BURLINGTON — Region 10’s Board of Education voted to move Lewis Mills’ athletic program from the Berkshire League to the Central Connecticut Conference beginning in the 2019-20 school year during a meeting at Har-Bur Middle School Monday night. The 6-3 vote, with one board member absent, came after a year-and-a-half study by a four-person committee, […]
WATCH: GameTimeCT’s Top 10 Hockey goals of Championship Weekend
Introducing the Top 10 hockey goals from championship weekend. Originally the list was going to be just the Top 5 goals, but there were some pretty good goals in the semifinals that I couldn’t ignore so the list grew to 10. No. 10 Ridgefield’s Matt Walker Trailing Fairfield Prep 1-0 in the Division I semifinals, […]
Hockey: Farmington Valley rips Guilford to claim Division II championship
NEW HAVEN — The Farmington Valley boys hockey team made its first appearance in a CIAC tournament championship game on Friday, facing defending champion Guilford. Despite the lack of championship game experience, the Generals made that first appearance count and took no prisoners. The Generals scored the game’s first seven goals, including two from Matt […]
Boys Basketball: No. 1 Northwestern cruises past Lewis Mills, into D4 semifinals
WINSTED — No. 1 Northwestern beat No. 8 Lewis Mills 58-35 in a Division IV boys basketball quarterfinal Monday night following the same pattern as the teams’ two previous Berkshire League meeings, right down to an identical score a month ago. “Three different game plans, three identical outcomes,” said a dejected Lewis Mills coach Jim […]
Boys basketball: Josh Schibi hits milestone as Lewis Mills tops Law in D4 second round
BURLINGTON — No. 8 Lewis Mills showed its best stuff in a 66-54 win over No. 24 Jonathan Law Thursday night in a Division IV boys basketball game at Lewis Mills High School.“We stepped up,” said Coach Jim Barone following a first-round win ove…
Boys Basketball: Lewis Mills rolls past Abbott Tech in Division IV first round
BURLINGTON — Each team brought a prize ingredient to No. 8 Lewis Mills’ 58-31 first-round Division IV boys basketball win over No. 25 Abbott Tech Tuesday night.The Spartans had their athletes in top form, led by 6-foot-5 Josh Schibi and Ja…
Girls Basketball: Housatonic earns win over Lewis Mills
BURLINGTON — Housatonic’s Emily Geyselaers scored the first six points in the Mountaineers’ 43-34 girls basketball win at Lewis Mills High School Friday night.Teammate Olivia Forstmann scored the next four.After that, it was down to shee…
Boys Basketball: Lewis Mills pummels Gilbert
WINSTED — After some eye-opening upsets, defending league champion Lewis Mills helped tilt the Berkshire League boys basketball world back upright with a 71-29 pounding of Gilbert Wednesday night at The Gilbert School.Mills and Wamogo began …
Girls Basketball: Northwestern holds off Lewis Mills
BURLINGTON — Northwestern’s girls basketball team withstood Lewis Mills surges early and late for a 35-32 win at Lewis Mills High School Wednesday night.The Spartans ran out to a 5-0 lead behind layups from Alyssa Wrabel (10 points) and a …
Boys Soccer: McCall’s winner with 10 seconds left lifts Lewis Mills over Suffield in Class M final
NEW BRITAIN — With two semifinal appearances in the last three years, the No. 2 seed Lewis Mills’ boys soccer team (19-0-1) celebrated its breakthrough to the finals with a 3-2 Class M win over No. 5 Suffield (16-4) Saturday morning at New Britain’s Willow Brook Park. Beginning with a Dylan McCall goal three minutes […]
Boys Soccer: Lewis Mills tops Ellington in Class M semis, reaches first state final in 17 years
NEW BRITAIN — Lewis Mills’ boys soccer team is headed to the Class M state final for the program’s first time in 17 years after a 1-0 semifinal win over Ellington at New Britain’s Willow Brook Park Wednesday night.The No. 2 Spartans (1…
Girls Soccer: Walsh, Berlin oust top-seeded Lewis Mills on PKs in Class M semifinals
MIDDLETOWN — Berlin goalkeeper Lindsay Walsh made three straight penalty kick saves for a 2-1 (3-1 PKS) Class M girls soccer semifinal win over No. 1 seed Lewis Mills after a game of big momentum swings went through overtime tied Tuesday nig…
Girls Soccer: Top-seeded Lewis Mills advances past Morgan, into Class M semifinals
BURLINGTON — Lewis Mills girls soccer looked every bit the No. 1 seed in Class M in a dominating 3-0 quarterfinal win over No. 9 Morgan Saturday afternoon at Burlington’s Nassahegan Field.“That’s a good team; that’s why they’re No….
