Sports
New Head Coaches Take Over Winter Scholastic Teams
A number of new faces will be on the sidelines or behind the benches at many Connecticut high schools this winter.
The looming start to the high school winter sports season in Connecticut will find a number of new faces in charge of teams throughout the state. Here is a listing of the 47 new varsity head coaches for the 2018-19 winter season, as provided by athletic directors. They are listed alphabetically by county, and only include schools located within Patch towns. Note: not all school districts responded to Patch's request for this information.
Fairfield County
- Bethel - Matt Lisi, boys basketball
- Fairfield Ludlowe/Warde - Kylen Farrell, boys swimming; Michelle Marella, girls ice hockey
- Greenwich - Chris Lovermi, boys basketball; Casimir Loxsom, girls indoor track; Jere Petersen, wrestling
- Joel Barlow - Pat Yerina, boys basketball; Paul Chavez, wrestling
- Norwalk - Matt Whelan, boys basketball; Marco Minnocci, boys swimming
- Stratford - Randee Hennequin, cheerleading; Laura Discenza, girls basketball
Hartford County
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- Achievement First - Armando Jiminez, girls basketball
- Berlin - Pete Veleas, wrestling
- Bloomfield - Dan Matthews, boys basketball; Katie DaCosta, girls basketball
- Civic Leadership - Phil Fleury, girls basketball
- Classical/University - Jonathan VanDine, boys swimming; John Leavitt, girls basketball
- East Catholic - Rob Ensling, boys swimming
- East Granby - Tim Doherty, girls basketball
- East Hartford - Leigha Abair and Russell Balesano, boys swimming; Derrick Acosta, cheerleading
- Farmington - Patrick Skerker, boys and girls indoor track
- Hall - Kate Yepes, girls gymnastics; Justin Scalise, wrestling
- MLC - James Annunziato, girls basketball
- Northwest Catholic - Al Phillips, girls basketball; Will Sanders, indoor track
- Rocky Hill - Mark Fritz, boys and girls indoor track
- Suffield - Jake King, boys ice hockey; Sarah Supino, boys indoor track; Patty Colson, cheerleading; Brittany Whiteley, girls basketball
Middlesex County
- Middletown - Kelly Elis, boys indoor track
New Haven County
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- Cheshire -Megan McGorry, boys swimming; Drew Pichnarcik, wrestling
- Foran/Jonathan Law (Milford co-op) - Asli Kizavul, boys swimming
- Hamden - Nate Hill, boys swimming
- Maloney - Joe Winoski, wrestling
- Naugatuck - Dan Knepple, boys swimming
- North Haven - Chris Avena, boys ice hockey; Robert Dickens, fencing
- Notre Dame-West Haven - Larry Vieira, boys ice hockey; Richard Anderson, wrestling
- Pomperaug - Mark Goodwin, indoor track; Brendan Quinn, wrestling
New London County
- Ledyard - Mike Morgan, girls basketball
- Lyme-Old Lyme - Aron D’Aquila, boys indoor track
- Waterford - Patrick Callan, boys swimming
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