2/18 vs Litchfield - BL Tournament 1st round
Lewis Mills 31, Litchfield 26
Lewis Mills (20-1) 9 10 4 8 = 31
Litchfield (8-13) 9 9 4 4 = 26
Lewis Mills
Jackie Hernandez 0-3-3, Katie Van Gilst 2-1-7, Amanda Adamski 0-0-0, Rachel Considine 1-5-8, Sami Pelletier 2-5-9, Aubrey Hoyt 0-2-2, Stef Schur 1-0-2, Kaitlin Niedmann 0-0-0, Meg Reynolds 0-0-0 TOTALS 6-16-31
Litchfield
Melissa Brigham 2-0-5, MacKenzie McLeod 2-1-5, Devan Meeker 1-0-2, Kayleen Murray 1-1-4, Kathleen LaVoie 1-0-2, Devin Hill 3-0-6, Jillian Yard 1-0-2 TOTALS 10-2-26
Three-pointers - Van Gilst (2), Considine, Brigham, Murray

2/15 @ Housatonic
Lewis Mills 52, Housatonic 31
Lewis Mills won it's first Berkshire League girls basketball championship in over a decade with a convincing 52-31 victory at third-place Housatonic. With the win, Mills (19-1) set a new program record for regular season wins.
"This is a special group of players, " Mills coach Dennis Fowler said. "They played outstanding team basketball tonight... Just like they have all season."
Once again, it was defense that fueled Mills' victory. Led by senior Sami Pelletier's suffocating defensive effort on the BL's top scorer Paxton Thornton, Mills was able to hold Housatonic to only 16 points in the first three quarters. Thornton was held to just 6 points, 13 below her average.
"This team has proven the cliche to be correct - defense wins championships," Fowler said.
Mills was led on offense by Rachel Considine's 13 points, while Katie VanGilst chipped in with 11 and Aubrey Hoyt with 10.
Housatonic (14-5) was lead by Thornton's 6 points. Sarah Godbout and Kayla Robinson also had 6 a piece.
"They deserve to be champions," Fowler said after his team's 17 straight win. "They are the toughest, hardest working group of players to come through this school in a long time."
Mills: 12. 14. 12. 14=52
Housatonic: 5. 5. 6. 15=31
Mills: Lauren Bisson 1-0-2. Katie VanGilst 4-0-11. Amanda Adamski 2-2-6. Alexis Veith 0-0-0. Jackie Hernandez 0-0-0. Stef Schur 0-1-1. Rachel Considine 5-3-13. Patty Clark 1-0-2. Sami Pelletier 1-5-7. Aubrey Hoyt 5-0-10. TOTALS 19-11-52.
Housatonic: Hannah Savage 1-2-4. Sawyer Thornton 2-0-4. Melissa Whitmore 0-1-1. Paxton Thornton 2-1-6. Lilly Belter 1-1-3. Sarah Godbout 3-0-6. Emily Cadman 0-1-1. Kayla Robinson 1-4-6. TOTALS: 10-10-31.
Three pointers: VanGilst (Mills) 3, P. Sawyer (Housatonic) 1.

2/14 @ Litchfield
Lewis Mills 43, Litchfield 25
Lewis Mills won its 16th-straight game against a scrappy Litchfield team Thursday night, 43-25.
The Spartans tied a school-record with their 18th regular season win and also tied Shepaug on top of the Berkshire League standings with just one game left. "Litchfield always competes and they did that again tonight. We had our hands full all night," Mills coach Dennis Fowler said. "They made us work for everything tonight."
Rachel Considine led Mills (18-1) with 10 points while Sami Pelletier and Katie Van Gilst chipped in with 9 each. A total of nine Spartan players scored.
Melissa Brigham led Litchfield (8-11) with 10 points while MacKenzie MacLeod chipped in with 8.
Lewis Mills (18-1) 4 8 17 14 = 43
Litchfield (8-11) 7 4 11 5 = 25
Lewis Mills
Lauren Bisson 0-0-0, Jackie Hernandez 2-0-4, Katie Van Gilst 2-3-9, Amanda Adamski 0-0-0, Alexis Veith 0-1-1, Rachel Considine 1-8-10, Sami Pelletier 4-1-9, Aubrey Hoyt 1-2-4, Stef Schur 0-3-3, Kaitlin Niedmann 0-1-1, Meg Reynolds 0-2-2 TOTALS 25-5-56
Litchfield
Melissa Brigham 4-2-10, MacKenzie McLeod 3-2-8, Devan Meeker 2-1-5, Kayleen Murray 0-2-2 TOTALS 9-7-25
Three-pointers - Van Gilst (2)

