East Haven native Nick Capone announced on Twitter Tuesday that he has committed to play hockey at UConn.
Capone, a Register All-State selection as a freshman at East Haven, has spent the past two years at …
Manchester High students seeking mascot change
A group of Manchester High School students is pushing for the school to change its nickname and mascot. Manchester High has been known as the Indians since 1949, but the Student Activist Team is petitioning for a change. The school has de-emphasized the mascot in recent years, shifting its logo from a Native American figure […]
Rivera leaves MacDuffie, takes over at Woodstock Academy’s basketball prep program
Jacque Rivera has been tabbed to replace Tony Bergeron as the new head coach of The Woodstock Academy prep boys basketball program. Rivera, 31, coached at The MacDuffie School in Granby, Mass. the past five seasons, taking the team to the New England Prep School Athletic Council AA postseason tournament in three of those seasons. […]
West All-Stars win both CHSCA Senior Girls Basketball games
Had a fun time time Coaching the West team in the CHSCA Senior all Game! West won 76-62! Congrats to all that participated on amazing HS Careers. Good luck in college! pic.twitter.com/o07zlDbfK3 — Pomperaug Girls Basketball (@PomperaugB) March 19, 2019 Both of the West squads won the Connecticut High School Coaches Association’s Senior All-Star girls […]
Westhill girls basketball tops Immaculate
STAMFORD—Peyton Hackett poured in a game-high 20 points to lead a fourth-quarter rally as the Westhill High School girls basketball team posted a 51-46 non-league home win over Immaculate High School Saturday at the J. Wal…
Stolstajner, Cromwell cruise past East Hampton
Cromwell had its 3-point shot working Friday night and the Panthers took over the lead in the Shoreline Conference with a 63-32 rout of host East Hampton.
Junior forward Vanessa Stolstajner, Cromwell’s lead…
Inside the Box Podcast: Greenwich’s coach Chris Rurak and captain Matt Davey join the show
Welcome to the fourth episode of the Inside of the Box high school hockey podcast. Greenwich head coach Chris Rurak and captain Matt Davey joined the show for an interview before their Winter Classic game. It was a short week, but no worries as Pete and Mike got to the rinks over the last two […]
Courtside with Joe Morelli podcast: Ludlowe’s John Dailey
Welcome back to Courtside with Joe Morelli. For our second episode, Joe and Sean talked with Ludlowe’s sixth year coach John Dailey, whose team — which won just two games last year — tipped off the young season by toppling FCIAC favorite Danbury 41-39 to start the year 1-1. Dailey talked with Joe and Sean about […]
Windham Tech boys, Abbott Tech girls Win CTC cross country titles
Your CTC girls XC CHAMPIONS! @DanburySports @GameTimeCT @HenryAbbottTech #wolverinepride pic.twitter.com/Wn2CTuOMRC — Wolverine Athletics (@AbbottAthletics) October 15, 2018 CTC championships at Wickham Park, Manchester Boys Team scores: 1. Windham Tech 39, 2. Ellis Tech 77, 3. Wilcox Tech 83, 4. Platt Tech 102, 5. Prince Tech 118, 6. Kaynor Tech 149, 7. Abbott Tech 175, 8. […]
Danbury High hall of fame induction dinner set
The Danbury High School Athletic all of Fame’s 12th-annual induction ceremony is scheduled for Oct. 26 from 6 to 10 p.m. at the Amber Room Colonnade in Danbury.
This year’s honorees will include the 2004 and 2005 state champion girls golf team…
HS Football Week 3 Top Performances, Week 4 Games to Watch
Top Performances New London’s FRANKIE PRATTS caught a 45 yard touchdown from Owen George with 23.2 left in 25-24 upset win over No. 9 Killingly (video, above, via The Day of New London). Maloney’s ELLIOT GOOD threw four touchdown all in the second quarter in 60-20 win over Bristol Eastern Plainville’s FRANK GRIFFIN returned to the […]
The No Name Football Podcast: A new No. 1, best/worst things we saw, Prep school outlook
The No Name GameTimeCT Football Podcast is back for its second episode. After a wild first weekend of the season, Pete, Sean and Kyle are here to discuss what happened. We talked the best things we saw this week, we talked the worst things we saw. There is a new No. 1 in the GameTimeCT […]
GFA hires Mike Jarvis II as boys basketball coach
WESTPORT — Mike Jarvis II, a former Division I player and coach, has been named the new boys varsity basketball coach at Greens Farms Academy in Westport.
