S TRATFORD — Bunnell lost more than its two best players when Brett Bogdwicz and Zhyaire Fernandes received their diplomas. “I think we lost two special players that you don’t really see too often,” coach Sean Mignone said Tuesday. “We were lucky to have them as four-year starters.” Last season, Bogdwicz recorded a team-high 807 […]
Wrestling: Harding again looking for funding to run program in 2017-18
Eddie Santiago is again asking for help to save the wrestling program at Harding High School. A GoFundMe campaign has been set up to raise money for the program, which has existed on self-funding ever since the sport was cut from the city’s budget. The program has raised $1,420 from 15 donors through the GoFundMe […]
Football: New Canaan’s Grip It and Rip It Tournament celebrates 10th anniversary
NEW CANAAN — In the eyes of football purists, 7-on-7 passing camps couldn’t be further from the real thing. “It’s a little bit different because you’re not hitting anybody, there’s no rush on the quarterback and your wide receivers run undefeated,” the state’s co-winningest high school football coach, Lou Marinelli, said prior to this weekend’s […]
Football: New Canaan’s Pyne remains level headed as hype and recruiting speculation intensifies
NEW CANAAN — Few people understand how special it is to play quarterback at New Canaan better than John Marinelli, whose father, Lou, built the program into one of New England’s best. The younger Marinelli quarterbacked the Rams to state titles in 2001 and 2002 and returned after college as the team’s offensive coordinator. “It’s […]