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For the third-consecutive week, we have a new No. 1. Fairfield Prep led off the preseason poll No. 1. Last week, blazing hot Ridgefield claimed the mantle. This week’s new No. 1 is undefeated Ledyard. The Colonels have been on everybody’s radar since the preseason. They debuted at No. 7 and jumped to No. 3 […]
Ridgefield, which survived an ill-fated attempt to dry its field with gasoline-fueled fire (but now must wait for an estimated $50,000 cleanup) and moved the game to Woodbridge where it defeated perennial power Amity, 5-4, is the new No. 1 in the GameTimeCT Top 10 baseball poll as the second, full week of the season […]
Fairfield Prep spent a majority of last season No. 1, and looked primed to win its first baseball championship. But the dream, as if often does in the CIAC postseason, ended in an 10-inning heartbreaker, 5-4, to Cheshire, which went on to capture the Class LL title. Though the Jesuits graduated versatile Will Lucas and […]
The Eastern Connecticut Eagles are champions of the Nutmeg Hockey Conference for the second year in a row. Ryan Huta, one of three players with four points, scored three goals to pace the top-seeded Eagles to a 7-2 win over Tri-Town on Thursday night at Connecticut College. Kyle Jacobson scored two goals and two assists, […]
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 […]
The 2018 Eastern Connecticut Conference All-Star Football Teams. Division 1 Offense Center — Austin Beebe, Fitch Lineman — Joe Klick, NFA Lineman — Jeffrey Andruskiewicz, NFA Lineman — Josh Morton, East Lyme Lineman — Rahtrel Perry, New London Quarterback — Elijah Parker, NFA Receiver — Zehki Burgess, New London Receiver — Spencer Duthrie, East Lyme Receiver — Kevin Pomroy, NFA Back — Jacob Commander, New […]
Identical twin sisters Riley Riewerts and Morgan Riewerts played on the same high school court for the first time on Wednesday night. That normally wouldn’t be a surprise. Then again, the sisters play for two different schools. Riley plays for Norwich Tech and Morgan plays for Ledyard and after four years they finally got to face […]
On the court Monday, Ledyard was the winner of a hard fought, 3-0 decision over visiting Wheeler.
Off the court, the Colonels were even bigger winners.
Because of construction to its gymnasium, Wheeler has had to practice and play on the road …
This season, the Cromwell/Portland program hired a new running backs coach with some serious pedigree. How many running back coaches in the state have rushed for close to 2,000 yards and close to 20 touchdowns at the FBS level? Former UConn running back Andre Dixon is roaming the Panthers’ sideline this season. “He has been […]
Vitals COACH — CLAY KILLINGSWORTH (1st year) CONFERENCE — ECC Division II PLAYOFF CLASS — M (383 boys enrollment) HOME — William Mignault Field, Ledyard 2017 RECORD — 2-8 2018 OPENER — Sept. 6 vs. Waterford, 6:30 p.m. TEAM WEBSITE — FACEBOOK | TWITTER — @LedyardFootball Top Players JAMES SMITH, Sr. WR/DB (5-9, 170) ANTHONY ROSE, […]
Trager triple brings in 2 more. Wolcott up 5-1 in second #ctbase pic.twitter.com/rHz1347sWL — Scott Ericson (@EricsonSports) June 6, 2018 MIDDLETOWN—A lot of things went right for the Wolcott baseball team this season but getting production from the bottom of the order was not always one of them. That changed in the Class M semifinals […]
BURLINGTON – Ledyard, the 18th seed in Class M baseball, won a 3-2 quarterfinal game at No. 10 Lewis Mills High School in a pitchers’ duel turned into a game of guts Saturday afternoon.
