STAMFORD — For the three starting seniors on the Stamford girls basketball team, there was no other way to play their final game at Kuczo Gymnasium than by getting after it on defense.The No. 15 Black Knights smothered No. 18 E.O. Smith from…
#Tweet-Your-Buzzer-Beaters: Kaleigh Dale starts E.O. Smith’s season with some first-half magic
@DaleKaleigh starts off the girls basketball season with a crazy buzzer beater pic.twitter.com/SMTWKjqvOD — SmithCenter (@eosmithcenter) December 13, 2017 Our first #TweetYourBuzzerBeaters of the season goes E.O. Smith senior Kaleigh Dale. Fresh off a fine soccer season, Dale — the younger sister of 2017 state Player of the Year McKenna Dale — stole an inbounds […]
Boys Soccer: Hodska, 4th-seeded Masuk stun unbeaten E.O. Smith, advance to L championship
MERIDEN — E.O. Smith boys soccer coach John Blomstrann didn’t think there was any way his team could be shut out. Masuk proved him wrong. The fourth-seeded Panthers had all the answers for the high-powered juggernaut that was E.O. Smith, upsetting the top seed in Class L 1-0 on Monday at Falcon Field to punch […]
Football: Middletown defense dominates in win over E.O. Smith
MIDDLETOWN — It was billed as perhaps Middletown’s first real test of the season.Suffice it to say the Blue Dragons aced it to the tune of 55-7 over E.O. Smith in front of a Homecoming night crowd of 1,100 at Rosek-Skubel Stadium at Middleto…
Football: E.O. Smith All-State DL Rondell Bothroyd chooses Temple
E.O. Smith of Storrs’ Rondell Bothroyd, a first-team New Haven Register All-State selection at defensive line, has given his verbal commitment to play at Temple, he announced on Twitter Wednesday morning. Officially Committed !??????#OOU18 #DominaT18 pic.twitter.com/gXIEzcO1Ee — rondyfromthepack (@_dellron) August 2, 2017 “I would like to thank every school and coach that took the time […]
Softball: E.O. Smith solves Middletown again, advances to LL quarterfinals
MIDDLETOWN >> History will record it as a major upset, but maybe it wasn’t an upset at all. The only game Middletown High’s softball team lost in the regular season was a 4-3 decision to E.O. Smith. On Wednesday, Smith did it again. The 14th-seeded Panthers stunned No. 3 ranked Middletown 4-2 and knocked the […]
The 2016-17 NH Register Girls Basketball State Player of the Year: McKenna Dale, E.O. Smith
While growing up in Mansfield, McKenna Dale’s favorite sport was swimming. Her best memories are practicing and competing with her older sister, Siobahn. As she entered E.O. Smith High, however, Dale’s preference turned to basketball. She had started playing with a core group of girls in about fifth grade, and those girls — including her […]
Girls basketball: E.O. Smith's Dale Gatorade Player of the Year
McKenna Dale of E.O. Smith is the 2016-17 Gatorade Connecticut Girls Basketball Player of the Year, the company announced Monday. She is the first player from E.O. Smith to be chosen for the award. The 6-foot senior combo guard/forward led the Panthers to a 17-7 record and the Class LL state playoffs this season. Dale averaged 23.4 points, […]
Newtown's Falbo, E.O. Smith's Dale names CT Sports Writers' Alliance Athletes of Year
Newtown senior wrestler Anthony Falbo and E.O. Smith senior girls basketball forward and swimmer McKenna Dale have been selected as the Connecticut Sports Writers’ Alliance Hal Levy High School Athletes of the Year. They will be honored at the 76th Gold Key Dinner on April 30 at the Aqua Turf Club in Southington. Falbo won […]
Football: Middletown bounces back against E.O. Smith
STORRS >> Middletown football coach Sal Morello said prior to Friday’s game with E. O. Smith that he was looking forward to seeing how his team would respond to its stunning upset loss to Newington last week. They responded pretty well. Morello’s Blue Dragons parlayed an overpowering defense and a big play offense — plus […]