2/11 vs Gilbert
Lewis Mills 56, Gilbert 13
The Lewis Mills girls basketball team stormed to its 15th-straight win on Senior Night with a 56-17 victory over Gilbert. Six seniors were honored with a ceremony at the start of their last home game before going out an playing flawless basketball in the first half, leading the Yellowjackets 37-3 at the break. "The senior girls wanted to come out and play well in front of their family and friends," Mills coach Dennis Fowler said. "They played great team basketball tonight. Everyone was sharing the ball."
Lewis Mills (17-1) was led by senior Rachel Considine with 18 points, while seniors Aubrey Hoyt and Sami Pelletier chipped in with 10 points each. Senior guards Jackie Hernandez, Stef Schur, and Alexis Veith each scored 4 points.
"Most of these seniors have played varsity since they were freshmen," Fowler said. "They've really come together this season. I'm most proud of their teamwork and chemistry."
Jackie Vaccari led Gilbert (2-16) with 5 points.
Lewis Mills (17-1) 22 15 10 9 = 56
Northwest (7-9) 2 1 2 8 = 13
Lewis Mills
Lauren Bisson 0-0-0, Jackie Hernandez 2-0-4, Katie Van Gilst 1-0-3, Amanda Adamski 0-0-0, Alexis Veith 2-0-4, Rachel Considine 8-1-18, Sami Pelletier 4-2-10, Aubrey Hoyt 5-0-10, Stef Schur 2-0-4, Kaitlin Niedmann 0-2-2, Kaitlin Grieco 1-0-2 TOTALS 25-5-56
Gilbert
Jackie Vaccari 2-1-5, Katie LaChance 1-0-2, Sara Vaccari 1-0-2, Nikki Hoxie 0-0-0, Courtney Cesca 1-0-2, Katie Williams 0-0-0 TOTALS 6-1-13
Three-pointers - Van Gilst (1), Considine (1)

2/5 @ Thomaston
Lewis Mills 45, Thomaston 31
The first-place Lewis Mills girls basketball team had one of its best defensive efforts of the year, winning in Thomaston 45-31.
The Spartan's 14th-straight win was all about defense, limiting the Golden Bears fast-paced attack to single digit scoring in each quarter.
"To hold one of the top-scoring teams in the league to 31 points is credit to how hard the girls played," Mills coach Dennis Fowler said. "We talked all week in practice about slowing down Thomaston's fastbreak and we did that very well."
Lewis Mills (16-1) was led by senior forwards Sami Pelletier (16 points) and Rachel Considine (14 points), who combined to score 30 points. Fowler also credited fellow seniors Aubrey Hoyt and Alexis Veith for leading the way on defense.
"Aubrey was a force on the defensive boards (11 boards) and Alexis shutdown Morgan Doyle (4 points), who really hurt us earlier in the season," Fowler said. Veith also led Mills with 7 assists.
The key run was the start of the second half. Mills led 24-14 at the half, but went on an 8-0 run in the first 1:55 of the third quarter to push the lead to 32-14.
Brittany Brandt and Sara Sanford led Thomaston (10-7) with 7 points each.
Lewis Mills (16-1) 14 10 12 9 = 45
Northwest (7-9) 9 5 9 8 = 31
Lewis Mills
Lauren Bisson 0-1-1, Jackie Hernandez 0-0-0, Katie Van Gilst 2-0-6, Amanda Adamski 0-0-0, Alexis Veith 0-1-1, Rachel Considine 6-2-14, Sami Pelletier 7-2-16, Aubrey Hoyt 2-1-5, Stef Schur 1-0-2, Kaitlin Niedmann 0-0-0 TOTALS 18-7-45
Thomaston
Morgan Doyle 2-0-4, Maja Olsen 0-1-1, Sciarra Brandt 1-0-2, Brittany Brandt 1-5-7, Sara Sanford 3-0-7, Melinda Bellmay 1-0-3, Lizzie Eberhardt 1-0-3, Stephanie Keith 2-0-4 TOTALS 9-6-31
Three-pointers - Van Gilst (2), Sanford, Bellmay, Eberhardt

