Honoring Scholar Athletes: They are from down the street and across the state. They are the best and brightest of us. And with high school sports at a standstill because of the coronavirus pandemic, there is no better time than to make a big deal, a very big deal, of the 360 Connecticut seniors recognized Sunday […]
St. Bernard gets the four-peat, tops Plainfield to capture ECC Division II championship
UNCASVILLE – St. Bernard set up the start of its road schedule in quite the difficult spot: the Winter Snow Jam tournament at Notre Dame-West Haven. The Saints didn’t play the hist Green Knights, the state’s fifth-ranked team, but did finish fourth, losing to both Stamford and Holy Cross by double digits. But even those […]
Watch Live: The ECC Boys Basketball Championships via GameDayCT
Watch the ECC Boys Basketball Division II and I Championships at Mohegan Sun at 6 and 8 p.m., respectively, on the GameDayCT & The Day of New London live stream on YouTube, above. BOYS BASKETBALL LEAGUE TOURNAMENT HUB | ECC TOURNAMENT BRACKET At 6 p.m., upstart Plainfield faces three-time defending champion St. Bernard in the Division […]
Rosenberg helps Weston win Class M title; Hillhouse runner-up behind Moore record throw
NEW HAVEN — From its individual performances to its efforts in the relay races, Saturday’s Class M Championships was, indeed, one to remember for Weston.
The first running event of the meet at Hillhouse Hig…
The 2019 CIAC Football Playoff Brackets / Scoreboard [FINAL]
The 2019 CIAC Football Playoffs begin Wednesday, Dec. 4 (after a postponement due to weather) with quarterfinal rounds at the sites of the higher seeds. They will continue with semifinals Monday, Dec. 9 at sites of the higher seeds, and conclude Saturday, Dec. 14 at either Trumbull’s McDougall Stadium, or Veterans Stadium at Willowbrook […]
The 2019 GameTimeCT All-State Girls Soccer Team
The 2019 GameTimeCT All-State Girls Soccer team. Compiled by Joe Morelli. Photos by Hearst Connecticut Media. Designed by Pete Paguaga and Sean Patrick Bowley. FIRST TEAM ♦♦♦ Player of the Year Maddie Fried St. Joseph, Junior, Forward Stats: Finished with 27 goals and 17 assists for the Cadets, an FCIAC tournament finalist. Has 65 […]
Ansonia does enough to get by Plainfield in Class S quarterfinals
DERBY — If there were no scoreboard and just the reactions of the two head coaches after the game, it may have been difficult to decipher which team won the CIAC Class S quarterfinal game Wednesday night.
F…
The 2019 Class S Football Quarterfinal Preview Capsules
The 2019 CIAC Class S football quarterfinal preview capsules. Compiled by Pete Paguaga. Written by Pete Paguaga and Sean Patrick Bowley. 2019 CIAC PLAYOFF SCOREBOARD / SCHEDULE More quarterfinal previews: CLASS LL | CLASS L | CLASS M All games Wednesday, Dec. 4, 6:30 p.m. ♦♦♦ No. 8 Plainfield at No. 1 Ansonia WHERE – Leo F. Ryan Field […]
Granby scores record 6 goals, tops Plainfield to cap unbeaten Class M championship season
HARTFORD – Most of Granby’s 10 seniors have been playing soccer together since they were seven years old. A few days ago, the players got a written note from their former travel coach. “He wanted to stress that we were part of a family and that this was going to be our last game,” said […]
2019 CIAC girls soccer state championship capsules
2019 CIAC FALL CHAMPIONSHIP WEEKEND SCOREBOARD ♦♦♦ CLASS LL No. 1 SOUTHINGTON (17-0-2) vs. No. 3 GLASTONBURY (17-1-1) Where/When: Veteran’s Stadium, New Britain; Saturday, 3 p.m. Broadcast NFHS Network (subscription required) Tickets $10 adults, $5 for students and senior citizens (65 and older), free for children under 5 and members of the military with an […]
Plainfield stops Domingos, Notre Dame-Fairfield, advances to Class M final
MIDDLETOWN — Toni Domingos dominated the South-West Conference and the rest of Notre Dame-Fairfield’s opposition this season to the tune of 42 goals.
Only Masuk was able to keep Domingos from having a goal …
Week 4 football notebook: Schedule changes shuffle officials
We called Bill Riccio on Monday to ask what it was like for the New Haven Football Officials Association’s commissioner, rescheduling so many crews through all this Eastern Equine Encephalitis shuffling.
We…
Week 3 fine performances; Week 4 matches to watch
FINE PERFORMANCES
Emma Appleman, Guilford: Appleman collected 16 kills, 7 aces, 9 digs and 2 blocks as the Indians won against Cheshire 3-0 in a battle of unbeaten teams.
Olivia Bessette, Pl…
ECC Football 2019: PLAINFIELD preview
[Vitals] COACH — PAT SMITH (20th year) CONFERENCE — ECC Division III PLAYOFF CLASS — S (342 boys enrollment) HOME — Plainfield High School Field, Central Village 2018 RECORD — 8-3 (lost to Ansonia in Class S quarterfinals) 2019 OPENER — Sept. 13 at Waterford, 6 p.m. TEAM WEBSITES — Maxpreps | TWITTER — @jan_voland [Top […]
Bloomfield runs away with both Class S indoor track team titles, Old Saybrook boys, girls 2nd
NEW HAVEN — While Old Saybrook had its share of success in the CIAC Class S boys and girls track and field championships at Floyd Little Athletic Center on Friday, in the end Bloomfield’s depth proved to be too much to ove…
The 2018 CIAC Football Playoff Scoreboard [FINAL]
The semifinals are set and will be Sunday, Dec. 2. at sites of the higher seeds. The championship games will be held Saturday, Dec. 8 at sites and times to be determined. Schedule changes noted in red. You can purchase tickets online here. Sign up for the Whistle Newsletter from GameTimeCT and get this and other […]
Top-seeded Ansonia overpowers Plainfield in Class S quarterfinal
ANSONIA — Sheldon Schuler threw four touchdowns — three to Jalen Johnson — and Ansonia rolled over Plainfield 42-0 in the Class S quarterfinals Tuesday night at Jarvis Stadium.
