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Several coaching changes took place since the 2019 high school girls swimming season concluded, one of which occurred at Lauralton Hall. Fran Pfeiffer who coached at Lauralton Hall for …
Ledyard athletic director Jim Buonocore was surprised when the CIAC Board of Control denied the CIAC football committee’s suggestion to move the sport to the spring last month, instead deciding to keep it in the fall. “I was surprised to say the least. We all (on the committee) had the same thought process,” said Buonocore, […]
Bunnell football coach Ty Jenkins was looking at 200 faceguards that had just been delivered to the school, at plexiglass partitions that would protect his players against COVID-19 at the fieldhouse.
And he…
As frustration and anxiety mounted among Connecticut’s high school athletes, coaches and parents over the week-long pause of training activities, the CIAC said it would be meeting with the state’s Department of Health Thursday to discuss the department’s recommendations that certain high-risk sports be postponed to the spring. The CIAC’s paused its fall sports plan […]
The Guilford girls lacrosse team had a lot to look forward to in 2020 with a solid group of returning players and an SCC championship to defend.
The title defense never materialized, however, as students were sent home …
The 2020 South-West Conference Boys Basketball Tournament will tip off Friday, Feb. 28, continue with semifinals on Monday, March 2 and conclude Thursday, March 5 with the championship at a site to be determined. All early rounds will be played at the sites of the higher seeds. Immaculate (12-0 SWC) is the top seed. Bunnell, […]
The 2020 South-West Conference girls basketball tournament tips off with quarterfinals on Friday, Feb. 21 at sites of the higher seeds, continues with semifinals Tuesday, Feb. 24 at the sites of the higher seeds, and concludes Wednesday, Feb. 26 with the championship at Bunnell High School in Stratford. Notre Dame-Fairfield, the No. 1-ranked team in […]
STRATFORD — Dave Johnson was revered throughout his time as a coach and athletic director for always putting the kids first.
Johnson was honored in a ceremony prior to the Stratford Bunnell boys’ basketball…
The Newtown Nighthawks won the SWC cheerleading championships on Friday night at their home gym. Joel Barlow was the 1st runner up and Brookfield 2nd.
STRATFORD — The Bethel girls’ basketball team showed off its strong defense while taking advantage of 16 Bunnell fouls in a 43-33 SWC upset Tuesday night.
Maranda Nyborg led the Bethel charge with 13 points…
STRATFORD — The Stratford boys basketball team showed up in front of a sold-out home crowd against crosstown rival Bunnell in a 58-50 non-conference victory Monday night.
Joe August and Mike D’Aloia led the…
Dave Johnson, commissioner of the South West Conference since 2015, will be honored with the Hal Levy High School Achievement Award by the Connecticut Sports Writers’ Alliance at the 79th Gold Key Dinner on April 26 at the…
SHELTON — Coach Joe Cavallaro had a game plan and his Shelton girls’ basketball team executed it well when the Gaels defeated Bunnell, 37-19, in the opening round of the Holiday Tournament at the Vincent Murray Gymnasium on Thursday. East Hartford topped East Lyme, 39-30, in the later game. Shelton (4-0) will play East Hartford […]
STRATFORD — James Savko caught a pair of touchdown passes as the Bunnell football team routed Stratford 43-0 Thursday morning at Penders Field.
Bunnell (3-7) defeated Stratford (0-10) for the 12th time in t…
MONROE — The 400-yard freestyle relay marked the conclusion of the SWC Girls Swimming Championships, but Weston still made one final, big splash on Saturday.
Joining hands, the members of the Weston squad j…
STRATFORD — A 100-yard interception return for a touchdown by Bunnell’s Tyreek Smith with 2:26 left in the first quarter was no small reminder for the Wilton football team. Instead, it tore off the newly formed scab of an …
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…
REDDING — Joel Barlow girls’ volleyball captured its second consecutive win Wednesday, a three-game sweep over Bunnell.
Barlow was all over Bunnell from the beginning, in large part thanks to the serving of…
STRATFORD — The Stratford girls’ volleyball team took the quick bus ride to Bunnell for a cross-town battle that took a full five games to be decided as the Red Devils outlasted the Bulldogs 3-2.
Despite St…
The Bunnell high school athletic department honored Robert Mastroni and the Wojnarowski family during a pregame dedication ceremony Friday.
The Bunnell turf field will now be known as Robert Mastroni Stadiu…
This November, the CIAC will crown champions in boys soccer for the 20th time this century. In that time, 45 schools have claimed state titles in Classes S, M, L and LL, including years where co-championships were earned. Five schools, Farmington, East Catholic, Brookfield, Barlow and Avon have won titles in two different classes. Here […]
Maximus Edwards has transferred from Bunnell High School to Our Saviour Lutheran in Long Island, New York to play basketball this coming season.
The news was first reported by Pat Lawless, a senior basketba…
Vitals COACH — TYWAN JENKINS (1st year) CONFERENCE — SWC Division I PLAYOFF CLASS — Class L (558 boys enrollment) HOME — Bunnell Turf Field, Stratford 2018 RECORD — 9-2, Lost to Hand in Class L quarterfinals 2019 OPENER — Sept. 13 vs. Joel Barlow, 7 p.m. TEAM WEBSITES — Maxpreps | TWITTER — @FootballBunnell; INSTAGRAM — @FootballBunnell […]
For the 13th year, New Canaan High School will host a Grip It and Rip It 7-on-7 football tournament when 32 teams meet on Friday, July 12, and Saturday, July 13. The tournament had originally been set at 34 teams, but five teams dropped out and three have been added: Trinity Catholic/Wright Tech co-op, Bridgeport […]
Stratford softball was clicking on all cylinders tonight as they defeated Bunnell 13-0. Angela Gindrod fired a shutout and the 1-4 hitters combined to go 8-11 with 8 runs scored and 5 RBIs #ctsb @GameTimeCT pic.twitter.com/4h4jt20dZl — Will Aldam (@AldamWill) May 10, 2019 STRATFORD — The Stratford and Bunnell softball teams traded in their regular […]
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 […]
The preseason had a slightly different feeling for the Darien girls lacrosse team this spring.
For the first time in six years, the Blue Wave didn’t have a state championship to defend, having lost to rival…
MILFORD — Bunnell’s girls lacrosse team used its backer defense, and a solid possession game, to earn an 11-7 victory over Foran on Thursday. “We used a zone up top to pressure them,” Bunnell coach Meghan Letko said after her team evened its slate at 1-1. “Wherever the ball goes, we have a backer […]
The spring of 2018 will long be remembered in SWC territory for the amount of havoc weather wreaked on the softball schedule.
Wet fields first led to delays and postponements. Then tornados swept through th…