Girls Volleyball: Lewis Mills tops Nonnewaug to capture Berkshire League
BURLINGTON — Lewis Mills’ girls volleyball team emerged from a donnybrook regular season to outlast Berkshire League co-champion Nonnewaug 2-1 (25-19; 11-25; 25-21) in the league tournament final Friday night at Lewis Mills High School.The…
Boys Soccer: Victory over Nonnewaug worth the wait for Lewis Mills
BURLINGTON — Lewis Mills’ boys soccer team took care of unfinished business with a 3-1 win over Nonnewaug Thursday night at Burlington’s Nassahegan Field. “We’ve been waiting for this game forever,” said Spartan senior Ryan Huydic, who lived through two regular-season losses to the Chiefs a year ago. The Spartans waited an extra hour while […]
Baseball: Burrows Ks 15 as Waterford topples Lewis Mills for Class M championship
MIDDLETOWN >> Before this season, Lewis Mills had never even made it past the quarterfinals of a state tournament. So this year’s run to the Class M championship game was both historic and magical. The Spartans simply ran into a buzzsaw on Friday night. Waterford ace Mike Burrows struck out 15 while allowing just two […]
Baseball: Class M Championship preview capsule
CLASS M No. 4 LEWIS MILLS (21-3) vs. No. 3 WATERFORD (21-3) When: Today, 7 p.m. Where: Palmer Field, Middletown. On the Web: NFHS Network (Subscription required) Championship game appearances: This is the first appearance for Lewis Mills while Waterford makes its 16th appearance, going 9-6 previously. What to look for: This is the first-ever […]
Golf: Norton leads Lewis Mills to Berkshire League All-Star Tournament title
HARWINTON >> Lewis Mills freshman Colby Norton won a sudden-death play-off with Wamogo’s Sean Brady for the individual title in a Berkshire League All-Star Golf Tournament that managed to flash back an entire BL season Tuesday morning at Harwinton’s Fairview Farm Golf Course. Gilbert seemingly came out of nowhere to surprise perennial champion Lewis Mills […]
Thursday's Litchfield County roundup: Lacourciere leads Lewis Mills over Litchfield
Owen Lacourciere was 3-for-3 with a double and three RBIs, Jackson Lord was 2-for-2 with a double and two RBIs and Ricky Cizeski 2-for-3 with an RBI to lead the Lewis Mills baseball team to a 14-1 win over Litchfield Thursday. Nine other Mills players added a hit. Jared Guilmart was 2-for-3 with a run […]
Softball: Milius launches two homers as Thomaston remains undefeated
By Peter Wallace THOMASTON >> Thomaston’s softball team stayed undefeated (3-0) in a 4-3 win over Lewis Mills (1-1) Tuesday afternoon that played as much on confidence as it did on talent. Thomaston’s Alexa Milius accounted for all four Golden Bear runs with two home runs (3 RBI) and, indirectly, a wild pitch scoring […]
Lewis Mills girls basketball takes care of business against Shepaug
BURLINGTON >> Lewis Mills girls basketball took care of business in a 47-21 romp over Shepaug Friday night at Lewis Mills High School. Sophomore guard Samantha Chadwick led seven Spartan scorers with 13 points among the 10 Mills athletes who played. In an inside-outside combination that’s apt to dominate all season, center Samira Abdelrehim had […]
Girls Basketball: Lewis Mills finds its balance in a win over Northwestern
BURLINGTON >> Lewis Mills sophomore Samantha Chadwick proved that age is just a number even for the young, leading the Spartans to a 47-34 girls basketball win over Northwestern in the season-opener for both teams. Chadwick, a 5-8 guard, had 10 of Mills’ 26 points at the half, ending with a game-high 17. But her […]
Litchfield County Roundup: Lewis Mills football finishes strong
