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REILLY CAMPBELL

—An Amazing Athlete! by Bob Burghardt

onnecticut, we are the pizza Hall when she was a senior. In her
Ccapital of the world. It must be sophomore year, Reilly transferred
true because my shirt says so. And to Loomis Chaffee School in Windsor,
we are also the basketball capital, CT. In the Wallingford Powderpuff
given the UConn Women's Basketball game that fall McKensie caught a 60-
11 National Championships and the yard touchdown pass right before
Men’s 5, soon going to 6. North the end of the first half. Before she
Carolina and Duke Universities, and headed off to Boston University,
NC State may disagree, given that Relly’s sister, Ellory Campbell, was
they have won a combined total of Lyman Hall’s quarterback.
11 National Championships. Yes,
they might disagree. After two years at Brown, Ellory
joined Reilly at Trinity College in
Ok, UConn fans, don’t get mad, I Hartford. Their Brother, Brady
do love the Huskies, but there are Campbell, was on the all-male team
other great players in the state. at UConn that scrimmaged against
One of them may have brought you Geno’s girls. Kensie, Brady, and Reilly
fried oysters and a beer at Gaetano’s all work at Gaetano’s Restaurant.
Tavern on Main during Johnny Gaetano’s owner, Debbie Pacileo,
Rozz’s uptown tunes last year. shares ownership with her sister
Your waitress at Gaetano’s is Reilly Cheryl. She said this about the goal percentage. She had 8 double
Campbell, a tremendous player for Campbells, “We are very lucky to doubles. In her junior year Reilly was
Division 3, Trinity Bantams. have the Campbells working here”. the top leader of the team in scoring
“They all have, great personalities 482 points and 341 rebounds. She
and a strong work effort. Ellory and made the most field goals in a single
Reilly are servers. Brady, well quite season, 197, and the most blocks;
frankly, does it all.” 43.

After her shortened sophomore In her sophomore year, she showed
season, Reilly was named “Captain” signs of upcoming dominance. The
for her junior and senior years. 2022 -2024 season ended with a
Emily Gardner, Trinity’s women's 19-8 record in final stats not in yet.
basketball coach, said, “To get a The Season ended in the NCAA
quality player like Reilly halfway Division III Tournament with a loss
through the season was a game to Baldwin Wallace V of 59-54.
changer for us. She turned our
season around! Reilly’s personality
helped her to become a team leader
right away. She worked extremely
well with the younger players!” Reilly
Campbell is a psychology major at
Trinity. That would definitely help
her server skills.

Reilly Campbell’s footwork as a
On February 11th of this year, Reilly center is second to none. She is
Campbell scored her 1000th point amazing under the boards. She
for Trinity. The thing is, it didn’t take credits much of this to the late Congrats to Cheryl and Jeffrey
4 years, it only took her 2 ½ years. Nick Economopoulos, who was Campbell for giving society four
Reilly transferred from LaFayette the Amateur Athletic Union coach great athletic children, now young
College and began to play at UConn in for two years. Trinity coach Emily adults. They are caring, loving, and
January 2022. Reilly is the daughter Gerber mentioned the strength of productive citizens and I salute the
of Cheryl May Campbell and Jeffrey Reilly’s footwork under the baskets. Campbells. And Reilly, “You go girl!”
Campbell. There are four Campbell In her sophomore year, she made
children. The oldest, McKenzie, now contributions in every game she
a C.P.A., played with Reilly at Lyman played. She led the team in field

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