOTT TECH vs. FARMINGTON HS VARSITY BOYS VOLLEYBALL

Site: Farmington HS

Final Score 3-1

Winner: Farmington HS

Game Scores: 19-25, 28-26, 17-25, 18-25

The Wolcott Tech Boy’s Volleyball Team brought a very physical game to the court and fell short with a loss to Farmington HS.

 Setter Dennis Waibel had 36 assists, 3 aces, 17 digs; Outside Hitter Justin Tharau had 15 kills, 22 digs, 2 assists; Outside Hitter Steve Oakes had 15 kills, 2 aces, 12 digs; Middle Hitter Tyler Kackowski had 9 kills, 4 blocks, 12 digs, ; Outside Hitter Jack Farrington 3 kills, 12 digs; Outside Hitter Nick Baldwin had 12 digs: Libero Francesco Chiaravalloti had 2 aces, 10 digs and Defensive Specialist Luke Pepper had 2 digs.

 Farmington had Bradley Druzinski with 13 kills.

 The Wolcott Tech Wildcats brought a great physical game and left everything on the court. They fought and played amazing defense against a hard hitting Farmington Squad. The team learned a lot about themselves as a group, and battled back from some deficits on the court. The team spoke up when needed every single varsity player worked as hard as they could. Their coaches are very proud of their efforts and couldn’t ask for much more from them tonight given the situation we were in as a team. We are looking forward to working together in practice tomorrow, and we truly are thankful for what we have. We are not a team, we are family.

 Wolcott Tech’s record goes to 4-2 and Farmington goes to 3-1.

 The Wolcott Tech Wildcats plays Simsbury on Wednesday, April 25, 2012 with a 4:00 jv start followed by varsity.

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April 26, 2012

WOLCOTT TECH vs. SIMSBURY HS VARSITY BOYS VOLLEYBALL

Site: Wolcott Tech HS

Final Score 3-2

Winner: Simsbury HS

Game Scores: 23-25, 25-16, 25-16, 18-25, 13-15

The Wolcott Tech Boy’s Volleyball Team fought a hard battle against a very tough Simsbury High School at the Wolcott Tech Gym.

 Setter Dennis Waibel had 47 assists, 3 aces, 17 digs; Outside Hitter Steve Oakes had 19 kills, 17 digs; Middle Hitter Tyler Kackowski had 22 kills, 4 aces, 22 digs, ; Outside Hitter Jack Farrington 2 aces, 1 assist, 2 kills, 4 digs; Outside Hitter Nick Baldwin had 12 kills, 1 assist, 2 blocks, 19 digs: Libero Francesco Chiaravalloti had 1 assist, 11 digs; Trevor Brown had 2 kills, 4 digs and Defensive Specialist Luke Pepper had 3 digs.

 The Wolcott Tech Wildcats have fought through a very tough week of games and personal loss. However, they remain united as a team and are focused on what is really important, friends and family. Their offensive stats show how great of a team they are, and we will focus more on defense during practices. We are looking at a new lineup that will really reinforce our offense and tighten up our defense.

 Trevor Brown stepped up to replace injured player Justin Tharau with a back injury. Luke Pepper also stepped up some great defensive plays and serving.

Dennis ran a great offense, Nick, Jack, Steve, Tyler, Trevor put some great kills on the books, while Luke, Francesco added great defense.

The coaching staff is very proud of the entire varsity team for their efforts on and off the court this week. They have shown their love of the game and of their families. We leave this week very proud of every member of this team and we are looking forward to practice and the new rotations. Our thoughts go out to the Bard family and we express our condolences on their loss.

 Wolcott Tech’s record goes to 4-3 and Simsbury goes to 5-1.

The Wolcott Tech Wildcats plays Lewis Mills on Monday, April 30, 2012 with a 4:00 jv start followed by varsity.

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April 30, 2012

WOLCOTT TECH vs. LEWIS MILLS HS VARSITY BOYS VOLLEYBALL

Site: Lewis Mills HS

Final Score 3-0

Winner: Lewis Mills HS

Game Scores: 16-25, 23-25, 22-25

The Wolcott Tech Boy’s Volleyball Team returned to the court after four days off due to the loss of a friend of our team, and loss to Lewis Mills High School.

