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The next step in Zach Allen’s football odyssey took place on Friday night when the former New Canaan star and 2014 New Haven Register All-State Player of the Year, was selected by the Arizona Cardinals with the top pick in the third round. Allen is the first former FCIAC product to go in the top […]
What a statement by the @NBHurricanes tonight. @_Tahjeyopp + co. put up 63 (!!) on East Hartford and improved to 7-1. @NBHSCT #cthsfb pic.twitter.com/fN0m1wQJb5 — Elliott Polakoff (@ElliottPolakoff) November 3, 2018 NEW BRITAIN — The night’s work was done for New Britain seniors Shawn Robinson and Tahje Yopp and it was certainly a performance worthy […]
EAST HARTFORD — With the cameras rolling and the tape recorders running, Southington defensive back Matt Thompson let the assembled media take a trip down memory lane, even if it was a place he never wants to visit again. Not long after his three fourth-quarter interceptions keyed the visiting Blue Knights to a 42-27 victory […]
@MaloneyFootball gets an impressive 40-25 win over EO Smith. @CCC_conference @MaloneySpartans @MhsGreenMachine #cthsfb pic.twitter.com/Tjpgtw72MK — CT Sports Now (@CT_Sports_Now) September 29, 2018 STORRS — During one impressive stretch, the undefeated Maloney football team defense got downright offensive. The visiting Spartans turned six first-half turnovers into 20 points in the 40-25 CCC interdivision victory on Friday night. “We […]
ELLINGTON — Holding court with the media after pitching the Manchester National Little League team to the Connecticut Section 4 championship, Jack Stokes found himself on the receiving end of a bucket of ice-cold water, courtesy of his rather grateful teammates. Before getting back to the matter of recapping his special day in Manchester National’s […]
Nine months ago Dan Orlovsky announced his retirement after playing in the NFL for more than a decade but it was clear that he was not bidding adieu to the game of football. Perhaps the former Shelton High School and UConn quarterback would be given a spot on the UConn coaching staff by his former […]
STORRS — With an entire season to put together a recruiting class, UConn football coach Randy Edsall headed into some areas where he enjoyed success during his first stint at the helm of the Huskies. Securing commitments from defensive backs in South Florida has worked well in the past, so perhaps Keyshawn Paul will continue […]
NEW HAVEN >> The trace of a smile comes to the face of Travis Jones when the UConn football commit looks back on his last season without football. Jones played the sport as a seventh grader, but then it was time for the next adventure. Let’s just say that more than a few coaches and […]
John Acquavita knows a thing or two about developing major college linemen. During his successful run at Hyde, Bruce Campbell started at Maryland before playing three seasons in the NFL, Richard Kittrell was one of the state’s most heavily recruited players 15 years ago before committing to Iowa while Martin Parker won a national championship […]
Although Seymour debuted at No. 3 in the New Haven Register Top 10 softball poll, some in the program felt as if those on the outside viewed the Wildcats as more vulnerable than in past years. Losing All-State pitcher Raeanne Geffert, who won 88 games and was a career .412 hitter, as well as RBI […]
WEST HAVEN >> The plan was forming in Briana Marcelino as she developed a reputation as one of the rising softball stars in the town of Madison not too many years ago. Marcelino was part of a talented group of prodigies eager to be the class to lead the Hand High program to its first […]
WEST HAVEN >> Shari Minalga’s final time singing the national anthem as a member of the Seymour softball team had come to an end, and as the multi-faceted senior headed out of the press box at Biondi Field, Minalga said to nobody in particular, ‘It is time to win a state championship.” With North Branford […]
WEST HAVEN >> Shari Minalga’s final time singing the national anthem as a member of the Seymour softball team had come to an end, and as the multi-faceted senior headed out of the press box at Biondi Field, Minalga said to nobody in particular, ‘It is time to win a state championship.” With North Branford […]
WEST HAVEN >> The memories of an 11-run loss in the FCIAC tournament certainly lessened the profile of the Trumbull softball team heading into the always competitive CIAC Class LL tournament. When picking the favorites to emerge victorious in LL, Trumbull might have been behind conference rivals Stamford, Westhill and Darien as well as top-seeded […]
Sarah Lawton’s 13th strikeout gives Holy Cross 3rd straight #ctsb Class S title pic.twitter.com/P5c0JxX21u — Jim Fuller (@NHRJimFuller) June 10, 2017 WEST HAVEN >> Calling Sarah Lawton and Jenna Mowad the odd couple for the Holy Cross High School softball team doesn’t just seem appropriate because there is simply not much peculiar about the All-State […]
