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Anna Makover, Brien McMahon: The senior captain scored her 100th and 101st career goals during the Senators’ 16-4 victory over Danbury last…
Connecticut’s top girls lacrosse performances, milestones for Week Four
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., […]
Conferences adapt playoffs as COVID issues end some team’s seasons
Daniel Hand boys hockey coach Brian Gonsalves wishes the focus were on a few other numbers, like the two points Tatum Fitzmaurice needed to become the school’s all-time leading scorer, the 40 games the Tigers have won over…
CCC to have top teams square off to determine boys, girls basketball champions
It appears there will be a true Central Connecticut Conference champion crowned in boys and girls basketball later this month, albeit using a different format than in past seasons. The CCC has approved having all 32 teams playing in the tournament, likely to begin on March 22, in the proposal obtained by Hearst Connecticut Media. […]
Old Saybrook, Middletown regular seasons over; no postseason for Middletown teams
Old Saybrook High has canceled the last two games of the boys soccer team’s regular season.
The Rams’ two road games Tuesday at Coginchaug and Friday at Cromwell will not be played, according to school athl…
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 […]
CIAC announces plans for makeup season in spring, including 11 v. 11 football
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 […]
Return to high school sports: Full practices begin with health, safety at forefront
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…
ECC-SCC football proposal provides opportunity to play in the spring
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, […]
Players rally in West Hartford for a football season
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…
CIAC will not hold 11 on 11 football this fall; Volleyball can proceed
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 […]
Fall sports conditioning can resume Monday; DPH recommends 7 v 7 football, outdoor volleyball
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 […]
Lungarini asks frustrated schools to wait before CIAC, Dept. of Health meet on fall sports plan
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 […]
Jeff Jacobs: Chip Malafronte’s quiet courage an inspiration to us all
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 …
CIAC proposal for playing fall sports due in August
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…
CIAC officially cancels 2020 spring season, following schools’ closure
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. […]
CIAC cancels spring postseason tournaments, but still hopes to have some type of sports experience
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 […]
Xavier makes up ground in finals to edge Simsbury and win Class L title
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 …
Boys hockey notes: Flu contributes to Hamden’s struggles, but Hall impressed with Dragons’ ‘battle’
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 …
Middletown’s Pope reaches milestone in loss to New Britain
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 …
Three points for Holl as Farmington Valley power play stops unbeaten WMRP
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 […]
Hot-shooting Nkonoki, Middletown knock off Bassick in game shortened by late bench incident
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 builds early lead, holds off Middletown to remain in Class L playoff hunt
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…
Danas throws for record 515 yards, 5 TDs to lead Middletown over Farmington
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…
Williams’ interception sparks Maloney’s rally past Middletown
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 shakes slow start to beat Bristol Eastern
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…
CCC Football 2019: MIDDLETOWN preview
[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 falls to Glastonbury, misses chance to clinch playoff spot
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…
Foran’s Matt Davidson scores record 10 goals, Lions defeat Middletown in states
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 […]
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