 Setter Dennis Waibel had 30 assists, 17 digs; Outside Hitter Justin Tharau had 19 kills, 16 digs; Outside Hitter Steve Oakes had 11 kills, 3 aces, 7 digs; Middle Hitter Tyler Kackowski had 9 kills, 1 block, 12 digs; Outside Hitter Jack Farrington 1 kill, 1 block, 7 digs; Outside Hitter Nick Baldwin had 3 kills, 2 blocks, 8 digs; and Francesco Chiaravolloti had 5 digs.

 In spite of the loss, there are many good things that the team needs to take away from the game. Tyler Kackowski and Francesco Chiaravolloti improved their defense and came up with some great saves by hitting the floor. Nick Baldwin was able to work thru a slow passing game in set number one and was able to recover with great passing and court presence in sets two and three, and delivered some big blocks during the game.

 Jack Farrington was able to deliver some great strong side hits when he normally plays on the weak side of the net and also gave some great defensive plays as well. Steve Oakes and Justin Tharau brought their best power hits of the season, while Dennis Waibel brought a smart offense after working with some passes that were less than desirable, but was able to put the ball into the hitter’s hands.

 Wolcott Tech’s record goes to 4-4 and Lewis Mills goes to 5-3.

 The Wolcott Tech Wildcats plays Norwich Free Academy on Wednesday, May 2, 2012 with a 4:30 jv start, followed by varsity at the Wolcott Tech Gym.

WOLCOTT TECH PRESS RELEASE

May 3, 2012

WOLCOTT TECH vs. NORWICH FREE ACADEMY VARSITY BOYS VOLLEYBALL

Site: Wolcott Tech HS

Final Score 3-0

Winner: Wolcott Tech HS

Game Scores: 25-4, 25-13, 25-13

The Wolcott Tech Boy’s Volleyball Team has settled into their new offensive line-up with a victory over NFA at the Wolcott Tech Gym.

 Setter Dennis Waibel had 37 assists, 3 aces, 12 digs; Outside Hitter Justin Tharau had 17 kills, 7 digs, 1 ace; Outside Hitter Steve Oakes had 9 kills, 1 ace, 7 digs; Middle Hitter Tyler Kackowski had 13 kills, 1 block, 5 digs; Outside Hitter Jack Farrington 5 kills, 7 digs; Outside Hitter Nick Baldwin had 2 kills, 5 digs, 1 ace; Libero Francesco Chiaravalloti had 1 ace, 5 digs; Defensive Specialist Luke Pepper had 3 digs2 kills; Harkin Foster 1 kill; Josh Gangloff had 2 digs; Trevor Brown had 2 digs and Brandon Murphy had 2 digs.

 There were no stats available for NFA at the time of the press release.

 The Wolcott Tech Wildcats rallied back after the Lewis Mills game after two days of a new practice routine to earn the victory over NFA. The team kept their court focus to execute the best offense of the season.

 Hitters Steve Oakes, Tyler Kackowski, Justin Tharau, Jack Farrington, Nick Baldwin all came out with powerful swings at the net. Their confidence in hitting will help them as the season progresses. Dennis Waibel ran a smart offense to keep the NFA defense on their toes.

 The defensive work by the Wolcott Tech Wildcats was also the best of the year, covering the court well and putting the ball into the setter’s hands. The Wildcat’s will continue their improvement on communication over the next few weeks.

 Luke Pepper, Harkin Foster, Josh Gangloff, and Brandon Murphy added great varsity time and contributed to the victory in game number 1. Luke Pepper and Josh Gangloff have developed a great communication system that pumps up their fellow players on the court.

 Wolcott Tech’s record goes to 5-4 and NFA goes to 0-6.

 The Wolcott Tech Wildcats plays Oxford HS on Friday, May 4, 2012 with a 4:00 varsity start, followed by junior varsity at the Oxford HS gym.

WOLCOTT TECH PRESS RELEASE

May 4, 2012

WOLCOTT TECH vs. OXFORD HS VARSITY BOYS VOLLEYBALL

Site: Oxford HS

Final Score 3-0

Winner: Oxford HS

Game Scores: 23-25, 18-25, 18-25

 The Wolcott Tech Boy’s Volleyball Team ended the week with a loss to Enfield High School.

