Hello and welcome to the first episode the High and Tight, the GameTimeCT high school baseball podcast. Baseball writer Scott Ericson and I decided to start this first high school sports podcast at GameTimeCT. What better sport to start with than baseball? In this first episode we introduce ourselves, give you a rundown of the […]
Berkshire League
The Berkshire League encompasses a region in the northwest portion of Connecticut. The league consists of 10 member schools, the smallest number of the 10 Connecticut leagues, but has produced strong athletics programs throughout its history especially in boys and girls cross country, volleyball, track & field and boys soccer.
Lewis Mills votes to leave Berkshire League for Central Connecticut Conference in 2019-20
BURLINGTON — Region 10’s Board of Education voted to move Lewis Mills’ athletic program from the Berkshire League to the Central Connecticut Conference beginning in the 2019-20 school year during a meeting at Har-Bur Middle School Monday night. The 6-3 vote, with one board member absent, came after a year-and-a-half study by a four-person committee, […]
Basketball: Mercy’s Santoro wins MVP award as CT West beats CT East at JCC game
GIRLS Connecticut West 78, Connecticut East 74 Milton August MVP Award – Bella Santoro, Mercu Ken Liberman Hustle Award – Janette Wadolowski, Southington Quarter Scores 1 2 3 4 Final ******************************************* East 9 22 15 28 […]
Baseball: Torrington’s bats warm up quick in a season-opening victory over Litchfield
TORRINGTON – It took three innings, but once the Torrington baseball team got warmed up, its bats couldn’t stop hitting in a 15-6 victory over Litchfield at Fuessinich Park on Thursday afternoon. “We try to balance our order so there is no true bottom of the order,” Torrington coach Pat Richardson said. “we can move […]
Wednesday’s boys volleyball roundup: Oxford, Lewis Mills sweep matches
OXFORD 3, WOLCOTT TECH 0 Game scores: Oxford 25-16, 25-21, 25-18. Records: Oxford 1-1, Wolcott Tech 0-2. Highlights: WT—Aidan Bernhardt had 14 assists, 6 digs, 2 aces. Chris Speaker had 2 blocks, 11 kills, 5 digs. Angel Lopez had 5 kills. O—Aaron King had 7 kills, 12 digs. John D’Ambruoso had 10 digs. Zach Lanza […]
Connecticut High School Coaches Association to honor 24 coaches May 10
The Connecticut High School Coaches Association will honor 24 coaches as Outstanding Coaches of the Year, an Athletic Director of the Year and Announce three special awards at the 54th annual Recognition Dinner on May 10 at 7 p.m. in Kay’s Pier at the Aqua Turf in Southington. To be honored are Athletic Director of […]
The 2017-18 CHSCA All-State girls basketball teams
Class LL Mary Baskerville, Enfield; Meghan DeVille, Mercy; Ellen Fair, Staples; Gabrielle Joseph, Notre Dame Fairfield; Juile Keckler, Trumbull; Rylee Mulligan, Newtown; Olivia Parisi, Fairfield Warde; Bella Santoro, Mercy; Taniyah Thompson, Hamden; Janette Wadolowski, Southington; Ashley Wilson, Norwalk. Class L Anna Barry, RHAM; Erin Carucci, Suffield; Gretchen Kron, RHAM; Isabelle Lipinski, Farmington; Karli Opalka, Pomperaug; […]
The 2017-18 CHSCA All-State boys basketball teams
The 2017-2018 Connecticut High School Coaches Association’s All-State Boys Basketball team, as selected by the organization. Division I First team Tyler Bourne (Notre Dame-Fairfield), Noreaga Davis (Notre Dame-Fairfield), Isiah Gaiter (Sacred Heart), Trey Hall (East Catholic), Joe Reilly (East Catholic), Raheem Solomon (Sacred Heart), Matthew Veretto (East Catholic), Qualon Wilkes (Bassick), Tyshawn Welborn (Windsor). Second […]
The 2017-18 All-Berkshire League Winter teams
