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NORTH HAVEN — You can certainly say the first day of the high school baseball season in nearly two years featured a coaching matchup certainly from opposite ends of the spectrum.
On one side of the field, t…
WEST HAVEN — The North Haven hockey team has plenty of big-game players. Andrew Sacco has won a state title with Lyman Hall in 2019, and Jake Hines and Aaron Racino have continually been clutch.
With a chan…
NORTH HAVEN — For most of Wednesday night, it sure looked like the opening game of an unusual girls’ basketball season.
Both teams struggled with shots from the floor with part of it due to each team missi…
This wouldn’t be the ideal first season for a high school coach, wondering if there would be a season to begin with and if so, how to coach kids during a pandemic.
Danny Oglesby did the smart thing by doing…
Morgan Bagnall, Lauralton Hall: Bagnall won the 200-yard freestyle (1:52.88) and the 500 freestyle (4:58.41) in the SCC virtual championships. She helped key the team to a second-place finish in the 400 freestyle relay.
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CHESHIRE — Back on Oct. 26 the Cheshire Rams volleyball team lost to Lyman Hall for the first time since 1998.
Not only did the Rams lose but they were swept convincingly.
“We see ourselves,…
Danny Oglesby looked forward to reconnecting with the Hamden Hall Country Day basketball community when he first became an assistant boys basketball coach at his alma mater seven seasons ago.
Now Oglesby is…
Danny Oglesby has been named the head boys basketball coach at North Haven, which announced his appointment Monday night. Oglesby was previously an assistant coach at Hamden Hall Country Day. It was for that Hornets’ program where he starred, scoring 3,049 points over five seasons playing for head coach Dave Beckerman from 1997-2002. Oglesby was […]
During several meets this season, Seymour girls swimming coach Nick Blade has received inquiries from his athletes regarding how their opponent has fared — questions that are not expected during a traditional swim meet.
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Maddie Bergin, North Haven: Bergin set a school record in winning the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 5 minutes, 5.08 seconds against Amity. She broke a record of 5:07:01 set by Katie Armitage of North Haven back in 1995…
Morgan Bagnall, Lauralton Hall: Bagnall finished first in two individual events for Lauralton Hall, which defeated Jonathan Law, 101-72. She won the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 2 minutes, 17.37 seconds, then …
TAKING OVER THE HELM
Several coaching changes took place since the 2019 high school girls swimming season concluded, one of which occurred at Lauralton Hall. Fran Pfeiffer who coached at Lauralton Hall for …
Maddie Bergin, North Haven: Bergin, a senior, finished third in the 50-yard freestyle at the 2019 State Open (23.90 seconds) and took fourth in the 100 freestyle (52.31). Bergin won both the Class M 50 (24.01) and 100 free…
With virtual meets possibly being included in certain teams’ schedule and social distancing measures being followed by all squads, the girls high school swimming scene will have a different look to it this fall.
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Swimming is listed in the lowest risk category by the National Federation of High Schools and the CIAC, regarding possible exposure to COVID-19, while competing in the sport.
Though swimming allows for soci…
NORTH HAVEN — With controversy stirring again over the high school’s mascot, the Board of Education is taking up the issue for the second time. North Haven High School uses an image of a Native American wearing a feathered headdress and the “Indians” moniker for its sports teams. But the school board has planned a […]
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 All-America lists for each event the NISCA recently released includes a long list of Connecticut swimmers who sparked their respective squads to successful seasons.
Meghan Lynch, a Greenwich High School…
The Guilford girls lacrosse team had a lot to look forward to in 2020 with a solid group of returning players and an SCC championship to defend.
The title defense never materialized, however, as students were sent home …
Three student-athletes – Mia Lawrence (Mercy), Edwin James Figueroa (Hamden) and Kyle Maruca (North Haven) – are the recipients of the 2020 Southern Connecticut Conference Comeback Player of the Year awards. All three student-athletes suffered severe injuries, yet were able to overcome them to become outstanding role models in their respective schools. A corporate sponsor of the SCC, Connecticut Orthopaedics […]
When the National American Legion shut down all sponsorship and involvement with its baseball program last week due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it left thousands of high school-aged players with no options to participate in …
Plenty of people are enduring the same thing in the age of the COVID-19 pandemic: the normal day-to-day routine is gone. Physically going to work is something many people have done for years without giving a second thought…
The Casey-O’Brien New Haven County Chapter of the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame is honoring its 60th group of Scholar Athlete award winners.
A date for the event has yet to be determ…
Girls Ice Hockey First Team Forward: Madison Epke (Guilford), Taylor Nowak (West Haven), Demeri Carangelo (Hamden), Megan Froehlich (West Haven); Defense: Tess Csejka (Amity Regional), Brooke McNabola (SHA); Goalie: Bethany Karp (Pomperaug) Second Team Forward: Reilly Sargolini (Hamden), Leigha Howland (Foran), Haley Cable (Amity Regional), Catie Gregory (Newtown; Defense: Olivia Gill (Guilford), Caroline Cadelina (Amity Regional); Goalie: Christina Meadows (Branford) Boys […]
North Haven’s Andrew Sacco is 6-1 in his career in the state tournament and has allowed over two goals twice in that span. What makes him so good during the postseason? #cthk pic.twitter.com/x0F8fbzzFP — Pete Paguaga (@PetePaguaga) March 10, 2020 NORTH BRANFORD — We’ve reached that time of the boys hockey season when goalie matchups […]
WEST HAVEN — They’ve played three spectacular boys hockey games, and if they can somehow make their separate ways to the CIAC Division II final, maybe they’ll play a fourth in two weeks.
In the meantime, Br…
WEST HAVEN — North Haven coach Chris Avena felt he had plenty to motivate his team heading into the Southern Connecticut Conference Division II semifinals against Hand-Madison. Not only were the third-seeded Indians underd…
The wide smiles on the faces of the Darien girls ice hockey players after they won their latest championship delivered a clear message: This one was special.
Darien scored two early goals and then held off …
FIRST ROUND Monday, March 2 No. 7 EAST CATHOLIC/GLASTONBURY/SOUTH WINDSOR (ETB) 1, No. 10 WEST HAVEN/SHA 0 WHSHA 0 0 0 – 0 ETB 0 0 1 – 1 ETB: Mary McKiernan 1g. Saves: WH – Hannah Davey 22; ETB – Caitlyn Caldon 34. No. 5 SUFFIELD CO-OP 4, No. 12 NOTRE DAME-FAIRFIELD CO-OP 0 NDFF […]