Ken Turner, almost 6-feet-5 and athletic enough to be the…
Clay Killingsworth, an assistant coach at Norwich Free Academy, has been named the next head coach at Ledyard High School, athletic director Jim Buonocore announced Tuesday morning. Killingsworth spent the last two seasons at NFA after a three-year stint as the head coach at Woodstock Academy. He was also a member of the NFA staff […]
Jonathan Hernandez, the former UConn quarterback who returned to Connecticut and took over as head football coach as Ledyard during the height of his younger brother Aaron’s second murder trial last year, has resigned after one season. Hernandez resigned for personal reasons, according to athletic director Jim Buonocore in a brief statement. Hernandez coached the […]
NEW HAVEN – The No. 3 Tri-Town and No. 5 Eastern CT Eagles boys hockey teams made their first championship appearance on Saturday in the CIAC Division III final and the Eastern CT Eagles made the most of their first chance for a title, scoring the game’s first three goals and cruising to victory. Kevin […]
DIVISION II Championship No. 1 FARMINGTON VALLEY vs. No. 3 GUILFORD When: Friday, 7:30 p.m. Where: Ingalls Rink, New Haven Records: Farmington Valley (21-3-1); Guilford (22-3) On The Air/Web: NFHSNetwork.com (subscription required) | WELI 960-AM Championship game appearances: As a co-op team Farmington Valley is making its first championship game appearance. Before joining the co-op, Farmington had […]
NEW HAVEN — After Staples’ star senior Sam New scored his third goal of the game with 2:15 left in the third period to tie the score at six, no one on the Eastern CT Eagles’ bench panicked.Not a single player or coach. And it showed out on the…
MIDDLETOWN — Xavier won’t be playing in the title game of its own Christmas Tournament.Ledyard saw to that by beating the Falcons in the feature game of the Arthur M. Kohs Christmas Tourney, 66-56, in front of 450 at the Kohs Gymnasium Wed…
The Ledyard boys basketball team petitioned the CIAC to move out of Division II and into Division III under the new five-division format being used for the 2017-18 season. The Colonels’ appeal was denied, as were several others. Of all the appeals heard, only two were granted: Darien from Division II to III and Kolbe […]
FAIRFIELD — Nothing good is supposed to happen when a team loses its starting quarterback in the first half. So, it was no surprise that Notre Dame of Fairfield coach Chris Sadler appeared rather irate when his signal-caller Micah Brantley w…
In the #ctbb Class L Quarterfinals @MHSBlueDragons defeated @ledyardsports 81-69 tonight. They move on to face @SHHS_Hearts in the semis. pic.twitter.com/n5DwbkWJpt — CT Sports Now (@CT_Sports_Now) March 14, 2017 MIDDLETOWN >> Middletown’s boys basketball team is going to the Class L semifinals. The No. 4-ranked Blue Dragons built up a 28-point led, then withstood a […]
Highlights: Ledyard 82, Waterford 68 in ECC Div. 1 boys basketball final #ctbb pic.twitter.com/vtBRrRQDir — Peter Huoppi (@phuoppi) March 2, 2017 Trevor Hutchins scored 19 points and had 11 rebounds to lead Ledyard to an 82-68 victory over Waterford in the ECC Division I championship at Sweeney Field House Wednesday night. This is Ledyard’s second […]
WILLIMANTIC >> Led by championships from Bo Nguyen at 120 and Michael Sullivan at 182, three runners up and nine top-six finishers, Ledyard rolled to its 20th CIAC wrestling title Saturday, taking the Class S championship convincingly with 203.5 points. Ledyard, competing in Class S for the first time since 1975, clinched the title early in the […]
Watch live as Hillhouse, ranked No. 3 in the GameTimeCT / Register Top 10, takes on No. 12 Ledyard tonight at Standish Gymnasium in Ledyard. The coverage is brought to you by The Day of New London’s GameDay broadcast. This is the first meeting between these two teams since the 2015 Class LL quarterfinals, won […]
Jonathan “D.J.” Hernandez, a former Bristol Central and UConn star who briefly coached at Southington, has been named the next coach at Ledyard, the school announced in a statement Friday afternoon. The story was first reported by The Day of New London’s Mike DiMauro. Hernandez takes over for Mark Farnsworth, who coached the team on an […]
MIDDLETOWN >> Ledyard came from nine points down in the fourth quarter to beat Xavier, 66-60, to win the 13th Annual Arthur Kohs Holiday Tournament at Xavier High Wednesday evening. Tourney MVP Steven Fletcher led all scorers with 32 points. “We couldn’t handle him,” Xavier coach Mike Kohs said. “I actually thought we played pretty […]
Fifteen high school athletic programs have been selected as CIAC Michaels Achievement Cup exemplary programs recognizing their outstanding achievement as overall athletics programs for the 2015-16 academic year. The 15 schools are: Amity, Brookfield, Canton, Cheshire, East Catholic, East Lyme, Haddam-Killingworth, Immaculate, Joel Barlow, Lauralton Hall, Ledyard, Lewis Mills, Lyman Memorial, Staples and Valley Regional. […]
Above: Junior season highlight reel for all-state back Manny Sanabria, who ran for 1,619 yards and 18 touchdowns as Ledyard reached the state playoffs for the fifth time in 10 seasons. With a brand new team and a new head coach, Sanabria and the Colonels will have their work cut out for them in 2016. […]
Jim Bunocore Jr. has resigned as Ledyard’s football coach to become an assistant principal at the school, The Day of New London reported Friday evening. Buonocore was 130-56-1 and his teams reached the state playoffs eight times in 17 years as a head coach, including a 73-21 record while at Ledyard. He will remain in charge of Ledyard’s […]
