On Sept. 6, the West Haven Penalty Box Club hosted the 11th Annual Blue Devil Golf Classic at Orange Hills Country Club. A record number of golfers, including over 30 Westie Hockey Alumni (pictured above) representing teams from the mid-1960’s through last season, turned out to renew old friendships and enjoy a round of golf in support […]
Archives for September 2014
Tuesday's NH County boys soccer roundup: Shelton shuts out Amity
Shelton 5, Amity 0 >> Eric Borges had a goal and an assist for Shelton in a SCC Housatonic Division win at Woodbridge. Jimmy Hunter added two assists for the Gaels (6-0-1, 2-0-1). Amity dropped to 1-6-1, 0-3-1. PHOTOS: Shelton-Amity soccer Wilbur Cross 5, Career/Hillhouse 3 >> Osuman Imoro scored twice for Wilbur Cross in […]
Tuesday's Greater New Haven girls volleyball roundup: Litwa's 15 kills leads Seymour over Naugatuck
Girls volleyball Seymour 3, Naugatuck 1 (At Seymour) Game scores: Seymour 26-24, 27-25, 22-25, 25-7. Notes: S—Jess Litwa had 15 kills, Shari Minalga had 18 digs and Gosia Fryc had 12 digs. Records: Naugatuck 7-4; Seymour 10-0. Monday’s result Sacred Heart Academy 3, Hamden 1 (At Hamden) Game scores: SHA 22-25, 25-16, 25-12, 25-15. Notes: […]
Field Hockey: Fairfield Warde defeats Staples in overtime
WESTPORT >> Fairfield Warde head field hockey coach Jodie Shannon knew her team needed a good performance Tuesday evening against unbeaten Staples. The game marked the beginning of a tough opening slate of their schedule. The Mustangs responded to the challenge with a huge 2-1 victory in overtime, as senior Elizabeth Gallucci scored the game-winning […]
Tuesday's Greater New Haven girls swimming roundup: Snow leads Amity to win over Mercy
Girls swimming Amity 101, Mercy 77 (at Middletown) 200 Medley Relay: Amity, (Amanda Hudson, Lydia Pokluda, Sydney Formica, Kaleigh Foley), 1:58.97; 200 Freestyle: Madeline Snow, Amity, 1:59.02; 200 Individual Medley: Hannah Flaherty, Amity, 2:22.83; 50 Freestyle: Kaleigh Foley, Amity, 26.21; Diving: Alexis Heiney, Mercy, 235.40; *NEW SCHOOL RECORD* 100 Butterfly: Maggie Lasto, Amity, 1:02.71; 100 […]
Tuesday's Greater New Haven field hockey roundup: Shea leads Branford to 1-0 win over Guilford
Branford 1, Guilford 0 >> Megan Shea scored at 5:50 of the second half to lead the Hornets to their SCC win in Branford. Goalie Keira Integlia had four saves for the Hornets (7-1, 3-1). Goalie Brooke Misbach had nine saves for the Indians (2-4-2). Cheshire 3, Mercy 0 >> Kya O’Donnell, Sarah Pierpont […]
Tuesday's NH County girls soccer roundup: Guilford edges Hand
Guilford 3, Hand 2 >> Julia Carr scored all three goals for Guilford (6-1, 3-0) in an SCC Hammonasset Division win at Madison. Lauren Brandau and Olivia Sacco scored for the Tigers (2-1). Platt Tech 4, Holy Family/Norwich Tech 0 >> Erin Daly had three goals to tie the school record for career goals for […]
Tuesday's NH County girls cross country roundup: Cheshire sweeps quad-meet
Amity 23, Branford 34 (at Woodbridge) 3.0 miles Individual results: 1. Emily Criscuolo (A), 19:48; 2. Cyrene Nicholas (B), 19:59; 3. Lisa Gorham (A), 20:11; 4. Melissa Taggart (A), 20:44; 5. Jessica Lohret (B), 20:46 Records: B 6-1; A 7-0. Cheshire wins three (at North Haven) 3.0 miles Team results: Cheshire 19, North Haven 42; […]
Vote for Tuesday's Greater New Haven Star of the Day
Star of the day MONDAY’S STAR Gianna Mecca, Lauralton Hall girls soccer: Scored the winning goal in the 76th minute in the Crusaders’ 1-0 win over West Haven. [polldaddy poll=”8343647″] Vote for Tuesday’s Star until 9 p.m. Wednesday.
