Football
Busy day in Bristol on Thursday
I was in Bristol on Thursday, so I figured I’d make the rounds at St. Paul, Bristol Eastern and Bristol Central. At St. Paul, the boys soccer team, led by new head coach Joseph Abele, […]
Bristol Eastern
Soccer
A fall of transition for Bristol high school soccer
It’s going to be an interesting season for high school soccer at Bristol Central and Bristol Eastern. Scott Redman will not be wearing maroon this fall. He has taken over forRoland Loranger as head coach […]
Football
High school football is off and running
Monday was the first day of conditioning for Connecticut high school football teams that elected not to take days in the spring. A whole slew of area teams started Monday, including Holy Cross. The Crusaders […]
Baseball
MINOR LEAGUE MENTIONS: Rivers homers in back-to-back games
Yesterday, I wrote a Minor League Baseball post that included former Bristol Eastern star Kevin Rivers. Well, he’s done something in the last day-plus to warrant another one. Rivers hit a two-run home run in […]
Baseball
MINOR LEAGUE MENTIONS: A career-high in strikeouts for Blandino, and another dinger for Cruz
I think it’s fair to say that Matt Blandino’s latest start with the Arizona League (Rookie) Reds was awesome. Pitching on Aug. 6 against the Diamondbacks, the former Bristol Central standout fanned seven batters with […]
Baseball
MINOR LEAGUE MENTIONS: Update on Rivers, Cruz, Blandino and Fitzsimons
You’re long overdue for an update on local minor leaguers Kevin Rivers, Manny Cruz, Matt Blandino and Connor Fitzsimons, so here you go: Kevin Rivers, York Revolution This former Bristol Eastern standout has been one […]
Baseball
CONNECTICUT TWILIGHT LEAGUE: Can anyone stop the Bristol Knights?
The Connecticut Twilight League has to get through a week of makeup games before the playoffs begin on Aug. 8, but there are already some known commodities. One of those is the two-time defending champion […]
Baseball
Locals meet in Arizona League game
There were three local players on the rosters of the Arizona League Reds and Angels when they played each other on Sunday at Tempe Diablo Stadium. None of the locals played in the game, won […]
Baseball
MINOR LEAGUE MENTIONS: Former Bristol Eastern star Kevin Rivers has a good night with the bat
Former Bristol Eastern standout Kevin Rivers had a good night at the plate Friday for the York Revolution of the Atlantic League. Rivers had a RBI triple and RBI double in his team’s 4-3 win […]
Baseball
Connor Fitzsimons signs with the Angels
A third local baseball player has signed a professional contract. Former Bristol Eastern and Central Connecticut State University standout Connor Fitzsimons signed with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Fitzsimons joins Bristol Central product Matt […]