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Updated story at 5:45 p.m. While announcing plans on Tuesday for an “alternative season” in the spring for sports that lose most of their seasons to the COVID-19 pandemic, including 11-on-11 football or any other fall or winter sport, the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference came out against independent football and urged schools not to let […]
Senior Taylor Gambardella was pretty pleased to be practicing on Monday afternoon at Kavanaugh Field. The full Guilford girls soccer team was together for a practice, instead of the cohorts of 10 they were limited to durin…
Ledyard athletic director Jim Buonocore was surprised when the CIAC Board of Control denied the CIAC football committee’s suggestion to move the sport to the spring last month, instead deciding to keep it in the fall. “I was surprised to say the least. We all (on the committee) had the same thought process,” said Buonocore, […]
WEST HARTFORD — Emotions were high and raw at a rally to try to save a high school football season in 2020-21, so high and raw that Brady Hutchison twice yelled not to let common sense prevail.
The senior S…
High school football will not be held this fall in its current 11-on-11, full-contact format, the CIAC Board of Control voted Friday morning. The state’s governing body for high school sports is following the guidance of the Department of Health. In an email response Thursday to CIAC executive director Glenn Lungarini, DPH acting commissioner Deidre […]
The CIAC Board of Control is continuing to work on a modified plan for the fall sports season in alignment with the Connecticut Department of Health. Part of that plan was revealed late Sunday night, which includes the resumption of in-person conditioning beginning Monday. A copy of DPH’s recommendations, in a Sunday letter to the […]
As frustration and anxiety mounted among Connecticut’s high school athletes, coaches and parents over the week-long pause of training activities, the CIAC said it would be meeting with the state’s Department of Health Thursday to discuss the department’s recommendations that certain high-risk sports be postponed to the spring. The CIAC’s paused its fall sports plan […]
He was baptized Louis. Let alone the thousands of New Haven Register readers who enjoyed his writing, colleagues, coaches and athletes who knew him for years didn’t know Chip Malafronte’s first name.
“When …
As neighboring states make decisions on the start of high school fall sports, the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference is taking a more cautious approach before deciding whether athletes can get back on the fiel…
The Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference officially canceled its spring sports season Tuesday once Gov. Ned Lamont announced on Twitter on Tuesday morning that all school districts will remain closed and continue distance learning for the remainder of the academic year. Connecticut was the last remaining state in the U.S. to finally cancel its spring season. […]
The Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference continues to hold out hope for some type of spring sports experience in June, but all of its postseason tournaments and championships have been canceled.That decision was made Thursday morning during the latest CIAC Board of Control meeting. “Our position is that any spring sport experiences should maximize the […]
BRISTOL — Heading into the championship finals of the Class L wrestling tournament, just 8.5 points separated first-place Simsbury from second-place Xavier.
It was a familiar place for the Falcons, who had …
The score wasn’t what he or anyone on Hamden wanted, but boys hockey coach Todd Hall had some perspective on Saturday’s 7-1 loss to No. 3 Notre Dame-West Haven.
“I’m not making excuses, but we went through …
NEW BRITAIN — Aside from seeing Donte Pope score his 1,000th high school point, Middletown might not feel good about anything else from Monday night’s game.
New Britain, however, left the gym with a hop in …
AVON — Give a talented hockey team enough chances on the power play, and it’ll bite you eventually. Saturday night at Avon Old Farms, penalties bit away the state’s last unbeaten boys hockey team. The Farmington Valley Generals went 3-for-7 on the power play, scoring the third on its second five-on-three, to beat WMRP 3-2 […]
MIDDLETOWN — The sentiment was clear. Wednesday night’s game against Bassick was a big one for the Middletown boys basketball team.
“Not to disrespect any of the other teams we’ve played, but we went up aga…
WINDSOR — Rob Fleeting has been coaching football at Windsor long enough to know a 21-point lead never feels quite good enough, especially if you build it right out of the chute.
The Warriors put Middletown…
FARMINGTON – There could be a serious spike in membership in the Chris Danas Fan Club following his virtuoso performance Saturday.
The Middletown High senior quarterback’s biggest admirers, of course, are h…
MIDDLETOWN — Seeing the Middletown slot receiver in motion, Maloney’s Jeremiah Williams jumped on a slant, ran the interception back, and turned around the entire afternoon.
Williams’ was the first of five …
MIDDLETOWN — Middletown needed one quarter of football to find its footing in Friday night’s season opener at Rosek-Skubel Stadium. Offensively, at least.
The defense was on its game from the opening whistl…
[Vitals] COACH — SAL MORELLO (10th year, 77-24) CONFERENCE — CCC Division II East PLAYOFF CLASS — L (670 boys enrollment) HOME — Rosek-Skubel Stadium at Middletown High 2018 RECORD — 9-2, lost to Maloney in Class L quarterfinals 2019 OPENER — Sept. 13 vs. Bristol Eastern, 7 p.m. TEAM WEBSITES — Maxpreps | TWITTER — @mhsbluedragons1; […]
MIDDLETOWN — Post 75 had one seven-run rally to offer Monday night, but a second? Not even the ’72 Yankees could have pulled that off.
After wiping away an ugly start (and eight-run deficit) to Monday’s Zon…
MILFORD — Matt Davidson scored a school-record 10 goals to lead Foran to a 19-5 victory over Middletown in the qualifying round of the Class M state tournament on Friday at the DeVito Sports Complex. Davidson, a senior attackman, broke a 4-4 second-quarter deadlock with a leaping goal, sparking a 10-0 Lion burst that spurred […]
MIDDLETOWN — Middletown High’s attempt to qualify for the postseason will have to wait at least one more game.
Windsor erased a two-run deficit with five runs in the sixth inning, the momentum coming courte…
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…
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Portland 8, Westbrook 0: After signing with Rhode Island College earlier in the day, Cole Peterson threw six shutout innings and hit a two-run home run to lead Portland to a Shoreline road win.
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Haddam-Killingworth scored two runs in the second inning and they held up, and right-hander Jon Civiello notched his fourth win of the season in the Cougars’ 2-1 victory over host Cromwell at Fran Monnes Field on Thursday….
Middletown erupted for nine runs in the fifth inning of a scoreless game and senior right-hander Noah Valeriano pitched six strong innings as the Blue Dragons beat host Farmington 9-4 in a CCC baseball game at Tunxis Mead….
MIDDLETOWN — At first, going down to Milford for the first varsity game in Middletown boys lacrosse history, the Blue Dragons were a bit intimidated.
“Showing up to Jonathan Law, the whole facility,” senior…