Boys Basketball Joe Brunelli (Shepaug), Ethan Collins (Wamago), Kyle LaMay (Shepaug), Benjamin North (Northwestern), Zack Penn (Northwestern), Josh Schibi (Lewis Mills), Garrett Sattazhan (Wamago) Girls Basketball Mary Bibbey (Nonnewaug), Samantha Chadwick (Lewis Mills), Elizabeth Wexler (Gilbert), Addie Hester (Northwestern), McKenzie Huria (Terryville), Emily Geyselaers (Housatonic), Rose Kelly (Wamogo) Wrestling Cameron Merritt (Gilbert), Thomas Verdiglione (Nonnewaug), […]
Final 2017-18 GameTimeCT Top 10 Boys Basketball Poll: NOTRE DAME-FAIRFIELD is No. 1
Everything came together for the Notre Dame-Fairfield boys basketball team this season. First, Notre Dame defeated its nemesis, Sacred Heart, for the first time in three straight tries in a state championship game, last Sunday in the Division I final. It was the school’s first state title in school history. Notre Dame was not only […]
Basketball: One man’s look at the CIAC finals
UNCASVILLE — The CIAC has just completed a decade-long run of holding its state championship basketball games at the Mohegan Sun Arena. Time flies by quickly. There was plenty of action that went on that between 18,500-19,000 people witnessed Saturday and Sunday and many more who watched on the internet. Here are some thoughts over […]
Basketball: JCC Schoolboy Classic to be held April 8; CHSCA all-star games moved to Thursday
The 57th JCC Schoolboy/Schoolgirl Classic will be held April 8 at the Cardinal Shehan Center in Bridgeport The girls game begins at 1 p.m., Connecticut East vs. West, followed by the boys game at 3, Connecticut vs. New Jersey. Tickets are $10 for both games. The Girls East, coached by Brittany Huggins and Liz Stitch […]
Swimming: Greenwich tops Fairfield Prep for State Open crown
NEW HAVEN — It was a battle to the finish, but history won out once again for the Cardinals. The Greenwich High School boys swim program won its sixth consecutive State Open Championship Saturday at Yale University. Greenwich had defeated Fairfield Prep by 190 points in the Class LL championship earlier this week. Saturday was […]
Boys Basketball: Cromwell races away from Wamogo, wins Division V championship and 9th overall
UNCASVILLE – John Pinone cracked a smile Saturday afternoon. That’s a rarity when it comes to the 6-foot-8 long time coach of the Cromwell boys basketball team. He has high expectations for his club and demands plenty every time out. His Panthers have responded down the stretch, then one more time in the most important […]
Boys basketball: 2018 CIAC state championship capsules
CHAMPIONSHIP LIVE UPDATES DIVISION I No. 2 ND-FAIRFIELD (26-0) vs. No. 4 SACRED HEART (24-2) When: Sunday, 6 p.m. Where: Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville Internet: NFHS Network (subscription required) | WATR 1320-AM Championship game appearances: Notre Dame is seeking its first state championship, falling short in its first four attempts. Sacred Heart is 9-2 and have won […]
Girls basketball: 2018 CIAC state championship capsules
CHAMPIONSHIP LIVE UPDATES CLASS LL No. 2 MERCY (26-1) vs. No. 5 HALL (24-4) When: Saturday, 6:15 p.m. Where: Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville On the Air/Web:NFHS Network (subscription required) | Radio: WCNX 1710-AM Championship game appearances: Mercy is 2-4, last playing, and winning in 2013.. Hall is making its second appearance. The program lost to Lee in […]
Girls basketball: Maloney stepping down after 28 years as CIAC tournament director
There was a time when CIAC girls basketball games used a shot clock. Dave Maloney used it when he coached. That was more than three decades ago, when Maloney was the Branford head girls’ basketball coach. He is now in season No. 28 as the CIAC girls’ basketball tournament director. Although there is no shot […]
Boys Basketball: Kolbe cruises past Northwestern and into Division IV final
WATERBURY — Start slow, finish with authority.Fifth-seeded Kolbe Cathedral followed that familiar script in Wednesday’s Division-IV boys basketball semifinal, blitzing past top-seeded Northwestern 65-51 to book a spot in the state finals.North…
