NEW MILFORD — Immaculate High School goalie Lauren Oskam stood between the goal posts with the weight of an entire field hockey season pressing on her shoulders.After 60 minutes of regulation time and three 10-minute overtime periods failed …
Archives for October 30, 2017
Girls Soccer: Law tops Sheehan in SCC semifinal
WALLINGFORD — Samara Thacker had two goals and one assist and Jocelyn Wirth added one goal and one assist in Law’s 3-0 win over Sheehan in the semifinals of the SCC girls soccer tournament.Jillian Hall made nine saves in goal for third-see…
Girls soccer: Howard scores in OT to lift Hand over Shelton in SCC semifinals
MADISON — Kayla Howard knows her role on corner kicks: shield the opposing goalkeeper.The sophomore for the Hand girls soccer team has a nose for the ball, too. And with Monday’s Southern Connecticut Conference tournament semifinal heading…
Field Hockey: Hahn’s OT goal lifts Wilton over Greenwich in FCIAC semifinals
NORWALK — Facing a daunting, two-goal second-half deficit against Greenwich in Monday’s FCIAC tournament semifinals certainly didn’t cause Wilton to panic or play tight. Instead, the Warriors’ championship pedigree surfaced.Defending l…
Monday’s roundup: Branford, Guilford, Cheshire advance in SCC field hockey tournament quarterfinals
Molly Zaffino scored twice for the Branford field hockey team, which defeated Amity 5-2 Monday in SCC tournament quarterfinal-round action at home.Sabrina Torcellini and Lan Le Crotty both added a goal and an assist for the Hornets. Taylor Wal…
Field Hockey: Elders leads Darien past Norwalk, into FCIAC final
NORWALK — Katie Elders is a field hockey first responder.Her job description as the “fly” on Darien High’s defensive penalty corner defensive unit is short and succinct: Race from the cage and disrupt the play before it has a chance to…
Greenwich boys soccer best Norwalk in FCIAC semis
FAIRFIELD — The Greenwich boys soccer team was supposed to take a step back this season, with only two starting players back from last season’s FCIAC co-champions.The Cardinals have done a bit more than expected, and after beating No. 6 No…
Girls Volleyball: Shorthanded Torrington rallies to sweep Woodland, advances to NVL final
WATERBURY — Playing without one of its key players, Torrington’s volleyball team came from behind in two of three games in their 3-0 (25-21; 25-21; 25-18) sweep over Woodland in an NVL tournament semifinal match at Kennedy High School Mond…
Girls Volleyball: Sullivan, Danbury beat Trumbull in three sets to reach FCIAC semis
TRUMBULL — The Danbury girls volleyball team walked off the court looking for answers just three days ago when Trumbull swept them away in the regular-season finale for both squads.Did the Hatters ever return the favor in their FCIAC quarter…
Monday’s Advocate High School Roundup
The King School girls volleyball team improved to 12-1 overall Monday by downing Holy Child of Rye, NY, 25-11, 25-12, 20-25, 25-16 Monday at home.Christine Nelli had nine kills and 11 service points while sophomore Ruby Bienen added five kills…
Immaculate girls advance past Notre Dame into SWC soccer final
DANBURY — Two down, one to go for the Immaculate High School girls soccer team in its quest to win the SWC championship.The top-seeded Mustangs, who haven’t been beaten or tied by a conference opponent all season, advanced to the SWC title…
Boys Soccer: Restrepo lifts Trumbull past Danbury in OT, Eagles return to FCIAC Final
FAIRFIELD — Andrew Restrepo played limit minutes Monday, but they were the most important minutes to date for the Trumbull boys soccer team. Substituted into the lineup at the start of overtime, Restrepo gave the fifth-seeded Eagles the spar…
Girls soccer: Middletown finishes season with victory over Berlin, prepares for states
MIDDLETOWN — Middletown High’s girls soccer team finished its season in style Monday with a 2-1 Central Connecticut Conference South win over Berlin at Rosek-Skubel Stadium at MHS. Next up is the CIAC state Class LL state tournament.The Bl…
Girls Volleyball: Greenwich sweeps Stamford to reach FCIAC semifinals
GREENWICH — There is truly no place like home.The Greenwich High School girls volleyball team finally got to play its first home game of the season on its brand new court in the GHS gym Monday.The Cardinals marked the occasion in proper styl…
The Week 9 GameTimeCT / New Haven Register Top 10 Football Poll: A shakeup after weekend carnage
After a relatively quiet couple months, things happened in Week 8 that had a profound impact on the latest Top 10 heading into November. Shelton took down No. 3 West Haven, 38-28 and unranked East Hartford stunned No. 2 Southington, ending the Blue Knights’ 42-game regular-season win streak. Below the Top 10, South Windsor’s unbeaten season […]
Most SCC, FCIAC tournament games on for Monday
Despite Sunday’s rainy and windy conditions that have cancelled many schools Monday, all but one of the SCC tournament games (Hamden-Hand field hockey, now Tuesday) are on for today. The complete SCC schedule is here. The NVL boys and girls soccer semifinals have been pushed back to Tuesday and the finals are now Thursday at […]
Sean Patrick Bowley: North Haven-Xavier, the best game I’ve ever witnessed, was a work of art
North Haven led Xavier 27-0 with just about three or four minutes gone in the third quarter. The Indians were putting on a clinic on Xavier’s home turf. I remember standing on the sidelines, right after Xavier quarterback Will Levis had been swarmed over by Zach Orth. I had been uploading scoring clips to Twitter […]
