Hermanson has lead in Connecticut Senior Amateur

Madison — East Lyme's Bill Hermanson, the defending champion, shot an even-par 70 take take the 18-hole lead in the 71st Connecticut Senior Amateur Championship golf tournament at Madison Country Club on Monday.

The final 18 holes will be played on Tuesday.

Hermanson, who plays out of Black Hall Club in Old Lyme, was 3-over after five holes, but played the final 11 holes in 3-under to take the lead.

"It was tough out there, the greens were really firm and really fast, so you had to pay attention to every putt you had," Hermanson told csgalinks.org. "I was definitely a little tentative starting out, but after the fifth hole I was able to settle down and start hitting fairways and greens. I hit it to a couple of feet on No. 8 and about six feet on No. 9 for birdies, so that helped get me back on track."

Also qualifying for the final round of play was Jim O'Neill of Great Neck CC in Waterford. He shot a 79 and is tied for 29th.

H.S. volleyball

• Katy Konow had 18 assists and 10 aces as Lyman Memorial swept Wheeler 25-10, 25-7, 25-14 in an Eastern Connecticut Conference Division III match. Gracie Anglin had three digs and two kills for the Lions (2-5, 0-3) and Sarah Spracklin added four kills.

• East Lyme beat New London 25-9, 25-11, 25-8 in an ECC Division I match. East Lyme is 2-3, 1-1. Haelee McGinty had six assists for the Whalers (0-6, 0-3) and Kamryn Ebersole had four kills.

• Jillian Reynolds had 29 assists as Bacon Academy rallied to beat Waterford 17-25, 25-20, 15-25, 25-15, 15-12 in an ECC Division II match. Alaina Moger 27 assists, Olivia Pacheco had seven aces, seven kills and five digs, and Leah Terrell had 15 kills and six digs for the Lancers (3-4, 2-1).

• Lexi Duddy had six digs during Old Lyme's 25-11, 25-9, 25-10 loss to Valley Regional in the Shoreline Conference.