Each year as he continues to help grow the program, Ryan Ott has increased the difficulty of Amistad’s regular-season boys basketball schedule. That’s not always easy when you are an independent school. But Amistad was able to fill its 20 games and, with Friday’s win over University, clinched its fourth straight bid to the CIAC […]
#Tweet-Your-Buzzer-Beaters: Rockville rang in New Year with *three* in two clutch victories
Pardon us while we catch up on some #TweetYourBuzzerBeaters from the last few weeks… While most of us were in our post-Christmas, pre-New Years hibernation, Rockville’s boys basketball team was performing a little court magic during its first few games. Back on December 19, in the season opener vs. Bolton, sophomore Alex Deane thrilled the […]
Boys basketball: It’s No. 4 Hillhouse from start to finish over No. 9 Windsor at Saulsbury Invitational
NEW HAVEN — Hillhouse boys basketball coach Renard Sutton has noted after every game he wanted to see the growth of his Academics, minus four starters from last year’s second consecutive Class LL state championship. Through four games, the growth has been as expected, even from the underclassmen. The fourth-ranked Academics hammered No. 9 Windsor […]
Thursday's boys basketball roundup: Amistad, Guilford, Shelton, Westbrook, Platt Tech, Stratford all prevail
AMISTAD 73, WHITNEY TECH 59 (at New Haven) Whitney Tech 8 10 14 27 – 59 Amistad 14 19 21 19 – 73 WHITNEY TECH (59) J Salas 4 1-1 9, J jones 6 0-0 17, j ward 1 0-0 2, N Faber 6 0-0 12, E howard 1 0-0 2, R whitaker 2 3-3 […]
Boys basketball: Amistad outlasts Creed in overtime
NEW HAVEN >> Detrei Murphy and Brandon Pettway had 16 and 15 points, respectively as Amistad defeated Creed 69-66 in overtime in the first game of the second annual Saulsbury Invitational at Wilbur Cross High. Murphy’s three-point play gave Amistad (4-0) the lead for good 66-63 with 1:05 left in overtime. Creed (1-3) missed a […]
Boys basketball notebook: Amistad looking for better performance in Class S
Amistad finished last year’s regular season at 18-2. Since the New Haven-based team, now in its seventh year as a varsity program, does not play in a conference, it only had the Class S state tournament to participate in. Amistad drew the No. 3 seed and lost to No. 30 Haddam-Killingworth in the opening round […]
Soccer: Top performances from the past week, games to go see this week, other tidbits
FINE PERFORMANCES • Connor Prindle, Shelton boys: Scored five goals and added an assist in a 9-0 win over Lyman Hall. • Samantha LaValle, Notre Dame-Fairfield girls: Junior scored five goals in a 6-1 win over Stratford. • Farmington defense, boys: Indians posted three more shutouts over Simsbury (2-0), Hall (0-0) and Bulkeley (7-0). The […]
Friday's NH County boys soccer roundup: Amity notches first win; Shelton routs Lyman Hall
Leonardo Scotti scored twice for the Amity boys soccer team, which picked up its first win of the season 4-0 over East Haven Friday in an SCC interdivision game at Woodbridge. James He and Nick Robinson also scored for the Spartans (1-4-2). East Haven dropped to 0-7. Shelton 9, Lyman Hall 0 >> Connor Prindle […]
Girls indoor track: 2014-15 New Haven Register All-Area Team
The 2014-15 All-Area Girls Indoor Track Team. Capsules by Mary Albl. Photos by Peter Hvizdak. Danae Rivers – MVP Wilbur Cross, Jr., middle distance Stats: Helped lead Cross to a Class L state title and State Open runner-up finish. Went undefeated in 1,000, setting state record at New England Championships (2:49.63). Won mile at Yale, […]
Tuesday's NH County girls soccer roundup: Amity clinches 1st SCC Housy title since 2006
Amity 6, Lyman Hall 0 >> Alexa Gibbs recorded a hat trick for Amity, which clinched the SCC Housatonic Division title for the first time since 2006 with the win at Woodbridge. Jackie Smith added a goal and an assist for the Spartans (7-4-2, 5-1-1). Lyman Hall dropped to 2-10-1, 0-7. Hamden Hall 3, Holy […]
Boys basketball 2013-14: Other NH County area preview capsules
SOUTH-WEST CONFERENCE BUNNELL COACH: Pat Yerina LAST YEAR: 24-3 (14-0) TOP PLAYERS: Isaac Vann, 6-4, Sr. capt., G/F (22.5 ppg., 11.5 rpg); Darek Wojenski, 6-3, Sr. capt., G; Ryan Pittman, 5-11, Jr., G; (11.0 ppg.); Justin Townsend, 5-10, Sr., G OUTLOOK: Losing three starters may hurt Bunnell’s chances in repeating. But Vann is one of […]
Thursday's NH County CIAC girls volleyball roundup: Chehsire, Amity set to meet in Class LL quarterfinals
Class LL No. 8 Amity 3, No. 9 South Windsor 0 >> Amanda Vecchio went 14-for-14 serving and had six kills and Julia Bedini went 11-for-11 serving with four kills to lead the Spartans to their second round win in Woodbridge. Amity won 25-11, 25-21, 25-17. Claire Foster added 11 digs and Kathryn Pisano had […]
