MIDDLETOWN [aesop_character img=”http://www.gametimect.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Screenshot-2016-06-11-23.02.15.png” caption=”CHIP MALAFROnTE” align=”right” force_circle=”off”] It wasn’t all that long ago when the season objective for the greatest Cinderella story in Connecticut high school history was quite simple and not terribly ambitious. “We were trying to avoid being the worst team in Foran baseball history,” senior co-captain Justin Lanese said. The Lions were […]
Archives for June 10, 2017
Class L baseball: Destiny’s Darlings: Foran tops North Haven, caps off Cinderella run
MIDDLETOWN >> With the last putout at second base, the celebration started at Palmer Field. The Foran baseball team, a true Cinderella story, had set state high school baseball on its collective ear. The 8-2 win over North Haven for the Class L state championship Saturday night was not only the first in program history, […]
Class L baseball: Destiny's Darlings: Foran tops North Haven, caps off Cinderella run
MIDDLETOWN >> With the last putout at second base, the celebration started at Palmer Field. The Foran baseball team, a true Cinderella story, had set state high school baseball on its collective ear. The 8-2 win over North Haven for the Class L state championship Saturday night was not only the first in program history, […]
Softball: Minalga, Seymour edge North Branford in Class M, win school’s 11th title
WEST HAVEN >> Shari Minalga’s final time singing the national anthem as a member of the Seymour softball team had come to an end, and as the multi-faceted senior headed out of the press box at Biondi Field, Minalga said to nobody in particular, ‘It is time to win a state championship.” With North Branford […]
Softball: Minalga, Seymour edge North Branford in Class M, win school's 11th title
WEST HAVEN >> Shari Minalga’s final time singing the national anthem as a member of the Seymour softball team had come to an end, and as the multi-faceted senior headed out of the press box at Biondi Field, Minalga said to nobody in particular, ‘It is time to win a state championship.” With North Branford […]
Baseball: Knight, Staples bust No. 1 Amity’s championship stranglehold, win first Class LL title
MIDDLETOWN >> The Drive for Five got thwarted by a shining Knight. Amity’s bid for a fifth straight Class LL state title fell short on Saturday afternoon at Palmer Field, where Chad Knight pitched and hit Staples to a 5-1 victory in the championship game. Knight, just a sophomore, tossed a five-hitter and helped his […]
Baseball: Knight, Staples bust No. 1 Amity's championship stranglehold, win first Class LL title
MIDDLETOWN >> The Drive for Five got thwarted by a shining Knight. Amity’s bid for a fifth straight Class LL state title fell short on Saturday afternoon at Palmer Field, where Chad Knight pitched and hit Staples to a 5-1 victory in the championship game. Knight, just a sophomore, tossed a five-hitter and helped his […]
Girls Lacrosse: Spencer, Branford roar away from Pomperaug to claim Class M championship, first title
MILFORD >> The person to guide the Branford girls lacrosse team to its first state championship was there when the journey all started nearly 20 years ago. That made the ice bath for head coach Jackie Ceccolini after the No. 4 Hornets downed No. 2 Pomperaug 15-8 Saturday at Law to claim the Class M […]
Boys Lacrosse: New Canaan holds off Hand to three-peat in Class M
NORWALK >> For the third straight season, Hand and New Canaan advanced to the Class M final and both teams had added incentive to come away with a title on Saturday. The Tigers lost the last two seasons to the Rams in the final and were yearning to get their first state title, especially against […]
Boys Lacrosse: No. 1 Darien handles Cheshire for Class L championship, fourth-straight title
NORWALK >> Despite having a six-goal lead at halftime in the Class L championship game, Darien boys lacrosse coach Jeff Brameier didn’t want to take any chances against a very talented and well-coach Cheshire team. Since there was a fourth straight state title and unbeaten season at stake, Brameier told his players to put the […]
Softball: Trumbull stuns Southington to take unlikely Class LL crown
WEST HAVEN >> The memories of an 11-run loss in the FCIAC tournament certainly lessened the profile of the Trumbull softball team heading into the always competitive CIAC Class LL tournament. When picking the favorites to emerge victorious in LL, Trumbull might have been behind conference rivals Stamford, Westhill and Darien as well as top-seeded […]
Softball: Young Barlow bests Torrington for Class L championship, school’s first title
WEST HAVEN >> No. 10 Barlow beat No. 4 Torrington 4-2 for the Class L State Softball Championship Saturday afternoon in a game that promoted a couple of radical ideas. First, maybe there’s such a thing as too much experience. Second, maybe one lights-out softball pitcher isn’t enough. Both teams arrived at West Haven for […]
Softball: Young Barlow bests Torrington for Class L championship, school's first title
WEST HAVEN >> No. 10 Barlow beat No. 4 Torrington 4-2 for the Class L State Softball Championship Saturday afternoon in a game that promoted a couple of radical ideas. First, maybe there’s such a thing as too much experience. Second, maybe one lights-out softball pitcher isn’t enough. Both teams arrived at West Haven for […]
Baseball: Holy Cross outslugs Lyman Memorial to win Class S championship, first state title
Holy Cross wins the Class S Championship 13-9 over Lyman Memorial. School’s first title #ctbase pic.twitter.com/BEDi7dmW7m — GameTimeCT (@GameTimeCT) June 10, 2017 MIDDLETOWN >> Holy Cross infamously was no hit in its 3-1 Class S semifinal victory vs. Housatonic. Perhaps the Crusaders — who had never won a state baseball championship before — were saving them […]
Girls Lacrosse: Darien stops Wilton, wins fifth-straight Class L title
MILFORD — The result on the scoreboard was clear. The post-game celebration, the Gatorade bath for the coach and the Hollywood-style picture session with the championship plaque and the medals went off flawlessly. The Darien High School girls lacrosse team completed its drive for five consecutive Class L state championships Saturday with a 13-10 victory […]
Girls Lacrosse: New Fairfield holds off Weston to win Class M title
MILFORD — Back and forth, they battled through the afternoon swelter, two familiar rivals fighting for one final victory at the end of an exhausting, arduous, season-long journey. Neither team gave in, and neither team backed down. And when the final horn sounded at the conclusion of the Class S state girls lacrosse championship game […]
Boys Lacrosse: No. 1 Somers dominates last three quarters to repeat as Class S champions
NORWALK >> During the regular season, the Somers boys lacrosse team usually took a while to get its offense clicking. The trend continued on Saturday in the Class S championship game against Waterford at McMahon High’s Casagrande Field. Leading by only a goal after the first quarter, Somers coach Ken McCarthy made some adjustments to […]
2017 CIAC Softball Championship Live Updates
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2017 CIAC Boys Lacrosse Championship Updates
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2017 CIAC Baseball Championship Live Updates
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Live Updates: The CIAC Girls Lacrosse Championships
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