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MONROE — It is not that the Masuk softball team was scoffing at a five-run win in the second round of the Class L tournament, it is just that the team expected more from itself, coming into the tournament unbeaten as the No. 1 seed.
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For Farmington Valley senior forward Tim Arena, there was only one main reason the Generals boys hockey team had a dominating performance to win the team’s first CIAC Division II title — camaraderie. The CIAC Division II championship game reflected the dominating tone set by Farmington Valley in the first round, quarterfinals and semifinals. The […]
MIDDLETOWN — Junior right-hander Noah Valeriano was unaware that he had taken a no-hitter into the seventh inning, a testament to the concentration and determination he put forth in the Middletown baseball team’s home opener Monday.A leadoff d…
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, […]
UNCASVILLE — The wait is over for the RHAM girls basketball program. The top-ranked Sachems won their first state title Sunday afternoon, defeating third-seeded Farmington 58-35 in the Class L final at Mohegan Sun Arena. Jaclyn Santella scored a game-high 20 points, and Gretchen Kron added 14 points, five rebounds and four assists for the […]
NEW HAVEN — The Farmington Valley boys hockey team made its first appearance in a CIAC tournament championship game on Friday, facing defending champion Guilford. Despite the lack of championship game experience, the Generals made that first appearance count and took no prisoners. The Generals scored the game’s first seven goals, including two from Matt […]
DIVISION II Championship No. 1 FARMINGTON VALLEY vs. No. 3 GUILFORD When: Friday, 7:30 p.m. Where: Ingalls Rink, New Haven Records: Farmington Valley (21-3-1); Guilford (22-3) On The Air/Web: NFHSNetwork.com (subscription required) | WELI 960-AM Championship game appearances: As a co-op team Farmington Valley is making its first championship game appearance. Before joining the co-op, Farmington had […]
Wrapping up catching up with Connecticut’s last few buzzer-beaters of 2017. Just a little while ago we brought you three December buzzer-beaters by Rockville, two in an OT win over Amistad on Dec. 30. Meanwhile, that very same day, Farmington was also living on a prayer in its CCC showdown with Newington. Here, submitted for […]
FARMINGTON >> Middletown never let Farmington breathe. The No. 9 – ranked Blue Dragons held the Indians to a minus three yards rushing for the game and 34 yards total, while piling up 343 yards themselves in a 41-0 Central Connecticut Conference game played Saturday evening at Farmington High School. Middletown (4-0) wasted […]
GUILFORD >> When Farmington center Izzy Lipinski picked up her third and fourth fouls in the third quarter, Guilford coach Bob Welsh knew what he had to do. Welsh threw a box-and-one at Farmington senior star Mary Schoenherr and that turned the tide as eighth-seeded Guilford defeated ninth-seeded Farmington, 60-46, in the second round […]
GLASTONBURY >> There were calls that both coaches questioned. There were calls both coaches asked for. But the players still had to play the game and when you look at the way they competed for 32 minutes, this one lived up to its billing. Things got chippy in the third quarter when both the coaches and […]
EAST HAVEN >> They’re one of the top volleyball programs in the state. But after losing back-to-back Class L finals in 2014 and 2015, RHAM head coach Tim Guernsey felt a change was needed. “One of the things we talked about at the beginning of the season, believe it or not, was changing the culture […]
NEW BRITAIN >> Shelton boys soccer coach Joe D’Auria was in the midst of planning a trip to the Bahamas. His assistant coach was away in Vermont. But both men were back at practice with the Gaels on Friday, just hours after finding out Shelton was now playing for its first state championship in school […]
CLASS LL CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL No. 4 RIDGEFIELD (22-3) vs. No. 3 STAMFORD (24-2) When: Saturday, 4 p.m. Where: East Haven High School Watch Live: NFHSNetwork.com (Subscription required) Championship game appearances: Stamford is playing in its second championship game. The Black Knights are 0-1; Ridgefield is making its state finals debut in girls volleyball. What to look for: Familiar foes meet again. […]