CCC Football 2016: E.O. Smith preview
Three-year starter Ryan Kaeser will once again lead E.O. Smith under center in 2016. Vitals Coach: JAMES KELLY (2nd year, 5-5) Conference: CCC Division II East Playoff Class: L (573 boys enrollment) Home: E.O. Smith High School 2015 Record: 5-5 (3-2 CCC D-II East) 2016 Kickoff: Sept. 9 at Bristol Eastern, 6 p.m. Team website: MaxPreps | Twitter: @EOSFootball | Facebook: EO Smith Panther Football Top players RYAN KAESER, Sr., […]
2015-16 New Haven Register All-State Girls Basketball Team
The 2015-16 New Haven Register All-State Girls Basketball Team. Compiled by Mike Pucci. Photos by Catherine Avalone except where noted. Complete Lineups (First, Second, Third and Honorable Mention teams) FIRST TEAM Player of the Year Desirée Elmore Capital Prep, 5-10, Sr., F/G Stats: Averaged 26.7 points, 15.7 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 3.7 steals and 3.5 blocks […]
Class LL Girls Basketball: Greenwich holds off E.O. Smith charge, advances to first state final
WALLINGFORD >> The Greenwich girls basketball team has advanced to the state finals for the first time in school history, but it was not without a near incredible comeback by E.O. Smith that almost clipped the wings of the Cardinals. Once leading by 21, 10th-seeded Greenwich was held to five points in the third quarter […]
Girls Basketball: Dale leads E.O. Smith to first CCC title with win over South Windsor
GLASTONBURY >> McKenna Dale is a state champion swimmer at E.O. Smith, but she described winning the first Central Connecticut Conference basketball tournament title with the Panthers ‘even more rewarding.’ That’s because it was as a team. E.O. Smith beat top-seeded — and No. 10 in the GameTimeCT/Register Top-10 poll — South Windsor, 81-68 to claim the […]
Girls Basketball: E.O. Smith outlasts Southington in wild double OT CCC semi-final
GLASTONBURY >> After a year away, the E.O. Smith girls basketball team is back in the Central Connecticut Conference championship game. It took two overtime periods to decide, but when the final buzzer sounded at Glastonbury High School on Monday in the first CCC semifinal, it was the second-seeded Panthers defeating third-seeded Southington, 66-62. “It […]
Boys Basketball: Thompson-Bishop leads No. 10 Bloomfield past E.O. Smith
BLOOMFIELD >> Nineteen points may not seem like a like for a career high. But when scoring isn’t your main job, it’s a big deal. On Thursday at Bloomfield High School, junior Russell Thompson-Bishop scored 19 points to lead the No. 10 Warhawks past CCC Central-White Division foe E.O. Smith, 70-56 and clinched a share […]
Girls Basketball: Despite magic from Weaver's Edwards, E.O. Smith holds on
Weaver’s Shaquana Edwards went off for 43 points Tuesday night at home. But the Beavers couldn’t get about four or five consecutive shots to fall in the final moments as E.O. Smith survived a 64-63 thriller in Storrs. And it was a wild, wild finish. Moments after Edwards gave her team the lead with about E.O. […]
Girls Basketball 2015-16: CCC, Berkshire, NVL, Shoreline season outlooks
Central Connecticut Conference Stop if you’ve heard this one before. The Farmington girls basketball team is the team to beat in the Central Connecticut Conference. Yes, the Indians lost their top two scoring options from a year ago in Sophie Borg (Union College) and Hannah Friend (Delaware), but the backcourt tandem of Cheray Saunders and […]
Football: Middletown pulls away late from E.O. Smith
Video via Sportzedge.com MIDDLETOWN >> Middletown High football coach Sal Morello doesn’t like Homecoming games. Too many distractions, too much going on, hard to keep kids heads in the game, he says. His team survived all that and beat E.O. Smith, 38-17, in front of more than 1,000 at Rosek-Skubel Stadium Friday evening on Homecoming […]
