Missing starting point guard Brittany Galske, as well as key contributed Brigid Callahan, The Farmington 8th Grade girls team held on the win their home opener Sunday, in a 46-41 double-overtime thriller against a much improved Manchester team. Farmington got off to a quick 11-2, first quarter lead, and carried a 21-12 lead into the halftime break, but a rebounding lapse, combined with some clutch shots from the opponents, helped Manchester outscore Farmington 26-17 in the 2nd half and force an overtime period. Brittany Legowski put the team ahead in the 1st overtime period, but a Manchester basket proceeded to tie it up again and send the game into a 2nd overtime period. In the 2nd overtime period, another key basket from Legowski, as well as a stolen inbound pass and jumpshot from Sydney Munson gave Farmington the eventual five point edge.

 Bridget Kelly recorded a triple-double in the game, finishing with 21 points, 11 rebounds, 10 steals, and five assists, despite turning the ball over eight times. Legowski added 10 points and 12 rebounds, for a double-double of her own. Munson finished with eight points and six rebounds in quite possibly her strongest game of the year so far. Katie Demicco (4), Emily Hogan (2), and Tessa Tuttle (1) rounded out the scoring for Farmington. Tuttle, especially, provided a huge spark for Farmington in the overtime period, coming up with two big steals and making some key defensive hustle plays. Kathryn Quinn had another big game on the boards, finishing with six rebounds. 

Farmington will be playing in a Thanksgiving tournament this weeked, before trying to improve their record with a league game in Southington and a non-league game against Plainville the following weekend.

Saturday night, the Farmington 8th Grade girls basketball team suffered their first defeat, losing to a very strong Newington team by a score of 42-30. Farmington held a 13-12 lead going into the halftime break, and led by as much as four in the 3rd quarter, but Newington's strength and athleticism wore out the Farmington defense that had played so well in the first half, and eventually helped them pull away with the win.

Newington's defense was stifling throughout the game, holding Farmington's backcourt of Bridget Kelly and Brittany Galske both to below average shooting performances, and though Farmington was able to keep up with the big Newington team on the boards (many thanks to Brittany Legowski and Kathryn Quinn), foul trouble to both girls in the 2nd half led to many second chance baskets. Sydney Munson led the scoring for Farmington, with nine points, while Kelly and Legowski finished with eight and six respectively. Legowski, as well, chipped in 11 rebounds and four steals despite spending a lot of time on the bench in foul trouble. Rounding out the scoring for Farmington was Emily Hogan and Galske, with three apiece, and Katie Demicco with one. Quinn played exceptionally well against a very physical Newington team down low, pulling in five rebounds and hustling to keep many loose balls in Farmington's possesion. The loss dropped Farmington to 1-1 in league play on the year.

Annie Harris led the Farmington Girls Seventh Grade Travel team to two victories over the weekend. Annie scored 14 points (including two 3 pointers) against Newington on Saturday night in a 46-16 victory. Annie was the leading scorer again on Sunday morning when she poured in seven points (including two more 3 pointers) during a 39-12 win over Manchester. As Annie was bombing away on Saturday, her teammate Abby Wollenberg said, "Annie Harris is on fire!" Indeed she was. Great job, Annie.

Devon Michaelis also had a hot hand on Saturday with 10 points. Abby Wollenberg had eight. Sophie Borg had five points. Kelly Whaley and Jenna Ansell had four each and Angelina Bazzano had one point. Laura DiVirgilio played some excellent defense and Sarah Lipinski has quickly developed into an great rebounder. Kaeli Baker made some nice fastbreak passes and ran the offense very well.

On Sunday, Annie got help from Abby and Sophie who had six points each. Devon had five points, Kaeli had four. Laura, Kelly and Jenna each had three points. Olivia Sullivan is gaining confidence and did a good job of running the point in the fourth quarter.

The team is off until after the holiday. Happy Thanksgiving to all.

The Farmington 8th Grade Girls won their first league game today in convincing fashion, by defeating neighboring West Hartford, 41-21. Farmington, despite being in control the whole game, pulled away from their opponents in a 14-3 3rd quarter, led by six quick points from Bridget Kelly and a big old-fashioned three-point play by point guard Brittany Galske.

 Kelly led the offense for Farmington, finishing with 10 points, five steals and just one turnover, while Galske did a superb job at the point, adding nine points and only three turnovers. Brittany Legowski continued her strong play in the post,chipping in with seven points (including a three pointer) and 11 rebounds of her own. Emily Hogan also made a three, part of her nine points, and added seven rebounds. Sydney Munson, still fighting remnants of the flu, was able to contribute for about eight minutes, scoring two points. Also scoring were Kathryn Quinn and Ziggy Schulting, Schulting with her first career points with the team. 