2/2 vs NWR
Lewis Mills 49, Northwest 32
Lewis Mills moved into a tie for first-place in the Berkshire League with a 49-32 victory over Northwest Regional Saturday afternoon.
The Spartans' 13th straight win moved them to 15-1 and deadlocked on top of the standings with 15-1 Shepaug. Mills had another balanced scoring night. Rachel Considine led the way with 9 points while Sami Pelletier and Katie Van Gilst had 8 apiece. Aubrey Hoyt added 7 points as 10 Spartan players found the bottom of the net. Kat Woods had 10 points and Mary Nelligan 9 for Northwest (7-9).
Lewis Mills (15-1) 9 15 14 11 = 49
Northwest (7-9) 7 12 8 5 = 32
Lewis Mills
Lauren Bisson 1-0-3, Jackie Hernandez 0-0-0, Katie Van Gilst 3-0-8, Amanda Adamski 1-2-4, Alexis Veith 1-0-2, Rachel Considine 3-2-9, Sami Pelletier 2-3-8, Aubrey Hoyt 3-1-7, Stef Schur 2-0-4, Meg Reynolds 1-0-3, Kaitlin Niedmann 0-1-1 TOTALS 17-9-49
Northwest
Morgan Jensen 2-0-4, Bri Whalen 0-0-0, Aizlyn Piescak 1-0-2, Mary Nelligan 3-3-9, Kat Woods 4-2-10, Sarah Lippincott 2-0-4, Kelsey Solywoda 0-1-1, Rachel Schlekur 1-0-2 TOTALS 13-6-32
Three-pointers - Van Gilst

1/29 vs Nonnewaug
Lewis Mills 54, Nonnewaug 23
Lewis Mills won its 12th-straight game Tuesday night, easily defeating Nonnewaug 54-23 in Burlington.
Senior Aubrey Hoyt led a balanced Spartans' effort with 10 points, while Rachel Considine, Sami Pelletier and Kaitlin Niedmann chipped in with 8 each. Altogether, 11 players scored for Lewis Mills (14-1), who led 40-10 after three quarters.
Becca Pope led Nonnewaug (4-11) with 6 points.
Lewis Mills (14-1) 13 15 12 14 = 54
Nonnewaug (4-11) 3 3 4 13 = 23
Lewis Mills
Lauren Bisson 1-0-2, Jackie Hernandez 1-1-3, Katie Van Gilst 2-0-5, Amanda Adamski 1-0-2, Alexis Veith 2-1-5, Rachel Considine 4-0-8, Sami Pelletier 3-2-8, Aubrey Hoyt 5-0-10, Stef Schur 0-1-1, Patty Clark 1-0-2, Kaitlin Niedmann 4-0-8 TOTALS 24-5-54
Nonnewaug
Lindsey Reardon 2-1-5, Katherine Perda 1-0-2, Becca Pope 2-2-6, Kim Zavodjancik 2-0-4, Mel Tharau 0-0-0, Kelly Garrett 2-0-4, Jackie Legere 1-0-2 TOTALS 10-3-23
TOTALS - 11-9-36
Three-pointers - Van Gilst