WOODBURY >> Two huge scoring quarters plowed Lewis Mills football through a 42-6 win at Nonnewaug Thanksgiving morning. Nonnewaug (2-8) held off the Spartans for the first quarter. Then Mills (4-6) exploded for 26 points in the second. Hunter Cowger had scoring runs of two and one yard. Mike Ciccarrelli ran 15 yards for another. […]
Immaculate girls soccer beats Lewis Mills in Class M semifinals
WATERBURY >> It’s a new division for Immaculate, but the same dominant Mustangs showed up in a 3-0 Class M girls soccer semifinal win against Lewis Mills Monday night at Waterbury’s Municipal Stadium. Immaculate ruled Class S for years, got bounced up to Class L and won that two years ago. “This would be our […]
Girls Volleyball: Lewis Mills wins the mind game against Ellington
BURLINGTON >> Lewis Mills’ girls volleyball team beat the Ellington 3-1 (21-25, 25-22, 25-13, 25-15) Wednesday evening in a match at least as much about the mental game as the physical. Two factors set up the psych game on either side. Lewis Mills, 13-7 in the Berkshire League, had its emotions flowing before the game […]
CIAC to honor 15 athletic programs as Michaels Cup recipients
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. […]
Girls Soccer: Housatonic beats Lewis Mills
FALLS VILLAGE >> Starting with a take-down in the penalty box, a Housatonic 3-2 win over Lewis Mills in overtime at Housatonic High School Thursday was the kind of rock-em-sock-em girls soccer game fans have come to expect at the top of the Berkshire League. “That was the most physical game I’ve ever played in,” […]
Boys Soccer: Lewis Mills overcomes scrappy Northwestern
WINSTED >> In its first game back from an epic boys soccer struggle against Nonnewaug last week, Lewis Mills (9-1) played almost even in the first half against a good young Northwestern team (6-4), then hit its stride for a 2-0 win in the second half Tuesday afternoon at Northwestern High School. “We came out […]
Boys Soccer: Nonnewaug downs Lewis Mills in an overtime battle of Berkshire League undefeated's
BURLINGTON >> In a roller coaster ride of power between two previously-unbeaten Berkshire League boys soccer teams, Nonnewaug seniors Nate Firlings and Leland Malloy connected for the second time, three minutes into overtime, at Burlington’s Nassahegan Field for a 2-1 win over Lewis Mills. Each team took turns being stunned by the skill and physicality […]
Football: Gilbert / Northwestern football thrives in the heat over Lewis Mills
BRISTOL >> Gilbert/Northwestern’s football team shocked Lewis Mills with a 41-12 blowout on a wicked hot Saturday afternoon at Muzzy Field. “A day like this goes for us,” said Yellowjacket head coach Scott Salius. “Three hours and a cloud of dust is what we are.” Depth, execution and conditioning were the keys to G/N’s big […]
Pequot Football 2016: Lewis Mills preview
Above: Junior year highlights for returning Lewis Mills quarterback Trevor Baker. Who is among the many returning players for the Spartans this season. Vitals Coach: JOSE SANTANA (4th year, 11-42) Conference: Pequot Uncas West Playoff Class: M (421 boys enrollment) Home: Lewis Mills High School 2015 Record: 7-3 2016 Kickoff: Sept. 10 vs.Gilbert/Northwestern, 1 p.m. Team website: MaxPreps Top players TREVOR BAKER, Sr. […]
Lewis Mills girls lacrosse takes its fifth straight WCLC championship
WATERTOWN >> Lewis Mills’ girls lacrosse team never trailed in a 12-7 win over Housatonic for the Spartans’ fifth straight Western Connecticut Lacrosse Conference championship Thursday evening at Watertown High School. Rachel Hedden scored the first Mills goal a minute into the game on her way to five goals for the Spartans. “We wanted to […]
