David Plourde struck out 11 and didn’t allow a hit in Goodwin Tech’s 6-0 win over Windham Tech on Wednesday. Plourde allowed one base-runner on an error in the fourth inning, but immediately picked him off. He faced the minimum in a seven inning game. Goodwin Tech scored three runs in the first inning on […]
Baseball: Masuk's Shaffer masterful in complete game shutout of Staples
MONROE >> In the midst of a seven-game, nine-day stretch, Masuk coach Ralph Franco was forced to think out-of-the-box when it came to putting together a pitching plan. And, boy, did he hit the jackpot with Luke Shaffer on Tuesday when the Panthers hosted Staples at John Giampaolo Field. Shaffer, a senior, spoke up earlier in […]
2016-17 Register All-Area Gymnastics MVP: Erin Naclerio, Hand
When Erin Naclerio was 2 years old she remembers watching her sister at gymnastics practice and wanted to do the same thing. Her parents signed her up for a tumbling class and that was the start of her gymnastics career. Fifteen years have passed and now at the end of her junior year at Hand […]
The 2016-17 New Haven Register All-Area Gymnastics Team
The 2016-17 New Haven Register All-Area Gymnastics team. Compiled by Derek Turner. Photos by Catherine Avalone and Peter Hvizdak (Madison Clark). Designed by Sean Patrick Bowley. ••• Stats: Won the All Around title at the SCC championship meet with a score of 36.15. Also won the vault at SCCs. Placed 10th in the All […]
Baseball: Hall's Chase Jeter deals perfect game vs. Rockville
Hall junior Chase Jeter struck out 15 on 83 pitches as her was perfect in an 8-0 win over Rockville on Monday. Jeter struck out the first five batters of the game and struck out at least two in each inning except for the fourth when he got two ground balls and a fly out […]
Boys Basketball: Joshi's last second layup lifts Brookfield to first Class M title over Bloomfield
UNCASVILLE >> Height has rarely been an issue for the Bloomfield boys basketball team throughout the season and for the outgoing senior class that has just one starter listed over 6-feet tall, but Brookfield’s numerous big men posed an issue on the largest stage. The 11th-seeded Bobcats blocked six shots, pulled down 13 more rebounds […]
Girls Basketball: Briggs, Canton down Thomaston for second straight Class S state title
UNCASVILLE >> The girls Class S state final has been streaky in recent years. Thomaston made it four straight seasons, the last three have been vs. Canton. But the most recent streak is now Warriors victories: two. Third-seeded Canton upended fifth-seeded Thomaston 60-51 at Mohegan Sun Arena on Saturday to win its second straight Class […]
Girls Basketball: New London fights off Trumbull, wins second state title in four years
UNCASVILLE >> Experience paid dividends for New London in the Class LL state final. A year after falling to Capital Prep on the court at Mohegan Sun Arena, the third-seeded Whalers fought of top-seeded and No. 1 Trumbull 42-36 to win their second title in four years. New London’s other state title came in Class […]
Girls basketball: 2017 state championship preview capsules
Class LL No. 3 NEW LONDON (25-2) vs. No. 1 TRUMBULL (26-1) When: Saturday, 6:15 p.m. Where: Mohegan Sun Arena Watch Live: NFHS Network (Subscription required) Championship game appearances: New London is making its second straight state finals appearance and third overall. The Whalers lost to Capital Prep in Class L last season and beat Morgan in […]
Boys Basketball: East Hartford stings Kennedy in Class LL semis, advances to first state final since 1949
NEW HAVEN >> There are banners, jerseys and plaques adorning the walls of the Bernard C. Dandley Memorial Gymnasium at East Hartford High School that the boys basketball team looks at every practice and game. The most faded read, “Boys Basketball” and “1949.” That’s right, the Hornets had not been to a state championship basketball game in 68 […]
CHSCA Girls Basketball All-Star Festival to be held March 20
The Connecticut High School Coaches Association Girls Basketball All-Star Festival will take place on Monday, March 20 at North Haven High School. The annual showcase game will feature the state’s top senior girls basketball players in a double-header event divided up by CIAC playoff class. The S-M game is scheduled for 6 p.m. and the […]
Girls Basketball: No. 1 Trumbull escapes Mercy in OT, advances to Class LL final
MILFORD >> Trumbull’s magical season is going to end where every basketball team in Connecticut dreams of playing: Mohegan Sun Arena. The top-seeded Eagles fought off fifth-seeded Mercy 45-38 in overtime at Jonathan Law High School advance to the Class LL state championship this weekend in Uncasville. “I’m so proud,” Trumbull’s Taylor Brown said. “I […]
Boys Basketball: East Catholic races away from Fairfield Prep, into LL semifinal showdown with Hillhouse
East Catholic’s Mike McGuirl, basically saying “bring on Hillhouse” with this epic slam #ctbb pic.twitter.com/76QSBph4Bw — Sean Patrick Bowley (@SPBowley) March 11, 2017 MANCHESTER >> The Fairfield Prep student section’s attempt to razz East Catholic senior guard Mike McGuirl was all for naught. That’s because with four minutes left in the fourth quarter of the […]
Boys Basketball: Simmons' slam sparks Newington in Class L first round victory over North Haven
NEWINGTON >> Some players just ooze energy and excitement on the basketball court. They are the ones you go to see. Newington senior Jared Simmons is one of those players. Clinging to a three-point lead at the start of the second half, Simmons flew in from the left side of the court when he saw […]
Boys Basketball: Fairfield Warde exhales with final-second victory over Xavier in Class LL first round
This close…Warde hangs on and beats Xavier 55-54 #ctbb pic.twitter.com/yMax3yaOpW — Derek Turner (@DCT_Sports) March 7, 2017 FAIRFIELD >> Everyone in the gym was holding their breath as Xavier’s Kyle MacGillis hurled an inbound pass three-quarters of the way down the court at Fairfield Warde High School. Xavier had one last chance to win in […]
