There is some bad news for girls basketball teams in the CCC. East Hartford guard Shailyn Pinkney does not feel like she played her best this past season and is vowing to come back next season better than ever. Her not playing her best will come as a surprise to the coaches in the CCC […]
‘It is a big deal’: St. Luke’s Nelson among elite group selected for Jr. NBA Court of Leaders
In the summer of 2019, Mackenzie Nelson joined the best young girls basketball players in the world at the Jr. NBA Global Championship, playing for her travel team the Empire State Blue Flames.
Nelson was i…
Lost season not slowing down progress of Stamford boys lacrosse
While COVID-19 had a massive impact on spring sports with the cancellation of the 2020 season, one thing it was not able to do was slow down the momentum of the Stamford boys lacrosse program.
Coach Mike Na…
Saunders strikes out 15 as Stamford rolls past Greenwich
STAMFORD — Stamford softball pitcher Kim Saunders was nearly perfect.
In fact, if it were not for a fellow GameTimeCT Top 25 Player to Watch in Connecticut, she would have been.
The only ble…
Greenwich softball catcher McClammy among the state’s best backstops
From the first moment Olivia McClammy put on the catcher’s gear as a kid, she knew it was the only thing she’d ever want to wear.
She loves the action, the physicality, the command of the game and the visio…
Stamford softball ace Kim Saunders has come a long way
Kim Saunders has been throwing to Sarah Wargo for so many years the two feel a connection that goes well beyond the 43 feet between the pitching circle and home plate.
Saunders is the All-FCIAC starting pit…
New Westhill and Greenwich baseball coaches finally on the field over a year after getting jobs
Separated by less than 9 miles, the two varsity baseball coaches at Greenwich and Westhill have traveled similar paths to reach their long-awaited debuts on the field.
Both Adrian Arango at Greenwich and Mi…
25 CIAC baseball players to watch in 2021
Andrew Amato, Sr. C/OF, Weston: The High Point University commit can play multiple positions and has show big-time pop with exit velocity hovering around 100 mph last summer.
Jackson Ciccone, Jr. OF, Danbur…
10 CIAC baseball games to go watch in 2021
Shelton at Hand, April 26, 4:15 p.m.: The SCC has some dudes and Hand’s Anthony DePino (3B) and Shelton’s Anthony Steele (P/1B) are two of the best.
Haddam-Killingworth at Portland, April 30, 3:45 p.m.: Whe…
New Westhill coach Joseph learned from many mentors along the way
Aland Joseph was nearly moved to tears when he received the call he had gotten the job as Westhill’s new head football coach.
For Joseph, it is the culmination of years working as an assistant coach and an …
Connecticut’s top girls basketball performances in the postseason
NFA triple threat: In the ECC championship game against Waterford, Sarah Ericson had 20 points and 11 rebounds, being named player of the game. Anajah Ingram added 19 points, 6 rebounds and 3 blocks and Jenissa Varela put …
Ridgefield rallies over Trumbull to win back-to-back FCIAC girls basketball titles
RIDGEFIELD — It seemed like the more the odds got stacked against the Ridgefield girls basketball team, the stronger they got.
The Tigers began the FCIAC championship with their top scorer Katie Flynn out f…
No. 2 Notre Dame-Fairfield rolls over Pomperaug to 2nd-straight SWC title
BROOKFIELD — The No. 2 ranked Notre Dame-Fairfield girls basketball team has been ranked No. 1 or No. 2 in the GameTimeCT Top 10 poll the last two seasons, but because of COVID-19 has not had state championships to play fo…
White, Donnarummo deliver Hamden past Wilbur Cross to claim third-straight SCC championship
NORTH HAVEN — Diamond White could not have dreamed it up any better.
The guard is the lone senior starting for the Hamden girls basketball team and in the fourth quarter she carried her team to its third-st…
Barbato, Trumbull go wire-to-wire to best Danbury, reach FCIAC final
TRUMBULL — Since playing on the 2018 FCIAC championship team her freshman season, Trumbull’s Cassi Barbato has dreamed of returning to the conference finals.
