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DARIEN — No matter what the game plan may be for a girls ice hockey team on a given night, there’s one simple fact: As long as you keep the pressure in the other team’s zone, you’re not going to lose many games. Or, as New Canaan head coach Rich Bulan puts it: “You aren’t […]
GRANBY — They lined up outside Granby high school more than 100 deep Friday night, waiting to enter Kenneth King Gymnasium to watch the NCCC boys basketball championship game. Those lucky enough to get into the gymnasium (some ended up watching a live feed in the auditorium) witnessed the second-seeded Granby Bears win their first […]
MILFORD—Winner and still champion.
The reign of the Woodstock Academy Girls Gymnastics program became nine straight titles Saturday night as the Centaurs captured the Class S Championship at Jonathan Law HS…
STATE GYMNASTICS CAPSULES
CLASS M CHAMPIONSHIP
When: Saturday, February 23, 9 a.m.
Where: Jonathan Law HS, Milford
Defending…
The North-Central Boys Basketball Tournament will begin with play-in games Thursday, Feb. 21 at the sites of the higher seeds and continue Friday with quarterfinal games, also at the sites of the higher seeds. The semifinals will be held Tuesday, Feb. 26 and championship Friday, March 1, both at the sites of the higher seeds. […]
NEW HAVEN — While the Hillhouse boys literally ran away with the team title in the CIAC Class M indoor track and field championships at Floyd Little Athletic Center, it took a win in the final event by Hillhouse to claim t…
Chloe Ashton, Staples: The sophomore impressed in the uneven bars, beam and floor exercise for the Wreckers in the Class L meet.
Emily Baktis, Oxford: The senior shined in vaulting and …
The 2018 All-Pequot League Football Teams. Players of the Year SASSACUS: TOBEY CALLENDER, Haddam-Killingworth UNCAS: JULIEN RIVAS, Stafford/Somers/East Windsor Coach of the Year BRIAN MAZZONE, Stafford/Somers/East Windsor Ted Netcoh Award LUCIANO DUFFY, Old Saybrook/Westbrook Sassacus Offense QB–Bryce Karstetter, Cromwell/Portland QB–JP Nye, Morgan RB–Tobey Callender, Haddam-Killingworth RB–Nick Braga, Valley Regional/Old Lyme WR — Jason O’Brien, Valley Regional/Old […]
NEW BRITAIN — Their schedule made them a low seed. It might’ve also made Plainville a CIAC boys soccer champion. Quick transition off a turnover produced the only goal with 11:50 left as 23rd-seeded Plainville beat top-seeded, unbeaten Ellington 1-0 Sunday evening at Veterans Stadium to win the Class M title. It’s the school’s first […]
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 […]
CIAC 2018 FALL CHAMPIONSHIP SCOREBOARD Capsule previews for the 2018 CIAC Boys Soccer Championships on Saturday, November 17, 2018. CLASS LL No. 8 Glastonbury (15-3-2) vs. No. 2 Hall (18-1-1) When: Sunday, 12:30 p.m. Where: Veterans Stadium, New Britain Broadcast: NFHS Network (Subscription Required) Championship game appearances: Glastonbury: 16th appearance, 10-5 overall. 2017 def. Naugatuck […]
Vitals COACH — SEAN BYRNE (6th year, 35-18) CONFERENCE — Pequot Uncas PLAYOFF CLASS — M (399 boys enrollment) HOME — Ellington High School Field 2017 RECORD — 5-5 2018 OPENER — Sept. 7 at Valley Regional/Old Lyme, 6:30 p.m. TEAM WEBSITE — MaxPreps | TWITTER: @FootballKnights Top Players JONATHAN CONTE, Sr. QB (5-11, 185) […]
Introducing the Top 10 hockey goals from championship weekend. Originally the list was going to be just the Top 5 goals, but there were some pretty good goals in the semifinals that I couldn’t ignore so the list grew to 10. No. 10 Ridgefield’s Matt Walker Trailing Fairfield Prep 1-0 in the Division I semifinals, […]
NEW HAVEN – The No. 3 Tri-Town and No. 5 Eastern CT Eagles boys hockey teams made their first championship appearance on Saturday in the CIAC Division III final and the Eastern CT Eagles made the most of their first chance for a title, scoring the game’s first three goals and cruising to victory. Kevin […]
BRIDGEPORT — Play like a Husky. That’s the message Kolbe Cathedral’s John Pfohl routinely delivers when the conversation shifts to the defensive end of the floor. “You want to play defense? Play defense like the UConn women,” Pfohl, the Cougars’ first-year coach, said he tells his players. “Hold someone to five points in a half.” […]
Here’s Shelansky’s buzzer beater from tonight’s game vs. Ellington #tweetyourbuzzerbeaters #ctbb pic.twitter.com/u1uasQazJ4 — Granby Sports (@GranbySports) January 20, 2018 Up 59-57 with six seconds remaining, Ellington needed just two foul shots to seal a clutch victory over Granby and and end its own three-game losing streak. The Knights missed both and Granby’s James Shelansky made […]
