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The Coaches Advancement for Racial Equity Committee is growing, between 25-30 coaches having joined the organization since it formed last fall, according to Windsor boys basketball coach Ken Smith.
Their ul…
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Donovan Clingan, Bristol Central: Posted a triple-double (39 points, 26 rebounds and 10 blocked shots) in the Rams’ 73-59 victory over W…
CLINTON — Frank Rossi didn’t recognize the phone number that came across his caller ID on Friday. Then the Morgan boys basketball coach listened to the voicemail message.
It was George Braun calling from No…
NEW HAVEN — The plan was to rebuild the culture at West Haven High and it was deeper than basketball for Ty Sullivan when he took his first head coaching position in July of 2018.
“The wins will come. It is…
NEW HAVEN — Defense has been a huge key to Lyman Hall’s success all season. In the biggest game for the program in over a decade Friday night, the defensive effort was superb.
Lyman Hall shut out East Haven…
Hillhouse and Wilbur Cross will be playing against one another in boys basketball this season after all.
One regular-season game has been scheduled for Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Floyd Little Athletic Center…
FCIAC When: Friday, 7 p.m. Where: Ridgefield High Matchup: No. 1 Ridgefield (14-1) vs. No. 6 Westhill (10-5) Livestream: YouTube Championship History Ridgefield is 3-0, having won three of the last four seasons. Westhill is 5-2, its last title coming in 2016. What to look for A chance at four FCIAC titles in the last […]
Buddy Chernovetz, the commissioner for the International Association of Approved Basketball Officials Board 10 out of New Haven, said Wednesday morning his officials made a mistake in awarding three foul shots to West Hav…
It’s not often players get a shot at redemption after a tournament finals’ loss from the season before. It’s difficult to get back to the same spot.
In the case of Notre Dame-Fairfield, add in the fact it’s…
BRIDGEPORT — Combine high-percentage shot attempts with some stellar defense and on most nights, that’s a recipe for victory in high school boys basketball.
On Monday night, it was a delicious recipe for Ko…
MADISON — The last time Hand and Cheshire got together a couple of weeks ago, Hand was coming off a two-week quarantine without a practice. Cheshire won in double overtime.
Hand went on to play five more ga…
Tyrese Sullivan made his way to New Britain during the fall of 2018, going there to watch the West Haven boys basketball team play in a fall league game.
Sullivan was doing his due diligence as the new high…
League tournaments have taken center stage in both boys and girls basketball. All leagues are letting every team have a chance to win a championship.
The format is normally determined by winning percentage….
Eric Babarito coached Hillhouse High to a pair of football state championships in 2002 and 2005. So he is a part of the fabric of a long history of terrific athletic programs in the Elm City.
Barbarito is a…
NEWTOWN — You could easily hear Newtown boys basketball coach Tim Tallcouch yell out one specific word in the relatively quiet Nighthawks’ gymnasium Monday night.
“Help!”
That specific instr…
The Fairfield Prep and Hillhouse boys basketball teams have both withdrawn from the SCC Division I tournament due to both programs being in COVID quarantine.
Fairfield Prep athletic director confirmed Prep’…
Gerald McClease Sr. usually takes his normal spot in the first seat on the Wilbur Cross bench. The longtime assistant coach’s booming voice is familiar to every boys basketball player who has come through the program for o…
Fairfield Prep has canceled its final two basketball games of the season, Monday at Notre Dame-West Haven and Tuesday at West Haven.
“(Prep) told me they have a COVID situation and couldn’t play on Monday,”…
Hand’s Jason Wallack verbally committed to play soccer at Division I Monmouth on Tuesday.
Wallack was a part of three Class L state championships with the Tigers and this past season, helped lead Hand to an…
The Southern Connecticut Conference is giving serious consideration to holding its boys and girls basketball championship games at neutral sites to accommodate spectators.
The SCC Board of Governors approve…
The Fairchester Athletic Association will attempt to hold as complete a regular season as possible this spring beginning in April.
The FAA announced that decision Monday. The league also noted that because …
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Matt Curtis, Northwest Catholic: Scored 35 points to help Northwest Catholic hand Windsor its first loss 78-74.
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WEST HAVEN — The road to boys basketball success in the Southern Connecticut Conference normally goes through the city of New Haven. The 18 league championships between Wilbur Cross, Hillhouse and Career says so.
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For years, the Hubbard brothers, Marty and Kelly, would officiate high school basketball games together for the International Association of Approved Basketball Officials Board 10.
Both brothers decided in …
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Dion Perkins, Seymour: Scored 37 points, including the 1,000th of his career, in an 81-66 victory over Oxford. Per…
It’s natural for the youngest sibling to have parts of his game that would resemble the way his older brothers or father played basketball.
Jojo Wallace watched his oldest brother John play the game. He als…
Monday night’s Elm City boys basketball showdown between sixth-ranked Wilbur Cross and Hillhouse at the Floyd Little Athletic Center has been postponed.
“We had a positive (COVID) case in the community and …
Matt Renola recalls what it was like growing up to play on some of the upper fields at A.W. Cox Elementary School in Guilford.
“Those were the fields that Adam and I grew up playing on. They have been redon…
The Notre Dame-Fairfield boys basketball team will miss the next four games due to a positive a COVID case associated with the program.
“A member of the basketball community tested positive for COVID,” Notr…
