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TORRINGTON >> Torrington (3-0) was pure Phoenix Friday evening, rising from a halftime deficit to a thundering 57-26 win over Naugatuck (2-1) at the Robert H. Frost Sports Complex. “We said at halftime, great teams make comebacks and we did,” said senior quarterback Connor Finn, who paired with senior wide receiver Zack Mancini for three […]
BRASS Crosby Third-year quarterback Michael Marshall returns as one of the NVL’s most experience passers, giving the Bulldogs hope they can end a run of six losing seasons. But there are plenty of holes to fill elsewhere. Coach David Jurewicz is confident his team will compete. Team Preview Holy Cross The Crusaders […]
Vitals Coach: Craig Bruno (3rd year, 18-5) Conference: NVL Iron Divison Playoff Class: L (656 boys enrollment) Home: Veterans Field, Naugatuck 2014 Record: 9-3 (3-1 NVL Iron Division; Class L-Large semifinalists) 2015 Kickoff: Sept. 11 vs. Kennedy, 7 p.m. Team website: MaxPreps Top players Antoine Sistrunk, 5-10, 175, Sr., RB/FS Etty Illunga, 6-1, Sr., WR/DB Logan […]
TORRINGTON >> Torrington and Naugatuck dodged thunderclouds to the tune of a 179-234 Red Raider drubbing of the young Greyhounds Thursday at Torrington Country Club. Despite a heritage of ruling the NVL in the late ‘90s and early 2000’s, this year’s Raiders, 12-3, know how the 4-10 Greyhounds feel. “We were horrible last year,” said […]
The NVL recently released its all-league selections. They are: Pitcher of Year: Ashley Guillette, Oxford Senior of Year: Kaley Kempf, Oxford Coach of Year: Jim Husar, Oxford ALL-NVL Ashley Guillette, Oxford Raeanne Geffert, Seymour Toni Risucci, Watertown Kaley Kempf, Oxford Marissa Morris, Torrington Liz Lombardo, Holy Cross Cassie Rossetti, Seymour Kara Klimaszewski, Naugatuck Carla Piccolo, […]
The 2014-15 New Haven Register All-State Boys Basketball Team. Capsules by Joe Morelli. Photos by Arnold Gold. Complete lineups. Player of the Year Mustapha Heron Sacred Heart, Jr., G Stats: Average 22.0 points and 5.3 rebounds per game for the Hearts, who successfully defended their Class S state championship and finished No. 1 in the […]
Sacred Heart remained in the No. 1 spot for the entire season and is the unanimous choice in the final one. Take a look at the rest of the fginal poll of the 2014-15 season: Team Record 1st Place Points Last Class 1. SACRED HEART 28-0 18 540 1 S Final result: Defeated Valley Regional […]
UNCASVILLE >> Point guard Ryan Pittman kept making sure all season long he got his message across to his teammates on the Bunnell boys’ basketball team. “I’ve been telling the whole team, ‘Whenever you put this work in, the rewards are endless.’ I’m just going to keep living by it honestly. It’s working.” The reward […]
Half the teams playing for boys basketball state championships this weekend have now combined for three state titles and 12 appearances beginning with the 2010-11 season. As for the other four teams, none of them have made an appearance in a state final over the past 34 years. Two of them never have. That’s the […]
CLASS LL CHAMPIONSHIP No. 1 FAIRFIELD PREP (24-2) vs. No. 2 WESTHILL (25-1) When: Saturday, 8:15 p.m. Where: Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville TV: CPTV Sports Internet: NFHSNetwork.com Championship game appearances: This is Prep’s eighth appearance, fourth in the past five years, going 2-5, last winning in 1997; This is Westhill’s first appearance. What to look […]
EAST HAVEN >> For the third straight Class L state tournament game, the Career boys basketball game fell behind early and had to make the long climb back to within striking distance. The Panthers pulled games out against Hand in the second round and Maloney in the quarterfinals. But Career ran out of magic in […]
#allyoop #dunk #ots #naugatuck #greyhounds v #Middletown #bluedragons #ctbb #ciac @gametimect A video posted by Will Paul Photos (@willpaul) on Mar 16, 2015 at 7:10pm PDT MIDDLETOWN >> All season long Middletown has won because of its brilliant guard play. Night in and night out, the Middletown guards were quicker, more savvy and just better […]
#naugatuck #greyhounds #basketball #gamewinner #hardinghigh #presidents #ctbb #gametimect #willpaulphotos #myview #tweetyourbuzzerbeater A video posted by Will Paul Photos (@willpaul) on Mar 10, 2015 at 7:00pm PDT It’s not quite a #TweetYourBuzzerBeaters, but in a tournament season that’s been devoid of them, this is close enough. Naugatuck bested Harding in what was close game throughout. It […]
Torrington 59, Naugatuck 24 Brittany Anderson and Brie Pergola led the way to 17-1 Torrington’s win at Naugatuck (2-16) Thursday night. Anderson had a double double with 13 points and 10 rebounds. Pergola was game high scorer with 14 on a night when everybody played. Torrington’s Caitlin Cornish added 10 rebounds. Torrington 59, Naugatuck 24 […]
