When Maloney and Platt met in the CIAC Class L football semifinals last season it was not just a big day for the town of Meriden.
It gave hope to a lot of high school football programs in the same situation…
Rodas sparks Torrington to second-straight rout
TORRINGTON — Torrington’s boys soccer team blasted its second team in a row with a 9-2 home opener against Kennedy, following last Thursday’s season-opening 10-1 win at Wolcott.
“It’s been a long time since…
NVL Football 2019: KENNEDY preview
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Kennedy Eagles Football (@jfk_eagles) on Aug 31, 2019 at 7:14am PDT [Vitals] COACH — CHRIS SARLO (15th year, 43-99) CONFERENCE — NVL Brass PLAYOFF CLASS — L (691 […]
Torrington pulls away in win over Kennedy
TORRINGTON — Torrington’s boys basketball team pulled away to a 98-60 romp over Kennedy after a good first quarter by the Eagles Thursday night at Torrington High School.
Buoyed by four of their seven three…
Kennedy overcomes 0-2 deficit to rally for first NVL title over Seymour
The Kennedy girls volleyball team celebrates after winning its first NVL tournament title Thursday night with a 3-2 win over Seymour. Kennedy overcame a 2-0 deficit.Kennedy senior hitter Hannah West. WATERBURY — Trailing by two games to NVL powerhouse Seymour Thursday night, Kennedy senior Hannah West and her teammates realized it was time to […]
Football: Lockwood, Killingly run past Law in Class M quarterfinals
KILLINGLY — Spencer Lockwood’s prowess as a running back is clear in nearly 7,000 career yards on the ground. His defensive skill helped Killingly ease its way back to the CIAC Class M football semifinals for a third year in a row.Law, mak…
Boys Basketball: East Hartford stings Kennedy in Class LL semis, advances to first state final since 1949
NEW HAVEN >> There are banners, jerseys and plaques adorning the walls of the Bernard C. Dandley Memorial Gymnasium at East Hartford High School that the boys basketball team looks at every practice and game. The most faded read, “Boys Basketball” and “1949.” That’s right, the Hornets had not been to a state championship basketball game in 68 […]
Girls Basketball: Pergola leads Torrington past Kennedy
TORRINGTON >> Torrington’s girls basketball team beat Kennedy 52-40 Monday night behind a big first quarter, plus 29 points from Brie Pergola and 13-for-14 Red Raider shooting at the free throw line. “I’m happy with the good things we did, but we made too many mistakes,” said Coach Mike Fritch. The first quarter was everything […]
Torrington football holds off Kennedy
WATERBURY >> In a season of running-clock blowouts, Kennedy’s football team took Torrington down to the final seconds of a 20-18 Red Raider win at Waterbury’s Municipal Stadium Saturday afternoon. “It was the best game I’ve ever played in,” said Torrington running back Dylan Myrie. “It was just so intense. Every play counted.” Myrie and […]
Boys Soccer: Torrington breezes past Kennedy
TORRINGTON >> Torrington boys soccer (6-3-1) got its goals in the first half of a 4-0 win over Kennedy (4-7) at home Wednesday evening. “It’s our third game in a row where we scored in the first three minutes,” said Coach Mike Fritch. “In the other games, we gave a goal back; today, we didn’t.” […]
Torrington baseball racks up 22 hits in a win over Kennedy
TORRINGTON >> Torrington’s baseball team (3-1) bounced back with a vengeance from Monday’s 5-4 loss at Seymour in a 22-1 win over Kennedy (0-5) at Fuessenich Park Wednesday afternoon. Sixteen Red Raiders piled up 22 hits, including seven doubles and a late-game home run by Marcus Bloom, back for his first game of the season […]