Boys Basketball: Wamogo ends East Hampton’s perfect season, advances to Division V championship game
WOLCOTT — No. 4 Wamogo brought its whole team to the dance in a Division V 64-57 semifinal win over No. 1 seed East Hampton Wednesday night at Wolcott High School.Scouts might have anticipated a battle between East Hampton senior Tom Close and…
Boys Swimming: Brookfield defends Class S title
WEST HARTFORD — For about four events in the middle of the Wednesday’s CIAC Class S boys swimming championship, it was apparent two epic teams were going back and forth chasing the same dream.It was Borg-McEnroe of the 1970s. Or, perhaps, the …
Boys Basketball: No. 1 Northwestern cruises past Lewis Mills, into D4 semifinals
WINSTED — No. 1 Northwestern beat No. 8 Lewis Mills 58-35 in a Division IV boys basketball quarterfinal Monday night following the same pattern as the teams’ two previous Berkshire League meeings, right down to an identical score a month ago. “Three different game plans, three identical outcomes,” said a dejected Lewis Mills coach Jim […]
Boys basketball: Josh Schibi hits milestone as Lewis Mills tops Law in D4 second round
BURLINGTON — No. 8 Lewis Mills showed its best stuff in a 66-54 win over No. 24 Jonathan Law Thursday night in a Division IV boys basketball game at Lewis Mills High School.“We stepped up,” said Coach Jim Barone following a first-round win ove…
The 2018 CIAC Girls basketball Tournament schedule / scoreboard [updated March 12]
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The 2017-18 CIAC Girls Basketball Tournament scoreboard. Results will be updated after all games are completed each evening. CLASS LL FIRST ROUND Feb. 26, 7 p.m. Amity 51, Fairfield Warde 38 Enfield 65, Fairfield Ludlowe 48 Glastonbury 61, Southington 54 Hall 84, Manchester 43 Hamden 71, Conard 57 Mercy 70, Cheshire 26 Middletown 51, Ridgefield […]
The 2018 CIAC Boys Basketball Tournament schedule / scoreboard [updated March 14]
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The 2018 CIAC Boys Basketball Tournament schedules and scoreboard. Results will be updated after all games are completed each evening. Postponements or other schedule changes are noted in red. DIVISION I FIRST ROUND March 5, 7 p.m. Crosby 80, Norwich Free Academy 62 East Hartford 58, Kennedy 56 Hillhouse 65, Fairfield Prep 56 Notre Dame-West Haven […]
Boys basketball: CHSCA All-Star Festival to be held March 21 at Maloney
The 43rd Annual CHSCA Boys Basketball All-Star Festival doubleheader will take place on March 21 at Maloney High School in Meriden. Teams Constitution and Charter Oak made up of players from Divisions III, IV and V schools will face off at 5:45 pm. The second game, Team Mohegan vs. Team Pequot featuring players from Divisions […]
Boys Basketball: Lewis Mills rolls past Abbott Tech in Division IV first round
BURLINGTON — Each team brought a prize ingredient to No. 8 Lewis Mills’ 58-31 first-round Division IV boys basketball win over No. 25 Abbott Tech Tuesday night.The Spartans had their athletes in top form, led by 6-foot-5 Josh Schibi and Ja…
Girls Basketball: Weston stuns top-seeded Northwestern in Class M quarterfinals
WINSTED — No. 9 Weston used a slice of history to help topple No. 1 Northwestern 51-38 Monday night in a Class M girls basketball quarterfinal at Northwestern High School.“We wanted to redeem ourselves from last year,” said junior Katie …
GameTimeCT / Register Boys Basketball Top 10 Poll: East Catholic remains on top as CIAC tournaments begin
The CIAC tournaments are about to begin. Who will be the five state champions? The top 10 has been filled with Division I teams all season long and this week is no different. How many of them will be in there when the final poll comes out in two weeks? East Catholic remains No. 1, […]
Boys basketball: Who will be the five teams left standing in two weeks?
