School Tag Hamden

FCIAC-SCC renew baseball series for two more years

Filed Under: All Sports, Baseball Conference: FCIAC, SCC Schools: Branford, Bridgeport Central, Brien McMahon, Career, Cheshire, Danbury, Darien, Fairfield Ludlowe, Fairfield Prep, Fairfield Warde, Foran, Greenwich, Guilford, Hamden, Hand, Hillhouse, Law, New Canaan, North Haven, Norwalk, Notre Dame-West Haven, Ridgefield, Sheehan, Shelton, St. Joseph, Stamford, Staples, Trumbull, West Haven, Westhill, Wilbur Cross, Wilton, Xavier

Scott Ericson | June 10, 2019

It was announced Monday that for the fifth consecutive season, the FCIAC and the SCC will play each other in one game for the next two seasons in baseball. Sheehan, Jonathan Law and Wilbur Cross from the SCC and Trinity Catholic from the FCIAC will not participate. For 2021, the home and away teams […]

Boys Golf

Darien’s Gu edges Hamden’s Aurora at CIAC State Open

Filed Under: All Sports, Boys Golf, Girls Golf Conference: Berkshire, CTC, ECC, FCIAC, SCC, Shoreline Schools: Darien, Hamden

Joe Morelli | June 8, 2019

OLD LYME — Alex Gu was a man with options. There were several ways the Darien junior could play his second shot on the first hole of the Black Hall Club — his final one of Saturday’s round.
So what would gi…

Girls Track

Rain suspends Class LL girls track; Danbury girls current leader

Filed Under: All Sports, Girls Track Schools: All Schools, Danbury, Fairfield Ludlowe, Greenwich, Hamden, Newtown, Southington

Rich DePreta | May 29, 2019

NEW BRITAIN — It was a day for the ducks.
They splashed as long as they could but heavy rains suspended the 2019 Class LL girls outdoor track championship at about 6:25 p.m. Wednesday night at Willowbrook P…

Boys Tennis

Tennis notebook: State tournaments starting soon

Filed Under: All Sports, Boys Tennis Conference: FCIAC, SCC, SWC Schools: Amity, Darien, Foran, Greenwich, Hamden, Hand, Lauralton Hall, New Canaan, Staples

David Fierro | May 22, 2019

The conclusion of the conference tournaments means the state competition in each boys and girls tennis class will soon commence.
The CIAC Class LL boys tennis tournament is scheduled to get underway on Frid…

Boys Track

Hillhouse sweeps SCC boys and girls track titles; Poole, Pigatt, Cozean, Bloss, Marriott among double winners

Filed Under: All Sports, Boys Track, Girls Track Conference: SCC Schools: Amity, Branford, Career, Cheshire, East Haven, Fairfield Prep, Foran, Guilford, Hamden, Hand, Hillhouse, Law, Lyman Hall, North Haven, Notre Dame-West Haven, Sacred Heart Academy, Sheehan, Shelton, West Haven, Wilbur Cross, Xavier

By Dan Nowak | May 20, 2019

WALLINGFORD — Deshaune Poole of Hillhouse and Meredith Bloss of Guilford have been dominant in their events in the SCC over the years and that dominance continued at the Southern Connecticut Conference boys and girls track…

Baseball

Bielen leads Hamden past Notre Dame-West Haven

Filed Under: All Sports, Baseball Conference: SCC Schools: Hamden, Notre Dame-West Haven

Mike Madera | May 15, 2019

WEST HAVEN — The Hamden baseball team was not looking to enter the postseason in the midst of a five-game losing streak.
Behind four hits and a solid relief outing from Henry Bielen, Hamden topped Notre Dam…

Baseball

High and Tight Episode VII: SCC coaches roundtable

Filed Under: A Featured, All Sports, Baseball Conference: SCC Schools: Cheshire, Hamden, Hand

Staff Reports | May 15, 2019

Welcome back to the No. 1 podcast for high school baseball in Connecticut. Pete is back from England, but the High and Tight duo is not back in studio. Instead, Pete and Scott took the show on the road to Eli’s in Orange. Courtesy of Tom Hanley and the staff at Eli’s in Orange we were able […]

Girls Basketball

Hamden college-bound athletes Thompson, Johnson ready for next challenge

Filed Under: All Sports, Girls Basketball Conference: SCC Schools: Hamden

Joe Morelli | May 10, 2019

HAMDEN — It was a rough ending to Taniyah Thompson’s basketball career at Hamden, and not just because of what happened on the court.
In addition to the Green Dragons losing in the Class LL state semifinals…

