I am not going to sugarcoat this in any way, we didn’t have a football season this fall. I know it sucked and wasn’t what everyone wanted. That said, we still wanted to recognize some of the best players in state and tell them this: we wish we could have seen them play this […]
Eastern CT Eagles not expecting to play hockey season
If there is a high school hockey season in Connecticut, it appears it will go off without the Eastern Connecticut Eagles. “Unfortunately, since we are a co-op and the ECC has decided that there will be no winter co-op sports, we will not be allowed to participate even if the CIAC puts something together,” Eagles […]
Girls soccer: A look at the state’s top performances for Week 6
Top performers
Gabby Tirado, Cheshire: Had a hat trick in the Rams’ 8-0 victory over Hamden.
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Jeff Jacobs: Friendship, faith persevere in time of tragedy
KILLINGLY — Amid the coronavirus cases that have climbed into the thousands in our state, there is a small pocket in Northeastern Connecticut, the Quiet Corner, where the numbers have been mercifully low. As of Friday, Kil…
Girls Gymnastics All-League teams
GIRLS GYMNASTICS
CT ALL-LEAGUE TEAMS 2019-20
ALL-FCIAC GYMNASTS
First Team
Ava Mancini, Lu…
2019-20 CHSCA All-State Girls Gymnastics teams
2019-20 CHSCA All-State Girls Gymnastics teams
FIRST TEAM
(in alphabetical order)
Kaitlyn Abbey (East Lyme Co-op); Alison Albanese (Cogincha…
Southington edges Woodstock Academy for Open gymnastics team title
NEW MILFORD — The best high school girls gymnasts in Connecticut came together Saturday at New Milford High School for the 2020 State Open Championship.
And both the team and individual performances did not…
State Open Preview Capsule
When: Saturday, 10 a.m.
Where: New Milford HS
Defending Champion: Woodstock Academy (won 7 of last 8 Opens since 2012)
Teams to Watch: Woodstock Academy, Southington, St. Jos…
Missing its Best, New Milford holds off Wilton for Class M title
MILFORD — Unable to save its Best for last, the New Milford gymnastics team managed to be good enough.
The Green Wave scored 134.800 points to edge two-time defending champion Wilton (133.925) and win the C…
Breaking down the 2020 CIAC gymnastics state championships
CLASS L
When: Saturday, 9 a.m.
Where: Jonathan Law, Milford.
Defending Champion: Greenwich (won last four Class L titles).
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NFA (Division I), Killingly (Division II) win ECC Girls Basketball championships
ECC Division I Final: NFA 58, Bacon Academy 30 UNCASVILLE — Senior center Makayla Poirier-Vaughters scored 24 points and earned tournament MVP as Norwich Free Academy rolled to the Eastern Connecticut Conference Division I girls basketball tournament championship, 58-30, over Bacon Academy Tuesday night at Mohegan Sun Arena. It was the first ECC tournament final […]
Killingly earns 5th state championship, winning Class S title at home
Coach Bowen and his staff leads Killingly to back to back state titles and his 5th overall title. 21st championship overall for all sports at Killingly, 5th year in a row with 1 title. Another great effort by a group of dedicated competitors @GameTimeCT @CTWrestling @GameDayCT pic.twitter.com/6TLVW2Q7YZ — Killingly (@KHS_Athletics1) February 23, 2020 Killingly won […]
Speaker: Lawmakers should weigh Native American mascot issue
HARTFORD, Conn. — The Democratic speaker of the Connecticut House says state lawmakers should consider whether to ban Native American athletic nicknames and symbols at public high schools after one school restored its Redmen mascot just months after dropping it. “I’d like to see a bill introduced to have a public hearing and have the […]
Killingly board of education votes to reinstate ‘Redmen’ Native American mascot
Media microphones were ultimately moved to far right and left of Mr. Hanford. pic.twitter.com/RE5y8YKptl — Kevin Galliford (@KallMeKG) January 9, 2020 KILLINGLY (AP) — The Killingly Board of Education voted to bring back a controversial Native American-themed athletic mascot. Killingly’s board opted to reinstate the Redmen mascot at a meeting Wednesday, the Norwich Bulletin reported. […]
Weston scores on opening play en route to 1st state title, running over Killingly in Class M
NEW BRITAIN — Breaking down football into its simplest terms, win the line of scrimmage and you win the game. Killingly perfected it most of the season with its smash-mouth brand of football. It helped the squad reach Saturday’s Class M state championship game. Then on Saturday, Weston turned the tables. The fifth-seeded Trojans dominated […]
The 2019 CIAC Football Playoff Brackets / Scoreboard [FINAL]
