Connecticut Technical High School System
Oliver Wolcott Technical High School 75 Oliver Street, Torrington, CT 06790
 
Telephone: (860) 496-5300, FAX: (860) 496-9022
Connecticut State Dept. of Education

 

 

BoysBoys Volleyball
Volleyball

Varsity Coach: Ray Tanguay
Junior Varsity Coach: Jim Pepper

SEASON RECAP
The 2007 Boy’s Volleyball Season was very successful. We welcomed a new coach to our program, Jim Pepper. He comes to our school with several years of volleyball experience on the college level.

The varsity team was lead by seniors Steve Carlson, Jamison Clegg, and Mike Dubreuil. The junior who rounded out the varsity lineup were Ryan Andrews, Joe Caron, Vinnie Cruz, Shawn Healy, Dareem Maynard, Morgan Pace, Mike Stella, and Tyler Wescott. Sophomores Aaron Montgomery, Roger Rougeot, and Billy Smeriglio rounded out the squad.

The varsity team qualified for the state tournament for the fifth year in a row, and continued their success to the quarterfinals. Everywhere we went, the squad was well disciplined, worked hard and never gave up, and this shows in their state tournament berth and the several school records they broke. One fan summarized our team, they don’t play as a team, they play as a family.

Senior Jamison Clegg was elected to the Senior All-Star Team, which places him as one of the top 24 seniors in the State of Connecticut. He was honored by a ceremony and All-Star Game in late June.

Junior Vinnie Cruz was to the State of Connecticut All-State Team, which places Vinnie as one of the top 12 players in the State of Connecticut. He was honored at a banquet at the AquaTurf in Southington. Vinnie was also listed as the Register Citizen Athlete of the Week, Honorable Mention.

Juniors Morgan Pace and Mike Stella were All-State Honorable Mention, and this honor puts them in the top 24 players in the state.

The varsity team several individual school records, including: Most Blocks in a Game vs Masuk (10 blocks)- Jamison Clegg, Most Digs in a Game vs. Masuk 14 digs- Morgan Pace, 32 serve-receptions - no errors vs Masuk - Jamison Clegg.

The varsity team also set several school athletic records, including, the only team in school history to have five All-State Players in a row, six Senior All-Star Players in a row, and the only team to go to the quarterfinals in the state tournament five years in a row.

The jv and freshman teams had equally successful seasons. The teams were led by sophomores Aaron Montgomery, Roger Rougeot, and Billy Smeriglio. The freshman team members were John Blake, Adam Lagassie, Logan Mitchell, Lance Pepper, Chris Pfeffer, Tyler Rocheleau, Luke Ross, Nick Schibi, Cory Valiquette, & Brandon Wescott. Our team managers were Kristina McGonigal, Brittany Tatro, and Lily Dy. Our sound managers were Evan Beavers, Iassic Languell, and Luke Pepper.

We would like to thank our team mom, Mrs. Steponaitis for everything that she does for our team, including stats, snacks, and organizing our fundraisers.

We would also like to thank all of our parents for their support by attending our games, team dinners, team snacks, and cases of water. We could not be as successful without your support.

We want to wish our seniors good luck with school next year, we will miss your leadership, and to the returning players, we look forward to seeing you next year.