STRATFORD >> The faces and perhaps even the names of the powerhouse high school softball programs may change over the years but if there is one constant it is that dominant, workhorse pitchers tend to be in the spotlight when the CIAC softball champions are being crowned. There certainly are some hard-throwing aces who either […]
CLASS L No. 4 TORRINGTON (21-4) vs. No. 10 BARLOW (19-7) When: Saturday, 1 p.m. Where: Biondi Field, West Haven Championship game appearances: Both teams making first appearances in state title game. What to look for: Barlow’s top hitter is senior shortstop and UConn signee Briana Marcelino, a former Madison resident who was hitting .617 […]
CLASS L No. 4 TORRINGTON (21-4) vs. No. 10 BARLOW (19-7) When: Saturday, 1 p.m. Where: Biondi Field, West Haven Championship game appearances: Both teams making first appearances in state title game. What to look for: Barlow’s top hitter is senior shortstop and UConn signee Briana Marcelino, a former Madison resident who was hitting .617 […]
STRATFORD >> Inning after inning Southington softball coach Davina Hernandez reminded her players of the game plan against recently-named Gatorade state player of the year Abby Abramson. Four innings into the Class LL semifinal at DeLuca Field, it didn’t appear as if the message was getting across. That all changed in one action-packed fifth inning […]
No. 2 HOLY CROSS (24-2) vs. No. 9 ST. PAUL (21-5) When: Friday, 7 p.m. Where: Biondi Field, West Haven Radio/Internet: WAVZ 1300-AM Championship game appearances: St. Paul is making its first appearance; Holy Cross, the two-time defending champion, is making its sixth appearance in the state finals winning the Class LL title in 1989 in […]
Molly Adamo records final out of sixth inning to leave bases loaded as Seymour advances to #ctsb Class M final pic.twitter.com/M0cEJ4RqV6 — Jim Fuller (@NHRJimFuller) June 8, 2017 STRATFORD >> Scoring opportunities certainly came early in often as perennial postseason rivals Seymour and St. Joseph stepped onto DeLuca Field on Wednesday night eyeing a spot […]
Final out as North Branford defeats Northwestern Regional 7-1 in #ctsb Class M semifinal pic.twitter.com/H8v8NxlDCt — Jim Fuller (@NHRJimFuller) June 8, 2017 STRATFORD >> With each stride Northwestern Regional center fielder Ellie Olsen took towards the center-field fence drove Sydney Senerchia that much closer to a state of speechlessness. The junior left-handed pitcher was already […]
Final out as North Branford defeats Northwestern Regional 7-1 in #ctsb Class M semifinal pic.twitter.com/H8v8NxlDCt — Jim Fuller (@NHRJimFuller) June 8, 2017 STRATFORD >> With each stride Northwestern Regional center fielder Ellie Olsen took towards the center-field fence drove Sydney Senerchia that much closer to a state of speechlessness. The junior left-handed pitcher was already […]
MANCHESTER >> The LL Championships at Manchester were suspended due to lightning and will be completed on Thursday at 1pm at Willow Brook Park (prior to the 3 p.m. Class S meet). Hamden’s Gay double winner Aisha Gay arrived at Manchester High School on Wednesday setting her sights in being a double winner in the CIAC Class LL […]
MANCHESTER >> There were no thoughts about a chaotic couple of weeks when construction left the Middletown boys’ track and field team as a state title contender without the use of their facility but one last race that stood between the Blue Dragons and the CIAC Class L title. When Garrett Dandridge crossed the line, […]
5 STORY LINES TO WATCH 1. BUCKLE UP Plot line: For the first time since 2012, there are no undefeated teams in either Class LL or L. It should make for wide open tournaments. Defending Class LL champion Cheshire went wire to wire as the No. 1 team in the Register Top 10 poll and […]
SEYMOUR >> Caitlyn O’Hara would love to have declared herself the bunter to top all the other bunters but the Seymour center fielder knew she could not make that declaration and keep a straight face not with how she had fared in some of her attempts to get a bunt down in recent games. However, […]
GUILFORD >> There will come a time when Hollis Wivell hits the road to suit up for the Florida-based national powerhouse travel ball Gold Coast Hurricanes before arriving at UConn for the next stage of her softball odyssey, but there are still some things to tend to closer to home. Wivell has played a starring […]
Coming off a run of five straight seasons without posting a winning record and with just one senior on the roster, those outside the Hopkins softball program might not have had lofty expectations for the Hilltoppers. However, it didn’t take long for veteran Hopkins coach Cindy Chase to realize her 37th Hilltoppers’ squad had the […]
