Wednesday is National Signing Day, the start of the official signing period for football and soccer athletes who will be receiving scholarships or some form of financial aid in return for attending and playing at their colleges of choice. It’s become a de facto national holiday and a rite of passage for successful student-athletes across […]
Archives for January 2017
Boys Hockey: It's official, Pane second all-time with 411 wins
On Jan. 14, when the East Haven boys hockey team defeated Guilford 9-2, East Haven coach Lou Pane earned career win No. 410. The milestone moved him past former West Haven coach Art Crouse and it was believed that Pane had moved into sole possession of second place all-time in career wins for Connecticut high […]
Boys/ girls hockey: Top performances and games of the week
STARS OF THE WEEK Tatum Courtmanche, G, West Haven/SHA girls: She had 21 saves in a 3-0 win over East Catholic. Tyler Webb, F, Hamden: He had two goals and an assist in a 4-2 win over Fairfield Prep. Jack McGee, G, Fairfield Prep: He had 33 saves in a 2-1 win over Xavier. Scott […]
Boys hockey: New Haven area leading scorers
Player, School G A Pts Nick Capone, East Haven 19 23 42 John Delucia, Guilford 16 16 32 Rick Sandella, Guilford 9 22 31 Jack Ring, Guilford 13 16 29 Jake Aloi, East Haven 9 18 27 Joe Aloi, East Haven 12 15 27 Matt Rice, Hand 17 17 24 Matt Ciaburro, NDWH 10 13 […]
Boys/ girls hockey standings
Boys SCC LEAGUE DIVISION I Division Overall W-L-T W-L-T Xavier 1-0-0 9-3-0 Notre Dame-West Haven 1-0-0 7-5-0 Hamden 2-1-0 6-4-0 Fairfield Prep 2-2-0 6-5-0 West Haven 1-1-0 8-4-0 Notre Dame-Fairfield 0-3-0 3-8-1 DIVISION II Division Overall W-L-T W-L-T East Haven 6-0-0 10-1-0 New Fairfield/Immac. 4-0-0 9-1-0 Guilford 3-1-0 9-2-0 Branford 3-2-0 5-5-0 North Branford 3-3-0 […]
GameTimeCT/ Register Top 10 Hockey Poll: Ridgefield No. 1, New Canaan moves to No.2
Team Record 1st Place Points Last Div 1. RIDGEFIELD 10-1 13 156 1 I Last week: Defeated Wilton 7-0. Bottom line: The Tigers have dominated on both ends of the ice, outscoring opponents 44-12 this season. Team Record 1st Place Points Last Div 2. NEW CANAAN 9-2 1 133 3 I Last week: Defeated Staples/Weston/Shelton 6-1. Bottom […]
Wrestling: State coaches poll, week 7
CHSCA poll First-place votes in parenthesis. First-place votes in parentheses, followed by record, total votes and last week’s ranking. Votes tabulated on a 20-18-16-14-12-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2 basis: Team Points Rank 1. Danbury (15) 300 1 2. New Milford 268 2 3. Bristol Eastern 230 3 4. Xavier 189 5 5. Newtown 187 4 6. Southington 159 8 […]
Tuesday's New Haven County postponements
BOYS BASKETBALL CSC Harding at Whitney Tech, ppd. to Thursday, 6 p.m. Platt Tech at Bassick, ppd. to Wednesday, 7 p.m. SWC Bunnell at Barlow, ppd. to Wednesday, 7 p.m. Masuk at Stratford, ppd. to Monday, 5 p.m. Shoreline East Hampton at Coginchaug, ppd. to Wednesday, 7 p.m. Morgan at Old Lyme, ppd. to Wednesday, […]
Monday's boys/ girls hockey roundup: Tatum Courtmanche leads West Haven/SHA girls hockey over East Catholic
East Haven 7, West Haven 4 (at East Haven) West Haven 0 2 2 – 4 East Haven 3 2 2 – 7 First period- EH: joe aloi (jake aloi, Nick Capone) :32; joe lorello 1:22; zack paquin (mike dogolo, joe lorello) 6:30; Second period- EH: jake aloi (Nick Capone) 4:20; joe aloi 5:48; WH: […]
Monday's girls basketball roundup: Amanda Granados leads Amity over Sacred Heart Academy
AMITY 53, SACRED HEART ACADEMY 45 (at Hamden) Amity 10 14 12 17 – 53 SacredHrtAc. 8 10 17 10 – 45 AMITY (53) Stefanie DelVecchio 0 0-0 0, Emma Gehr 2 4-4 9, Jenna Thomas 0 0-0 0, Amanda Granados 5 8-10 20, Carly Marchitto 0 0-0 0, Hayley Esparo 1 0-0 2, Cailey […]
Monday's boys basketball roundup: Danny Ampofo leads Career over Foran