Litchfield County Roundup: Northwestern boys basketball stays unbeaten in the Berkshire League
TERRYVILLE >> Terryville outscored Northwestern by five points in the final period at Terryville High School to trim the Highlanders to their closest win of the season 60-53 Friday night. Alex Case (15 points), Devin Warren (12 points) and Tony Case (10 points) led Northwestern. Ian Schmidt (13 points) led the Kangaroo charge back up […]
Girls Basketball: Kennedy Takes A Teamwork Lesson; Torrington Gets Experience
TORRINGTON >> Kennedy’s defense against Torrington made a teachable moment for both sides in a 61-36 Eagle landslide at Torrington Tuesday night. The Eagles, 3-3, had chemistry problems early. “At the beginning of the season, we weren’t a team at all,” said senior guard Lynadia Whiting. Kennedy lost badly to St. Paul (62-36) and Holy […]
Girls volleyball: West Haven eliminates Kennedy in Class LL first round
WEST HAVEN – West Haven seniors Amanda DiLeonardo and Alissa Tonucci knew going into the opening round of the CIAC Class LL state tournament communication was going to be the key. Using that communication, No. 12 West Haven posted a 3-1 victory over No. 21 Kennedy Monday evening at West Haven High. Behind 15 kills […]
2015 NVL Football Team Preview Capsules
BRASS Crosby Third-year quarterback Michael Marshall returns as one of the NVL’s most experience passers, giving the Bulldogs hope they can end a run of six losing seasons. But there are plenty of holes to fill elsewhere. Coach David Jurewicz is confident his team will compete. Team Preview Holy Cross The Crusaders […]
NVL Football 2015: Kennedy preview
Vitals Coach: Chris Sarlo (11th year, 27-77) Conference: NVL Brass Division Playoff Class: L (679 boys enrollment) Home: Municipal Stadium, Waterbury 2014 Record: 5-6 (3-1 NVL Brass Division) 2015 Kickoff: Sept. 11 at Naugatuck, 7 p.m. Team website: MaxPreps Top players Bryan Garcia-Medina, 5-6, Sr., RB/DB Jose Cardona, 5-11, Sr., OL/DL Christian Curry, 5-9, Sr., RB/LB […]
Softball: All-NVL selections
The NVL recently released its all-league selections. They are: Pitcher of Year: Ashley Guillette, Oxford Senior of Year: Kaley Kempf, Oxford Coach of Year: Jim Husar, Oxford ALL-NVL Ashley Guillette, Oxford Raeanne Geffert, Seymour Toni Risucci, Watertown Kaley Kempf, Oxford Marissa Morris, Torrington Liz Lombardo, Holy Cross Cassie Rossetti, Seymour Kara Klimaszewski, Naugatuck Carla Piccolo, […]
Girls basketball: No. 19 Kennedy upsets No. 3 Torrington in OT
TORRINGTON >> The third time was the charm for a Kennedy girls basketball team on a mission in a 55-48 Class L second-round overtime upset over No. 3 Torrington Thursday night. “It’s hard to beat a team three times, right?” Kennedy coach Jen Deeley grinned before the game began at Torrington High School. The answer […]
Class L Girls Basketball: Kennedy hangs on to knock off Law
MILFORD >> On several occasions it appeared the Law girls basketball team would find a way to rally in a Class L opening round contest against Kennedy. The visiting Eagles led by as many as eight points in the fourth quarter, but 14th-seeded Law brought the deficit down to three twice in the final minute. […]
NVL Girls Basketball Tournament: Torrington survives Kennedy, advances to face Holy Cross in final
WATERBURY >> The tournament watchword “survive and advance” never rang truer than in No. 2 Torrington’s 45-42 win over No. 6 Kennedy in the NVL girls basketball tournament semifinals at Kennedy High School Monday night. Kennedy upset No. 3 St. Paul 57-52 in the first round Saturday while Torrington (21-1) was annihilating No. 7 Oxford […]