Tuesday's NH cross country roundup: Amity beats Branford in battle of unbeatens
Amity 19, Branford 44 (at Woodbridge) 3.0 miles Individual results: 1. Kyle Beaudette (A), 16:17; 2. Luke Arsenault (B), 16:35; 3. Harrison Block (A), 16:43; 4. Sri Kadimi (A), 16:44; 5. Aiden Leonard-Pasley (A), 16:49 Records: B 6-1; A 7-0. Cheshire wins three (At North Haven) 3.0 miles Team results: Cheshire 20, North Haven 43; […]
Boys soccer: Northwestern shuts out Shepaug
WINSTED >> Both teams played like they had a future, in Northwestern’s 3-0 boys soccer win over Shepaug Tuesday afternoon. The Spartans (3-4) were 3-1 before running into all three of the Berkshire League’s top teams (Lewis Mills, Nonnewaug and Northwestern) in the span of a week. “We’ve talked a lot about character,” said Coach […]
Boys soccer: Gulcicek's last second goal lifts Hand past Guilford
MADISON >> Through 79 minutes and 59 seconds, it appeared as if both the Guilford and Hand boys soccer teams would play to a well-earned tie. It was the final second which proved to be the difference. Jonathan Gulcicek’s rebound shot got past Guilford goalkeeper Colin Brocksieper with one second remaining to lift Hand to […]
Tuesday's Litchfield County roundup: Northwestern boys cross country continues strong season
Northwestern ran strong during a tri-meet against Housatonic and Gilbert. Northwestern beat Gilbert 15-50 while Housatonic defeated Gilbert 18-43. The Highlanders swept the Top-5 with Peter Bakker finishing first with a time of 16:39. Gavin Woodward finished second with a time 17:09. Housatonic’s Pat Considine finished sixth with a time of 18:46. Gilbert’s Jordan Brusmann […]
Hand's van Dell voted GameTimeCT football star of Week 3
Fans have voted Hand quarterback Nick van Dell the GameTimeCT Football Star of Week 3. van Dell completed 24 of 36 passes for 339 yards and four touchdowns in Hand’s 37-24 victory over Wilbur Cross last Friday at the Wilbur Cross Athletic Complex. van Dell received over 60 percent of the vote. Foran’s Jake Kasuba, who […]
Tuesday's Middletown area roundup
Girls Soccer Middletown 7, Bulkeley 0 >> Sam Fletcher and Alex Giardina each had two goals and two assists in Tuesday’s Central Connecticut Conference match in Hartford. Kelly Gambell, Jenny Scheer, and Danielle Salazar had one goal apeice for the Blue Dragons (7-0-1). Bulkeley fell to 0-8. Old Saybrook 1, Haddam-Killingworth 0 >> Allison Bruehwiler […]
New London principal: Players were subjected to racist slurs
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A school principal said Tuesday that members of his high school’s football team were subjected to racist taunts from among a group of adults in an eastern Connecticut town where his team had just played an away game and lost. New London High School principal William “Tommy” Thompson III said a […]
Girls swimming notebook: Talent, depth come together for Seymour
In the 2010 and 2011 seasons, a lack of depth made it a challenge for the talented Seymour girls swim team to compete. In the 2012 and 2013 seasons, the Wildcats had depth but not as much talent. The Wildcats now have both. Thanks to a squad consisting of 17 swimmers and divers, and some […]
Video: Plainfield athletes vow to combat racial intolerance in wake of New London fight
In spite of a tremendous victory by its football team Friday night, the Plainfield’s community was slammed by critics for the behavior of fans who incited a fight with New London football players and, as highlighted by a scathing column from Mike DiMauro in The Day of New London Tuesday, for an ignominious history of […]
VIDEO: The Week 3 High School Football PLAYS of the WEEK
It was an action-packed Week 3 in Connecticut with some great upsets, near-upsets and surprising performances galore. This Week’s edition of the Plays of the Week has it all: We start off in Hartford where Connor Field, the son of longtime WVIT-30 weatherman Brad Field, set a school record for yards in a 51-20 rout […]