“I’m excited to build upon what’s been done here before,” Jarvis said. “I’m looking forw…
The 2018 CHSLCA All-American / All-State Boys Lacrosse Teams
2018 CHSLCA All-Americans Attack John DeLucia, Guilford, Jr. Logan McGovern, Darien, Sr. (Bryant) Brian Minicus, Darien, Sr. (Colgate) Mason Reale, Fairfield Prep, Jr. Midfield Nick Crovatto, New Canaan, Sr. (Bucknell) Jack Joyce, Darien, Sr. (Pennsylvania) Quintin O’Connell, New Canaan, Jr. Joe Scarfi, Wilton, Sr. (St. Lawrence) Blake Sommi, Darien, Sr. (Tufts) Evan Zinn, Staples, Sr. […]
The 2018 CIAC Girls Lacrosse Tournament Pairings / Scoreboard
The 2018 CIAC Girls Lacrosse Tournament scoreboard and schedule. Results will be updated throughout the tournament. Links to CIAC brackets provided. CLASS L QUALIFYING ROUND Friday, May 25 South Windsor 15, Southington 11 Staples 17, Simsbury 4 Saturday, May 26 Brien McMahon 11, Trumbull 10 Shelton 23, Norwich Free Academy 12 FIRST ROUND Tuesday, May […]
North Branford claims Shoreline girls lacrosse championship over Old Lyme
NBGL 2018 SHORELINE CHAMPS #ctglax a stellar win against Old Lyme 10-7!!!!! pic.twitter.com/8ujGe8hMZA — North Branford Girls Lacrosse (@nbglax) May 25, 2018 CLINTON — Jessie Kilburn scored four goals and Carly Sorrentino made 11 saves as North Branford won the Shoreline Conference girls lacrosse championship Thursday at the Indian River Complex. Emmy Norton scored three […]
Boys Volleyball: Oxford sweeps Kolbe Cathedral
OXFORD 3, KOLBE CATHEDRAL 0 Game scores: Oxford 25-10, 25-17, 25-15. Records: Kolbe Cathedral 3-14, Oxford 11-6. Highlights: KC—Kafo Bagaden had 10 kills and two blocks. Johnathan Darant had five kills and 14 digs. Bernard Schuler had 18 assists. O—John Dambruso had four kills and 15 digs. Aaron King had seven kills and nine digs. […]
Boys Lacrosse: Salisbury ends Brunswick’s 29-game win streak
Brunswick School suffered its first loss of the season Friday night, as it was defeated by lacrosse rival Salisbury School, 13-10, on the road in a Western New England Division I matchup. Ranked second in the nation entering the much-anticipated game, the Bruins are 14-1 on the season and had a 29-game winning streak heading […]
Boys Volleyball: Cheshire sweeps Masuk
CHESHIRE 3, MASUK 0 Game scores: Cheshire 28-26, 25-18, 25-14. Records: Cheshire 8-5, Masuk 8-8. Highlights: C—Colby Hayes had 11 kills, two aces and one dig. Berkley Fang had four digs, three aces and one kill. M—Tristan McDonough had 10 kills and four digs. Will Santee had six kills, three blocks and two digs.