Lewis Mills boys volleyball makes defense the deciding factor in a sweep over Farmington
BURLINGTON >> Lewis Mills’ defense was as impressive as its offense in a 3-0 (25-12, 25-21, 25-19) blitz of Farmington at Lewis Mills High School Friday evening. “They dug everything,” said Farmington coach Juliette Givens. Three weeks ago, it took the Spartans (10-3) five games to overcome the powerful front line of the Indians (6-9). […]
Lewis Mills boys lacrosse climbs out of a hole against Newington and hangs on
BURLINGTON >> The Lewis Mills boys lacrosse team (2-2) stepped out of an early hole against Newington (3-4), then broke out of a tie game late for a 9-7 win at Lewis Mills High School Saturday afternoon. “They’re coming along,” said Spartan Coach Patrick Schmitt before the game. “We stepped on the field just once […]
Terryville baseball holds off Lewis Mills
BURLINGTON >> Terryville’s baseball team held off a late comeback by Lewis Mills for a 7-5 win that shows how competitive this year’s Berkshire League is. The Kangaroos (2-1), who graduated just one player from last year’s state tournament qualifiers, pounded out 11 hits for a seemingly insurmountable 7-2 lead at Mills after five-and-a-half innings. […]
Boys basketball: Berkshire co-champs Nonnewaug, Northwestern will meet in the final
BURLINGTON >> Two good pressing defenses and a pair of good referees letting them play made for great state tournament practice and an ugly game in the first Berkshire League Boys Basketball semifinal of a doubleheader at Lewis Mills Monday night. No. 2 Nonnewaug came out on top, 42-31, against No. 3 Lewis Mills, but […]
Girls Basketball: Thomaston and Nonnewaug advance to Berkshire League title game
THOMASTON >> In a battle for second place behind five-time defending Berkshire League girls basketball tournament champion Thomaston, No. 2 Nonnewaug and No. 3 Lewis Mills started their semifinal match slowly Monday night, then built to a crescendo. The Spartans took the first half; Nonnewaug walked away from a second-half thriller with a 36-34 win […]
Boys basketball: Lewis Mills gets past Litchfield in a donnybrook
LITCHFIELD >> Lewis Mills’ 41-39 boys basketball win at Litchfield Wednesday night whets an appetite for the Berkshire League Tournament coming up in two weeks. League-leading Nonnewaug is the hottest team in the league right now, but the matchup at Litchfield High School was a sample of how much power there is in the rest […]
Litchfield County Roundup: Northwestern wrestling wins at Seymour
SEYMOUR >> Northwestern’s wrestling team came away from Seymour with a 39-24 win Wednesday night with pins from Joe Pedrolini, Gavin Duncan, Josh Schwartz, Garrett Healey and a decision by Gabe Schwartz. All of Seymour’s points came by forfeit. Terryville 54, St. Paul 28 >> Cody Bouteiller, Logan Covello, Josh WrightFred Ellegard, Connor Levins and […]
Litchfield County Weekend Roundup: Northwestern swimming proves its status against Shepaug
WINSTED >> Northwestern’s swimming and diving team asserted its strength over the Berkshire League’s next-best team, Shepaug, in a 101-81 smack-down at the Winsted YMCA Saturday afternoon. The Highlanders won two of the first three events – Rob Peresechino, John King, Connor Campbell and Tony Pucino in the 200-meter medley relay; and Kiley Stotler in […]
Litchfield County Roundup: Wamogo boys basketball caps a double-header win over Litchfield in a thriller
