The St. Paul girls tennis team began the Class S state tournament at the friendly confines of Peck Park in Bristol on Saturday against Immaculate.
The No. 10 Falcons did what they had to do and claimed a 5-2 win over the No. 23 Mustangs in their qualifying round matchup. St. Paul earned a first round tilt with NVL foe Sacred Heart, the No. 7 seed, on Monday at 1 p.m. at Fulton Park in Waterbury.
The Falcons and Hearts faced each other once during the regular, on April 19 at Fulton. Sacred Heart knocked off St. Paul 5-2 that day.
The Hearts were the top seed in the NVL Tournament and made it to the semifinal round, where they were defeated by eventual league champion Naugatuck.
Soccer
New area soccer coaches getting acclimated, finding success in early season
Scott Redman used to make the trek across town from Bristol Eastern High School to Bristol Central to coach the girls soccer team. This season, he stays at BEHS to coach the Lancer girls, and […]
Basketball
HIGH 5 OF THE WEEK: DeFillippi part of historic season for Mount Ida
Joey DeFillippi, Mount Ida College basketball DeFillippi (Mount Ida athletics) While playing at Bristol Central High School, DeFillippi helped lead the Rams to the brink of their first state final since the magical 1990 championship […]
Wrestling
Bristol Central wrestling wins Joe Beler, Jr. Duals at Law
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 […]