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The first weekend of the 2019 high school football season did not disappoint.
Stamford honored two classmates who died earlier this month in a car accident with a pregame ceremony, then went on to stun perennial power Sta…
NEW LONDON — After several huge losses to graduation compounded by some devastating preseason injuries, there were many questions floating around the New Canaan football team entering Saturday’s season opener at New London. And although it took about a half for the Rams to get rolling, by the end of New Canaan’s 32-6 win […]
[Vitals] COACH — JOHNNY BURNS (2nd year, 5-5) CONFERENCE — ECC Division I PLAYOFF CLASS — Class (538 boys enrollment) HOME — Canamella Field, New London 2018 RECORD — 5-5 2019 OPENER — Sept. 14 vs. New Canaan, 4 p.m. TEAM WEBSITES — Maxpreps [Top Players] FRANKIE PRATTS III, Sr. QB JOSEPH LUCAS, Sr. OL/DT (6-0, […]
NEW BRITAIN — East Hartford graduate Raquan Tompkins stole the show in the 2019 Super 100 All-Star Football game, leading Team Nutmeg to a 41-21 victory over Team Constitution at Willow Brook Park on Saturday.
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For the first time since 2000, the Norwalk girls basketball team are the No. 1-ranked team in the final GameTimeCT poll of the season.
Bear coach Ricky Fuller does not think his 2019 undefeated state champi…
CIAC girls basketball Class LL championship. Norwalk vs. New London
UNCASVILLE — Mike Walsh was supposed to be in Florida.
Instead, he was on the court at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, hoisting the CIAC Class S girls basketball trophy over his head sporting an ear-to-ear…
CLASS LL
No. 2 New London (22-2)
vs. No. 1 Norwalk (24-0)
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Take a look through the box scores for the Norwalk girls basketball team and one thing stands out.
Almost every night, a different player is leading the team in scoring.
In the CIAC Class LL…
MADISON — New London coach Holly Misto has her team practice free throws diligently at each practice. Through three plus quarters in the most important game of the season thus far, the average fan would not have known that…
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 […]
Day brings us more semifinals, a championship game in the ECC and quarterfinal action in the CTC. Day 4 Predictions Day 3 Predictions Day 2 Predictions Day 1 Predictions Let’s get after it. BERKSHIRE LEAGUE At Northwestern No. 4 Nonnewaug vs No. 1 Housatonic Regional: HOUSATONIC No. 3 Gilbert vs No. 2 Northwestern: NORTHWESTERN CCC […]
Day 3 brings us to Super Saturday in girls basketball with a full slate of conference tournament games. Let’s go! BERKSHIRE LEAGUE No. 8 Wamogo at No. 1 Housatonic Regional: HOUSATONIC No. 5 Lewis Mills at No. 4 Nonnewaug: NONNEWAUG No. 7 Shepaug Valley at No. 2 Northwestern: NORTHWESTERN No. 6 Thomaston at No. 3 […]
CLASS LL
Where: Trumbull High School
When: Saturday, 9 a.m. (finals scheduled for 5 p.m.)
Defending champion: Danbury
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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 […]
As the regular season begins to wind down, Norwalk remained unbeaten and remained the unanimous No. 1 team in the latest GameTimeCT Girls Basketball poll for Feb. 6. The Bears face No. 4 Trumbull in a massive FCIAC game which will determine who is seeded where for the upcoming league tournament. Elsewhere, New London closed […]
For the second time since the preseason, we have a new No. 1. Thanks to a 49-47 road victory over New London Saturday, unbeaten Norwalk is now the No. 1 team in all the land. The Bears are the first to be a unanimous pick, picking up 19 first-place votes. Sign up for the Whistle […]
NEW LONDON — There will be a new No. 1.
Trailing by 11 in the third quarter, on the road against the No. 1 team in the state, No. 2 Norwalk kept its composure and began chipping away.
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Hamden’s 46-44 victory over Trumbull not only put the Green Dragons back in the good graces of voters in the GameTimeCT Top 10 Girls Basketball poll, but it has suddenly added a little extra intrigue to Saturday’s matchup between Norwalk and New London. Hamden’s win knocked Trumbull out of the No. 2 spot and replaced […]
In spite of a 45-43, out-of-state loss to South Kingston-R.I. last Wednesday — the day of the last top 10 poll — New London remained Connecticut’s No. 1 team in this week’s GameTimeCT Top 10 girls basketball poll. The Whalers lost four first-place votes, however, and only held the advantage by 12 points over No. […]
NEW LONDON — After turning the ball over twice in the final minute, which allowed East Haven back into the game late, New London coach Holly Misto had some encouraging words for her freshman guard, during a timeout.
“I said ‘th…
Travis Longo, Trumbull, Sr.: Was Wilton’s first State Open championship in 25 years last winter at 106. Transferred to Trumbull.
Ryan Jack, Danbury, Jr: A two-time All-American who has won the last two State Opens – one at 106 …
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 […]
The 2018 Eastern Connecticut Conference All-Star Football Teams. Division 1 Offense Center — Austin Beebe, Fitch Lineman — Joe Klick, NFA Lineman — Jeffrey Andruskiewicz, NFA Lineman — Josh Morton, East Lyme Lineman — Rahtrel Perry, New London Quarterback — Elijah Parker, NFA Receiver — Zehki Burgess, New London Receiver — Spencer Duthrie, East Lyme Receiver — Kevin Pomroy, NFA Back — Jacob Commander, New […]
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…
NEW LONDON — A week ago, in New London’s 1-point victory over then-No. 8 Killingly, it was offense that came to the rescue. On a Saturday, in front of a large homecoming crowd at Cannamela Field, it was time for the defense to take a turn as a hero, especially when the offense gave visiting Fitch […]
Johnny Burns, a 1995 New London graduate who participated in the Whalers’ 1992 championship team, was hired Thursday to become the school’s next head coach. A Springfield College graduate, Burns works for Connecticut’s child protection services and has been a youth coach in Norwich, The Day of New London reported. This is his first high school head […]
UPSET ALERT!! In Class LL, @enfield_sports knocks off defending state champion @WhalerAthletics in the quarterfinals. The Eagles move on to face @HallWHAthletics in the semis. #ctgb pic.twitter.com/MBTcO8n5YG — CT Sports Now (@CT_Sports_Now) March 6, 2018 There will be a new Class LL champion and No. 1 girls basketball team this season. New London has fallen […]
