Connecticut's premier high school sports website
NEW HAVEN — Patience can lead to wonderful rewards.
The North Haven girls swim team completed a three-year quest Wednesday night, capturing its first-ever Class M championship at Southern Connecticut’s Hutc…
Rylie Giles, Ridgefield: Giles touched the wall first in the 200-meter freestyle (2:08.85) and was the 400-meter freestyle winner for the Tigers in its 93-93 tie against FCIAC rival Staples.
Esme Hunter, St…
GUILFORD — The Southern Connecticut Conference Quinnipiac Division championship for girls soccer was on the line Friday afternoon.
Both Mercy and Guilford had a level of play that matched the game’s importa…
TOP PERFORMERS
Emma Babashak, Wilton: Babashak, a senior, was the 100-yard butterfly winner for Wilton in its meet against FCIAC foe Greenwich, touching the wall in 58.96 seconds. She also placed second in …
Ella Babashak, Wilton: A senior, Babashak produced first-place finishes in the 100-meter butterfly (1:06.94) and the 400-meter freestyle (4:38.46) for the Warriors, which defeated Staples, 107-79.
Nora Berg…
SHELTON — Marvin Miller called it “6 minutes of just superior soccer.” It took less time than that for the Shelton girls soccer team to put up the game’s only three goals.
Haley Oko scored a pair and Noelle…
In an effort to grow the Xavier and Mercy boys indoor and outdoor track programs, starting this school year the two schools have decided to run combined programs in the winter and spring seasons.
The announ…
MADISON — Lindsay Stevenson is admittedly not all the way back from her bout with mononucleosis, but she was healthy enough Tuesday night to give Hand fits.
Stevenson scored twice to help the Mercy soccer t…
Ryan Hurlbert pitched six strong innings and Middletown snapped a two-game losing streak with an 11-2 CCC baseball win over Bloomfield/Aerospace at John DeNunzio Field.
Greyson Pizzonia had three doubles an…
MILFORD — Mercy coach Jennifer Piazza Laffin has been waiting for that one outing which can get her team going. That outing may have come Wednesday afternoon in Milford.
Scoring three times in the second in…
The 2019 GameTimeCT All-State Gymnastics Team. Compiled by Rich DePreta. Photos by Hearst Connecticut Media. Designed by Pete Paguaga. FIRST TEAM ♦♦♦ Gymnast of the Year Lydia Taft Woodstock Academy Stats: No. 1 qualifier in state on all-around (36.4875 point average); No. 2 qualifier in state on floor exercise (9.4875); No. 3 qualifier in state […]
NORWALK — The Norwalk girls basketball team has gone through a lot this season, but one place the Bears never found themselves was trailing in the final two minutes of a game.
But with 1:49 left in the CIAC…
MILFORD—Winner and still champion.
The reign of the Woodstock Academy Girls Gymnastics program became nine straight titles Saturday night as the Centaurs captured the Class S Championship at Jonathan Law HS…
STATE GYMNASTICS CAPSULES
CLASS M CHAMPIONSHIP
When: Saturday, February 23, 9 a.m.
Where: Jonathan Law HS, Milford
Defending…
The girls basketball league tournaments are nearing their conclusions. With snow on the way Wednesday night, many of them were getting pushed to later in the week. But the state tournament pairings have been released, and the latest top 10 poll will not be delayed. The poll was conducted through Monday night’s SCC, SWC and […]
The big finish to the girls gymnastics season begins next weekend as Jonathan Law High School will host the Class L, Class M and Class S state championships in Milford on Saturday, Feb. 23.
As teams use thi…
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 […]
Mercy has come all the way back, and what perfect timing. The Tigers began the preseason No. 1, but quickly fell out of favor with a 2-4 record to start the year. But Mercy has turned it around by winning 13 of its last 14 — including a 55-54 victory over East Haven — to […]
EAST HAVEN — Mercy senior Kameryn King knows converting free throws is not always an easy thing to do. King proved otherwise Monday evening.
Converting on eight of 10 opportunities in the fourth quarter, Ki…
MILFORD — In order to dethrone 10-time defending champion Daniel Hand, Mercy, the 2019 favorite, would have to put forth a dominant effort. Consider the job done.
Behind the all-around effort of junior Mia …
Winning now is the No. 1 tenet of high school sports.
But potential is also important, especially in girls gymnastics.
A program positioning itself for future success on the state level, don…
MIDDLETOWN — Maybe the first six games of Mercy’s basketball season were just a warm-up.
While not at their best Friday night, the defending Class LL champion Tigers used a strong second half at both ends o…
Chloe Ashton, Staples: The sophomore impressed in the uneven bars, beam and floor exercise for the Wreckers in the Class L meet.
Emily Baktis, Oxford: The senior shined in vaulting and …
FAIRFIELD — Yamani McCollough scored 25 points and Aizhanique Mayo added 13 as Notre Dame of Fairfield upset No. 1 Mercy 61-57 in overtime on Tuesday night.
Kameryn King had 14 points and Lilly Hedge had 17 rebounds for Mercey …
HAMDEN — It had every look of a season opener: missed shots from close range, lots of turnovers, two teams trying to get in the groove for a long season.
Tuesday’s Southern Connecticut Conference game didn’t have the look of a …
If the preseason poll is any indication, girls basketball should be quite entertaining for the 2018-19 season. Mercy, the Class LL champion from last season, had 11 first-place votes, but SCC foe East Haven placed second, just one point behind, with no first place votes. Yet five teams received No. 1 votes from our 18 […]
CLASS LL PLAYERS NAME SCHOOL GRADE COACH Julia Alicea E.O. Smith HS 12 Gui Estes Lauren Castle Ridgefield HS 12 Iain Golding Emma Curtis Newtown HS 12 Marc Kenney Corinne Dente Westhill HS 12 Dave Flower Giovanna Dionicio Hall HS 12 Scott Fergusson Maddie Fried St. Joseph HS 10 Jack Nogueira Maddy Gerhardt Glastonbury HS […]
MIDDLETOWN—It was literally a battle to the finish as the Daniel Hand High School girls swim team captured the 2018 Class M championship Tuesday night at the Wesleyan University pool.
Hand led by a scant 5.5 points heading into the final event…