NEW BRITAIN — Lewis Mills’ boys soccer team is headed to the Class M state final for the program’s first time in 17 years after a 1-0 semifinal win over Ellington at New Britain’s Willow Brook Park Wednesday night.The No. 2 Spartans (1…
State Champs!! pic.twitter.com/d4HH0MuGbM — BrookfieldAthletics (@BHSBobcatSports) November 19, 2016 David Walker’s goal off a corner kick with 16:57 remaining in the first half held up as Brookfield defeated Ellington, 1-0, in the Class M championship at Waterbury’s Municipal Stadium Saturday. Brookfield had two other goals disallowed due to offsides calls, but dominated the attack and […]
CLASS LL No. 4 FARMINGTON (17-2-1) vs. No. 7 SHELTON (19-3-1) When: Saturday, 2 p.m. Where: Willow Brook Park, New Britain Internet: NFHSNetwork.com (subscription required) Championship game appearances: Farmington is making its 18th appearance, going 11-6 previously; this is Shelton’s first appearance in a final. What to look for: Originally, Danbury was supposed to be […]
BURLINGTON >> Lewis Mills’ girls volleyball team beat the Ellington 3-1 (21-25, 25-22, 25-13, 25-15) Wednesday evening in a match at least as much about the mental game as the physical. Two factors set up the psych game on either side. Lewis Mills, 13-7 in the Berkshire League, had its emotions flowing before the game […]
ELLINGTON >> There are few sounds that are more pleasing to Izaiah Castro-Vega than the unmistakeable sound of portable lights warming up during the occasional Friday night football games hosted at Ellington High School. The senior running back certainly put on a show worthy of its primetime slot rushing for 207 yards and four touchdowns […]
Above: Highlight reel of senior RB/SS Izaiah Castro-Vega, who figures to be a big part of Ellington’s successes in 2016. Vitals Coach: SEAN BYRNE (4th year, 23-10) Conference: Pequot Uncas – East Playoff Class: Class S (379 boys enrollment) Home: Ellington High School Field 2015 Record: 8-2 (6-0 Pequot East) 2016 Kickoff: Sept. 9 at Valley Regional/Old Lyme, 6:30 p.m. Team […]
At some point in time, every baseball fan will encounter the ever popular trivia question: Who is the only pitcher to throw a no-hitter in consecutive starts? Johnny Vander Meer. Now, maybe down the road when the CIAC puts out its own version of Trivial Pursuit, Ellington will be the answer to: Which team threw […]
Here is the list of all the no-hitters/perfect games thrown in Connecticut high school baseball during the 2016 season. If you or your team has a performance to be added to the list, leave a note in the comments and we’ll add it. Justin Gallicchio Northwest Catholic (April 8): On just 93 pitches, the Bryant […]
Ellington 62, Enfield 26 ELLINGTON >> Mark Hickman and Izaiah Castro-Rider both ran for over 100 yards apiece and were among eight different players scoring touchdowns in a 63-26 victory over Enfield Saturday. Truck Luginbuhl, Kevin Barrett, Christian Rider and John Dubiel all added touchdowns for Ellington which improved to 7-2. Wellington Silva capped the scoring a kickoff return […]
BERLIN >> Waterford captured its first state volleyball title in school history with a 25-18, 25-13, and 25-13 sweep over Ellington in the CIAC Class M final Saturday afternoon at Berlin High School. “I’ve been coaching for 21 years,” Waterford coach Beau Lucas said. “I’ve coached collegiately, I’ve coached professionally, and I’ve coached scholastically. This […]
CLASS LL No. 9 FAIRFIELD LUDLOWE (21-4) vs. No. 10 GREENWICH (18-5) When: Saturday, 7 p.m. Where: Berlin High School On the Web: NFHSNetwork [Subscription required] Championship game appearances: Fairfield Ludlowe is 0-2, last appearing in 2010. Greenwich’s only appearance came in the 2010 Class LL final. What to look for: A rematch of the 2010 […]
Class M Girls Soccer FARMINGTON >> Chloe Waldron, Alessandra Santacroce and Alyssa Wrabel led No. 2 Lewis Mills (16-1) to a 3-1 win over No. 15 Valley Regional (11-4-3) at the Farmington Sports Arena Tuesday night in CIAC second-round game. “It took us a while to get going, but once we woke up, we played […]
Let’s dispense with the pleasantries shall we? The first five or six weeks of the Connecticut High School Football season have mostly been one, big massive snooze fest. Sure, there have been some exciting moments. Any game involving Glastonbury or Conard (or both) we suppose. …There’s been some East Haven theatrics, sure. Thrilling — but […]
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