Football: Strong line play pushes Newington past E.O. Smith
NEWINGTON>> With the way the Newington lines played, the Indians could just about do anything they wanted. On Friday at Alumni Field, Newington dominated E.O. Smith on both sides leading to a strong, 25-8 win, their second of the season. The Panthers drop to 3-2. E.O. Smith first year head coach James Kelly knew not to look at the records […]
Boys soccer: Farmington coach Steve Waters records win No. 500
Farmington defeated Windsor 6-0 Friday evening in Central Connecticut Conference action to give longtime head coach Steve Waters his 500th career victory. Waters becomes the second state boys soccer coach to reach the milestone. E.O. Smith coach John Blomstrann was the first, accomplishing the feat last October against Rockville. Farmington moved to 4-0-1 with the […]
CCC Football Notebook: E.O. Smith bought in, posts surprising week one victory
The most surprising result in week one of the Connecticut high school football season came in a town where winning football games has been tough in recent years. However, the hometown college team (which doesn’t actually play in town) is 2-0 for the first time since 2008 and the high school team’s win on Friday […]
2015 CCC Football Team Preview Capsules
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 […]
CCC Football 2015: E.O. Smith preview
E.O. Smith junior quarterback Ryan Kaeser will lead first-year head coach James Kelly’s pro style offense and hope to re-energize the Panthers football program. Vitals Coach: James Kelly (1st year) Conference: CCC Division II East Playoff Class: L (575 boys enrollment) Home: E.O. Smith High School 2014 Record: 3-8 (2-3 CCC D-II East) 2015 Kickoff: Sept. 11 vs. Bristol Eastern, 7 p.m. Captains: N/A Team website: Facebook page, MaxPreps […]
Football: E.O. Smith promotes Kelly to head coach
As reported by the Hartford Courant on Twitter, E.O. Smith has named James Kelly head football coach. E.O. Smith has named assistant coach James Kelly its head coach. He replaced Jody Minotti, who had resigned. #cthsfb — Courant HS Football (@CTHSFB) June 2, 2015 Previous head coach Jody Minotti resigned on April 21 to seek […]
CPTVSports' Game Time: No. 1 Southington talks season and '42-0'; plus Wheeler softball, E.O. Smith baseball, Lyme / Old Lyme girls lacrosse
If you wanted to see and hear No. 1-ranked Southington talk more about its successful 2015 softball team, including their controversial 42-0 victory over Farmington last week, then CPTV Sports’ latest Game Time show was for you. Southington coach Davina Hernandez was joined by senior shortstop Lauren Zazzaro. They talked about this year’s group and […]
Football: Minotti resigns at E.O. Smith
It was announced Tuesday on Twitter from the Hartford Courant that E.O. Smith head football coach Jody Minotti has resigned. E.O. Smith football coach Jody Minotti has resigned after five seasons; to seek a school administrative position. #cthsfb — Courant HS Football (@CTHSFB) April 21, 2015 In five seasons in Storrs, Minotti’s teams went a […]
CIAC Boys Hockey Championships: Preview capsules of the Division I and III finals
DIVISION I No. 1 GREENWICH vs. No. 2 DARIEN When: Saturday, 2 p.m. Where: Yale’s Ingalls Rink, New Haven Records: Greenwich 22-2-2; Darien 23-2-1 TV: CPTV Sports Radio: WELI 960-AM | HanRadio Internet: NFHSNetwork.com • What to look for: Darien, which lost to Fairfield Prep 2-1 in OT in last season’s championship, is making its […]
Division III boys hockey: E.O. Smith / Tolland routs Shepaug Co-Op to reach title game
NEW HAVEN >> No. 12 Shepaug/Litchfield/Nonnewaug had to be satisfied with a great ride to the CIAC Division III semifinals because, once they got there Tuesday evening, No. 1 E.O. Smith/Tolland lowered the boom. Now E.O. Smith/Tolland meets Masuk Saturday morning in the finals back at Ingalls Rink. No. 2 Masuk beat No. 3 Westhill […]
