North Haven 15, Pomperaug 3 North Haven 6 3 5 2 – 15 Pomperaug 0 1 1 1 – 3 Team Records: NH 1-0; Pomperaug 0-1 Goals: NH–Orth 5, Mongillo 4, Broggi 3, Mills 1, Pearson 1, McInnis 1; P–Rafferty 2, Brown 1. Assists: […]
Saturday’s Girls Lacrosse Roundup
Branford 15, Haddam-Killingworth 3 H-K 0 3 — 3 BRANFORD 11 5 — 15 Records: HK 0-1, Branford 1-0. Scoring: HK—Abbre Bagholi 1 goal, Morgan Madore 1g, Becca Conti 1g,Sophie Gromala 1 assist; B—Sophie Spencer 5g, Sabrina Torcellini 3g, LanLe Crotty 2g, Autumn 1g 2a, Erin O’Brien 1 goal, Brianna Shaw 1g, Karly King 1g, […]
Saturday’s Baseball Roundup
Guilford 5, Lyman Hall 0 Lyman Hall 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 3 Guilford 0 1 0 0 4 0 X — 5 7 2 Batteries: V: LH: J.Ranney, R. Edeen (5) and M. Pizzi; H: Noah Rubino, Tom Cattaneo and Matt Donlan WP: Noah Rubino (1-0), LP: Jake Ranney […]
Saturday’s Softball roundup
Branford 19, Cross 12 Wilbur Cross 120 070 2 — 12 4 3 Branford 355 150 x — 19 18 1 Batteries: WC–Syd Vallombroso (LP), Jeralyn Gary (4) and Marchela Corolla; B–Lexi Falcigno, (WP) and Jackie DaRos. 2B: C–Sera Amato, 2; Olivia Ferrara; B–Julia Falcigno, Abbie Spivey, Alycia Ferretti; 3B: C–Ferrara; B–Lexi Falcigno; HR: B –Jackie […]
Monday’s New Haven County girls basketball roundup: Career advances to Class M semis
No. 2 Mercy 55, No. 7 Norwalk 26: Meghan DeVille had 18 points and Bella Santoro added 16 to lead the Tigers to their CIAC Class LL quarterfinal win in Middletown. DeVille scored her 1,000th career point in the game. Lexi Leon added 10 points for the Tigers (25-1). Mercy 55, Norwalk 26 (at Middletown) […]
Monday’s New Haven County boys basketball roundup: Raines leads NDWH into D-I second round
Connor Raines had 30 points to lead the No. 15 Notre Dame-West Haven boys basketball team to a 69-41 win over No. 18 Northwest Catholic in a CIAC Division I tournament first round game in West Haven on Monday. Mike Brooks added 20 points and Zach Laput added nine for the Green Knights. Luca Mirabello […]
Boys hockey: Team chemistry, effort propelling Sheehan; Fairfield Prep rolling
Sheehan coach Dave Festa, in his 10th season coaching the Titans, is enjoying his best start at 7-2 and one of the big reasons is team chemistry with seniors, juniors, sophomores and freshmen all contributing. “As we were going through preseason practices, I could see the potential in this team,” Festa said. “Due to the […]
Brunswick receives First Team Safe Sports Award
The National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) recently recognized Brunswick School with its First Team Safe Sports School Award. The award champions safety and recognizes secondary schools that provide safe environments for student athl…
Friday’s High School Football Roundup: Montano, North Haven stifle No. 4 Cheshire
BETHEL — Christ N’Dabian, Richard Souffrant and Jarrod Davis each scored one touchdown as Bunnell blanked Bethel, 23-0, in a SWC football game Friday night.The Bulldogs scored 13 points in the second quarter on a 7-yard touchdown run by N..
