Daily Five: Durham's Sheena Landy Helps Mercy Win at Buzzer

1. What's the Weather? A chance of snow and sleet, mainly after 4 p.m. Increasing clouds, with a high near 36. Tonight: Snow and sleet before 10 p.m, then snow, freezing rain, and sleet overnight. Low around 30.

2. Mercy Wins State Title at Buzzer If you missed Saturday's finish at Mohegan Sun, you missed one of the most incredible endings in Connecticut high school basketball history.

Trailing 53-51 with just 3.8 seconds in the game, Mercy senior Sheena Landy of Durham tossed a half-court pass to teammate Cassie Santoro who found Maria Weselyj open behind the three point line. SWISH!

Weselyj's buzzer-beater lifted the Tigers to the Class LL state championship after three straight defeats in the title game. The victory came in front of 9,800 fans.

Congratulations to the Tigers!

3. Frog Fridays Are Back Join Everyone Outside at 4 p.m. on March 22 at the Highlawn Forest, Rockfall/Middletown as we observe the amazing transformations that occur in vernal pools. Over several outings we will see frogs (hopefully "quacking" loudly and looking for a mate), frog and salamander eggs, tadpoles, salamander and insect larvae, etc. At the first Frog Friday hopefully the wood frogs will be back and be quacking loudly. There will be additional Frog Fridays on March 29, April 5 & 26, May 17 & June 7. Free program. Registration is required. See www.EveryoneOutside.org or contact Lucy: lucy@everyoneoutside.org (or 860-395-7771)

4. 3rd Annual Sunshine Kids Sun Fun Run Come on out for this wonderful event that takes runners (or walkers) through 3.7 miles of picturesque Lyman orchards. All proceeds benefit The Sunshine Kids, an organization dedicated to providing the most exciting activities, trips and events, free of charge, for as many young cancer patients as possible. Sign-up details here.
 

5. Local Artists Shine Five Coginchaug High School students were honored at the opening reception and exhibition of the 30th annual "Future Choices" art competition sponsored by the Shoreline Arts Alliance on Sunday, March 10 at the Sill House Gallery, Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts.

The students are Hannah Zobele, Caitlyn Chabot, Michelle Geary, Melissa Handy and Caitlyn Kranich.