Boys Basketball: Weaver pulls away from Simsbury, East Catholic soars past Middletown; sets up heavyweight final
HARTFORD >> Stop us if you’ve heard this one. Weaver senior guards Jaecee and Chaylyn Martin took over the game and the Beavers won. Yup, the nth time in their great high school careers the Martin brothers were unstoppable. This time it was fifth-seeded Simsbury who couldn’t hang with top-seeded Weaver as the Beavers won 64-43 at […]
Boys Basketball: Monday's conference tournament semifinals highlights
Conference tournaments provide everything Connecticut high school basketball fans love: rivalries, stars and even heartbreak. On Monday as the semifinals in the SCC, NVL and SWC took place, all three of those story-lines and more unfolded in what was a wild night in boys hoops. Were you not able to get out to the game of […]
Girls Basketball: Bethel claws out first SWC title over New Fairfield
NEWTOWN >> A year ago the Bethel girls basketball team went 10-10 in the regular season and fell in the first round of the South-West Conference tournament to New Fairfield. What a difference a year makes. On Wednesday inside the Hawks Nest at Newtown, the second-seeded Wildcats pulled away from fifth-seeded New Fairfield in the […]
Class M Indoor Track: Tolland girls, Hillhouse boys keep dynasties alive
NEW HAVEN >> The kings and queens of Class M Indoor Track reign once again. For the third straight year both the Hillhouse boys and Tolland girls left the Floyd Little Athletic Center with Class M indoor track state championship plaques. For Tolland’s girls it was their fourth-consecutive title. It was the 3,200 meter run that sealed […]
Gymnastics: Mercy, rest of SCC hoping to put pressure on Hand for conference title
For the past eight years, the Southern Connecticut Conference gymnastics landscape has seen Hand High School on top of the mountain and the rest of the field still hiking up. The 2017 SCC championship meet Saturday at Law High at 2:30 p.m. is expected to continue the trend of the Tigers living in the castle […]
Girls Basketball: Glastonbury withstands Farmington on Senior Night
GLASTONBURY >> There were calls that both coaches questioned. There were calls both coaches asked for. But the players still had to play the game and when you look at the way they competed for 32 minutes, this one lived up to its billing. Things got chippy in the third quarter when both the coaches and […]
Indoor Track: Hillhouse girls win SCC championship in final event; Hamden boys claim 1st title since 2010
NEW HAVEN >> It came down to the final race of the day, but the Hillhouse girls indoor track and field team is back on top of the Southern Connecticut Conference. The Academics led Shelton 48-47 before the 4×400 relay and took care of business at their own Floyd Little Athletic Center winning the race […]
Indoor Track: Hamden boys looking to the top; Mercy hoping to stay there
The Southern Connecticut Conference indoor track championship meet on Friday at the Floyd Little Athletic Center will have a traditional feel for some teams, but others are looking to make some noise for the first time in a while. On the girls side, Mercy and Hillhouse, winners of five of the last six SCC championships, […]
Girls Basketball: No. 10 Notre Dame-Fairfield fights off No. 8 New Fairfield
FAIRFIELD >> Coming off a loss to South-West Conference leading Bethel on Wednesday, 10th-ranked Notre Dame-Fairfield had a chance to rebound against league rival and No. 8-ranked New Fairfield Friday night, and it did just that. Led by Gabrielle Joseph’s 16 points from the low post and a stifling defense in the second half, the Lancers (12-2) defeated the Rebels 37-31 […]
Boys Basketball: 3-pointers rained for No. 8 Middletown in victory over Rocky Hill
ROCKY HILL >> It was one of those nights where you just knew the ball was going to go in for Middletown. The eighth-ranked team in the GameTimeCT/New Haven Register Top-10 boys basketball poll drained 12 3-pointers — eight in the second half — as it beat Rocky Hill 78-56 on McCabe Court at Rocky […]
Boys Basketball: No. 7 East Catholic grounds Bloomfield
BLOOMFIELD >> There was no shortage of talent on the court at Bloomfield High School Friday night for a match-up of two, one-loss teams in the Central Connecticut Conference. But this game came down to a matter of depth and East Catholic has what Bloomfield is lacking. Eight of nine Eagles that entered the game […]
Boys Basketball: Reaves, Notre Dame-Fairfield start fast, finish off Immaculate
FAIRFIELD >> There are hot starts and then there is what Notre Dame-Fairfield did to Immaculate in the first quarter on Tuesday night. The Lancers made four 3-pointers and took a 16-0 lead before surrendering its first points of the game with 3.9 seconds left in the first quarter to set the tone in the Sister […]
Boys Basketball: Smoot, South Windsor clip Hartford Public
SOUTH WINDSOR >> Two years ago, in Jim Dargati’s first year as head coach, the South Windsor boys basketball team won some exciting games and made a run in the Class LL state tournament. That team was the definition of under-the-radar. But no longer. After a 61-52 win over previously unbeaten Hartford Public at home […]
2016 New Haven Register Area Girls Volleyball Team
The 2016 New Haven Register Girls Volleyball Team. Compiled by Derek Turner. Portraits by Catherine Avalone. Designed by Sean Patrick Bowley. ••• [aesop_image imgwidth=”720″ img=”http://www.gametimect.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Area-Girls-Volleyball-Kathleen-Walsh-1.png” align=”center” lightbox=”on” captionposition=”left”] Stats: Helped the Spartans to a 22-2 overall record including their second straight SCC tournament championship. Recorded 353 kills, 201 digs and 28 aces. Had a season-high […]
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