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While high schools in the state had the okay from the CIAC to begin practice for winter sports starting Tuesday, athletes at Foran High and Jonathan Law will have to go through more guidelines before participating, accordi…
MILFORD – Four-time Southern Connecticut Conference boys swim champion Edward Platonov of Jonathan Law wasn’t going to let the stop-and-start proposals on the winter season due to the COVID-19 pandemic slow him from getting ready for his senior year. “I’ve been working out in my gym at home to stay in shape. Knowing we are […]
NEWTOWN — Top-seeded Newtown scored three goals off set pieces in its 4-1 victory over third-seeded New Milford in the SWC North Division boys soccer final at Blue & Gold Stadium on Saturday.
Newtown sc…
MILFORD — West Haven and Foran each had one goal entering the pandemic-shortened Southern Connecticut Conference season and that was to play until the last day possible.
That day came on Friday when West Ha…
SHELTON – The Shelton girls’ volleyball had one more dragon to slay before the SCC playoffs get started next week. The Gaels took on Hamden and swept their way to a 3-0 (25-20, 25-16, 25-15) victory on Thursday night. “I’ve happy with our performance against a good team,” said Shelton coach LeAnne Bianchine after her […]
TRUMBULL — St. Joseph keeper Cameron Reichenbach played the angles, head coach Thomas Connolly went with the percentages, and the fifth-seeded Cadets defeated fourth-seeded Trumbull 1-0 in the first round of the FCIAC East Region boys’ soccer tournament at Sebe Gangemi Field on Wednesday. Cameron Reichenbach talks about playing in goal for St. Joseph in […]
FAIRFIELD — Clare Edminster took the court with her Warde teammates for its season opener with town rival Ludlowe. Ten points in, Edminster registered a kill. Landing awkwardly on her ankle, coach Matt Narwold’s senior co-…
TRUMBULL — The brave new world of FCIAC girls volleyball finds teams playing in close groupings and that is fine with Trumbull coach Nicole Trommelen and Ludowe’s Meghan Skelton.
“Playing a team back-to-bac…
TRUMBULL — When the St. Joseph girls soccer team took on rival Trumbull there was a different feel than other season openers.
Trumbull’s 2-1 victory over the Cadets on Thursday was a decided change. After p…
Shelton boys’ soccer coach Isaac Montalvo hasn’t changed his tune because of the COVID-19 pandemic that limited his program’s preseason workouts.
“I tell the kids, every time you play no matter who is on th…
Jonathan Law girls’ soccer coach Alicia Francisco took over the program a year ago when the Lady Lawmen went 8-8-0 and advanced in the Class L state tournament before losing 2-1 on penalty kicks to eventual champion Guilfo…
SHELTON – Shelton boys’ basketball coach Brian Gardiner understands why rising seniors Brian Belade will be playing at Fork Union Military (Va.) and that Melvin Kolenovic will be taking the court for Bridgton Academy in Maine this coming season. “The plan was for both to play at Shelton this year,” Gardiner said. “Melvin spoke with […]
Mike DeFelice is Shelton High’s new football coach, taking over for 16-year mentor Jeff Roy. SHELTON — Named Shelton High’s football coach late in the winter, Mike DeFelice soon knew that the run-of-the-mill challenges faced by all new head coaches was going to be more difficult with the COVID-19 pandemic. “After I interviewed, sitting down […]
SHELTON — John Niski from Shelton High has been named Michael’s Cup Athletic Director of the Year for his contribution to the success of Unified Sports.
“At its core, Unified Sports is what a high school at…
MILFORD — Milford’s Edward Platonov came into the SCC Boys Swim Championships on Wednesday banged up and feeling a little defeated. Platonov shook off a back contusion to capture the SCC title in the 100-yard backstroke and took third place in the 200-yard freestyle to help coach Connor Lui’s co-op of athletes from Jonathan Law […]
TRUMBULL — Trumbull’s Jacklyn Smith was one the 10 athletes who etched their names into the record books by being among the first girls wrestling state champions. Smith posted victories against Emily Berrios out of Windsor and Caroline Gonzalez-Garcia from Windham to capture the All-Girls Wrestling State Open Invitational 182-pound title at the Floyd Little […]
TRUMBULL — Greenwich has had its eye on the prize all season long, and now coach Chrys Hernandez’ Cardinals are one win away from an opportunity to snatch that elusive first state title.