The contents of the poll remain much the same with the exception of Coventry re-entering for the first time in four weeks. Farmington completed its third undefeated season in four years to finish the regular season as the No. 1 team and is the top seed in the CCC tournament. RHAM is No. 2 and […]
With a couple teams taking their first loss of the season this past week, the girls volleyball coaches poll sees some shuffling around in this latest edition. Amity and Haddam-Killingworth suffered their first defeats of 2016 in the past week, but the two teams went in opposite directions. Amity fell from No. 4 to 6 […]
@Middletownpress @ESPNAssignDesk Michael Aresco, a Jr kicker on the Middletown CT HS football team, kicks a 52 yard FG versus Farmington! pic.twitter.com/YILPtkNUa9 — GKess Films (@GKessFilms) October 22, 2016 MIDDLETOWN >> Mike Aresco kicked himself into the record books Friday night. The Middletown placekicker tied a state record by kicking four field goals, including a […]
The top seven spots in the girls volleyball coaches poll remain the same this week. Farmington — who has yet to drop a set this season — remains No. 1. Greenwich lost its first match of the season on Monday to Stamford in five sets, but stayed at No. 2 and RHAM is third. SCC […]
Back and forth they go, but this time Farmington got the upper hand on rival RHAM. The Indians defeated previously No. 1 RHAM in straight sets — 25-17, 25-17, 25-20 — on Oct. 7 and thus taking over the top spot in this girls volleyball coaches poll. RHAM won the last head-to-head match 3-2 in […]
The contents of the top-10 remain mostly the same this week, but almost all the teams are in different places except for the one constant of RHAM holding the top spot once again. Greenwich jumped from fourth to second with a win over Ridgefield, but despite the sweep, the Tigers moved up from seventh to […]
The first edition of this poll last week saw first-place votes being thrown all over the place. This week RHAM has garnered a majority of the top votes and has taken a healthy lead in the No. 1 spot. Most of the top-10 remains the same except for two losses dropping Bristol Central from fifth […]
In the first girls volleyball coaches poll of the 2016 season RHAM is on top, but first place votes are scattered throughout the top 10 and even beyond. No. 2 Amity and No. 4 Greenwich are the two other teams to receive multiple 1st-place votes, but nine teams in total — including three outside the […]
MIDDLETOWN >> Middletown High’s girls team has been swimming Farmington since forever. Yet from the Northwest Conference days through the Central Connecticut Conference of today, the result was always the same: Farmington would win. Until Tuesday. The Blue Dragons took the lead with a 1-2-3 finish in the 200-yard freestyle, the second event of the […]
Senior running back Brian Buono will play a key part in helping Farmington continue to rise back to .500 in 2016. Vitals Coach: CHRIS MACHOL (8th year, 41-32) Conference: CCC Division II East Playoff Class: LL (672 boys enrollment) Home: George T. Bennett Field 2015 Record: 4-6 (1-4 CCC D-II East) 2016 Kickoff: Sept. 9 at Wethersfield, 7 p.m. Team website: fhsfootball.org | MaxPreps Top players BRIAN BUONO, Sr., […]
BURLINGTON >> Lewis Mills’ defense was as impressive as its offense in a 3-0 (25-12, 25-21, 25-19) blitz of Farmington at Lewis Mills High School Friday evening. “They dug everything,” said Farmington coach Juliette Givens. Three weeks ago, it took the Spartans (10-3) five games to overcome the powerful front line of the Indians (6-9). […]
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 […]
FARMINGTON >> The road may have been slightly bumpier in 2015 than in recent years for the Farmington girls basketball team, but the recent stretch has been freshly paved. Back at full strength and with the support of friends and family on Senior Night, the Indians beat No. 10 Glastonbury 56-41 in the first match-up […]
MIDDLETOWN >> Mercy dodged a bullet Monday night. “We didn’t play great and beat a very good team that’s been playing well,” said Mercy coach Tim Kohs after his second-ranked Tigers escaped with a 44-39 non-conference win over Farmington at Mercy High. “We’ve been playing great, but we didn’t have a lot of energy tonight,” […]
WEST HARTFORD >> Girls basketball is alive and well at Conard High School. The Chieftains’ record remains an unblemished 8-0 after a 51-49 win over No. 4 Farmington on Thursday — the first time Conard has beaten the Indians in at least 10 tries. Delaney Connors led the Chieftains with 14 points. But it was […]
