Mountaineers prep for fall sports

Mountaineers prep for fall sports

Gilbert/Northwestern/Housatonic co-op football starts the 2025 season with a road stretch. The team’s home opener will be player Friday, Sept. 26, against Derby High School at Van Why Field in Winsted.

Riley Klein

FALLS VILLAGE — Housatonic Valley Regional High School will field varsity teams in five sports this autumn.

The first team to swing into action is boys golf, coached by Peter Vermilyea. HVRHS travels to Litchfield Country Club Aug. 21 for an opening match against Lakeview High School.

Boys soccer begins Aug. 27 with an away scrimmage versus Canton High School. The first league game will be at home Sept. 3 against Nonnewaug High School. Coach Adolfo Portillo will lead the squad again this year.

Girls soccer, coached by Don Drislane, starts the season Aug. 28. The opening scrimmage will be played at home versus Monument Mountain High School. League play begins Sept. 3 away at Nonnewaug.

Boys and girls cross country gets underway Aug. 28 at Black Rock State Park. The co-ed team is coached by Letitia Garcia Tripp.

Girls volleyball begins with a non-league game Sept. 3 at home against Oliver Wolcott Technical High School. Coached by Cherie Lopes, the first Berkshire League matchup will be at home against Gilbert School Sept. 5.

And finally, Gilbert/Northwestern/Housatonic co-op football kicks off the season with a road stretch. The Yellowjackets travel to Granby Memorial High School Sept. 5, Plainville High School Sept. 12 and Woodland High School Sept. 19. The home opener in Winsted will be Sept. 26 against Derby High School. HVRHS will host one football game this year against Watertown High School on Saturday, Nov. 1.

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