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MIDDLETOWN — The promise of wind and frigid temperatures kept a lot of football fans away from Rosek-Skubel Stadium on Wednesday night.
It was cold, but the conditions were calm, and those who did not show missed another 48-minute showcase fro…
Maloney, Middletown and Bullard-Havens joined the growing list of unofficial CIAC football playoff qualifiers Saturday, bringing the total to 14 teams qualified, out of 32. Qualification remains unofficial until the CIAC football committee meets after the regular season is complete. CIAC Real-Time Qualifying Tables: CLASS LL | CLASS L | CLASS M | CLASS S […]
MERIDEN — Middletown’s defense owned the night and led the Blue Dragons’ charge to another victory. Middletown defensive DaJuan Lomotey forced a Platt fumble at the 1-yard line and Xzavier Reyes recovered as time expired to preserve a 21-18 victory over the Panthers Thursday night at Falcon Field in Meriden. “It’s selling out. That’s all […]
MIDDLETOWN — Seven games down, seven wins, and a strong wind is behind them.
The Middletown High football team will enter a bye week off an emphatic 42-0 victory over Newington Friday, relishing what it has accomplished while shifting its focu…
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MIDDLETOWN — Last weekend, the first of Middletown High’s two byes this season, gave the Blue Dragons the opportunity to recharge and sharpen themselves for what promises to be a challenging stretch of games in November.
First, though, they ha…
MIDDLETOWN — This season and last, Middletown High football fans have grown accustomed to seeing the back of Xzavier Reyes’ No. 7 jersey. The senior is averaging 10.4 yards per carry and 153 yards per game in the Blue Dragons’ 4-0 start, a str…
The highly-anticipated matchup of ranked football teams No. 1 St. Joseph and No. 3 Darien is already the second one this season. St. Joseph beat New Canaan in the opener when the teams were ranked third and first, respectively.
These matchups …
MIDDLETOWN — When Sal Emanuele was rehired to coach boys soccer at Middletown High this year, his initial ask of his players was simple: Put the team first, be disciplined, be accountable.
The Blue Dragons bought in to the coach’s demands, and…
BRISTOL — Middletown relied heavily on its ground game to defeat a CCC opponent decisively for the second time in as many weeks.
The Blue Dragons rushed for all six of its touchdowns — two each by Tyreece Lumpkin and Xzavier Reyes — and the de…
MIDDLETOWN — Middletown High’s big-play capability seemed to be bubbling just below the surface Friday night.
And when the Blue Dragons finally broke loose, only then did it put away Wethersfield in their season opener.
Senior running back Xza…
Vitals COACH — SAL MORELLO (9th year, 17th overall, 144-36) CONFERENCE — CCC Division II East PLAYOFF CLASS — L (634 boys enrollment) HOME — Rosek-Skubel Stadium, Middletown High School 2017 RECORD — 10-1, lost to New Canaan in Class L quarterfinals 2018 OPENER — Sept. 7 vs. Wethersfield, 7 p.m. TEAM WEBSITE — Maxpreps | @MHSBlueDragons1 […]
MIDDLETOWN — Middletown High will have a varsity lacrosse program for both boys and girls next spring after the Board of Educated voted unanimously Tuesday night to fund the teams.
Lacrosse will join more than 30 varsity sports programs alread…
TRUMBULL — The state tournament calls for these types of moments, the pressure-packed scenarios where one swing of the bat can win a game.
Trumbull shortstop Julia Huzi had the opportunity to experience it first-hand on Wednesday.
With the sec…
WATERTOWN — To fixate on the one-sided nature of Middletown High’s season-ending 9-0 loss to Watertown on Wednesday at Deland Field would be to ignore the big picture.
The Blue Dragons were an 0-20 program two years ago. They won six games las…
MIDDLETOWN — If the Class L state track championships had 17 events instead of 18, the Middletown High boys would be talking about winning a second straight title.
Tuesday’s meet, however, came down to the 4×400 relay, an event Middletown hasn…
MIDDLETOWN — The Middletown boys track and field team has taken on a different attitude this year in its preparation for Tuesday’s CIAC Class L championship meet at Rosek-Skubel Stadium.
The Blue Dragons were a contender last year and filled t…
When Jacob Radziewicz signed a National Letter of Intent last week to play baseball at Manhattan College, he said it was a time to exhale. Long process, this college thing. Lot of stress, too, and he was ready to get on with the final month of…
MIDDLETOWN — A double helping of Ryans — starting pitcher Hurlbert and reliever Conklin — plus a bases-clearing triple from pinch-hitter Chris Fritz helped launch Middletown’s baseball team to the .500 mark Monday.
Hurlbert, a junior right-han…
Once you get past the pounding of nails, screech of saws and dust in the air, the beauty of the renovations at Palmer Field stops you in your tracks.
A wrought-iron entry arch topped with “Palmer Field” spelled out in block lettering, brick co…
MIDDLETOWN — Coginchaug’s softball team right now is playing at a level that Middletown hopes to reach when May rolls around. The Blue Devils have a lineup that can wear down an opponent, they’ve won five in a row to start the season and are p…
MIDDLETOWN — Junior right-hander Noah Valeriano was unaware that he had taken a no-hitter into the seventh inning, a testament to the concentration and determination he put forth in the Middletown baseball team’s home opener Monday.A leadoff d…
RIDGEFIELD — After putting a fitting exclamation point at the end of the Middletown girls basketball team’s victory over Ridgefield with an electrifying steal, drive and layup in the final minute Monday night, Amanda Fudge crumpled awkwardly to the floor under the basket and grabbed the back of her leg in pain. All night long, […]
Enough tears were shed across Middletown this weekend to fill the Connecticut River. Each of those tears represents a memory of a man who touched the lives of this community like no other. There is only one Jim Bransfield. He will never be replaced. He will never be forgotten. Like the Connecticut River, Jim Bransfield […]
Long-time sports writer and columnist Jim Bransfield died Saturday afternoon after a short illness. Bransfield had been at The Middletown Press in different roles for close to 30 years. He was also a retired teacher and paraeducator from the Middletown Public Schools. “Jim Bransfield was an extraordinary man. A loving father and educator who touched […]
Hamden 80, Middletown 62 (at Middletown) HAMDEN29 14 23 14—80 MIDD.6 18 16 22—62 Hamden (17-3) D. Daniels 1 2-2 4, R. Ellis 6 1-2 14, J. Bromell 3 0-0 6, J. Googe 0 1-2 1, J. Ricks 9 2-2 21, J. Relaford 5 2-2 12, J. Driffin 2 1-2 5, C. Cogdell 1 0-2 3, […]
MIDDLETOWN — At the end of the night, it came down to this: Middletown has DeAaron Lawrence and Berlin doesn’t.Lawrence, who was honored for scoring his 1,000th point in his team’s prior game, had 24 points in leading Middletown to a 57-…
MIDDLETOWN — Middletown High’s young wrestling team is getting better.The Blue Dragons, who have 11 underclassmen in the starting lineup, came from behind to beat Bristol Central 40-34 in a Central Connecticut Conference South Division mat…
MIDDLETOWN — Middletown High guard DeAaron Lawrence scored the 1,000th point of his career in Middletown’s double overtime loss at Bloomfield Tuesday evening.Lawrence, won also starred as a receiver and defensive back for Middletown’s 10…
