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Berlin scored the winning run with one out in the seventh to beat Middletown 7-6 in a CCC baseball game Wednesday at Sage Park.
Daniel Veleas, Berlin’s No. 2 hitter, had two hits and scored four runs – incl…
For the first time since 2000, the Norwalk girls basketball team are the No. 1-ranked team in the final GameTimeCT poll of the season.
Bear coach Ricky Fuller does not think his 2019 undefeated state champi…
Cromwell held off a furious comeback from Sheehan Sunday at the Mohegan Sun to win its third Class M state title since 2013.
After trailing by as many as 16 in the third quarter, Sheehan battled back to tak…
CLASS LL
No. 2 New London (22-2)
vs. No. 1 Norwalk (24-0)
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GETTING AWAY FROM THE SHORE
Cromwell has dominated the Shoreline with 49-straight conference wins in the regular season.
Knowing the team would be competing for a Class M state title, coach …
MERIDEN — Losing a state tournament game hurts. It means your season is over. But losing the way the Kolbe Cathedral girls did Monday in the Class M semifinals against Cromwell, was downright devastating, especially for ju…
NEW HAVEN — The gut check came Monday night, and it couldn’t have come much later, if LHK wanted to reach its first boys hockey final.
They tied their CIAC Division III semifinal with 2:44 left, and junior …
POSTSEASON UPSET ALERT @SJCadets stun #1 Cromwell, 74-58 in Division IV! #RunToTheSun #ctbb pic.twitter.com/I0UxNE6hBd — CT Sports Now (@CT_Sports_Now) March 7, 2019 CROMWELL — Steve Paolini scored 20 points and Brendan Kade added 19 as No. 16-seeded St. Joseph dominated unbeaten, top-seeded and No. 7-ranked Cromwell, 74-58 in the Division IV second round Wednesday at […]
For No. 7 Cromwell, this time of year on the basketball calendar brings a sense of familiarity.
The Panthers won the CIAC Division V championship last March, the ninth overall title for the program and seco…
MADISON — John Pinone doesn’t mince words when it comes to his boys basketball team good or bad.
He’s hard on the kids because he wants the best out of them. He loves the kids because of how hard they work …
CROMWELL — For much of the first half, Cromwell looked like anything but an undefeated, Top 10 boys basketball squad playing for a return to the Shoreline championship game. It missed 3-pointers, mid-rangers and even gimme buckets beneath the basket on its home floor against rival Morgan in the Shoreline semifinals. The Panthers, who averaged […]
OLD SAYBROOK — If it’s late February, it must be time for Cromwell to win the Shoreline Conference girls’ basketball championship.
The top-seeded Panthers continued their domination Friday night by winning …
The Shoreline boys basketball tournament will begin Saturday, Feb. 23 with quarterfinals at the higher seeds. The semifinals will be on Tuesday, Feb. 26, also at the sites of the higher seeds. The championship will be Friday, March 1, 7 p.m. at Polson Middle School in Madison. Sign up for the GameTimeCT newsletter East Hampton is […]
CROMWELL – Good teams find ways to overcome bad nights and win games, and Cromwell had the depth and the determination to do that Tuesday in the Shoreline Conference tournament semifinals.
As Cromwell’s top…
Day brings us more semifinals, a championship game in the ECC and quarterfinal action in the CTC. Day 4 Predictions Day 3 Predictions Day 2 Predictions Day 1 Predictions Let’s get after it. BERKSHIRE LEAGUE At Northwestern No. 4 Nonnewaug vs No. 1 Housatonic Regional: HOUSATONIC No. 3 Gilbert vs No. 2 Northwestern: NORTHWESTERN CCC […]
CROMWELL — Coach John Pinone has had some very good Cromwell High boys basketball teams through the years, ones good enough to win multiple Shoreline Conference titles and two state championships.
Never, th…
Day 3 brings us to Super Saturday in girls basketball with a full slate of conference tournament games. Let’s go! BERKSHIRE LEAGUE No. 8 Wamogo at No. 1 Housatonic Regional: HOUSATONIC No. 5 Lewis Mills at No. 4 Nonnewaug: NONNEWAUG No. 7 Shepaug Valley at No. 2 Northwestern: NORTHWESTERN No. 6 Thomaston at No. 3 […]
WELCOME BACK to a snow day edition of Courtside with Joe Morelli, your weekly rundown of boys basketball happenings in Connecticut with GameTimeCT.com’s beatwriter Joe Morelli and sidekick Sean Patrick Bowley. Joining us this week is Cromwell coach JOHN PINONE, the former South Catholic standout who went on to star at Villanova during the halcyon […]
NEW HAVEN — While Old Saybrook had its share of success in the CIAC Class S boys and girls track and field championships at Floyd Little Athletic Center on Friday, in the end Bloomfield’s depth proved to be too much to ove…
Cromwell beats Valley 42-36 to advance to 16-0!! #ctbb pic.twitter.com/z78Ty1hO4n — CHS Sports (@_CHS_Sports_) February 6, 2019 DEEP RIVER – Cromwell coach John Pinone finally got his wish. After 16 lopsided wins, the Panthers had to fight their way out of Valley Regional’s gym to remain unbeaten. Nothing came easy for either team Tuesday night. […]
It takes a lot to impress Cromwell boys basketball coach John Pinone.
Pinone has had several great teams during his 17 seasons for the Panthers, which has included two state championships and another trip t…
So East Catholic won at Bassick last Friday, remained at No. 2 while Bassick dropped to No. 4 in the latest GameTimeCT poll rankings. There are five undefeated teams remaining. Two of them face one another on Saturday: Classical Magnet at Wamogo. So, at the very least, we will have just four unbeatens heading into […]
CROMWELL – Holding a 12-point lead and the ball for the final 38.8 seconds of the first half, Cromwell’s girls basketball team went to work on a set play it practices regularly. The Panthers moved it around the perimeter, but it wasn’t clear who would get the last shot until junior forward Najla Cecunjanin popped […]
Cromwell had its 3-point shot working Friday night and the Panthers took over the lead in the Shoreline Conference with a 63-32 rout of host East Hampton.
Junior forward Vanessa Stolstajner, Cromwell’s lead…
Cromwell High baseball coach Lew Pappariella, who led the Panthers for 11 winning seasons and took them to three CIAC Class S championship games, has stepped down from his position.
Pappariella said Monday that his career goals…
GAMES TO WATCH
Wilbur Cross at Hillhouse, Mon. 5 p.m.: Both teams are off to fast starts and looking to stay at the top of the SCC standings.
Pomperaug at Newtown, Tue. 7 p.m.: SWC rivals renew acquaintances wit…
CLINTON — One word comes to mind concerning the first five games of the Cromwell boys’ basketball season.
Dominant.
The Panthers (5-0), who won the CIAC Division V title last year, have beaten their five opponen…