Girls soccer: State coaches poll, week 3
Week ending Sept. 27 Class LL-L First-place votes in parenthesis Team Points 1. St. Joseph (10) 100 2. South Windsor 87 3. Fairfield Warde 82 4. Glastonbury 66 5. Avon 61 6. Simsbury 50 7. Middletown 38 […]
Dave Phillips: A goodbye to the Gentle Giant, Branford's Dummar
You knew it was George Dummar Jr. coming to the plate. He was an imposing figure with that big blonde Afro-style haircut. He was able to hit the ball a mile and was among the most feared left-handed hitters this area has ever seen when he played at Jonathan Law and then Sacred Heart University […]
Girls soccer: Mecca's late goal lifts Lauralton Hall past West Haven
MILFORD >> Dominating for a majority of the contest, the Lauralton Hall soccer team came within minutes of squandering a brilliant effort. Gigi Mecca made sure that was not the case. Finding open space on a fatigued West Haven team, Mecca fired a rocket just over the outstretched arm of West Haven goalkeeper Janiene Tuinman […]
Girls swimming beat: Greater New Haven top performances
(Compiled from meets called into the New Haven Register) 200-yard Medley relay: Cheshire (Lindsay Smalec, Lily Kurtz, Liz Boyer, Ellie Senft) 1:56.94. 200 Freestyle: Dana Chung (Amity) 1:58.60. 200 Individual medley: Lindsay Smalec (Cheshire) 2:13.14. 50 Freestyle: Megan Lasto (Amity) 24.72. 1-meter Diving:: Brianna Buehler (Sheehan) 234.35 points. 100 Butterfly: Lindsay Smalec (Cheshire) 59.83. 100 Freestyle: Simona Visinski (Shelton) 54.35. 500 Freestyle: Liz […]
Week 4 GameTimeCT / Register Top 10 Football Poll: Southington No. 1; Cheshire, Xavier move in
Cheshire’s convincing 42-28 victory over West Haven on Friday night has lifted the Rams into the GameTimeCT / New Haven Register Top 10 poll heading into Week 4. Actually, it’s a Top 11 because Xavier (3-0) has made its debut as well alongside Hand (2-1) at No. 10. The Falcons are 3-0 and have allowed […]
Week 3 Football Notebook: Guilford celebrates first victory before tackling West Haven challenge
Guilford earned its first win of the season with a 35-15 victory over Lyman Hall on Friday. It’s reward? A game on the road against SCC Division I power West Haven (2-1). It’s one of three contests against Division I opponents for the Indians, members of Division II, this season. Guilford lost to Shelton 41-7 on […]
CCC football notebook: 'Berlin wall' defense has Redcoats winning again
The Berlin football team is 3-0 for the fourth time in five years. So that is nothing new. What is impressive is the way they have kept points off the board. In three games, the Redcoats have allowed seven points, including shutouts of Bristol Eastern and Bloomfield to open the season. “I think our defensive […]
Ray Curren's Inside the SCC: The curious case of Fairfield Prep's defense
The curious case of the missing Fairfield Prep defense dates all the way back to last December, when Southington hung 38 points on the Jesuits in the second half of the Class LL finals en route to a 52-34 victory. Locals will tell you, though, that there were rumors of the abduction the week before […]
Monday's NH County girls swimming roundup: Foran swims past West Haven
Foran 94, West Haven 80 (At Milford) 200 MR: Foran (Emily Sportini, Erica Hanson, Sarah Fitzgerald, Ava Corsi) 2:06.35; 200 Free; Elizabeth Fournier, WH, 2:09.10; 200 IM: Hannah Buckley, F, 2:39.82; 50 Free: Corsi, F, 27.39; Diving: Emma Longley, F, 174.95; 100 Fly: Fitzgerald, F, 1:06.95; 100 Free: Corsi, F, 1:00.27; 500 Free: Hanson, F, […]
Monday's NH County girls volleyball roundup: Amity cruises past Sheehan
Amity 3, Sheehan 0 Game scores: 25-22, 32-30, 25-19. Notes: A—Caroline DelVecchio had 10 kills. Haley Pierson had 27 assists and one ace. Nina Luciani had eight kills. Jenna Pisano had 18 digs and one ace. S-Meghan Gavin had 20 assists. Makayla Ricci had 11 kills and three aces. Nicki Petit had eight kills and […]
