The top-seeded Wolcott boys soccer team got off to a slow start in their state tournament opener against No. 16 Killingly on Tuesday afternoon at Joe Monroe Field. Sure, the Eagles scored less than 16 […]
The fall sports state tournaments are well underway, and the results have been mixed for area teams. Some teams moved on in girls soccer on Monday, but there was plenty of heartache to go around […]
After going 2-4 to start the 2024 season, Anna Maria College football won its final two games of the regular season. The AMCATS finished 4-4 with home wins over Alfred State on Oct. 26 (35-23) […]
Woodland fall sports have had some great moments so far this season, and the Hawks celebrated two Naugatuck Valley League girls team championships this past week. — The Woodland girls soccer team defeated Holy Cross, […]
Wolcott freshman Emma Lawson competes in Friday’s NVL championship meet at Kennedy. Emma Lawson and Dea Gashi may be just freshmen, but they’re already competing with the best swimmers that the Naugatuck Valley League has […]
To say the Woodland football team was ready for the annual George Pinho Memorial Trophy game against rival Naugatuck on Friday night is an understatement. The Hawks scored on their second offensive possession and never […]
Grace D’Amico had four goals and an assist for the Holy Cross girls soccer team in their 9-0 win over Oxford in the NVL tournament quarterfinal round in Waterbury. The second-seeded Holy Cross girls soccer […]
Two of Tuesday night’s goal scorers, WCA’s Kevon Stephenson (14) and St. Paul’s Charles Scaleese (14), tangle for the ball during their NVL boys soccer tournament quarterfinal in Waterbury. The WCA and St. Paul boys […]
The Bristol Central football team remained undefeated with a 41-7 hammering of E.O. Smith-Storrs on Friday night at Bristol Central High School. The Rams (5-0) ran for nearly 400 yards with both Jack Hartley and […]
The Wolcott boys soccer team had a tough night on Tuesday at home against Naugatuck. The Greyhounds beat the Eagles, 4-1, on the turf of Joe Monroe Field and earned a sweep of the season […]
The Holy Cross cross country teams used one of the sport’s basic tenets, pack running, to engineer a sweep of the Naugatuck Valley League championship meet for the second straight season. The Crusader boys got […]
For the fourth straight year, HOLY CROSS swept the Waterbury City Cross Country Championships on Friday afternoon at Bucks Hill Park. The Crusader boys finished first with a score of 27, and WCA was second […]
The Bristol Eastern football team reached its bye week with a 3-1 record after back-to-back comeback wins. The Lancers came back to beat Farmington, 19-14, at home last Friday night on the home turf of […]
The Woodland girls soccer team hosted Holy Cross on Monday afternoon in the second of two regular season meetings. For the second time this season, the final score was 3-1. This time, however, the score […]
Holy Cross senior quarterback Drew Caouette (2) is now the all-time school record holder for touchdown passes in a career with 64. He broke Corey Fappiano’s record of 63 on Friday night. Drew Caouette had […]
Crosby defenders celebrate with Kalib Shaw (8) after his interception during Saturday’s NVL football game against St. Paul at Jimmy Lee Stadium. The Bulldogs rallied for a 48-25 win over the Falcons. The Crosby and […]
The Wolcott boys soccer team possesses a tremendous amount of speed. That speed can put away close games, like one the Eagles were involved in on Thursday night at Joe Monroe Field. On two separate […]
Woodland receives a serve during Tuesday afternoon’s girls volleyball non-league matchup against Darien. The Woodland girls volleyball team lost for the first time this season on Tuesday, 3-0, to state powerhouse Darien in Beacon Falls. […]
Former Bristol Eastern football standout Nick Crowley enjoyed a successful return to his home state last weekend. Pace University squeaked past Post University, 23-21, at Municipal Stadium. Crowley is in his first season as the […]
WCA’s Edo Bukalo kicks the ball away on a reset as St. Paul’s James Naples looks on during Monday’s NVL boys soccer match at Ray Snyder Sr. Field. The St. Paul boys soccer team has […]
St. Paul’s Isabella McCulloch sets the ball for a teammate during Tuesday night’s NVL girls volleyball match against Woodland in the Rev. Brian Monnerat Gymnasium. The St. Paul girls volleyball program has been on the […]
The Woodland girls volleyball team is the two-time defending Naugatuck Valley League tournament champion, and it’s also undefeated to start this season. The Hawks have won their first five matches, dropping just a single set […]
Tyson Brenes (5), Parker Zynda (3) and Damien Georges (14) are just a few of the standouts during Wolcott boys soccer’s four-match win streak. The Wolcott boys soccer team has won four straight matches since […]
The opening week of the 2024 high school football season has come and gone. There was a mix of good games and some one-sided affairs. For starters, here’s the final score of every local contest […]
The Holy Cross girls soccer team picked up a big early season win on Monday night over Woodland at Ray Snyder Sr. Field. The Crusaders knocked off last year’s Naugatuck Valley League tournament runner-up, 3-1, […]
File photo. Wolcott native Jeff Nicol finished his professional baseball debut with a bang for Great Falls Voyagers of the Pioneer League. Nicol, the former Wolcott High School and Central Connecticut State University standout, doubled […]
Tyson Brenes (5) and Parker Zynda (3) each came up big for the Wolcott boys soccer team in its 3-1 win over WCA on Monday afternoon in Naugatuck Valley League action at Joe Monroe Field. […]
Pawlak brothers (left to right) Colin, Quinn and Sean are all involved with the WCSU football team. When it comes to college football, three members of the Pawlak family of Wolcott have a unique bond. […]
Wolcott’s Tyson Brenes (5) pushes the ball up the field during Wednesday night’s boys soccer season opener at Torrington’s Robert H. Frost Athletic Complex. The Wolcott boys soccer team found itself down by a goal […]
Xavier Duarte (18) scored WCA’s first goal of the season, and the Spartans went on to a 2-0 win over Oxford on Tuesday evening at Municipal Stadium’s Ray Snyder Sr. Field. The WCA boys soccer […]
St. Paul quarterback Brady McManama unloads a pass while under pressure from Bristol Central on Saturday during a quad scrimmage hosted by Wolcott at Joe Monroe Field. We’re under two weeks until the high school […]
The Connecticut Twilight League released its regular season stat leaders among pitchers, and there were plenty of locals represented. The Wolcott-Terryville Scrappers had both Kody Kerski and Derek Duffy among the top arms in multiple […]
Prospect native and former Holy Cross High School baseball player Justin Miller had the chance to play for a championship this past Thursday night. Unfortunately for Miller and his M&T Bank teammates, the Greater Hartford […]
For seven innings, the Tri-Town Trojans and Bethlehem Plowboys hooked up in a terrific pitchers’ duel that left Tuesday night’s Game 3 of the Tri-State World Series in a stalemate. Tri-Town broke through with the […]
Austin Brown fired a complete game Saturday and kept Bethlehem’s Tri-State championship hopes alive. Waterbury native Austin Brown was one of the athletic casualties of the COVID-19 pandemic. The former Holy Cross High School baseball […]
Bristol’s team in the Connecticut Twilight League continues to live up to its nickname during this year’s double elimination playoffs. The Bristol Shock will be playing for the CTL championship on Monday night against the […]
The New Britain Rock Cats had a chance to send a great pitchers’ duel to extra innings, but the Wolcott-Terryville Scrappers – specifically the defense – turned them away one final time. Left fielder Zack […]
Wolcott native Cam Maldonado was 0-for-3 entering the top of the seventh inning of Monday night’s third and final game of the Cape Cod Baseball League World Series in Bourne, Mass. Maldonado’s Harwich Mariners had […]
A day after hitting a solo home run, Bethlehem’s Jesse Swartout rounded the bases again Sunday after hitting a grand slam as the Plowboys completed a semifinal sweep of the Valley Ducks. Jesse Swartout homered […]
The Wolcott Scrappers could only look on as Chase Belisle’s walk-off single delivered a series victory for the Bethlehem Plowboys in the final minutes of daylight Tuesday at Bethlehem’s Gallop Field. For the second straight […]
A.J. Martinez and Alex James each did their part to help the Wolcott Scrappers tie their Connecticut Tri-State Baseball League first round playoff series Monday against the top-seeded Bethlehem Plowboys. A day after Mother Nature […]
The top seeds in the Connecticut Tri-State Baseball League playoffs won their first round series openers on Saturday. Three were blowouts and one was a nail-biter. Here are the scores and what happened: NO. 1 […]
The Southington Black Knights were the top team in the Connecticut Collegiate Baseball League during the regular season and earned the top seed in the double elimination playoffs. Southington had to battle back from the […]
The Bristol Post 2 American Legion 17U baseball team has had success at the state level, claiming championships in 2011 and 2018, plus a title in the lone year of the Connecticut Elite Baseball Association […]
Hector Alejandro had a tough personal act to follow on Saturday night for the Norwich Sea Unicorns. The former Sacred Heart High standout and current UConn right-hander was on the bump again for Norwich in […]
Donovan Clingan made a great impression during the NBA 2K5 Summer League, and he was recognized for his efforts. Clingan, the former Bristol Central and UConn standout and No. 7 pick of the Portland Trail […]
Hector Alejandro got to live out a pitcher’s dream this past Saturday in Norwich. The former Sacred Heart High standout and current UConn right-hander fired a no-hitter in a 3-1 Norwich Sea Unicorns win over […]
Wolcott native Cam Maldonado found his power stroke during a recent stretch while playing for the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod Baseball League. Maldonado has three home runs and three doubles on the season, […]
The Bethlehem Plowboys may have put more of a stranglehold on the top seed for the upcoming Connecticut Tri-State Baseball League playoffs, but the rest of the picture is muddled. Bethlehem sits at 15-1. Behind […]
The Bethlehem Plowboys took another step toward the top seed in the upcoming Connecticut Tri-State Baseball League playoffs with an 8-3 road win over the Tri-Town Trojans on Saturday afternoon at Community Field in Litchfield. […]
The Bristol 19U American Legion baseball team has picked a good time for a turnaround. Post 2 (8-6) has a three-game win streak entering this evening’s Zone 1 road game against Simsbury. First pitch is […]
Bristol native Donovan Clingan saw a dream come true Wednesday night when the Portland Trail Blazers selected the former Bristol Central and UConn star with the seventh pick of the 2024 NBA Draft. Ironically, the […]
Wolcott Scrapper second baseman Nick Sconziano takes a pitch during Tuesday night’s Connecticut Twilight League game against Bethlehem at the BAW Complex in Wolcott. The Plowboy catcher is Jesse Swartout. The undefeated Bethlehem Plowboys faced […]
MIDDLETOWN – When the Class M state baseball championship game was over and second-seeded Woodland had no-hit top-seeded Joel Barlow-Redding, 8-0, at Palmer Field, I had a feeling in me. Chills. I had chills from […]
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The Holy Cross baseball team is no stranger to close games. The Crusaders had three of them last week, and won them all. Holy Cross knocked off St. Paul on back-to-back days, April 29 and […]
The University of Saint Joseph men’s lacrosse team won the Great Northeast Athletic Conference championship on Saturday, and two locals played a big role in the victory. The Blue Jays downed the Bulldogs of Dean […]
The Woodland baseball team sent its best to the mound against St. Joseph-Trumbull on a very warm Thursday afternoon at Dunkin’ Park in Hartford. Everyone in this area knows who it is, but there may […]
Nate Pirog got all but the final out in a 5-2 Bristol Central baseball win over Bristol Eastern on Wednesday night at Muzzy Field. The Keene State commit pitched the first 6 ⅔ innings and […]
The Holy Cross and St. Paul softball teams came up with a pair of big victories on Monday. The Crusaders outlasted Seymour, 4-3, in eight innings on road Monday night. During the afternoon, the Falcons […]
Crusaders, Falcons meet again Tuesday in Waterbury The Holy Cross and St. Paul baseball teams met for the first time this season on Monday afternoon in Bristol, and it was a great pitchers’ duel. Aiden […]
The Wolcott baseball team has encountered its first real adversity of the season, surprising given the young squad is already 12 games into the season. “If somebody would have told me that we would be […]
The Wolcott baseball team was able to get three games in last week, but it was supposed to play four. That fourth game was against Woodland, the last undefeated team in the Naugatuck Valley League. […]
Former Holy Cross baseball standout Tim Zupkus has spearheaded Bentley University with his play and his leadership this season. Zupkus, a graduate student and captain, is among the top hitters for the Falcons with a […]
The Bristol Eastern softball team found itself down eight runs entering the bottom of the seventh inning of Tuesday afternoon’s nonleague home game against Sacred Heart Academy-Hamden. Comebacks aren’t supposed to happen in that kind […]
The St. Paul baseball team has relied on strong pitching this season, and that continued in a big way on Monday afternoon at DeLand Field in Watertown. Logan Rembish and Dom Napoletano combined to no-hit […]
The St. Paul baseball team picked up a big 6-2 win over Naugatuck on a blustery Saturday afternoon at the Raymond A. Legenza Baseball Field. The Greyhounds were undefeated going into the game, and they […]
Donovan Clingan did what was expected on Friday. He decided to pursue his dream and declare for the NBA Draft. When you’re going to be a lottery pick, it’s the right decision to make, at […]
Former Bristol Central superstar Donovan Clingan was a part of history on Monday night at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. The UConn men’s basketball team became the first to win back-to-back national championships since […]
There was one sequence of the UConn men’s basketball team’s 86-72 national semifinal win over Alabama that must have had NBA scouts salivating about sophomore Donovan Clingan. On the offensive end, Clingan threw down a […]
The Holy Cross softball team came up with a huge 3-0 win over Watertown on Friday afternoon. Sam Lawton was magnificent in the pitchers’ circle for the Crusaders (2-1) and handcuffed the Warrior offense throughout. […]
Wolcott baseball graduated 14 seniors from a team that reached the Class M state final at Middletown’s Palmer Field in 2023. The 2024 version of the Eagles was expected to start slow, especially in the […]
If Donovan Clingan has proven anything over his past four years of basketball, it’s that he is a winner. There were two CCC tournament championships and a Division II state title while he was with […]
Thirty years ago today, Malcolm Huckaby was part of a major upset in the NCAA Tournament. Huckaby, a former Bristol Central boys basketball standout, was a senior at Boston College. His ninth-seeded Eagles had the […]
Lewis Mills boys basketball head coach Ryan Raponey, left, calls out to his team during Saturday’s Division III state championship game against Bunnell-Stratford at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville. To his right are assistants Mike […]
Holy Cross’ Corinne Lomax makes a pass during her team’s Class L girls basketball state championship game against Simsbury on Saturday night at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville. (Copyright, Sports on CT-69) The Holy […]
The St. Paul girls basketball team poses with the state championship trophy and banner following its 49-42 win over Windham in the Class M state final on Saturday at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville. […]
High school basketball state championship weekend is almost here, and two local teams are in state finals, as is a coach with local ties. The St. Paul and Holy Cross girls basketball teams play on […]
Holy Cross sophomore standout Corinne Lomax hits a hook shot over two Farmington defenders as senior co-captain Rachel Healey looks on during Saturday’s Class L state semifinal game at New Britain High School. (Copyright, Sports […]
The Bristol Eastern boys basketball team faced adversity for the first time in the Division IV state tournament on Wednesday night in the Thomas M. Monahan Gymnasium. The sixth-seeded Lancers trailed No. 22 Pomperaug-Southbury of […]
Holy Cross guard Shania Howard (5) drives against Bristol Eastern forward Autumn Udoh (42) during Tuesday night’s Class L girls basketball state quarterfinal game in Waterbury. (Copyright, Sports on CT-69) When playing against the Holy […]
The Bristol Eastern boys basketball team played in its first state tournament game since 2015 on Monday night in the Thomas M. Monahan Gymnasium. The sixth-seeded Lancers made up for lost time in a hurry, […]
There’s a trio of state tournament basketball games going on today, and all of them take place in the Bell City. St. Paul is hosting a doubleheader, and the Bristol Eastern boys basketball team opens […]
Former Bristol Central star and current UConn men’s basketball standout Donovan Clingan helped his team clinch its first outright Big East regular season title since 1999 on Sunday at Gampel Pavilion. Clingan started his day […]
The WCA starters walk onto the court prior to Wednesday night’s NVL boys basketball tournament final against Holy Cross at Wilby High School. (Copyright, Sports on CT-69) The top-seeded WCA boys basketball team saw senior […]
Jeremiah Williams made some big shots for WCA in its tight NVL boys basketball semifinal win over Wilby on Monday night in the Reggie O’Brien Gymnasium. (Copyright, Sports on CT-69) The Naugatuck Valley League boys […]
Crosby’s D.J. Melendez fires up a 3-pointer during his team’s 69-47 win over St. Paul in the quarterfinal round of the Naugatuck Valley League boys basketball tournament on Saturday at Wilby High School in Waterbury. […]
Kaynor Tech’s Julyssa Patterson (15) puts up a shot during Friday evening’s CTC tournament final against Bullard-Havens at Middletown’s Mercy High School. (Copyright, Sports on CT-69) The Kaynor Tech girls basketball team took its shot […]
The St. Paul girls basketball team got to pose with the NVL champions banner for the second straight year after beating Holy Cross, 43-38, in Wednesday’s tournament final. (Photo credit: St. Paul girls basketball Facebook […]
The Bristol Eastern boys basketball team goes into the Central Connecticut Conference tournament with some good momentum. That’s what happens when you win 16 games in the regular season. The Lancers finished off their regular […]
The St. Paul and Holy Cross girls basketball teams rolled through their Naugatuck Valley League tournament semifinal games Monday at Naugatuck High School. The end result is a rematch of last year’s NVL championship game, […]
The Bristol Eastern boys basketball team will take aim at its 16th win of the season on Monday night at home against Bristol Central in the regular season finale for both teams. The Lancers are […]
Shania Howard (pictured shooting a free throw) and Corinne Lomax each scored 20 points for Holy Cross in their quarterfinal rout of Woodland. (Copyright, Sports on CT-69) The Holy Cross and St. Paul girls basketball […]
The hardware continues to come in for Holy Cross junior wrestler Anthony Shivas. A week after winning the 285-pound weight class and earning most outstanding wrestler honors at the Berkshire League championship meet, Shivas was […]
Copyright on Sports on CT-69 The last time the Wilby girls basketball team made the state tournament, Barack Obama was in the middle of his first term as president of the United States. It was […]
Holy Cross junior Anthony Shivas competes in the 285-pound weight class final at this past Saturday’s Berkshire League championships in Derby. Shivas, who wrestles for the Derby/Oxford/Holy Cross co-op, was named the tournament’s most outstanding […]
The Bristol Eastern and Bristol Central girls basketball teams combined for a terrific game on Monday night, won by the host Lancers, 52-51, over the Rams in the Thomas M. Monahan Gymnasium. Here are some […]
The second game of this season’s city series between the Bristol Eastern and Bristol Central girls basketball teams was a thriller. The Lancers watched a good look from the Rams bounce off the rim just […]
The Bristol Eastern boys basketball team had business to take care of Monday night at the Thomas M. Monahan Gymnasium. The opponent was Berlin, which beat Eastern by a point, 56-55, back on Jan. 22 […]
Offense was on full display Friday night for the Holy Cross and Crosby boys basketball teams.The Crusaders and Bulldogs amassed point totals that would make former Los Angeles Lakers and Loyola Marymount head coach Paul […]
Isabella Oliver and Holy Cross earned a bit of revenge for two losses to St. Paul from last season with Tuesday night’s convincing victory in Bristol. (Copyright, Sports on CT-69, 2023 file) “Excellent defense by […]
Mikey McMahon (3) was one of several Bristol Central boys basketball players who came up big in a much-needed 66-57 win over Berlin on Monday night. (Copyright, Sports on CT-69) It has not been an […]
The Bristol Eastern boys basketball team put visiting Plainville in an insurmountable hole in the opening quarter of Monday night’s CCC game in the Thomas M. Monahan Gymnasium. The Lancers scored the first 17 points […]
Locals took on the best the league had to offer Friday night at the NVL indoor track and field championships at New Haven’s Floyd Little Athletic Center. (Copyright, Sports on CT-69) It was a pretty […]
Bristol Eastern boys basketball senior Ben D’Amato had a night to remember Thursday in his team’s Central Connecticut Conference home contest against Hartford Public. D’Amato connected for a school record eight 3-pointers in the 76-33 […]
St. Paul’s Jason Mathews (15) passes to Ethan Clements (2) after securing a rebound during Wednesday night’s game against Seymour at Seymour Middle School. (Copyright, Sports on CT-69) The St. Paul boys basketball team added […]
It has been another strong regular season so far for the Holy Cross girls basketball team. The Crusaders are 13-0 entering this evening’s home game against Ansonia (11-2). Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. Holy […]
The Bristol Eastern girls basketball team is 11-3 with six games left in the regular season. (Copyright, Sports on CT-69) The Bristol Eastern girls basketball team dropped a tough one Monday night at Farmington, 47-31, […]
The Crosby boys basketball team is one of five from the area that are near the top of the NVL standings. The Bulldogs are 9-1 in league play. (Copyright, Sports on CT-69) Take a look […]
Photo credit: Mike Madden, assistant director of St. Paul athletics, via Facebook The St. Paul indoor track and field teams have been quite busy. Led by former Sacred Heart High standout John Ducham and assistant […]
The Bristol Central boys 4×800-meter relay of Julieen Lopez, Rowan Hennessey, Aiden Georgakopoulos and Isaiah Fabrizio took first place in the Connecticut race in 8:22.97. (Photo credit: Coach Kiara Bonilla via ‘X’, formerly known as […]
Wilby’s Hikim Trueheart makes a pass during Wednesday night’s NVL boys basketball game against Holy Cross at the Reggie O’Brien Gymnasium. The Crusader defenders, left to right, are Jordan Gunthrop, Adrian Acosta, Daylen Roscoe (12) […]
The Bristol Central Invitational wrestling tournament was held Saturday at the Charles C. Marsh Gymnasium, and the lone local winner has a last name very familiar to area fans of the sport.Lincoln Archibald, the son […]
The high school basketball season is back in gear after the holiday break, and several local teams have stood out. Here’s more on those teams: Holy Cross girls Corinne Lomax is an absolute problem for […]
The WCA boys basketball team suffered its second loss of the season last Friday, 64-62. It was the second non-conference loss for the Spartans, who fell to 4-2. WCA returned to NVL play on Wednesday […]
Micah Blackman (0) played big inside for the Crosby boys in their 57-35 road win over Torrington on Friday night. Khani Glenn, right, was solid for the Bulldogs in the second half. (Copyright, Sports on […]
Brandon Beamon has been a big part of an explosive Wilby offense so far this season.(Copyright, Sports on CT-69, file) The Wilby boys basketball team is off to a fantastic start this season. The Wildcats […]
Welcome to the week of high school basketball holiday tournaments. Here’s a look at who’s playing and where: Bristol Central has both its boys and girls teams participating, and all games in that tournament will […]
The Bristol Eastern girls and boys basketball teams are both off to great starts this season. Neither version of the Lancers has lost a game so far this season. Both Eastern squads beat Platt-Meriden on […]
The Gonzaga men’s basketball team trimmed an 18-point second half deficit to 10 against UConn in their Top 10 matchup Friday night in Seattle. There were less than four minutes left, and the Bulldogs had […]
