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When Maloney and Platt met in the CIAC Class L football semifinals last season it was not just a big day for the town of Meriden.
It gave hope to a lot of high school football programs in the same situation…
BURLINGTON — Lewis Mills exploded into the CCC’s football Division III East with a 46-0 season-opening win over Bulkeley under portable lights at Lewis Mills High School Friday night in a game that was everything second-ye…
The 2018 All-Central Connecticut Conference Football Teams. Division I East East Hartford –Jaquan Allen, Jonathan Cruz, Rafael Custodio, Jaydon Gardner, Quinton Haughton, John McNeil, David Ortiz, Raquan Tompkins, Samuel Valentine Enfield –Freddy Centrella, Brendan DeBarber, Andrew Diaz, Cameron LeBlanc, Wyatt Raymond, Joel Stewart Glastonbury –Dylan Clemens, Drew Daniels, Kirill Fioletov, Brandon Myers, Ryan Smith, Matthew […]
MIDDLETOWN — When Sal Emanuele was rehired to coach boys soccer at Middletown High this year, his initial ask of his players was simple: Put the team first, be disciplined, be accountable.
The Blue Dragons bought in to the coach’s demands, and…
When Bulkeley’s Terry Miller and Cromwell’s Andraya Yearwood finished 1-2 in the girls’ 100-meter dash at the CIAC State Open championship earlier this month, a story that had been a statewide issue suddenly exploded into the national consciousness. The two 16-year olds are transgender athletes who had just recently begun the physical transition from male […]
NEW BRITAIN If only it was as simple as the sound of a starting gun, a flash from the starting blocks and a dash to the finish. Then it would be easy. The results of the CIAC State Open track and field championships would show that Terry Miller won the 100-meter dash in a meet […]
Pablo Ortiz, who was fired as head coach of the Bulkeley/Weaver co-op earlier this year, spoke in his own defense Wednesday after being cleared for breaching confidentiality rules as an employee of the Department of Children and Families. Ortiz was accused of using abusive language toward the team and physical with at least one student while trying to […]
DIVISION I WEST Conard A large senior class returns from last year’s 4-6 team, including quarterback Declan Flaherty, who assumed the role at midseason. Phil Simplicio and Josh Agosto lead a seasoned line. Defense, led by Bobby Iwersen, Lucas Decelles, Kyle Pena-Green and Sequan Small should be improved. Team Preview Hall The Warriors […]
Vitals Coach: Pablo Ortiz (6th year, 11-41) Conference: CCC Division I East Playoff Class: LL (814 boys enrollment) Home: Bulkeley High School 2014 Record: 2-9 (1-4 CCC D-I East) 2015 Kickoff: Sept. 11 at New Britain, 7 p.m. Team website: MaxPreps Top players Jovany Roman, Sr., G/DT Timmaroe Brown, Sr., DT/G Taivonne Patterson, Sr., RB/CB Kevin Sailor, Jr., QB Josh Ward, Sr., RB Key losses Malik Starks, QB; […]
The CIAC will honor seven individuals who have made significant contributions to high school basketball in Connecticut at the Boys and Girls State Basketball Championships Dedication March 21 at 9 a.m. at The Mohegan Sun’s Cabaret Theater. Joe Tonelli, a CIAC Executive Staff Member and longtime teacher, coach and athletics director at Notre Dame-West Haven […]
Middletown 57, Bulkeley 56 (OT) >> At Hartford, Savon Williams scored 16 points as the No. 8 Blue Dragons edged the Panthers to clinch the Central Connecticut Conference South Division title on Monday. Tyshaun James added 13 points and Caylen Williams had 11 points for Middletown (18-2). Javon Alston had a game-high 20 points, while […]
MIDDLETOWN >> The Middletown girls basketball team celebrated Senior Night with an easy 62-23 victory over Bulkeley on Monday at LaBella-Sullivan Gymnasium. The Blue Dragons, winners of eight of their last 12, also kept their Central Connecticut Conference tournament hopes alive. (Northwest Catholic’s victory over Newington later that night helped Middletown secure the No. 16 […]
Above: Pierre Moudourou was a force for Danbury in the fourth quarter in a 77-62 victory over No. 7 Norwalk. (Video sample via MSG Varsity. Watch full highlights on MSGVarsity.com here.) There was no home cooking for three of the state’s remaining unbeaten boys basketball teams as No. 7 Norwalk and No. 10 Middletown lost […]
Vitals Coach: Pablo Ortiz (5th season, 9-32) Conference: Central Connecticut Conference (Division II East) Playoff Class: Class L (574 boys enrollment) Home: Bulkeley High School, Dillon Stadium 2013 Record: 5-6 2014 Kickoff: Sept. 13 at Weaver, 1 p.m. Team website: MaxPreps page Top players Malik Starks, Sr., QB Javon Alston, Sr., WR/DB Alex Cruz, Jr., RB/LB Pedro Mangual, Sr., LB Eddie Castro, […]
High school seniors from Hartford County were recognized as the state’s top scholar-athletes at the 2014 Connecticut Association of Schools (CAS) Scholar-Athlete Banquet sponsored by McDonald’s. A 31-year sponsor of the program with a longstanding commitment to educational programs in Connecticut, McDonald’s joined CAS to honor the following local students as the best of the […]
CCC Master Schedule Berlin Bloomfield Bristol Central Bristol Eastern Bulkeley/HMTCA Conard E.O. Smith East Catholic East Hartford Farmington Fermi Glastonbury Hall Hartford Public Maloney Manchester Middletown New Britain Newington Northwest Catholic Plainville Platt RHAM Rockville Rocky Hill Simsbury South Windsor Southington Tolland Weaver Wethersfield Windsor
By Jim Bransfield MIDDLETOWN >> Middletown High’s baseball team did a lot of things right Tuesday night at Palmer Field. First, the Blue Dragons defeated Bulkeley 9-2 in a Central Connecticut Conference South Division game shortened to five and a third innings because of rain. Second, pitcher Luke Sorenson no-hit the Bulldogs, but because the game was […]
It was a cold mid-January afternoon in Madison. The temperature was barely pushing 40 degrees around 3:30 p.m. But the sun was out, the ground was mostly dry and head coach Tim Geary was happy. “We’re lucky. Today is a great day,” he said with a grin. “This is maybe, maybe the third nicest day […]
Saturday at the Floyd Little Athletic Center, the Simsbury girls and Bloomfield boys won the CCC Indoor Track and Field Championships. Simsbury totaled 80 points to edge out Glastonbury (78.50). Bloomfield (88) won the title over second-place Windsor (76.50). Below are complete results. #=Meet Record Girls 4×200 Meter Relay Finals: 1. Windsor (Sashana Hinds 16, […]
A look at some of the top performances from last week and what to look for this week in high school football: PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Offense Derby Jr. QB Michael Kreiger: Completed 11 of 19 passes for 153 yards and two touchdowns and rushed 11 times for 160 yards and two scores in a […]