Farmington will try to continue it's winning ways next week on the road against Newington and home against Manchester.

The Farmington Girls Seventh Grade Travel team tipped off its season with a strong effort against West Hartford. The team battled hard, but fell 33-26.  Farmington was led by Sophie Borg who had 14 points.  Jena Ansell chipped in 8 points.  Abby Wollenberg and Annie Harris had two each.

On offense, Farmington passed the ball extremely well and got decent shots, but couldn't get the ball to drop in the hoop.  At the defensive end, Farmington put good man-to-man pressure on West Hartford and did a solid job on the boards. All in all, it was a good first outing for Farmington against a very good team.  With a little more practice this team will sharpen up at both ends and start clicking. 

Farmington plays at Newington next Saturday night and then plays host to Manchester on Sunday morning.

The Farmington 8th Graders won their season opener yesterday, in non-league action against a much-improved Plainville team, by a final score of 39-30. Farmington's offense started off slow, trailing 13-12 at halftime, but 18 4th quarter points, including eight from Brittany Legowski, helped Farmington pull away with the win. Farmington had three players in double figures offensively, as Bridget Kelly led the team with 11 points, while Legowski and Bristol-import Brittany Galske finished with 10 apiece. Legowski also finished with eight rebounds, and Galske had five steals. Rounding out the scoring for Farmington was Emily Hogan, with four, and Tessa Tuttle and Kathryn Quinn with two apiece. Brigid Callahan had a strong game on the defensive end, finishing with five rebounds and three steals. Farmington will look to win their first league game today, attempting to avenge last year's opening loss to a tough West Hartford team.

A document summarizing the goals, play time guidelines, player and parent responsibilities for the Farmington Girls Travel Basketball League can be found in the "Handouts" section of this site.

Note that the player fee for the 2009-2010 season is $275.  This fee does NOT include the cost of the player uniform.

Checks should be made out to Farmington Girls Travel Basketball (FGTB) and sent to Legowski & Assoc. at 7 Melrose Drive, Farmington, CT 06032. 

Practice times for the Farmington Girls Travel Teams have been tentatively announced.

Thursday November 5th at Westwoods:6:00-7:30 (5th Grade and 6th Grade)

                                                               7:30-9:00 (7th Grade and 8th Grade)

 Friday November 6th at Irving Robbins MS: 5:30-6:30 (5th Grade)

                                                                      6:30-7:30 (6th Grade)

                                                                      7:30-9:00 (7th Grade and 8th Grade)

Tuesday November 10th at Irving Robbins MS: Same as November 6th

Thursday November 12th at Westwoods: Same as November 5th

Monday November 16th at Irving Robbins: 5:30-7:00 (5th Grade)

Tuesday November 17th at Irving Robbins: 5:30-7:15 (8th Grade)

                                                                     7:30-9:00 (7th Grade)

Wednesday November 18th at Irving Robbins: 5:30-6:45 (6th Grade)

Thu. November 19th at Our Lady of Mercy (Plainville, CT): 6:30-7:45 (5th Grade)

                                                                                              7:45-9:00 (6th Grade)

Thu. November 19th at Miss Porter's School: 6:00-7:30 (8th Grade)

                                                                        7:30-9:00 (7th Grade)

After Thanksgiving, our practice schedule will be much more organized, sorry about this mess, it was the best we could do with the limited gym time we could get.

This will also be posted under the calender section of this website.

Checks for players fee of $275 should be made out to Farmington Girls Travel Basketball (FGTB) and sent to Legowski & Assoc. at 7 Melrose Drive, Farmington, CT 06032. 

Practice Dates for December have been released.

Tuesday's Dec. 1, 8, 15, 22 at Irving Robbins

5:30-7:15- 5th Grade and 6th Grade

7:15-9:00- 7th Grade and 8th Grade

Thursday's Dec. 3 and 10 

AT West Woods

6:00-7:30- 6th Grade

7:30-9:00- 8th Grade

AT Miss Porter's

6:00-7:30- 5th Grade

7:30-9:00- 7th Grade

Thursday Dec. 17 at West Woods

6:00-7:30- 5th Grade and 6th Grade

7:30-9:00- 7th Grade and 8th Grade

This has also been posted in the calendar section of the site. Tentative game schedule's should be available soon, with games most likely starting either the weekend of November 7th, or the Weekend of November 14th.