Sports:

• Lacrosse
• Gymnastics
• Cross Country
• Track
• Basketball

Abby Gibney, a longtime physical education and health teacher in the Stonington Public Schools, has served as a coach for numerous teams at SHS and was the Women’s Athletic Director for five years. Gibney established the gymnastics and boys lacrosse pro¬grams at SHS and assisted in establishing the girls’ lacrosse program. She has coached both lacrosse programs as well as cross-country and indoor track as a volunteer. She also coached junior varsity girls basketball for one year, coached gymnastics for five years, and track for twenty years. She was named the CIAC Coach of the Year in Women’s Track and Field and was nominated for National High School Coaches’ Association Girls’ Outdoor Track and Field Coach of the Year. Her teams won ECC championships in 1978, 1979, 1981, and 1982, and were Class M runners-up in 1981, 1985, 1987, and 1993.

Sports:

• Football
• Basketball
• Baseball
• Track

Tony Alfiero was the captain of the first SHS boys basketball team to reach the finals of the state tournament. He also participated in football, track, and baseball at SHS. As a senior, he also served as captain for the football and baseball teams. He earned All-ECC honors in football as a senior, and in basketball earned first team All-Class B Tournament and All-Boston Garden. He was an All-Class B performer in the 100-yard dash during his senior year. He is a graduate of the University of Connecticut.

Sports:

• Field Hockey
• Track

Brynna Donn participated in field hockey and track at SHS. As a member of the field hockey team, she earned First Team Class M All-State as senior and was a member of two ECC championship teams as well as the 1985 Class M runner-up. As a member of the track team, she earned All-State status three times, winning the 100m as a sopho¬more and senior and winning the 300m hurdles as a senior; she still holds the SHS record in this event. She competed in track at Brown University, where she set school re¬cords in the 400-meter hurdles and the pentathlon, also earning All-Ivy League honors in the pentathlon.

Sports:

• Football
• Basketball
• Baseball

Doug Erskine participated in football, basketball, and baseball at SHS, earning ten varsity letters. As a member of the football team, he was part of an ECC champion¬ship in 1964 and earned All-ECC honors. As a member of the baseball team, he earned four letters and was named All-ECC as a junior and senior, with SHS taking the ECC championship in 1965. He also served as captain of the basketball team and president of the S Club as a senior. He went on to play baseball at Mitchell College, where he is a member of the Mitchell College Hall of Fame, and at Springfield College, where he was a member of a team that participated in the 1970 World Series in the college division. He also holds a master’s degree from the University of Hartford.

Sports:

• Track
• Gymnastics
• Cheerleading

Gretchen Mehringer-Stalters participated in track, gymnastics, and cheerleading while at SHS. As a member of the track team, she earned All-ECC and All-Class M honors as a sophomore, junior, and senior and served as team captain as a senior. She was part of state championship teams in the 4 x 100-yard relay as a sophomore and junior and won the 100-meter hurdles as a junior, setting a state record. She currently holds school records in the 100m, 200m, 100m hurdles, and 4x100m hurdles. She holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Connecticut and a master’s degree from Long Island University.

Sports:

• Tennis
• Basketball
• Softball
• Track

Heather Woodbury participated in tennis, basketball, softball, and track at SHS, earn¬ing All-Eastern Connecticut Conference honors in all four sports. As a member of the tennis team, she earned All-ECC honors as a junior and senior, with SHS winning the ECC title in her junior year. She earned All-ECC honors in softball as a junior. As a senior, she participated in track, with SHS co-champions of the ECC that season. She was undefeated in the 800 meter and 1500 meters, winning the ECC championship and setting school records in both. She was also part of the ECC champion 4 x 400-meter relay team. She was All-ECC in basketball as a junior and senior and earned All-Class M honorable mention as a junior and second team as a senior. In her three years at SHS, the basketball team never lost a regular season game and won three ECC championships as well as the 1980 Class M title. She earned the Athletic Achievement Cup as a senior. She holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Connecticut and a doctorate from the University of Bridgeport College of Chiropractic.

Sports:

• Football
• Basketball
• Baseball
• Track

Heston Sutman participated in football, basketball, baseball, and track at SHS.As a member of the football team, he played quarterback and defensive back, earning All-ECC and All-State honors and serving as captain in his senior season. He was named the Westerly Sun’s offensive player of the decade for the 1980s. He was captain of the basketball team and earned All-ECC honors in track in his senior year. He participated in football at Central Connecticut State University, serving as captain in his senior year and earning All-ECAC honors as a receiver. He holds the school record in receptions in a single game, single season, and career. He has coached football at CCSU, SHS, and Waterford High School, and is currently the Director of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment for the Old Saybrook Public Schools.

Sports:

• Tennis
• Track

Jean Fiore participated in tennis and track at SHS. An outstanding performer in track, she was co-captain of the undefeated 1979 team which won the ECC championship and placed third at the Class M meet. She was the ECC champion in both the 100- and 220-yard races as a sophomore, junior, and senior, and in the 4 x 100-meter relay as a junior and senior. She placed in numerous events at the Class M meet in all three years. She was long jump champion as a sophomore and a member of the championship 4 x 100-yard relay team as a junior. As a senior, she was a member of the 4 x 100- meter relay team. She was named the SHS Female Scholar-Athlete in 1979. She competed in track at Providence College for four years and was named PC’s Female Scholar-Athlete in 1983. She also holds a master’s degree from Georgetown University.

Sports:

• Football
• Track

John Mathewson participated in football and track at SHS, earning letters in both sports for four years. Mathewson earned first team All-Eastern Connecticut Conference honors in football as a junior. As a senior, he served as team captain and was awarded All-ECC and First Team All-State Class B honors. He was also an All-ECC performer in track as a junior and as a senior. He is a former reserve officer of the Stonington Police Department.

Sports:

• Football
• Track

Ricky Collins participated in football and track at Stonington High School, holding the SHS record for the 100-yard dash from 1932 to 1974. He was a halfback on two Eastern Connecticut-Western Rhode Island Conference championship teams. He excelled in track, winning the conference championships in the 100-yard and the 220-yard races three times. He was the member of two Rhode Island Interscholastic Track Meet champions and was named the outstanding performer at the 1932 meet. He was also Editor-in-Chief of the yearbook and a member of the student council. A veteran of World War II, he was also a longtime member of the Pawcatuck Fire Department.