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TORRINGTON >> Summer’s over? Not to worry; football’s here. A pretty good crowd testified to that feeling Friday night at Torrington’s Robert H. Frost Sports Complex as neighbors Gilbert/Northwestern and Torrington banged out the final pre-season scrimmage for both teams. “I’m looking for us to improve as a unit,” said Torrington Coach Gaitan Rodriguez, whose […]
WEST HAVEN >> No. 10 Barlow beat No. 4 Torrington 4-2 for the Class L State Softball Championship Saturday afternoon in a game that promoted a couple of radical ideas. First, maybe there’s such a thing as too much experience. Second, maybe one lights-out softball pitcher isn’t enough. Both teams arrived at West Haven for […]
WEST HAVEN >> No. 10 Barlow beat No. 4 Torrington 4-2 for the Class L State Softball Championship Saturday afternoon in a game that promoted a couple of radical ideas. First, maybe there’s such a thing as too much experience. Second, maybe one lights-out softball pitcher isn’t enough. Both teams arrived at West Haven for […]
BRISTOL >> Holy Cross, a one-loss team that rolled through the first three rounds of the Class S State Baseball Tournament with a 35-1 edge over opponents, found a way to beat No. 5 Housatonic 3-1 in the semifinal round Wednesday afternoon at Muzzy Field in spite of being out-hit 7-0. If the Crusaders win […]
WATERTOWN >> On a day and a course meant to test anybody’s love for golf, Portland dug in to defend its Division IV State Golf Championship with a vengeance Monday at Watertown’s Crestbrook Park Golf Course. The Highlanders beat second-place Immaculate by nine strokes, 323-332, on a course that held psychological rewards for those […]
WATERTOWN >> On a day and a course meant to test anybody’s love for golf, Portland dug in to defend its Division IV State Golf Championship with a vengeance Monday at Watertown’s Crestbrook Park Golf Course. The Highlanders beat second-place Immaculate by nine strokes, 323-332, on a course that held psychological rewards for those […]
TORRINGTON >> Torrington softball pitcher Ali DuBois and North Haven’s Lauren Card battled for five innings with four hits between them before the Red Raiders scored in the bottom of the sixth inning for a 2-0 Class L state quarterfinal win Friday afternoon at Torrington High School. The win was a touch of revenge for […]
TORRINGTON >> Torrington’s softball team overcame a slow start for a third win this season, 4-1, over Rockville in a Class L second round state tournament game at Torrington High School Wednesday afternoon. “You kind of know what to expect,” said Torrington first baseman Amanda Thiel (2-for-3, 2 RBI), returning to the field after missing […]
HARWINTON >> Lewis Mills freshman Colby Norton won a sudden-death play-off with Wamogo’s Sean Brady for the individual title in a Berkshire League All-Star Golf Tournament that managed to flash back an entire BL season Tuesday morning at Harwinton’s Fairview Farm Golf Course. Gilbert seemingly came out of nowhere to surprise perennial champion Lewis Mills […]
THOMASTON >> Northwestern’s softball team left no doubters to its claim to sole possession of the Berkshire League Championship in a 15-2 romp over defending champion Thomaston Thursday afternoon at Thomaston High School. Every Highlander did her job perfectly in a regular-season finale steering Northwestern (18-2; 17-1 BL) into next week’s Class M State Tournament […]
NAUGATUCK >> For the second year in a row, in a dramatic NVL softball tournament confrontation between Holy Cross and Torrington, the Crusaders found a way to win, this time 3-2 in a semifinal game at Naugatuck High School Tuesday afternoon. Last year, it was a walk-off home run in the bottom of the seventh […]
TORRINGTON >> Ansonia delivered Coach Mike Vacca’s 500th career victory with a 10-3 win at Torrington’s Fuessenich Park Monday afternoon. Vacca, in his 40th year with the Chargers, issued his formula before the game began between the two young teams. “That (career win) number is not important,” he said. “The important thing is we have […]
WINSTED >> A hitter’s wind favored the Northwestern softball team’s deep lineup in an 8-2 victory over Wamogo Tuesday afternoon at Northwestern High School. The win pushed the Highlanders into a head-to-head tie with the Warriors for first place in the Berkshire League. Wamogo (7-2 overall, 6-1 BL), which came in undefeated at the top of the league, grabbed a […]
WATERBURY >> Holy Cross softball beat Torrington 1-0 Tuesday afternoon in a game that every good softball team lives for. The two-time defending Class S state champion Crusaders (5-1) faced the Class L semifinalists Red Raiders (3-2) with their ace pitchers on the mound and the core of the teams that brought them to last […]
By Peter Wallace THOMASTON >> Thomaston’s softball team stayed undefeated (3-0) in a 4-3 win over Lewis Mills (1-1) Tuesday afternoon that played as much on confidence as it did on talent. Thomaston’s Alexa Milius accounted for all four Golden Bear runs with two home runs (3 RBI) and, indirectly, a wild pitch scoring […]