CAREER 60, FORAN 39 (at Milford) Career 15 15 15 15 – 60 Foran 8 13 5 13 – 39 CAREER (60) Anthony Calder 2 3-4 7, Kyle Daniels 4 0-2 11, Danny Ampofo 8 1-1 20, Tamar Wiliams 2 2-2 7, Tyquise Burney 1 0-0 2, Shamonte Caldwell 1 2-2 5, Odean Brown 3 […]
Litchfield County Roundup: Wamogo girls basketball wins behind 23 points from Rose Kelly
LITCHFIELD >> Rose Kelly scored 23 points in Wamogo’s 45-36 win over Terryville Monday evening at Wamogo High School. The Warriors led 34-19 into the final quarter when Terryville bounced back behind Zoe Jabs, with a team-high 12 points for the game. Boys Basketball Wamogo 63, Terryville 39 >> Reid Turtoro (18 points) and Garrett […]
VOTE for Monday's Star of the Day
Friday’s Star Maya Lee, Career girls basketball: Scored 18 points in a 43-42 win over Hand Vote for Monday’s Star of the Day until 9 p.m.on Tuesday. [polldaddy poll=”9652266″]
Boys Basketball: Immaculate buries Torrington
TORRINGTON >> Defending Class S boys basketball champion Immaculate played one of its best games of the year while Torrington played one of its worst Monday night at Torrington High School. The result was a 70-42 massacre by the Mustangs that looked worse than the final score when it mattered in the first half. “They […]
Monday's Middletown area sports roundup
Girls basketball Middletown 63, Platt 46 >> At Meriden, senior center Brielle Wilborn Wilborn scored 14 points and sophomore Dominique Highsmith added 13 points to lead the eighth-ranked Blue Dragons to a CCC win on Monday. Middletown led 42-39 after three quarters before going on a 21-1 run in the fourth. Sylvana Barcomb added 11 […]
Girls Hockey: Prisco, West Haven/SHA shut down East Catholic tri-op for 10th win
WEST HAVEN – West Haven/Sacred Heart Academy senior Gabi Prisco has been around for the days her hockey team was defeated by double digit goals. Plenty has changed in the three short years since Prisco’s freshman year. Waiting for the time her team would be a force, Prisco and her teammates are now realizing the […]
Boys hockey: Joe Aloi's hat trick leads No. 9 East Haven over No. 10 West Haven
EAST HAVEN >> The East Haven boys hockey team has enjoyed a solid season thanks to its high-powered offense led by Nick Capone (19 goals, 23 assists) and brothers Jake Aloi (nine goals, 18 assists) and Joe Aloi (12 goals, 15 assists). The West Haven boys hockey team has enjoyed a solid start to the […]
Girls hockey: Sacred Heart Academy / West Haven defeats East Catholic / Glastonbury / South Windsor
WEST HAVEN >> West Haven/Sacred Heart Academy senior Gabi Prisco has been around for the days her hockey team was defeated by double digit goals. Plenty has changed in the three short years since Prisco’s freshman year. Waiting for the time her team would be a force, Prisco and her teammates are now realizing the […]
GameTimeCT / Register Top 10 Boys Basketball Poll: Notre Dame (W.H.) picks up first-place vote
Notre Dame picks up a first-place vote, still trails Hillhouse. Team Record 1st Place Points Last Class 1. HILLHOUSE 13-0 17 594 1 LL Results: Def. Career 62-48; def. Wilbur Cross 81-41. Bottom line: The Academics allowed just five points in the third quarter against both Career and Cross. Team Record 1st Place Points Last […]
Boys basketball notebook: Law ends long losing streak with two straight wins
In the midst of a 42-game losing streak, Law boys basketball coach Tim Dooley said the players kept the faith. That’s a pretty hard thing to do, asking kids to maintain that positive attitude in the midst of such a struggle, and to keep doing the things in practice that would, hopefully, mean an eventual […]
Boys basketball: Top performances from the past week; games to go see this week