1/21 @ Shepaug
Lewis Mills 34, Shepaug 30
The Lewis Mills girls basketball team's 10th-straight win may be its biggest of the season
The Spartans from Burlington defeated Shepaug 34-30 Monday afternoon in a thrilling Berkshire League showdown in Washington Depot. Most importantly, Mills handed Shepaug its first loss of the season after trailing by as much as 11 points in the first half. With the win, Lewis Mills (12-1) moves into a a tie with Shepaug in the loss column (13-1).
"We were down 15-4 early and I never thought we were out of it" Mills coach Dennis Fowler said. "Our six seniors have been through so much together. Today, they never once gave up or put their heads down. They just kept working and it paid off down the stretch."
Lewis Mills trailed 30-29 with under a minute left when senior Sami Pelletier (8 points) nailed a 17-foot jumper to give the Burlington Spartans a one-point lead. After a timeout, Shepaug's Melissa Randall was fouled. She missed both free throws and Mills got the rebound. Shepaug, with only three team fouls, was forced to instantly foul.
By the time Pelletier went to the line, there were 18 seconds left in the game. Pelletier missed the front end of a one-and-one. Shepaug rebounded and pushed the ball to a wide open Stephanie Moots (9 points). But Moots, feeling the hard-coming pressure from senior Stef Schur, missed the left-handed layup.
Another Mills senior - Jackie Hernandez - swooped in for the rebound and played the role of hero with 7 second left. Hernandez was instantly fouled and made the front end of the one and-one to give Mills a 32-30 lead. Hernandez missed the second, but followed her shot and hit a layup with 3 seconds left to ice the game. "Jackie really made some huge plays to help us secure the win," Fowler said. "But, really all six seniors did something positive to help us comeback."
Lewis Mills' guards Schur and senior Alexis Veith led a frantic full-court pressure defense that held Shepaug to 7 total second half points. Seniors Rachel Considine and Aubrey Hoyt combined to limit the BL's most dominant player, Samantha Steinmetz (9 points), to one second half point. "Our defensive effort in the second half was amazing," Fowler said. "To hold a great team like Shepaug to seven points in the second half tells you the type of heart these seniors played with. They deserved to win."
Lewis Mills (12-1) 6 11 7 10 = 34
Shepaug (13-1) 15 8 3 4 = 30
Lewis Mills
Lauren Bisson 0-0-0, Jackie Hernandez 2-1-5, Katie Van Gilst 0-0-0, Alexis Veith 1-1-3, Rachel Considine 1-4-7, Sami Pelletier 3-2-8, Aubrey Hoyt 3-0-6, Stef Schur 1-3-5, Kaitlin Niedmann 0-0-0 TOTALS 11-11-34
Shepaug
Riley Brigham 0-0-0, Stephanie Moots 3-1-9, Jackie Devito 0-0-0, Samantha Steinmetz 4-1-9, Melissa Randall 1-0-3, Brittany Meyers 4-1-9 TOTALS - 12-3-30
Three-pointers - Moots (2), Randall (1)

1/15 vs Wamogo
Lewis Mills 62, Wamogo 36
The Lewis Mills girls basketball team raced to its ninth-straight win, easily beating Wamogo 62-36 Tuesday night in Burlington. The second-place Spartans (11-1), who defeated third-place Housatonic on Friday, defeated third-place Wamogo (8-4) behind a 23-9 second quarter outburst. "We had our running game in fifth gear tonight," Mills coach Dennis Fowler said. "We're starting to play our best basketball at the right time of the season." Senior tri-captains Aubrey Hoyt and Rachel Considine each scored 12 points while Sami Pelletier chipped in with 10. "When Aubrey, Rachel and Sami all score in double figures, we're a very difficult team to defend," Fowler said, noting that is was the second-straight game it has happened.
The second quarter was where Mills blew the game open. Holding a 13-8 lead, Mills used its deep bench to intensify its full-court pressure and push the pace even faster. Reserve guards Alexis Veith (8 points) and Lauren Bisson (5 points) combined to score nine-straight points and reserve Kaitlin Niedmann's three-point play in the final seconds gave Mills a comfortable 36-17 lead at the half.
"We had outstanding guard play all-around tonight," Fowler said. "Jackie Hernandez didn't score point, but she was the most active player on the court for us tonight. She made things happen."
Kellie Finn scored 11 points to lead Wamogo.
Lewis Mills (11-1) 13 23 11 15 = 62
Wamogo (8-4) 8 9 11 8 = 36
Lewis Mills
Lauren Bisson 2-0-5, Jackie Hernandez 0-0-0, Katie Van Gilst 3-0-9, Amanda Adamski 1-1-3, Alexis Veith 4-0-8, Rachel Considine 5-2-12, Sami Pelletier 5-0-10, Aubrey Hoyt 3-6-12 TOTALS 24-10-62
Wamogo
Abbeigh Bennett 2-2-7, Nikki Siddall 3-0-9, Kim Layman 0-1-1, Kellie Finn 4-3-11, Casey Grambo 0-1-1, Morgan Grambo 0-2-2, Brittany Moore 1-0-2, Paige LaBunne 1-0-3.
TOTALS - 11-9-36
Three-pointers - Van Gilst (3), Bisson, Siddall (3), Bennett, LaBunne

