Editor’s note: Some of the stats to highlight each athlete’s content came from the last official track postseason (2019-2020 indoor track season), as well as the recent indoor dual meet results (in Mar…
25 CIAC Boys Track Athletes to Watch in 2021
2021 All-CCC Winter Teams
The 2021 All-Central Connecticut Conference Winter Teams. This post will be updated as more teams are released. BOYS BASKETBALL REGION A Riley Fox, Fr., Conard Ty Calloway, Sr., Enfield Matthew Walker, Sr., Hall Will Gaumer, Jr., Hall Andre Timothe, Sr., Hartford Public Matt Curtis, Jr., Northwest Catholic Hayden Abdulah, Jr., Northwest Catholic Amarre Spence, Sr., […]
25 CIAC boys cross country runners to watch in 2020
Sean Ahern, Middletown, Sr. Placed eighth individually in the 2019 Boys Class L Championship meet after finishing 22nd as sophomore. Placed 30th in 2019 State Open. Luke Anthony, East Lyme, Jr. Led East Lyme to its third straight Class MM and ECC championships. Placed second individually in both races. Ethan Aspiras, Woodstock Academy, Sr. Busted […]
The 2020 GameTimeCT All-State Boys Track and Field team
The 2020 GameTimeCT All-State Boys Indoor Track and Field team. Compiled by Dan Nowak. Photos by Hearst Connecticut Media. Designed by Pete Paguaga and Sean Patrick Bowley. FIRST TEAM ♦♦♦ Runner of the Year Gavin Sherry Conard, Sophomore Stats: At New England meet won the the 2-mile run (8:53.25), at State Open won the […]
The 2020 GameTimeCT All-State Girls Track and Field team
The 2020 GameTimeCT All-State Girls Indoor Track and Field team. Compiled by Dan Nowak. Photos by Hearst Connecticut Media. Designed by Pete Paguaga and Sean Patrick Bowley. FIRST TEAM ♦♦♦ Runner of the Year Tess Stapleton Fairfield Ludlowe, Junior Stats: At New England meet won 55 hurdles (7.88) and won long jump (19-6.5), at […]
CCC Quarterfinals: Knowling, East Catholic dominate Clingan, Central; Windsor beats back Farmington
HARTFORD — When Justice Ellison finished off a razzle-dazzle dunk that’s become trademarked for top-ranked Windsor, forgive fans at the Babe Allen Field House in Hartford for thinking the rest of this quarterfinal game between favored Windsor and Farmington was a formality. The play was the exclamation point on Windsor’s 16-point halftime lead. But Nico […]
Danbury holds off Warde to win fifth-straight Class LL wrestling title
TRUMBULL — Another big step on the journey.
But the mission isn’t accomplished yet.
The Danbury wrestling team earned its fifth straight Class LL team championship Saturday night at Trumbull…
2020 CCC Girls Basketball Tournament Bracket
The 2020 CCC Girls Basketball Tournament will begin Thursday, Feb. 20 with the first round at the sites of the eight higher seeds and conclude with the final three rounds at Glastonbury High School. The quarterfinals will be held all day Saturday, beginning at 11 a.m. at Glastonbury. The semifinals will be Tuesday, Feb. 25 […]
The 2019 GameTimeCT All-State Girls Cross Country Team
The 2019 GameTimeCT All-State Girls Cross Country team. Compiled by Ryan Lacey. Photos by Hearst Connecticut Media. Designed by Pete Paguaga and Sean Patrick Bowley. FIRST TEAM ♦♦♦ Player of the Year Mari Noble Greenwich, Senior Stats: The tougher the competition got, the strong Noble became. She peaked with a second-place finish at […]
In defensive struggle, No. 5 Newtown eliminates Masuk from playoff contention
MONROE — It was a game that neither Newtown or Masuk quite experienced yet this season.
A defensive struggle between two teams that haven’t had much issue scoring for most of the season was fitting when con…
2019 Boys XC Championships: Xavier, Tolland continue dominance
SHERRY, PUFFER DUEL IN CLASS LL
It took almost the entire afternoon of races to produce drama at the front, but two of the most talented runners in the state dueled at the front of the pack during the Class…
CCC Football 2019: MANCHESTER preview
[Vitals] COACH — ROY ROBERTS (6th year, 19-34) CONFERENCE — CCC Division I East PLAYOFF CLASS — LL (855 boys enrollment) HOME — Memorial Field at Manchester High School 2018 RECORD — 4-6 TEAM WEBSITE — Maxpreps, Facebook [Top Players] JAHEIM CARR, Jr., WR/LB (5-9, 180) ERIC TANN, Sr., G/DE (5-10, 270) [Key Losses] QB […]
25 CIAC Girls Cross Country Runners to Watch in 2019
Ella Bradford, Hamden, senior: Finished sixth in the 1,600 at the Class LL meet during the outdoor season. Is the fastest returner in the SCC after taking second in the race last year; took 20th in Class LL.
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25 CIAC Boys Cross Country Runners to Watch in 2019
Chris Abbey, East Lyme, senior: Captured the ECC title last fall, before taking second place in Class MM.