The 2023-2024 high school basketball season got underway today with the girls playing first. Here’s a quick look at who opened the season Monday and what’s coming up the rest of the week (season openers […]
Photo credit: Southington Sports website As we near championship weekend in high school football, a former local standout stepped down after a very successful run at a tradition-rich program.Bristol’s Mike Drury is done after 13 […]
Holy Cross junior quarterback Drew Caouette threw a 10-yard TD pass to fellow junior Christopher Perrone during Sunday’s Class M semifinal loss to Rockville. (Copyright, Sports on CT-69, file) The Holy Cross football team’s dream […]
Copyright, Sports on CT-69 The Holy Cross football team is a win away from reaching the state championship game for the first time in 12 years. Standing in the way is second-seeded Rockville (10-1), which […]
Copyright, Sports on CT69, 2022 file photo The WCA football team did a great job representing Waterbury Public Schools in the first CIAC state playoff game in history on Tuesday night. The eighth-seeded Spartans trailed […]
(Copyright, Sports on CT-69) In the high school football state playoffs, there are memorable performances. And then there was the one turned in by Holy Cross senior Marques Campbell on a cold Tuesday night in […]
The high school football state playoffs are upon us, and two local teams play in away quarterfinals tonight. Both games are scheduled for 6:30 kickoffs. Sixth-seeded Holy Cross takes on the third-seeded SMSA Co-op at […]
Going into the final week of the high school football regular season, a few area teams were in contention for playoff sports. In the end, two punched tickets while one missed out in the big-school […]
Nico Soden (11), who had the only Holy Cross goal in 100 minutes of play against Old Saybrook in Wednesday night’s Class S state semifinal, has two more years to leave his mark on the […]
The Battle for the Bell may be next Thursday, but an even bigger matchup could take place Saturday on the volleyball court at East Haven High School. Bristol Eastern and Bristol Central play in Class […]
Aidan Peterson and the Holy Cross boys soccer team seek a return trip to the Class S state final, a place they haven’t been to since 2019. They have to beat the team that they […]
Junior Amanda Hodak (5) came up big for the Holy Cross girls volleyball team this past Friday night in their 3-2 comeback win over North Branford in a Class S quarterfinal at home. (Copyright, Sports […]
Copyright, Sports on CT-69 The Kennedy football team is on the verge of making Waterbury history this season. The Eagles won their fifth straight game, 29-12, over St. Paul on Saturday at Municipal Stadium’s Ray […]
Three area girls volleyball teams punched their tickets to the semifinal round of their respective state tournaments this weekend. Bristol Central and Holy Cross took care of business on Friday night, then Bristol Eastern joined […]
It’s hard to accurately quantity the effort, or measure the heart, displayed by the WCA and Crosby football teams on Friday morning at Jimmy Lee Stadium. The teams played in the morning because there was […]
Holy Cross’ Eli Simoes handles the ball during Thursday’s second round game. (Copyright, Sports on CT-69) To get his Holy Cross boys soccer team ready for the Class S state tournament, head coach John Teixeira […]
St. Paul junior captain Nick Rieger, left, celebrates his goal with Juan Pablo Del Valle Rangel during the first half of Tuesday evening’s Class S first round boys soccer game against Housatonic Regional-Falls Village at […]
St. Paul-Lewis Mills head coach Gabriel Bartolome guided his team to a fifth place finish in this past Friday’s Naugatuck Valley League girls swimming championship meet held at Kennedy High School’s John Reardon Poll. (Copyright, […]
Caption: The Bristol Central girls volleyball team made it to the first CCC final in program history. The Rams fell to top-seeded Southington, but it was still an incredible run. (Photo credit: BC volleyball, Twitter) […]
Kadin Talho had a terrific Little East Conference tournament for the Western Connecticut State University men’s soccer team, and he was lauded for those efforts. The former Holy Cross High standout was named the tournament’s […]
The Kennedy football team reached the .500 mark (4-4) with its fourth straight win. (Copyright, Sports on CT-69) Some local winning streaks stayed intact, a couple by the slimmest of margins, during Week 9 of […]
It was all joy, and maybe a tinge of disbelief, for the Wolcott boys soccer team, which completed its NVL tournament journey with the program’s first championship Wednesday night. (Copyright, Sports on CT-69) From the […]
The Wolcott boys soccer team was at it again on Monday night. The eighth-seeded Eagles again seized an early lead in an NVL tournament game, this time against fifth-seeded Watertown in a semifinal matchup in […]
Quentin Outlaw, seen here during last year’s state tournament game at Nonnewaug, had one of Wolcott’sgoals in a big 3-2 NVL quarterfinal win over Holy Cross on Saturday. (Copyright, Sports on CT-69, 2022 file) The […]
When the Bristol Eastern football team wins recently, it seems to pitch a shutout. The Lancers improved to 5-2 on the season Saturday with a 34-0 victory over RHAM in Hebron. It was the third […]
Justin Cardinale kicks the ball as teammate Peter Lawlor looks on during Wolcott’s first round state tournament match last year at Nonnewaug. The Eagles will be playing in both the NVL and state tournaments this […]
You might be hard-pressed to find a hotter college wide receiver in the Northeast than Waterbury native Deandre Wallace. The former Holy Cross standout is a senior at Anna Maria College in Massachusetts. Wallace leads […]
Crosby football’s Jeremiah Febus (7) hooked up with Courdel McLarty for the play of the season, a touchdown pass on the game’s final play to stun Wilby, 28-24, on Saturday. (Copyright, Sports on CT-69) There […]
The Post University football team trailed Franklin Pierce University by 10 points at around the midway point of the third quarter of Saturday’s Division II game in Rindge, N.H. For a team that hadn’t won […]
St. Paul junior James Naples celebrates his match-tying goal during his team’s NVL boys soccer match against Oxford on Oct. 12 at McPhee Field. The Falcons earned a solid 1-1 tie against the defending league […]
Former Bristol Eastern girls soccer standout Myah Croze has had a terrific career at Western Connecticut State University, and she added another school record to her ledger this past Wednesday. Croze scored the only goal […]
The first round of Bell City matchups between Bristol Eastern and Bristol Central have been played, and the Lancers came out on top against the Rams in two of three matchups. The first time the […]
Daniel Rodriguez (8) and the Kennedy football team came up with a big win, 34-28, over Torrington on Saturday Municipal Stadium’s Ray Snyder Sr. Field. The win was the first this season for the Eagles. […]
The Bristol Central boys soccer team faced a formidable foe on Tuesday on its home turf when it played Glastonbury. The Guardians came in with a deceptive 4-2-1 record. The record was deceptive because the […]
When he was head coach at the now-closed Chase Collegiate School in Waterbury, Joe Campos had his Highlander boys soccer team challenging for Housatonic Valley Athletic League and New England Prep School Athletic Conference championships. […]
The Bristol Eastern boys soccer team was looking to bounce back Monday afternoon at home against winless Hartford Public.The Lancers had dropped their previous game, 3-0, to Berlin at home last Thursday. Eastern more than […]
The Crosby football team got back to .500 (2-2) following a 14-8 overtime win at St. Paul in a rare Sunday afternoon high school football game in Bristol. (Copyright, Sports on CT-69, file) Crosby ran […]
Wolcott quarterback Toby Chance (9) runs to the offensive huddle with the play call during a home game against Woodland last month. The Eagles beat Wilby, 35-14, Thursday for their first win of the season.(Copyright, […]
It was a better week for area high school football teams in Week 3. WCA pulled away for a Thursday night win over Wolcott, then Holy Cross, Bristol Eastern and Bristol Central all picked up […]
It was a rough couple of days for area teams in Week 2 of the high school football season. Just two out of 10 area teams, Bristol Eastern and Crosby, picked up victories, and both […]
The first week of the high school football season mercifully ended for area teams on Sunday after Bristol Central traveled to Windsor for a makeup game. Here are some standouts from the opening week: […]
Are you ready for some … lightning? Wait a minute, that’s not how the phrase goes, though you wouldn’t know any better after the opening weekend of the high school football season. “Stop me if […]
The sub-70 degree weather of the past couple days felt like September, despite the ridiculous humidity that existed Thursday. We will soon be in the month of September, and that made me think about some […]
The New England Collegiate Baseball League announced its first team, second team and honorable mentions on Thursday afternoon, and a former Bristol Eastern standout made the top squad. Jagger Duquette, who was chosen as the […]
The Wolcott-Terryville Scrappers are taking aim at a second straight Connecticut Twilight League baseball championship, with the first coming when they were known as the Terryville Black Sox. The best-of-three championship series against the New […]
Jeff Nicol had a terrific night for the New Britain Bees on Saturday in Pittsfield, Mass. The Wolcott native blasted a grand slam, singled, scored a run and drove in four for New Britain in […]
The Bristol Blues found themselves facing elimination on Tuesday night at Muzzy Field against the Valley Blue Sox in Game 2 of their NECBL quarterfinal series. Bristol gave the ball to former Bristol Eastern right-hander […]
The Wolcott Terryville Scrappers recently added another potent bat to their lineup. Wolcott Terryville has a very strong presence from the right side of the batter’s box, but this new addition hits from the left […]
The Valley Ducks beat the Brass City Vipers, 5-0, at Wolcott High School on Saturday in the first game of a best-of-three, first round Connecticut Tri-State Baseball League playoff series. Zach Royka had a complete […]
In the New England Collegiate Baseball League’s West Division, a .500 record is good enough for first place. That’s where the Bristol Blues (13-13-1) find themselves after a 6-2 win over the division foe Danbury […]
The Tri-Town Trojans are unbeaten and have a commanding lead in the 2023 Connecticut Tri-State Baseball League season. Tri-Town is 13-0 and four games clear of both the Bethlehem Plowboys and Burlington Hunters, who are […]
The Bristol Post 2 American Legion baseball program is once again fielding teams at the 17U and 19U levels this summer. So far, the 17U team has been having more success. Bristol is 10-3 entering […]
Waterbury natives Laniah Moffett and Aoife Devaney are two of the best golfers in the Naugatuck Valley League. That is fact and can’t be disputed. What 20 other golfers from around the state found out […]
Wolcott third baseman Joe Ferrucci waits for a throw that never comes as Nonnewaug’s Matt Palumbo slides in safely after taking two bases on an errant pickoff throw during Saturday’s Class M baseball state final […]
The No. 13 seed Wolcott baseball team went from spinning a shutout to spinning out of control against No. 17 New Fairfield in Tuesday’s Class M semifinal game at Muzzy Field in Bristol. In one […]
Drew Rocca and Nick Sconziano came up big for Wolcott baseball, along with A.J. Martinez, in a 1-0 Class M quarterfinal win over Northwestern Regional on Saturday in Winsted. (Copyright, Sports on CT-69, file) The […]
Senior Lorelei Stancavage’s clutch two-strike, two-out, two-run double gave Bristol Central a dramatic quarterfinal win over St. Jospeh-Trumbull on Friday. (Copyright, Sports on CT-69, file) There were twos all over the Bristol Central softball scoreboard […]
Forget being satisfied with one eight inning win. The Wolcott baseball team went ahead and made it two in a row Wednesday. The No. 13 Eagles went on the road and upended No. 4 Rocky […]
The UConn, Boston College, Northeastern and Central Connecticut State baseball teams all found out where they will be headed for this year’s NCAA baseball tournament. The end goal for each is to be a part […]
There were three thrilling games involving local teams in the first full day of high school state tournament action Tuesday. In one, the local team threw out the potential tying run at the plate to […]
The St. Paul baseball team lost a tough NVL tournament final to Woodland in a matchup of the league’s top teams. The Falcons now move on to their state championship defense. St. Paul is the […]
If you are a fan of St. Paul and Wolcott, you can get two postseason games at the same time today in Bristol. Even better, the fields where the two games are being played are […]
Bristol Central softball’s Kaley Laird rips a double for one of her game-high four hits during Thursday’s 14-2 home win over city rival Bristol Eastern. (Copyright, Sports on CT-69) The Bristol Eastern softball team couldn’t […]
When a high school golfer shoots under 40, that’s a pretty good day. Most days, a high school team won’t have more than one or two players who will shoot under 40. The Bristol Central […]
Seniors from the Bristol Central boys and girls track and field teams pose Tuesday at Bristol Central High School. (Photo credit: Tamara Stafford-Kirk, BC boys head coach via Twitter) It was a big day for […]
The Bristol Central and Bristol Eastern boys track and field teams have plenty on the line Tuesday in their annual tussle. Both teams enter the meet with perfect 6-0 records, which puts the CCC South […]
The St. Paul softball team has a busy week to end its regular season – three games – and it will try to improve on an already impressive 11-6 record. The Falcons enter the final […]
The Bristol Central baseball team has been tough to score upon this season, and that trend continued against city rival Bristol Eastern on Friday night at Muzzy Field. Left-hander Nate Pirog worked quickly and effectively […]
Emma Cretella helped the Westfield State women’s lacrosse team win the MASCAC tourney title at home on Saturday afternoon. The former St. Paul standout had four goals and two assists. (Sports on CT-69, file) Emma […]
The defending Class S state champion St. Paul baseball team relied on power hitting and strong pitching to claim the ultimate prize in 2022. This season, the pitching is still there, but the offense has […]
Westfield State senior Emma Cretella leads the MASCAC regular season champions into the semifinal round of the tournament, where it will host Worcester State. Cretella, a former St. Paul standout, was recently named MASCAC Player […]
Former Wolcott baseball standout and CCSU junior Jeff Nicol doubled his season home run total over the weekend, and he did so while celebrating his birthday. Nicol homered for the Blue Devils on Saturday and […]
We’re into a new month in the high school spring sports season, and the Bristol Central softball and baseball teams have something in common. Both still haven’t lost a game this season. Central softball beat […]
It’s not often that there are Division I college baseball teams from New England ranked in the Top 25. It’s even more rare when one is ranked for the first time. That’s the case for […]
It’s hard to have a much better day than the one turned in on Monday by Kaynor Tech baseball player Gabe Beale. Beale tossed a six-inning no-hitter with nine strikeouts for the Panthers in their […]
Cam Maldonado has had an amazing freshman season with Northeastern University baseball, and it became a record-breaking campaign on Sunday. With two home runs in the second game of a home doubleheader against Hofstra University, […]
St. Paul boys’ golf senior Matthew Downes poses after shooting a medalist round of 3-under par 33 in his team’s 184-201 over Seymour at The Golf Club at Oxford Greens. (Submitted photo) St. Paul boys’ […]
Bristol Central softball senior right-hander has thrown a perfect game and no-hitter in her last two starts for the undefeated Rams. (Copyright, Sports on CT-69, 2022 file) Bristol Central softball senior pitcher Sophia Torreso has […]
The Wolcott baseball team had two suspended games to complete entering Thursday. Each of the two games were suspended due to darkness. The Eagles were able to complete one of those suspended games on Thursday […]
The Bristol Co-op boys’ lacrosse team had a solid 10-7 season in 2022 that included an appearance in the Class L state tournament. Bristol is looking for more success this season, but even the most […]
Bristol Central senior captain Christian Stafford bats in the bottom of the seventh inning of Friday’s home game against Plainville. Stafford smacked a walk-off single for the 2-1 victory. (Screen grab of video taken by […]
Last year, Donovan Clingan led Bristol Central boys’ basketball to an undefeated season and a state championship. This year, he helped UConn men’s basketball capture its fifth national championship. Not too shabby 13 months or […]
Photo caption: Former Wolcott softball standout Kaitlynn Ouellette has had a tremendous freshman season to date at the plate for the University of Saint Joseph. (Copyright, Sports on CT-69, 2021 file) There are plenty of […]
Bristol high school baseball’s influence was noticeable in each of the last two Eastern Connecticut State University games. The Warriors, ranked fourth in Division III baseball, knocked off No. 21 Wheaton College, 7-4, on Tuesday […]
Former Wolcott baseball standout Jeff Nicol led the way in a big way for Central Connecticut State University in a 16-12 home win over Sacred Heart University on Wednesday afternoon. […]
The WCA boys’ basketball team was only in its eighth varsity season in 2022-23, and what a season it was. The Spartans won 24 games, lost just three, won their first NVL championship and brought […]
Late in the third quarter of Sunday’s Division III state championship game, the second-seeded WCA boys’ basketball team faced its largest deficit. There were 51 seconds left on the Mohegan Sun Arena scoreboards, and the […]
There is a team from Waterbury headed to the Sun for the CIAC state basketball championships, and it calls the North End, and specifically Berkeley Avenue, home. […]
The city of Waterbury, and the Sports on CT-69 area itself, is down to one high school basketball team in the state tournament after a rough quarterfinal night Monday. The WCA boys, who won the […]
Two Waterbury boys’ basketball teams will attempt to advance to the semifinal round of their state tournament bracket Monday. Both teams are in Division II, and both come from the west side, mere minutes apart […]
The Holy Cross girls’ basketball team had E.O. Smith-Storrs right where they wanted them in Friday night’s Class L state semifinal game at New Britain High School. Then they didn’t. All it took was about […]
The pace in the first half of Monday night’s Holy Cross girls’ basketball’s Class L state quarterfinal home game against New Milford wasn’t to the home team’s liking. The Crusaders and Green Wave were tied, […]
High school girls’ basketball state tournament action resumes Monday night, and two local teams will be playing in quarterfinal round games. Both teams will be home for their contests. In Class L, second-seeded Holy Cross […]
Waterbury Career Academy has only been playing varsity boys’ basketball since the 2016-17 season, but the Spartans have had a meteoric rise. WCA finished as the top team in the Naugatuck Valley League in the […]
The high school girls’ basketball state tournament began on Monday for some teams. There were games that were postponed due to the winter storm threat. Wolcott began its run in Class MM with a dominating […]
For the second straight season, the Bristol Central girls’ basketball team began the Class L state tournament with a first round home game. And for the second straight season, the Rams won a first round […]
The NVL boys’ basketball tournament tips off today in Wilby High School’s Reggie O’Brien Gymnasium with four quarterfinal games. WCA enters the tournament for the first time as its top seed. The Spartans are followed […]
The Holy Cross and St. Paul girls’ basketball teams will have to wait another night to renew their rivalry.The NVL tournament final has been pushed from tonight to Thursday at 7 p.m. due to weather […]
St. Paul needed to survive a frantic final minute against Torrington in Monday’s first NVL girls’ basketball tournament semifinal at Kennedy High School’s Jack Taglia Gymnasium. Holy Cross used a dominating first quarter to put […]
The Wolcott girls’ basketball team wins with defense.The Eagles are at their best when their pressure is causing issues for the opposing team’s offense. An offense can go cold, but defense can always be played.“When […]
Monday’s NVL girls’ basketball tournament semifinals will feature three local teams. St. Paul, Wolcott and Holy Cross all won their Saturday quarterfinal games at Kennedy High School’s Jack Taglia Gymnasium. The Falcons blasted Oxford in […]
The regular season is nearly over for local high school girls’ basketball teams, so here’s a look at where they stand with the postseason on the horizon. Holy Cross is an area-best 17-2 overall, including […]
There are just a few games left in the high school boys’ basketball regular season for our local teams, and here’s where they stand. WCA is 15-3 overall and 14-2 in the NVL. The Spartans […]
The Bristol Central girls’ basketball team did something Monday night that it hadn’t done since 1999-2000. The Rams beat city rival Bristol Eastern, 43-38, in the Charles C. Marsh Gymnasium, and completed their first season […]
The high school wrestling season has reached the postseason, and three local grapplers snatched individual championships at Saturday’s Berkshire-Valley meet. Brothers Don and Anthony Shivas finished first at 220 and 285 pounds in the meet, […]
The Wolcott boys’ basketball team knocked off Naugatuck, 56-44, on Tuesday night in the John H. Morris Gymnasium. With the win, the Eagles (8-7) clinched their first state tournament berth since 2019. That Wolcott team […]
Mustapha Heron, Tyrn Flowers and Raheem Solomon all starred on the basketball court for the former Sacred Heart High School. Now the trio has something else in common. All have scored at least 1,000 points […]
The Wolcott boys’ basketball team has nine seniors on its roster, and several came up big on Saturday afternoon. The Eagles forced overtime at home against New Fairfield, then outlasted them in double overtime, 55-51. […]
To say Holy Cross girls’ basketball senior star Mya Zaccagnini has had a spectacular career could be putting it too simply. Zaccagnini reached an incredible career milestone Friday night when she passed Kay Odenwaelder to […]
The St. Paul girls’ basketball team has been tested this week. Now there’s an understatement. The Falcons played the NVL’s top two teams in a three-day span. Happily for St. Paul, both games were inside […]
The Holy Cross boys’ basketball team has been playing better lately, and the results have shown up in the win column. It wasn’t easy on Friday night at the Tim McDonald Gymnasium, but the Crusaders […]
The Wilby boys’ basketball team is having a season not seen on Bucks Hill Road since 2015-16. That was the last time the Wildcats had a winning record. It was also the last time they […]
There has been no better boys’ basketball team in the NVL than Waterbury Career Academy so far this season. The Spartans (11-1 overall) have yet to lose a league game (10-0) entering tonight’s home contest […]
Two local girls’ high school basketball coaching legends reached a career milestone this month. Holy Cross’ Frank Lombardo picked up his 600th win on Jan. 10 when his team defeated Ansonia, 79-21, at Ansonia High […]
Jamie Leggett has been a proficient scorer for the St. Paul boys’ basketball team in his varsity career. On Friday night, the senior hit a personal milestone when he hit the 1,000-point mark with a […]
Former Bristol Eastern, St. Paul and Taft standout Tyler Arbuckle has been playing well for his Saint Anselm College men’s basketball team. Arbuckle was recognized for his efforts when the Northeast-10 Conference named him its […]
The situation wasn’t great for the Wilby boys’ basketball team entering the waning moments of Tuesday night’s game against Ansonia in the Reggie O’Brien Gymnasium. The Wildcats trailed the upstart Chargers by four points with […]
Two of the hottest high school basketball teams in the area can be found in Bristol. The Bristol Eastern boys pulled away from Rocky Hill, 58-39, on the road on Monday. The Bristol Central girls […]
The Holy Cross girls’ basketball team faced a strong test on Saturday evening when it hosted Torrington in the Tim McDonald Gymnasium. The Raiders came in with an undefeated record, and the Crusaders also had […]
Former St. Paul standout Steve Pikiell and his Rutgers men’s basketball team once again played the role of giant killer on Monday night. For the second straight season, the Scarlet Knights knocked off a top-ranked […]
The Wolcott and St. Paul girls basketball teams played an aggressive, physical game Friday night that left both teams exhausted when the final buzzer sounded inside the John H. Morris Gymnasium. The Eagles led by […]
The Holy Cross girls’ basketball team experienced defeat in the season opener this year after an undefeated run in 2021-22. The Crusaders have had to play from behind, and they did so again on Tuesday […]