Five divisions instead of four to take the crystal ball out of the moth balls and see what we can forecast for the upcoming CIAC Boys Basketball Championships: Division I Overview: Fans have been looking forward to seeing this field play out all season long. Two of the three remaining unbeatens, CCC tournament champion East […]
Girls Basketball: Top-seeded Northwestern survives North Branford, advances to Class M quarterfinals
WINSTED — No. 1 Northwestern played the survival game in a 49-43 win over No. 16 North Branford that was decided in the final minute of a Class M second-round girls basketball game at Northwestern High School Thursday night.“We knew they w…
Boys basketball: League tournament predictions, Day 6
Berkshire final Morthwestern at Wamogo: tewamsplit during the regular season. Home-court advantage usually means something in a championship final. WAMOGO. CTC semifinals Abbott Tech at Prince Tech. PRINCE TECH Wilcox Tech at Goodwin tech. Only losses for Goodwin are to Prince Tech (twice ) and WILCOX TECH. ECC Division II final (at Waterford) St. Bernard […]
Wrestling: Danbury landslide No. 1 in final state media/coaches poll
First-place votes in parentheses. Points tabulated on a 30-28-26-24-22-20-18-16-14-12-11-10-9-8-7 basis, and last week’s ranking: Team Rec. Pts. LW 1. Danbury (17) 11-3 510 1 2. Bristol Eastern 15-0 454 2 2. Fairfield Warde 18-1 454 4 4. Southington 13-2 386 5 5. Xavier 12-5 358 6 6. Killingly 31-2 328 7 7. New Milford […]
The GameTimeCT / Register Boys Basketball Top 10 poll: Hamden, Guilford move up ahead of SCC semifinal showdown
The postseason has begun, but the top four teams remain the same. And just like in previous weeks, the shakeups are minor. But the final two polls will probably have a little more with some of the teams guaranteed to lose this week and several more in determining the Division I state champion.
Boys basketball: 2018 state tournament outlook
The CIAC tournament pairings will be released on Wednesday, but let’s take a peek of what we could be looking at when the state tournaments begin next Monday. Division I Should be a similar feel to the Division I format that was used by the CIAC from 2004-06: second-round matchups that could be viewed as […]
Gymnastics: Greenwich, Wilton, Woodstock Academy win state titles
Class L TEAM SCORES 1. Greenwich 145.425; 2. Trumbull 140.900;3. Fairfield Ludlowe 134.500; 4. Newtown 131.150; 5. Glastonbury 130.225; 6. Southington 126.100; 7. Staples 125.625; 8. Norwich Free Academy 123.250 INDIVIDUAL EVENT TOP SCORERS Vault – Adnerys De Jesus, Greenwich, 10.000 Bars – Adnerys De Jesus, Greenwich, 9.550 Balance Beam – Adnerys De Jesus, Greenwich, […]
2018 Berkshire League Boys Basketball Tournament bracket
The 2018 Berkshire League Boys Basketball tournament will begin Saturday, Feb. 24 with quarterfinals at the sites of the higher seeds. Semifinal and championship rounds are TBD. Northwestern, the regular season Berkshire League champions, are the No. 1 seed. Wamogo, the No. 3 seed, is the defending champion. Updates every minute – View full tournament
Girls Basketball: Northwestern, Nonnewaug to meet for Berkshire League title
THOMASTON — Northwestern and Nonnewaug will play for the Berkshire League Girls Basketball Tournament Championship Friday at 7 p.m. at Thomaston High School.The No. 3 Chiefs pulled away from No. 2 Housatonic for a 47-40 win in Tuesday’s fi…
The GameTimeCT / Register Top 10 Boys Basketball Poll: Top five remain the same as postseason set to begin
There hasn’t been a ton of change in the poll throughout the regular season. No more than one team enters in per week and it normally is a team that had previously been in the top 10. This week, it is East Lyme returning to take the final spot while Hillhouse drops out after its […]
2018 Berkshire League Girls Basketball Tournament Bracket
Updates every minute – View full tournament
Boys Basketball: Wamogo hands Northwestern first Berkshire League loss
WINSTED — Fans who saw Wamogo’s boys basketball team beat Northwestern 45-40 for the Highlanders’ first Berkshire League loss (16-2, 16-1 BL) came away thinking they saw the two best teams in the league regardless of records.The Warriors…
Girls basketball: Northwestern rolls to win over Housatonic
WINSTED — Three days after winning its first Berkshire League girls basketball championship since 2004, the Northwestern girls basketball team (17-1; 16-1 BL) stuck an oversized jewel in their crown with a 58-28 dismantling of second-place H…
The GameTimeCT / Register Top 10 Boys Basketball Poll: Hillhouse returns after two-week absence
Hillhouse has re-entered the top 10 after a two-week absence. Hamden remains in despite being swept by Hillhouse, as does Guilford despite suffering its first loss. But East Lyme dropped out after falling to Weaver at home Saturday.