Boys Basketball: Watch Heron, No. 1 Sacred Heart stay unbeaten, 79-63 over Kennedy
And now, an update from the No. 1-ranked team in the state: Despite missing one starter due to injury, Sacred Heart’s boys basketball team had little trouble staying unbeaten Tuesday night. Mustapha Heron scored 32 points, had six rebounds and four assists as Sacred Heart of Waterbury, the No. 1 team in the GameTimeCT / […]
Football: 2014 All-Naugatuck Valley League selections
ALL-NVL OFFENSE QB: Jason Bradley, Naugatuck RB: Tajik Bagley, Ansonia RB: Elijah Parks, St. Paul WR: Bryan Coney, Naugatuck WR: Ben Slowik, Derby OL: CJ Falcioni, Seymour OL: Laurence Carfaro, Ansonia OL: Mike Gugliotti, Holy Cross OL: Justin Nadeau, Wolcott OL: Jose Santamria, Derby TE: Witold Gul, Ansonia UT: Michael Audibert, Wolcott UT: Michael Kreiger, […]
NVL girls volleyball quarterfinals: No. 3 Torrington sweeps No. 6 Kennedy
TORRINGTON >> No. 3 seed Torrington swept No. 6 Kennedy 3-0 (25-18, 25-15, 25-21) in the NVL Girls Volleyball Tournament opening round at Torrington High School Saturday afternoon. The Red Raiders (15-4, 15-3 NVL) beat Kennedy handily in the regular season, but the Eagles (13-8) contested every game Saturday. “We put in a good effort,” […]
Boys soccer: Torrington rolls past Kennedy
TORRINGTON >> Torrington’s boys soccer team rolled over Kennedy 9-0 for the first Torrington High School win on its new turf field Friday night. “After our game against Naugatuck, this was a nice one to get people some breaks and work on some things,” said Torrington coach Mike Fritch. The Red Raiders (9-2-1) tied Naugatuck […]
NVL Football 2014: Kennedy preview
Vitals Coach: Chris Sarlo, (1oth season) Conference: NVL Copper Playoff Class: L (686 boys enrollment) Home: Municipal Stadium 2013 Record: 3-8 (1-5 in Copper) 2014 Kickoff: Sept. 12 Sacred Heart, 7 p.m. Team website: MaxPreps page Top players Bryan Garcia-Medina, Jr. QB Al Jean Baptiste, Jr. OL-DL Eli Benjamin, Jr. RB-LB Christian Curry, Jr. RB-LB Tim Ouellette, Sr. C Stanley Little, Sr. […]
Meet New Haven County's Scholar Athletes
High school seniors from New Haven County were recognized as the state’s top scholar-athletes at the 2014 Connecticut Association of Schools (CAS) Scholar-Athlete Banquet sponsored by McDonald’s. A 31-year sponsor of the program with a longstanding commitment to educational programs in Connecticut, McDonald’s joined CAS to honor the following local students as the best of the best in the […]
2014 NVL Football Schedules
NVL Master Schedule Ansonia Crosby Derby Holy Cross Kennedy Naugatuck Oxford Sacred Heart/Kaynor Seymour St. Paul Catholic Torrington Watertown Wilby Wolcott Woodland
Softball: All-NVL Selections
The All-Naugatuck Valley League recently announced its all-league selections in softball. ALL-NVL Sydney Matzko (Torrington); Katie Petroski (Seymour); Gillian Fortier (Naugatuck); Raeanne Geffert (Seymour); Samantha Lee (Woodland); Liz Lombardo (Holy Cross); Sara Selimovski (Watertown); Yaixsa Vargas (Kennedy); Brittany Anderson (Torrington); Shelby Mendillo (Derby); Kayla DePara (Wolcott). ALL-BRASS DIVISION Makayla O’Hara (Seymour); Amanda Harkins (Seymour); Abby […]
Softball: Torrington routs Kennedy moves to NVL semifinals
TORRINGTON >> No. 1 Torrington beat No. 8 Kennedy 17-1 in an NVL softball quarterfinal speeding by so fast it required a three-way scorekeeper meeting with the umpires just to agree on the score. “It was a little bit ugly,” smiled Torrington coach Maryann Musselman. The third inning of the mercy-rule-shortened five-inning game featured eight […]