Boys and Girls Track: SCC teams pull off a few surprises at State Open
NEW BRITAIN >> It was an interesting day at the CIAC State Open boys and girls track meet at Willow Brook Park on Monday. While Southern Connecticut Conference friendly rivals Aisha Gay of Hamden and Caroline O’Neil of Hand were providing excitement in the girls competition, the Hand boys accumulated enough points throughout the meet […]
Girls swimming: Stars of the week, meet of the week
STARS OF THE WEEK Sarah Fitzgerald, Foran: She won the 200 individual medley (2:17.59) and 100 breaststroke (1:11.20) in a 97-81 loss to Hand and won the 200 individual medley (2:16.77) and 100 butterfly (1:03.96) in a 96-85 loss to Cheshire. Casey Loughlin, Lyman Hall: She won the 100 individual medley (2:16.75) and 100 backstroke […]
Portland and Litchfield finish one-two in Division IV golf after a combined wait of 70 years
HARWINTON >> Two teams waiting a combined 70 years for a state golf championship finished first and second in the CIAC Division IV Golf Tournament at Harwinton’s Fairview Farm Golf Course on Tuesday. Portland shot a phenomenal 306 over the par-72 course for its first state title in 30 years. Litchfield tied three-time defending champion […]
Class LL softball: Cheshire's Abramson (17Ks) fires 1-hitter against Middletown
CHESHIRE >> So that’s what an undefeated Class LL Final Four softball team looks like. That may well be what the members of the Middletown High softball team were saying to themselves on the bus ride home from their Class LL quarterfinal match with Cheshire after the Rams dismantled the Blue Dragons, 9-0, at Cheshire […]
GameTimeCT / Register Top 10 Lacrosse Poll: Darien No. 1, New Canaan No. 2 ahead of Saturday's clash
Defending Class L champion Darien and defending Class M New Canaan remained No. 1 and No. 2 in the state boys lacrosse poll as they headed for their showdown at Darien on Saturday, 1 p.m. Both teams won their Tuesday games (Darien 20-2 over St. Joseph; New Canaan 7-4 over Staples, both after press time) […]
Litchfield County Tennis Preview
Defending champions dominate pre-season tennis expectations in all four segments of the area’s high school tennis scene. In the NVL, it’s Wolcott for the boys and Watertown for the girls. In the Berkshire League, Nonnewaug remains the boys favorite; Shepaug, the girls. Here’s how it breaks down: NVL Boys Torrington had a great season last […]
Girls basketball: Dulin, Law beat Sacred Heart Academy for third-straight victory
MILFORD – Law’s Laura Dulin was held to just one point through two quarters of play Monday evening against Sacred Heart Academy. The Pacers had no such luck in the final 16 minutes. Scoring 13 points in the second half, Dulin led the Eagles to a 53-43 Southern Connecticut Conference victory over the Pacers at […]
Wamogo's 2016 Hall of Fame Class Is Part of the Northwest Corner's Heritage
By Peter Wallace pwallace@registercitizen.com @PWallaceSports on Twitter LITCHFIELD >> Wamogo High School inducts five new members into its Athletic Hall of Fame Friday, January 15, at approximately 6:30 p.m., between games of a Litchfield/Wamogo boys and girls basketball doubleheader that’s usually reason enough for a huge crowd at Wamogo High School. Now, along with the […]
Softball: East Haven shocks Amity
EAST HAVEN >> Ali Esposito had no idea her first at bat of the game against Amity Thursday afternoon would have so much meaning. It turns out Esposito’s at bat was the biggest of the game. After letting a two-on, no-out situation go by the boards without any runs, Esposito was just looking to get […]
Live Updates: The State Baseball Championships
Live Central Champions are being crowned all day here. Stay tuned…. News Central Spalding Provides New Balls For Tourney: Pretty self explanatory headline, no? CIAC Postseason Preview: Outlooks, predictions and players to watch. Tuesday’s Roundup: Amity ousts Fairfield Prep, again. Monday’s Roundup: Derby advances. Class LL Twice as Nice: Amity wins Class LL Rewind: […]