Girls Basketball: Housatonic earns win over Lewis Mills
BURLINGTON — Housatonic’s Emily Geyselaers scored the first six points in the Mountaineers’ 43-34 girls basketball win at Lewis Mills High School Friday night.Teammate Olivia Forstmann scored the next four.After that, it was down to shee…
Wrestling: State coaches/media poll, week 5
First-place votes in parentheses, record through Saturday, points tabulated on a 30-28-26-24-22-20-18-16-14-12-11-10-9-8-7 basis, and last week’s ranking: Week 5, February 5 Team Rec. Pts. LW 1. Danbury (14) 11-3 504 1 2. Bristol Eastern (3) 14-0 480 2 3. Fairfield Warde 17-1 412 3 4. New Milford 8-1 402 6 5. Southington 12-2 388 […]
The GameTimeCT / Register Top 10 Boys Basketball Poll: Hamden moves up to No. 4
For the first time all season, the same 10 teams returned for a second straight week. Holy Cross was the only team to lose last week, courtesy of another top 10 team, Bassick. Hamden moved up to No. 4, sitting behind the Big Three of East Catholic, Notre Dame-Fairfield and Sacred Heart.
Boys Basketball: Northwestern crushes Lewis Mills, maintains grip on Berkshire League
WINSTED — Berkshire League leader Northwestern (13-1, 12-0 Berkshire League) stunned second-place Lewis Mills (10-4, 10-2 ) with its second lop-sided win of the season over the Spartans, 58-35, Friday night at Northwestern High School.A mont…
Wrestling: State coaches poll, week 4
First-place votes in parentheses, record through Saturday, points tabulated on a 30-28-26-24-22-20-18-16-14-12-11-10-9-8-7 basis, and last week’s ranking: Team Rec. Pts. LW 1. Danbury (14) 9-3 504 1 2. Bristol Eastern (3) 7-0 480 2 3. Fairfield Warde 13-1 426 3 4. Southington 8-2 396 4 5. Trumbull 23-2 242 6 6. New Milford 5-0 […]
The GameTimeCT / Register Top 10 Boys Basketball Poll: East Lyme makes first appearance
For the first time since Feb. 3, 2014, Hillhouse is not ranked among the top 10 teams. The Academics lost both games last week to Career and Hand, respectively. East Lyme replaces Waterford as the lone ECC representative in the top 10, taking the final sport. Wilbur Cross also returns after a one-week absence.
Thursday’s boys basketball roundup: No. 10 Guilford pulls away from Amistad, stays undefeated
Noah Rubino led all scorers with 19 points for the No. 10 Guilford boys basketball team, which remained undefeated with a 62-46 non-conference win over Amistad at home Thursday night. Colin Kellaher added 11 points for the Indians (12-0). Joseph Cyprien led Amistad with 15 points. Hamden Hall 81, Brunswick 44: Byron Breland III finished […]
The GameTimeCT / Register Top 10 Boys Basketball Poll: East Catholic, Notre Dame-Fairfield still 1-2; Guilford joins
For the third consecutive week, the top nine teams remained in the poll while another SCC team took the 10th spot. Guilford, winners of its first 10 games, moves into the top 10 for the first time.
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