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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…
For close to three decades, it has always been hockey first for long-time West Haven coach Joe Morrell. That is about to change.
With an opportunity to go back to school and pursue added career opportunitie…
WEST HAVEN — Seniors Katryna Dukehart and Kendall McNamee did not make any plans for this weekend. The duo from Somers now has its schedule filled.
Leading their team with a combined six hits and six runs b…
WEST HAVEN — The Ridgefield softball team may be thinking about a new nickname. Cinderella may be the best of the list.
After needing two days to post a mild upset over Greenwich in the opening round of the…
WEST HAVEN — The Hamden baseball team was not looking to enter the postseason in the midst of a five-game losing streak.
Behind four hits and a solid relief outing from Henry Bielen, Hamden topped Notre Dam…
CHESHIRE — Both the Amity and Cheshire softball teams are no strangers to playoff action. In what was a playoff-type contest, Cheshire sophomore pitcher Brianna Pearson showed what it takes to win in the big games.
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MADISON — Sometimes it takes just one break before things start to snowball. Just ask the West Haven softball team.
Stymied over the first four innings, and with their undefeated season on the line, the Wes…
MILFORD — The goals are pretty simple for the Hand girls lacrosse team. Winning the Southern Connecticut Conference and state titles are the standard.
With a young team and a new head coach, the journey may…
MILFORD — Mercy coach Jennifer Piazza Laffin has been waiting for that one outing which can get her team going. That outing may have come Wednesday afternoon in Milford.
Scoring three times in the second in…
NORTH HAVEN — When looking at the final outcome, it would be hard to believe a first-inning pickoff was one of the biggest plays in the game. Such was the case Monday afternoon in North Haven during Amity’s 10-0 Southern C…
HAMDEN — Notre Dame senior Eddie Zanor had never pitched a varsity game in a starting role before. Zanor made up for the wait.
Needing just 93 pitches to toss a complete game, Zanor led the Green Knights to…
EAST HAVEN — North Branford junior Kayla Despres had never played in a game as long as the one she would partake in Saturday afternoon.
With four hits, including a clutch run-scoring double in the top of th…
Class L girls basketball: Hillhouse vs. Hand
Old Lyme tops Somers 69-53 #ctbb pic.twitter.com/S1RnyQXW1P — Mike Madera (@MikeMadera2) March 14, 2019 MERIDEN – All season long, the Old Lyme basketball team has had the ability to score in spurts. The Wildcats may have saved their best for the most opportune time. Outscoring second-seeded Somers by 13 points in the second quarter, third-seeded […]
MADISON — New London coach Holly Misto has her team practice free throws diligently at each practice. Through three plus quarters in the most important game of the season thus far, the average fan would not have known that…
HAMDEN — Just one season ago, the season ended for the Hamden girls basketball team at the hands of Newtown in the second round of the state tournament.
It may have taken one year and every bit of the 32 mi…
SHELTON — Looking to play for a fourth straight state title, the Darien girls hockey team had one more hill to climb before reaching the championship game. That hill proved to be worth the climb.
Behind a s…
NEW HAVEN — The game plan was simple. Deny Makenzie Helms the ball.
For the Hillhouse Academics, the plan worked to perfection in the first half, and almost as good in the second.
While Helm…
NORTHFORD — With potentially 15 minutes left in his high school career, Branford senior Robert Lionetti and his teammates had a bit of a heart-to-heart between the second and third periods. The talk did wonders.
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WEST HAVEN — With time ticking away in overtime of the quarterfinals of the girls state hockey tournament, West Haven/Sacred Heart Academy’s Mia Celentano had one thought going through her mind and that was to end it here….
HAMDEN — With Danbury hurting Hamden relentlessly from the outside, coach Amanda Forcucci decided to change things up. Forcucci’s decision to go from a 2-3 zone to man-to-man on defense paid dividends
Holdi…
WEST HAVEN — Branford coach James DiNapoli prepared shootout situations with his team Wednesday in practice. DiNapoli’s preparation paid off. Outscoring Guilford 3-2 in the shootout portion, top-seeded Branford advanced to the Southern Connecticut Conference Division II final with a 5-4 victory over fourth-seeded Guilford Thursday evening at the Edward L. Bennett Rink In West […]
WEST HAVEN — In the second meeting of the season between Cheshire and Watertown-Pomperaug, the Rams were looking for a different result. Instead, Watertown-Pomperaug goaltender Ryan Fleming made sure the outcome was exactl…
MILFORD — Law senior Fallon Andriolas and her teammates had a goal of winning a home game in the state tournament as the season began. Consider that goal accomplished.
Led by 24 points from Andriolas and th…
HAMDEN — The first time Hamden and West Haven met this season, Hamden put on an offensive display and cruised past the Westies. Knowing West Haven was not going to let that happen again, the Green Dragons used an offense w…
STRATFORD — Stratford basketball coach Tim Swaller had a game plan for Kolbe Cathedral’s Quinton Sneed. Unfortunately for the Red Devils, Sneed was not to be denied.
Combining 17 points with 24 rebounds, Sn…
HAMDEN — It may have been the first appearance in the Southern Connecticut Conference finals for Hamden, but it was well worth the wait. Using a 12-0 run to end the third quarter, second-seeded Hamden never looked back in …
WEST HAVEN — West Haven / Sacred Heart Academy girls hockey coach Erin Blake has seen her share of solid players in her coaching career. What she had not seen entering this season was a 100-point scorer in her program.
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MILFORD — The third time proved to be the charm for the Hamden girls basketball team.
After two consecutive seasons of semifinal losses, the second-seeded Green Dragons finally advanced to their first ever …