FINE PERFORMANCES • Jeff Stockmal, Shelton: Had 31 points in a 69-66 loss at Sheehan. • Diontae Eady and Sam Nassar, Law: Eady hit the game-winning shots in wins over Lyman Hall (71-70) and Platt Tech (64-63). Nassar scored 30 points to help the Lawmen beat Lyman Hall, snapping Law’s 42-game losing streak. • Justin […]
Football: Jason Pace leaves Wolcott to become head coach at Newington
Jason Pace, who led Wolcott to four state playoffs in six seasons, was named the head coach at Newington. The school made the announcement Monday in a press release. Pace played at Wolcott and took over for Pat Russo beginning in 2011. The Eagles went 48-19 during Pace’s tenure and won seven or more games […]
Boys basketball: New Haven County area standings
Through Sunday SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT CONFERENCE Hammonasset Division Division Overall W L W L Fairfield Prep 4 0 6 8 Xavier 3 1 5 7 Sheehan 1 3 8 5 Guilford 1 3 9 3 Cheshire 1 3 6 7 Housatonic Division Division Overall W L W L Hillhouse 4 0 13 0 Hamden 3 1 […]
Boys Cross Country: Staples Zakeer Ahmad Gatorade State Runner of the Year
Zakeer Ahmad of Staples has been named the 2016-17 Gatorade Connecticut Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year, the organization announced in a release Monday. Ahmad is the second Gatorade Connecticut Boys Cross Country runner of the year to be chosen from Staples. Henry Wynne was the other in 2012-2013. He is also the fourth-straight FCIAC […]
Girls Basketball Notebook: Sheehan qualifies for tournaments; SHA honors two
For the ninth straight season, Sheehan has qualified for the SCC and state tournaments. The Titans did so with a 48-43 win over then No. 7 East Haven last Wednesday in Wallingford. “We played very well on Wednesday,” Sheehan coach Mike Busillo said. “We’re excited to get that eighth win and hopefully we will win […]
Football: Newtown's Ben Mason named Parade All-American
Newtown linebacker Ben Mason, who has already started at the University of Michigan this semester, has collected every All-State team and Player of the Year award available this season. He can add another award to his crowded mantle, as a Parade All-American. Mason was named an honorable mention linebacker on the magazine’s 53rd Annual Team. He […]
Boys basketball: No. 7 Middletown slams Hartford Public
MIDDLETOWN >> It was a Saturday matinee and junior guard DeAaron Lawrence’s game-ending breakaway dunk put a terrific stamp on a great showing by the Middletown boys basketball team. Lawrence scored a team-high 20 points and senior Dayquan Singletary added 16 points in the Blue Dragons’ impressive 80-58 Central Connecticut Conference win over Hartford […]
GameTimeCT / Register Top 10 Girls Basketball Poll: New London strengthens grip on No. 1; Career reenters
New London remains No. 1, while Career, Middletown and Holy Cross enter. Team Record 1st Place Points Last Class 1. NEW LONDON 15-0 12 444 1 LL Bottom Line: The Whalers visit Norwich Free Academy (Tuesday), host Fitch on Thursday and then travel to New Haven for a bout with No. 7 Career. Team Record […]
Girls Basketball: Top Performances, games to watch
FINE PERFORMANCES • Tyree Allen, Hillhouse: Scored 18 points in a 46-31 win over Sheehan. • McKenna Dale, E.O. Smith: Scored 30 points in a 67-62 win over previously unbeaten Enfield. • Adrienne DiGioia, Branford: Had 34 points in Branford’s 69-65 double-overtime victory over North Branford. • Maya Lee, Career: Scored 18 points in a […]
Torrington girls basketball beats Naugatuck with a 25-0 first quarter
TORRINGTON >> Torrington girls basketball (10-3) played a world-beating first quarter, then coasted to a 53-22 win over Naugatuck Saturday evening at Torrington High School. “We came out on all cylinders and then we took a break,” said Coach Mike Fritch. “That first quarter (25-0) was the best we’ve played all year.” Naugatuck (6-9) drubbed […]
