Baseball

Nicol ends his pro debut with a bang

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 […]

Baseball

Alejandro tosses no-no in Norwich

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 […]

Basketball

Holy Cross boys pass road test at Wilby

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) […]

Sports

Wolcott boys rally for 2 OT win

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. […]

Basketball

Lombardo, Floyd join 600 win club

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 […]

Baseball

Aftershock rolling along in CTL

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 […]

Baseball

St. Paul baseball wins at Wolcott

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. […]

Basketball

Central boys go for back-to-back CCC titles

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 […]

Basketball

Zielinski leads Kennedy boys past WCA

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 […]

Football

Crowley to coach defensive line at WCSU

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 […]

Basketball

Bristol Central boys win at Hoophall

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 […]

Basketball

Mallory, Ireland playing well overseas

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 […]

Basketball

Holy Cross girls gut out win over Mercy

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 […]

Basketball

Bristol Central’s Clingan commits to UConn

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 […]

Baseball

Bristol Legion only game in town

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 […]

Baseball

Holy Cross baseball captures NVL title

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 […]

Sports

No spring sports in 2020

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 […]

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Kennedy boys off to 2-0 start

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 […]

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Sports

Central boys cross country wins outright division title; Eastern forces share of girls crown

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 […]