Boys Basketball: Second half surge lifts No. 5 Hartford Public past E.O. Smith
STORRS>> There was a small scare in the first half for the No. 5 Hartford Public boys basketball team, but a strong second half propelled the undefeated Owls to their 12th win of the season. Shakeem James led Hartford Public (12-0) with 23 points as the Owls downed E.O. Smith, 74-59 at E.O. Smith High School. […]
Class L: Mercy soccer, volleyball teams advance
Girls Volleyball Mercy 3, E.O. Smith 0 >> The No. 8 Tigers swept the No. 9 Panthers, 25-11, 25-17, and 25-19 in a CIAC Class L second round contest Thursday night at Middletown. Amy Boyle had six blocks, Maddie Kumm had 26 assists and two aces, and Fran Basadonna had 10 digs for Mercy (17-5). […]
Volleyball: CCC tournament pairings are set
Quarterfinals, Wed., Oct. 29 (at higher seed) Game 1: No. 8 Platt at No. 1 RHAM, 6:00pm Game 2: No. 5 Glastonbury at No. 4 South Windsor, Time TBD Game 3: No. 6 E.O. Smith at No. 3 Bristol Eastern, 5 p.m. Game 4: No. 7 Southington at No. 2 Farmington, Time TBD Semi-finals, Thu., […]
Boys soccer: E.O. Smith coach John Blomstrann wins 500th game
E.O. Smith boys soccer coach John Blomstrann became the first soccer coach, boys or girls, in state history to achieve 500 victories. Blomstrann did so on Monday, as Matt Conyers of the Hartford Courant covered the milestone win by E.O. Smith, 4-1 over Rockville. E.O. Smith reached the Class LL state tournament final in his […]
CCC Football 2014: E.O. Smith preview
Above: Quick highlights for E.O. Smith junior Anthony Stigler, who should be one of the Panthers’ top offensive threats in 2014. Vitals Coach: Jody Minotti (5th season, 13-28) Conference: Central Connecticut Conference (Division II East) Playoff Class: Class L (594 boys enrollment) Home: E.O. Smith High School 2013 Record: 5-6 2014 Kickoff: Sept. 12 vs. Rockville, 6 p.m. Team website: […]
Meet Tolland County's Scholar Athletes
High school seniors from Tolland 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 […]
2014 CCC Football Schedules
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
CCC baseball: Bunting carries Rocky Hill past E.O. Smith
ROCKY HILL>> It was the Spencer Bunting show. The Rocky Hill senior captain did it on the mound and with the bat on Monday leading the Terriers past E.O. Smith, 7-2, at Rocky Hill High School. Bunting, the Rocky Hill starting pitcher, went all seven innings, allowed two runs and struck out eight. But where he […]
LIVE BLOG REPLAY: The Division III and Division III state hockey championships
UPDATE: Fairfield Prep and Newtown have won the final two state hockey championships, both in overtime. Newtown defeated Smith/Tolland 2-1 in the Division III final. Fairfield Prep defeated Darien 2-1 in the Division I final. Earlier, Hand defeated Amity 5-2 in the Division II final: LIVE BLOG REPLAY Scroll down to the live blog below […]
Newtown hockey's Division III-winning goal makes SportsCenter's Top 10 plays
They were all probably snug in their beds, dreaming replays of their glorious first state championship victory from early Saturday morning, when this replay made its national debut at 1 a.m. on Sunday morning. They no doubt all know about it now. Freshman Scott McLean’s overtime goal vs. Smith/Tolland in the Division III championship kicked […]
Lauralton Hall advances to Class LL girls basketball semifinals
No. 2 Lauralton Hall 52, No. 10 E.O. Smith 44 >> Carly Fabbri finished with 23 points and six steals in the Crusaders quarterfinal win at Milford. Emma McCarthy added 15 points and 15 rebounds for the Crusaders (24-1), who will face Mercy in the semifinals on Friday in a rematch of last year’s Class […]
Girls basketball state tournament: How did the CCC fare?
