SOUTHINGTON >> The past three seasons since Davina Hernandez took over the head coaching position of the Southington softball team, the players, parents and booster club has partnered with her to raise money for Lupus Awareness. Hernandez herself lives with Lupus and her “Dream Big with Davina Foundation” has raised over $20,000 in under three years […]
Boys Lacrosse: Rocky Hill looking to go one step further in 2016
ROCKY HILL >> The 2015 season for the Rocky Hill boys lacrosse team was nearly perfect — not for its record, but for its accomplishments compared to the recent struggles the program had endured. The Terriers last year qualified for — and won — their first conference tournament and also won a game in the Class S state […]
#Tweet-Your-Buzzer-Beaters: "Super" Fudge's 30-footer at the horn lifts Middletown to share of division title
Here's the reoriented version of @MHSBlueDragons soph @Amanda Fudge's #TweetYourBuzzerBeaters for a div title #ctgb pic.twitter.com/MNVdj3HLQT — GameTimeCT (@GameTimeCT) February 16, 2016 Middletown’s girls basketball game vs. Rocky Hill wasn’t just the final regular-season game of the year, it was was also for the CCC-South White Division. The Blue Dragons needed to beat Rocky Hill […]
#Tweet-Your-Buzzer-Beaters: Plainville's Tim Dixon goes coast-to-coast for the win vs. Rocky Hill
My boy @Tim_Dixon4 pic.twitter.com/pYpepVq72Y — Zach (@ZachBartolini) February 3, 2016 January wasn’t kind to Plainville’s boys basketball team. But February? February’s looking up. Just half a week after snapping a month-long, nine game losing streak with a 46-35 victory over Bristol Eastern, Plainville made it two-in-a-row with a spectacular, 48-46, victory over Rocky Hill Tuesday […]
#Tweet Your Buzzer Beaters: Casiano's 3-pointer gives Rocky Hill OT win over Plainville
Game Winner from tonight???????????????? Lets go! Good comeback win boys #RockyHillBall pic.twitter.com/247tImyDA4 — Nick Casiano (@ThReal_NickCaz) January 12, 2016 Welcome to an all new episode of #TweetYourBuzzerBeaters. This edition comes to us from Rocky Hill High School. While most of the eyes in the state were on No. 5 Windsor’s upset of No. 2 Weaver, […]
Thanksgiving Football Wrap-Up: Avon's Caouette rips CIAC; Will FCIAC lose its final?; Second season begins
Two days before Thanksgiving, Avon coach Jim Caouette and his staff knew their team’s chances at squeaking into the Class L playoffs had grown considerably dim. Thanks to the CIAC’s sanctions against Berlin, Avon (which defeated Berlin in the regular season) had lost an aggregate 20 playoff points. Now they were praying for a miracle that likely […]
Safety clinches win for Rocky Hill, but not playoffs, in first Shunpike Showdown
ROCKY HILL >> In a must win to even have a shot at the Class S playoffs, the Rocky Hill football team – specifically the defense – got it done. Linebacker Patrick Sullivan sacked Cromwell/Portland quarterback Jarius Bailey in the end zone with 58 seconds left in the fourth quarter to give the Terriers a 9-7 […]
Football: Rocky Hill enters Class S playoff discussion with highlight win over Berlin
Cavallaro to Nieves 8 yard Rocky Hill TD. 8.7 second left in 2nd, Terriers lead Berlin, 14-7 #cthsfb pic.twitter.com/Ory9GP56ZH — Derek Turner (@DCT_Sports) November 14, 2015 ROCKY HILL >> It might be time to start talking about Rocky Hill football again. Two years ago the Terriers and their double wing offense tore through the CCC […]
Boys soccer: Rocky Hill rallies to tie Middletown, deny Dragons first victory
MIDDLETOWN >> The Middletown boys soccer team looked like it was going to notch its first win of the season Tuesday afternoon. It didn’t happen. But the Blue Dragons are certainly getting closer. Rocky Hill sophomore Joe Monaco rose up and scored on a header in the 77th minute to give the Terriers a 1-1 […]
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: Rocky Hill preview
Above: Sophomore year highlights of Rocky Hill running back Grant Nieves. As a junior, Nieves will be the featured back in the trademarked Terriers double-wing attack. Vitals Coach: Mark Fritz (2nd year, 5-6) Conference: CCC Division III West Playoff Class: S (354 boys enrollment) Home: Rocky Hill High School 2014 Record: 5-6 (3-1 CCC D-III West) 2015 Kickoff: Sept. 11 at Avon, 7 p.m. Team website: MaxPreps page […]
Legion baseball: No time for World Series hangover for RCP
CROMWELL >> Jay Hickey leaned against the backstop at Fran Monnes Field, watching the RCP and Middletown American Legion baseball teams in their second exhibition game of the summer. But his thoughts quickly turned to last August. “I would have loved to get another shot against New Jersey,” Hickey said. Now, that’s a bold statement. […]
Boys Lacrosse: East Catholic, Glastonbury and Rocky Hill win CCC titles
FARMINGTON>> The East Catholic boys lacrosse team has come a long way in the last five years. When coach Glen Boggini took over in 2011, his players then just wanted to win a game. Fast forward to Thursday and the Eagles have now won back-to-back Central Connecticut Conference titles. East Catholic took down top-seeded Farmington, […]
Boys Lacrosse: Anderson, Rocky Hill having breakout season
ROCKY HILL>> Entering its fourth season as a varsity program, the Rocky Hill boys lacrosse team had never beaten Newington – until now. After a 13-1 dismantling of the Indians in the first game of the season, the Terriers immediately knew they were part of something special. But why is beating Newington so important to this […]