Baseball

UNI-BROWSE: East Catholic, Hamden, Manchester, New Milford

Filed Under: All Sports, Baseball Conference: CCC, SCC, SWC Schools: East Catholic, Hamden, Manchester, New Milford

Scott Ericson | April 30, 2019

Welcome back to Uni-Browse. Each week we will take a look at four baseball uniforms from around the state and let you vote for your favorite. Last week, Ansonia won with 38% of the vote with 368 votes cast. If you have a uniform you would like to see featured, please email Sericson@stamfordadvocate.com Here are […]

Baseball

Hamden holds on to beat East Catholic

Filed Under: All Sports, Baseball Conference: CCC, SCC Schools: East Catholic, Hamden

Peter Paguaga | April 27, 2019

HAMDEN — Leading by one run in the top of the seventh inning, Hamden pitcher Cullin Florio got the final out as Hamden held on to beat East Catholic, 5-4, on Saturday afternoon. East Catholic scored two runs in the top of the frame to make it a one run game and had runners […]

Girls Lacrosse

Stamford girls lacrosse shows growth in victory over Hamden

Filed Under: All Sports, Girls Lacrosse Conference: FCIAC, SCC Schools: Hamden, Stamford

Rich DePreta | April 23, 2019

STAMFORD — The FCIAC isn’t the easiest league in the state to build a girls lacrosse program.
But Stamford High school and coach Steve Paletta have accepted the challenge.
In season three of…

Boys Golf

Golf Notebook: Three-time all-area pick Aurora ready to lead Hamden again

Filed Under: All Sports, Boys Golf, Boys Sports, Golf Conference: CCC, Fairchester, FCIAC, NEPSAC, SCC, Shoreline Schools: Hamden

Joe Morelli | April 18, 2019

Alex Aurora wanted the opportunity to continue playing golf at a Division I college. He played well enough to have those opportunities.
A number of colleges in the Patriot League showed interest, as did Col…

Baseball

High and Tight Podcast Episode II: Hamden coach Chris Borelli joins the show

Filed Under: A Featured, All Sports, Baseball Conference: SCC Schools: Hamden

Staff Reports | April 9, 2019

Welcome back to the No. 1 podcast for high school baseball in Connecticut. The season is truly underway as team have traveled across the state to play each other. Hamden coach Chris Borelli joins the show to talk all things baseball — his team, the SCC, state wide baseball, what it takes to win a state title […]

Baseball

Solimine, Danbury use big second inning to beat Hamden

Filed Under: All Sports, Baseball Conference: FCIAC, SCC Schools: Danbury, Hamden

Ryan Lacey | April 6, 2019

DANBURY—The Danbury baseball team experienced the slowest possible start a year ago. It doesn’t appear to be heading in that direction this season, though.
Justin Solimine had three hits and RBI, Javon Hern…

Baseball

In first start, Zanor throws complete-game 3-hitter as Notre Dame-WH tops Hamden

Filed Under: All Sports, Baseball Conference: SCC Schools: Hamden, Notre Dame-West Haven

Mike Madera | April 3, 2019

HAMDEN — Notre Dame senior Eddie Zanor had never pitched a varsity game in a starting role before. Zanor made up for the wait.
Needing just 93 pitches to toss a complete game, Zanor led the Green Knights to…

Girls Track

Hamden’s Roberts signs to run track at Tennessee State

Filed Under: All Sports, Girls Track Conference: SCC Schools: Hamden

Joe Morelli | April 3, 2019

HAMDEN — From the first time she saw the campus at Tennessee State University, Tori Roberts fell in love with the school nestled in Nashville, Tennessee.
Roberts verbally committed to run track for the Ohio…

Boys Hockey

Final 2018-19 GameTimeCT Boys Hockey Top 10 Poll: Once again, FAIRFIELD PREP is No. 1

Filed Under: A Featured, All Sports, Boys Hockey, Hockey Top 10 Conference: CCC, FCIAC, SCC Schools: Branford, Darien, Fairfield Prep, Greenwich, Hamden, New Canaan, Northwest Catholic, Notre Dame-West Haven, Ridgefield, Xavier

Michael Fornabaio | March 21, 2019

Fairfield Prep began the season on top of the GameTimeCT boys hockey poll. It finishes the year there, as well, after winning its 17th CIAC Division I championship on Tuesday, the state-record 18th overall. The road between those twin top rankings was anything but straight. Some years, the Jesuits are a clearly dominant team, like […]

