High 5 of the Week
Introducing my HIGH 5 OF THE WEEK
Very soon, a new feature will appear on this blog. I’m calling it my “HIGH 5 OF THE WEEK”. It will mostly feature local athletes who are faring well at the college level. The athlete […]
Waterbury
Basketball
Siders earns CHSCA All-State nod; Ferraro and Japs chosen for Academic team
Holy Cross senior standout RaShana Siders received another honor Monday when she was named All-State by the Connecticut High School Coaches Association. Siders was chosen for the First Team in Class M. There were also […]
Basketball
Seven local boys make CHSCA All-State teams
The 2015-2016 Connecticut High School Coaches Association boys all-state teams have been announced, and they are well populated by Waterbury players. There was also a St. Paul sophomore in the mix. Leading the way are […]
Basketball
My memories of legendary Waterbury basketball coach Ed Generali
I remember the first time I saw a Torrington-Holy Cross boys basketball game. It was cold winter night, but it was hot inside the Connie Donahue Gymnasium at Torrington High School. My dad and I […]
Basketball
Sacred Heart’s Mustapha Heron is best CT high school player I’ve seen
I’ve seen some pretty good high school basketball players through the years. I have never seen anyone like Mustapha Heron. He is the best high school player I have seen. I didn’t get a chance […]
Basketball
Sacred Heart boys get their state three-peat
The Class M state championship game was over within the first two minutes of the first quarter. The top-seeded Sacred Heart boys hit No. 6 Notre Dame-Fairfield with a 10-0 blitz to start the contest. […]
Basketball
Sacred Heart goes for third straight state title; Notre Dame-Fairfield stands in the way
The top-seeded Sacred Heart boys basketball team (25-2 overall) will play for its third straight state championship today at 3 p.m. at the Mohegan Sun Arena. Standing in the way of that quest is sixth-seeded […]
Basketball
Heron leads Sacred Heart to third straight state final
The Sacred Heart boys basketball team has had a great season, led by several different standout players. In Wednesday night’s Class M state semifinal game against Bloomfield at New Britain High School, there was one […]
Basketball
It’s Sacred Heart-Bloomfield, again, in a state semifinal
Does this matchup sound familiar? The top-seeded Sacred Heart boys basketball team tips off tonight against No. 4 Bloomfield in a Class M state semifinal game at 7 o’clock at New Britain High School. At […]
Basketball
Holy Cross boys eliminated by Immaculate in Class S semifinals
The fifth-seeded Holy Cross boys basketball team ran into a tough team in top-seeded Immaculate on Tuesday night, and the result didn’t go the way the Crusaders wanted it. Holy Cross saw its season end […]