 Setter Dennis Waibel had 33 assists, 1 aces, 15 digs; Outside Hitter Justin Tharau had 13 kills, 15 digs, 2 aces; Outside Hitter Steve Oakes had 10 kills, 10 digs; Middle Hitter Tyler Kackowski had 9 kills, 2 blocks, 7 digs; Outside Hitter Jack Farrington 9 kills, 9 digs; Outside Hitter Nick Baldwin had 2 kills, 5 digs; Libero Francesco Chiaravalloti had 6 digs; Defensive Specialist Luke Pepper had 3 digs.

 There were no stats available for Oxford HS at the time of the press release.

 In spite of the scores, the Wildcats played one of their best games of the season. The team brought a great blocking game and continued improving their offense. Tyler Kackowski, Steve Oakes, Justin Tharau, and Nick Baldwin all added to the blocks during the game. Jack Farrington brought great weak side attacks throughout the entire evening.

 Dennis Waibel adjusted the offense to accommodate a very tall Oxford front line while Francesco Chiaravalloti continues his improvement on defense. Luke Pepper added great serves to keep the team in the game.

 The coaching staff is extremely impressed with this team’s resiliency to overcome adversity and keep their head in the game. The team has made tremendous improvement on the mental aspect of their game and their efforts are paying off as evidenced by their progress on the court and as a team.

Wolcott Tech’s record goes to 5-5 and Oxford goes to 9-3.

 The Wolcott Tech Wildcats plays Lewis Mills HS on Tuesday, May 8, 2012 with a 4:00 junior varsity start, followed by varsity at the Wolcott Tech gym.

WOLCOTT TECH PRESS RELEASE

 May 8, 2012

WOLCOTT TECH vs. LEWIS MILLS HS VARSITY BOYS VOLLEYBALL

Site: Wolcott Tech HS

Final Score 3-2

Winner: Wolcott Tech HS

Game Scores: 25-20, 25-12, 17-25, 16-25, 13-15

 The Wolcott Tech Boy’s Volleyball Team lost a heart breaker to cross town rivals Lewis Mills at the Wolcott Tech Gym during our 1^st Pink Out Game to support Breast Cancer Awareness and the Pink Rose Fund at Charlotte Hungerford Hospital.

 Setter Dennis Waibel had 45 assists, 3 aces, 25 digs, 2 kills; Outside Hitter Justin Tharau had 25 kills, 32 digs, 3 aces; Outside Hitter Steve Oakes had 12 kills, 1 ace, 12 digs; Middle Hitter Tyler Kackowski had 19 kills, 1 block, 12 digs; Outside Hitter Jack Farrington 5 kills, 3 digs; Outside Hitter Nick Baldwin had 1 block, 7 kills, 32 digs; Libero Francesco Chiaravalloti had 6 digs.

 Lewis Mills had Chad Cables had 14 kills, 6 blocks, 5 digs, 3 aces; Matt Disorbo had 41 assists, 7 digs, 2 kills; Tyler Markert 12 kills; Greg Senk 12 kills, 11 digs, and 2 aces.

 The Wolcott Tech Wildcats learned a valuable lesson about court focus, communication, and mental mindset. They played an amazing set during games 1 and 2. Their communication, offense, and defense was perfect. They controlled the court, owned the net, and had consistent and aggressive serves.

 During sets 3 & 4, as mentioned by senior Dennis Waibel and Justin Tharau, “we came into the game a little over confident and Lewis Mills capitalized on our weaknesses and we were slow to recovery”. During these two games, the Wildcats showed moments of brilliance while running 3 to 4 point rallies, worked on improving communication and our overall game. Our serves were off the normal track during these games as well.

 Game number five brought a closely contested match where the Wildcats found their groove for the majority of the game. Their serves and defense were better, their court confidence was better, as well as the court focus. Unfortunately for the Wildcats, the Spartans ran off two points to close the final game at 15-13.

 Setter Dennis Waibel and Justin Tharau set the tone with loud conversation on the court keeping the team on their toes. The defense by the Wildcats tonight was the best all season long – great digs and saves all night long. A lot of players were hitting the floor and coming up with great saves. Justin Tharau, Tyler Kackowski, Steve Oakes, Nick Baldwin and Jack Farrington all had great plays offensively and defensively at the net. Francesco Chiaravalloti did a great job in defense and motivating our team with his sense of humor.

