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CHESHIRE – Every time Cheshire’s Jake McAlinden crosses the goal line for a touchdown he looks for one of his big guys. “He always says thank you after a touchdown,” senior right tackle Will Bergin said. “He always celebrates with us.” The running back knows how he got there and, if he doesn’t thank […]
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Emma Babashak, Wilton: Babashak, a senior, was the 100-yard butterfly winner for Wilton in its meet against FCIAC foe Greenwich, touching the wall in 58.96 seconds. She also placed second in …
Cheshire’s 88-77 victory against Shelton on Oct. 11 was its 64th consecutive dual meet win. The Rams’ got their 63rd straight win in their previous meet against SCC rival North Haven.
Cheshire, which has wo…
The top three remained the same, but Guilford made a jump to the No. 4 spot in the latest Connecticut volleyball coaches poll. Guilford, the SCC’s last remaining unbeaten team, toppled conference contenders Cheshire, Shelton and Amity in succession and moved up two spots while gaining a pair of first-place votes. Greenwich kept its hold […]
SHELTON — The Shelton volleyball team captured a 28-26 decision in the fourth set to close out a 3-1 (25-17, 25-20, 21-25, 28-26) victory over Cheshire in the Vincent J. Murray Gymnasium on Thursday night.
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Ella Babashak, Wilton: A senior, Babashak produced first-place finishes in the 100-meter butterfly (1:06.94) and the 400-meter freestyle (4:38.46) for the Warriors, which defeated Staples, 107-79.
Nora Berg…
Entering the field hockey season, Cheshire coach Eileen Wildermann was in the uncharacteristic position of losing 17 players from 2018 with only three returning players.
She liked the idea of entering the s…
SHELTON — Shut out in the first half, Cheshire scored two touchdowns in a span of 61 seconds mid-way through the third quarter to take the lead for good in handing 5th-ranked Shelton a 24-12 defeat before about 1,200 at Fi…
The Greenwich Cardinals landed atop the season’s first Connecticut volleyball coaches poll, which featured five teams receiving first-place votes. Greenwich received 11 of the 25 No. 1 votes, amassing 406 points to lead the poll, with Bristol Eastern a close second with 390 points and four first-place votes. Ludlowe is third, followed by No. 4 […]
CHESHIRE — What goes around is coming around for the Cheshire boys swim team
On Thursday, Cheshire athletic director Steve Trifone announced that Megan McGorry stepped down as the boys swim coach and former…
FINE PERFORMANCES
Emma Appleman, Guilford: Appleman collected 16 kills, 7 aces, 9 digs and 2 blocks as the Indians won against Cheshire 3-0 in a battle of unbeaten teams.
Olivia Bessette, Pl…
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Zoe Baker, Hall: Baker took top honors in the diving event in Hall’s matchup vs. Middletown, earning 219.65 points.
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FAIRFIELD — Jake McAlinden and the Cheshire football team were pretty steamed about their narrow loss to Hall in Week 2.
They did a great job putting that game in the rearview mirror.
McAlin…
CHESHIRE — Denys Fuentes leads the Cheshire boys’ soccer team with five goals in its first five games, but the senior forward will be the first to say that his fifth goal was a lucky one.
And it kept the Ra…
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PERFORMERS
Jacqui Bates, Coventry: Bates had 18 digs, 10 kills and two aces to lead Coventry past defending ECC champion Woodsto…
Since twin sisters Julia and Jillian Stevens joined the Cheshire girls swimming team as freshmen in 2016, the Rams have won three SCC championships, two Class L titles and yes, a whole lot of dual meets.
Ch…
CHESHIRE — The seasons may change, but the rivalries remain the same. No one knows that better than Amity and Cheshire on the volleyball court.
After two consecutive seasons of being eliminated in the posts…
CHESHIRE — The Cheshire and Hillhouse football teams, meeting in the season-opener on Friday, had high expectations this year coming off late-season success in 2018.
The Rams won three of their last five ga…
Reem Abdel-Hack, Shelton, Sr., MH: The returning All-SCC first team middle had 64 blocks and 125 kills as a junior.
Lindsey Abramson, Cheshire, Sr., OH: An All-SCC first team and All-State second team selec…
CHESHIRE-AMITY SCC STRANGLEHOLD
The Cheshire Rams and Amity Spartans have combined to win every SCC title since 2011 and have met in the league final five times during that span. They’re coming off some Hol…
Chris Akinduro, Naugatuck, Jr. F: Two-year starter scored 11 goals with four assists as a sophomore.
Ben Carlson, Foran, Sr. D: Carlson has been chosen for the ODP regional team, making him one of the top d…
Storylines to watch Can Staples win four straight Class L titles? While Darien and others will likely have something to say about it, the Wreckers have the talent to make another strong run to win their fourth straight Class L title. In the last three seasons they have won two outright titles and were co-champs […]
The following are 25 high school field hockey players to watch this season in Connecticut. The list includes players representing CIAC schools and is in alphabetical order.
Tessa Albrecht, Norwalk, Jr., F: …
Maddie Bergin, North Haven, Jr. – Bergin earned All-State honors by placing fifth and sixth, respectively in the 100 (52.75) and 50 freestyle (24.03) events at the State Open. She won both events at the Class M Championshi…
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CHESHIRE MAKES ITS MOVE UP TO CLASS LL
Greenwich won the team title at the State Open Championships for the fourth straight season in 2018, finishing ahead of runner-up in a meet …
Chris Abbey, East Lyme, senior: Captured the ECC title last fall, before taking second place in Class MM.
Nick Bendsten, Wolcott, junior: The defending NVL champion, he finished ninth in Class M. Only two o…
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 […]
Aidan Godfrey has left Cheshire High and enrolled at Cheshire Academy, where he will play basketball for the program. The move became official on Tuesday.
Godfrey, a 6-foot-8, 210-pound center, will reclass…
