BERLIN >> Powered by senior outside hitter Gabriela Vazquez, who transferred to Platt a year ago from Puerto Rico, the seventh-seeded Panthers captured its first state title since 1990 with a 3-1 win over top-seeded RHAM in the Class L final Saturday afternoon in front 1,258 at Berlin High School. “Being the seventh seed coming […]
Girls volleyball: Saturday's state championship preview capsules
CLASS LL No. 9 FAIRFIELD LUDLOWE (21-4) vs. No. 10 GREENWICH (18-5) When: Saturday, 7 p.m. Where: Berlin High School On the Web: NFHSNetwork [Subscription required] Championship game appearances: Fairfield Ludlowe is 0-2, last appearing in 2010. Greenwich’s only appearance came in the 2010 Class LL final. What to look for: A rematch of the 2010 […]
Class L Girls Volleyball: RHAM outlasts Farmington, advances to eighth final in nine years
RHAM is going back to the Class L finals with a 15-9 fifth set win over Farmington #ctvb pic.twitter.com/8bhkNxJaDs — Derek Turner (@DCT_Sports) November 20, 2015 HARTFORD >> They say volleyball is a game of momentum, a game of runs. But rarely does a team that loses a set feel like it has the energy. However, […]
2015 CCC Girls Volleyball Tournament
The 2015 Central Connecticut Conference girls volleyball tournament begins on Monday. 12 teams have qualified for the tournament and the top four get a bye to the quarterfinals. Here are the seeds: No. 1 RHAM (18-0) No. 2 Southington (16-2, head-to-head over Farmington) No. 3 Farmington (16-2, head-to-head over Bristol Eastern) No. 4 Bristol Eastern […]
Football: Middletown rolls past RHAM
MIDDLETOWN >> Things are about to get much more interesting for the Middletown High football team. As expected, the Blue Dragons (3-1) dispatched RHAM of Hebron, 48-6, at Rosek-Skubel Stadium Friday, dominating the winless Sachems in every phase of the Central Connecticut Conference game. Quarterback Tyshaun James led the way with 78 yards rushing on […]
2015 CCC Football Team Preview Capsules
DIVISION I WEST Conard A large senior class returns from last year’s 4-6 team, including quarterback Declan Flaherty, who assumed the role at midseason. Phil Simplicio and Josh Agosto lead a seasoned line. Defense, led by Bobby Iwersen, Lucas Decelles, Kyle Pena-Green and Sequan Small should be improved. Team Preview Hall The Warriors […]
CCC Football 2015: RHAM preview
Above: Highlight reel for RHAM senior Ben Burke, one of two big targets who’ll help new quarterback Jack Tillinghast this year. Coach: Thomas Hammon (8th year, 22-41) Conference: CCC Division II East Playoff Class: L (580 boys enrollment) Home: RHAM High School 2014 Record: 3-8 (3-2 CCC D-II East) 2015 Kickoff: Sept. 11 at Newington, 6:30 p.m. Captains: Ben Burke, Ben Haas, Austin Drexler. Team website: RHAM Sachems Football, Facebook page, […]
Girls Volleyball Class L Final: Farmington avenges last year's loss, wins title
GLASTONBURY >> RHAM and Farmington can’t get out of each other’s way. The two played in the Central Connecticut Conference final this year and played in last season’s five-game Class L final, too. So when this year’s Class L final went five games again, Farmington coach Laura Arena wasn’t surprised. “We knew this would be […]
Class L Volleyball: RHAM holds off Ledyard in five set thriller, returns to final
Above: The final point of the Class L semi-final between No. 3 Ledyard and No. 2 RHAM. Senior Angelica Czercowy gets the final kill of the match to send the Sachems back to the finals where they will meet familiar foe No. 1 Farmington. Derek Turner-GameTimeCT NORWICH>> With the adrenaline flowing and every point meaning more […]
Volleyball: CCC tournament pairings are set
Quarterfinals, Wed., Oct. 29 (at higher seed) Game 1: No. 8 Platt at No. 1 RHAM, 6:00pm Game 2: No. 5 Glastonbury at No. 4 South Windsor, Time TBD Game 3: No. 6 E.O. Smith at No. 3 Bristol Eastern, 5 p.m. Game 4: No. 7 Southington at No. 2 Farmington, Time TBD Semi-finals, Thu., […]
CCC Soccer: Boys and girls pairings are set
The boys quarterfinals are set in the Central Connecticut Conference. Quarterfinals–Sat., Oct. 25 (at higher seed) No. 1 RHAM def. No. 8 Glastonbury, 2-1 No. 4 Wethersfield def. No. 5 E.O. Smith, 3-1 No. 2 Farmington def. No. 7 Simsbury, 1-0 No. 3 Maloney def. No. 6 Middletown, 1-0 Semifinals–Mon., Oct. 27 (at higher seed) […]
CCC Football 2014: RHAM preview
Vitals Coach: Tom Hammon (5th season, 17-24) Conference: Central Connecticut Conference (Division II East) Playoff Class: Class L (593 boys enrollment) Home: RHAM High School 2013 Record: 4-7 2014 Kickoff: Sept. 13 vs. Ledyard, 1 p.m. Team website: MaxPreps page Top players Ryan Kirkpatrick, Sr., QB/DE/TE (6-2, 201) Adam Arnold, Sr., RB/SS/FB (5-7, 181) Jared Eaton, Sr., TE/S (6-1, 181) Ben Burke, […]
Meet Tolland County's Scholar Athletes
