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The 2020 CCC Girls Basketball Tournament will begin Thursday, Feb. 20 with the first round at the sites of the eight higher seeds and conclude with the final three rounds at Glastonbury High School. The quarterfinals will be held all day Saturday, beginning at 11 a.m. at Glastonbury. The semifinals will be Tuesday, Feb. 25 […]
Back on opening night, after his Simsbury team had defeated defending state champion New Canaan 3-2, coach Paul Melanson was clear that he had faith in both of his goalies, who had split time in that game.
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The score wasn’t what he or anyone on Hamden wanted, but boys hockey coach Todd Hall had some perspective on Saturday’s 7-1 loss to No. 3 Notre Dame-West Haven.
“I’m not making excuses, but we went through …
FINE PERFORMANCES
Caitlyn Caldon, East Catholic/Glastonbury/South Windsor (ETB): Caldon, ETB’s senior goalie, collected 27 saves in a 4-3 win over West Haven/SHA at Bennett Rink on Saturday. ETB has won six…
The East Catholic/Glastonbury/South Windsor co-op (ETB) visited Boston last week to face Matignon High School at the Warrior Ice Arena, the practice facility of the Boston Bruins.
The event was about much m…
West Haven/SHA coach Erin Blake affectionately refers to Taylor Nowak, Megan Froehlich and Jianna Cohrs as her “Conehead Line,” a nod to the 1980 US men’s hockey team and the movie “Miracle.”
For opposing d…
There wasn’t much movement in the poll as the top teams took care of business last week. Stamford and Newtown did flip spots, but otherwise the top 5 was the same. Notre Dame-Fairfield looked like the No. 1 team in dismantling both of its opponents last week, including Bethel. The CCC, meanwhile, made some inroads […]
WEST HARTFORD — It was almost too much, too late, but Northwest Catholic’s all-state guard Erin Carucci was going to keep trying anyway. As far as Glastonbury was concerned, she was welcome to keep firing away. The Tomahawks had plenty of answers in this early-season CCC showdown of once-beaten teams looking for a signature win […]
There are a stunning number of intriguing CIAC hockey matchups on Wednesday, the first full day of competition. Our 10 games to watch this season could be the day’s schedule, cut off wherever. We’ll try to sneak in a few l…
The 2019 GameTimeCT All-State Boys Soccer team. Compiled by Scott Ericson. Photos by Hearst Connecticut Media. Designed by Pete Paguaga and Sean Patrick Bowley. FIRST TEAM ♦♦♦ Player of the Year Alec Hughes Glastonbury, Senior, Forward Stats: 27 goals Honors: NSCAA All New England, All-State, All-CCC Up Next: Will play soccer at University […]
The 2019 GameTimeCT All-State Girls Soccer team. Compiled by Joe Morelli. Photos by Hearst Connecticut Media. Designed by Pete Paguaga and Sean Patrick Bowley. FIRST TEAM ♦♦♦ Player of the Year Maddie Fried St. Joseph, Junior, Forward Stats: Finished with 27 goals and 17 assists for the Cadets, an FCIAC tournament finalist. Has 65 […]
The 2019 GameTimeCT All-State Boys Cross Country team. Compiled by Ryan Lacey. Photos by Hearst Connecticut Media. Designed by Pete Paguaga and Sean Patrick Bowley. FIRST TEAM ♦♦♦ Player of the Year Gavin Sherry Conard, Sophomore Stats: Emerged as one of the best runners in the country, sweeping the CCC, Class LL, State Open […]
Maddie Fried from the St. Joseph girls soccer team has been named to the All-American Team Wednesday by the United Soccer Coaches Association. She is joined by fellow FCIAC player Peyton McNamara from McMahon. Fried, a junior, finished this season with 27 goals and 17 assists for the Cadets, who advanced to the FCIAC tournament […]
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NEW BRITAIN — The tension, drama and excitement built with each second of Saturday’s Class LL Girls Soccer Tournament final between Glastonbury and Southington, which seemed destined to head into overtime, as both squads w…
2019 CIAC FALL CHAMPIONSHIP WEEKEND SCOREBOARD ♦♦♦ CLASS LL No. 1 SOUTHINGTON (17-0-2) vs. No. 3 GLASTONBURY (17-1-1) Where/When: Veteran’s Stadium, New Britain; Saturday, 3 p.m. Broadcast NFHS Network (subscription required) Tickets $10 adults, $5 for students and senior citizens (65 and older), free for children under 5 and members of the military with an […]
CHESHIRE — The question was could Trumbull, and its lights out serving, do it again to Glastonbury in the second set what it had done in winning the first of their Class LL semifinal in Cheshire on Wednesday night.
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MIDDLETOWN — After ruling the pool at the CIAC Class L girl swimming championship meet the past two seasons, it was time for a new challenge for Cheshire, which moved up to Class LL this season, due to increased school enr…
Staples coach Dan Woog has been around the Staples boys soccer program in one form or another since his playing days in the early 1970s. He has never been a part of a game quite like the one Wednesday, as No. 18 Staples rallied from down two goals to beat No. 1 Glastonbury 3-2 in […]
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STAPLES TOUGH IN A TOUGH CLASS L
Class L is loaded with talented teams but the one to beat is still No. 4 seed Staples with its depth and standouts in every phase of th…
5 STORYLINES TO WATCH
FOUR HAND
Winning a state title is not easy. Winning three straight puts you among the all-time great teams, but four straight state championships? You have to go back …
As fun and exciting as the regular season is, the postseason provides girls swimming teams such as Daniel Hand even more opportunities to display its depth and skills.
“The season has gone really well for o…
MANCHESTER — Xavier senior Robbie Cozean expected Saturday’s Wickham Invitational to be a strenuous one, with Manchester’s Aidan Puffer slated to run against him in the final dress rehersal before the postseason begins.
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TOP PERFORMANCES
Zoe Baker, Hall: Baker took top honors in the diving event in Hall’s matchup vs. Middletown, earning 219.65 points.
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TOP SWIMMING PERFORMANCES
Anne Bowens, Staples: A senior, Bowens recorded winning times in the 50-meter freestyle (28.11) and 100 breaststroke (1:21.82) for the Wreckers in their victory over Danbury.
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Notre Dame-Fairfield graduated 10 players off a team that went 9-3-4 in the regular season and reached the semifinals of the CIAC Class S semifinals.
Replacing that kind of turnover would be difficult at an…
NORWICH — Austin Richards missed his entire junior season at Norwich Free Academy with an arm injury and didn’t really get back to throwing with his receivers until January. He spent the last eight months catching up, playing pitch and catch with NFA’s talented returning receiving corps. Two games into the 2019 season, they still […]
Alec Hughes of Glastonbury talks after his hat trick #ctbsoc pic.twitter.com/CtDlq5uwUS — Scott Ericson (@EricsonSports) September 20, 2019 GLASTONBURY — According to Glastonbury boys soccer coach Mark Landers, the Tomahawks have a long way to go before they reach their potential. That should be a scary thought for soccer teams not only in the CCC, […]
Chris Akinduro, Naugatuck, Jr. F: Two-year starter scored 11 goals with four assists as a sophomore.
Ben Carlson, Foran, Sr. D: Carlson has been chosen for the ODP regional team, making him one of the top d…
