Baseball
Dingers dominate day one of season
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 […]
Year: 2021
Baseball
The schedule for opening day of the 2021 high school sports spring season
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, […]
Basketball
Looking back at Bristol Central’s terrific 2003 season
Last Friday night, the Bristol Central boys basketball team outlasted East Catholic, 69-68 in overtime, to win the CCC championship, its first since 2003. Here’s a look back at that 2003 season, which was one […]
Basketball
Bristol Central boys wrap up undefeated CCC championship season
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 […]
Basketball
Sacred Heart boys close out successful run with 17th NVL title
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 […]
Basketball
St. Paul’s Steve Pikiell guides Rutgers to first NCAA tourney win since 1983
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 […]
Basketball
Flashback: Sacred Heart boys, Holy Cross girls play in 2017 finals at Mohegan
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 […]
Basketball
COMMENTARY: Surreal feeling at final Sacred Heart-Holy Cross doubleheader
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 […]
Basketball
For Clingan, big numbers keep on coming; don’t forget about those other Rams, though
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 […]
Basketball
A Bristol hoops Monday: Three live games, three wins for Bell City schools
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 […]