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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 …
WALINGFORD — Wilbur Cross girls basketball coach Tyrees Thomas had strong words prior to his team playing Hand in the Southern Connecticut Conference quarterfinals. Do not take the Tigers lightly as Hand had advanced with …
NEW HAVEN — Entering Friday evening’s contest between Notre Dame — West Haven and Wilbur Cross, each team had different items they were focusing on. By the time the game ended, both teams had other things on their minds.
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EAST HAVEN — Mercy senior Kameryn King knows converting free throws is not always an easy thing to do. King proved otherwise Monday evening.
Converting on eight of 10 opportunities in the fourth quarter, Ki…
WEST HAVEN — The last time the West Haven and Jonathan Law basketball teams squared off, the Westies got off to a quick start, only to see Law rebound to force a thriller in which West Haven handed Law its first defeat of …
MILFORD — In order to dethrone 10-time defending champion Daniel Hand, Mercy, the 2019 favorite, would have to put forth a dominant effort. Consider the job done.
Behind the all-around effort of junior Mia …
WEST HAVEN — The Xavier hockey team arrived in West Haven 15 minutes prior to puck drop Wednesday evening. Turns out that was all the time the Falcons needed to get ready.
Behind two goals from Chase Maxwel…
WEST HAVEN — The Amity hockey season has been a tale of two halves.
The first half could not have gone any better with the Spartans winning all seven games. The next six games could not have gone any worse,…