The Holy Cross girls’ basketball team returns to the place where it captured the second state championship in program history less than a year ago. The Crusaders face the St. Mary Academy – Bay View […]
The Northeast-10 Conference announced its weekly top women’s basketball players on Tuesday, and a former Bristol Eastern standout was among them. Ciara Collins, who plays for Pace, earned Rookie of the Week honors after averaging […]
The Wolcott boys’ basketball team gave first-year head coach Anthony Giampetruzzi an early Christmas present Thursday night. Wolcott defeated Woodland, 67-51, inside the friendly confines of John H. Morris Gymnasium. The Eagles, who lost their […]
The UConn football team needed a spark Monday during the Myrtle Beach Bowl against Marshall at Coastal Carolina’s Brooks Stadium. True freshman and former Bristol Central star Victor Rosa provided that spark in the third […]
The high school boys’ basketball season began for two area teams, and a former local coach, on Thursday evening. Bristol Eastern led the way, rolling to an easy home victory over Plainville. Bristol Central began […]
The Holy Cross girls basketball team enters the 2022-23 season with a target on its back. That’s what happens when you win a state championship and finish as the lone undefeated team in the state.The […]
When he competed as a diver for the Wilby/Kaynor Tech co-op, Kaynor Tech graduate Matheus Silva was one of the best in the NVL. Silva has been a strong presence on the Southern Connecticut State […]
The high school girls’ basketball season begins this evening for a bunch of local teams. Holy Cross is the lone returning state champion, having captured the Class M crown. The Crusaders jumped two classes to […]
It was a good day for former Sacred Heart High School star Raheem Solomon on Saturday. Solomon, now a graduate student at Sacred Heart University, led the Pioneers with 18 points and added six rebounds […]
Kids from the Boys & Girls Club of Bristol were treated to a great performance from former Bristol Central superstar Donovan Clingan on Saturday at Gampel Pavilion. Clingan had 21 points, 11 rebounds, two blocks […]
The UConn men’s basketball team and true freshman Donovan Clingan faced their first true road game of the season Wednesday night at the University of Florida. The fifth-ranked Huskies passed the test easily, and the […]
A pair of former local standouts helped the Western Connecticut State University men’s swimming team break school records at the Connecticut Cup this past weekend. Freshman Noah Taylor, who competed for the Bristol Co-op, helped […]
The UConn football team is going bowling for the first time since 2015, and former Bristol Central star Victor Rosa will be right there with them. The true freshman running back has certainly earned his […]
Holy Cross football’s 45-21 loss to Bloomfield in the Class S state semifinal round Sunday may have ended a season, but it also provided a look at the future. One thing that was reinforced…Marquis Campbell […]
The Holy Cross football team pulled within six points of Bloomfield in their Class S state semifinal game Sunday at Phil Rubin Stadium.Marquis Campbell’s third rushing touchdown, and Kevin Matiz’s third extra point, made the […]
The Holy Cross football program finds itself in the semifinal round of the state playoffs for the first time since 2011. In order to get to their first championship game since 2011, the third-seeded Crusaders […]
The Holy Cross football team faced multiple moments of adversity during Tuesday night’s 42-36 Class S quarterfinal win over New Fairfield at Municipal Stadium’s Ray Snyder Sr. Field. The ultimate adversity, however, will come on […]
The Marquis Campbell Show couldn’t have aired at a better time for the Holy Cross football team. Campbell scored five touchdowns, including four on the ground in the second half, and the third-seeded Crusaders knocked […]
There have been some who wondered if former Bristol Central superstar Donovan Clingan would be able to play major Division I college basketball at UConn. Clingan had his doubters, as is the case with many […]
The Holy Cross football team enters the Class S state playoffs in nearly the same position as a year ago. The Crusaders finished the regular season with the same record, 8-2, that they had in […]
Another Thanksgiving week is in the books, and the Holy Cross football team enjoyed another Turkey Day win over Wolcott. Bristol Central won for the seventh consecutive outing against Bristol Eastern, and Crosby won a […]
The WCA football team had an up-and-down season, but it ended with a win on Thanksgiving Eve against Wilby at Municipal Stadium’s Ray Snyder Sr. Field. The Spartans jumped out to a 25-point lead on […]
We made it. It’s Week 12, the final one of the high school football regular season, and there will be football played on Thanksgiving Eve and Thanksgiving Day. Teams will be looking to improve playoff […]
The Bristol Central girls’ volleyball team was on a postseason run that was unprecedented in program history. On Saturday, the Rams ran into a buzz-saw named Barlow, as in Joel Barlow. The top-seeded Falcons swept […]
The Bristol Central girls’ volleyball team will play in its first state championship match Saturday at 1 p.m. at East Haven High School. The seventh-seeded Rams (19-7) face top-seeded and undefeated Joel Barlow (23-0). The […]
Former St. Paul football standout Eric Langland earned a terrific honor as a senior at the University of New England. Langland was named Offensive Lineman of the Year in the Commonwealth Coast Conference, according to […]
It was a total team effort that drove the Bristol Central girls’ volleyball team to its first state championship final. Central won, 3-1, over third-seeded East Lyme on Wednesday night at Cromwell High School. The […]
It hasn’t been the greatest postseason for local high school sports teams this fall. Outside of swimming and diving, there’s one team left, and that’s Bristol Central girls’ volleyball. The third-seeded Rams made history when […]
The first three days of the state tournament have been contested. The going was tough for local teams on Monday with just three winners. Tuesday was a better day with four winners. No local teams […]
High-scoring games were the norm for four Waterbury schools that played during Week 9 of the high school football season. The most insane of the two games was Saturday’s high-scoring affair between Crosby and Wilby […]
The Holy Cross boys’ soccer team got off to a slow start, but the turnaround came quick. By the end of the regular season, the Crusaders were 11-3-2 and earned a No. 2 seed in […]
The Holy Cross boys’ soccer team was one of five local squads to play in an NVL semifinal contest on Tuesday night. The Crusaders are the last local team standing entering championship Thursday. Holy Cross, […]
After a loss to undefeated Ansonia, the Holy Cross football team was looking for a bounce-back victory Saturday against Crosby at Jimmy Lee Stadium. After a very sluggish start that included a lost onside kick […]
The Wolcott High football team led by two touchdowns late in the first half of Friday night’s game at Joe Monroe Field, but Kennedy was on the move. Kennedy pushed the ball deep into Wolcott […]
The streak is over. After 56 straight losses dating back to 1994, Bristol Central girls’ volleyball finally got the better of their counterparts from Bristol Eastern, 3-0, on Monday night in the Charles C. Marsh […]
The Western Connecticut State University men’s soccer claimed the Little East Conference regular season title Saturday, and a former Holy Cross High standout was in the middle of the action. The Wolves won, 2-1, over […]
It was a tough Friday and Saturday for local high school football teams – with one exception – in Week 7. Two area football teams were defeated on Friday, and two more went down on […]
The Kennedy football team couldn’t have picked a more exciting way to earn its first win of the season. The Eagles (1-5) scored first in overtime on Dereck Ledee’s five-yard touchdown run. Kennedy then got […]
The Bristol Central boys cross country team emerged from Tuesday’s CCC championship meet at Manchester’s Wickham Park with another South Division title. The Rams may not have finished off an undefeated season overall – thanks to […]
You have to go back to 2002 to find the last time the Holy Cross boys cross country team won an NVL title. Well, the wait is over. The Crusaders captured the NVL championship Wednesday […]
In the past two games, former Bristol Central football star Victor Rosa has experienced the ups and downs that come with playing college football as a true freshman. First, the positives. UConn won, 33-12, on […]
The sun was shining on a cool Saturday morning at St. Paul Catholic as the Falcons hosted Bristol Central and Bristol Eastern in the annual city cross country championship meet. And what a meet it […]
The Holy Cross High cross country program swept the annual city championship meet on Friday at Bucks Hill Park. The Crusader boys won with a score of 17. Kaynor Tech was second with 56, followed […]
Five local girls’ volleyball teams have reached the 10-win mark with another threatening to get there at about the three-quarter mark of the regular season. Holy Cross (12-2) and Kaynor Tech (12-3) lead the way […]
There are comebacks, and then there was what the Holy Cross football team did against Naugatuck in a battle of 4-0 teams on Thursday night at Municipal Stadium’s Ray Snyder Sr. Field.The Crusaders trailed by […]
The Bristol Eastern girls volleyball team kept up its mastery of Bristol Central with a 3-1 victory in the Thomas M. Monahan Gymnasium on Monday night. The set scores were 25-23, 25-20, 17-25, 25-15. The […]
The Bristol Eastern and Bristol Central girls volleyball teams meet for the first of two times in the regular season tonight at 6:30 in the Thomas M. Monahan Gymnasium. The Lancers (8-1) come into tonight’s […]
The Holy Cross football team entered Saturday afternoon’s game ready for its matchup against WCA at Municipal Stadium’s Ray Snyder Sr. Field. Both teams were 3-0 going into the game, but the Crusaders dispelled the […]
Week 4 of the high school football season is nearly over already, but there’s already been some big developments. First, Wolcott coach Tony Bell picked up the first win of his tenure, 35-14, over Wilby […]
Many area high school girls volleyball teams are nearing the midway point of the season, so here’s a look at the teams that have played at least eight matches so far. The Kaynor Tech girls […]
The Wilby football team was the lone local outfit in action on Saturday, and it had a tough day in a 35-0 loss to NVL newcomer Gilbert-Northwestern-Housatonic at Van Why Field in Winsted. The Wildcats […]
It was tough to find a lot of positives in UConn football’s 41-10 loss at North Carolina State University on Saturday, but there was one from a local product. Former Bristol Central superstar Victor Rosa […]
It took a strong comeback, but Holy Cross football made sure next Saturday’s matchup against WCA will be a battle of 3-0 teams. The Crusaders rallied to beat Seymour, 28-21, on Friday night at DeBarber […]
The WCA football team had to chance to showcase its talents on Thursday night at Municipal Stadium’s Ray Snyder Sr. Field. The Spartans were playing St. Paul, and they were the only game in the […]
The Western New England University football team is off to a 1-2 start this season. The Golden Bears are looking to get back on track Saturday at home against Salisbury University, and they hope for […]
If you look at the box score from UConn football’s blowout loss at Michigan this past Saturday, a familiar name led the team in rushing attempts. Former Bristol Central superstar Victor Rosa carried the ball […]
Week 2 of the high school football season is all done, and Holy Cross and WCA are both 2-0 after convincing victories. The Crusaders squashed Watertown, 54-12, on Thursday while the Spartans hammered Derby, 55-12, […]
The Wolcott High football team became the first to play a varsity game on the new turf of Joe Monroe Field on Friday night. Wolcott hosted WCA in a matchup of first-year head coaches, Tony […]
Dan Mulrooney spent plenty of time at Municipal Stadium running over or around high school defenders as a standout on the Holy Cross football team. This past Saturday, Mulrooney returned with his Lock Haven (Penn.) […]
Victor Rosa scored 41 touchdowns and was the Connecticut Gatorade Player of the Year as a senior standout for the Bristol Central football team. On Saturday afternoon, Rosa reached the end zone for the first […]
The Terryville Black Sox may not have won the ultimate prize, but they still grabbed their league championship. Three days after losing two games and the Stan Musial East Coast World Series to the Albany […]
Bristol Knights left-hander Chris McGrath was drafted by the Terryville Black Sox ahead of the Stan Musial East Coast World Series being played this weekend. Terryville was familiar with McGrath, given they have faced him […]
There are plenty of locals who made an impact during the regular season in the Greater Hartford Twilight Baseball League and Connecticut Twilight League. First of all, you’ll find former Bristol Central right-hander Kenny Knox […]
In a series-deciding game, there are likely going to be some gut check moments where a player or team needs to come up big. Blasius Chevrolet starting pitcher Dave Alarcon Jr. faced a gut check […]
The Southington Aftershock have won four straight games and are climbing up the Connectcticut Twilight League standings. Victories over the Enfield Patriots, New Britain Rock Cats, Connecticut Orioles and Elmer’s Angels have improved Southington’s record […]
The Bristol Post 2 American Legion 19U baseball team got off to a great start in the state tournament. Bristol shut out Northeast on July 16 at Muzzy Field in the first game of Pod […]
The Joan Joyce High School Softball League held its all-star game on Thursday night, and it was a success on more than one level. First off, Joyce was remembered by those in attendance, at the […]
There were four former area players in the lineup Wednesday evening for the Southington Black Knights in their Connecticut Collegiate Baseball League game against the Brass City Bombers at Municipal Stadium. Three of those players […]
Bristol American Legion baseball, the lone area program still currently in operation, is having a solid season at the 19U level after an up-and-down start. Post 2 fell to 9-6 in Zone 1 play following […]
Former St. Paul standout right-hander Kyle Dube found himself on the mound at Dunkin Donuts Park in Hartford on Wednesday night. Dube got the start for the Terryville Black Sox in their Connecticut Twilight League […]
The Bethlehem Plowboys took over sole possession of second place in the Connecticut Tri-State Baseball League with a 6-0 shutout of the Winsted Whalers on Thursday evening at Gallop Field in Bethlehem. There were local […]
One year ago Sunday, the voters of Wolcott approved $1.41 million to finance projects at Wolcott High School and Tyrrell Middle School. Included in that funding is a new artificial turf and running track, along […]
Ryan Daniels had just nine days between his last his high school game and his first one at the next level. The recent St. Paul star is on the roster of the New Britain Bees, […]
The Terryville Black Sox, which have a bunch of players from this area, are playing in the Connecticut Twilight League this season. One of their top players, Andrew Hinckley, has already made his presence known […]
Bristol Central track and field standout Frankie Porrini III didn’t just have a day to remember this past weekend. He had two days to remember while competing at a national meet. Porrini competed in the […]
Behind the right arm of sophomore Joey Tonnotti and the sweet left-handed swing of senior Ryan Daniels, the St. Paul baseball team got its redemption and won a state championship Saturday at Palmer Field in […]
They’re back, and they mean business. The St. Paul baseball team (25-1 overall) plays in its second straight Class S state championship game today at 3:30 p.m. at Middletown’s Palmer Field, but the top seed […]
The fifth-seeded Bristol Central softball team struck first for a run in the top of the third inning of its Class LL state championship game against second-seeded Southington on Friday night. It was the only […]
The Bristol Central softball team is looking to pull off an historic upset tonight (7 o’clock first pitch) at Stratford’s Frank DeLuca Hall of Fame Field. The fifth-seeded Rams (26-4 overall) are a very good […]
St. Paul baseball senior southpaw Brendan Foley was superb in Tuesday night’s Class S state semifinal at Palmer Field in Middletown. Foley pitched 6 1/3 innings, gave up only four hits and fanned 14 while […]
The top-seeded St. Paul baseball team needs one more win to return to the Class S state championship game, but it won’t be an easy task. Not if last year’s semifinal is any indication. The […]
For one Bristol team, it was euphoria. For the other Bristol team, it was the end of an improbable run. The fifth-seeded Bristol Central softball team knocked off top-seeded Danbury, 4-1, on Monday afternoon in […]
The Bristol Central and Bristol Eastern softball teams will each play in a state tournament semifinal game this afternoon. The fifth-seeded Rams take on top-seeded Danbury in Class LL at Stratford’s Frank DeLuca Hall of […]
STATE DIVISIONAL TRACK AND FIELD MEET RESULTS(all meets held at Willow Brook Park, New Britain)NOTES: Top six earned medals; top eight earned points toward team total; bold = 1st, 2nd, 3rd place finishers Tuesday, May […]
The Bristol Central softball team has reached a spot it hasn’t been in for nearly a decade. With a 6-2 win over No. 13 Trumbull in a Class LL state quarterfinal on Saturday, the fifth-seeded […]
It was a story familiar to Bristol Central softball and many other teams around the state this week. Show up to play a game, have it get postponed, come back and play the next day. […]
The eighth-seeded Wolcott softball team trailed ninth-seeded Stonington by a run after a half inning during Thursday’s Class M quarterfinal game at George Babcock Softball Field. The Eagles offered a quick response to the Bears […]
With one swing of his bat, Casey Cerruto saved top-seeded St. Paul baseball from an upset home loss Wednesday in the second round of the Class S state tournament. Cerruto hammered a pitch deep into […]
The Holy Cross girls tennis team lost just once during the regular season, and picked up some major victories along the way. The biggest regular season victories came during a Thursday doubleheader on May 12. […]
Jake Taylor, the veteran catcher for the Cleveland Indians in the movie “Major League,” had a famous line late in the season: “Well there’s only one thing left to do. Win the whole thing.” St. […]
The Holy Cross baseball team came into Thursday night’s NVL tournament final against Woodland at Municipal Stadium ready to go. The third-seeded Crusaders scored four runs in the bottom of the second inning and never […]
The Holy Cross baseball team has made it a habit of reaching the NVL tournament final. That habit has been fueled for each of the past six tournaments. Tonight, third-seeded Holy Cross faces fourth-seeded Woodland […]
The Bristol Central baseball team came into the 2022 regular season with plenty of unknowns. That’s what happens when your roster contains just three seniors and a combined 12 freshmen and sophomores. There were seven […]
Athletes from Crosby, Holy Cross, Kennedy, St. Paul, WCA, Wilby and Wolcott competed in the NVL track and field championship meet Saturday at Torrington High School. Four locals won gold medals during the meet. They […]
It wasn’t a true home game, but the St. Paul baseball team treated Waterville Park like its own field during Thursday afternoon’s regular season finale against Watertown. The Falcons scored six times in the bottom […]
The St. Paul boys lacrosse team was 3-5 entering its April 27 home matchup with Capital Prep at McPhee Field. The Falcons hammered the Trailblazers that day, 17-2, and that’s when they began to turn […]
The Bristol Central softball team had as good a week as a high school squad can have during the regular season. The Rams won six times in six days last week. Yes, you read that […]
The Bristol Eastern softball team won its fifth straight game Monday, 17-1 in five innings, at Lewis Mills. The Lancers improved to 10-7 and are back home Tuesday against Manchester at 3:45 p.m. D’Amato has […]
To say the 2022 version of Wolcott baseball is familiar with close games is an understatement. The last four games the Eagles have played have been decided by two runs or less. Wolcott has alternated […]
What’s better than having three home games in a span of three days? Winning them all, of course. Bristol Central softball won games on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday in the friendly confines of its home […]
St. Paul baseball senior left-hander Brendan Foley put together a pitching performance Monday that he’ll remember for the rest of his life. Foley fired a perfect game with 10 strikeouts in a 5-0 Falcon home […]
The Great Northeast Athletic Conference’s baseball tournament came to a close Sunday, and a local ballplayer was part of the championship-winning team. Former St. Paul standout Owen Davis is a freshman catcher on the Johnson […]
Gary Hovhanessian has had some pretty good success in his time as head coach of St. Paul softball. In his 18th season as head coach, Hovhanessian has an over .500 record. There have been all-league […]
The St. Paul baseball team went 22-3 in 2021 and was the Class S state runner-up. In the first 13 games of the 2021 season, the Falcons scored 191 runs and gave up 57 for […]
Erik Suzio motored down the field from defense to offense, and no one from Lewis Mills got in the way of the St. Paul boys lacrosse big man. Suzio ran right down the middle and […]
Final exams for undergraduate students conclude today at Assumption University. It is the end of what has been a solid year in the classroom and on the pitch for junior Addison Davis, a former St. […]
What could Andrew Spina do for an encore after tallying nine goals and three assists in the Bristol Co-op boys lacrosse team’s win over Windsor on April 28? How about eight goals and five assists? […]
The sun was shining and baseball was being played on Saturday afternoon in the Bell City. In a major contrast to what had been a cool, dreary and wet month of April, the final day […]
The early portion of Friday afternoon’s St. Paul-Wolcott baseball game looked like a pitchers’ duel. For the first two and a half innings, Wolcott’s A.J. Martinez and St. Paul’s Joey Tonnotti matched zero for zero. […]
The St. Paul boys golf team was 4-0 entering Tuesday afternoon’s NVL match at Chippanee Country Club. The Falcons and their opponents from Watertown were greeted by a heavy mist, but surprisingly no wind, at […]
Former St. Paul standout Emma Cretella was named women’s lacrosse MASCAC player of the week honors after Westfield State University went 2-0 during the past week. Cretella scored four goals, tallied five assists, added eight […]
The Wolcott softball team’s offense showed up early during Monday evening’s home game against WCA at George Babcock Field. The Eagles struck for eight runs in the first and rolled from there to a 19-0 […]
The Holy Cross baseball team finished the first half of the season with three straight wins for an 8-2 record. The second half begins Monday with a non-league game at Cheshire, a member of the […]
The St. Paul baseball team faced its toughest challenge of the season in the form of Watertown senior left-hander Henry Marino on Saturday afternoon at Deland Field in Watertown. The Falcons wound up down by […]
The Bristol Eastern softball team launched four home runs on Friday afternoon in an 11-4 home win over Conard. Ali Tellier led the offensive charge with not, not two, but three homers, with the last […]
Mario Izzo must have decided that if one seven-RBI game was good, two was better. Izzo joined St. Paul baseball teammate Ryan Daniels in the seven-RBI club by hitting that total in a 15-2 Falcon […]
Alysha Accetura has been a standout for the WCA softball team this season, but then she turned in an historic effort on Wednesday. Accetura threw the first no-hitter in school history as WCA dropped Kennedy, […]
The St. Paul boys lacrosse team can be excused for getting off to a 1-2 start this season. The Falcons lost Connecticut High School Coaches Association all-state performers Brycen Kennedy, Christian Decker, Connor Matthews and […]
The Wolcott baseball team had a tough task in front of it Saturday morning against undefeated Woodland in Beacon Falls. The Eagles tied the game in the top of the sixth inning, then stormed ahead […]
The wind at the home field of St. Paul baseball seemed to be blowing in at times, and a couple players said the ball wasn’t carrying during batting practice. It took the Falcons until the […]
The St. Paul baseball team is 3-0 following a 12-0 win in five innings over Kennedy in the home opener on Monday afternoon. It was the second 12-0 victory in the first three games for […]
The Bristol Central boys basketball team had a magical 2021-2022 season, one that ended with a 28-0 record, a Division II state championship, and a No. 1 ranking the GameTimeCT top 10 poll. Tim Barrette, […]
The Holy Cross (4-0) and St. Paul (2-0) baseball teams have rode their explosive offenses to a combined 6-0 start so far this season. The Crusaders have outscored opponents, 68-6, in their four games. Even […]