Monday's NH County field hockey roundup: Hand blanks Hamden
Hand 2, Hamden 0 >> Sam Pavano had a goal and an assist in the Tigers SCC win at Madison. Hannah Leckey also scored for Hand (6-2). Hamden falls to 5-2-1-1. Lauralton Hall 2, Cheshire 1 >> Kylie Forrest and Tori Stapelton scored for the Crusaders in their win over the Rams in Cheshire. Forrest, […]
Monday's NH County boys soccer roundup: Branford holds off North Haven
Branford 3, North Haven 2 >> Max Condon, Gobari Idamkue and Joe Roca each scored in the Hornets SCC interdivision win at Branford. Aaron Radulski, Dylan DeMaio and Nick Roca all had assists for Branford (4-4-0). Ethan Pavano and Ian Dunning scored for North Haven (4-3-1). Platt Tech 1, Whitney Tech 0 >> Brandon Duhaime […]
Monday's NH County girls soccer roundup: Lauralton Hall edges West Haven
Gianna Mecca’s goal in the 76th minute propelled the Lauralton Hall girls soccer team to a 1-0 win over West Haven Monday at Milford. Sarah Haselkamp and Mary Finnigan both recorded assists on the goal for the Crusaders (5-2). Colleen McCarthy made two saves in the shutout. Janiene Tuinman had 13 saves for West Haven […]
Vote for Monday's NH County star
FRIDAY’S STAR Colleen McCarthy, Lauralton Hall soccer: Goalkeeper made eight saves in a 1-0 shutout. [polldaddy poll=”8341033″]
Monday's Litchfield County roundup: Wolcott Tech boys soccer draws O'Brien Tech
In a matchup of two winless teams, both Wolcott Tech and O’Brien Tech were unable to get their first victories. The game finished in a 3-3 double overtime draw. The Wildcats’ Mitch Sorenson scored two goals while Josh Santiago added a goal. O’Brien Tech’s Ricardo Mosquera scored two goals. Wolcott Tech’s Kyle Janson made three […]
Cross Country: Ridgefield, Tolland remain No. 1 in latest poll
For the third straight week, the Ridgefield boys and Tolland girls remained the No. 1 teams in the latest Connecticut High School Coaches Cross Country poll. The Ridgefield boys received 14 first-place votes, Danbury and Staples are second and third, while Amity stayed at the fourth spot. On the girls’ side, Tolland received 13 first-place […]
Monday's Middletown area roundup
Girls Volleyball Haddam-Killingworth 3, Hale Ray 0 >> Olivia Parmelee had 11 kills, 10 service points, and 14 digs as the Cougars remained unebaten with a 25-16, 25-14, and 25-10 Shoreline Conference sweep at Higganum. Lauren Brough had 11 kills and 15 digs, Mackenzie Hinds had eight kills and four blocks, and Carly Church had […]
Girls volleyball: Unbeaten Cheshire holds off Mercy
By Jim Bransfield MIDDLETOWN >> Cheshire demonstrated why it’s one of the state’s best volleyball teams Monday night. The Rams (8-0) beat Mercy 3-1 at Mercy High, handing the Tigers only their second loss of the season. Cheshire dominated the first two games, winning 25-10 and 25-14. The Tigers bounced back to win the third […]
The Day Top 10 Coaches Poll Weeks 3-4: New Canaan still No. 1, Southington No. 2
The Day of New London’s Top 10 Coaches Poll for Weeks 3-4 has been released and, while the No. 1 votes have consolidated a bit, the coaches differ significantly from the GameTimeCT / Register poll’s writers and broadcasters in the selection and placement of the state’s best 10 teams. In the coaches poll, New Canaan […]
Boys soccer: State coaches polls, week 3
CHSCA polls Week ending Sept. 27 Class LL-L First-place votes in parenthesis Team Record Points LW 1. Farmington (10) 7-0 108 1 2. Norwalk (1) 6-0-1 76 3 3. New Milford (1) 6-0-1 71 2 4. Danbury 6-0-1 68 8 5. Ffld. Ludlowe (1) 6-0-1 58 4 6. Naugatuck 7-0 50 5 7. Suffield 4-0 […]
Pooch's Top 10 Football Ballot (Week 3)
Here is the ballot I submitted for the GameTimeCT/Register Top 10 Football Poll after Week 3. The Poll will be posted on-line later tonight on GameTimeCT and appear in Tuesday’s print editions of the New Haven Register. 1. New Canaan 2. Southington 3. Shelton 4. St. Joseph 5. Cheshire 6. Ansonia 7. Darien 8. Newtown […]