1/11 vs Housatonic
Lewis Mills 58, Housatonic 47
Three Lewis Mills senior tri-captains were in double figures leading second-place Lewis Mills to an important 58-47 victory over third-place Housatonic in Burlington on Friday night. Aubrey Hoyt scored 17 points and 11 rebounds, Sami Pelletier had 12 points, and Rachel Considine scored 10 points and held the BL's leading scorer Paxton Thorton to 6 points in the second half (17 total). "It was a total team effort today," Mills coach Dennis Fowler said. "We got some solid contributions from Jackie Hernandez and freshmen Amanda Adamski tonight. I'm really happy with the way we played." Katie Van Gilst chipped in with 8 points for Mills, who is now 10-1. Jackie Underwood had 10 points for Housatonic (8-3).
Lewis Mills (10-1) 19 14 13 12 = 58
Housy (8-3) 18 9 10 10 = 47
Lewis Mills
Lauren Bisson 0-0-0, Jackie Hernandez 2-1-5, Katie Van Gilst 3-0-8, Amanda Adamski 1-2-4, Alexis Veith 1-0-2, Rachel Considine 5-0-10, Sami Pelletier 5-2-12, Aubrey Hoyt 8-1-17 TOTALS 25-6-58
OWTS
Jessica Taylor 0-2-2, Hannah Savage 4-2-10, Sawyer Thorton 1-0-2, Paxton Thorton 8-1-17, Lily Belter 0-0-0, Jackie Underwood 5-0-10, Sarah Godburn 2-0-4, Kayla Robinson 1-0-2 TOTALS - 21-5-47
Three-pointers - Van Gilst (2)

1/9 @ Gilbert
Lewis Mills 46, Gilbert 17
Rachel Considine had 17 points and 9 rebounds and Sami Pelletier had 12 points and 8 rebounds to lead us to the win. We outscored Gilbert 18-2 in the third quarter to pull away.

1/8 @ Wolcott Tech
Lewis Mills 66, Wolcott Tech 23
at Burlington
Lewis Mills was missing three guards because of injury and sickness Tuesday night. But it still had no problem defeating Wolcott Tech 66-23. The win makes the Spartans 8-1, just a game back of first-place Shepaug.
Sami Pelletier scored 16 points, Rachel Considine 13, and Katie Van Gilst 11 to lead the Spartans. Lauren Bisson chipped in with 8 points for the Spartans, who had all 10 players score.
Arielle Levesque led OWTS (0-9) with 8 points.
Lewis Mills (8-1) 26 14 15 11 = 66
OWTS (0-9) 8 0 8 7 = 23
Lewis Mills
Lauren Bisson 3-0-8, Jackie Hernandez 1-0-2, Katie Van Gilst 5-0-11, Amanda Adamski 1-2-4, Kaitlin Grieco 2-0-4, Rachel Considine 5-3-13, Sami Pelletier 8-0-16, Aubrey Hoyt 1-1-3, Meg Reynolds 2-0-4, Patty Clark 1-0-2 TOTALS 28-6-66
OWTS
Sarah Sedgewick 1-2-4, Sam Dzidzic 1-0-3, Arielle Levesque 3-0-8, Nicole Dell'Agnese 1-1-4, Molly Gorse 2-0-4 TOTALS - 8-4-23
Three-pointers - Van Gilst (1), Bisson (2), Dzidzic 1, Levesque 2, Del'Agnese 1

1/5 vs Litchfield
LSM 56 Litchfield 28
Lewis Mills
Sami Pelletier 1-3-5
Rachel Considine 2-10-14
Aubrey Hoyt 6-1-13
Lauren Bisson 4-0-10
Kate VanGilst 2-0-6
Jackie Hernandez 1-0-2
Amanda Adamski 1-1-3
Kaitlin Neidmann 0-2-2
Three pointers:
Van Gilst 2
Bisson 2
Litchfield
Melissa Brigham 2-2-6
Liz Bizstansdt 2-0-4
Jillian Yard 1-4-6
Mackenie Mcleod 3-0-6
Devan Meeker 0-2-2
Devin Hill 1-2-4