TORRINGTON >> When Torrington junior lefthander Brian Bassler finished his first career start after three innings at Torrington’s Fuessenich Park Monday afternoon, Holy Cross led a tight game 3-1. Crusader starter Chris Flynn left two outs into the next inning, tucking away an 11-1 lead on the way to a 19-1 final rout. Holy Cross […]
LITCHFIELD >> Rose Kelly scored 23 points in Wamogo’s 45-36 win over Terryville Monday evening at Wamogo High School. The Warriors led 34-19 into the final quarter when Terryville bounced back behind Zoe Jabs, with a team-high 12 points for the game. Boys Basketball Wamogo 63, Terryville 39 >> Reid Turtoro (18 points) and Garrett […]
TORRINGTON >> Defending Class S boys basketball champion Immaculate played one of its best games of the year while Torrington played one of its worst Monday night at Torrington High School. The result was a 70-42 massacre by the Mustangs that looked worse than the final score when it mattered in the first half. “They […]
TORRINGTON >> Torrington girls basketball (10-3) played a world-beating first quarter, then coasted to a 53-22 win over Naugatuck Saturday evening at Torrington High School. “We came out on all cylinders and then we took a break,” said Coach Mike Fritch. “That first quarter (25-0) was the best we’ve played all year.” Naugatuck (6-9) drubbed […]
TORRINGTON >> As expected, Torrington girls basketball (9-3) romped, 61-29, over winless Wilby (0-13) Friday night at Torrington High School. But a ho-hum game becomes an opportunity to showcase a Red Raider coach whose teams are consistently this dominant in the Naugatuck Valley League, often regardless of innate talents. Mike Fritch, a 24-year veteran who […]
LITCHFIELD >> Gilbert’s girls basketball team cemented a two-point half-time lead at Wamogo with a huge third quarter to win going away, 54-40. Liz Wexler scored 22 points and Deanna Delacruz, 12, leading the Yellowjackets (9-4) through the 21-8 third quarter to the win. Rose Kelly’s 10 points led the Warriors (4-10). Thomaston 60, Shepaug […]
WINSTED >> Northwestern boys basketball (9-2) blasted out of a close game with Shepaug (5-8) with a huge fourth quarter at Northwestern High School Thursday evening for a 68-50 win. Leading just 48-42 after three quarters against the Spartans, the Highlanders flew home with a 20-8 final period. Sheldon Green led the effort with 14 […]
THOMASTON >> Thomaston boys basketball (6-5) turned a close game against Nonnewaug (5-6) into a fourth-quarter run-away at Thomaston High School for a 59-45 win Thursday night. The Golden Bears overcame a 6-0 Nonnewaug start for a narrow 24-22 lead by the half, 40-37 after three quarters. Then they lit their engines on offense and […]
TORRINGTON >> Torrington’s swimming team emerged from a meet full of split-second decisions with a 95-73 win over Watertown Wednesday night at the Torrington YMCA. Torrington finished one, two in the 200-yard medley relay by seconds and JT Barth kept it up in the 200-yard freestyle by two seconds, but the time fractions began to […]
TORRINGTON >> New London, the number one-ranked girls basketball team in the GameTimeCT state poll, beat Torrington 45-23 Wednesday night in a game reminiscent of Tuesday’s ugly weather. For drivers on the road or on the court, extenuating circumstances were plentiful. New London, 14-0, a class M-sized school, pays the penalty of their success, being […]
TORRINGTON >> Holy Cross boys swimming, the Class S state runner-up for the past two years, beat Torrington handily, 85-77, at the Torrington YMCA Friday night. The Crusaders, 5-1 overall, have lost only to non-league opponent Avon while sweeping through the Naugatuck Valley League (5-0) on a pace to go undefeated. The good news for […]
WINSTED >> Northwestern’s girls basketball team came through in overtime for a 57-51 win over Thomaston at Northwestern High School Friday evening. Handing the defending Berkshire League champions their first league loss in a Golden Bear string of 38 league wins, the Highlanders (7-5) worked back to a tie from a three-point first-quarter deficit, then […]
WINSTED >> Liz Wexler, Deanna Delacruz and Grace Valickis led Gilbert’s girls basketball team to a 59-44 win over Terryville Thursday evening at The Gilbert School. In a balanced attack with seven Yellowjackets in the scorebook, Wexler had 16 points, Delacruz, 13 and Valickis 10. Joanna Johnson led all scorers with 19 for the Kangaroos. […]
THOMASTON >> Thomaston’s girls basketball team (9-0 in the Berkshire League) highlighted its ability to adapt in a 47-25 win over Nonnewaug (5-5 Berkshire League) Thursday night at Thomaston High School. Nonnewaug came in with a plan to stop All-State center Casey Carangelo, averaging 33 points last week. Playing a 2-3 zone, the Chiefs collapsed […]