CIAC boys/girls lacrosse tournament predictions
BOYS Class L Overview No. 10 seed Fairfield Prep, the two-time defending champion, is the team to beat led by middie Austin Sims and attackmen Burke Smith and John Edmonds. The only teams that can compete with Prep are those from the FCIAC – No. 2 Greenwich, No. 3 Ridgefield and No. 9 Staples. Upsets […]
Five storylines in the CIAC girls lacrosse tournaments
1. New Haven area’s best hope for a girls lacrosse champ: Old Saybrook Plot line: At the risk of putting more pressure on the Rams, they are the one girls lacrosse team in the New Haven area that has positioned themselves for a best shot at a state title. The Rams enter the CIAC Class […]
Five storylines in the CIAC boys lacrosse tournament
1. Can anyone beat CIAC Class M No. 1 seed Darien? Plot line: Last season, the Blue Wave lost in the FCIAC tournament semifinals and the Class M quarterfinals and those losses have put the Blue Wave on a mission to make amends for those losses this season. Depth, talent and a complete team effort […]
CIAC boys and girls lacrosse tournaments: 5 boys and 5 girls players to watch
BOYS Will Bonaparte, Sr., Ridgefield, Midfield: He contributes in every phase of the game and is one of the top face-off specialists in the state. Dominating ball possession will be the key to a long run for the Tigers in the CIAC Class L tournament. He will play lacrosse at Maryland. Jack Harrington, Sr., Greenwich, […]
Track and Field: Fairfield Prep's Alvarado wins Danbury Dream 800
DANBURY >> Christian Alvarado made sure his final high school 800 meter race was a memorable one. Saturday evening at the Danbury Dream Invitational, the Fairfield Prep senior won the two-lap event in a time of one minute and 52.60 seconds, which was also a school record. “It’s great,” Alvarado said. “I really wanted this […]
CIAC Announces 2014 Spring Football Participants
The CIAC has announced its list of 2014 spring and non-spring football teams. Spring football teams are allowed to conduct practice for 10 days any time after Memorial Day, but must end before the end of the school’s year. Only freshmen, sophomores and juniors are allowed to participate in spring practices. The first three days […]
Wednesday's Litchfield County roundup: Torrington girls tennis wins on Senior Night
Shelby Consolini, Hailey Ross and Olivia Roberge put together singles and doubles victories by Paige Middleton/Karen Canfield and Julia Traub/Sara Gardella for the Red Raider 5-2 win at home against Kennedy. The Eagles are 8-7, Torrington is 9-8. Girls tennis Thomaston 7, Wamogo 0 >> Thomaston remains undefeated after getting past Wamogo. The Golden Bears’ […]
Track and Field: Staples girls' DMR captures Loucks Games title
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. >> In what was called a “dress rehearsal” for nationals next month, turned into the nation’s second-fastest time. Thursday evening at White Plains High School (New York), the Staples girls’ distance medley relay team of Erica Hefnawy, Olivia Wiener, Tyler Scanlin and Hannah DeBalsi won the Glenn D. Loucks Games East Coast DMR […]
Track and Field: Branford’s Atkinson sees hurdles as challenges, not barriers
BRANFORD >> Four years ago, Branford’s Anna Atkinson went looking for a challenge. The self-described perfectionist found one in hurdling. “The first day I ever did a workout I did distance, but I knew that wasn’t for me because I just wasn’t into it,” Atkinson said. “And so I thought, you know what, I want […]
Torrington Hall of Fame to induct four more this year
TORRINGTON >> Torrington celebrates its 18th class in the Torrington Athletic Hall of Fame tomorrow at the Cornucopia Banquet Facility with the induction of Tim Considine, Christine Strawson Gamari, Davie Lee Holliday and Tina Shanahan O’Marra. Tim Considine Considine has never stopped earning new fans in the area — first as an All-State high school […]
Track and Field: Hand pole vaulters reaching new heights
