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CHESHIRE — Track and field has been a big part of Alyson Caron’s life, from the time she competed in high school in north New Jersey, competed at Quinnipiac University as a middle distance runner and the past two seasons a…
BOYS
55 – Michael Rodia (Shelton) 6.48; 300 – Simon Jupp (Ridgefield) 34.73; 600 – Tobias Ruffo (Hall) 1:24.04; 1000 – Rhys Hammond (Stonington) 2:30.6…
While the Connecticut boys and girls high school indoor track season is dominated by developmental meets in the regular season, one of the most anticipated meets of the season for coaches is the prestigious 38th annual Yal…
BOYS
55 – Baijeon Bookal (New Britain) 6.55; 300 – Christopher Pigatt (Hamden) 35.96; 600 – Keith Caouette (Watertown) 1:26.19; 1000 – Connor Parthasarthy (Hand) 2:39.90; 1600 – Nicholas Bendtsen (Wolcott) …
Emily Alexandru, Trumbull, Sr.: In the last indoor season, at the New England meet 12th in the 600 (1:38.44), at the State Open fifth in the 600 (1:39.19), at Class LL second in the 600 (1:38.99), at the FCIAC meet won the…
Jacob Bazinet, NFA, Sr.: Won the pole vault (13-6) at the 2019 Class LL indoor meet.
Matthew Bigelow, Weston, Jr.: At the State Open he was second in the pole vault (13-6) and at Class M he finished fourth….
(all meets listed have both boys and girls)
Hillhouse Holiday Invitational at Floyd Little Athletic Center, New Haven, Dec. 28, 9 a.m.: One of the early season invitationals for both boys a…
HAMDEN — When Hamden boys indoor track coach Bryce Lindamood first saw Christopher Pigatt as a sophomore, he knew he was looking at someone who had the potential to be special.
“Early on as a sophomore, whe…
Senior Grace Hanratty of Old Saybrook has developed into one of the state’s top middle distance runners and Old Saybrook coach Pete Capezzone hasn’t been surprised by her success in the 1000 meters in the indoor track seas…
SIMSBURY — The way the Cheshire football team dominated in the first quarter of its matchup with Simsbury in the Class LL quarterfinals, it looked like the Rams were on their way to a big finish.
They took …
NEW HAVEN — This football season has been one of two different halves for Hillhouse.
The Academics had a rough start. losing their first four games. But they turned their fortunes around on offense and defe…
ANSONIA — The Platt Tech and O’Brien Tech football teams, both with 3-6 records, entered their Thanksgiving week game with aspirations of finishing the season on a positive note.
The Panthers, who scored 18…
WETHERSFIELD — Guilford field hockey coach Kitty Palmer’s basic philosophy against an opponent is to score early and often to set the tone of the game, especially when the competition is a strong rival, like SCC foe Hand o…
WETHERSFIELD — In the first 12 minutes of the CIAC Class S field hockey championship on Saturday, Granby was being outplayed by North Branford with the Thunderbirds dominating ball possession.
North Branfor…
CLASS L
VITALS
When: Today, 2 p.m.
Where: Wethersfield High
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While the word dynasty tends to be overused in the sports world, you can make a case for it when it comes to the history of field hockey in the realm of Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference governed sports.
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CHESHIRE — The Guilford field hockey team has been one of the most dominant teams in the state the past two years.
On Tuesday, in a Class M semifinal game at Cheshire, the Indians showcased that dominance i…
CHESHIRE — While the North Branford and Immaculate field hockey teams are among the state’s top offensive teams, sometimes getting lost among all the goals is the exceptional defense they play. On Tuesday in the CIAC Class…
MONROE — The Weston and Masuk football teams entered their matchup on Friday with playoff hopes on the minds of players and coaches.
Masuk came in on the Class L bubble along with Wilton and Windsor. Weston…
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STAPLES TOUGH IN A TOUGH CLASS L
Class L is loaded with talented teams but the one to beat is still No. 4 seed Staples with its depth and standouts in every phase of th…
In the regular season, the Abbott Tech boys soccer team had Bullard Havens’ number with a pair of wins.
The Wolverines still have Bullard Havens’ number.
Matias Guaricela scored off a breaka…
MANCHESTER — Whenever Connecticut Technical Conference girls soccer rivals Windham Tech and Platt Tech meet, the games are usually hard-fought and low-scoring.
The regular season was no different this seaso…
FAIRFIELD — The Notre Dame-West Haven and Fairfield Prep football teams entered their SCC Tier I matchup on Friday with identical 4-3 records and playoff hopes still alive.
A win and that hope would remain …
CLINTON — A year ago when fierce rivals Westbrook and North Branford met in the Shoreline Conference tournament championship game, it was all Thunderbirds.
The Knights only got inside the 20 yard line four …
NEW HAVEN — As usual, the Cheshire girls swim team had the depth to win the team title at the Southern Connecticut Conference Girls Swim Championships, but it was North Haven that came away with some impressive awards and …
Those who know North Branford field hockey coach Babby Nuhn understand she has historically shied away from publicity.
Nuhn prefers to keep herself and her team under the radar. Nuhn bristles even more when…
Fine Performances
Lauren Houle, Cheshire: She had a goal and an assist in a 5-0 SCC win over Lauralton Hal.
Madison Acquarulo, Sacred H…
MONROE — The pressure was on for the host Masuk and Guilford football teams on Friday.
Both teams entered the game with a 3-2 record and another loss would make it extremely tough to qualify for the Class L…
In high school sports, the way schedules fall into place either by luck or by design, teams usually have to deal with a stretch or two of tough, challenging matchups.
Sometimes, a team’s toughest stretch of…