 The coaching staff is extremely impressed with this team’s resiliency to overcome the tough games of 3 and 4, and rise to the occasion on game number five, proving our mental toughness is starting to work. The new lineup, communication, and mental toughness will lead the team to more victories in the future.

 The coaching staff is still very proud of the accomplishments of this team.

 A special thanks goes to Dennis Waibel, Jack Farrington, Tyler Kackowski, and Matt Dell'Agnese for the idea of the Pink-Out Game for the boys volleyball season. They asked if we could do this after our girls volleyball team held a pink-out game in the fall.

They have started a new tradition with Wolcott Tech and Lewis Mills. From here on out, when we play at Wolcott Tech, it will be a pink-out game for the Pink Rose Fund, and when we play at Lewis Mills, it will be a Purple-Out Game to support Alzheimer's Awareness.

None of this would have happened if those four young adults hadn't stepped up to the plate.

In the end, win or lose, this team did the right thing and raised about $400  for the Pink Rose Fund which could save a life, we played a great game for ourselves, the press, and most importantly, for our families.

We are looking forward to practice tomorrow and a fun surprise for the varsity players before homeroom.

Wolcott Tech’s record goes to 5-6 and Lewis Mills goes to 6-4.

WOLCOTT TECH PRESS RELEASE

May 14, 2012

WOLCOTT TECH vs. SIMSBURY HS VARSITY BOYS VOLLEYBALL

Site: Simsbury HS

Final Score 3-0

Winner: Wolcott Tech HS

Game Scores: 25-21, 25-9, 25-20

 The Wolcott Tech Boy’s Volleyball Team avenged the previous loss and found their volleyball game with a win over Simsbury High School.

 Setter Dennis Waibel had 38 assists, 1 aces, 15 digs; Outside Hitter Justin Tharau had 19 kills, 16 digs, 2 aces; Outside Hitter Steve Oakes had 10 kills, 10 digs; Middle Hitter Tyler Kackowski had 12 kills, 12 digs; Outside Hitter Jack Farrington 4 kills, 2 blocks, 5 digs; Outside Hitter Nick Baldwin had 4 kills, 2 blocks, 10 digs; and Harkin Foster had 3 digs.

 There were no stats available for Simsbury at press release time.

 The Wolcott Tech Wildcats were able to return to their normal selves on the court tonight for the first time in a while. Their defense continues to get better and their offense improves after every game and practice. Our serving, communication, and defensive sacrifice as a team continues to be inconsistent. There are moments where all three of the these game pieces are incredible and makes our team unstoppable.

Steve Oakes, Justin Tharau, Tyler Kackowski, Nick Baldwin, and Jack Farrington all brought great offense and kills to the court. Dennis Waibel ran a great offense, mixing up the sets to keep the Simsbury defense on it’s toes. Francesco Chiaravalloti added great defense as our libero.

 Wolcott Tech’s record goes to 6-7 and Simsbury goes to 7-7.

 The Wolcott Tech Wildcats play Enfield HS on Tuesday, May 15, 2012 with a 4:00 jv start, followed by varsity at the Wolcott Tech Gym.

WOLCOTT TECH PRESS RELEASE

May 15, 2012

WOLCOTT TECH vs. ENFIELD HS VARSITY BOYS VOLLEYBALL

Site: Wolcott Tech HS

Final Score 3-1

Winner: Enfield HS

Game Scores: 25-25, 25-21, 19-25, 21-25

The Wolcott Tech Boy’s Volleyball Team played one of their better games of the season and came up short in the end with a loss to a hard hitting Enfield High School.

 Setter Dennis Waibel had 43 assists, 1 ace, 3 kills, 28 digs; Outside Hitter Justin Tharau had 22 kills, 16 digs, 1 block; Outside Hitter Steve Oakes had 18 kills, 17 digs, 3 blocks; Middle Hitter Tyler Kackowski had 13 kills, 15 digs, 1 assist, 1 block; Outside Hitter Jack Farrington 3 kills, 10 digs; Outside Hitter Nick Baldwin had 7 kills, 3 blocks, 17 digs; Luke Pepper had 3 digs and Trevor Brown had two digs.

 There were no stats available for Enfield at press release time.

 The Wolcott Tech Wildcats all came ready to play and ran one of their better offensive and defensive games of the year. Communication and passing is improving but still needs improvement.