12/29 vs Thomaston
Lewis Mills 47, Thomaston 45 OT
at Burlington
Junior Katie Van Gilst made two free throws with 11 seconds left in overtime as Lewis Mills edged Thomaston 47-45 in a thrilling Berkshire League battle on Saturday night in Burlington.
"It was an intense game," Mills coach Dennis Fowler said. "Both teams made some big plays to keep it close throughout. We fought hard to come away with the win."
Lewis Mills led 40-34 with under four minutes left. But a combination of missed free throws and turnovers gave Thomaston the opportunities to tie the score. Sara Sanford (10 points) tied it at 41 with 15 seconds left. Lewis Mills had several great opportunities to win it, but Rachel Considine (8 points) missed two free throws with .05 seconds left.
Van Gilst's free throws ended a back-and-forth overtime session. Sanford's shot to tie it fell short with 2 seconds left.
Mills (6-1) was led by Sami Pelletier's 15 points while Aubrey Hoyt chipped in with 9. Thomaston (3-3) was led by Morgan Doyle's 14 points and Stephanie Keith's 11.
Lewis Mills (6-1) 9 13 10 9 6 = 47
Thomaston (3-3) 14 11 9 7 4 = 45
Lewis Mills
Lauren Bisson 1-0-2, Kaitlin Niedmann 0-0-0, Jackie Hernandez 0-0-0, Katie Van Gilst 1-4-7, Amanda Adamski 1-2-4, Stef Schur 1-0-2, Rachel Considine 2-3-8, Sami Pelletier 5-5-15, Aubrey Hoyt 4-1-9 TOTALS 15-15-47
Northwest
Brittany Brandt 3-0-7, Sara Sanford 4-2-10, Sciarra Brandt 1-0-2, Maja Olsen 0-2-2, Morgan Doyle 3-8-14, Stephaine Keith 5-1-11, TOTALS - 16-13-45
Three-pointers - Van Gilst (1), Considine (1), B. Brandt (1)

12/27 vs NWR
Lewis Mills 53, Northwest 44
at Burlington
Mills went 28 of 36 from the free throw line in the victory.
Lewis Mills (5-1) 11 14 14 14 = 53
Northwest (2-3) 10 12 7 15 = 44
Lewis Mills
Lauren Bisson 2-2-6, Kaitlin Niedmann 0-0-0, Jackie Hernandez 0-0-0, Katie Van Gilst 2-2-7, Amanda Adamski 1-2-4, Stef Schur 0-0-0, Rachel Considine 4-12-20, Sami Pelletier 3-7-13, Aubrey Hoyt 0-3-3 TOTALS 12-28-53
Northwest
Morgan Jensen 0-2-2, Kristin Dombrowski 1-0-2, Aizliyn Pieszak 1-0-2, Mary Nelligan 4-2-10, Kat Woods 1-3-5, Sarah Lippincott 5-1-11, Taylor Height 4-0-12 TOTALS - 12-8-44
Three-pointers - Van Gilst (4), Bisson (1)
Freshmen: 48-20
Amanda Adamski led all scoring with 13 points; Tara Plocharczyk and Nicole Bisson added 10 points apiece.

12/21 vs Nonnewaug
Freshmen: 64-13
Amanda Adamski scored 15 points to lead the team and Tara Plocharczyk added 8.

12/18 vs Terryville
Lewis Mills 59, Terryville 20
at Burlington
BURLINGTON - The Lewis Mills girls basketball team rebounded from its first loss of the season with a 59-20 home victory over Terryville.
Katie Van Gilst hit four three-pointers on her way to a game-high 14 points for Lewis Mills (3-1). Sami Pelletier was also in double figures with 10 points, Aubrey Hoyt had 9 points and both Stef Schur and Rachel Considine chipped in with 7.
Terryville (2-3) was led by Sam Hanlon's six points.
Lewis Mills (3-1) 14 14 21 10 = 59
Wamogo (0-2) 4 6 4 6 = 20
Lewis Mills
Lauren Bisson 1-0-3, Kaitlin Niedmann 0-1-1, Jackie Hernandez 0-0-0, Katie Van Gilst 5-0-14, Amanda Adamski 0-2-2, Alexis Veith 1-0-2, Stef Schur 3-1-7, Rachel Considine 3-1-7, Sami Pelletier 4-2-10, Aubrey Hoyt 4-1-9 TOTALS 23-8-59
Terryville
Sam Hanlon 3-0-6, Meaghan Skidmore 1-2-4, Shannon Skidmore 1-2-4, Shelby Bissonnette 2-0-4, Kaitlyn Natzke 0-0-0, Patricia Kahn 1-0-2 TOTALS - 8-4-20
Three-pointers - Van Gilst (4), Bisson (1)
Freshmen vs Avon: 44-22
Amanda Adamski led the team with 10 points and Carley Marena played a solid all-around game adding 7 points.