Girls Basketball

Final 2018-19 GameTimeCT Girls Basketball Top 10 Poll: NORWALK (28-0) is No. 1

Filed Under: A Featured, All Sports, Girls Basketball, Girls Basketball Top 10, Girls Sports Conference: CCC, ECC, FCIAC, SCC, Shoreline, SWC Schools: Cromwell, East Haven, Hamden, Hand, Hillhouse, New London, Norwalk, Notre Dame-Fairfield, Trinity Catholic, Windsor

Scott Ericson | March 20, 2019

For the first time since 2000, the Norwalk girls basketball team are the No. 1-ranked team in the final GameTimeCT poll of the season.
Bear coach Ricky Fuller does not think his 2019 undefeated state champi…

Girls Basketball

No. 1 Norwalk surges past Hamden, earns first Class LL title berth since 2000

Filed Under: All Sports, Girls Basketball Conference: FCIAC, SCC Schools: Hamden, Norwalk

Scott Ericson | March 11, 2019

FAIRFIELD — The 19-year wait is over.
The No. 1 seeded Norwalk girls basketball team is heading back to the CIAC Class LL state championship game for the first time since 2000, beating No. 4 Hamden 62-54 Mo…

Boys Swimming

Greenwich captures seventh straight Class LL swimming title

Filed Under: All Sports, Boys Swimming Conference: FCIAC Schools: Brien McMahon, Bristol Central, Bristol Eastern, Danbury, East Hartford, Fairfield Ludlowe, Fairfield Prep, Fairfield Warde, Greenwich, Hamden, Maloney, Manchester, Newtown, Platt, Ridgefield, Shelton, Southington, Staples, Trumbull, West Haven, Wilby

David Fierro | March 11, 2019

NEW HAVEN — Entering Monday’s Class LL Swimming Championships, Greenwich knew it needed to not only win the meet in order to also contend for the State Open title, it had to do so in convincing fashion.
Mis…

Girls Basketball

Hamden turns tables on Newtown, advances to Class LL semifinals

Filed Under: All Sports, Girls Basketball Conference: SCC, SWC Schools: Hamden, Newtown

Mike Madera | March 7, 2019

HAMDEN — Just one season ago, the season ended for the Hamden girls basketball team at the hands of Newtown in the second round of the state tournament.
It may have taken one year and every bit of the 32 mi…

Boys Basketball

Williams, Trumbull breeze past Hamden, into Division I quarterfinals

Filed Under: All Sports, Boys Basketball Conference: FCIAC, SCC Schools: Hamden, Trumbull

By Mike Suppe | March 6, 2019

NEW HAVEN — Timmond Williams and his Trumbull teammates were not going to be denied a trip to the Division I boys basketball state tournament quarterfinals again.
After falling by a basket at Wilbur Cross l…

Boys Hockey

The postseason GameTimeCT Top 10 Boys Hockey Poll: Ridgefield No. 1; Branford breaks through

Filed Under: All Sports, Boys Hockey, Hockey Top 10 Conference: CCC, FCIAC, NVL, SCC, SWC Schools: Branford, Darien, Fairfield Prep, Greenwich, Hamden, New Canaan, Northwest Catholic, Notre Dame-West Haven, Ridgefield, Xavier

Michael Fornabaio | March 4, 2019

The CIAC boys hockey tournaments begin Monday night in Division II and the darling team heading into the tournament is recent SCC/SWC D2 champion Branford, which rallied and then beat Guilford in a shootout before dispatching No. 10 Watertown/Pomperaug in the final. And so, for the first time this season, Branford has cracked the GameTimeCT […]

Boys Hockey

Moorcroft (31 saves), Hamden stop Fairfield Prep, win SCC/SWC Division I title

Filed Under: All Sports, Boys Hockey Conference: SCC, SWC Schools: Fairfield Prep, Hamden

Michael Fornabaio | March 1, 2019

WEST HAVEN — One heartstopping stop may have earned Donald Moorcroft his Most Outstanding Player award Friday night, or to hear him tell it he’s one lucky goalie.
Considering the blocker save he made on a t…

Girls Basketball

Hamden switches up on defense, shuts down Danbury to advance in Class LL

Filed Under: All Sports, Girls Basketball Conference: FCIAC, SCC Schools: Danbury, Hamden

Mike Madera | March 1, 2019

HAMDEN — With Danbury hurting Hamden relentlessly from the outside, coach Amanda Forcucci decided to change things up. Forcucci’s decision to go from a 2-3 zone to man-to-man on defense paid dividends
Holdi…

Boys Hockey

GameTimeCT Boys Hockey Top 10 Poll: Fairfield Prep, Xavier, Greenwich inch forward as tourney season begins

