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When Steve Bainer, Derby’s head baseball coach and social studies teacher, learned there would be an opening for to become the school’s head football coach, he leaped at the opportunity. “To me, it was always a dream come true to coach baseball and football and teach in building,” he said. Now, he’ll get that chance. […]
Saying it’s time for a fresh face to lead the program, George French resigned as Derby’s head coach Tuesday morning after 10 seasons at the helm. French, a 1999 Derby graduate who played there for John Oko, infused new life into the Red Raiders when he took over the program in 2010 during a fourth […]
There will be no mud bowls Monday night in the CIAC football semifinals. The CIAC announced Monday morning that the two semifinals scheduled for grass fields, Sheehan at Ansonia in Class S and Weston at Rockville in Class M, will move to turf fields. Ansonia’s home game is in neighboring Derby at Ryan Field, and […]
DERBY — The Shelton High football team won the battle but lost the war Thursday.
The Gaels beat Derby 35-0 at Ryan Field in front of an estimated crowd of 650 in the 109th meeting between the schools. It wa…
Welcome back to Uni-Browse. Shelton and Simsbury tied last week last week with 36% each of the 870 votes cast. This week, we are back on the home dark uniforms. Vote at the bottom for your favorite uniform, this week. BRIDGEPORT CENTRAL The Hilltoppers keep it simple but win big points for their helmets. Black […]
Notre Dame-West Haven coach Joe DeCaprio teased that we should’ve given him a call last week, before a loss to Xavier on Friday.
Still, the big picture for the Green Knights is that they had won four in a r…
Torrington girls soccer coach Mario Longobucco has had no regrets or second thoughts on his decision to forfeit the Oct. 25 game at Derby.
In the first scheduled game the two Naugatuck Valley League teams p…
DERBY — There was no quit in the undermanned home team, so Seymour had to find a way to put the game away.
A couple of big defensive plays in the fourth quarter got the Wildcats the ball back, and a long to…
ANSONIA — Derby got the ball to start Friday night’s NVL football game at Jarvis Stadium after No. 8 Ansonia deferred the choice. The kickoff went to the Derby 21. The returner got a few yards upfield before the Chargers’ …
Pearson Hill ran for 64 yards, caught seven passes for 108 yards and ran for two touchdowns to lead the Hopkins football team to a 30-27 win over Riverdale on Saturday.
Hill’s 35-yard touchdown run and Mich…
In two decades as football coach at Ridgefield, Kevin Callahan has been around high school athletes long enough to understand them.
He knows the Tigers’ 17-14 win over New Canaan on Friday night says someth…
DERBY — Torrington and Derby showed the large crowd at the newly renovated Lou DeFilippo Field a true Naugatuck Valley League way of playing football for two quarters on Friday night.
The tried and true met…
Up next on another episode of GameTimeCT Cribs: Take a tour of the gorgeous, state-of-the-art Ryan Sports Complex at Derby High School, which will play host to its first football game Friday night vs. Torrington. Join Derby head coach George French as he takes you through the JR Payden Field House, from the auditorium and the memorabilia […]
DERBY — The gleaming complex down the hill from Derby High School could drop seamlessly onto some college campuses. There’s a new turf football and soccer field with a new track surrounding it, a new turf field for both so…
Vitals COACH — GEORGE FRENCH (10th year, 42-50) CONFERENCE — NVL Copper PLAYOFF CLASS — S (223 boys enrollment) HOME — Ryan Athletic Complex, DeFilippo Field 2018 RECORD — 4-6 2019 OPENER — Sept. 13 at Watertown, 7 p.m. TEAM WEBSITE — Maxpreps | TWITTER — @DerbyFtball Top Players JULIAN DELAROSA, Sr. RB/DB (5-7, 160) […]
Here is our annual breakdown of state championships by school. This list includes only CIAC sanctioned sports and team championships. It does include both Class and State Open titles. New England and national titles are not included. Here’s a look back at 2017-18 2018-19 state championships by school Bloomfield (7) Football (S) Boys Indoor Track […]
Pop quiz: which two conferences have won the most baseball state titles the last three seasons?
Most will get the first with the SCC winning four in that time (Cheshire, Amity, Foran, Notre Dame-West Haven)…
Chet Ellis of Staples had the best individual result for Connecticut boys at the New Balance National Indoor Track and Field championships at The Armory in New York. Ellis took third place in the high jump championship division with a height of 6 feet, 9 inches. Mari Noble of Greenwich was the top finisher in […]
NEW HAVEN — It was a good day for the Southern Connecticut Conference at the CIAC State Open indoor track and field championships with four individual boys wins, a win by Hillhouse in the boys 4×400 relay (3 minutes, 27.47…
WINSTED — Gilbert defended its Bekshire-Valley Postseason Invitational Championship with a 203-153.5 advantage over second-place Northwestern on a great day for area wrestling Saturday at The Gilbert School.
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BOYS
When: Today (Thursday), 4 p.m.
Where: Floyd Little Athletic Center, New Haven
Defending champion: Derby.
Team contenders: Bloomfield, runner-up last seas…
Ja’Kwan Hale always had the ability to jump.
When he first tried out for the Derby High track and field team as a freshman, he noticed the high jump.
“I was always able to jump high, that’s …
Miller Anderson, Hall, Sr.: In the 1,000, Anderson finished 10th in New England (2:36.01) and placed 1st at the State Open (2:31.79) and in Class L (2:37.61).
Michael Browning, RHAM, Sr.: Won the shot put at the State Open (53-…
ANSONIA — Shykeem Harmon rushed for 308 yards and three touchdowns to lead No. 10 Ansonia to a 36-22 victory over No. 9 Naugatuck at Jarvis Stadium Thursday in a matchup of Naugatuck Valley League unbeatens.
The Greyhounds (9-1) came back from…
SHELTON — They had a short week coming in, and they’ll have a short week going out, but the Shelton Gaels insisted on business as usual Thursday morning at Finn Stadium.
They took care of what needed to be done, beating Derby 62-6 in the 108th…
Schedule, scoreboard, broadcast, live blog and story links for the 2018 CIAC Fall State Championships. Boys soccer, girls soccer, volleyball and the swimming state open will be broadcast online by the NFHS Network (a subscription is required). Purchase tickets to the state finals at CIACSports.com. Due to Thursday’s snowstorm, the entire outdoor schedule has been […]
OXFORD — The rivalry between the Ansonia and Derby high school football teams dates back to 1902. Although the players, coaches — and sometimes venues — change, one constant continues: the Chargers commitment to a power running offense.
Friday…
ANSONIA — Oct. 19 is the third weekend in the month.
In this city of nearly 20,000 it can only mean it’s time for the annual Ansonia vs. Derby high school football game.
But after a century of games, this one is being played in Oxford on that …
Friday night was one for the books in Connecticut High School football history. A whopping SIX (6) games went to overtime, which felt unprecedented as the results came in Friday night. But after digging into it further, we’re pretty sure it was the most in one weekend in state history. The OTs were also spread […]
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