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WEST HAVEN — You had to wonder if Hillhouse would ever turn its boys basketball season around.
It’s been a struggle for the proud program, suffering through as many losses that in the glory days wouldn’t ha…
MILFORD — The third time proved to be the charm for the Hamden girls basketball team.
After two consecutive seasons of semifinal losses, the second-seeded Green Dragons finally advanced to their first ever …
Pretty good start to the conference tournament predictions. So far, the record stands at 38-9 overall. Day 3 Predictions Day 2 Predictions Day 1 Predictions Now, prognosticating gets a little tougher as conferences play semifinal matchups. If you’re a girls hoops fan, you have to love this slate of games tonight. NVL At Kennedy No. […]
NEW HAVEN — It was a good day for the Southern Connecticut Conference at the CIAC State Open indoor track and field championships with four individual boys wins, a win by Hillhouse in the boys 4×400 relay (3 minutes, 27.47…
Day 3 brings us to Super Saturday in girls basketball with a full slate of conference tournament games. Let’s go! BERKSHIRE LEAGUE No. 8 Wamogo at No. 1 Housatonic Regional: HOUSATONIC No. 5 Lewis Mills at No. 4 Nonnewaug: NONNEWAUG No. 7 Shepaug Valley at No. 2 Northwestern: NORTHWESTERN No. 6 Thomaston at No. 3 […]
It is conference tournament time for girls basketball. Let’s go! Thursday CCC No. 16 Conard at No. 1 Windsor: WINDSOR No. 15 Manchester at No. 2 East Hartford: EAST HARTFORD No. 14 Farmington at No. 3 Newington: Farmington could push Newington in this one. NEWINGTON No. 13 RHAM at No. 4 Glastonbury: A deceptively tough […]
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…
The interest from Division I schools was there for Hillhouse’s Tanayja London. She said three scholarship offers, Manhattan, Bryant and Lafayette, were on the table for her to consider during the summer.
Bu…
NEW HAVEN — Wilbur Cross has been on the wrong end of its share of results to Hillhouse over the years, including some big blowouts. One of those blowouts occurred the last time the two teams met a month ago. To say head coach Kevin Walton was unhappy with how the Governors competed in that […]
NEW HAVEN — Notre Dame-West Haven is still undefeated — but barely.
The Green Knights needed every second Friday night to improve their record to 15-0 as Connor Raines canned a wide open layup at the buzzer…
NEW HAVEN — Deshaune Poole knows what it’s like to see nothing in front of him but the finish line.
The Hillhouse senior captured the 55-meter hurdles and the 300 meters for the second consecutive year and …
NEW HAVEN — When you win three consecutive league championships, you can call it a dynasty.
Well then, we can call Hillhouse a dynasty.
The Academics captured their third straight Southern C…
NEW HAVEN — The last thing Hillhouse coach Renard Sutton wanted to see was a larger number on the right side of his team’s record.
It’s been a long time since the Academics were below .500 in the month of J…
It’s been a while since Hillhouse has had a girls’ basketball team as good as the one that the Academics put out on the court this winter.
In fact, you have to go back to the Bria Holmes days early in this …
WEST HAVEN — The rankings in the latest Register/GameTimeCT boys basketball poll tell you that fifth-ranked Notre Dame-West Haven was supposed to win Tuesday night’s matchup at home against Hillhouse.
Histo…
The Hillhouse girls indoor and outdoor track and field team has enjoyed its share of success over the years, including winning CIAC Class M team titles last season in the indoor and outdoor seasons.
If the Academics’ success in…
BRIDGEPORT — One cannot miss the banner behind one of the baskets inside the Bassick High School gym: “1989 Boys Basketball State Champions.”
Yes, it has been that long.
But after their decisive 66-41 victory ov…
WEST HAVEN — Wilbur Cross girls basketball coach Tyrees Thomas has plenty of belief in his team. So much so, he did not think of using a timeout early in the second quarter with his team trailing cross-town rival Hillhouse by 14 points.
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GAMES TO WATCH
Wilbur Cross at Hillhouse, Mon. 5 p.m.: Both teams are off to fast starts and looking to stay at the top of the SCC standings.
Pomperaug at Newtown, Tue. 7 p.m.: SWC rivals renew acquaintances wit…
Three former Hillhouse football players signed National letters of Intent on Thursday. All played for the Academics through the 2017 season. Prince Boyd Jr. and Javvon Brown both signed with Central Connecticut State University. Both spent the past fall season at Milford Academy. Terron Mallory, who prepped at Suffield Academy in the fall, signed to […]
NEW HAVEN — So things didn’t look great after the season opener for the Hillhouse boys basketball team.
But if you counted out the Academics after just one game, you were sadly mistaken.
Hillhouse has won four s…
WOODBRIDGE — In barely over two weeks, Hillhouse made it a clean sweep over Amity this winter.
The Academics 4-1, and off to their best start since the Bria Holmes days in 2012, came into the Paul Mengold Gymnasium and knocked …
FINE PERFORMANCES Justice Ellison, South Windsor and Oliver Milledge, Greenwich: Ellison’s 54-point outing included six 3-pointers as South Windsor fell to Greenwich 86-76 in double overtime. Milledge scored 30 points in the win for Greenwich. Kyle Daniels, Wilbur Cross: Had 30 points, including 22 of 25 from the free-throw line, in the Governors’ 85-84 loss […]
Miller Anderson, Hall, Sr.: In the 1,000, Anderson finished 10th in New England (2:36.01) and placed 1st at the State Open (2:31.79) and in Class L (2:37.61).
Michael Browning, RHAM, Sr.: Won the shot put at the State Open (53-…
HARTFORD — The East Catholic boys basketball team is as good as advertised, while Hillhouse has plenty of work to do, especially on the offensive end.
East Catholic, the No. 2 team in the Register/GameTimeCT preseason boys bask…
Meredith Bloss, Guilford, Sr.: Defending Class L champion in the 3200 (11:27.31) and 1600 (5:18.39). Finished sixth at New England meet in 2 mile (11:06.06) and was second at State Open in 3200 (11:08.05).
Jada Boyd, Hillhouse,…
WELCOME to the first edition of ‘Courtside with Joe Morelli,’ our weekly podcast covering boys basketball in Connecticut. Morelli has been the New Haven Register’s boys basketball beat writer for over 15 seasons and also runs the Boys Basketball Top 10 Poll. With the Top 10 unveiled this week, we tip off the podcast with […]
WEST HAVEN — Home is where the heart is, as the old saying goes, and New Haven, specifically Hillhouse High School, will always be home for Ty Sullivan. He played high school basketball at Hillhouse. He coached high school basketball at Hillhouse as an assistant. He sometimes still refers to Hillhouse as “We.” But an […]
Megan Bauman, East Lyme: Senior guard was All-Conference last two seasons and on pace to break school records for scoring, assists and 3-pointers.
Julianna Bonilla, Waterford: The 5-foot-10 guard/forward committed to play at Ma…