The Central Connecticut Conference is the largest in the state, which means a large portion of the state tournament is CCC schools. When I talk to coaches about how they prepare for tournament play, most of them say that playing in the CCC has prepared them, because it’s the best conference in the state. Of […]
Girls basketball: CCC final has unique feel
Updates every minute – View full tournament A new champion will be crowned in the CCC this year. Over the last seven years, four teams have dominated: Glastonbury (2011, 2012, 2013), New Britain (2008, 2009), Northwest Catholic (2010) and Fermi (2007). Over the same amount of time, six other teams have lost the championship game, […]
CCC girls basketball semifinals: E.O. Smith stifles Farmington, faces Weaver in final
NEW BRITAIN >> E.O. Smith used tight defense in the second half to pull the upset over Farmington, 59-55 and advanced to the CCC finals. The entire Panther lineup bought into the trap defense coach Mary Roickle put to use in the second half, causing turnovers and getting Farmington out of their element on their […]
Girls basketball: Strong second half propels E.O. Smith to semis
NEW BRITAIN>>Both teams came out firing, but it was the second half where E.O. Smith took control on it’s way to a 60-48 CCC tournament quarterfinal victory at New Britain High School on Saturday. E.O. Smith will now play Farmington, which handled Tolland, in the first semifinal game on Monday back in New Britain. “We’re clearly going […]
CCC girls basketball tournament schedule
The 2014 Central Connecticut Conference girls basketball tournament schedule. (Update: February 14) Due to the recent weather, the CCC girls basketball tournament has been reduced to eight teams and will begin play on February 22 at New Britain High School. The rest of the schedule remains the same. Quarterfinals February 22 at New Britain High […]
CCC boys basketball tournament schedule
The 2014 Central Connecticut Conference boys basketball tournament schedule. First round February 27, at higher seed Quarterfinals March 1, at Bulkeley High School Semi-finals March 4, at Bulkeley High School Finals March 6, at Central Connecticut State University
CCC ice hockey tournament schedule (Finals set)
The 2014 boys ice hockey tournament schedule. There will be two champions crowned this year, one from the North Division and one from the South Division. Eight teams will participate in the tournament. Semi-finals (March 6) South: Bolton/Coventry/Rockville/Lyman Memorial 3, E.O. Smith/Tolland/Windham 2 Hall/Southington 2, Newington/Berlin/Manchester 1 North: East Catholic 3, Northwest Catholic 1 Glastonbury 2, […]
Connecticut's Top 25 Girls Basketball Players in the CIAC
Below is a list of the top 25 girls basketball players in the CIAC for the 2013-14 season. This post will be updated throughout the season with stats, milestones and recruiting information. Coaches, players and parents can email me at hchisholm@21st-centurymedia.com with any information regarding these 25 elite players. Top 25 Tanaya Atkinson, Career, Sr., […]
Connecticut High School Coaches Association to induct nine into Hall of Fame
Eight coaches and one media member will be honored as 2013 inductees to the Connecticut High School Coaches Association Hall of Fame at its 37th annual ceremony on Nov. 21 at the Aqua Turf in Southington at 7 p.m. Coaches Richard W. Albonizio, John Robert Blomstrann, Robert Stephen Freimuth,Charles Tony Gorman, Jack Hunt (posthumously), Dennis Lobo, Fred P. Williams,Terri Ziemnicki and media member Sean Barker will be inducted. Albonizio has coached football […]
New Balance Running Academy Girls Cross Country Poll Week 1
Compiled by: Jon Faitsch Guilford High School Complete New Balance Running Academy Girls Cross Country Poll