Saturday's boys/ girls hockey roundup: Ciara Halloran leads Hand girls over Lauralton Hall
Cheshire 6, Milford 1 (at Milford) Cheshire 2 2 2 — 6 Milford 0 1 0 — 1 First period—CH: Liam Killea (Sean Crowley, Drew Riccitelli) ; Vinnie Solla ; Second period—CH: Ammar Chaudhry ; MLF: Jake Burwell (Andrew Gobany, Doug McLenithan) ; CH: Jason McKinely (Benjamin OConnor) ; Third period—CH: Sean Crowley ; Mateen […]
Saturday's Wrestling Roundup: Hopkins tops Hamden Hall
Hopkins 51, Hamden Hall 12 195 Ishmael Williams (HH) dec. Cooper Pettit (Hop) 8 – 3; 220 Double Forfeit; Hwt Double Forfeit; 106 Robert DeBerardine (Hop) win by forfeit; 113 Dylan Maloy (Hop) win by forfeit; 120 Zack Putnam (Hop) win by forfeit; 126 Dylan McNamara (HH) dec. Quinn Schneider (Hop) 7 – 5 SV1; […]
Saturday's Girls Basketball Roundup: Lane's double-double lifts Coginchaug
COGINCHAUG 60, PORTLAND 41 (at Durham) Portland 8 12 4 17 – 41 Coginchaug 16 4 25 15 – 60 PORTLAND (41) Rachel Briggs 1 0-0 3, Olivia Delisle 3 2-2 9, Kaitlin Capello 5 0-0 11, Emma Fantoli 2 0-0 4, Abby Dillon 1 0-0 2, Bridget Reddington 2 0-0 4, Taylor Garen 4 […]
Saturday's Gymnastics Roundup: Hand wins
Daniel Hand 127.3, New Milford 126.95, Pomperaug 114.55, Hamden 103.3 Vault: 1. Mikayla Dumas (NM), 9.2; Megan Muller (P), 8.8; 3. Schylar Saliba (DH), 8.45; Bars: 1. Dumas (NM), 8.35; 2. Olivia Finke (DH), 7.85; 3. Kaitlyn Furr (P), 7.65; Beam: 1. Dumas (NM), 8.9; 2. Angela Lian (NM), 8.6; 3. Saliba (DH), 8.55; Floor: […]
Boys hockey: Tyler Webb's 2 goals, 1 assist lead No. 7 Hamden over No. 6 Fairfield Prep
BRIDGEPORT >> The Hamden boys hockey team had been through a tough stretch of games entering Saturday’s meeting with SCC-SWC Division I rival Fairfield Prep. The Green Dragons were 2-3 over their last five games, including two losses in a row. The team’s goal against the Jesuits was to play hard from the drop […]
Hockey: Bishop, Cheshire swarm over Milford
MILFORD – The season thus far for the Cheshire hockey team has been a streaky one. With losses coming in groups, the Rams were looking to avoid their second straight defeat. Scoring two goals apiece in all three periods, Cheshire defeated Milford 6-1 in a Southern Connecticut Conference Division II contest at the Milford Ice […]
Boys hokcey: Balanced offensive effort for Cheshire in win over Milford
MILFORD – The season thus far for the Cheshire hockey team has been a streaky one. With losses coming in groups, the Rams were looking to avoid their second straight defeat. Scoring two goals apiece in all three periods, Cheshire defeated Milford 6-1 in a Southern Connecticut Conference Division II contest at the Milford Ice […]
Girls Basketball: No. 10 Notre Dame-Fairfield fights off No. 8 New Fairfield
FAIRFIELD >> Coming off a loss to South-West Conference leading Bethel on Wednesday, 10th-ranked Notre Dame-Fairfield had a chance to rebound against league rival and No. 8-ranked New Fairfield Friday night, and it did just that. Led by Gabrielle Joseph’s 16 points from the low post and a stifling defense in the second half, the Lancers (12-2) defeated the Rebels 37-31 […]
Girls Basketball: Lee, Career topple No. 9 Hand
MADISON >> The top of the Southern Connecticut Conference girls’ basketball race is certainly wide open this winter. Friday night was another bit of proof that is the case as Career pulled off a 43-42 upset of Hand at the Polson Gymnasium in an interdivision contest. Career (11-2) handed Hand (12-3) its second SCC loss […]
Boys basketball: Waters scores 37 as No. 2 Notre Dame-West Haven tops Hamden
