RHAM Seniors Set New Career Records
In addition to winning 3 back-to-back state championships, the Lady Sachems have set new career records!
Kelsey Welling now holds the new career high number of kills (739), followed by Shelly O’Keefe (692) and Tessa Smolinki (676).
Tessa Smolinski holds the new hitting record of 1303/1462, followed by Shelley O’Keefe 1294/1568 and Kelsey Welling 1120/1419.
Tessa Smolinski and [...]
Post Season Honors
Kelsey Welling and Tessa Smolinski have been selected for 1st team All-State.
Captains Mallory Grosso, Ellie Linden, Tessa Smolinski and Kelsey Welling have been chosen for the CCC All-Conference team.
RHAM nets another Class M crown by Rich Zalusky
Tessa Smolinski had dreams about it on Friday night.
Dreams about how her final high school girls volleyball match at RHAM High would play out with the opportunity to close out her career with three consecutive CIAC Class M state championships.
“I just felt my heart pounding,” Smolinski said. “It was like we have to win and [...]
Senior All Star Game
Kelsey Welling, Tessa Smolinski, and Ellie Linden helped the “Black Team” defeat the “Pink Team” 3-2. Supported by Farmington fans cheering all of the black team on, the black team came back from a tough first game! Great show of fun, talent, and good sportsmanship. Congrats to all.
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PINK TEAM
Colby Billhardt/Darien Laurie LaRusso
Lexie Broytman/Southington [...]
Class M Volleyball: RHAM Wins Third Straight Title
With a 2-0 lead against Joel Barlow and his team down 24-20 in the third game and on the verge of losing only its second game all season — its first in the Class M tournament — RHAM coach Tim Guernsey called a timeout. But there was no need to panic.
“That’s something we’ve done all [...]
RHAM a win away from Class M three-peat
Tessa Smolinski will wake up Friday morning at 5:15 for the last time in her high school volleyball career.
And the RHAM senior is actually very unhappy about it.
“I love volleyball so much that I’d get up at any time to play,” Smolinski said.
Smolinski’s and the Sachems’ dedication may not be the only reason they have [...]
Sachems net berth in semis
Senior Alie Carlson had a career-high nine kills along with three blocks as the top-seeded RHAM High girls volleyball team rolled into the CIAC Class M state tournament semifinals with a 25-15, 25-14, 25-16 quarterfinal-round victory Friday over eighth-seeded East Catholic.
Tessa Smolinski ( 8 kills, 13 digs, 13-for-13 serving), Kelsey Welling (8 kills), Jocelyn Taylor [...]
RHAM tops Bacon in 3
RHAM moves on to quarterfinals on Friday vs winner of East Catholic-Plainfield match.
RHAM tops Farmington in CCC Tournament
25-16, 25-15, 25-19
Kelsey Welling came out swinging 11 kills, 4 blocks
Lady Sachems are the only undefeated team in Class M!
The RHAM girls continue to sweep through the 2009 season, defeating both Tolland and E.O. Smith in 3-0 matches this week. Now 15-0, the Sachems are seeing stronger teams than they saw earlier in the season and are happy to step up to the challenge. Outside Hitters Smolinski and Fenton joined by MH’s Welling and [...]