The Seymour baseball team came out swinging in their Friday afternoon road game against Wolcott. All four of the Wildcat runs scored on home runs; a solo shot in the first, a two-run dinger in […]
The Wolcott baseball team made a great comeback in its season opener at Naugatuck on Saturday afternoon, but it didn’t come with a happy ending. The Greyhounds beat the Eagles, 5-4, in eight innings following […]
Waterbury native Mikey West began to live out a dream this past season as a freshman at Bethune-Cookman University. “It was a great experience playing at the Division I level, to be able to measure […]
Throughout the state postseason, Bristol Co-op boys swimmers proved they deserved to be mentioned among the best that Connecticut has to offer. They earned that distinction by having three record-breaking races over the duration of […]
The Holy Cross girls basketball team was on the doorstep of the Mohegan Sun Arena in 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic stopped everything. The third-seeded Crusaders made it to the Class M state semifinals with […]
The top-ranked and top-seeded Bristol Central boys basketball team faced one final challenge in its quest for the program’s first state championship since 1990. That challenge was second-ranked and second-seeded Northwest Catholic, a team Central […]
To all of those in Bristol who are basketball fans: Bristol Central boys basketball is looking for your support. The undefeated, top-ranked and top-seeded Rams (27-0) face second-ranked and second-seeded Northwest Catholic-West Hartford (25-2) in […]
The top-seeded Holy Cross girls basketball team has faced 26 challenges and passed all 26. The 27th and final challenge is the biggest one of all. The Crusaders play second-seeded Bacon Academy-Colchester (23-3) in the […]
The Bristol Central boys basketball team clinched its first state semifinal berth since 2013 with a 70-48 Division II quarterfinal home win over Waterford on Friday night. The top-seeded and undefeated Rams (26-0) got a […]
After back-to-back second round state tournament exits in 2018 and 2019, the Holy Cross girls basketball team has recently reasserted itself on the big stage. The Crusaders were semifinalists in Class M in 2020 before […]
The last time a winter state tournament reached the semifinal round, back in 2019, the St. Paul girls basketball team was one of the last four standing standing in Class S. Fast forward to the […]
The fifth-seeded St. Paul girls basketball team is playing for a berth in the Class MM semifinal round tonight. The Falcons (17-5) host No. 13 Northwestern Regional (14-9) from the Berkshire League at 6:30 p.m. […]
Kerwin Prince has had some big moments in his first season with Dodge City (Kansas) Community College, but none were bigger than the one that happened Saturday. The former Crosby, Notre Dame (West Haven) Prep […]
The Holy Cross and St. Paul girls basketball teams have moved on to the quarterfinal rounds in their respective classes of the state tournament. The Crusaders, seeded first in Class M, had a first round […]
The Bristol Central boys basketball team has had a huge target on its back all season and during the CCC tournament. That’s what happens when you’re the top-ranked team in the state and the top-seeded […]
The Kennedy boys basketball team achieved a milestone Monday night when it beat Crosby in the semifinal round of the NVL tournament at Wilby High School’s Reggie O’Brien Gymnasium. The victory clinched the first berth […]
The top-ranked, top-seeded and undefeated Bristol Central boys basketball team will take aim at its second straight CCC tournament title tonight against second-ranked and second-seeded Northwest Catholic. The Rams (23-0) and Lions (22-1) tip off […]
The No. 23 Wolcott girls basketball team found itself in a tight game at No. 10 Woodland on Tuesday evening in the first round of the Class M state tournament. A Hawk 3-pointer had just […]
The Bristol Central girls basketball team put together its first .500 regular season since 2014-2015 by going 10-10. That 10-10 record included its first win over rival Bristol Eastern since 2004. Tonight, there will be […]
The second CIAC Girls Invitational wrestling tournament was completed Sunday at New Haven’s Floyd Little Athletic Center, and it was a great day for grapplers from Bristol schools. Bristol Eastern senior Ella Nichols had the […]
The introduction of the starting lineups were made to cheering fans. Each 3-pointer, dunk and blocked shot was celebrated by the roar of the crowd. The NVL boys basketball tournament had its quarterfinal round games […]
The Holy Cross girls basketball team has experience, depth, and it has one of the best juniors in the state. In Thursday night’s NVL tournament final at Kennedy High School, all three of those assets […]
Former Crosby, Notre Dame West Haven Prep and Mercy College standout Kerwin Prince has had a good run of late with the Dodge City (Kansas) Community College men’s basketball team. Prince, a redshirt freshman, has […]
When Bristol Central senior 7-foot-2 star center Donovan Clingan comes running at the basket, it’s best to get out of his way, or potentially wind up geting posterized. On the first possession of the third […]
The players change, but the NVL girls basketball tournament has two familiar teams playing on the opposite sides of Tuesday’s semifinals at Naugatuck High School. Those teams are top-seeded Holy Cross and third-seeded St. Paul. […]
When Sacred Heart closed its doors at the end of the 2020-2021 academic year, the question in boys basketball was who would take over the top slot in Waterbury. The answer, as far as the […]
Seventy-five years of coaching, over 940 victories, numerous division championships, two state final appearances, and one state title. That’s the statistical legacy left by former Bristol Eastern coach Mike Giovinazzo. What current Lancer boys basketball […]
The Holy Cross girls basketball team has finished the regular season with a perfect 20-0 record. The Crusaders averaged about 71.6 points per game and yielded just 36 points per contest. Holy Cross had two […]
The St. Paul boys basketball team embarked on a long bus ride down the Connecticut River valley for a Thursday night nonleague game against Valley Regional. For those unfamiliar, Valley Regional plays in the Shoreline […]
The Bristol Eastern girls basketball team is the No. 15 seed in the 16-team CCC Tournament. As a result, it will play at second-seeded Newington this evening at 6 o’clock in the first round of […]
The Class L and Class S indoor track and field state championships took place this past Saturday at New Haven’s Floyd Little Athletic Center. There were two area state champions in those meets, and they […]
The WCA boys basketball team trailed Crosby by 10 points with 5:47 left to play in the fourth quarter of their Saturday afternoon clash at WCA. The Bulldogs had been in control for much of […]
It took a couple minutes for points to be scored in Saturday’s Bristol Central boys basketball game against Berlin in the Charles C. Marsh Gymnasium. It was a pace the visiting Redcoats were OK to […]
Holy Cross guard Peyton Mullins had just six points during Thursday night’s NVL Brass Division home game against Crosby, but three of them gave his team the victory. Trailing by two points with 1.1 seconds […]
The Bristol Eastern wrestling team saw a 15-point lead disappear against archrival Bristol Central on Wednesday night in the Thomas M. Monahan Gymnasium. The Rams tallied 16 straight teams points to claim a one-point lead, […]
Bristol Central senior star center Donovan Clingan added two more personal records to his burgeoning resume on Wednesday night in nearby Burlington. The top-ranked Rams blasted Lewis Mills, 68-40, to improve to 15-0. Clingan scored […]
The Crosby boys basketball team has won eight straight games to improve to 12-2 on the season. The Bulldogs have a nasty one-two punch of senior Jonathan Rivera and junior Jason Robinson. Rivera is averaging […]
The Bristol Central and Bristol Eastern wrestling teams have put together good seasons ahead of their annual matchup on Wednesday (at Bristol Eastern, 6 p.m.). The Rams are 9-2 overall, 4-1 in the CCC South […]
Former Bristol Central wrestling standout and current Springfield College senior Chris Trelli had one stanza of his collegiate career come to an end last Friday evening. Trelli wrestling in his final regular season home bout […]
It hasn’t been too often that the Bristol Central and Bristol Eastern girls basketball teams are close to each other in terms of record. That’s the case this year with the Rams (6-8) and Lancers […]
It has been a team effort all season for the Bristol Co-op boys swimming and diving team, and that continued on Tuesday in an away meet against Lewis Mills at the Dennis Malone Aquatic Center. […]
The Bristol Central boys basketball team hadn’t trailed beyond the first quarter all season, until Wednesday night at the Floyd Little Athletic Center. Wilbur Cross, once ranked in the Top 10 in the state, gave […]
What more can Bristol Central senior star Donovan Clingan do, other than lead his team to CCC tournament and Division II state championships? The 7-foot-2 phenom nearly outscored Platt by himself on Monday night in […]
The Kennedy boys basketball team had to avoid looking ahead to Tuesday’s home showdown against undefeated Naugatuck (12-0). Kennedy had won seven straight games entering Monday night’s game at WCA, a young but talented bunch […]
It finally happened for the Bristol Central girls basketball team. After nearly two decades of frustration, the Rams beat their Bell City foes from Bristol Eastern. In a game played on Jan. 22 at the […]
The St. Paul boys basketball team is always about being a team where every player does his job and everyone loves each other (“LEO”). It took a team effort to down Woodland, 71-67 in overtime, […]
The Bristol Co-op boys swimming and diving team trailed the Meriden Co-op (Platt-Maloney) by seven points entering the 400-yard freestyle relay of Tuesday’s meet at Platt High School. Bristol needed not just a first place […]
The Crosby boys basketball team has been defined by its guard play this season. The Bulldogs are deep at the guard position, with players that can run the point or play on the wing. Crosby […]
The Crosby boys basketball team has righted the ship, and they are on another winning streak. The Bulldogs began the season with four straight wins, then lost consecutive games to drop to 4-2. Crosby is […]
It’s not often you can say you did something that no one has done in three decades. Ty Flowers can say that after Friday night’s 92-85 overtime loss to Wagner College. The former Sacred Heart […]
The Kennedy boys basketball team had the ball with 31.5 seconds left in Friday night’s NVL Brass Division game against Holy Cross at Tim McDonald Gymnasium. The Eagles trailed by a point after Crusader freshman […]
Nick Crowley, 200-yard rusher in the Battle for the Bell. Nick Crowley, college football player. Nick Crowley, high school assistant coach. Nick Crowley, prep school strength and conditioning coach. Nick Crowley, prep school defensive coordinator/special […]
The Bristol Central boys basketball team got a terrific opportunity to play at “The Birthplace of Basketball” on Friday night, Springfield College. The Rams took on Springfield Central in the Spaulding HoopHall Classic at historic […]
It was back-and-forth until the final event, but the Bristol Co-op boys swimming and diving team was able to claim a 96-89 win over Avon on Wednesday afternoon in the home opener at the Dennis […]
The St. Paul boys basketball team couldn’t have gotten off to a worse start against Naugatuck during Tuesday night’s showdown of undefeated NVL teams in Bristol. The Falcons fell behind the Greyhounds, 8-0, and didn’t […]
The Bristol Co-op boys swimming and diving team began the season in strong fashion with a 94-86 road win over Hall-West Hartford on Jan. 4 at the Cornerstone Aquatic Center. Bristol, made up of Bristol […]
It’s not often that three players on the same team score 20 or more points in a high school basketball game. That happened for the Holy Cross boys basketball team in its 90-48 home win […]
The Bristol Eastern girls basketball team picked up its first win of the season in dramatic fashion, 43-42, over Berlin on Tuesday night at Berlin High School. The Lancers improved to 1-2 while the Redcoats […]
Crosby senior guard Jonathan Rivera had a triple-double earlier this season, but his came in a double-overtime game. St. Paul junior guard Jamie Leggett erupted for a triple-double on Monday night against Wilby, and he […]
A pair of former Waterbury basketball standouts are putting together strong seasons overseas. Mike Mallory, who played at Holy Cross High before moving over to Marianapolis Prep and then Southern Connecticut State University, is having […]
Holy Cross girls basketball faced its first major NVL test of the season Thursday night when it hosted Woodland at the Tim McDonald Gymnasium. The Crusaders used a huge second half to run away from […]
The Bristol Eastern boys basketball team had reason to be happy on Thursday afternoon after its game against Wolcott. The Lancers picked up their first win, 58-36, over the Eagles in the consolation game of […]
The Crosby boys basketball team hadn’t faced a real challenge in its first three games of the season. The Bulldogs blasted Watertown, Holy Cross and Seymour by an average margin of over 35 points per […]
There are two things that happened on Tuesday night that affected the Bristol Central boys basketball team. First, the Rams drilled short-handed Bristol Eastern, 73-24, inside the Charles C. Marsh Gymnasium at Bristol Central High […]
The Southern Connecticut State University men’s indoor track and field team has had plenty of local talent over the years, and that’s the case again for the 2021-2022 season. The Owls competed in the Yale […]
The winter sports teams in Bristol Public Schools, including those at Bristol Central and Bristol Eastern, have been allowed to return to practices and competitions following a COVID shutdown. That doesn’t include wrestling, which will […]
The Holy Cross boys basketball team didn’t have a particularly good night Tuesday at The Crosby Palace, falling by a 79-56 tally to Crosby. For much of the game, the Crusaders were outrebounded and outhustled […]
The main attraction at the The Day Holiday Classic on Monday night was the matchup between No. 1 Bristol Central boys basketball and No. 3 East Catholic of Manchester. The biggest attraction, literally and figuratively, […]
This past week was the first of the winter high school sports season, and several local teams got off to great starts. The Holy Cross and Crosby boys basketball teams rolled to season-opening home victories […]
The Holy Cross girls basketball team hadn’t had much success against Mercy-Middletown, until Wednesday night. The Crusaders, short-handed due to COVID protocols, outlasted the Tigers, 55-51, inside the Tim McDonald Gymnasium at Holy Cross High […]
The Bristol Central boys basketball team has very high expectations this season. The Rams finished last season as the top team in the state writers’ poll, and they’ll likely begin this season in the same […]
The CIAC is planning for a normal high school winter sports season, complete with league and state tournaments. That season begins Monday with a trio of Waterbury girls basketball teams in action. Kaynor Tech tips […]
Former St. Paul and UConn basketball player Steve Pikiell has been doing his part to lead the Rutgers men’s basketball program into a better level of contention in the Big Ten Conference. Thursday night’s home […]
There are plenty of college football players who make the transition to coach. It’s often an odyssey with many different stops. Sometimes, the former college player takes on a career in professional football before starting […]
Victor Rosa had about as spectacular an individual high school football season as has been recorded in recent memory in the area. Rosa, a Bristol Central senior, has been named state football Gatorade Player of […]
Dodge City Community College of Kansas jumped 10 spots and is ranked No. 10 in the most recent National Junior College Athletic Association Division I rankings. So what, some might say? Well, a former Crosby […]
The No. 4 Holy Cross football team pulled even with No. 5 New Fairfield on a two-yard touchdown run by David Kacprzyski late in the first quarter of their Class S quarterfinal game at Municipal […]
Bristol Central football will compete in a state playoff game for the first time since the Reagan administration when it takes on CCC foe Maloney on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at Falcon Field in Meriden. […]
Holy Cross football will play in a state playoff game for the first time in a decade when it hosts New Fairfield in a Class S quarterfinal on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at Municipal Stadium. […]
The Crosby football team looked to be in trouble against rival Kennedy on Thanksgiving at Jimmy Lee Stadium. The Eagles were running the ball well, and Damar Byrd had just given the visitors a one-point […]
HARTFORD – Devon Bushka had been there and done that. For Isabella Lombardo and Kaitlyn Alagno, it was the first time. All Holy Cross girls soccer players were seeking a state championship during Saturday’s Class […]
The Wolcott football team played its final home game of the regular season against Torrington on Friday night. The Eagles, who have been playing a lot of younger players, had a tough night against the […]
The Holy Cross girls soccer program hadn’t had much success in state championship games, until 2019. On a sunny November day at New Britain’s Veterans Stadium, the Crusaders needed just one goal to knock Old […]
The Holy Cross football team picked up a big win, 35-6, over Seymour on Thursday night at Municipal Stadium. The Crusaders improved to 7-2 and are fourth in the Class S football playoff point rankings. […]
A strong season for the Bristol Eastern girls volleyball team that included a CCC tournament championship ended on Wednesday night. It ended in a CCC gym, Northwest Catholic, and it came against Simsbury, the team […]
The No. 2 Holy Cross girls soccer team faced No. 6 Somers on Tuesday night at New Britain’s Veterans Stadium, the site of the greatest triumph in program history. On the same synthetic turf where […]
Five teams from four local schools will either be competing for championships or playing for a spot in a championship final over the next two days. Holy Cross girls soccer plays on Tuesday while the […]
Former Bristol Eastern standouts Karly Martin and Myah Croze helped the Western Connecticut State University women’s soccer team have an amazing season, and they were rewarded for their efforts. Martin, a senior, was named LEC […]
The happiest local football team this week may well have been Kennedy. The Eagles defeated WCA, 14-6, on Friday night at Municipal Stadium and snapped a six-game losing streak. Other winners in Week 10 were […]
The Holy Cross girls soccer and Bristol Eastern girls volleyball teams are the only locals standing after two days of quarterfinal action. The Crusaders won Friday while the Lancers did so Saturday. The season ended […]
The top-seeded Holy Cross boys soccer team needed overtime Thursday to win its first game of the state tournament, 3-1, over No. 17 East Hampton in a Class S second round matchup at Municipal Stadium’s […]
Holy Cross had a good day on the soccer pitch and the volleyball court on Wednesday, picking up a victory on each playing surface in the state tournament. The Crusader girls soccer team, seeded second […]
The boys soccer state tournaments had their first full day Tuesday, and Bristol Central highlighted it with a 3-1 home win over Wilton (here are my photos from the game). There were just four local […]
Monday marked the first full day of the fall state tournaments for girls volleyball and girls soccer. Here’s what happened on that first full day of action: GIRLS VOLLEYBALLClass L first roundNo. 14 Kennedy 3, […]
Can you believe that there are only three weeks left in the high school football regular season? Well, believe it, because outside of a rescheduled game between Stonington and Windham, Week 9 of the high […]
The Bristol Eastern girls volleyball team, on paper, may not have seemed like a likely CCC tournament finalist, never mind a threat to win the whole thing. The Lancers went 11-5 in CCC play during […]
Week 8 of the high school football season has been unkind to most local teams with only one of six claiming victory over Thursday, Friday and Saturday. That was Bristol Central, which picked up its […]
Victor Rosa put together a terrific overall offensive effort, and Bristol Central football picked up another win Thursday night, 44-8, over E.O. Smith in Storrs. Rosa ran for 202 yards and three touchdowns, and he […]
The Bristol Central girls volleyball team lost the first two sets of Monday night’s match at Bristol Eastern, but they had a 24-16 lead in the third set. That’s when Lancer senior captain Abby Jones […]
Week 7 of the high school football season has been completed, and there are two area teams that are in the middle of the playoff chase. Bristol Central and Holy Cross, who are both 5-1, […]
The high-powered Bristol Central football team was at it again on Friday night on the home turf against Tolland. How do you follow up scoring 52 points, which Central did in a four-point victory at […]
Holy Cross won Thursday night on the gridiron, and also during halftime, at Ray Snyder Sr. Field. The Crusader football team downed Wilby, 46-12, and improved to 5-1 on the season. Thomas Ligi had three […]
The Bristol Central, Bristol Eastern and Wolcott girls volleyball teams are all having good seasons. The Rams are 13-4 while the Lancers and Eagles are 12-4. Central is one of three teams in the CCC […]
Today begins Week 7 of the high school football season. Here is the schedule: TONIGHTWilby at Holy Cross, 6:30Bristol Eastern at East Catholic, 7 FRIDAYTolland at Bristol Central, 6Wilcox/Kaynor at NW United, 6Wolcott at St. […]
On Tuesday, I wrote a story about the 28-point deficit the Wolcott football team erased in a 48-41 home victory over Seymour in 2013. Here’s a story about another comeback. On this date in 2018, […]
(Writer’s note: I read Ned Griffen’s weekly “Lonesome Polecat” story, and it mentioned how Morgan rallied from a 28-point deficit to claim a 44-42 victory over SMSA. Morgan tied the state record for the biggest […]
The Bristol Central boys soccer team is having a great season to date with a record of 8-1-2. The Rams have gone 10 straight games without a loss. Central lost its season opener, 3-1, at […]
One week after losing on a goal line stand to St. Paul, the Wilby football team found redemption, and its first win of the season, against city rival Kennedy. The Wildcats rallied from a 10-point […]
In a game that saw a whole bunch of offense, it was a goal line stand that propelled St. Paul football to a 32-30 win over Wilby on Friday night at Municipal Stadium’s Ray Snyder […]
The Bristol soccer duo of Myah Croze and Karly Martin continue to amaze during the 2021 season for the Western Connecticut State University women’s soccer team. Croze, a junior, and Martin, a senior, claimed Little […]
The Bristol Eastern girls volleyball team had won 53 straight matches against Bristol Central entering Monday night’s contest at Bristol Central High School. That streak reached 54 straight when the Lancers defeated the Rams, 3-1, […]
The WCA and Wilby football teams showed Friday night that their game is just that…a game. The players from both teams shook hands, and the coaches exchanged hugs before their contest at Municipal Stadium. It […]
The Holy Cross football team didn’t get off to a great start against Crosby on Thursday afternoon at Municipal Stadium. The Crusaders fumbled away the opening kickoff, and the Bulldogs took advantage on the first […]
The Wolcott football team returns to the friendly confines of Joe Monroe Field tomorrow night following its first loss of the season against WCA. What awaits the Eagles (1-1) is a major challenge in the […]
St. Paul football began its home schedule on a positive note Saturday night with a 30-14 win over Derby at McPhee Field. It was the first win for first-year head coach Joe Cianciolo. Cianciolo took […]
(Records compiled from the CIAC website. Some sports don’t have records listed on the CIAC website.) It’s early, but Holy Cross has two teams that haven’t suffered a defeat so far this fall. The Crusader […]
Victor Rosa is a Division I-level playmaker, and he can be a lethal weapon against Bristol Central opponents. Rosa was an absolute terror against Wethersfield on Friday night, rushing for 240 yards on 26 carries […]
Crosby boys soccer senior Bright Agyemang certainly started out his final high school season in strong fashion on Tuesday at Jimmy Lee Stadium. Agyemang played a role in seven of his team’s goals in a […]
The first week of the 2021 high school football season is over, and three local teams were victorious. Holy Cross captured a 34-18 victory at Torrington on Friday. Also on Friday night, Bristol Eastern ran […]
Former Bristol Eastern athlete Hope Johnsky has been a standout in the pool for years, first with the Lancers then with the Colonials of Western Connecticut State University. Johnsky has turned to cross country in […]
Former Bristol Eastern girls soccer standouts Myah Croze and Karly Martin rose to the challenge for the second straight game in Western Connecticut State University’s 2-1 double overtime win at Western New England University on […]