12/15 vs Shepaug
Varsity: Shepaug 44, Lewis Mills 39
BURLINGTON - Melissa Randall hit a three-pointer from the top of the key with 1:35 left to give Shepaug its first lead of the second half, and the Spartans from Washington Depot held on down the stretch to defeat Lewis Mills 43-38 on Saturday afternoon.
Lewis Mills (2-1) held a 37-36 lead with 1:59 left and possessed the ball. But a traveling violation gave the ball back to Shepaug (4-0). Randall, who had 11 points and two three-point bombs, then hit the clutch three to give Shepaug a 39-37 edge that it would not relinquish.
"They made the plays down the stretch and we didn't," Lewis Mills coach Dennis Fowler said. "To lead for 14 minutes of the second half and then lose in the final minutes, well, it's very tough to swallow."
Lewis Mills was led by Sami Pelletier's 15 points. Rachel Considine and Alexis Veith chipped in with 7 each. Sam Steinmetz led Shepaug with 15 points, Randall had 11, and Brittany Meyers had 10.
Lewis Mills (2-1) 7 13 10 9 = 39
Shpeaug (4-0) 10 8 10 16 = 44
Lewis Mills
Lauren Bisson 0-0-0, Kaitlin Niedmann 0-0-0, Jackie Hernandez 1-0-2, Katie Van Gilst 2-0-4, Alexis Veith 3-1-7, Stef Schur 1-0-2, Rachel Considine 3-2-9, Sami Pelletier 7-1-15, Aubrey Hoyt 0-2-2 TOTALS 16-6-39
Shepaug
Riley Brigham 1-0-2, Stephanie Moots 1-4-6, Jackie Devito 0-0-0, Brittany Meyers 3-3-10, Sam Steinmentz 5-5-15, Melissa Randall 3-3-11 TOTALS - 11-15-44
Three-pointers - Considine, Randall (2), Meyers
Freshmen: 55-20
The Freshmen girls had a total team effort in their 55-20 victory over Shepaug. Every single player scored and contributed significantly!

12/8 @ Wamogo
Varsity: Lewis Mills 51, Wamogo 32
LITCHFIELD - The Lewis Mills girls basketball team ran its way to a convincing road win over Berkshire League preseason-favorite Wamogo, 52-31, on Saturday afternoon. The Spartans (2-0) trailed 11-9 early in the first quarter of its early season showdown with the Warriors. Then, within a three-minute span, the Spartans' swarming defense ignited their fast break offense. An 11-0 run to end the quarter gave Mills a double-digit lead that it would not relinguish. "We wanted to make it a full-court game for 32 minutes," Mills coach Dennis Fowler said. "We took a couple of minutes to get started, but our bench, specifically Stef Schur, gave us a big spark today." Senior Rachel Considine was also a spark, coming off the bench to score all 11 of her points in the first half and helping Mills to a 33-17 edge at the break. Junior Katie Van Gilst scored a game-high 13 points, including 3 three-pointers, and Sami Pelletier also had 11 for the Spartans. But Fowler credited the defensive aggressiveness of guards Schur, Alexis Veith, Jackie Hernandez, Lauren Bisson and Kaitlin Niedmann as the key to the victory. "We had to switch presses early, and my guards did a great job adjusting," Fowler said. "We were able to put solid pressure on their ball handlers all game. They could never really get into their offensive sets."
Jen Sadowsky scored 10 points to lead Wamogo, who fell to 0-2 on the season.
Lewis Mills (2-0)
Lauren Bisson 0-0-0, Kaitlin Niedmann 1-0-2, Jackie Hernandez 2-0-4, Katie Van Gilst 5-0-13, Amanda Adamski 0-0-0, Alexis Veith 1-0-2, Stef Schur 1-1-3, Rachel Considine 4-3-11, Sami Pelletier 4-3-11, Aubrey Hoyt 2-1-5 TOTALS 20-8-51
Wamogo (0-2)
Abbeigh Bennett 0-0-0, Nikki Siddall 3-0-6, Kim Layman 0-0-0, Kellie Finn 4-1-9, Jen Sadowski 5-0-10, Casey Grambo 1-0-3, Morgan Grambo 1-0-1, Katie Kaley 1-0-1, Brittany Moore 1-0-2 TOTALS - 14-3-32
Three-pointers - Van Gilst (3), Grambo 1
Lewis Mills (2-0) 22 11 13 5 = 51
Wamogo (0-2) 11 6 8 7 = 32