 Steve Oakes, Justin Tharau, and Tyler Kackowski brought their best hitting game of the season. Nick Baldwin continues to add a great swing and blocks. Dennis Waibel ran a great offense, keeping Enfield on their toes. Jack Farrington gave a great effort until injury caused him to leave the game.

 Luke Pepper and Trevor Brown added great minutes to the game.

 The entire squad brought their best defense to the game and continues to improve. Whenever a ball hit the floor, two wildcats were there.

The coaching staff is very proud of their progress as a team 

Wolcott Tech’s record goes to 6-8 and Enfield goes to 12-3.

WOLCOTT TECH PRESS RELEASE

May 18, 2012

WOLCOTT TECH vs. FARMINGTON HS VARSITY BOYS VOLLEYBALL

Site: Wolcott Tech HS

Final Score 3-1

Winner: Farmington HS

Game Scores: 14-25, 29-31, 29-27, 26-26

The Wolcott Tech Boy’s Volleyball Team played an emotionally charged game to honor Chris Bard and his family and came up short to lose to Farmington HS.

 Setter Dennis Waibel had 56 assists, 3 ace3, 40 digs; Outside Hitter Justin Tharau had 23 kills, 17 digs, 1 ace; Outside Hitter Steve Oakes had 25 kills, 11 digs, Middle Hitter Tyler Kackowski had 20 kills, 11 digs; Outside Hitter Jack Farrington 2 kills, 7 digs; Outside Hitter Nick Baldwin had 5 kills, 1 block, Francesco Chiaravalloti has 6 digs, and Luke Pepper and Harkin Foster some great serving and defensive time.

 The Wolcott Tech Wildcats prepared themselves for a tough opponent during a very emotional game. Our manager’s brother, Chris Bard, was tragically killed in an ATV accident a few weeks ago. Dennis Waibel, Jack Farrington, and Steve Oakes, with the permission of the Bard family, organized a ‘green-out” game, as green was Chris’s favorite color.

 The Wildcat’s came out in great form, running a great offense, playing scrappy defense and hustled to prevent the ball from hitting the ground. The team played aggressive and focused, but our serving got us in trouble.

 Steve Oakes, Justin Tharau, and Tyler Kackowski brought their best hitting game of the season. The kill total was off the charts. Nick Baldwin added blocking and court coverage. Jack Farrington continues to add spark to the court with Francesco Chiaravalloti.

 Luke Pepper and Harkin Foster added great minutes to the game.

 Setter Dennis Waibel broke two school records in one game. He set the most assists in one match at 56, and the most digs in a game at 40.

 The coaching staff is proud that this team did the right thing and honored a family member close to our hearts.

 Wolcott Tech’s record goes to 6-9.

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May 24, 2012 

WOLCOTT TECH vs. BLOOMFIELD HS VARSITY BOYS VOLLEYBALL

 Site: Bloomfield HS

Final Score 3-1

Winner: Wolcott Tech HS

Game Scores: 25-15, 19-25, 25-18, 25-20

Waiting until the 11^th hour, the Wolcott Tech Boys Volleyball Team beat Bloomfield HS, qualified for the state tournament, and set a school record in the process. They are the only team in school history to go to the state tournament 10 years in a row.

 Setter Dennis Waibel had 43 assists, 27 digs, 1 kill; Outside Hitter Justin Tharau had 13 kills, 20 digs, 1 ace; Outside Hitter Steve Oakes had 10 kills, 2 blocks, 8 digs; Middle Hitter Tyler Kackowski had 15 kills, 2 blocks, 4 digs; Outside Hitter Jack Farrington 5 kills, 2 blocks, 5 digs; Trevor Brown had 1 block, 2 digs; Libero Francesco Chiaravalloti had 3 digs; Harkin Foster had 3 digs and Luke Pepper had 3 digs.

 The coaching staff is very proud that team was able to overcome adversity, work thru some tough times and was able to secure the victory and continue the tradition of qualifying for the state tournament 10 years in a row.

 Wolcott Tech’s record goes to 8-10 and Bloomfield goes to 10-8.

 The Wolcott Tech Wildcats plays Wethersfield HS on Thursday, May 10, 2012 with a 4:00 junior varsity start, followed by varsity at the Wethersfield Gym.