Myah Croze and Karly Martin were both key players for the Bristol Eastern girls soccer team, and they are also key cogs for the Western Connecticut State University squad. Croze, a junior, scored the eventual […]
A memory popped up today on my Sports on CT-69 Facebook page, and I couldn’t help but share it. Bristol Central was hosting Farmington and Torrington in a tri-team scrimmage on the turf at Bristol […]
The 2021 high school fall sports season begins for some area teams on Thursday, Sept. 9. It’s a light opening day with 14 events scheduled, according to the CIAC. Here’s the schedule: THURSDAY, SEPT. 9 […]
The second-seeded Tri-Town Trojans knocked off the top-seeded Terryville Black Sox, 8-5, in the winner-take-all Game 3 of the Tri-State Baseball League World Series at Municipal Stadium in Waterbury on Friday night. The sentimental favorites […]
The top two teams in the Tri-State Baseball League met in the first game of the best-of-three World Series on Wednesday night at Waterbury’s Municipal Stadium. It has been billed as top-seeded Terryville’s offensive firepower […]
The Bristol Post 2 American Legion baseball team finished first in Zone 1 with a 15-5 record. The solid regular season helped Bristol secure the No. 3 seed in the Northern Region of the single […]
Former Bristol Eastern standout right-hander Jagger Duquette put together a strong summer with the New Britain Bees of the Futures Collegiate Baseball League. Duquette, who will be a junior at Wagner College, appeared in a […]
The Terryville Black Sox have two separate opportunities to win a World Series, in the same season. How often can a team do that? It doesn’t happen often, but Terryville starts the first of its […]
The Wolcott Scrappers were a young team in 2021, but played hard, which earned them praise from Tri-Town Trojans player/coach Danny McCarty. McCarty’s Tri-Town team had to rally from a 1-0 games deficit to overcome […]
The Wolcott Scrappers had an up-and-down regular season, finishing with a 7-8 record. The postseason has gone much better. Wolcott, which is the No. 6 seed in the Connecticut Tri-State Baseball League playoffs, has earned […]
Former Bristol Eastern standout Jagger Duquette has been having a good summer in the Futures Collegiate Baseball League. Duquette, who attends Wagner College on Long Island, is a pitcher for the New Britain Bees. Duquette’s […]
The Bristol Senior American Legion baseball came into the weekend with a chance to take care of business inside the friendly confines of Muzzy Field. Post 2 did just that, beating Naugatuck and Simsbury to […]
After being one of the top teams in the Connecticut Twilight League for one season, the Terryville Black Sox (9-0) are among the elite in the Connecticut Tri-State Baseball League. Terryville is one of two […]
There was some awesome news delivered by Bristol Central incoming senior Donovan Clingan on Instagram on Saturday. Clingan committed to the University of Connecticut, which gives the Huskies another terrific player in what was already […]
Vanderbilt University baseball was already off to a good start in the first game of its best-of-three College World Series championship matchup against SEC rival Mississippi State, then it got even better. The Commodores were […]
It seems that every time recent Wolcott High School graduate Nick Bendtsen takes to the track, a record is in danger of being broken. The Connecticut record in the two-mile was the latest record to […]
How about that Jayson Gonzalez? The former Bristol Blue and Futures Collegiate Baseball League Home Run Derby champion muscled a single through a drawn-in infield to give his fourth-seeded Vanderbilt University team a 7-6 victory […]
State athletes competed in the final meet of the 2021 CIAC outdoor track and field season on Tuesday and Wednesday at Willow Brook Park in New Britain. There was the decathlon, heptathlon, hammer throws and […]
When it comes to American Legion baseball this summer, the only area program playing is Bristol Post 2. With the folding of programs in recent seasons, Waterbury/Wolcott among them, there are fewer options. Bristol held […]
Kennedy freshman Aoife Devaney has had a heck of a season playing golf. She practiced with with Sacred Heart in its final season competing in the sport while competing as a team of one, and […]
It was a tough end to a great season for the St. Paul baseball team. The top-seeded Falcons lost the Class S state championship game, 8-0, to third-seeded Coginchaug. St. Paul was held to four […]
The St. Paul boys lacrosse team has had an amazing run the past few seasons, no more so than 2021. The Falcons went 15-5 overall and won another Western Connecticut Lacrosse Conference championship, doing so […]
The St. Paul baseball team will play for a Class S state championship for the first time since 2016 on Friday night. The top-seeded Falcons (22-2) defeated No. 28 Immaculate-Danbury, 12-8, in a thunder-delayed and […]
BASEBALL Class S semifinalNo. 1 St. Paul vs. No. 28 Immaculate-DanburyWhen: Tuesday, 1 p.m.Where: Zipadelli Field (Sage Park, Berlin)Records: St. Paul 21-2; Immaculate 10-10Road to the semifinal: St. Paul — def. No. 32 Tourtellotte-Thompson, 17-7; […]
Four local teams played state quarterfinal games Saturday, and two of them moved on to the semifinals. Both of them have Falcons as their nickname. The St. Paul boys lacrosse and baseball teams each won […]
Wolcott senior Nick Bendtsen and Holy Cross senior Raquel Rosa couldn’t have gone out in a better fashion at their final state class meets on Wednesday and Thursday at New Britain’s Willow Brook Park. Bendtsen […]
Tuesday marked the first full day of the high school spring sports state tournaments for local teams, and there certainly were some success stories. The Wolcott, Bristol Eastern and Bristol Central softball teams all won […]
The Army West Point baseball team will play in the upcoming NCAA tournament, and it wouldn’t be there without Ray Bartoli, a senior pitcher from Wolcott. Bartoli finished 1/3 inning shy of throwing two complete […]
For some, the state tournament has begun. For others, it’s unfortunately over. For most, the postseason begins this week. Six local teams played in qualifying round contests on Friday and Saturday, but only one emerged […]
Going into the 2021 NVL baseball tournament, many probably had top-seeded St. Paul and second-seeded Woodland in the championship final. Other teams had other ideas, and the Falcons and Hawks were eliminated in the quarterfinal […]
Area teams had a so-so day on Saturday in the quarterfinal rounds of the NVL softball and baseball tournaments. The Wolcott softball and Holy Cross baseball teams were the only winners in five attempts. The […]
Ali Tellier had a banner day for the Bristol Eastern softball team on Thursday at St. Paul. The junior hurler tossed a five-inning no-hitter for the Lancers in their 16-0 victory over the Falcons. Tellier […]
The St. Paul baseball team will be one of the top two seeds when the NVL tournament begins on Saturday. Where the Falcons end up depends on what happens during Thursday’s games. St. Paul, 17-1, […]
The St. Paul baseball team has been on fire, winning its last 13 games while balls have been soaring (not unlike their mascot) out of ballfields throughout the NVL and beyond (there was one hit […]
The Bristol Eastern and Bristol Central softball teams played each other for the first time out on the diamond on King Street on Friday, and the game they put together was awesome. Both teams had […]
The St. Paul baseball team has been hitting home runs in bunches. The Falcons (10-1) have 26 homers to their credit after two more from Mario Izzo in Monday’s 11-0, five-inning home win over Seymour. […]
The St. Paul baseball team unleashed an offensive explosion on the Oxford, Torrington and Watertown pitching staffs during a trio of games last week, and the result was three wins. The Falcons began the week […]
The Bristol Eastern softball team didn’t have a great day in its season opener against Berlin at Sage Park on April 10. The Lancers lost, 11-1, to the Redcoats on that day. Eastern had a […]
The high school baseball season began for most area teams on Saturday, and home runs were the name of the game. St. Paul launched five homers in its 14-8 home win over Ansonia, including three […]
The 2021 high school sports spring season begins Saturday for many area teams. The hope is to have full spring seasons complete with league and state tournaments at the end. That’s the hope. For now, […]
The Bristol Central boys basketball team finished the regular season undefeated at 12-0, but the postseason would bring tremendous challenges. The Rams earned the No. 4 in the Central Connecticut Conference championship bracket, which was […]
The Sacred Heart boys basketball team faced its final challenge last Friday night at Alumni Hall. The top-seeded Hearts took on third-seeded Naugatuck in the NVL tournament final at Alumni Hall, but it was more […]
In the mid 1980s, Steve Pikiell was a three-time all-state basketball player and Class L state tournament MVP while playing for St. Paul. Fast forward to 2021, and Pikiell, a UConn graduate, is the head […]
On this date, four years ago, the Sacred Heart boys and Holy Cross girls basketball teams got their chance to shine at Mohegan Sun Arena in the state finals. The Hearts played after the Crusader […]
On Monday night, I covered the final Sacred Heart-Holy Cross basketball doubleheader in the history of the storied rivalry between the two schools. I was covering the doubleheader for my full-time job, and it was […]
Bristol Central junior superstar Donovan Clingan put up two different kinds of triple-doubles in wins over Farmington and Southington earlier this month. Clingan went for 15 points, 25 rebounds and 10 blocks in the 55-41 […]
I had the day off from the regular job Monday, so I decided to check out live streams of local games. I found three different ones over the course of the afternoon and evening, and […]
The Bristol Central boys basketball team is 8-0 following a pair of wins last week at Farmington and Southington. Teams are doing all they can, and there’s only so much you can do, to stop […]
A season opener in any sport, at any level, can be a stressful experience. Add in a preseason quarantine due to a pandemic and a very delayed start, and you have the ingredients for a […]
The St. Paul boys basketball team got off to a tough start this past Wednesday with a 67-57 season-opening loss at Seymour. The Falcons had a chance to redeem themselves Saturday, but to do so, […]
Never has the bounce of a basketball sounded so clear, and so loud. I had my first true experience with the empty gymnasiums that will host high school basketball games at some area schools on […]
Another Big Ten team came calling with a scholarship offer for Bristol Central 7-foot-1 junior star Donovan Clingan on Tuesday. The University of Michigan became the 18th school to offer Clingan. The Wolverines are the […]
The first Bristol city basketball matchups of the abbreviated 2021 season have been played, and the winners were the Bristol Central boys and the Bristol Eastern girls. The Ram boys won, 66-51, at Bristol Eastern […]
All four Bristol hoop games decided by five points or less The Bristol Eastern boys basketball team needed a big comeback in the fourth quarter and got it to down Farmington, 56-54, in the season […]
Today is the official start of the 2021 high school basketball season in Connecticut, but the locals will have to wait until Wednesday, or later, to tip off. The boys and girls basketball teams for […]
Last Wednesday, Holy Cross boys basketball head coach Ryan Olsen extended an invitation to me to come to tryouts. The Crusaders were in their final day of tryouts, and I was there to talk to […]
I was watching the end of the UConn men’s basketball game against St. John’s on Sunday afternoon when a familiar name scrolled across the ticker on the bottom of the FOX broadcast. Under NCAA leaders […]
When summer baseball begins in 2021, the Bristol Greeners will be in a new league. “As the new year begins, we are proud to announce that we will be joining the Greater Hartford Twilight Baseball […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has taken away the fall and winter sports seasons for athletes at schools like Western Connecticut State University. Those Colonials are putting others ahead of themselves by recognizing them via “Our tribute […]
The month of December is a time where Connecticut crowns high school football state champions. Well, except for 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic made sure no champions were crowned this year. That doesn’t mean we can’t […]
The most competitive of cross country runners look forward to the big races, such as invitationals and championships. Wolcott senior Nick Bendtsen didn’t get a chance to run in invitationals, or go after an NVL […]
Wolcott senior Nick Bendtsen got a chance to compete against some terrific runners from Connecticut and New York on Saturday. Bendtsen took part in the Northeast High School Club Cross Country Championships at Twin Ponds […]
This time last year, I was watching the Wolcott and Holy Cross football teams go at it at a windy Joe Monroe Field. I was covering the game for the Waterbury Republican-American, but I also […]
The Bristol Eastern and Kennedy girls volleyball teams each finished their seasons undefeated, though one ended in the postseason and the other in the regular season. The Lancers went 11-0 in the regular season and […]
The Little East Conference held a virtual cross country championship over a two-week period earlier this fall, and both the Eastern Connecticut women’s and men’s teams captured first place. Maggie Santocroce, a junior from Bristol […]
The CIAC Board of Control voted Tuesday to postpone the start of the high school winter sports season until Jan. 19, 2021. Here’s what CIAC executive director Glenn Lungarini sent out to state athletic directors: […]
Nate DiLoreto isn’t the only goalkeeper from a Bristol area school that will be playing Division I soccer. St. Paul senior standout Nina Zwolinski signed her National Letter of Intent to American University of Washington, […]
Bristol Eastern boys soccer senior goalkeeper Nate DiLoreto realized a Division I dream on Wednesday. DiLoreto, well known in CCC circles as a strong backstop for the Lancers, signed a National Letter of Intent to […]
The Naugatuck Valley League made the tough decision to cancel its fall sports postseason tournaments Monday. Here’s what the league put out in a press release: Out of an abundance of caution and concern for […]
The Wilby boys soccer team was 0-4-2 entering its Oct. 23 game against Kennedy at Ray Snyder Sr. Field. The Wildcats topped the Eagles, 2-1, that day, and that started a three-game winning streak. Wilby […]
The Bristol Eastern girls volleyball team has had an iron grip on the city series against Bristol Central, but it almost slipped way on Thursday evening inside the Charles C. Marsh Gymnasium at Bristol Central […]
It’s a weird fall high school season with a shortened schedule and the same opponents, sometimes over and over again. All the Bristol Eastern and Bristol Central girls volleyball teams have done, with the exception […]
Waterbury-born Isaiah Wright keeps getting chances to contribute for the Washington Football Team in the NFL, and he has put some good work in for his 1-5 team. Wright has played in five of the […]
Even in his finest hour as a head baseball coach, Tary Scott didn’t want to be the center of attention. It was a warm night in June 2016, and Wolcott had just won the first […]
Holy Cross girls soccer captured the first state championship in program history last fall. If state tournaments were being played this fall, the Crusaders may well have added more hardware to the trophy case. The […]
The Wolcott baseball family is once again hurting after the loss of someone special. In 2018 it was Dave Pelletier. On Friday, it was Tary Scott. The longtime, successful head coach of the Wolcott High […]
The first day of competition for 2020 high school fall sports will arrive on Thursday. Finally. That’s how area student-athletes and coaches will feel when they take to the course, field or court. There will […]
What a day it must have been Saturday for AAU basketball players in Bristol. Play some basketball, then pose for photos with and get autographs from Carmelo Anthony and Ryan Gomes. Wait, WHAT???!!! You read […]
Many dream of one day making an NFL roster and playing in the top league in the world. For Isaiah Wright, that dream came true on Saturday. The Washington Football Team revealed its 53-man roster, […]
On this the last day of August, here’s a look back at the Brass City Bombers, who made the month one they’ll never forget. Brass City played seven games in the month, and all of […]
The Bristol U17 team had put together a great season entering the CT Elite Baseball Association championship game Sunday against Ellington at Muzzy Field. On Sunday, that season became incredible. Bristol walked off on Ellington, […]
Bristol U17 takes its shot at a CT Elite Baseball Association championship today when it plays Ellington at 1 p.m. at Muzzy Field. Bristol, the top seed in the eight-team, single elimination tournament, went 16-2 […]
Everyone is used to Wolcott playing area schools like those from Waterbury and St. Paul from Bristol, along with schools from the NVL. The Eagles could wind up adding others like Bristol Central and Bristol […]
Bristol U17 lost for the first time in this CT Elite Baseball Association season, 5-3, to West Hartford on July 22. That defeat is the only one for the Mum City nine at this level. […]
The Terryville Black Sox are doing just fine in their first season in the Connecticut Twilight League. Terryville sits atop both the CTL West Division and the current playoff standings with a record of 8-1. […]
The Bristol Knights battled the Glastonbury Pirates through 8 1/2 scoreless innings during Monday night’s Connecticut Twilight League baseball game at Muzzy Field. In the bottom of the ninth inning, former Bristol Central outfielder Kyle […]
The Bristol Greeners were left looking for a home after the Connecticut Tri-State Baseball League canceled its 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Bristol found that home in the Nutmeg State Baseball League. The […]
Sarah Lawton was a very good pitcher during her days at Holy Cross. She got even better during her time at Florida Southwestern College, and she was doing well at Florida Gulf Coast University when […]
There is no American Legion baseball this summer due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but another form is being played and Bristol has two teams in the new association. Bristol put together U17 and U19 teams […]
There is no better sound for this baseball fan than the crack of a wood bat, and I finally got to experience that sound again on Thursday afternoon at Dunkin Donuts Park. The Terryville Black […]
June 16, 2018: The New Balance Nationals Outdoor meet in Greensboro, N.C., is a terrific event to be a part of, and some local athletes were able to compete in it on this date. The […]
June 15, 2016: On this date, Wolcott baseball was enjoying a breakfast of champions at LaFortuna Restaurant. St. Paul was honored at a Bristol Blues game. That’s what happens when you win a state championship. […]
June 12, 2016: On this date, St. Paul baseball did something it hadn’t done since the first term of President Richard Nixon. The Falcons knocked off The Morgan School, 4-2, and won the Class S […]
June 10, 2016: On this date, Ray Bartoli and his Wolcott baseball teammates became legends. Wolcott was down, but not out, in the Class M state championship game against Northwestern Regional at Middletown’s Palmer Field. […]
June 10, 2017: When Holy Cross baseball won a 13-9 slugfest against Lyman Memorial on this date at Middletown’s Palmer Field, it completed a Crusader sweep of Class S on the diamond. The top-seeded Crusaders […]
The Connecticut Elite Baseball Association, LLC (CTEBA) is looking to provide a place to play this summer, and Bristol will be involved. There will be no American Legion baseball after national, state and local organizations […]
June 8, 2019: Sacred Heart senior Edward Williams Jr. became the best 110-meter hurdler in New England on this date at the Thornton Academy in Saco, Maine. Williams captured the gold medal in the 110-meter […]
June 4, 2016: The top-seeded Bristol Eastern baseball team kept up its terrific pitching in a 6-1 win over ninth-seeded East Haven in a Class L quarterfinal round game at Muzzy Field. Ace left-hander Nate […]
June 1, 2019: Holy Cross softball didn’t have a great day during the regular season against St. Paul, losing by a score of 10-4 at Joan Joyce Field. The Crusaders made up for it when […]
May 26, 2016: The St. Paul girls tennis team has seen some players come through the program. On this date in 2016, one of them captured the NVL’s top prize in singles play. Junior Natasha […]
You might be thinking how in the heck can two different teams win NVL baseball titles on the same date. It just so happened that Holy Cross and Wolcott played for the tournament championship on […]
May 21, 2016: On this date, I published a story about Wolcott boys tennis winning its third straight NVL team title. The Eagles knocked off Holy Cross, 7-2, at Woodland to claim the championship. Here’s […]
May 18, 2017: There was some uncertainty surrounding Bristol Eastern softball entering the season. There were four freshmen starters, and there was a key player who was injured. Once the Lancers began to realize their […]
May 18, 2018: Holy Cross baseball entered the bottom of the seventh inning of its home game against St. Paul trailing by three runs. The Crusaders were battling injuries, and a shutout being thrown by […]
Bristol Central baseball entered its May 18, 2019, home game against Plainville at Muzzy Field on a mission. The Rams had just missed the postseason in 2018 after posting a 7-13 record. Central was 7-10 […]
Bristol Eastern baseball skipper Mike Giovinazzo hit a career milestone on this date last year. With a 7-1 victory at Plainville, the veteran head coach notched win No. 600 in his illustrious career. The Lancers […]
Holy Cross baseball was undefeated through the first 18 games of the 2017 season. The Crusaders appeared to be on their way to a 19th straight win when they built a four-run lead against St. […]
The date was May 14, 2018, and the place was Waterbury’s Municipal Stadium. Holy Cross senior right-handed pitcher Fran Phelan Jr. was putting together yet another strong outing. Phelan fired a complete-game, two-hit shutout and […]
It was a good day for Wolcott baseball on May 14, 2018. That’s because the Eagles wrapped up their second NVL Iron Division title in three seasons with a 4-3 home victory over Watertown. Wolcott […]
The Wolcott and St. Paul baseball teams were forced to play twice in the same week last May due to copious amounts of rain. The Falcons were forced to move a home game to Wolcott […]
The year 2020 has already had its fair share of craziness with the COVID-19 pandemic. Today, which is May 9 by the way, it just happened to snow here in Wolcott. That’s right, it snowed […]
St. Paul softball picked up its 13th straight win on this date during the 2018 season, but this victory was special. The Falcons upended No. 1 Seymour, 4-3, at St. Paul Catholic High School. St. […]
The bell tolled for the Connecticut high school spring sports season on Tuesday when Gov. Ned Lamont ordered in-school learning canceled for the duration of the 2019-2020 school year. Connecticut became the last state in […]
There was breaking news out of Vermont on Thursday, and it was another blow to the hopes of having any spring sports this year. Vermont became the 46th state to cancel spring sports because of […]
Back in late April 2017, I was writing a spring roundup each week for Bristol, Waterbury and Wolcott. The one I wrote for April 29, 2017, included a perfect game. That perfect game was tossed […]
Matt Warren and Jordan Booker each had strong college careers, and both were recognized by their respective institutions on Monday. Warren, a former Wolcott standout who played for Albertus Magnus College, was lauded in a […]
It was a tough season for Kennedy baseball in 2018, but on this date, the Eagles picked up a 3-2 win over city rival Sacred Heart at Waterville Park. Kennedy had a small roster as […]
On April 25, 2016, Holy Cross softball traveled to Beacon Falls to take on Woodland Regional. The Crusaders appeared to be in control late, but saw the Hawks storm back to within one run in […]
Going into April 25, 2019, the Holy Cross baseball team hadn’t lost a game. The Crusaders played a perfect first half of the season and were 10-0 entering their home contest against Wolcott. Over in […]
On a Saturday in late April 2016, I took in a baseball game between Sacred Heart and Wilby at Wilby High School. I was in my first full year with my blog, and it was […]
OK, so the headline might sound weird. How do you get three local schools involved in the same lacrosse game? Simple. One local team plays a second local team on a third school’s field. That’s […]
Two years ago on this date, the St. Paul baseball team hosted St. Joseph-Trumbull, which had one loss and was ranked highly in the state. The Falcons blasted the Cadets, 13-6, and picked up a […]
The cold air that greeted me when I took my dog outside today is fitting. On this date two years ago, I covered a Bristol Eastern softball game vs. Berlin at Bristol Eastern High School. […]
Google Photos has a nice feature where it will give you reminders of photos you took in the past. Today, that reminder involved the Wolcott softball team. Two years ago today, I covered Wolcott’s game […]