High school seniors from Tolland County were recognized as the state’s top scholar-athletes at the 2014 Connecticut Association of Schools (CAS) Scholar-Athlete Banquet sponsored by McDonald’s. A 31-year sponsor of the program with a longstanding commitment to educational programs in Connecticut, McDonald’s joined CAS to honor the following local students as the best of the […]
2014 CCC Football Schedules
CCC Master Schedule Berlin Bloomfield Bristol Central Bristol Eastern Bulkeley/HMTCA Conard E.O. Smith East Catholic East Hartford Farmington Fermi Glastonbury Hall Hartford Public Maloney Manchester Middletown New Britain Newington Northwest Catholic Plainville Platt RHAM Rockville Rocky Hill Simsbury South Windsor Southington Tolland Weaver Wethersfield Windsor
CCC boys lacrosse: Conference tournament schedule
WEST DIVISION Semi-finals Wednesday No. 1 Simsbury def. No. 4 Conard, 17-8 No. 2 Glastonbury def. No. 3 Southington, 9-8 Final Friday at Conard High School, West Hartford, 4:30 p.m. No. 1 Simsbury vs. No. 2 Glastonbury EAST DIVISION Semi-finals Wednesday Bye – No. 1 Northwest Catholic No. 2 East Catholic def. No. 3 RHAM […]
CCC boys lacrosse: Heaney, East Catholic overcome deficit, beat RHAM
HEBRON>> East Catholic lacrosse coach Glen Boggini called a timeout after the first RHAM goal, one minute five seconds into the game. He could be heard screaming throughout the RHAM High School athletic complex. His team woke up. Trailing 5-0 after the first quarter East Catholic answered in a big way, scoring the next nine […]
CCC baseball: After heavy graduation, RHAM rebuilding
EAST HARTFORD >> It’s one of those rebuilding years for RHAM baseball. After graduating a dozen players from last season’s team, almost the entire 2014 lineup will be new to the varsity ranks. “We have two kids who played last year, all the rest are brand new JV kids who’ve never played varsity before,” said RHAM […]
Boys lacrosse: CCC outlook
The spring sports season is upon us. Starting April 9, games will be played outdoors again. The CCC’s top boys lacrosse teams are braving the cold weather now and hope it will pay off in the end. “It is cold, it is nasty, it’s a tough spring so far,” East Catholic coach Gleg Boggini said. […]
RHAM's Veilleux named Parade Girls Basketball All-American
Sara Veilleux, a 6-foot guard at RHAM and one of the state’s all-time leading scorers, has been named to the 2014 Parade All-American girls basketball team. Veilleux, who will play at St. Joseph’s next season, averaged 34.5 points, 9.6 rebounds and 3.3 steals for RHAM. She finished her career with 2,079 career points, the 12-best […]
Class L girls basketball: Avon defense contains Veilleux, advances in state tourney
AVON >> End of an era. Avon had its hands full with one of the best high school girls basketball players in Connecticut history, but still came out on top. The Falcons defeated star Sarah Veilleux and RHAM, 69-45 in the second round of the Class L state tournament at Avon High School Friday night. “It’s kind […]
RHAM athlete killed in Wednesday morning accident
Garrett Campen, an 18-year old RHAM soccer and football player, died in an early Wednesday morning car accident, the Hartford Courant has reported. According to the story, Campen, who played soccer before switching to football his senior year, was on his way to school when the Huyndai he was driving spun out of control attempting […]
RHAM's Sarah Veilleux Connecticut Gatorade Volleyball Player of the Year
The press release from Gatorade … In its 29th year of honoring the nation’s best high school athletes, The Gatorade Company, in collaboration with USA TODAY High School Sports, today announced Sarah Veilleux of RHAM High School as its 2013-14 Gatorade Connecticut Volleyball Player of the Year. Veilleux is the second Gatorade Connecticut Volleyball Player of the Year to […]
Veilleux scores 37 to lead RHAM over Middletown
MIDDLETOWN >> RHAM’s Sarah Veilleux showed why she was last year’s Connecticut Gatorade girls basketball player of the year Wednesday night at Middletown High. The Sachems’ star poured in 37 points to lead her team to a season-opening 65-50 win over Middletown at the LaBella-Sullivan gym. Veilleux fueled an 11-0 RHAM run that turned a […]
Connecticut's Top 25 Girls Basketball Players in the CIAC
Below is a list of the top 25 girls basketball players in the CIAC for the 2013-14 season. This post will be updated throughout the season with stats, milestones and recruiting information. Coaches, players and parents can email me at hchisholm@21st-centurymedia.com with any information regarding these 25 elite players. Top 25 Tanaya Atkinson, Career, Sr., […]
Carr's goal lifts Guilford into first girls soccer final in 10 years
By STEVE KIRCK Special to GameTimeCT Meriden >> After watching his freshman team practice four years ago, Guilford head girls soccer coach Scott McMahon sat them down and told them that this was what a state championship caliber team in the making looked like. McMahon’s words are now prophetic as that group, augmented by a […]