Nick Bendsten, Wolcott, junior: The defending NVL champion, he finished ninth in Class M. Only two o…
Manchester to change nickname from Indians to Red Hawks
The Manchester Board of Education voted unanimously Monday night to change the high school’s mascot from “Indians” to “Red Hawks.” The vote was a culmination of a movement started by a group of students seeking a change based on the cultural insensitivity of the Indians nickname. The Student Activist Team surveyed fellow students and […]
Manchester High students seeking mascot change
A group of Manchester High School students is pushing for the school to change its nickname and mascot. Manchester High has been known as the Indians since 1949, but the Student Activist Team is petitioning for a change. The school has de-emphasized the mascot in recent years, shifting its logo from a Native American figure […]
UNI-BROWSE: East Catholic, Hamden, Manchester, New Milford
Welcome back to Uni-Browse. Each week we will take a look at four baseball uniforms from around the state and let you vote for your favorite. Last week, Ansonia won with 38% of the vote with 368 votes cast. If you have a uniform you would like to see featured, please email Sericson@stamfordadvocate.com Here are […]
Baseball Notebook: Hernandez sparks Danbury win streak with impressive streak of his own
The Danbury baseball team put together a four-game winning streak after losing its first two FCIAC games. Included in the win streak was three wins in three days over quality opponents in Ridgefield, Westhill and Darien.
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Greenwich, New Canaan expected to battle for State Open boys swimming title
The high school boys swimming season concludes Thursday with the CIAC State Open Championships. Here’s a look at the much-anticipated final competition of the season.
WHERE: Robert Kiphuth Memorial Exhibiti…
Waterford rallies, forces OT on questionable call, advances to Division II final
NEW HAVEN – It was the battle between two boys basketball teams looking for a trip to the Mohegan Sun Arena this weekend. NEW HAVEN — They traded baskets, they traded runs and at the end of regulation, traded fouls that led to free throws. And when those were all taken, regulation wasn’t enough to […]
Greenwich captures seventh straight Class LL swimming title
NEW HAVEN — Entering Monday’s Class LL Swimming Championships, Greenwich knew it needed to not only win the meet in order to also contend for the State Open title, it had to do so in convincing fashion.
Mis…
CCC Tournament Roundup: East Catholic romps, faces Farmington next; Glastonbury hangs on, meets Windsor
HARTFORD — Joe Reilly scored 22 points and Jaylin Hunter added 21 points as top-seeded East Catholic used a dominant second quarter to advance with a 99-50 CCC quarterfinal victory over Berlin at Bulkeley High School’s Babe Allen Fieldhouse Saturday. East Catholic 99Berlin 50CCC Quarterfinals Final. Just run this Joe Reilly 3 on loop and […]
The 2019 CCC Boys Basketball Tournament bracket
The 2019 Central Connecticut Conference boys basketball tournament will tip off Thursday, Feb. 21 at the sites of the higher seeds, and continue with quarterfinals at Saturday, Feb. 23 at Bulkeley. BOYS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT HUB The semifinals will be Feb. 26 and championshiship on Feb. 28, both at Bulkeley. East Catholic (20-0) is the top […]
2019 CIAC State Championship Wrestling preview capsules / latest results
CLASS LL
Where: Trumbull High School
When: Saturday, 9 a.m. (finals scheduled for 5 p.m.)
Defending champion: Danbury
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Girls basketball League tournament predictions, Day 1
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 GameTimeCT Boys Basketball Poll (Feb. 4): Notre Dame-West Haven moves up to No. 3
So East Catholic won at Bassick last Friday, remained at No. 2 while Bassick dropped to No. 4 in the latest GameTimeCT poll rankings. There are five undefeated teams remaining. Two of them face one another on Saturday: Classical Magnet at Wamogo. So, at the very least, we will have just four unbeatens heading into […]
The GameTimeCT Boys Basketball Poll (Jan. 21): Bassick, Notre Dame-West Haven move up
The teams all remained the same, but there was some movement among the 10 this week. Don’t miss the latest high school sports news, features and polls. Sign up for the free GameTimeCT newsletter. Bassick and Notre Dame-West Haven remained undefeated, two of the eight still without a loss, and both moved up one spot […]
The 2018 All-Central Connecticut Conference Football Teams
The 2018 All-Central Connecticut Conference Football Teams. Division I East East Hartford –Jaquan Allen, Jonathan Cruz, Rafael Custodio, Jaydon Gardner, Quinton Haughton, John McNeil, David Ortiz, Raquan Tompkins, Samuel Valentine Enfield –Freddy Centrella, Brendan DeBarber, Andrew Diaz, Cameron LeBlanc, Wyatt Raymond, Joel Stewart Glastonbury –Dylan Clemens, Drew Daniels, Kirill Fioletov, Brandon Myers, Ryan Smith, Matthew […]
Arnold’s goal sparks Ridgefield past Manchester in Class LL girls soccer 1st round
RIDGEFIELD—The right foot of Faith Arnold has delivered a number of quality goals in her short time with the Ridgefield girls soccer team. The sophomore added another highlight play to the end of season reel in the frigid rain Monday night.
Ar…