The 2019 CIAC Football Playoffs begin Wednesday, Dec. 4 (after a postponement due to weather) with quarterfinal rounds at the sites of the higher seeds. They will continue with semifinals Monday, Dec. 9 at sites of the higher seeds, and conclude Saturday, Dec. 14 at either Trumbull’s McDougall Stadium, or Veterans Stadium at Willowbrook […]
The 2019 CIAC Football Championships: Broadcast Links, Live Stats, Updates
The final day of the football season has arrived. Eight teams will enter with a chance to win a state title, but only four will end their seasons as champions. The 2019 CIAC Football Championships will be held at McDougall Stadium in Trumbull and Veterans Field in New Britain. The four championships will be played […]
The 2019 CIAC Class M Football Championship: WESTON vs. KILLINGLY
VITALS WHERE/WHEN – Veterans Stadium, New Britain, 11 a.m. TICKETS – $10 Everyone ON THE AIR/WEB – NFHS Network (Subscription required) | WELI-AM 960 | Livestream WELI on Facebook | WINY-AM 1350 & WINY-FM 97.1 SEEDS/RECORDS – No. 3 Killingly 11-1; No. 5 Weston 11-1 COACHES – Killingly: Chad Neal, 16th year (88-86); Weston: Dan Hassett, 3rd year […]
Sharpe, Killingly run all over Waterford, reach second Class M final in last three seasons
Nurse 4 yd TD for Killingly. Take 15 7 lead opening possession 3rd over wtfd #cthsfb pic.twitter.com/0NsY9elYg4 — Joe Morelli (@nhrJoeMorelli) December 10, 2019 WATERFORD – It took almost a half for Killingly to get its offense going. Once it did, there was no stopping the Redhawks and its sophomore tailback. Jack Sharpe rushed for […]
The 2019 Class M Football Semifinal Preview Capsules
The 2019 CIAC Class M football semifinal preview capsules. Compiled by Pete Paguaga. Written by Pete Paguaga. Update: Monday, Dec. 9 The Weston-Rockville semifinal has been moved to Simsbury High School due to weather. 2019 CIAC PLAYOFF SCOREBOARD / SCHEDULE More semifinals previews: CLASS LL | CLASS L | CLASS S All games Monday, Dec. 9, 6:30 p.m. […]
Sharpe, Killingly bulldoze New Fairfield’s win streak, reach 5th-straight M semifinal
KILLINGLY — As physically imposing as a team can possibly be, Killingly knows exactly what it takes to succeed at this point in the season.
A pulverizing rushing attack paved by a wall of massive linemen is…
The 2019 Class M Football Quarterfinal Preview Capsules
The 2019 CIAC Class M football quarterfinal preview capsules. Compiled by Pete Paguaga. Written by Pete Paguaga and Sean Patrick Bowley. 2019 CIAC PLAYOFF SCOREBOARD / SCHEDULE More quarterfinal previews: CLASS LL | CLASS L | CLASS S All games Wednesday, Dec. 4, 6:30 p.m. ♦♦♦ No. 8 SMSA/University/Classical at No. 1 Rockville WHERE –Weaver High School, Hartford […]
CIAC sets official 2019 football playoff pairings
What was unofficial by the numbers has become official by committee on Friday, and the CIAC football playoff pairings are set.
The committee made no changes to the pairings that became apparent by the end o…
Week 10 football notebook: After wild victory, North Branford could have wild weekend
North Branford played an thrill-a-minute game Friday. It could have a thrill-a-minute weekend coming up.
The Thunderbirds went back and forth with Morgan, scoring 40 in the second quarter, winning 72-32. Th…
Proposal to move boys golf season to fall in 2021 hits snag
The proposal to move the high school boys golf season from the spring to the fall beginning in 2021 has hit a snag.
The Connecticut Association of Athletic Directors and The Connecticut High School Coaches …
Saturday’s football roundup: Nurse tosses 2 TDs to lead Killingly by Fitch
To get your team’s games featured, email your postgame boxscores to GameTimeCT@gmail.com KILLINGLY — Jacob Nurse threw two touchdowns in Killingly’s win over Fitch. Nurse tossed a 20-yard touchdown to Josh Heaney with less than eight minutes left to lift Killingly past Fitch. Heaney caught two touchdown passes in the win. Jackson Lopes scored […]
Week 2 Football Notebook: Ridgefield refocusing after big win over New Canaan
In two decades as football coach at Ridgefield, Kevin Callahan has been around high school athletes long enough to understand them.
He knows the Tigers’ 17-14 win over New Canaan on Friday night says someth…
ECC Football 2019: KILLINGLY preview
[Vitals] COACH — CHAD NEAL (16th year, 77-85) CONFERENCE — ECC Division II PLAYOFF CLASS — M (387 boys enrollment; CIAC school-of-choice playoff success promotion) HOME — Killingly High School Sports Complex, Dayville 2017 RECORD — 10-2, ECC Division II champions, lost to St. Joseph in Class M semifinals 2018 OPENER — Sept. 13 at […]
Killingly will remove Redmen as mascot, nickname
Killingly Board of Education Chairmen John Burns sent a letter to the school community on Thursday stating Killingly High School would no longer be using the name Redmen nor imagery of Native Americans for its athletic teams, the Norwich Bulletin reported. The Killingly Board of Education voted last month to have the town’s superintendent of […]