The year 2016 was a great one on the diamond for local teams. For three straight days, a different school captured a state championship on the diamond. It started on a Friday night with Wolcott […]
The 1989-1990 high school basketball season was a good one for Bristol schools. The Bristol Central boys won the Class L state championship. On the girls side, Bristol Eastern dethroned four-time defending champion Southington to […]
Thirty years ago, the Bristol Central boys basketball program stood on top of the state tournament mountain in Connecticut. The Rams, led by future Boston College commit Malcolm Huckaby, went 24-0 and won the 1990 […]
I have spent most of my time recently at my full-time job doing stories on the anniversaries of state championship teams. That got me thinking…who from this area won championships in 2015, 2010, 2005, 2000 […]
Former local standouts Jeremiah Vargas and Alexis Boyce earned weekly honors in their respective college conferences before their seasons were canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. Vargas, who played for Kennedy and The Taft School, […]
Former Holy Cross softball standout Sarah Lawton was enjoying her first season of pitching at the NCAA Division I level when it abruptly ended Thursday due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic. Lawton, a graduate […]
As of now, you probably know that the NCAA has canceled all winter postseason tournaments and spring sports championships due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic. It has been a very crazy day in that […]
Six local boys basketball teams begin their state tournament runs today, with each game beginning at 6:30 p.m. Two of those local teams, Holy Cross and Kennedy, play each other in a Division II first […]
Jordan Booker and Matt Finke used to terrorize opposing defenses while playing in the Naugatuck Valley League. Fast forward four years, and Booker and Finke ended their college careers with league postseason honors and big […]
The Holy Cross boys basketball team may have lost the NVL tournament final, 73-54, to Naugatuck on Wednesday night in front of a standing-room-only crowd at Wilby High School, but it made a great run […]
Three local teams will play in the NVL boys basketball tournament semifinal round tonight at Wilby’s Reggie O’Brien Gymnasium. Just like the girls tournament semifinal round last week, only two of those three teams will […]
It happened in 2014, 2017 and 2019. And it will happen again on Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Kennedy High School. Top-seeded St. Paul and second-seeded Holy Cross will play for the NVL girls basketball […]
Local teams make up three-quarters of the NVL girls basketball tournament semifinal pairings tonight at Kennedy High School. Holy Cross, Sacred Heart and St. Paul will all play for a spot in the NVL finals […]
The Sacred Heart boys basketball team has seen many a big game during its 122-game NVL win streak, but tonight’s showdown at Alumni Hall is different. This time, the 18-0 Hearts will face a fellow […]
The Sacred Heart boys basketball team will take its undefeated record (18-0) and 122-game NVL win streak into Friday’s 6:45 p.m. showdown against Naugatuck at Alumni Hall. If the Greyhounds get past Kennedy tonight, they […]
Thursday marked the second doubleheader between the Sacred Heart and Holy Cross basketball programs. This time, the Hearts and Crusaders matched up at a packed Alumni Hall. The teams all wore red warmup shirts supporting […]
Ty Flowers, Long Island University basketball This former Sacred Heart High standout turned in an epic performance and played all 45 minutes in a 67-64 overtime victory over Merrimack College. The redshirt junior totaled 25 […]
Bristol Central sophomore Donovan Clingan has put up big stat lines for most of this season, but his numbers from Monday night’s 75-71 loss to top-ranked Windsor are astounding. Clingan tallied 34 points, 29 rebounds […]
D.J. Jarrett, a former standout at Kennedy, has been showing what a terrific all-around student-athlete he is at Post University. Jarrett, a senior, was recently named Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Student-Athlete of the Month. The […]
Bristol Central seven-foot sophomore Donovan Clingan has been putting up video game-like numbers for his team this season. Just look at the past two games the Rams have played, which were both Friday nights inside […]
A game between the St. Paul and Holy Cross girls basketball teams usually doesn’t lack intensity, and the same could be said of the lone regular season meeting between the teams on Monday in Bristol. […]
— The Kennedy boys basketball team was just looking for that winning feeling in Friday night’s road game against Woodland Regional in Beacon Falls. That’s what three straight losses and a 2-6 overall record will […]
The first matchups between the Sacred Heart and Holy Cross basketball teams on Wednesday night resulted in a split. The Crusader girls won the first game played at the Tim McDonald Gymnasium, 66-34, but the […]
Olivia Bart, Hartwick College swimming and diving This former Bristol Eastern standout earned the Empire 8 Conference’s swimming and diving athlete of the week honor after a strong tri-meet against Springfield College and Union College. […]
The St. Paul girls basketball team kept up their undefeated run in NVL play with a 59-37 win over Naugatuck on Monday night inside the friendly confines of the Rev. Brian W. Monnerat Gymnasium. Janessa […]
The Bristol Central indoor track and field program put together some terrific efforts at the 38th Yale Interscholastic Track Classic, a two-day event held at Yale University’s Coxe Cage. The biggest performance of all came […]
The Bristol Central wrestling team is 12-0 in dual meets following a big Saturday in East Haven. The Rams went 4-0 at the East Haven Duals and claimed first place. Central defeated New Fairfield (69-6), […]
The Sacred Heart and Crosby boys basketball teams were tied late in the third quarter of Friday night’s NVL showdown at The Crosby Palace. The Hearts had their 110-game NVL win streak on the line, […]
The Wilby boys basketball team didn’t look too positive walking off the court at halftime of Wednesday night’s non-league game at Nonnewaug. The Wildcats led by four points after one quarter, but entered the break […]
The St. Paul and Sacred Heart girls basketball teams took a step up in competition in the NVL on Monday night, and it happened to be against each other at Alumni Hall. The Falcons got […]
Bristol Eastern wrestling won the Bristol Central Invitational for the fifth straight year, and the 11th time overall, on Saturday. The Lancers tallied 210.5 points, 45.5 points ahead of the second place Rams, who had […]
I took in a half each of two different Waterbury boys basketball games on Friday night, and here are some observations. Sacred Heart 90, Wilby 74: The first game was between the Hearts and the […]
Indoor track and field athletes from several local schools competed in the fourth annual Wilton Wright Invitational on Monday at Moore Fieldhouse in New Haven. There were two winners from the area, and both came […]
When the Bristol Eastern boys basketball team needed something big to happen in the final seconds of both games of the Bristol Eastern Holiday Tournament, Elijah Borgelin had the ball. Both times, Borgelin provided the […]
The Crosby boys basketball team will go seven days without playing a game, and the Bulldogs could use a break. Crosby has played four games in nine days. During most of that time, the Bulldogs […]
The Wolcott girls basketball team grabbed a 60-53 victory over Watertown in its first game of the fourth annual John Rossi Memorial Tournament on Thursday. Was it closer than it probably should have been? Yes, […]
Some area high school basketball teams will be busy playing in holiday tournaments, starting today. Here’s who is playing and where (according to CIAC master schedules): THURSDAY, DEC. 26John Rossi Holiday Tournament at Wolcott High […]
The Sacred Heart girls basketball team has won its first four games of the season, including Monday night’s 75-52 victory over Seymour at Alumni Hall. The Hearts have knocked off Naugatuck (59-49), Watertown (70-41), Derby […]
There were plenty of big numbers in the double-overtime clash played by the Holy Cross and Waterbury Career Academy boys basketball teams on Saturday afternoon at Trinity College. Two players scored more than 30 points. […]
The Holy Cross boys basketball team wound up in a battle that they may not have expected from Seymour on Thursday night in the season opener for both teams at Seymour High School. The Crusaders […]
The eight city high schools gathered at Holy Cross on Saturday for the annual girls basketball jamboree. Holy Cross knocked off Sacred Heart in the final, 14-11, in overtime. Here are some thoughts from the […]
Former Bristol Central and Bristol Eastern swimming standouts Madison Pechulis and Hope Johnsky competed against each other in high school in the Mum City. The competition has continued in college, since both swim in the […]
It wasn’t the ending that the Central Connecticut State University football team wanted on Nov. 30. The Blue Devils, who put together an 11-1 regular season, took on the Albany Great Danes in the first […]
Bristol Eastern boys soccer senior Jake Woznicki had an amazing final season, and then he received an incredible honor on Wednesday. Woznicki was chosen as a United Soccer Coaches Association All-American, as announced on the […]
While many high school athletes were preparing for their teams’ Thanksgiving week football games last week, Mikey West took a big step in his basketball odyssey. The former Waterbury scholastic standout signed a National Letter […]
For the first time in the storied history of the Battle for the Bell, the Bristol Central and Bristol Eastern football teams needed overtime to decide a winner. There had been two ties in the […]
The Holy Cross football team entered its annual Thanksgiving morning clash with Wolcott on the cusp of a Class S state playoff berth. The Crusaders needed a win over the Eagles at Joe Monroe Field, […]
The Waterbury Career Academy football team set a single-season record for wins with its 38-14 victory over Gilbert/Northwestern on Tuesday night. The Spartans finished the regular season with a record of 7-3. The previous season-best […]
The Holy Cross girls soccer team made history in more thanone way on Saturday at New Britain’s Veterans Stadium. Not only did the 1-0 win over four-time defending Class S champion Lyme-Old Lyme give the […]
The Holy Cross girls and boys soccer teams will have already made history on Saturday when they take to the pitch of New Britain’s Veterans Stadium. Holy Cross will be the first Waterbury school to […]
Former Bristol Eastern standouts Myah Croze and Karly Martin each put together memorable seasons for the Western Connecticut State University women’s soccer teams. Both were recognized by the Little East Conference for their efforts. Croze […]
The Bristol Eastern and Bristol Central girls volleyball teams each saw their Class L state tournament runs come to an end on Saturday in the quarterfinal round. The top-seeded Lancers lost for just the second […]
There have been plenty of times where the Thanksgiving morning football showdown between Holy Cross and Wolcott has had playoff implications. This year will be no exception. The Crusaders made sure of that with an […]
Holy Cross girls soccer became the second team from Oronoke Road toreach the Class S semifinal round with a 3-0 quarterfinal win over Coventry on Saturday afternoon at chilly Jimmy Lee Stadium. The Crusader girls […]
The third-seeded Holy Cross boys soccer team advanced to the state semifinal round of Class S with a 1-0 victory over sixth-seeded Coginchaug Regional-Durham on Friday afternoon at Crosby High School’s Jimmy Lee Stadium. The […]
Going into Friday’s boys soccer state tournament action, there was still anoutside chance of an all-Mum City Class L state final on Nov. 23. Bristol Eastern, the top seed, and Bristol Central,No. 14, played in […]
Bolton girls volleyball may have moved on with a win in Wednesday evening’s Class S second round match, but St. Paul gave the home teameverything it could handle. The 12th-seeded Falcons forced a fifth set, […]
The high school soccer state tournaments are an exciting time in the fall. Matches are usually very competitive and need the full 80 minutes, and sometimes a lot more than that. Some have to go […]
There are some times when the pairings for the CIAC state tournaments match teams that are all too familiar with one another. In leagues where there are postseason tournaments, teams could see each other three, […]
We nearly had a second round Class S state tournament matchup between the St. Paul and Holy Cross boys soccer teams on Wednesday. Alas, Bolton had other ideas. It took round after round after round […]
Chase Collegiate claimed not one, but two championships on Saturday. The Highlander boys soccer team defeated Wooster School, 2-0, in Danbury to wrap up the HVAL tournament title. The boys cross country team captured the […]
Now that the league tournaments are finished, local teams begin their quests for state championships on Monday with first round contests. The earliest start belongs to No. 29 Crosby boys soccer (8-7-1 regular season), which […]
Former Holy Cross High School football standouts Adam Razza and Joe Kalosky have played a role in keeping their teams near the top of the Commonwealth Coast Conference standings this fall. On Saturday, Razza’s Western […]
It was late in the third quarter’s NVL football game at Municipal Stadium, and St. Paul was marching down the field against Kennedy. It didn’t matter whether it was Max Peruta, Josh Silva or Brycen […]
Fifth-seeded St. Paul entered the NVL girls volleyball tournament semifinal on Monday at Torrington High School as a definite underdog against top-seeded and undefeated Seymour. In the first and third sets, the Falcons gave the […]
Several local teams have a shot at getting to the finals of NVL tournaments in soccer and volleyball, and the matches begin this evening. In girls soccer, top-seeded Holy Cross (12-1-2 NVL) faces fourth-seeded Wolcott […]
The Waterbury Career Academy boys soccer team did something Saturday that it hadn’t done in its brief varsity history. The Spartans played in a postseason match for the first time. The score may have been […]
The NVL tournaments begin for area teams today, both on the pitch and on the court. Here’s more about the first day of the NVL tournaments: The first team to get us started today is […]
Olivia Bart, Hartwick College swimming and diving This former Bristol Eastern standout put up a terrific meet against four different opponents, and she earned the New England Collegiate Conference’s top honor. Bart was named NECC […]
Kennedy girls volleyball has been having a tremendous year, posting a 15-3 record with two matches to go in the regular season. The Eagles started the season 2-2, losing matches against Seymour and Woodland. Kennedy […]
The St. Paul and Crosby football teams were each looking for their first win of the season when they met on Saturday afternoon at McPhee Field in Bristol. The Falcons seized their first victory, 42-14, […]
Holy Cross football entered the fourth quarter of Saturday afternoon’s NVL Brass Division showdown against Waterbury Career Academy down eight points. What happened next was an offensive eruption, and a win the Crusaders won’t soon […]
Holy Cross boys soccer couldn’t have dreamed of a better start during Friday afternoon’s NVL showdown at Woodland Regional in Beacon Falls. Within the first 10 minutes, the Crusaders had a built a 2-0 lead […]
The Bristol Eastern and RHAM girls volleyball teams battled back-and-forth in a battle of undefeated Class L titans on Wednesday evening. The Lancers and Sachems traded sets for the first four sets. Eastern took the […]
St. Paul girls volleyball has had some highs and lows this season. There was a 4-0 start to the season that was erased because of the self-reported use of an eligible player. The Falcons went […]
Former Bristol Eastern standouts Karly Martin and Myah Croze have been key pieces during a successful Western Connecticut State University women’s soccer season. On Monday, the Colonials claimed three of the four women’s soccer weekly […]
Bristol Eastern girls volleyball is 13-0 and ranked third in the Class L state tournament standings. The Lancers are third because there are two 15-0 teams (Guilford and Naugatuck) ahead of them. Eastern faces a […]
Kathryn Rodrigues and Nick Bendtsen have been doing awfully well for Wolcott cross country in the NVL over the past two falls. For the second straight year, both Rodrigues and Bendtsen finished first in their […]
Bristol Eastern boys soccer has been having a terrific season, the 50th for Bill Sweet as head coach. The Lancers, 7-0-2, are one of just three unbeaten teams left in the Central Connecticut Conference. East […]
Holy Cross boys soccer entered Monday night’s NVL showdown against Naugatuck on the turf of Ray Snyder Sr. Field with a record of 8-0-2. Late in the second half, it appeared that the Crusaders would […]
Wilby’s Raekwon James and Aaron James were running full-tilt on the new turf of the Ryan Athletic Complex in Derby on Saturday, and there wasn’t much that the host Red Raiders could do to slow […]
Municipal Stadium’s turf facility underwent major renovations and received big improvements during the spring and summer. Gone is the aging turf on Ray Snyder Sr. Field. It has been replaced with a beautiful new green […]
Wilby football is on a two-game winning streak. It’s a phrase that hasn’t been uttered about the Wildcats since the beginning of the 2013 season. Wilby started the 2013 season 2-0 after wins over Kennedy […]
Karly Martin, Western Connecticut State University soccer The sophomore and former Bristol Eastern standout was named Little East Conference Goalkeeper of the Week after two solid games in goal for the Colonials. Martin started the […]
Bristol Eastern football put together a team-wide solid effort on Saturday in a Connecticut High School Football Alliance game against South-West Conference foe Pomperaug. The result was a 14-0 victory in front of the home […]
Former Holy Cross High School and Putnam Science Academy standout Ta’Quan “Tootie” Zimmerman is headed back to Halifax, Nova Scotia. The Waterbury native signed a one-year deal with Halifax on Thursday. The Hurricanes posted a […]
Veronica Diaz, Husson University golf The Eagles made program history on its home course on Sept. 22, and the sophomore from Sacred Heart High School was part of it. Husson women’s golf won the 2019 […]
Bristol Eastern girls swimming faced a tough challenge on Wednesday afternoon against Southington at the Southington YMCA. The Lady Knights have 60 members on their team and vastly outnumber the Lancers, who have 31. Southington […]
Logan Marchi, Sacred Heart University football The graduate student and former St. Paul standout had another huge game for the Pioneers, and he earned conference honors for the effort. Marchi was named Northeast Conference Offensive […]
Photo caption: Kennedy’s Luis Rivera breaks free for a long run during Saturay’s game against Sacred Heart/Kaynor Tech at Jimmy Lee Stadium. (Copyright, Sports on CT-69) It got a little too close for comfort in […]
The fall season has begun for local athletes at the collegiate level, so here’s the first installment of “HIGH 5 OF THE WEEK”: Logan Marchi, Sacred Heart University football Marchi earned the College Sports Madness […]
Endicott College gets fired up before its season-opening win over Framingham State on Friday night. (Photo credit Nick Grace, Endicott College) Endicott College football senior captain Joe Kalosky wasted no time making an impact with […]
Victor Rosa fires a touchdown pass during Bristol Central’s scrimmage against St. Paul on Thursday. (Copyright, Sports on CT-69) There were four teams competing in two football scrimmages Thursday in Bristol, and three of them […]
The start of the 2019 high school fall sports season is nearly upon us. Cross country gets everybody going on Tuesday, Sept. 10. Others start off on Sept. 12, 13, or beyond in the case […]
Sacred Heart has a new addition to its fall sports varsity lineup. The girls volleyball team debuts on Monday, Sept. 16, against Seymour at 6 p.m. at Alumni Hall. The Hearts practically live inside Alumni […]
Bristol Central 6-foot-10 sophomore Donovan Clingan received the first of what is sure to be a bushel of Division I college basketball scholarship offers. The offer came on Monday from Jim Boeheim and Syracuse University. […]
Kody Kerski turned in a masterful performance for the Terryville Black Sox in Game 2 of the Connecticut Tri-State Baseball League World Series against the Naugatuck Dogs on Friday night. Kerski was phenomenal, but he […]
The Terryville Black Sox beat the Naugatuck Dogs 4-2 on Tuesday night in the first game of the Connecticut Tri-State Baseball League World Series. After rainouts on Wednesday and Thursday, Terryville and Naugatuck are scheduled […]
There have been countless times where a position player has been called on to pitch. Usually one team is burying its opponent and the team getting buried either has no bullpen arms left or is […]
Temple football standout Isaiah Wright paused during a video interview and looked down at the tattoo of a tiger’s eyes on his left forearm. “I’m calm, but I’m also ready to attack, and I think […]
The Naugatuck Dogs finished the regular season 10-8, not a particularly great record for a team that looks to contend for the Connecticut Tri-State Baseball League every year. Naugatuck has turned it up in the […]
The Bristol Knights earned their spot in the Connecticut Twilight League championship series with a 4-0 shutout of Elmer’s Angels on Monday evening at Muzzy Field. Bristol will play the Fat Orange Cat Brewers in […]
Stratford’s Frank DeLuca Hall of Fame Field is hosting the 2019 Women’s Major Softball National Championship, and former local standouts have been a part of it. Sarah Lawton, a former Holy Cross star pitcher, played […]
Blasius Chevrolet and the Terryville Black Sox are currently in a busy stretch of postseason baseball. Actually, busy is an understatement. Blasius and Terryville just earned their places in the Stan Musial State Tournament championship […]
It has been a busy 2019 for recent Bristol Eastern graduate Jagger Duquette. Duquette was the ace right-hander for the Lancers baseball team in the spring, then took on the same role with the Bristol […]
Sacred Heart graduate and Waterbury native Peyton Stephens has been seeing time on the mound for the Bristol Blues. Stephens began the summer with the Keene Swamp Bats (Keene, N.H.) of the New England Collegiate […]
Bristol American Legion Post 2 baseball hasn’t won a state championship since 2006, and they were looking to end their drought in 2019. Bristol pushed its way into the super regional portion of the 19U […]
The Bristol Post 2 American Legion 19U baseball team will open the state tournament at Muzzy Field on Saturday morning. Bristol finished second in Zone 1’s top five, which helped it get a top seed […]
Seven Bristol Blues players took part in the Futures Collegiate Baseball League of New England All-Star Game on Tuesday night at Wahconak Park, the home of the Pittsfield Suns. In an ironic twist, Brandon Miller […]
LaRon “Mookie” Zimmerman has become a very successful head coach at the arena football level. The former Sacred Heart High School and Anna Maria College football player recently led the West Virginia Roughriders to an […]
The Valley Thunder held a team meeting before the continuation of their Connecticut Tri-State Baseball League game against the Torrington Rebels on July 11 at Tyrrell Middle School in Wolcott. The team changed its name […]
Waterbury native Jeremiah Vargas has been seeing more time on the mound for the Westfield Starfires, an expansion team in the Futures Collegiate Baseball League of New England. The right-hander from Kennedy and The Taft […]
Connor Fitzsimons was recently honored as the Midwest League Player of the Week after his efforts on offense for the Burlington Bees. The Bees are a Single ‘A’ full-season affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels […]
Bristol Post 2 American Legion baseball came up with a big 3-1 win over Southington Post 72 on Tuesday evening inside the friendly confines of Muzzy Field in Bristol. Bristol improved to 11-3 in Zone […]
Will Aldam looked in toward the final batter of Sunday’s Blasius Chevrolet game against the Winsted Whalers at Prospect’s Hotchkiss Field. Aldam (6-0) was one out away from history, and when the final strike flew […]
Blasius Chevrolet (7-1) has been rolling along in the Connecticut Tri-State Baseball League and keeping the first place Tri-Town Trojans (8-1) within their sights. Blasius erupted for a 10-0 victory over the Naugatuck Greyhounds on […]
The Connecticut Tri-State Baseball League rivals Valley Thunder and Wolcott Scrappers met on Thursday evening at Tyrrell Middle School, and it was another close one. Valley got 6.2 innings pitched from Anthony Cappaso and two […]
The Bristol Knights have reached the midpoint of their 2019 Connecticut Twilight League season, and it’s time for the fourth annual CTL Summer Classic. For the third straight season, the games will be played at […]
In the summer of 2017, St. Paul graduate Wes Lahey took to the mound at Muzzy Field multiple times for the Bristol Post 2 American Legion baseball team. Fast forward to the summer of 2019, […]