WATCH: This is what Plainfield's 21-17 upset of New London looked like (uh, wow)
Forget the ugliness of a postgame fight between Plainfield fans and New London football players for a moment, because that seems to be all the talk this weekend and, frankly, blech. Let’s talk about the game. The game was a beaut. Plainfield rallied to beat the Whalers 21-17 in one of those games that can make […]
Two fans arrested after postgame Plainfield-New London fight
Two Plainfield men were arrested and charged with breach of peace stemming from a fight immediately after Plainfield’s 21-17 upset of New London Friday night, according to reports from The Day of New London and the Norwich Bulletin. Police told the newspapers they were called to Plainfield High School at 9:18 p.m. in response to a […]
Conard football gives young Cersosimo first victory
WEST HARTFORD >> The Conard High School football team got a big game from Karon Golding and Devon Pencz to record a couple of firsts. Golding had 10 receptions for 150 yards and three touchdowns and Pencz threw for four TDs to lift Conard to a 41-27 victory at East Hartford on Saturday. The win […]
Soccer: Who will win the Hand-Guilford games Tuesday? Vote now!
The Hand vs. Guilford girls game begins at 5 p.m. Tuesday at the Surf Club. [polldaddy poll=”8337354″] The Hand vs. Guilford girls game begins at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Surf Club. [polldaddy poll=”8337352″] Voting closes before the start of the girls game.
Soccer notebook: Morgan girls get off to fast start, eye postseason berths
Coach Megan Kilbride hopes the last two seasons of rebuilding campaigns turns into a very successful season this fall for the Morgan girls’ soccer team. The Huskies went 5-8-3 and 6-9-1 the last two years and are now nearly four years removed from its first-ever appearance in the Class S state championship game. But the […]
Soccer: Top New Haven County performances, upcoming games to watch this week
FINE PERFORMANCES Luis Rodriguez, Whitney Tech: Freshman scored all four goals in a 4-3 overtime win against Kaynor Tech, added three more in a come-from-behind 4-3 win over Kolbe Cathedral and had one in a 2-0 win over Wolcott Tech. Marcos Espinosa, Seymour: Junior scored three goals in a 6-0 win over Derby. Danielle Richardson, […]
Baseball: Former Branford coach George Dummar dies (updated)
Former Branford baseball coach George Dummar died Sunday morning of Gliboblastoma multiforme, a form of brain cancer. Dummar was 54. Dummar battled the disease for more than two years. Alex Palluzzi, one of his closest friends, visited with him twice last week, the latter on Friday. “He was told (when he was diagnosed in 2012) […]
Crime pays? New Canaan's Allen gets shout from Saints' Jimmy Graham after goalpost dunk
Let’s start this off with a warning: If you have the means, you should never ever, ever, ever really do this. It’s an excessive celebration penalty. Every time. And, right or wrong, these kinds of things cost high school football teams dearly. Like this. Or, worse, this. That said — sorry — this exchange Saturday […]
Football: Ward runs for four TDs as Morgan puts away Hyde
NEW HAVEN >> After a Hyde touchdown brought the Howling Wolves to within a touchdown against Morgan early in the fourth quarter, the visiting Huskies responded. Morgan drove 69 yards on 10 plays, capped by senior Jake Ward’s 8-yard touchdown run that silenced the Hyde faithful and swung the momentum back to the Huskies. Ward […]
Football: A memorable football day for Warriors at Old Lyme
OLD LYME >> Minutes after Valley Regional/Old Lyme had vanquished Old Saybrook/Westbrook, 42-7, Warriors senior Tajhay Marshall, a linebacker who moved to Old Lyme from Florida a few years ago, walked over and handed the game ball to George C. King. King, 91, the father of Valley head coach Tim King, was the quarterback for […]
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