Johnson caught five passes for 209 yards as the to…
The 2018 Class S Football Quarterfinal Preview Capsules
The 2018 CIAC Class S football quarterfinal preview capsules. Compiled by Sean Patrick Bowley. More quarterfinal previews: CLASS LL | CLASS L | CLASS M All games Tuesday, Nov. 27, 6:30 p.m. No. 8 Plainfield at No. 1 Ansonia WHERE – Jarvis Stadium at Nolan Athletic Complex, Ansonia TICKETS – Adults $10, Students/Senior Citizen $5 […]
2018 Eastern Connecticut Conference All-Star Football teams
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 […]
(Unofficial) 2018 CIAC football playoff pairings just about completed
Ansonia beat Naugatuck for the eight-consecutive year and upped its win streak over NVL teams to 85 games in the annual Thanksgiving Day classic between the two programs. New Canaan held on to beat Darien in the annual Turkey Bowl for the second-consecutive year. Greenwich smothered Staples to complete a 10-0 regular season and the […]
Lewis Mills finishes the job, tops Plainfield in overtime for Class M title
WEST HAVEN — Class M Girls Soccer State Champions!
After three straight trips to the semifinals, Lewis Mills took the next step Sunday afternoon, finishing the job with a 2-1 overtime win over Plainfield while tucking away an undefeated 20-0 s…
The 2018 CIAC Fall Championship Schedule / Scoreboard [Final]
Schedule, scoreboard, broadcast, live blog and story links for the 2018 CIAC Fall State Championships. Boys soccer, girls soccer, volleyball and the swimming state open will be broadcast online by the NFHS Network (a subscription is required). Purchase tickets to the state finals at CIACSports.com. Due to Thursday’s snowstorm, the entire outdoor schedule has been […]
2018 CIAC girls soccer championship game capsules
CIAC 2018 FALL CHAMPIONSHIP SCOREBOARD CLASS LL No. 5 STAPLES (17-1-3) vs. No. 7 RIDGEFIELD (20-2-1) When: Sunday, 3 p.m. Where: West Haven HS Broadcast: NFHS Network (subscription required) Championship game appearances: Staples is 1-2, making its second straight appearance; Ridgefield is the defending champion. Players to watch: Claire Middlebrook, Ridgefield: part of a rock-solid […]
Sister combos help Plainfield girls soccer team become a force to be reckoned with
PLAINFIELD – Sisters playing on the same high school team is not uncommon. Neither are twins, fraternal or identical. There have even been instances of three sisters on one sports team. But to have all of the above on one team? That is far less likely. To have them all playing on the soccer field […]
ECC Football 2018: PLAINFIELD preview
Vitals COACH — PAT SMITH (19th year) CONFERENCE — ECC Division III PLAYOFF CLASS — S (329 boys enrollment) HOME — Plainfield Football Field, Central Village 2017 RECORD — 7-3 2018 OPENER — Sept. 7 at Killingly, 6:30 p.m. TEAM WEBSITE — Maxpreps Top Players KYLE HOLT Sr. RB/ LB AUSTIN HARDING, Sr., RB/LB JOSE […]
ECC Football 2016: Plainfield preview
Vitals Coach: PAT SMITH (17th year) Conference: ECC Small Playoff Class: S (340 boys enrollment) Home: Plainfield Football Field, Central Village 2014 Record: 3-7 (1-5 ECC Small) 2015 Kickoff: Sept. 9 at Stonington, 6:30 p.m. Team website: MaxPreps Top players CAMERON GONZALES, Sr. RB/LB MARCUS ROBINSON, Sr. QB/DB DEVINN McGALE, Sr. RB/LB NICK BURLINGAME, Sr. TE/DB ZACHARY ROY, Sr. RB/DB CULLEN HOERCHLER, Sr. OL/DE SAM ZUROWSKI, Sr. OL/DL CRAIG […]
Class M Baseball: Popp caps 7th-inning rally, Haddam-Killingworth advances past Plainfield
HADDAM >> Before the high school baseball season began, Haddam-Killingworth coach Mark Brookes said he wasn’t sure what he had with this year’s team. Turns out what he has is an elite, Class M Final Four club, one that’s one win away from playing for a state championship. Brookes’ No. 4 ranked Cougars saw to […]
Class M Baseball: Greenhalgh's bat fuels Plainfield past Plainville, into quarterfinals
PLAINVILLE >> The Plainfield offense has been running through catcher Colby Greenhalgh all season and it was no different on Wednesday in the second round of the Class M state baseball tournament. Greenhalgh doubled twice, drove in three runs and scored two as the 12th-seeded Panthers beat fifth-seeded Plainville 6-4 at Plainville High School. Plainfield […]
#Tweet-Your-Buzzer-Beaters: Plainfield's Liam Jacobs from halfcourt to end quarter vs. Griswold
Liam (@liamkjacobs) with the buzzer beater tonight in the win against Griswold @GameTimeCT #TweetYourBuzzerBeaters pic.twitter.com/mcACR4HTMQ — Dylan Horn (@DylanHorn23) January 16, 2016 Before the next batch of high school basketball games goes off tonight, here’s another episode of #TweetYourBuzzerBeaters from last Friday. This footage comes from Plainfield’s Dylan Horn, who alerted us on Saturday of […]