Boys Lacrosse: Brunswick turns early deficit into convincing win over Choate
Trailing by two goals early in Wednesday’s game against visiting Choate Rosemary Hall, the Brunswick School lacrosse team found itself in an unfamilar situation. Yet the Bruins didn’t stay in it very long. Ranked second in the nation, the Bruins rallied to register a 16-8 victory, improving their record to 12-0 overall and 6-0 in […]
Girls Basketball: USA Today’s 2018 All-USA Connecticut team
USA Today announced its All-USA Connecticut girls basketball team on Tuesday. Mercy’s Bella Santoro was named the Player of the Year and was first team alongside East Haven stars Makenzie Helms and Kylie Schlottman. Mary Baskerville of Enfield and Olivia Summiel of Marianapolis Prep were also first team. Keith Moyer, of Class L champion […]
Boys Basketball: USA Today’s 2018 All-USA Connecticut team
USA Today announced its All-USA Connecticut boys basketball team. Woodstock Academy’s Tre Mitchell was named the Player of the Year. Gatorate State Player of the Year Jaiden Delaire of Loomis Chaffee also made first team along with CIAC players Sean Conway (Warde), Tyler Bourne (Notre Dame-Fairfield) and Dev Ostrowski (East Lyme) Chris Watts of Notre […]
The 2017-18 CHSCA All-State hockey teams
The 2017-2018 Connecticut High School Coaches Association All-State Boys Hockey Teams Postseason Awards Asst. Coach of the Year: Bill Graves (Guilford) Player of the Year: Timothy Arena (Farmington Valley) CHSCA Team of the Year: Eastern CT Eagles Division I MVP: Alex Mozian (Greenwich) First Team Forwards: Aden Hotchkiss (Xavier), Brennan Horn (Northwest Catholic), Alex Mozian […]
Indoor Track: Danbury sprint medley relay comes from behind to win national championship
What had already been an extraordinary season for a group of track and field stars from Danbury got even better at the New Balance Indoor Nationals, being held at the Armory in New York City this weekend. The Danbury Track Club relay team consisting of Danbury High School runners Malachi Lorick, Glenroy Ford, Sean-Michael Parkinson […]
Girls hockey site moved; FCIAC swimming postponed
A power outage has forced the CHSGHA state girls hockey tournament to move its games to Terry Connors Rink in Stamford Saturday. The games were originally scheduled to be held at the Darien Ice House, but a power outage in the town forced the move. Darien will play Simsbury at 6:35 p.m., followed by New […]
Long-time Middletown Press sports columnist Jim Bransfield dies
Long-time sports writer and columnist Jim Bransfield died Saturday afternoon after a short illness. Bransfield had been at The Middletown Press in different roles for close to 30 years. He was also a retired teacher and paraeducator from the Middletown Public Schools. “Jim Bransfield was an extraordinary man. A loving father and educator who touched […]
2018 ECC Division II Girls Basketball Tournament Bracket
The 2018 ECC Division II Girls Basketball Tournament will begin Wednesday, Feb. 14 with two qualifying games and continue with quarterfinal games on Thursday, Feb. 15 at higher seeds. The semifinals will be held Saturday, Feb. 15 at Norwich Free Academy at noon and 2 p.m. The Championship will be held Wednesday, Feb. 21, 5:30 […]
Apply for CT Sportswriters’ Alliance’s Bohdan Kolinsky Memorial Sports Journalism Scholarship
The Bohdan Kolinsky Memorial Sports Journalism Scholarship, presented by the Connecticut Sports Writers’ Alliance, honors the memory of Bohdan Kolinsky, longtime school sports editor of the Hartford Courant, who died in 2003. The scholarship provides a one-time award of $2,500 to a high school senior from Connecticut who is admitted to an accredited four-year college […]
Wrestling: Danbury tops Trumbull to claim 403rd-straight FCIAC match
The Danbury wrestling team scored a 47-18 win over Trumbull at home Wednesday afternoon, its 403th straight in the FCIAC. The Hatters improved to 7-0 this season with the triumph. Danbury 47, Trumbull 18 (at Danbury High): 106: Tyler Johnson (D) dec. Jack Ryan (T) 3-2; 113: Ben LeBlanc (D) pin Brandon Neri-Jacobs (T) 3:25; […]