Filed Under: A Featured, All Sports, Boys Hockey, Hockey Top 10 Conference: CCC, FCIAC, NVL, SCC, SWC Schools: Darien, Fairfield Prep, Greenwich, Hamden, New Canaan, Northwest Catholic, Notre Dame-West Haven, Pomperaug, Ridgefield, Watertown, Xavier

Michael Fornabaio | February 26, 2019

It’s league championship season in Connecticut boys ice hockey, with the FCIAC and Nutmeg league tournaments already underway while the CCC and SCC/SWC begin theirs this week. There are also state tournament pairings that will be out by week’s end. Fairfield Prep, Xavier and Greenwich posted impressive victories this week, which has enabled the three […]

Boys Basketball

Wilbur Cross beats back Amity, Notre Dame-WH tops Hamden, will meet for SCC title

Filed Under: All Sports, Boys Basketball Conference: SCC Schools: Amity, Hamden, Notre Dame-West Haven, Wilbur Cross

Joe Morelli | February 25, 2019

NEW HAVEN — Wilbur Cross was staring defeat in the face, down five point with under a minute remaining. But the Governors never lost faith.
The Governors made all their free throws down the stretch, one tyi…

Boys Hockey

No. 5 Hamden teams up, skates past West Haven

Filed Under: All Sports, Boys Hockey Conference: SCC Schools: Hamden, West Haven

Mike Madera | February 25, 2019

HAMDEN — The first time Hamden and West Haven met this season, Hamden put on an offensive display and cruised past the Westies. Knowing West Haven was not going to let that happen again, the Green Dragons used an offense w…

Boys Basketball

SCC boys basketball tournament roundup: Hamden comes from 20 down to beat Law in OT

Filed Under: All Sports, Boys Basketball Conference: SCC Schools: Fairfield Prep, Hamden, Hillhouse, Law, Notre Dame-West Haven, Wilbur Cross

Joe Morelli | February 23, 2019

Hamden 65, Law 49 OT BRANFORD — Justice Washington scored 13 of his 16 points in the second half as No. 5 seed Hamden came from 20 points down to defeat No. 4 Law 65-59 in overtime Saturday afternoon in the SCC tournament quarterfinals at Branford High. Law (16-5) dictated much of the action over the […]

FCIAC-SCC renew baseball series for two more years

Darien’s Gu edges Hamden’s Aurora at CIAC State Open

Rain suspends Class LL girls track; Danbury girls current leader

Tennis notebook: State tournaments starting soon

Hillhouse sweeps SCC boys and girls track titles; Poole, Pigatt, Cozean, Bloss, Marriott among double winners

Bielen leads Hamden past Notre Dame-West Haven

High and Tight Episode VII: SCC coaches roundtable

Hamden college-bound athletes Thompson, Johnson ready for next challenge

UNI-BROWSE: East Catholic, Hamden, Manchester, New Milford

Hamden holds on to beat East Catholic

Stamford girls lacrosse shows growth in victory over Hamden

Golf Notebook: Three-time all-area pick Aurora ready to lead Hamden again

High and Tight Podcast Episode II: Hamden coach Chris Borelli joins the show

Solimine, Danbury use big second inning to beat Hamden

In first start, Zanor throws complete-game 3-hitter as Notre Dame-WH tops Hamden

Hamden’s Roberts signs to run track at Tennessee State

Final 2018-19 GameTimeCT Boys Hockey Top 10 Poll: Once again, FAIRFIELD PREP is No. 1

Final 2018-19 GameTimeCT Girls Basketball Top 10 Poll: NORWALK (28-0) is No. 1

No. 1 Norwalk surges past Hamden, earns first Class LL title berth since 2000

Greenwich captures seventh straight Class LL swimming title

Hamden turns tables on Newtown, advances to Class LL semifinals

Williams, Trumbull breeze past Hamden, into Division I quarterfinals

The postseason GameTimeCT Top 10 Boys Hockey Poll: Ridgefield No. 1; Branford breaks through

Moorcroft (31 saves), Hamden stop Fairfield Prep, win SCC/SWC Division I title

Hamden switches up on defense, shuts down Danbury to advance in Class LL

GameTimeCT Boys Hockey Top 10 Poll: Fairfield Prep, Xavier, Greenwich inch forward as tourney season begins

Wilbur Cross beats back Amity, Notre Dame-WH tops Hamden, will meet for SCC title

No. 5 Hamden teams up, skates past West Haven

SCC boys basketball tournament roundup: Hamden comes from 20 down to beat Law in OT

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