Final week should carry plenty of excitement
By Joe Palladino This is the week, the final week. If you are still playing, running, throwing, jumping, serving, or teeing it up, then you’ve had a heck of a season. Gold medals and championship...
View ArticleMonday’s busy state tournament schedule
Today’s state tournament schedule: SOFTBALL Class LL semifinals at West Haven Cheshire vs. Norwich Free Academy, 4 Southington vs. Amity, 7 Class M semifinals at DeLuca Field, Stratford Stonington vs....
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State softball powers take the field
By Rick Wilson It ended one game early in the semifinals to St. Joe’s-Trumbull a year ago for the Seymour Wildcats. There is a different gameplan this time around. “Our goal every year is to be and win...
View ArticleGolf roundup for June 6: Goulet 4th in Division III
Division I championship at Tallwood, Hebron Team results (winner plus locals): 1. Simsbury 300, 1. Xavier 300; 12. Southington 317, 20. Individual results (winner plus locals): 1. Max Theodorakis,...
View ArticleHousy’s Miller reaches State Open semis
Housatonic senior Jonathon Miller defeated Amity’s Ethan Bershtein, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, in the State Open boys tennis quarterfinals Monday at Yale. Miller, the Berkshire League champion, will face Staples’...
View ArticleUnsung hero Mulligan lifts Cheshire to ‘LL’ final
BY MARK JAFFEE Cheshire High coach Kristine Drust described Sarah Mulligan “as the team’s unsung hero.” It was a fitting tribute to the sophomore left fielder’s many contributions during this...
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Pitching lifts St. Paul into Class S baseball semifinals
BY ROGER CLEAVELAND The St. Paul High baseball team clearly forged its identity during the first dozen games of the season. At that time it showed itself as a club that would win games with its...
View ArticleSeymour wins in style to reach Class M final
BY RICK WILSON It really doesn’t matter how you get to a state final, by hook or by crook, by error or home run. But Seymour showed off a powerfully stylish touch, earning its trip to the Class M...
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Northwestern gets hot at right time
BY ROGER CLEAVELAND The Northwestern Regional baseball team’s season has been a bit of a roller coaster ride. There have been enough ups and downs to make any of the Highlanders a little queasy and...
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Torrington softball confident heading into today’s ‘L’ semifinal
BY DENNIS BROWN Torrington High softball coach Maryann Musselman made one thing clear Monday when she said, “We want a ring and we want a banner.” A win against top-seeded Fitch in the Class L...
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Gallery: Cheshire gains softball state final
The undefeated Cheshire High softball team will play Amity in the state softball final after a thrilling win over NFA Monday. Here are some images from that game:
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Wolcott win away from 1st state baseball final
By Roger Cleaveland As the Wolcott High baseball team recorded the last out to beat No. 1 seeded Waterford Saturday, the Eagles calmly lined up to shake the hands of the Lancers as if such success was...
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Skibitcky, Onakpoma, Moravsky win Open track titles
BY ROGER CLEAVELAND Cheshire’s Janaia Skibitcky turned in the most impressive performance by a Greater Waterbury athlete at the State Open Track and Field Championships Monday at Willowbrook Park by...
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Gallery: Torrington softball falls in state semifinals
A grand season fell just short for the Torrington High softball team as it fell to the No. 1 team in the state, 3-0, to Fitch in the state semifinals Tuesday night. Here are some action photos from the...
View ArticleBoys tennis: Housy’s Miller falls in Open semifinals
Housatonic senior Jonathan Miller fell to Staples’ Will Andrews, 6-2, 6-1, in the semifinals of the State Open boys tennis tournament Tuesday at Yale. Miller, the Berkshire League champion, won the...
View ArticleLitchfield golfer 2nd in D-IV finals
The Litchfield High golf team tied for second at the Division IV championship Tuesday at Fairview Farm Golf Course in Harwinton. Portland won the team title with a 306, followed by the Cowboys and...
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Bears’ Sanson wins BL’s Marinko Award
BY RICK WILSON Thomaston High senior Morgan Sanson added one more honor to a star-studded career recently when she was selected as the recipient of the Berkshire League’s highest athletic honor, the...
View ArticleCIAC scoreboard, schedule
TUESDAY’S RESULTS BASEBALL Class LL semifinals Fairfield Warde 8, Simsbury 0 Amity 3, New Milford 1 Class L semifinals ND-West Haven 4, Avon 3 East Lyme 15, Bristol Eastern 2 Class M semifinals...
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Wolcott steamrolls H-K to reach 1st state final
BY ROGER CLEAVELAND BERLIN — Lightning didn’t have to strike twice for the Wolcott High baseball team to advance to the first state championship game in program history. It simply had to stay away long...
View ArticleChampionship schedule
The baseball state final between Wolcott of the NVL (playing in its first boys state championship game of any kind) and Northwestern of the BL is Friday night at Palmer Field. Seymour will go for...
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