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Callie Cirilli, Ludlowe: Cirilli, a USC commit, scored her 100th career goal during the Falcons’ 14-9 victory over Greenwich on Saturday. The senior has helped Ludlowe compile …
Emma Abbazia, Greenwich: The freshman had eight goals and three assists as the Cardinals started the season 2-1. That included a four-goal, one-assist performance in an 11-10 win over Staples in the seas…
Editor’s note: Some of the stats to highlight each athlete’s content came from the last official track postseason (2019-2020 indoor track season), as well as the recent indoor dual meet results (in Mar…
Editor’s note: Stats from the last official track postseason (2019-2020 indoor track season) were used along with stats from most recent indoor dual meet results (in March) where applicable plus recent…
Amanda Acabchuk, RHAM: The senior setter had 34 assists and 7 digs in RHAM’s 3-0 win over South Windsor in the CCC Region C final on Friday.
Emma Appleman, Guilford: Appleman collected 22 kills and 8 digs, …
Amanda Acabchuk, RHAM: The senior setter kicked off the season with a 37-assist performance in the Raptors’ five-set win over South Windsor. She also had a combined 53 assists in back-to-back shutouts against Tolland and E…
MASK UP
In a season which will look different on so many levels, perhaps the most visible sign of COVID protocols, at least on the field of competition, will be in volleyball, as players wear masks during m…
Emma Appleman, Guilford, Sr., OH: The reigning SCC Player of the Year led team with 400 kills during her junior campaign and helped Guilford capture its first league crown in 25 years. She’s been named to the All-SCC first…
There are many memorable events that happen at the CIAC boys and girls basketball championships at Mohegan Sun each year. One that is often spoken about is the Unified Sports games at halftime of each championship. The games both inspire and energize the crowds at Mohegan. Above is a special message from Unified Sports […]
This wasn’t knee hockey in the basement, where most of Reed Caney’s time in goal has been spent in his young life (at least in hockey). This was his varsity boys hockey debut for Staples, and it came against the No. 1 team…
The 2019 GameTimeCT All-State Girls Volleyball team. Compiled by Dave Stewart. Photos by Hearst Connecticut Media. Designed by Pete Paguaga and Sean Patrick Bowley. FIRST TEAM ♦♦♦ Player of the Year Paula Hernandez Woodstock Academy, Senior, Outside hitter Stats: The senior racked up 500 kills, 622 digs and 66 aces this fall while […]
The Trumbull volleyball team capped a tremendous run through the CIAC Class LL tournament with its first state championship and that performance propelled the Eagles to the top of the final Connecticut coaches state poll for 2019 Trumbull, which finished 21-4, was not ranked at the end of the regular season, but grabbed 12 first-place […]
Have a night Jacob Conrad. The senior quarterback threw for seven touchdowns in Farmington’s 47-0 win over RHAM on Friday night. The historic night placed Conrad in a tie for third all-time in state history for touchdown passes in the game. Conrad was efficient too, he went 15-for-16 for 319 yards. He threw four touchdowns […]
HEBRON — The RHAM girls soccer team hasn’t allowed a goal in now eight games, which means a strong defense has the Sachems dreaming big in Class L.
The Sachems didn’t have to do too much defending this comm…
5 STORYLINES TO WATCH
L STANDS FOR “LOADED”
If you’re looking for conference champions, you’ll find plenty right here. The Class L bracket features four champs with No. 3 RHAM (CCC), No. 4 N…
Bristol Eastern took over the No. 1 ranking from CCC rival RHAM in the final Connecticut volleyball coaches state poll of the regular season. The Lancers defeated RHAM, 3-2, last Wednesday, knocking the Sachems from the top spot after just one week. Bristol Eastern took 23 of the 27 first-place votes. RHAM fell into a […]
It’s not where you start, it’s where you finish.
The Bristol Eastern volleyball team, at least during the regular season, is finishing on top.
The Lancers, who knocked off three-time defendi…
One of Marce Petroccio’s goals when he interviewed for the Trumbull football job three years ago was to make sure Trumbull sufficiently honored Jerry McDougall, the man who built the high school’s athletic program, includi…
There were wholesale changes this week, and there are certainly more on the way, in the Connecticut volleyball coaches poll this week. With Greenwich falling to Westhill 3-0 last week, the Cards dropped from the No. 1 spot for the first time this season, clearing the way for RHAM to take over as the state’s […]
FINE PERFORMANCES
Brielle Behuniak, Naugatuck: The senior 10 kills and 15 assists in the Greyhounds’ 3-0 win over Oxford on Thursday.
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The Greenwich volleyball team suffered its first loss of the season but retained its hold on the No. 1 spot in the Connecticut volleyball coaches poll for week five. Unbeaten RHAM made the biggest jump, as it leapt three spots from No. 5 to No. 2, picking up 11 of the 30 first-place votes. Bristol […]
With six returning seniors, all of whom had plenty of varsity experience, the Seymour volleyball team had plenty of reason to be confident coming into the season.
Through 14 matches, the Wildcats are unscat…
The top three remained the same, but Guilford made a jump to the No. 4 spot in the latest Connecticut volleyball coaches poll. Guilford, the SCC’s last remaining unbeaten team, toppled conference contenders Cheshire, Shelton and Amity in succession and moved up two spots while gaining a pair of first-place votes. Greenwich kept its hold […]
The Greenwich Cardinals landed atop the season’s first Connecticut volleyball coaches poll, which featured five teams receiving first-place votes. Greenwich received 11 of the 25 No. 1 votes, amassing 406 points to lead the poll, with Bristol Eastern a close second with 390 points and four first-place votes. Ludlowe is third, followed by No. 4 […]
[Vitals] COACH — MIKE MASSE (1st year) CONFERENCE — CCC PLAYOFF CLASS — Class M (478 boys enrollment) HOME — RHAM HS Field 2018 RECORD — 8-2 2019 OPENER — Sept. 13 at Platt, 6:30 p.m. TEAM WEBSITES — RHAMSachemsFootball.org | Maxpreps TWITTER — @RHAMfootball [Top Players] ANDREW KEENE, Sr., DL/TE [Key Losses] Cal Redman QB/LB (Stony Brook), Kevin Clark, […]
Reem Abdel-Hack, Shelton, Sr., MH: The returning All-SCC first team middle had 64 blocks and 125 kills as a junior.
Lindsey Abramson, Cheshire, Sr., OH: An All-SCC first team and All-State second team selec…
CHESHIRE-AMITY SCC STRANGLEHOLD
The Cheshire Rams and Amity Spartans have combined to win every SCC title since 2011 and have met in the league final five times during that span. They’re coming off some Hol…
Mike Masse, who coached at Manchester from 1989-2003, has been hired as interim coach for the RHAM football team, according to the Journal-Inquirer of Manchester. Masse, 71, will coach for just one season, while RHAM searches for a replacement for Rob Rubin. Masse served as an assistant under Rubin. Rubin left in June to take […]
Chet Ellis of Staples had the best individual result for Connecticut boys at the New Balance National Indoor Track and Field championships at The Armory in New York. Ellis took third place in the high jump championship division with a height of 6 feet, 9 inches. Mari Noble of Greenwich was the top finisher in […]
