WEST HAVEN >> After defeating a pair of SCC opponents to advance to the semifinals, the Fitch softball team knew they had to finish a trifecta if the Falcons had hopes of defending their Class L title. Sophomores Cassie Woods and Taylor Wolfgang made sure of it. Led by Wolfgang’s run-scoring triple to score Woods […]
Softball: Fitch junior Caroline Taber named Gatorade player of year
Fitch junior Caroline Taber has been named the Gatorade state player of the year in softball. The award, which recognizes not only outstanding athletic excellence, but also high standards of academic achievement and exemplary character demonstrated on and off the field, distinguishes Taber as Connecticut’s best high school softball player. Taber is now a finalist for […]
Softball: All's well in Groton as No. 2 Fitch shuts out NFA to win 43rd-straight, regular-season game
All has been well and continues to be well for the No. 2-ranked Fitch softball team. Nalissa Amar was 3-for-3 with a double and a run scored as the defending Class L softball champs and current No. 2 in the GameTimeCT / Register Top 10 Poll, defeated rival Norwich Free Academy 6-0 Wednesday. The victory […]
GameTimeCT / Register Top 10 Preseason Softball Poll: Southington is No. 1
SOUTHINGTON is No. 1 in the 2014-15 Register / GameTimeCT Top 10 Preseason Softball poll. Compiled by Mike Pucci. Team Record 1st Place Points Last Class 1. SOUTHINGTON 24-0 16 480 1 LL Last year’s result: Def. Amity 1-0 in 15 innings to capture the Class LL state championship. Opening game: at Hall, Friday, 3:45 […]
Fitch, Ledyard, East Lyme, New London break from ECC, announce formation of new conference [updated]
Four Eastern Connecticut Conference schools announced Tuesday they were officially breaking ties with the league and forming a new athletic conference, Ledyard, Fitch, East Lyme and New London will form a new league called the Southeastern Connecticut Athletic Conference — SCAC — in “an alliance that preserves traditional rivalries,” according to a press release from […]
Football: Ex-Waterford coach Ellis takes over at Fitch
Former Waterford coach Mike Ellis Jr. has been hired to take over the football program at Fitch, the school where his father once coached. Ellis, who was 60-66 and made two playoff appearances over 12 seasons at Waterford, resigned last month. He is a teacher at Waterford, but lives in Mystic and his daughters attend […]
Panucci dismissed as Fitch football coach after two seasons
Jordan Panucci was dismissed as the head coach of the Fitch football program after two seasons, The Day of New London reported Monday. Panucci, who took over for former coach Mike Emery, was 4-18 in two seasons. Fitch went 0-11 this year. “I thought I was going to get more time, but it is what […]
2007 Register All-State baseball team has truly distinguished itself
What if we told you that a 2007 All-State baseball team would produce seven players who would be major league draft picks (two first-rounders), including the National League’s 2013 starting All-Star pitcher, the NL’s 2014 leader in home runs among rookies, one of 2014’s hottest rookie pitchers who’s currently boasting a miniscule 2.21 ERA and […]
Track and Field: Fitch's Tyler Latham named Boys CT Gatorade Athlete of the Year
The awards keep coming for Tyler Latham of Fitch. Two days after winning the CIAC Decathlon title, Latham was named the Gatorade Connecticut Boys Track & Field Athlete of the Year, Friday morning. Latham, a senior, collected three gold medals at the Class MM state meet, winning the 110 hurdles (14.92), 300 hurdles (38.72) and […]
GameTimeCT / NH Register Final Softball Top 10 Poll: Southington is No. 1
Class LL champion Southington (24-0) capped an unbeaten season by being named the No. 1 team in the final GameTimeCT.com / New Haven Register Top 10 Softball Poll. Team Points Last Class 1. Southington (24-0) (16) 480 1 LL Final result: Def. Amity 1-0 in 15 innings to capture the Class LL state championship. Bottom […]
Class L softball: Wolfgang, Fitch solve SHA's Flowers to win 2nd championship
MERIDEN >> There won’t be any going-away state championship for retiring coach Ray Ramelli. And there won’t be bookended state titles for Molly Flowers. Top-seeded Fitch (26-1) took care of that Saturday night with a 3-1 victory over No. 19 Sacred Heart Academy in the Class L state championship game at the windy Dunn Sports […]
Friday's softball, baseball championships postponed
Due to inclement weather, Friday’s Class M and Class L softball championship games and the Class LL baseball championship have been postponed, the CIAC announced today. In softball, Sacred Heart Academy vs. Fitch in Class L has been moved and rescheduled for Saturday, 7 p.m. at the Dunn Sports Complex in Meriden. The East Haven vs. […]
Softball: Class L and M state championship preview capsules
Complete tournament results CLASS L No. 19 Sacred Heart Academy (14-10) vs. No. 1 Fitch (25-1) When: Friday, 7 p.m. ppd to Saturday, 7 p.m. Where: Biondi Field, West Haven Dunn Sports Complex, Meriden Championship game appearances: Sacred Heart Academy 4 (1-2, lone title came in 2011); Fitch 3 (1-1, lone title came in 2009). Watch: NFHS Network […]
Class L softball: Fitch rolls past Lauralton Hall, into to 3rd state title game
West Haven >> It didn’t take long. Just two pitches to be exact. Fitch leadoff hitter Jackie Lewis wasted little time, driving the second pitch she saw Wednesday over the left field fence for a home run. That set the tone. Just two batters later, teammate Caroline Taber drilled another home run just over the […]
2014 ECC Football Schedules
ECC Master Schedule Bacon Academy East Lyme Fitch Griswold Killingly Ledyard Montville New London Norwich Free Academy Plainfield St. Bernard/Norwich Tech Stonington Waterford Windham Woodstock Academy
CIAC Softball Tournament Outlook: Players, Storylines to Watch
BRACKETS: CLASS LL | CLASS L | CLASS M | CLASS S Players to Watch Tori Ceballos, Sr., St. Joseph, First Base: Ceballos is batting .488 with 41 RBIs and 25 runs this season. A four-year starter, Ceballos just might end her career with a state title. The Cadets (22-1) are seeded third in Class […]
CCC baseball: Hall walks off with win over Fitch
WEST HARTFORD >> Two outs, bottom of the seventh, runners on first and third. The second pitch Kendrick Boss threw to Sam Dobins bounced off the front off home plate, got by the catcher and Jonathan Greenfield raced home, throwing his helmet in the air and jumping into his teammates arms. The Warriors beat Fitch, 5-4 […]
Softball: A look back, a look ahead and vote for state's best player
The high school softball season opens in just over a week (April 9, to be exact). Let’s take a look back at what happened last season, and what to look for in 2014 (although I am still in the process of getting back preseason forms from coaches). The Register will present its annual softball preview, […]