Isaiah Negretti has returned to the mound in Wolcott, this time for the Wolcott Scrappers of the Connecticut Tri-State Baseball League. The former Wolcott High pitching standout used his right arm and his bat to […]
The Wolcott Scrappers found themselves in a tie ballgame against the Southington 66ers on a cloudy Thursday night at Recreation Park in Plantsville. The score was 3-3, and Wolcott’s Tyler Smith stepped up to the […]
They may been in different zones, but next-door neighbors Bristol and Wolcott met in a Junior American Legion baseball clash on Monday evening at Muzzy Field. Post 165 held a 7-2 lead entering the bottom […]
The Connecticut Tri-State Baseball League will hold an all-star game on Saturday, June 29, at 2:30 p.m. at Torrington’s Fuessenich Park. All Tri-State teams will be represented in the game, but that’s not what’s important […]
Former Bristol Eastern standout Tom Curtin had a strong postseason for CCSU baseball. The right-hander pitched in two games in the Northeast Conference Tournament, including a complete-game victory against Wagner College, and was named its […]
Sacred Heart senior track sensation Edward Williams Jr. continues to win, and he has been doing it on increasingly bigger stages. The latest victory was in the boys emerging elite 110m hurdles of the New […]
A great run came to a disappointing end for Wolcott baseball in the Class M state final against St. Joseph (Trumbull) on Saturday night at Middletown’s Palmer Field. The top-seeded Eagles saw an early lead […]
Wolcott baseball is playing on the final Saturday of the season for the second straight year. This time around, the Eagles want to return to Wolcott with a Class M state championship. Standing in the […]
June 9, 2018, is a date that resonates with Wolcott baseball, and not in a good way. On that night nearly one year ago, the Eagles played NVL foe Seymour in the Class M state […]
St. Paul junior Michael Dolce can call himself an individual state champion after his final charge during Monday’s Division IV state golf tournament on Monday at Hebron’s Tallwood Country Club. Dolce shot a four-over-par 76 […]
It was a record that came into existence well before Sacred Heart senior Edward Williams Jr. was even born. On June 6, 1995, Crosby sensation Tony Ortiz ran a State Open record time of 14.15 […]
No. 6 St. Paul baseball was down 2-0 entering the top of the seventh inning of its Class S quarterfinal round game against No. 3 Portland at Portland High School. The Falcons were down to […]
St. Paul softball beat Holy Cross 10-4 back on May 4 at Joan Joyce Field in Waterbury. When it comes to the postseason, however, the Crusaders have had the upper hand. That trend continued on […]
No. 6 St. Paul took care of its second straight NVL opponent on Thursday when it defeated No. 11 Oxford 5-2 at Muzzy Field. The Falcons will play at No. 3 Portland on Saturday at […]
Wolcott softball kept the good times rolling in the Class M state tournament, this time on the road. The No. 11 Eagles knocked off No. 6 Ellington 7-1 in a second round game on Thursday […]
Sometimes the first game of the state tournament is the toughest one. The pressure of a one-and-done situation can weigh heavily on a team. Wolcott baseball was the No. 1 seed entering Wednesday’s Class M […]
It hasn’t been the easiest transition from junior college baseball to Division I for Mike Chiovitti, but he had some good moments for UConn while playing in the American Athletic Championship Tournament. The Huskies were […]
Former Bristol Eastern pitcher Tom Curtin was already used to pitching in the NEC Tournament for Central Connecticut State University baseball. Curtin had thrown for the Blue Devils as a sophomore in the 2017 NEC […]
The Wolcott doubles duo of Alexander Fishbein and Tyler Shoban had the best run of any local boys tennis players during the state tournament. Fishbein and Shoban reached the third round of Class M before […]
The CIAC state tournaments have begun for some local teams this weekend. On Saturday, games were contested in baseball and girls tennis. Bristol Central baseball emerged as the lone winner. The Rams, seeded 30th in […]
It was the matchup you would want for a baseball tournament title, No. 1 vs. No. 2. In the case of the Naugatuck Valley League tournament, however, top-seeded Wolcott used a pair of three-run innings […]
Wolcott and Holy Cross will play for the Naugatuck Valley League baseball tournament title on Friday at 6 p.m. at Municipal Stadium in Waterbury. The top-seeded Eagles reached the final with a 4-0 win over […]
The St. Paul lacrosse programs have been building up their pedigrees throughout the season. The Falcons have a chance to do something special on Thursday. Both the boys and the girls will play in the […]
Bristol Central boys outdoor track and field continued its strong season with a first place finish as a team in the CCC South Division meet on Tuesday at Middletown High School. The Rams totaled 204 […]
The Naugatuck Valley League Outdoor Track and Field Championships were held on Tuesday at Torrington High School, and four local athletes were double winners. All of the double winners came from either Holy Cross or […]
After going 10-0 in the first half of the season, Holy Cross baseball lost two of three games to start the second half. The Crusaders were defeated 6-2 by Wolcott on April 25 at home, […]
The Wolcott baseball seniors played their final regular season home game this past Wednesday against Watertown. The Eagle seniors made sure they went out with a bang. Wolcott pounded out 14 hits, including three homers […]
Bristol Central baseball had played 17 games entering Saturday’s contest against Plainville at Muzzy Field. The Rams had a record of 7-10, and they had played in nine one-run games (2-7). Happily for Central, it […]
Bristol Eastern baseball head coach Mike Giovinazzo has been roaming the sidelines in Bristol since the 1970s, and he reached a career milestone on Friday night in Plainville. The Lancers beat the Blue Devils 7-1 […]
Christopher LeBeau (Bristol Eastern) and Terrell Patterson (Kaynor Tech) may only be sophomores, but they have been a big part of the success of the Southern Connecticut State University cross country, indoor track and outdoor […]
Leave it up to this dreary, wet spring to bring all three Bristol softball teams together for a rare city doubleheader today at Casey Field. At 4:15 p.m., Bristol Central (8-7) hosts Rocky Hill (4-11) […]
The Bristol Central outdoor track and field teams put together a strong effort at the 88th Greater Hartford Invitational this past weekend. The boys led the way with a third place finish as a team. […]
Holy Cross boys golf has put together an undefeated season to date, and the Crusaders are playing more consistently each time out. The team scores for the last four matches go like this: 169, 168, […]
The two meetings between the St. Paul and Wolcott softball teams could haven’t had more of a contrast to them. When the teams met on April 30 at George Babcock Field on the Wolcott High […]
It’s not uncommon for area baseball teams to play a home-and-home against a nearby opponent. Wolcott and St. Paul did it this season, but the way it happened was unusual. It has rained a lot […]
Alessandra Milardo and Lindsey O’Bright were key pieces of a St. Paul softball run to the Class S state championship game in 2017. Last week, the duo helped the University of Saint Joseph capture the […]
Bristol Central baseball hasn’t had a lack of drama in its 2019 season. Thursday’s 8-7 walk-off loss at Windsor marked the eighth time the Rams have been involved in a one-run game. Central fell to […]
It has rained an awful lot this spring. That’s why all the golfers gathered for the 38th Jack Stigberg Memorial Tournament at Farmingbury Hills Golf Course were playing “winter rules” on Wednesday. Coaches at the […]
The St. Paul and Holy Cross softball teams met on Saturday afternoon on the artificial turf of Joan Joyce Field in Waterbury. It may have been the lone field in the area that was dry […]
Waterbury Career Academy baseball got a chance to play a game at Dunkin Donuts Park in Hartford on Thursday, and the Spartans made the most of their opportunity. Jose Zambrana legged out an inside-the-park grand […]
For the St. Paul baseball team, this week is all about “survive and advance.” You may ask what a phrase more associated with the NCAA basketball tournament has to do with high school baseball. Coming […]
It’s been about 13 months since the Wolcott and Holy Cross communities lost a tremendous man with the passing of Joseph Lynch. Family and friends are coming together on the links to help honor his memory […]
Host school Bristol Central had a solid day in less than ideal conditions on Saturday at the fourth Greater Bristol Invitational track and field meet. The best day belonged to Jose Ramirez. Ramirez won the […]
Sarah Lawton was a multiple time all-league and all-state standout while playing for Meg Dwyer at Holy Cross High School. Earlier this week, the Florida SouthWestern State College sophomore became a first team all-conference college […]
Holy Cross baseball didn’t lose in its first 10 games of the season. Ten games up, 10 games down in the Crusader win column. Wolcott went 8-1 in its first nine games. The Eagles ended […]
It may have been a regular season game and it counted as such, but Tuesday’s baseball matchup between St. Paul and Litchfield was more about the memories made that will last a long time. The […]
St. Paul girls lacrosse topped Holy Cross 15-9 in a game played on Monday morning at Bristol Central. The Falcons and Crusaders took advantage of the turf home field of the Rams. All three schools […]
Wolcott baseball didn’t allow a run in its two games in Tennessee this past week, and the Eagles return home with a 6-1 record. Wolcott faced Jefferson County on Wednesday and claimed a 2-0 victory. […]
Jill Kilmer found her niche in track and field in the heptathlon while competing for St. Paul Catholic. She was a standout competitor for the Falcons in the heptathlon, and now she’s doing the same […]
We’re a couple weeks into the 2019 baseball and softball seasons, and there are four local teams that are still undefeated. Two of those undefeated teams come from Bristol Eastern. The baseball version of the […]
The only things that have stopped St. Paul boys lacrosse this season are the weather and a slow start against Watertown. The Falcons didn’t play their first game until April 8, when they blew out […]
Tyriq Harris ran hard down the first baseline, a career milestone in his sights. It didn’t matter that Worcester State second baseman Kenan Kolanda stopped Harris’ ball from going into the outfield and was trying […]
St. Paul softball used the long ball to blow past Sacred Heart on Wednesday afternoon at St. Paul. The Falcons smacked six home runs, including two each from Abby Poirot and Ava Hampton, in a […]
The Bristol Eastern and Southington softball teams were greeted by gray skies and chilly temperatures when they met for their early-season showdown on Tuesday afternoon at the Eastern diamond on King Street. The damp air […]
For six years, Bristol Central and Bristol Eastern girls lacrosse players combined in a co-op program. The co-op was broken up in late 2018, and now both schools have their own programs. The Rams took […]
In a day of strong performances at Bloomfield High School, the ones authored by Bristol Central track and field athletes really stood out. Ram boys and girls combined to win eight different events at the […]
Wolcott baseball had to wait several days to get another shot at its first win. The victory didn’t come easily, but the Eagles did get their first win of the season on Saturday at home […]
When St. Paul and Waterbury Career Academy met on the St. Paul baseball diamond, it was a matchup of undefeated teams. Neither team had allowed a run in their three games combined. That changed in […]
Former Wolcott baseball standout Matt Warren had a day to remember on Tuesday for Albertus Magnus College. The Falcons played a doubleheader against Norwich University and won by the scores of 17-2 and 19-12. In […]
Abby Poirot threw a five-inning perfect game for St. Paul softball in its 28-0 home win over Ansonia on Tuesday. The game was the season opener for the Falcons. Poirot struck out 10 for St. […]
Waterbury Career Academy baseball played its second game in as many days to open the season, and it came up with a huge 1-0 win over Wolcott at Washington Park. Tino Toucet of the Spartans […]
Waterbury Career Academy baseball opened the 2019 season in style with a 17-0 win in five innings over Wolcott Tech on Monday at Washington Park. Spartan hurlers Tino Toucet and Andrew Petro combined on a […]
St. Paul baseball got five no-hit innings from Ethan Rembish and Dylan Gagnon on the way to a 10-0 win over Crosby on Saturday at St. Paul Catholic High School. The game was the season […]
Sarah Lawton has been a solid pitcher for Florida SouthWestern College in her two seasons, but what she did Thursday was historic. Lawton twirled the first perfect game in the history of the Bucs in […]
Former St. Paul standout Alessandra Milardo was named Great Northeast Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Week after picking up her first win of the season. Milardo struck out a season-high seven and walked three over […]
Waterbury native Ta’Quan Zimmerman has returned from playing professional basketball in Asia, but he’s not done staying busy. Zimmerman, a former Holy Cross standout, is looking to start an elite shooting company called “Shoot With […]
The Florida SouthWestern State College softball team has been at the top of the national junior college rankings throughout this season. Former Holy Cross star hurler Sarah Lawton has been right in the middle of […]
Mustapha Heron has returned to March Madness, this time with St. John’s. Heron and the Red Storm will take on Arizona State in an NCAA First Four game on Wednesday night at 9:10 p.m. in […]
Former Kaynor Tech standout Terrell Patterson did something only one other Southern Connecticut State University track runner had done in program history. When Patterson finished sixth in the mile (4:13.01) at the NCAA Division II […]
The Bristol boys swimming and diving co-op, made up of Bristol Central, Bristol Eastern and St. Paul, put together a good postseason effort. The co-op finished 12th in the Class LL state meet with 181 […]
Holy Cross found itself among the titans of boys swimming and diving at Thursday night’s CIAC State Open, and the Crusaders proved that they belong among those teams. The Crusaders finished seventh with 233 team […]
Sacred Heart boys basketball won’t be playing for a state championship this season. Let that sentence sink in for a second. The last time the Hearts didn’t play for a state title, it was the […]
For the last four years, Holy Cross boys swimming and diving wound up being a Class S runner-up. The Crusaders were sick of being second-best, and they took the championship for themselves on Monday night. […]
Time ran out Friday night on a great run by St. Paul in the Class S girls basketball state tournament. The third-seeded Falcons were blitzed by No. 7 Trinity Catholic in the first quarter of […]
No. 4 Sacred Heart was the higher-ranked team in its Division I boys basketball state tournament than its second round opponent, No. 13 Fairfield Prep. The location of the game, however, made it feel closer […]
No. 3 St. Paul got off to a slow start against No. 11 Bloomfield in a Class S girls basketball state tournament quarterfinal game on Tuesday night. The Falcons fell behind 6-0, but there was […]
No. 9 Bristol Eastern had the lead after one quarter in its Class L girls basketball state tournament quarterfinal game at No. 1 Notre Dame-Fairfield on Monday night. The ND version of the Lancers blitzed […]
Bristol Eastern senior Trinidad Gonzalez started his final high school wrestling tournament with a loss, but ended it with a bang. After losing his first bout at 220 pounds in the New England championship meet, […]
Bristol Eastern and St. Paul advanced to the quarterfinal round of the CIAC girls basketball state tournament with wins on Thursday night. Eastern, the No. 9 seed in Class L, blasted No. 8 Naugatuck 69-45 […]
Damian Grant was named the Great Northeast Athletic Conference Player of the Week following his tremendous performance in the GNAC Tournament final. The Albertus Magnus College junior and former Wilby standout scored 21 points and […]
It was the same old story in the NVL boys basketball tournament final on Wednesday evening inside Wilby High School’s Reggie O’Brien Gymnasium. Top-seeded Sacred Heart overwhelmed third-seeded Torrington for a 75-54 victory and a fifth […]
The first NVL boys basketball tournament semifinal had a ton of offense. In the second semifinal, the winner turned defense into offense and ran away with a win. When the night ended Monday at Wilby […]
The AI3 Leadership Academy, LLC, will be back for its fifth annual skills academy, but it will be different than the first four. The academy will run for five days instead of three, according to […]
Ten local college players will be continuing their basketball seasons in the NCAA Division III men’s and women’s tournaments after their teams won conference championship games on Saturday. Here’s a look at all of them: […]
Bristol Eastern senior wrestler Trinidad Gonzalez put the ultimate capper on the Connecticut portion of his career Saturday at the State Open. Gonzalez, a three-time Class L state champion, captured his first State Open title […]
The NVL boys basketball tournament begins on Saturday at Wilby High School, and everyone is chasing Sacred Heart, again. The top-seeded Hearts, who have won 102 straight games against NVL foes, are a talented group, […]
Matt Finke played hero for Mitchell College men’s basketball on Thursday night, and the Mariners are headed to the New England Collegiate Conference tournament final. Finke banked in a buzzer-beating 3-pointer to give fourth-seeded Mitchell an 87-85 […]
Chris LeBeau, Terrell Patterson and Bernardo Mbaya competed at three different local high schools. In fact, the trio competed in three different high school leagues (CCC, CTC, NVL). Fast forward to now, and all three are teammates on […]
This will sound familiar to those familiar with NVL girls basketball. St. Paul and Holy Cross will play for the league’s tournament title. This will not be the first time the teams have met with the trophy on the […]
St. John’s junior transfer Mustapha Heron was in some foul trouble in the first half of Sunday evening’s showdown with No. 13 Villanova in Madison Square Garden. Heron had three fouls by the 14:21 mark of the […]
The second-seeded Sacred Heart girls basketball team was upset by seventh-seeded Watertown, 37-36, in an NVL Tournament quarterfinal on Saturday at Holy Cross High School. That was the biggest headline of the quarterfinal round for the local teams […]
Trinidad Gonzalez is used to being in pressure situations for the Bristol Eastern wrestling team. When the Lancers trailed the Southington Blue Knights 34-33 on the opening night of the 2018-19 season, it was Gonzalez who […]
St. Paul, Sacred Heart and Holy Cross are the top three seeds in the NVL girls basketball tournament. The tournament begins on Saturday at Holy Cross High School. The quarterfinal round opens with a matchup of No. 4 […]
Bristol native Chris Theriault is familiar with the area surrounding Wolcott. Theriault played football for Bristol Central football before graduating from the school in 1995. Fast forward to the present day, and Theriault is the electrical department […]
Former Crosby star Jordan Booker has just been unstoppable for Dean College, and he claimed another New England Collegiate Conference Player of the Week award. Booker was named Player of the Week for the second straight […]
Wolcott junior Kathryn Rodrigues has already had her fair share of success during this indoor track and field season. On Saturday, her day was a golden one. Rodrigues captured not one, but two individual gold medals […]
Leave it to Holy Cross boys basketball to provide Sacred Heart with another big-time challenge. The Crusaders hung in until the fourth quarter on Friday night inside the Tim McDonald Gymnasium, but the Hearts held them without a field […]
Bristol Eastern and Bristol Central wrestling met on Wednesday night at Bristol Eastern High School, and the Lancers continued to exert control over the rivalry with a 64-3 win over the Rams. The lopsided score doesn’t show […]
Four local football players made their college commitments on Wednesday during National Signing Day. Holy Cross standout running back Alex Ward is heading to Southern Connecticut State University. Ward was an All-NVL selection as a senior […]
Dean College junior Jordan Booker was at it again in the past week, and the former Crosby star earned the New England Collegiate Conference’s top honor for his efforts. Booker played nearly 79 of 80 minutes […]
St. Paul boys basketball clinched a state tournament berth for the 12th straight season on Tuesday night. The Falcons (8-9) continued their remarkable streak with an 80-48 home win over the Watertown Indians. Five different St. Paul players […]
The Bristol Eastern girls basketball team has figured things out after a slow start. The Lancers topped Wethersfield 65-56 on Monday night on the road to get to 10-7 on the season. Eastern got off to an […]
There are some nights where a team just doesn’t have it. That’s what happened to the Bristol Central boys basketball team on Monday night against Wethersfield inside the Charles C. Marsh Gymnasium. The Rams watched the Eagles put […]
They aren’t the top teams in the area, but there are a whole bunch of local boys basketball teams who can still play their way into the state tournament. Starting with the seven-win teams, there’s […]
St. Paul girls basketball has won 11 straight games and has a record of 16-2 as it enters the final week of the regular season. The Falcons haven’t lost since dropping two straight games to Fairfield Ludlowe and […]
For 51 straight dual meets, Bristol Eastern wrestling was victorious. There were some close calls along the way, including a 39-34 victory at Southington in the 2018-19 season opener, but the Lancers found a way to win […]
Former Crosby standout Tyshon Rogers continued his scoring ways for Post University, and he earned his way to the Central Atlantic Athletic Conference’s weekly honor roll for his efforts. Rogers, a junior transfer, averaged 21.5 points in two […]
Six local teams won gold medals at Monday’s NVL Indoor Track & Field Championships at the Floyd Little Athletic Center in New Haven. Two of those teams had an individual claim two gold medals. Wolcott […]
As Bristol Eastern wrestling coach Bryant Lishness was saying goodbye to fellow coaches following Saturday’s CT Challenge at Southington High School, the word on his lips was “frustrating.” The frustration stemmed from the performances of some of […]
I have no problem admitting when I am wrong. I even thank the person who pointed out my mistake or oversight. I am human, and mistakes happen, much as I try not to make them. […]
We are 12-14 games deep into the high school girls basketball season in the NVL, and not much has changed at the top. St. Paul (12-2) and Sacred Heart (11-2) are still the top teams in the […]
There are quite a few former local hardwood standouts who are faring well at the highest level of college basketball. Here’s a look at them: Mustapha Heron, St. John’s The versatile junior guard has started […]
Sacred Heart senior indoor track standout EJ Williams continues to impress during his assault on different meet record books. When the 55m hurdle meet record for the SCC Coaches Invitational is updated, the only thing that will […]
No one has been able to stop Holy Cross boys swimming and diving so far this winter. The Crusaders remained undefeated with a 90.5 to 79.5 win over Seymour on Thursday inside Holy Cross’ home away from home, the John […]
Jordan Booker has always been capable of having big games on offense. He did it while attending Crosby High School in Waterbury, and now he’s doing it at Dean College. Booker, a junior guard, was named New England […]
Bristol Eastern wrestling finished second overall behind New England powerhouse Timberlane Regional, N.H., on Saturday at the annual John Gorman Invitational held in Cumberland, R.I. The Lancers had 191 team points while Timberlane totaled 201. Eastern was […]
Sacred Heart senior EJ Williams is fast. Really fast. As the preliminaries of the 55m hurdles gave way to the semifinals, then the championship race at the 37th Yale Interscholastic Track Classic on Saturday, Williams kept dropping […]
Robert Morris University men’s basketball made its mark on defense in a 52-49 road victory over St. Francis Brooklyn on Thursday, and the former Sacred Heart High School big was right in the middle of it. Petteway […]
There is a new season-high for points in a single game in the area, and the player who notched it nearly hit 50. Crosby senior Kerwin Prince erupted for 47 points in an 86-70 Bulldog home […]
Former Bristol high school standout Tyler Arbuckle made a big shot for Taft on Monday to help the Rhinos gain their third win of the year. “Taft beats Kingswood-Oxford on buzzer beater from @tyler_arbuckle !! The […]
Bristol Eastern wrestling has made a habit of winning titles inside the Charles C. Marsh Gymnasium at Bristol Central High School. The Lancers have claimed the last two Class L state championships, and both were held at BCHS. […]
