Lady Mountaineers end season, honor seniors

FALLS VILLAGE — Although the Housatonic Valley Regional High School girls varsity basketball team lost to Shepaug 42-29 on Monday, Feb. 13, that evening was a celebration of the team’s seniors: captain Jaime Conklin, Brianna Ongley, Brittney Pastre, Kiera Bisenius and Kayla Quinion.Ongley scored 13 points and had three steals. Heather Kearns scored six points, while Quinion and Katie Heacox each sank five points. Pastre had six rebounds. Conklin didn’t score, but played a great game. Shepaug was led by Melinda Fragomeli with 16 points, followed by Brittney Hartman with nine points, Jenni Issac with seven points, Colleen Koslosky with five points, Brooke Parker with three points and Kate Dewitte with two points.Final regular season game Housatonic defeated Canton 51-39 in Canton on Thursday, Feb. 16. It was the last regular season game for both teams.Housatonic was led by Kearns with 17 points, which included five three-point field goals. Kearns ended the season with 136 points.Ongley scored 16 points, and led Housatonic in scoring for the year with 180 points.Heacox scored 11 points, with 164 points for the year. She led the team in rebounding.Conklin scored five points in the game. She had 134 points for the year while leading the Lady Mountaineers in assists and steals.Pastre scored two points in the game and 46 points for the year. She was second in rebounds on the team.Bisenius, Hailey Nelson and Abby Wilson did not figure in the scoring but played great on defense. Housatonic ended the season with a 6-14 record.