Softball: Strilkauskas walk-off home run sends Bristol Central past Rocky Hill
BRISTOL>> Bristol Central softball coach Monica Hayes says she needs a new word for ‘resilient.’ But on Tuesday against Rocky Hill, it might have been the best way to describe her team. Trailing 7-4 in the ninth, the Rams scored three in the bottom of the inning to tie the game. Then Sarah Strilkauskas blasted an inside-the-park […]
Football: Robinson leads Northwest Catholic into Class S playoffs with victory over Rocky Hill
WEST HARTFORD >> Northwest Catholic entered Tuesday afternoon’s game with Rocky Hill looking to accomplish a pair of goals, it took care of both and set itself up for a third. Owen Tyler rushed for the game’s first score and Delano Robinson scored on three long runs as Northwest Catholic rolled to a 34-13 victory […]
CCC Football 2014: Rocky Hill preview
Vitals Coach: Mark Fritz (1st season) Conference: Central Connecticut Conference (Division III West) Playoff Class: Class S (366 boys enrollment) Home: Rocky Hill High School 2013 Record: 10-1 (Lost to Ansonia in Class S semi-finals) 2014 Kickoff: Sept. 12 vs. Wethersfield, 7 p.m. Team website: MaxPreps page Top players Grant Nieves, So., RB/CB Dave Sevigny, Sr., RB Jason Carducci, Jr., RB/DB Patrick […]
Meet Hartford County's Scholar Athletes
High school seniors from Hartford 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 […]
Jim Bransfield: Class M baseball title game marred by plate call
MIDDLETOWN >> The scene has been repeated a thousand times, a zillion times. The winning players throw their gloves and hats in the air and jump all over themselves in wild celebration. The losing team hangs their heads and walks off the field in sadness. Such is life at championship games and it was played […]
Class M baseball: Rocky Hill rallies, walks away with 1st title over Haddam-Killingworth
MIDDLETOWN >> Either way, this was going to be an historic night at Palmer Field. And when the dust settled, it was Rocky Hill who took home its first state championship. The top-seeded Terriers tied it with a two-run rally in the bottom of the sixth and then won it in the seventh when senior […]
Class M baseball: H-K takes aim at first state title
HIGGANUM >> Four times Haddam-Killingworth baseball coach Mark Brookes has been to state championship games and each time has come back the runner-up. This Saturday at 7 p.m. at Palmer Field, one of the state’s winningest coaches with a career mark of 607 wins and 266 losses, makes trip No. 5 to a title game, […]
Class M softball: Seymour slips by Rocky Hill in ninth, reaches 16th state title game
STRATFORD >> Rocky Hill and Seymour had combined for five errors entering the bottom of the ninth inning. The game’s sixth error ended this Class M state semifinal contest. Senior Makayla O’Hara scored from second on an infield error to lift Seymour into the championship game with a thrilling 4-3 victory in nine innings over […]
Class M baseball: Grover's clutch single lifts Rocky Hill over St. Joseph in 12 innings
NEW BRITAIN >> Brandon Grover’s two-out single in the bottom of the 12th lifted Rocky Hill to a 1-0 victory over defending state champion St. Joseph in the Class M semifinals Tuesday night at Beehive Field. The top-seeded Terriers advance to face Haddam-Killingworth, which needed 13 innings to defeat Plainfield 7-5 in the other semifinal […]
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
CIAC Softball Tournament Outlook: Players, Storylines to Watch
BRACKETS: CLASS LL | CLASS L | CLASS M | CLASS S Players to Watch Tori Ceballos, Sr., St. Joseph, First Base: Ceballos is batting .488 with 41 RBIs and 25 runs this season. A four-year starter, Ceballos just might end her career with a state title. The Cadets (22-1) are seeded third in Class […]
CCC baseball: Bunting carries Rocky Hill past E.O. Smith
ROCKY HILL>> It was the Spencer Bunting show. The Rocky Hill senior captain did it on the mound and with the bat on Monday leading the Terriers past E.O. Smith, 7-2, at Rocky Hill High School. Bunting, the Rocky Hill starting pitcher, went all seven innings, allowed two runs and struck out eight. But where he […]
CCC baseball: Strong sixth propels Rocky Hill to win over Conard
ROCKY HILL >> Rocky Hill used a four run sixth inning to pull away from Conard and win its second game of the season, 7-2, at a sunny, but blustery Rocky Hill High School on Thursday. All but two Rocky Hill starters scored a run and each batter reached base at least once. Spencer Bunting led […]
Softball: A look back, a look ahead and vote for state's best player
The high school softball season opens in just over a week (April 9, to be exact). Let’s take a look back at what happened last season, and what to look for in 2014 (although I am still in the process of getting back preseason forms from coaches). The Register will present its annual softball preview, […]
Ansonia tops Rocky Hill to reach Class S state final
WALLINGFORD >> Winning a 19th state championship — and its third straight — serves as plenty of motivation for the Ansonia football team. But there were a few other sources of motivation this week that may have helped the second-seeded Chargers eliminate third-seeded Rocky Hill 49-27 Saturday in the Class S semifinals at Sheehan High’s […]