It was a long trip, but a successful one Saturday for the Bristol Eastern boys soccer team.
The No. 33 Lancers blew out No. 32 Cheney Tech 6-0 in a Class L qualifying round match.
Eastern (6-7-4) earned the right to play another game, and that will happen on Monday at 4 p.m. when it faces top-seeded E.O. Smith in Storrs.
In another Class L qualifier, No. 35 Wilby lost 3-0 at No. 30 Weston. Weston moves on to play No. 3 Guilford on Monday at 6 p.m. in Guilford. The Wildcats finished the season with a record 6-10-1.
Full-fledged state tournament play begins on Monday.
Baseball
Matt Blandino, Manny Cruz drafted again by Cincinnati Reds
Three years ago, Bristol Central senior Matt Blandino and Wolcott senior Manny Cruz were taken by the Cincinnati Reds in the MLB first-year player draft. Both decided to continue their baseball careers in college. Blandino […]
High 5 of the Week
HIGH 5 OF THE WEEK: Cruz earns SportsCenter Top 10 nod with great catch
Manny Cruz SNHU athletics It’s not often you end up on SportsCenter’s Top 10. Cruz, a former Wilby and Wolcott High standout, did. Cruz, a junior at Southern New Hampshire University. reached No. 2 with […]
Basketball
Bristol Eastern boys come out firing, hammer Plainville at home
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 […]