Greenwich defeated …
NEW HAVEN —Xavier stopped Fairfield Prep’s run of 15 consecutive Southern Connecticut Conference boys’ swimming championship Wednesday, when head coach Ronnie Vaughan’s Falcons outpointed the rest of the field at the Hutch…
SHELTON — Hunter Wronski, a junior from Shelton, won three individual events to lead Roger Williams to its fourth straight New England Intercollegiate Swimming & Diving championship. Wronski set school and meet records for coach Matt Emmert’s Hawks in winning the 50-yard breaststroke (26.00), 100-yard breaststroke (56.63) and 200-yard breaststroke (2:05.44). He is the 20th-ranked […]
MILFORD — Andrew Janik, out of Foran High, has signed a letter of intent to play football at Stonehill College (Easton, Mass). A first-team Connecticut High School Coaches Association selection at quarterback, Janik passed for 2,353 yards and ran for 235 yards and 5 touchdowns. He completed 153 of 283 passes good for 19 touchdowns. […]
SHELTON — Some feel it is a virtue to be able to believe in something without evidence, while others feel it is foolishness. Anala Smith found her reasoning for joining up with the Shelton wrestling team this season being questioned. “It was a leap of faith,” said Smith, who finished sixth in the 126-pound weight […]
,NEW HAVEN — Danbury captured the State Open title for the fourth consecutive season at the Floyd Little Athletic Center in New Haven on Saturday.
Leading the way was 138-pound senior Ryan Jack, who won his…
NEW HAVEN — Only 5 of 14 weight classes saw the top four seeds making it to the semifinals when the State Open wrestled through the quarterfinal round at the Floyd Little Athletic Center on Friday night. Saturday wrestling resumes at 10 a.m. The championship semifinals are at 12:15 p.m. Third place and fifth place […]
Where: Floyd Little Athletic Center, New Haven
When: Friday — Saturday (Finals scheduled for 5 p.m.)
Defending champion: Danbury
Contenders: Danbury, Warde, Xavier, Simsbury,…
Finn Donelan gave Prep the lead with a basket and made two free throws with 8 seconds left to lead team past Law @GameTimeCT @ctbb pic.twitter.com/3SjI9I1ilq — Bill Bloxsom (@blox354) February 27, 2020 FAIRFIELD — Fairfiled Prep’s Finn Donegan was lying in wait, and when the opportunity arose he took it in the Jesuits’ […]
MILFORD — Foran High placed second at the Class M wrestling tournament in Guilford on Saturday. Coach Dave Esposito’s Lions, it was the second consecutive season they were M runners-up, and the eighth straight season they have placed in the top three. Suffield/Windsor Locks (187) won its first state title. Foran (181.5), without a finalist, had eight […]
GUILFORD — Suffield/Windsor Locks will raise the Class M banner after working its way past three contenders to capture the Class M wrestling title at Guilford High on Saturday.
For coach Matt Mangelli’s Wil…
Law’s Diontae Eady talks after scoring 1000th career point in win against Hand @GameTimeCT #ctbb pic.twitter.com/naGDEY2dgA — Bill Bloxsom (@blox354) February 20, 2020 MILFORD —Jonathan Law’s Diontae Eady has had the spotlight upon him on many occasions during his four years of playing varsity basketball for coach Jamie Anderson’s Lawmen. A quick-silver guard with […]
TRUMBULL — Trumbull football coach Marce Petroccio has been nominated by the National High School Athletic Coaches Association as one of eight finalists for National High School Coach of the Year. The awards banquet which will take place at the National convention at the Lincoln Station Great Hall in Lincoln, Nebraska, on July 23. Petroccio’s teams have an overall […]
