Illing Athletics
Illing Athletics
Welcome to Illing Middle School Athletics! Our program builds teamwork, discipline, and school spirit while promoting physical fitness and personal growth. We offer a variety of sports for grades 7-8, competing in the CRAL conference against schools like JFK-Enfield, Timothy Edwards-South Windsor, Sage Park-Windsor, East Hartford, Tolland, and Ellington.
We are excited for an outstanding 2025-2026 sports season and look forward to seeing our Rams athletes thrive!
IMS Sports
Illing Middle School offers the following eight sports:
- Basketball (Boys & Girls)
- Baseball
- Cheerleading
- Co-ed Cross Country
- Co-ed Track and Field
- Softball
- Soccer (Boys & Girls)
- Wrestling
Unified Sports Program
Our award-winning Unified Sports program promotes inclusion and teamwork, offering:
- Soccer
- Basketball
- Bowling
- Track & Field
We are proud to have been named the Ann Malafronte Rookie School of the Year and recognized as a Unified Champion School in 2018.
Athletic Director
Theodore Krystopa
tkrystopa@mpspride.org
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Registration & FinalForms
Illing uses FinalForms for online athletic registration. Create or update your account once per year, it saves time by pre-populating and carrying over data season-to-season and year-to-year.
Required for participation:
- Log in or create an account at https://manchester-ct.finalforms.com and complete all forms with your digital signature.
- Submit a valid physical (valid for 13 months) to the school nurse.
- For returning athletes: Update your sport selection each season.
Phone: (860) 647-3400 | Fax: (860) 647-5221 | Email: tkrystopa@mpspride.org
Sports Coaches 2025-2026
Teddy Krystopa – Athletic Director | tkrystopa@mpspride.org | Updated 1/21/2026
| Season | Sport | Coach Name | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Cross Country - Boys & Girls | Amy Dougan Brittney Brown |
adougan@mpspride.org bbrown@mpspride.org |
| Soccer - Boys | Doug Carley Patrick Regan |
dcarley@mpspride.org pregan@mpspride.org |
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| Soccer - Girls | Nina Altieri Noelle Avakian |
naltieri@mpspride.org b25navak@mpspride.org |
|
| Winter | Basketball - Boys | Junior Eschoe | jeschoe@mpspride.org |
| Basketball - Girls | Brian McCarthy James Coughlin |
b25bmcca@mpspride.org b59jcoug@mpspride.org |
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| Cheerleading | Tajae Stringer | tstringer@mpspride.org | |
| Wrestling | Gerard Lionetti Joe Colwell |
glionetti@mpspride.org jcolwell@mpspride.org |
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| Spring | Baseball | Joe Rispoli Kyle Ober |
jrispoli@mpspride.org kober@mpspride.org |
| Softball | Stephanie Willoughby Danielle DiBlasio |
swilloughby@mpspride.org ddiblasio@mpspride.org |
|
| Track & Field | Clyde Ettienne-Modeste Amy Dougan Noelle Avakian Brittney Brown |
b25cmode@mpspride.org adougan@mpspride.org b25navak@mpspride.org bbrown@mpspride.org |
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| Unified Sports | Samantha Waterman | b25sgrec@mpspride.org | |
| Extras | Intramurals | Mike Willie | b21mwill@mpspride.org |
| Unified Sports | Samantha Waterman | b25sgrec@mpspride.org |
Full list: Download Coaches List (PDF)