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Volume 14, Number 24
Thursday, June 15, 2023
Lacrosse: Cheshire overwhelms Hand in Class M title tilt By Greg Lederer Special to the Record-Journal
FAIRFIELD — Riding the bus into Sacred Heart University for the Class M final on Sunday, the Cheshire boys lacrosse team had a single goal: leave with its first state crown in 13 years. The CHS boys golf team claimed the CIAC Division I state championship last week, the program’s first state crown since 1999. The champs are pictured, from left: Coach Dan Lee, Dylan Gillotti, Jack Brewster, AJ DePaolo, Jack DeJoseph and Sam Gravel. Submitted photo
Golf: Rams claim first state crown in 24 years HEBRON — Led by A.J. DePaolo’s runner-up round of 71, the Cheshire golf team claimed the CIAC Division I championship at Tallwood Country Club on June 5. It was the first state championship for Cheshire golf since 1999.
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Cheshire also shared this
year’s Southern Connecticut Conference crown, with DePaolo landing the individual medal. On June 5, the Rams shot a cumulative 316 to win by five strokes over secondplace Bristol Central. Cheshire paced a field of 17 total teams. DePaolo’s round of 71 was
second only to the 70 shot by Andrew Beauton of Guilford. Aoife Devaney of the Waterbury Co-op finished third at 72. Dylan Gillotti added a 78 for Cheshire. Jack DeJoseph came in with a round of 81 and Jack Brewster shot an 86.
“We’ve all been dreaming of this since the beginning of the season,” said Connor Moran, senior quadcaptain with Charles Kurtz, Ben Thompson and Luke Wiedemann. “We had three goals: win the SCC regular season and tournaSee LAX, A43
Superintendent, police Cheshire’s top earners last year By Christian Metzger Record-Journal staff
CHESHIRE — School administrators, principals, and police officers were among the highest-paid municipal employees in town this past year. Police employees occupied
the most spots in the top 10 wage earners, taking up seven of the top 10 spots largely in part due to overtime and private-duty work. The third-place spot was taken by Town Manager Sean Kimball, while the remaining two were taken See Earnings, A42
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From the opening whistle against Daniel Hand, the Rams left no doubt that they would head home with the title plaque in
their possession. No. 1 Cheshire built an 11-1 halftime lead and went on to post an 18-3 victory over the No. 2 Tigers.