Now as a senior, she and the rest of the Trumbul…
Reilly, Pomperaug beat Kolbe, advance to first SWC championship game since 2012
SOUTHBURY — The Pomperaug girls basketball team has had its fair share of success in recent years but the one thing it has not done is play for a SWC championship.
Pomperaug last won a conference tournament…
Perry, Danbury cruise past Staples to advance to FCIAC girls basketball semifinals
WESTPORT — It is no secret where the Danbury girls basketball team holds an advantage over most teams.
With two of the FCIAC’s best low-post players in Tianna Rogers and Amar’Ryi Edwards barely getting thei…
Gerace’s free throws seal Newtown’s win over New Fairfield in SWC quarterfinals
NEW FAIRFIELD — Having seen a double-digit lead slowly slip away in the fourth quarter, it was a welcome sight for Newtown coach Jeremy O’Connell to see senior Julia Gerace step to the free-throw line up by two points with…
Greenwich relay team runs seventh best time in the country at indoor event
With most of the indoor track season wiped out in Connecticut, athletes were looking for any chance to compete.
Four Greenwich runners got that through an invitation to run last weekend.
The…
The GameTimeCT Top 10 Girls Basketball Poll (March 16): Top of poll remains the same as conference tournaments begin
The top four teams remained unchanged with NFA, Notre Dame and Ridgefield all continuing to pick up first-place votes. Staples lost twice in the past week, but impressed voters enough in a close loss to Ridgefield to remain in the Top 10. After a couple of weeks away, Kolbe Cathedral jumps back in at No. […]
Connecticut’s top girls basketball performances for Week 5 feature a buzzer-beater and plenty of double-doubles
Lilly Ferguson, Newington: The senior helped No. 4 Newington remain unbeaten with 31 points and 12 rebounds in a 59-49 win over Middletown.
Tyah Pettway, Middletown: Though the Dragons lost, Pettway did her…
‘Very blessed’: Independent fall football league helps two Stamford players continue careers
Two Stamford High football players will be continuing their careers next year.
Alain Paul has committed to be a preferred walk-on at Long Island University while Danny Simms has transferred out of Stamford …
‘The last hurrah’: Sheehan seniors savoring every game of final season
As they walked off the court at Mohegan Sun following the 2019 CIAC Class M State Championship game after losing to Cromwell, then sophomores Cait Hunt, Caitlyn Velez and Hayleigh Lagase all vowed to return.
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Connecticut’s top girls basketball performances for Week 4 features a terrific trio and another 1,000-point player
TOP PERFORMERS
Charlotte Bassett, Glastonbury: Bassett scored her 1,000th career point with 4:30 left in the game against South Windsor. Entering the game with 988 points, she finished with a game-high 21.
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‘This is for all the seniors’: McMahon’s Queiroga tackles 48-miles-in-48-hours challenge
At 4 a.m. Saturday, with temperatures hovering in the mid-20s, Jeff Queiroga laced up his sneakers and headed back onto the track surrounding Jack Casagrande Field at McMahon for the fourth leg of the most grueling weekend…
Greenwich football names captains for 2021 season
Every spring, Greenwich football names new captains as it says goodbye to the captains from the previous season.
This year the process for picking those captains was slightly different, with no fall season …
‘Feel the community support’: Small-town Thomaston girls basketball back on top of the Berkshire League
Thomaston girls basketball coach Bob McMahon was recently texted an old photo of himself coaching in a state final at Mohegan Sun.
Sitting behind him in the front row of the stands are a group of youth play…
Seymour’s Kenzie Sirowich, who missed last 2 seasons with knee injuries, off to sizzling start
For Kenzie Sirowich of Seymour, it was a court appearance she could not wait to make.
After missing much of her freshmen and sophomore seasons on the basketball court due to knee injuries, Sirowich returned…
Connecticut’s top girls basketball performances for Week 3 features two 1,000 point scorers
TOP PERFORMERS
Kaysie Dupuis, Parish Hill: Dupuis scored her 1,000 career point against Weaver in first quarter becoming the 11th player at the school to reach 1,000 points.
Emma Novajasky,…
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