TORRINGTON >> Torrington and Naugatuck had opposite reactions to an 85-85 boys swimming tie at the Torrington YMCA Wednesday night. “It should be close,” said Torrington coach Eric Traub before the meet. Still, the Greyhounds had a slight edge on paper. It showed up in a narrow lead (48-46) six events into the meet. With […]
Craig Bruno watched prized pupil Marcus Easley head to UConn with no guarantees as a preferred walk-on 10 years ago, only to leave the Huskies as an NFL prospect. Bryan Coney, the leading receiver on Bruno’s Naugatuck High team which qualified for the CIAC Class L-Large playoffs, has decided to follow the same path. The […]
DARIEN – Somehow, the Darien football team knew it was going to come down to this. One win away from a perfect season. One win away from a state title. And wouldn’t you know it? Arch-rival New Canaan is the one standing in its way once again. The top-seeded Blue Wave earned an awaited rematch […]
No. 3 Wethersfield at No. 2 New Canaan WHERE/WHEN — Dunning Field, New Canaan, Saturday, 2 p.m. RECORDS — Wethersfield 10-0, New Canaan 9-1 PLAYERS TO WATCH — Wethersfield: Sr. QB Matt Sanzaro (2,150 yards, 31 TDs, 3 INT passing); Sr. RB Tyler Nelson (918 yards, 10 TD rushing); Jr WR Kyle Klavins (34 catches, […]
ALL-NVL OFFENSE QB: Jason Bradley, Naugatuck RB: Tajik Bagley, Ansonia RB: Elijah Parks, St. Paul WR: Bryan Coney, Naugatuck WR: Ben Slowik, Derby OL: CJ Falcioni, Seymour OL: Laurence Carfaro, Ansonia OL: Mike Gugliotti, Holy Cross OL: Justin Nadeau, Wolcott OL: Jose Santamria, Derby TE: Witold Gul, Ansonia UT: Michael Audibert, Wolcott UT: Michael Kreiger, […]
ANSONIA >> Rivalry games often bring out the best in an athlete, especially for a senior playing in their final Thanksgiving Day contest. Such was the case for Ansonia’s unheralded senior linebacker Tyler Doy, listed at just 5 feet 6 and 160 pounds. During a series late in the second quarter, Doy made consecutive sacks […]
WATERBURY >> Naugatuck took its second straight NVL boys soccer championship with a 2-0 win over Torrington Wednesday night at Municipal Stadium. The game played like what it was: a hammer-and-nails battle between old rivals who were now No. 1 and 2 seeds in the tournament. With both sides fighting for the middle of the […]
It’s the era of the spread offense across the state. Just don’t tell McMahon that. The Senators did not attempt a pass in a 49-21 victory over Stamford this past Friday. McMahon rushed for 383 yards, led by senior Kentrell Snider, who scored on runs of 75 and 61 yards. “It’s no secret what we […]
TORRINGTON >> Sometimes it’s all about the times. Naugatuck’s 92-76 girls swimming win over Torrington Friday night was no surprise to anyone at the Torrington YMCA. But, in swimming, like golf, the first battle is with oneself. “We’re going for best times tonight,” Torrington coach Katie Gregory said, before the meet. Then Jess Gray, Emily […]
TORRINGTON >> Torrington’s new field won’t see a fiercer battle than the one fought for a 1-1 overtime boys soccer tie by Naugatuck (9-0-2) and the Red Raiders (8-2-1) Wednesday night. The Greyhounds took a 2-0 win at Naugatuck last Wednesday on two corner kick plays midway through the second half. Otherwise, it was a […]
NAUGATUCK >> After a dead-even first half, Naugatuck’s boys soccer team (8-0) made corner kicks work for them midway through the second in a 2-0 win over Torrington (6-2) Wednesday night. “Our problem was our lack of ability to clear the ball,” Torrington coach Mike Fritch said. “We knew it would come down to this. […]
NAUGATUCK >> Trailing by 15 with two minutes left in the first half and the ball on the Naugatuck’s 25 yard line Holy Cross needed to score if it wanted to stay in the game. The Greyhounds, though, had other plans as Daniel Oladapo picked off Joe Kalosky inside the 10 and took the ball […]
TORRINGTON >> In a game of nerves and mistakes on both sides, Naugatuck got it together for the last two sets of a 3-2 (16-25, 25-23, 16-25, 28-26, 15-9) girls volleyball win at Torrington High School Monday night. “We came out nervous but we kept on trying,” said Greyhound junior Nicole Healy, who rocked 12 […]
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NAUGATUCK >> Naugatuck’s Jason Bradley, rated one of the best quarterbacks in the state, bombed Torrington for six touchdowns in a 47-30 opening win at Naugatuck High School Friday night. “Coach (Craig) Bruno opened up our offense for everyone,” the senior third-year starter said. “Teams can’t cover six people.” Bradley, racking up 302 yards passing, […]