12/5 vs Wolcott Tech
Varsity: Lewis Mills 60, Wolcott Tech 8
BURLINGTON - Lewis Mills used 11 different scorers in an easy 60-8 opening-night victory over Wolcott Tech. The Spartans (1-0) led 28-1 after the first quarter and 40-3 at the half over the Wildcats (0-1). Seniors Sami Pelletier and Rachel Considine led the way with 11 points each. Katie Van Gilst added 7 points and while Aubrey Hoyt, Jackie Hernandez and Kaitlin Niedmann each scored 6. Wolcott Tech plays Shepaug on Friday while Lewis Mills travels to Wamogo on Saturday.
Lewis Mills (1-0)
Kaitlin Niedmann 3-0-6, Jackie Hernandez 3-0-6, Lauren Bisson 0-0-0, Katie Van Gilst 3-0-7, Amanda Adamski 2-0-4, Alexis Veith 0-0-0, Stef Schur 1-0-2, Tara Plocharczyk 1-0-2, Kaitlin Grieco 0-1-1, Rachel Considine 2-7-11, Megan Reynolds 1-0-2, Patty Clark 0-0-0, Sami Pelletier 4-3-12, Aubrey Hoyt 3-0-6 TOTALS 24-11-60
Wolcott Tech (0-1)
Martel 0-0-0, Schroeder 0-0-0, Paniati 1-0-2, Deziedzkisa 1-1-4, Levesque 0-0-0, Keys 0-0-0, Zbell 0-0-0, Bartles 0-0-0, Gorse 0-0-0, Dlugokinski 1-0-2 TOTALS - 3-1-8
Three-Pointers
Van Gilst, Deziedzkisa
LSM - 28 12 10 10 = 60
OWT - 1 2 0 5 = 5

11/28 Lewis Mills Girls Basketball Preview
 
Head Coach - Dennis Fowler (4th year, 55-16 career record)
  2006 Record - 16-4 conference (Berkshire League 3rd Place), 17-6 overall (Class M 1st round)
  Key Losses/ Major Injury - sr. forward Rachel Considine (First Team All-Berkshire League) tendon injury in her wrist; out indefinetly
  Key Returners - sr. center Aubrey Hoyt (First Team All-Berkshire League), sr. forward Sami Pelletier (Second Team All-Berkshire League), sr. point guard Alexis Veith, sr. guard Stefanie Schur, jr. guard Katie Van Gilst (36 three-pointers), jr. guard Kaitlin Niedmann, sr. guard Jackie Hernandez
  Key Newcomers - jr. guard Lauren Bisson, jr. forward Kaitlin Grieco, jr. center Patty Clark, so. center Megan Reynolds
  Team Outlook - The Lady Spartans have a wealth of experience returning, which should help them finish near the top of the league.
But they could be much weaker if Considine cannot make it back from a wrist injury that occured during volleyball season. Considine, who was one of the BL's best all-around players as a junior, has had limited participation during preseason.
If Considine cannot return, more will be expected out of the senior trio of Hoyt, Pelletier, and Veith.
Hoyt, who was also a top-ranked BL player as a junior, excels in transistion and is a key component in the team's pressure defensive sets. Pelletier is off to a great start. According to Fowler, she has been the team's best player so far, doing a little bit of "everything" to help the team. Veith is one of the league's premier athletes and on-the-ball defenders. She creates havoc for opposing guards and fuels the fastbreak offense.
Fowler is counting on strong depth at the guard postions, where Schur, Van Gilst, Niedmann and Hernandez all have varsity experience.
Conference Outlook - Shepaug, which beat Mills three times last season, is the heavy favorite. They return all key players, including the BL's most dominant player, All-State center Sam Steinmetz.
"Shepaug is talented and well-coached," Fowler said.
"It will take a your very best game to beat them."
Wamogo is another contender. The Warriors defeated the Shepaug two out of three times last season and won the BL Tournament Title. Housatonic and Northwest should also be near the top. Thomaston could be a darhorse.
"There is pretty good league depth this year. I think we'll see a lot of close games," Fowler said.