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MILFORD — When it comes time for the postseason, one thing which can never be counted out is the heart of a champion. Just ask the Hamden Green Dragons.
Despite entering the Southern Connecticut Conference …
WEST HAVEN — When two bitter rivals meet, records can be thrown out the window. When they share the same rink, the emotions are higher.
For 45 minutes, both the West Haven and Notre Dame-West Haven hockey t…
WEST HAVEN — After starting the season with seven straight victories, the Notre Dame-West Haven hockey team hit a bit of a funk, losing four of six games heading into Wednesday evening’s tilt with Xavier. Included in that …
WEST HAVEN — If there is one thing which can define the Notre Dame basketball team this year, it is the team’s depth. Despite falling behind early on Tuesday against Wilbur Cross, the Green Knights still turned to their be…
WOODBRIDGE — Monday evening’s contest between East Haven and Amity was a tale of two teams going in different directions. East Haven came into the contest winners of four of its last five games, while Amity had lost two in…
WEST HAVEN — With a five-game losing streak in hand, Jared Pliszka and the West Haven hockey team had the perfect remedy. A contest against arch-rival Hamden was sure to get the Westies going.
Behind 28 sav…
For a better part of five-plus minutes in the fourth quarter, Wilbur Cross had all the momentum and had held Hamden without a field goal. With 2 minutes, 28 seconds remaining, Hamden senior Yarliz Santiago changed everythi…
WEST HAVEN — First-year Sacred Heart Academy head coach Jason Kirck has a young squad. Youth does not matter when a team is poised.
For Kirck and his team, that poise came through down the stretch Friday ev…
Fresh off a road trip to Massachusetts in which his hockey team had a solid three-game performance, Notre Dame-West Haven head coach Larry Vieira was eager to see his Green Knights return to action in state.
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For three games to start the season, the West Haven hockey team made things look easy, outscoring its opponents by 17 goals.
Things were different Saturday afternoon.
Facing a St. Joseph tea…
Two games into the 2019-2020 season, there are already plenty of good things to say about the West Haven hockey team. While most may focus on the offense which has produced 12 goals, the defense and goaltending of Jared Pl…
WALLINGFORD — Since hitting a little bit of a snag with two losses in the regular season, the Sheehan football team has turned things around.That is an understatement.
After disposing cross-town rival Lyman…
WALLINGFORD — Through six games to start the season, Sheehan looked to be well on its way to playing in the postseason. A pair of losses over the next three games put a little bit of a bump in the plans of the Titans.
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WOODBRIDGE — Stopping the North Haven football team on the ground always proves to be a tough task. The Amity Spartans saw this first-hand in the final regular season game for both teams.
Gaining 485 yards …
SHELTON — Postseason was the theme Friday evening when Fairfield Prep and Shelton squared off in a heavyweight battle. Despite both teams having down campaigns in the win column by their standards, both the Jesuits and Gae…
EAST HAVEN — East Haven junior Eric Araujo and his teammates understand the task at hand. Winning out and getting some help is the combination for the Yellowjackets to play in the postseason.
Araujo did his…
CHESHIRE — Jack Lovelace and his Cheshire teammates were not satisfied with the way they were playing after one half. Despite winning by six points, the Rams felt they could have played better.
Lovelace and…
NORTH HAVEN — With a tie game at the half, North Haven senior Joseph Vitale was aware his team was prepared to start the second half with an onside kick. Not only was Vitale ready, he recovered the loose ball, setting the …
Guilford junior Emma Appleman is well known around the state for her offense. Appleman and her Guilford teammates showed they are more than just an offensive-minded squad.
Behind a stellar team defense and …
WEST HAVEN — As the bus from Madison pulled in front of Ken Strong Stadium, a certain emotion flowed for the Hand football team. None of those emotions had to do with football.
Realizing head coach Dave Mas…
NEW HAVEN — With the mid-point of the season passing by, there were some similarities between both the East Haven and Career girls volleyball teams. Each has sustained a losing streak of two games or more, and each had a p…
After a slow start in the first half of the season, the West Haven volleyball team knew it had to take everything one step at a time. Those steps are on the verge of leading to a postseason berth.
Behind a …
MILFORD – The last time Bill Weyrauch and his Lyman Hall football team traveled south to Milford, Weyrauch felt his team was not ready to answer the bell in a season-opening loss against Law.
Three games later, those fe…
EAST HAVEN — With the news starting quarterback Tanner Divito would be lost for the season with a thumb injury, junior Trey Garea would have a new challenge come his way this week. Garea and the rest of the Yellowjackets a…
CHESHIRE — The seasons may change, but the rivalries remain the same. No one knows that better than Amity and Cheshire on the volleyball court.
After two consecutive seasons of being eliminated in the posts…
Ray Guarino has always been the type of person to help others. Guarino is now seeing that help returned ten-fold.
Diagnosed with multiple myeloma three months ago, Guarino has been battling the fight of his…
MADISON — Phoenix Billings and the Hand football team understand the pressure which comes with being part of a team which has won two consecutive state championships. Billings and company showed no signs of that pressure F…
ANSONIA — Nine months and 10 days. That time frame is how long Ansonia has had to chomp on the bit since suffering a Class S semifinal loss to Bloomfield a season ago.
Returning to the scene of the devastat…
The list of head coaches for the West Haven hockey program is few. Steve Harris can now consider himself one of a handful in the storied program’s history.
With the expected approval from the Board of Educa…