WEST HAVEN >> It’s rare that the Notre Dame-West Haven boys basketball team gives up a home game in tiny Alumni Hall. Why do that when it’s a significant home-court advantage? But the move of Friday’s game against Hamden to the University of New Haven made sense. The last time these two teams met three […]
Boys basketball: East Lyme topples Valley Regional
DEEP RIVER >> Former Valley Regional assistant coach Jeff Bernardi returned to Deep River on Friday night. Bernardi, now in his third season as East Lyme’s head coach, helped the Warriors win two state titles (2011 and 2013) during his five seasons at Valley. “It was a little awkward between seeing all the kids and […]
Friday's boys basketball roundup: Career sweeps season series from Fairfield Prep; Bunnell almost hits 100
AMITY 58, HAND 36 (at Madison) Amity 17 12 11 18 – 58 Hand 11 8 8 9 – 36 AMITY (58) Jack Nolan 3 5-5 11, Gerald Singleton 1 0-0 3, Tyler Thomas 10 2-2 24, Ted Weber 4 0-2 8, Chris Bierezowiec 2 1-4 6, James Van Hise 1 0-2 2, John Ahern […]
Girls Basketball: Torrington romps past Wilby under a National Coach of the Year finalist
TORRINGTON >> As expected, Torrington girls basketball (9-3) romped, 61-29, over winless Wilby (0-13) Friday night at Torrington High School. But a ho-hum game becomes an opportunity to showcase a Red Raider coach whose teams are consistently this dominant in the Naugatuck Valley League, often regardless of innate talents. Mike Fritch, a 24-year veteran who […]
Friday's girls basketball roundup: Whitney Tech qualifies for postseason play for first time in a decade
WHITNEY TECH 39, O’BRIEN TECH 16 (at Ansonia) Whitney Tech 11 10 12 6 – 39 O’Brien Tech 4 6 2 4 – 16 WHITNEY TECH (39) S Boles 6 0-0 14, D Bruno 1 0-0 2, D Canady 0 0-0 0, A Quiones 0 0-0 0, Adrianne Robertson 1 0-2 2, Alise Robertson 4 […]
Litchfield County Roundup: Gilbert girls basketball wins at Wamogo
LITCHFIELD >> Gilbert’s girls basketball team cemented a two-point half-time lead at Wamogo with a huge third quarter to win going away, 54-40. Liz Wexler scored 22 points and Deanna Delacruz, 12, leading the Yellowjackets (9-4) through the 21-8 third quarter to the win. Rose Kelly’s 10 points led the Warriors (4-10). Thomaston 60, Shepaug […]
Branford's DiGioia Thursday's Star; VOTE for Friday's Star!
Thursday’s Star Adrienne DiGioia, Branford girls basketball: Had 34 points in Branford’s 69-65 double-overtime victory over North Branford. [polldaddy poll=”9649805″]
Friday's Girls Basketball Roundup: Allen leads Hillhouse past Sheehan
Tyree Allen scored 18 points for Hillhouse in a 46-31 SCC win over Sheehan. Tanayja London added 10 points for the Academics. Olivia Robles scored 13 points for the Titans. CAREER 43, HAND 42 (at Madison) Career 14 7 11 11 – 43 Hand 5 19 6 12 – 42 CAREER (43) KyJae Hargrove […]
Girls Basketball: Hamden rallies, defeats Sacred Heart Academy in overtime
Basket by Sarah Streete puts Hamden on top of SHA 16-15 in first quarter #ctgb pic.twitter.com/7r2fDMLN7O — Mike Madera (@MikeMadera2) January 28, 2017 HAMDEN – Hamden coach Alan Stekloff and his staff have been preaching to the girls basketball team about playing hard for a full 32 minutes. With his team’s athleticism, Stekloff feels hard […]
Friday's Wrestling Roundup: Foran wins three
Foran 48, Coventry, RI 36 160 Stuart (F) win by Forfeit; 170 U. Khan (F) win by Forfeit; 182 Q. Khan (F) pinned Rocchio (C) at 0:52; 195 Gaul (F) pinned Pike (C) at 1:17; 220 Fenwick (C) pinned Vella (F) at 1:32; 285 Debase (F) win by Forfeit; 106 Fry (C) pinned Joshi (F) […]
Friday's Boys Swimming Roundup: Law, Seymour win
Law 84, Bunnell/Stratford 47 200 medley relay – l – 2:08.91 Gwirtz, Frenzel, Mercaldo, Carr; 200 free – l – 2:05.21 Kevin Keramis; 200 IM – l – 2:25.67 Jake Gwirtz; 50 free – b- 28.80 Dan Duque; 100 fly – l – NT Molly Mercaldo; 100 free – b – 57.68 Scott Betuzzi; 500 […]
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