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BRANFORD— Thanks to a consistent barrage of goals from the Gaels, Shelton defeated Branford, 15-8, to improve to 5-2 on Saturday. Nick Pavone led Shelton with four goals while Nick Pagluiso added three goals and an assist. Casey Brennan had two assists and a goal. Jack Carr scored two goals and Jake Oddo added a goal and […]
Welcome back to Uni-Browse. Each week we will take a look at four baseball uniforms from around the state and let you vote for your favorite. Last week, Notre Dame-West Haven won with 43% of the vote. If you have a uniform you would like to see featured, please email Sericson@stamfordadvocate.com Here are this week’s […]
Greenwich at Wilton (Kristine Lilly Field), April 17, 6 p.m. A clash of two of the FCIAC’s top teams, this game will be a key one in the conference seedings. It was a barn-burner last year, as Wilton pulled out a 12-11 overtime win at Greenwich High. The Cards will look to get even on […]
Fairfield Prep began the season on top of the GameTimeCT boys hockey poll. It finishes the year there, as well, after winning its 17th CIAC Division I championship on Tuesday, the state-record 18th overall. The road between those twin top rankings was anything but straight. Some years, the Jesuits are a clearly dominant team, like […]
NEW HAVEN — He was everywhere on the ice at Ingalls Rink on Monday night in the Division II boys hockey final, so it seemed only right that Robbie Lionetti took one more lap. On his own after Branford’s 2-0 win over Glastonbury to secure the school’s second state championship, Lionetti skated to the far […]
ROCKY HILL — This is the time of year when a hockey team’s depth comes to the fore, when a third forward line or a third defense pair can mean the difference between glory and a quick exit from the CIAC Division II boys ho…
DIVISION II
No. 4 Branford (18-3-4)
vs. No. 6 Glastonbury (14-8-2)
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HARTFORD — While Branford won its Division II quarterfinal against South Windsor, it was still a hard-fought 3-1 hockey game Friday night at Trinity’s Koeppel Center. South Windsor blocked some shots in the first period, a…
NORTHFORD — With potentially 15 minutes left in his high school career, Branford senior Robert Lionetti and his teammates had a bit of a heart-to-heart between the second and third periods. The talk did wonders.
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The CIAC boys hockey tournaments begin Monday night in Division II and the darling team heading into the tournament is recent SCC/SWC D2 champion Branford, which rallied and then beat Guilford in a shootout before dispatching No. 10 Watertown/Pomperaug in the final. And so, for the first time this season, Branford has cracked the GameTimeCT […]
WEST HAVEN — Branford knew it wasn’t going to get a ton of goals against Watertown/Pomperaug goalie Ryan Fleming in the SCC/SWC boys hockey Division II championship. The power play was going to be big, and it won the Horne…
WEST HAVEN — Branford coach James DiNapoli prepared shootout situations with his team Wednesday in practice. DiNapoli’s preparation paid off. Outscoring Guilford 3-2 in the shootout portion, top-seeded Branford advanced to the Southern Connecticut Conference Division II final with a 5-4 victory over fourth-seeded Guilford Thursday evening at the Edward L. Bennett Rink In West […]
It is conference tournament time for girls basketball. Let’s go! Thursday CCC No. 16 Conard at No. 1 Windsor: WINDSOR No. 15 Manchester at No. 2 East Hartford: EAST HARTFORD No. 14 Farmington at No. 3 Newington: Farmington could push Newington in this one. NEWINGTON No. 13 RHAM at No. 4 Glastonbury: A deceptively tough […]
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Fine performances
Anthony Cardello, Housatonic: Scored twice in a 6-4 win over JBWA.
Thatcher Danielson, Greenwich: Scored in overtime to beat LaSalle Academy 3-2 at Providence College.
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EAST HAVEN — The flu bug has been running through the Branford hockey team.
It didn’t matter Wednesday afternoon.
The Hornets, fourth in the latest CIAC Division II rankings, dominated from …
Fine performances
Ryan Antkowiak, SGWL: Scored twice in a 4-3 win over Housatonic.
Kevin Barrett, Notre Dame-Fairfield: Scored in overtime to beat Simsbury 5-4 in a game the Lancers trailed …
NORTH BRANFORD — It was the kind of game that might take years off the winning hockey coach’s life, but when Vic Vicenzi and No. 10 Watertown/Pomperaug have a guy like Ryan Fleming in net, it’s all good in the end.
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FAIRFIELD — Fairfield Prep swam against Branford/Guilford/East Haven on Thursday at Fairfield University.
BRANFORD — Because of an injury and illness, Guilford was forced to send a very young team to the mat Thursday night.
After wrestling 11 freshmen or sophomores in 14 matches at the Whippet Duals in Windham over the weekend, the…
MIDDLETOWN — The start to their season wasn’t what Branford’s boys hockey team was looking for, nor, necessarily, was the start to its game Thursday night against Cheshire at Wesleyan’s Spurrier-Snyder Rink.
Two goals from Jack…
Fine performances
Kyle Boller, BBD: Scored his first two varsity goals in a 4-1 win over Yarmouth, Maine.
Aaron Cholewa, WMRP: Scored twice in a 6-2 win over the Newington co-op.
John DeLucia, Gu…
MILFORD — Foran girls basketball coach Bob Asmussen and his squad were confident in the formula needed to defeat Branford Thursday afternoon. That formula consisted of stopping Sophia Araneo and Karly King.
The Lions executed t…
NORTHFORD — North Haven coach Chris Avena knew his team was in for a tough match playing against Branford. What he also knew was he had goaltender Daniel Godlewski on his side.
The senior goaltender rewarded his coach, finishin…
The 2018 All-Southern Connecticut Conference (SCC) football teams. Players of the Year Tier 1 — JAKE ROBERTS, QB, Shelton Tier 2 — PHOENIX BILLINGS, QB, Hand Tier 3 — TERRENCE BOGAN, QB, Sheehan Coaches of the Year Tier 1 — KEITH HELLSTERN, Fairfield Prep Tier 2 — DAVE MASTROIANNI, Hand Tier 3 — SCOTT BENOIT, […]
EAST HAVEN — Black Friday is typically reserved for shoppers the day after Thanksgiving. Unfortunately for East Haven, it suffered its own version on the football field.
Battling for a Class M postseason bid, East Haven trailed from the start …
WALLINGFORD — When it rains, it pours.
Literally.
In a game played in a steady and sometimes driving rain, Sheehan’s Terrence Bogan did most of the pouring as he scored eight touchdowns, seven of them in period of just over 12 minutes in the s…
CHESHIRE — The Branford field hockey team played its usual tough brand of aggressive defense against Cheshire in the Southern Connecticut Conference tournament semifinals on Tuesday.
The Hornets defense kept the game scoreless through nine mi…