LITCHFIELD >> Wamogo’s boys basketball team capped a doubleheader at Wamogo High School with a 44-42 win over Litchfield Friday night. The Warriors led by six after three quarters. Litchfield rorared back with a 17-13 quarter, not quite enough. Garrett Coe had 13 for Wamogo (4-3); Max Loomis, 12. Ryan O’Neill scored 15; Barndon Hookstadt, […]
Litchfield County Roundup: Wamogo rides to a win over Thomaston on a first-quarter shutout
Staff Reports Wamogo shut out Thomaston 18-0 in the first quarter of a boys basketball game at Wamogo High School Thursday night on the way to a 49-27 win. The Golden Bears came back to win the second quarter 12-10, but it was too little, too late for hopes of a real comeback. Max Loomis […]
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 […]
Litchfield County Roundup: Wamogo Takes It Back Against Shepaug In the Final Quarter
LITCHFIELD >> Brooke Neller went off for 27 points at home to lead the Warriors (5-2) to a 58-49 girls basketball win over Shepaug (4-3) Tuesday night. Shepaug, led by Caroline Kelly (24 points) and Samantha Moravsky (13), trailed by six at the half, tied the game at the end of three and led by […]
Litchfield County Roundup: Thomaston's Morgan Sanson Hits Her Career 1,000th point
Staff Reports LITCHFIELD >> Thomaston senior Morgan Sanson joined the 1,000-point club with 16 points in a 65-25 Golden Bear rout over Litchfield at Litchfield High School Wednesday night. Junior center Casey Carangelo also had 16; Gabrielle Hurlbert added 10 for the undefeated Bears (4-0). Amber Marino was high scorer for Litchfield (2-2) with 8. […]
Litchfield County Swimming and Diving Capsules
NAUGATUCK VALLEY LEAGUE Torrington Coach: Andrew Marchand Last Year: 7-4-1, NVL 3rd, Class M 4th Key Losses: Jack Wassik, 200 free NVL 3rd, 500 free NVL champion, Class M 2nd; Matt Traub, 100 butterfly NVL 2nd, 100 backstroke NVL champion (meet record), Class M champion, 200 IM Class M champion; Josh Coscia, 50 free NVL […]
Litchfield County Roundup: Northwestern/Lewis Mills boys basketball start strong
By Peter Wallace pwallace@registercitizen.com @PWallaceSports on Twitter Last year’s Berkshire League boys basketball regular season and league tournament champions, Northwestern and Lewis Mills, opened up the full winter season with wins Monday night. Northwestern 71, Shepaug 57: In Washington, Highlander senior Alex Case sprinted and bombed for 28 points, including 5 three-pointers, followed by Tucker […]
Litchfield County Roundup: Litchfield girls basketball edges Gilbert to stay perfect
Staff reports LITCHFIELD >> Mary Spierto and Elena Kennedy led Litchfield’s girls basketball team to a 46-42 win against Gilbert at home Friday, keeping the early-season Cowgirl record spotless at 2-0. Spierto led Litchfield with 16 points; Kennedy (7 points) did it on the boards (14 rebounds) and on defense (7 blocks). Sam Foley chipped […]
Litchfield County Boys Basketball Preview Capsules
By Peter Wallace pwallace@registercitizen.com @PWallaceSports on Twitter Naugatuck Valley League Torrington Coach: Eric Gamari, 7th season Last Year: 4-16 Key Loss: Tim Considine, G Key Returners: Zak Mancini, 5-8 Sr. G; Connor Finn, 5-10 Sr. F; Jake Boccio, 6-2 Sr. C; David White, 5-10 Sr. All-Iron Division G/F; Stephon Dailey, 5-8 Jr. G; Nick DallaValle, […]
Preview: No Litchfield County Boys Basketball Team is Safe
By Peter Wallace pwallace@registercitizen.com @PWallaceSports on Twitter There’s no safe refuge for any of the area’s CIAC boys basketball teams this year. Torrington plays in one of the state’s toughest basketball leagues. The NVL had a Class S state champion and a Class L runner-up last year, including the No. 1 team in final state […]
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