MADISON >> Hand junior Ian Bergere sprints down the runway, plants his pole and drives his body upward toward the sky. Soaring nearly 15 feet above the earth, he lets his mind go blank. In a matter of seconds, so much can go right or wrong. When attempting to clear the bar and fall backward […]
Track and Field: Amity boys win 100th straight dual meet
BRANFORD >> It was April of 2004 the last time the Amity boys’ track team lost a dual meet. Head coach Thom Jacobs said his squad “really got jumped that day” by a great Lyman Hall team. “I remember sitting on the vault pits after the meet with the team and we kind of had […]
Baseball Live: Live updates all week
East Haven tops Branford, Ansonia’s Sean Bonaparte is doing it for his dad and there’s a new No. 1. Ansonia’s Bonaparte doing it for his dad Plainville rallies East Haven handles Hornets New Haven County standings Top 10 Poll Litchfield County standings SCC Grit & Grind Team Hamden Hall tops rival on Saturday
Track and Field: Staples' DeBalsi set to run at Penn Relays, invited to Brooks PR
*Editor’s note: As of Tuesday evening, Tessa Barrett withdrew from the Penn Relays 3K race to spend time with her father who’s battling an illness, according to reports and milesplit.com’s Twitter. WESTPORT>> Thursday evening Staples’ Hannah DeBalsi will get her first crack at the 3,000 meters, a distance she’s never raced before. She’ll do so […]
Boys lacrosse: Staples defeats Warde to improve to 3-0
WESTPORT >> After Tuesday afternoon’s 9-1 victory over Fairfield Warde, Staples head boys’ lacrosse coach Paul McNulty couldn’t help but see a little bit of his former team in Warde. “Warde is just like we were a couple years ago. They are getting better and better,” McNulty said. “They have a lot of good players. […]
Wednesday's New Haven County boys lacrosse roundup: Brown leads No. 3 Prep to season-opening win
Boys lacrosse No. 3 Fairfield Prep 16, Hand 2 >> Chris Brown had three goals and two assists and Josh Evans had two goals and three assists as the Jesuits picked up a victory at home. Ethan Baser had four saves for the Tigers in the loss. Hopkins 10, Greens Farms 8 >> Sasha Possick […]
2014 Litchfield County boys volleyball capsules
2014 Area Boys Volleyball Capsules Lewis Mills Coach: Damian Coggshall, 53-45 career Last year: 11-8 Key losses: Matt Draper, Chris Farmer, Matt DiSorbo Key returners: Alexander Daigle, sr. mh; Seth Oulette, sr. s; Dominik Jankowski, sr. opp; Spencer Maloney, sr. oh; Mike Nicoletti, sr. libero; Dan Kryzanski, sr. oh; tim Forella, jr. mh Outlook: Decent […]
Track and Field 2014: Top 10 Athletes to Watch
GIRLS Destiney Coward Sr. East Haven Throws Had a breakout indoor season where she won the State Open shot put title; capable of throwing over 40 feet. Taylor Drayton Sr. Oxford Throws Returns as one of the top throwers in the shot and discus. Won shot put (41-9) Open title last spring, finished third (123-9) […]
Simsbury crew sweeps the Erg Throwndown
SIMSBURY >> The SHS Crew Team swept the Erg Throwdown on March 22, winning the event trophy and taking top honors for all the boats. Simsbury crews competed with other top crews including: Avon, East Lyme, E.O. Smith, Glastonbury, Middletown, and Stonington at the indoor rowing competition at the Mystic Branch of the Ocean Community YMCA […]
Class LL Boys Basketball: Bretoux leads Central over Ledyard, into state final
NEW HAVEN >> There were was a moment, albeit briefly, when the dreams of Bridgeport Central’s basketball players looked as if they really could slip away. Ledyard’s zone defense was working, the Colonels’ offense was finally clicking and big man Darnay Gray was rumbling down the court to make what was once a 10-possession game into […]
North Haven's Matt Glasz wants you to consider the 'District Model' for CT football
Above: Matt Glasz’s discusses the ‘District Model’ on CPTVSports’ Game Time, March 6. Editor’s Note: Playoff proposals in Connecticut high school football are nothing new. But the CIAC’s recent decision to scrap its 4-Class, three-round set up in favor of an eight-division, two round playoff for 2014 in the name of safety, has ratcheted up the […]