Fans of St. Paul and Torrington basketball packed the Rev. Brian Monnerat Gymnasium for a Friday night boy-girl doubleheader. Unfortunately for the Falcons, the Red Raider partisans were on the ones celebrating after the boys game. […]
Host school Bristol Central and Bristol Eastern will have plenty of wrestlers competing at Saturday’s Bristol Central Invitational. Here’s who has been entered for each team, by weight class (wrestlers listed on FloWrestling): 101 (exhibition): Eric […]
St. Paul girls basketball picked up a big 52-45 NVL win over Sacred Heart on Wednesday night inside the Rev. Brian Monnerat Gymnasium. The Falcons improved to 6-2 while the Hearts dropped to 4-2. Janessa Gonzalez led […]
Bristol Central boys basketball started the 2018-19 season with four straight losses. That’s a rough beginning for a team that starts two freshmen and a sophomore, along with one junior and one senior. The Rams […]
D.J. Jarrett and Tyshon Rogers made it a habit of terrorizing opposing defenses while playing for Kennedy and Crosby in the NVL. Now they’re doing it to Post University opponents at the nearby Drubner Center. Jarrett scored 25 […]
The calendar has flipped to 2019, so here’s a look at where area wrestling teams stand before the dual meets begin again on Thursday. Bristol Eastern is off to a terrific 8-0 start and has won […]
We have officially entered 2019, and it’s time to take a look at where the local hoop teams stand as the games resume on Wednesday. Boys basketball Sacred Heart (5-1) suffered its first loss of the […]
Bristol Central wrestling went a perfect 5-0 on the way to a victory at the Joe Beler, Jr. Duals at Jonathan Law in Milford. The Rams beat Fairfield Prep and Stratford in their pool before taking down […]
Want to watch some fun aerial displays from Friday night? Go check out the Sacred Heart-Weaver and Waterbury Career Academy-Crosby boys basketball highlights on The Zone. There were some power dunks and a one-handed jam thrown down by […]
It was early in the fourth quarter on Thursday night, and Wolcott boys basketball held a sizable lead on host Bristol Central in its own holiday tournament. The Rams looked like they had a breakaway basket, but […]
Bristol Central wrestling started Southington’s SHS Duals with two straight losses, but finished with a pair of wins. The Rams ended the day 2-2 and their dual meet record stands at 4-2. Bristol Central was in […]
Kennedy boys basketball has claimed wins against Derby and Oxford to get off to a 2-0 start this season. The Eagles have defeated Derby 79-55 and Oxford 73-61. Jay Turner transferred into Kennedy from Waterbury Career Academy […]
St. Paul boys basketball played its first game in the redone Rev. Brian Monnerat Gymnasium on Thursday night. The Falcons used big second and third quarters to blow away the visiting Woodland Hawks 79-47. Will Barton scored a […]
The Southern Connecticut State University senior claimed another player of the year award recently. This time the former St. Paul standout was named ECAC Division II Offensive Player of the Year. Parks was also named Northeast-10 Offensive Player […]
Byron Jones has had quite the journey as a football player. He went from youth football in New Britain to St. Paul. His tremendous career at St. Paul led him to UConn, and then a memorable effort at […]
Look at the statistics for the LIU Brooklyn men’s basketball team and a familiar name from Sacred Heart High School keeps popping up. That name is Ty Flowers, and the redshirt sophomore has been doing well in […]
They call him “DiGi.” His full name is Michael DiGiovancarlo, Jr., and he’s a senior on the Sacred Heart indoor track and field team. “DiGi for short, it’s a lot easier,” quipped coach Tom Festa […]
Former Crosby High School standout and Southern Connecticut State University tight end Jerome Cunningham has found a home on another active NFL roster. The Detroit Lions signed Cunningham to the active roster on Monday. He was previously on the […]
Isaiah Wright is being recognized nationally for something that Temple football and its AAC opponents already know too well. The Sporting News named the dynamic return man Wright as its First Team All-American returner. Wright, […]
It’s going to be a fun season of boys basketball in the Brass City. That’s one easy take from watching the highlights of Sunday’s jamboree at Kennedy High School. Sacred Heart again claimed the jamboree title […]
The high school winter sports season begins on Monday, so here’s a look at all of the season openers that will be happening this week: MONDAY, DEC. 10GIRLS BASKETBALLConard at Bristol Eastern, 6:45Simsbury at Bristol Central, 6:45Woodland […]
The winter high school sports season officially starts next Monday, Dec. 10. That’s true for many teams. For the girls and boys basketball teams of Waterbury, the season really begins this weekend. The girls play […]
Legend Johnson, Western Connecticut State University basketball This former Sacred Heart standout has played in all eight games for the Colonials, including four starts, and he is one of the team’s top shooters. Johnson, a sophomore, is […]
Former Bristol Eastern standout Khadaijia Brooks has been a rock on the backboards for the Marshall University women’s basketball team in the early portion of the season. Brooks was never bigger than in Marshall’s 72-65 overtime home […]
Isaiah Wright, Temple University football The former Holy Cross High School and Kingswood-Oxford standout has been a thorn in the side of the special teams of Owl opponents all year long, and he earned a […]
Seventh-seeded Wolcott football went into Tuesday night’s Class M state quarterfinal game as the underdog against second-seeded Sheehan in Wallingford. The Titans have an ultra-talented running back in junior Terrance Bogan, and he had another big game […]
Holy Cross High School, the city of Waterbury, the University of Connecticut, and many, many more lost a great human being on Sunday. Former legendary basketball player Tony Hanson died of a heart attack at the […]
Temple football junior Isaiah Wright couldn’t have scripted a better Connecticut homecoming than what occurred on Saturday against UConn at Pratt Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field in East Hartford. Wright, a former Holy Cross and Kingswood-Oxford standout […]
Eli Parks, Southern Connecticut State University football It was an incredible senior season for this former St. Paul standout, and he is reaping the postseason awards for his efforts. Parks was named Northeast-10 Conference Offensive […]
For 68 straight games, no one could beat the top-ranked Amherst College women’s basketball team. No one until Eastern Connecticut State University came calling on Tuesday night in Amherst, Mass. The Warriors didn’t seem to […]
Forgive us Wolcott residents if we seem upset or have had a lack of focus today. Wolcott has lost a terrific human being. Dave Pelletier, a long-time youth sports volunteer and all-around good guy, has […]
The local girls swimming and diving season officially came to an end on Saturday at the CIAC State Open, held inside the Kiphuth Exhibition Pool at Yale University. Bristol Eastern senior Brianna Ogonowski was the lone local […]
Brianna Root was a three-time All-CCC South and two-time all-state performer at Bristol Eastern High School. Root had a storied career for the Lancers, which included a Class L state championship and a pair of […]
Southern Connecticut State University men’s cross country won the Northeast-10 Conference championship for the first time earlier this month, and two locals were at the forefront of that historic effort. Christopher LeBeau and Terrell Patterson were recognized by […]
Sacred Heart High School boys basketball ran off the first three of their four straight state championships from 2014-2016, and Mustapha Heron, Ty Flowers, Malik Petteway, Charles Fisher and JT Riddick were integral parts of it. Now all of them […]
Three area teams played for a spot in the semifinal round of their state tournament brackets on Saturday, but only one was able to win and move on. Bristol Eastern girls volleyball won in straight sets […]
There were no state tournament games for local teams on Friday, but there was a bit of news that had a ripple effect around the state. Bristol Central football forfeited its wins over Capital Prep/Achievement First […]
Wolcott football has forfeited its Friday night game to Sacred Heart/Kaynor Tech after some players responsible for damaging the visiting locker room at St. Paul didn’t come forward. Wolcott Superintendent of Schools Tony Gasper gave the offending players […]
Girls soccer, boys soccer and girls volleyball were the local sports at play during Wednesday’s CIAC state tournament action. There was only a single winning team from the area out of five who played, and […]
St. Paul boys soccer senior captain Stefan Zwolinski hit the perfect shot at the perfect time on Tuesday, and it put his team into the second round of the state tournament. Zwolinski lobbed a ball over Coventry […]
Monday was the first full day of CIAC state tournament action and there were plenty of area teams involved. Girls soccer No. 25 Bristol Central blasted No. 8 Bullard Haven of Bridgeport by a score of […]
Joe Kalosky and Adam Razza once played for the same high school, Holy Cross in Waterbury. On Saturday, the former Crusaders stood on opposite sidelines in the rain as Endicott College hosted Western New England University. The duo […]
In a game between two run-first football teams, it was the right arm of quarterback Kevin Ashworth that helped St. Paul beat Kennedy on Sunday afternoon at Ray Snyder Sr. Field in Waterbury. Facing a fourth down, […]
Week 9 of the high school football season saw Bristol Central force a three-way tie in its division while Holy Cross continued to chase a Class S state playoff berth. Here’s what happened in area games: Bristol Central […]
The Sacred Heart girls swimming and diving team finished fourth in the NVL meet on Friday at Kennedy High School’s John Reardon Pool. It was the best finish by a local team at the meet, which Seymour […]
The CIAC state tournament pairings have been released, and there are plenty of local teams ready to take part. Here’s where the teams are seeded and when they are playing their first games (all games […]
What a turnaround it has been for Bristol Eastern girls soccer. The Lancers lost 8-3 to Plainville the first time the CCC South Region Patriot Division foes met on Sept. 11. On Halloween, Bristol Eastern salvaged […]
It came down to penalty kicks in an NVL girls soccer semifinal between Wolcott and Holy Cross on Tuesday night at Watertown High School. The Eagles outscored the Crusaders 4-2 on penalty kicks and claimed a 2-1 victory. […]
St. Paul girls volleyball was the first varsity program to play on the court of the new Rev. Brian W. Monnerat Gymnasium. On Saturday afternoon, the Falcons became the first to host a postseason contest […]
It’s been an amazing couple of weeks for Wolcott junior cross country runner Kathryn Rodrigues. Rodrigues won the NVL girls individual championship last Wednesday at Veteran’s Memorial Park in Watertown. On Friday afternoon, Rodrigues added a Class SS […]
Eli Parks, Southern Connecticut State University football Former St. Paul Catholic standout Eli Parks has had some big games in his career for the Southern Connecticut State University football program. One of those big games […]
Bristol Eastern girls volleyball defeated Bristol Central 3-1 (25-19, 25-13, 16-25, 25-15) on Monday night at Bristol Eastern High School. With the win, the Lancers swept the city series from the Rams. Eastern improved to 14-2 overall and […]
Sacred Heart/Kaynor Tech girls soccer beat Ansonia 7-5 on Friday in Ansonia. The win put the co-op record at 7-7, and it also clinched a state tournament berth. It’s the first time a Sacred Heart girls […]
It was the tale of two one-sided halves in the NVL high school football clash between Holy Cross and Waterbury Career Academy on Saturday afternoon at Ray Snyder Sr. Field. The Spartans ruled the first half and led […]
Bristol Central and Bristol Eastern competed in the CCC Cross Country Championships on Tuesday at Wickham Park in Manchester. To no one’s surprise, the Ram boys wrapped up the South Region Patriot Division title behind a strong performance from their […]
At the end of last decade, a Bendtsen dominated the landscape for the Wolcott boys cross country. That was Chris Bendtsen, who won NVL and Class M state individual championships in his senior season in 2009. […]
St. Paul girls volleyball has been on the cusp of a state tournament berth for the past three seasons. Each time, the Falcons came up just short, posting records of 7-13, 7-12 and 7-13 in 2015, […]
There were only two games in the area in Week 6 of the high school football season, but one saw Bristol Central knock Maloney from the ranks of the unbeatens. The Rams dispatched the Spartans, ranked […]
Mustapha Heron got the news he wanted to hear from the NCAA. Heron will be eligible to play immediately for the St. John’s Red Storm, thanks to a legislative relief waiver from the NCAA, according […]
The Waterbury City Championships were held Friday at Montoe Park, with the Holy Cross girls and Kennedy boys emerging as the team champions. Sacred Heart senior Jenna French won the girls race in 21:58.1 while Chase Collegiate junior […]
Holy Cross already had a bunch to celebrate on Saturday at the campus on Oronoke Road. First and foremost, Holy Cross High School is celebrating its 50th anniversary, and this is Homecoming Weekend. There have been […]
St. Paul football had Woodland right where it wanted them on Friday night at McPhee Field, but the second half of the game didn’t go as planned and the Falcons dropped to 1-4 on the season. […]
Former Sacred Heart High School standout Mustapha Heron has done a lot to raise gun violence awareness through the Mustapha Heron Skills Academy and Reading Program, and the work continues next Saturday. The “Shoot Hoops Not […]
Myah Croze has seemingly been a threat to put a soccer ball into the net since she stepped foot onto the pitch at Bristol Eastern High School. On Wednesday, Croze became the all-time leading scorer […]
“WILBY WILDCATS WIN! WILBY WILDCATS WIN! WILBY WILDCATS WIN! WILBY WILDCATS WIN! WILBY WILDCATS WIN! WILBY WILDCATS WIN! #nvlfb #cthsfb” That excited tweet belongs to Wilby football public address announcer Bryan P. Baker, and he […]
Former Holy Cross and Putnam Science Academy standout Ta’Quan Zimmerman will have a new home when the National Basketball League of Canada season begins in November. Zimmerman, 26, signed with the Cape Breton Highlanders after earning […]
St. Paul girls volleyball became the first varsity team to play inside the new gym on Maltby Street on Friday night. And oh what a night it was. The Falcons rallied from a 2-0 deficit […]
It was only the fourth game of the regular season, but what an important one it was for the Wolcott girls soccer team. The Eagles hosted the Holy Cross Crusaders on Monday under the lights of Joe […]
Waterbury native Ta’Quan “Tootie” Zimmerman has had his fair share of success on the basketball court. In his latest pro season, Zimmerman was named the National Basketball League of Canada’s Sixth Man of the Year. […]
There were a pair of area high school football matchups on Saturday. One was one-sided, and the other came down to a two-point conversion play for the win. Football Three different Holy Cross players scored two […]
Many area schools got their regular seasons underway on Friday, what was supposed to be the first full day of high school fall sports. There were some postponements, and it could have been because teams […]
The first full day of the high school fall sports season has arrived, and there won’t be any excessive heat getting in the way (Thank God!) It’s a busy Friday, both in the afternoon and […]
Brendan Phelps got an offer that many young coaches dream of, and he couldn’t pass it up. He absolutely deserves the opportunity that he has earned. Phelps announced Friday that he has taken an assistant […]
The Connecticut Tri-State Baseball League began its best-of-three World Series on Tuesday night at Fuessenich Park, but there was business to attend to before the first pitch. The league inducted its Hall of Fame Class […]
There are two terrific events coming up in the Brass City over the next several days. Waterbury Youth Services is having its 21st Annual Back to School Rally at Library Park, and former Holy Cross […]
Kyle Bonicki ended his first professional baseball season with a championship. The former Chase Collegiate and Clark University standout helped the Bakersfield Train Robbers capture the Pecos League of Professional Baseball Clubs title earlier this month. […]
Bristol Central coaching legend Dennis Siegmann will be one of six people inducted into the Connecticut chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame, according to a press release. Siegmann will be enshrined on May […]
The name Soucy has been synonymous with the Connecticut Tri-State Baseball League’s Wolcott Scrappers since the team’s inception in 2006. Wolcott started off as an exhibition team that year, then was voted into the league […]
The Bristol Post 2 Junior American Legion baseball team begins play in the Northeast regional tournament on Friday in Windsor Locks. Bristol, the Connecticut state champion, takes on Rhode Island runner-up Elmwood Sports Auburn Post 20 […]
The Bristol Post 2 Junior American Legion baseball team went from near defeat to the jubilation that only a state championship can bring on Sunday afternoon at Meriden’s Ceppa Field. Bristol trailed Stamford 2-0 until there […]
A pair of former Bristol scholastic standouts played a big role in the first Connecticut Collegiate Baseball League championship won by the Simsbury SaberCats. Too much rain changed the best-of-three championship series to a one-game […]
The Bristol Junior American Legion baseball team will play for the 17U state championship on Sunday. Bristol won its first five games to reach the final, which is against Stamford at 1 p.m. at Ceppa Field […]
The Bristol Post 2 and Waterbury Post 1 Senior American Legion baseball teams have been eliminated from state tournament competition. The same goes for the Wolcott Post 165 Junior Legion squad. Bristol needed one win over RCP Post […]
The Waterbury Post 1 Senior American Legion baseball team stared down elimination on Tuesday when it played Wilton at Wilton High School. A fast start is a big key in an all-or-nothing game, and Post 1 […]
For the second time in as many days, the Bristol Post 2 Senior Legion baseball team earned a walk-off win in the Northern Division “Regional Tournament”. As a result, Bristol gets some time off before playing for […]
The first full day of the Senior American Legion state tournament saw Waterbury Post 1 and Bristol Post 2 pick up wins. Waterbury beat Wilton 13-2 on Saturday, and Bristol walked off on Waterford, 7-6 in 10 innings […]
The Southington 66ers and Tribury Twisters found themselves in must-win situations in their Connecticut Tri-State Baseball League regular season finales on Saturday. Both teams needed to win to claim a playoff berth, and both delivered. Southington rolled past […]
The Connecticut Tri-State Baseball League still has things to sort out in the standings in the final weekend of the 2018 regular season. There are first round byes to be clinched and state tournament berths […]
The Bristol Post 2 and Waterbury Post 1 Senior American Legion baseball teams will be part of the 32-team field in this year’s state tournament, which begins play Saturday. Here’s where each team will be […]
The Bristol Junior American Legion baseball team moved one win closer to a Zone 1-7 title on Wednesday with a 5-1 comeback win over West Hartford at Riley Field. Post 2 improved to 18-4 in […]
Former Bristol Eastern boys tennis standout Eric Henne has made a name for himself at the nearby Wayton Open in Southington. Henne outlasted Saurabh Kumar in five sets on Sunday at Southington High School to […]
The Wolcott Scrappers stayed hot in the Connecticut Tri-State Baseball League with a 16-0 thrashing of the short-handed Winsted Whalers on Thursday night at the BAW Complex. Wolcott (10-4) rolled to the win behind a […]
Blasius Chevrolet has loudly announced its presence near the top of the Connecticut Tri-State Baseball League. Blasius has won seven straight games, including a 16-4 romp over the Bethlehem Plowboys on Tuesday, according to the […]
The Bristol Junior American Legion baseball team is 16-3 in Zone 1-7 (17-3 overall) and in first place in the standings. Pitching wins championships, and it has led to a very successful season to date […]
NOTE: There are no byes in the 2018 19U state tournament. Thirty-two teams make it, and all 32 play in the first round. Thank you to Bristol general manager Paul LaFleur for the correction. The Bristol […]
Bristol Junior American Legion pitchers Trevor Mays and Nick Ruffino shared the mound, and the spotlight, on a long Tuesday evening at Page Park. What Mays and Ruffino shared at the end of Tuesday’s game […]
DeVonne Parker is a Brass City man, and a basketball man at that. He is also a behavioral therapist for the City of Waterbury, and in his work, he often deals with children who have […]
The Tri-Town Trojans have established a two-game lead (10-1) over Blasius Chevrolet (8-3) and the Terryville Black Sox (8-3) for first place in the Connecticut Tri-State Baseball League. The top four teams in the 12-team […]
Waterbury native Ta’Quan Zimmerman has made his name as an outside shooting threat through hard work and dedication. The National Basketball League of Canada’s 2018 Sixth Man of the Year is bringing a new camp […]
One Wolcott American Legion player and two Bristol Post 2 representatives were chosen for the Rawlings Futures Showcase that will be held this Thursday at CCSU’s Balf-Savin Field. Wolcott will be represented by Brett Adams, […]
The Iron Man Drill forces a basketball player to focus, hustle and be tough. A version of the drill was run at Anthony Ireland’s Fourth Annual AI3 Skills Academy on Thursday. Kids from 9-14 years […]
Blasius Chevrolet has used a four-game winning streak to move into third place in the Connecticut Tri-State Baseball League after 10 games. Blasius, 7-3, has had contributions from long-time stalwarts like Justin McCulloch, Gary Novakowski, […]
The Waterbury Post 1 Senior American Legion baseball team had won five straight games entering Tuesday night’s contest against next-door neighbor Oakville at Municipal Stadium. The game, originally scheduled for 8 p.m., started over a […]
The first professional baseball stop for former Chase Collegiate and Clark University star Kyle Bonicki places him in California. Bonicki signed with the Bakersfield Train Robbers of the Pecos League of Professional Baseball Clubs on June […]
The Terryville Black Sox were feeling good entering Thursday evening’s game against the Tribury Twisters at Bucks Hill Park. Terryville had just hammered the defending Connecticut Tri-State Baseball League champion Naugatuck Dogs 8-0 on the […]
The Bristol and Simsbury senior American Legion baseball teams hooked up in a duel for first place in Zone 1 on Monday evening at Simsbury’s Memorial Field. The only thing that could stop these two […]
The Bristol Central boys 4×100-meter relay of senior Pat Kjornrattanawanich, senior Dathan Hickey, sophomore David Bowes and senior Nigel West has been through an incredible season together. Medals have been won and records have fallen […]
Gary Sassu has built up quite a golf legacy in Bristol. After a tremendous college golf career at Stetson University, Sassu came home to the Mum City and became the golf professional at Chippanee Country […]
The Bristol and Wolcott senior American Legion teams combined to score four runs (2-2) in the first seven innings of Wednesday’s game at Wolcott High School. Bristol put up five runs in the top of […]
The Holy Cross softball and Wolcott baseball teams finished their 2018 seasons in the last possible game. The Crusaders and Eagles reached their respective state championship games, and while each team lost in those contests, […]
Third-seeded Wolcott got off to a great start against NVL foe and ninth-seeded Seymour during Saturday night’s Class M state final at Palmer Field in Middletown. Eagle starting pitcher Jack Drewry retired the Wildcats 1-2-3 […]
For the second time in three seasons, Wolcott baseball will play for a Class M state championship under the lights of Middletown’s Palmer Field. Standing in the way of a second state title for the […]
Holy Cross softball won the Class S state championship in 2017, its third in a row. The fourth straight championship was far from a given, and even an appearance in the final seemed doubtful at […]
The day has arrived for Holy Cross softball, finally. The seventh-seeded Crusaders will at last play their Class S semifinal game tonight against third-seeded Coventry at DeLuca Field in Stratford. The game is slated to […]
Wolcott baseball is looking to get back to the state final for the first time since 2016. The Eagles are scheduled to play No. 18 Ledyard on Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. at Middletown’s Palmer Field, […]
Bristol Eastern baseball made a total of four trips to the Connecticut shoreline during the Class L state tournament. First there was Groton for a game against No. 13 Fitch, which the No. 20 Lancers […]
BASEBALL No. 20 seed Bristol Eastern started the Class L tournament on the road at No. 13 Fitch on Tuesday afternoon. That game was in Groton, and the Lancers traveled back home to Bristol with a […]
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