North Branford wins Pequot Conference weightlifting competition
North Branford won the 10th Pequot Conference weightlifting competition held on March 15th at Ellington High School. Twelve teams and 270 players participated. TEAM SCORES 1. North Branford, 12, 565 lbs. 2. Avon, 11,515 3. Ellington, 10,760 4. Hyde, 9,810 5. Cromwell, 9,745. CHECK OUT COMPLETE TEAM SCORES INDIVIDUAL RESULTS 150-Under Overall Winners 1. […]
Danae Rivers of Cross places 4th in mile at Indoor Nationals
NEW YORK >> Danae Rivers of Wilbur Cross hung with Alexa Efraimson, one of the top high school milers in the United States, for as long as she could Sunday afternoon. That in itself was impressive. Rivers fell off the pace toward the end, but the sophomore made a name for herself on a national […]
Staples High DMR finishes 3rd at Indoor Nationals, earn All-American
NEW YORK >> Moments after stepping down from the podium at The Armory, Olivia Wiener and Tyler Scanlin didn’t realize, that beside a third place finish and earning All-American status, they had also unofficial set a new indoor state record in the girls’ distance medley relay. “Wait, we broke the record,” Wiener said. “That’s awesome,” […]
Cromwell, Coginchaug advance in Class M playoffs
By Press Staff Girls basketball No. 2 Cromwell 62, No. 31 Enfield 29 >> The Panthers began defense of their Class M crown with a big victory Monday night at the Salafia Gymnasium. Senior forward Janelle Harrison led all scorers with 18 points. Emma Belcourt, Araya Lessard and Alyssa Wright had eight points apiece, while […]
Connecticut home to the nation's best 2-milers
It’s official. Connecticut is now home to the two best 2 mile high school distance runners in the nation. On Saturday afternoon at the New England Championships at the Reggie Lewis Athletic Center in Boston, Farfield Prep’s Christian Alvarado and Staples’ Hannah DeBalsi both won the 2 mile event in record-setting fashion. According to milesplit.com, […]
Saturday's New Haven County boys basketball roundup: Bradbury leads Valley Regional to victory
David Bradbury had 21 points, six assists, five rebounds and two blocks to lead the No. 4 seed Valley Regional boys basketball team to a 66-46 win over visiting No. 5 Old Saybrook in the quarterfinals of the Shoreline Conference tournament. Chris Jean-Pierre had 18 points and Jake Luster added 14 points, five steals, four […]
Staples sending strong group to New Englands
WESTPORT >> Saturday the Staples girls’ indoor track team will bring its largest group ever to the New England Championships in Roxbury, Mass. After winning the Class LL title and a runner-up finish at the State Open, the goals are the same. “I think we want everyone to try and make sure that this race […]
SCC boys basketball tournament scores, updated pairings, schedule
Southern Connecticut Conference Boys Basketball Tournament First round Thursday results No. 5 Guilford 53, No. 12 Shelton 35 No. 11 Branford 50, No. 6 Hand 46 No. 7 Xavier 33, No. 10 West Haven 30 No. 9 Notre Dame-WH 60, No. 8 Cheshire 56 (OT) Quarterfinals Saturday at Branford Notre Dame vs. No. 1 Fairfield […]
Hamden High sets spring sports tryout schedule
Hamden High School will begin tryouts for the spring sports season on Monday, March 24. Freshman baseball will meet Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday from 2:15 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on the baseball field. Sophomores, juniors and seniors will meet from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on the same days at the baseball field. Golf will […]
Top seed Danbury rolls into FCIAC semifinals
Updates every minute – View full tournament STAMFORD >> Saturday afternoon at Westhill High, the two-time defending FCIAC girls’ basketball champion Danbury made easy work of No. 8 Trumbull, as they started tournament play with a 48-28 win in quarterfinal action. Second-seeded Wilton beat No. 7 Ludlowe 48-29, No. 4 Stamford defeated No. 5 Warde, […]
