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Having guided two different programs in two different sports at two different high schools to their first-ever state titles, Ed Lucas is more than a cross country/track and field coach, he’s an architect, a builder of championship teams.
His l…
TRUMBULL — Leo Johnson is a freshman who can finish, much to the delight of the Greenwich High School boys lacrosse team.
An attackman, Johnson showed a knack for finishing off a lot of scoring opportunities that came his way during the regula…
WOODBRIDGE — For Mike Gambardella, it was historic, 36 years in the making.
For Gary Moore, it was a bit “ho-hum.”
Gambardella, who took over the Shelton High boys track team in 1982, won the SCC championship for the first time on Wednesday at…
FAIRFIELD — The first pitch Fairfield Prep’s baseball team saw Thursday, Adam Stone hit sharply back through the box.
The second, Joe Mancini drove down the left-field line.
The Jesuits stayed aggressive, got timely hits and took advantage of …
WOODBRIDGE — Amity senior Jared Smith had never hit a high school home run. Smith snapped that drought in impressive style. Hitting a pair of long home runs, Smith drove in three runs and led Amity to a 5-1 victory over Shelton in a Southern Connecticut Conference interdivision contest at John Janenda Field at Amity High […]
Isaac Montalvo was appointed the head boys soccer coach Monday, school athletic director John Niski announced. “Isaac has been a long-time assistant in the program and brings excitement and enthusiasm to the position. Isaac promises to continue the tradition of excellence both on and off the field that has been established at SHS,” Niski said […]
DANBURY — It was the ultimate test of teamwork and team depth, and at the 38th running of the O’Grady Relays Friday and Saturday, no teams were better than the host Danbury High School boys and girls track and field teams.
The Hatter boys scor…
FAIRFIELD — It was already a back and forth game and after seeing the momentum swing back in favor of Warde, Shelton coach Scott Gura had a decision to make.Down two runs with just three innings left, Gura decided to stop the bleeding by bring…
All-Girl Division 1. Shelton, 87.8; 2. North Haven, 86.6; 3. Daniel Hand, 82.2; 4. Lauralton Hall, 80.6; 5. Cheshire, 79.55; 6. Sheehan, 77.4; 7. Mercy, 76.45; 8. East Haven, 76.35; 9. Jonathan Law, 69.65; 10. Foran 65.7; 11. Sacred Heart Academy, 62.75; 12. Hamden, 57.3; 13. Lyman Hall, 53.75; 14. H0illhouse, 25.4 Co-Ed Division – […]
MILFORD — The start of a new season brings plenty of things to head coaches. Among them are the ability to see fresh faces and work on plenty of fundamentals.For both the Shelton and Foran girls basketball teams, there is plenty of time to f…
SHELTON — The rematch of Southern Connecticut Conference Tier 1 foes with a Class LL state semifinal berth on the line Tuesday night turned into a one-sided affair very few people, if any, would have predicted. No. 7 seed West Haven scored 46 unanswered points, hammering No. 2 Shelton 46-7 at Finn Stadium in the […]
We’ve made it. The long, grueling grind that is the regular season is finally over. All 12 weeks are in the books — so is Thanksgiving. The playoffs are here. The quarterfinals begin Tuesday at the sites of the higher seeds at 6:30 p.m. The 2017 CIAC Football Playoff Schedule The semifinals, however, have been […]
SHELTON – SHELTON — The outcome of the 107th meeting between Valley football rivals Shelton and Derby was no longer in doubt once the Thursday’s game hit halftime. The Gaels were well on their way to a 49-8 victory, their 13th straight in what has become a one-sided rivalry. Quarterback Jake Roberts, who accounted for […]
South Windsor might have had the biggest victory of Week 10, but New Canaan — which had been just on the cusp of the Top 10 for the last few weeks — made its return heading into the last regular-season week before Thanksgiving. The four-time defending champs, who claimed the No. 10 spot by 39 […]
DARIEN — The Darien girls soccer team is built to play with a lead.Thursday, in the second round of the Class LL tournament, the No. 8 Blue Wave did just that, downing ninth-seeded Shelton 2-1 in Darien.The Blue Wave will play at No. 1 Suffi…
SHELTON — The Trumbull High boys soccer team controlled possession for a majority of its Class LL second round match against Shelton and capitalized on one of the many opportunities it produced. Ultimately, it didn’t matter. Spencer Gangi..
Week 9 was relatively quiet for the GameTimeCT / New Haven Register Top 10 football teams, at least compared to the carnage of Week 8. And so the song remains the same in the latest polling. All of the Top 10 teams won, although some had it easier than others. Like St. Joseph, for example, […]
SHELTON — Shelton had hoped that quarterback Jake Roberts would be healthy enough to play all four quarters against Amity after spraining his knee last week in a win over West Haven. But when it turned out that he wasn’t, the Gaels turned …
The SCC Game of the Year lived up to its advanced billing. Junior Jack Carr, returning from a month’s long exile to the sidelines due to injury, returned and gave then-No. 10 Shelton a tremendous boost in its 38-28 victory over No. 3 West Haven. He ran for 120 hard yards, caught a touchdown pass, […]
MADISON — Kayla Howard knows her role on corner kicks: shield the opposing goalkeeper.The sophomore for the Hand girls soccer team has a nose for the ball, too. And with Monday’s Southern Connecticut Conference tournament semifinal heading…
WEST HAVEN — With damaged nerve in his shoulder and a broken hand, Shelton junior Jack Carr spent an agonizing month on the sidelines as his teammates played on without him. So when he was cleared to return for Friday’s massive SCC showdown at No. 3 West Haven, Carr was ready. Boy, was he ready. […]
Shelton boys soccer coach Joe D’Auria was fired Wednesday, just days before the two-time defending SCC championship team begins postseason play. Shelton Superintendent of Schools Christopher Clouet said in an emailed statement to Hearst Connecticut Media Thursday that D’Auria was dismissed following two separate investigations into his conduct over the last month. D’Auria had coached […]
Joe D’Auria was dismissed as the Shelton boys soccer coach in the midst of his 14th season Wednesday, D’Auria confirmed to Hearst Connecticut Media Wednesday evening.A source confirmed that the players were told at a meeting Wednesday nigh…
SHELTON — The Shelton High girls soccer team graduated 14 seniors, but goalkeeper Courtney Litts didn’t come into this season thinking it would be a rebuilding year. It’s turned out to be just the opposite. The Gaels defeated Lauralton Hall 2-0 at Finn Stadium on Wednesday to keep pace in the hunt for the top […]
NEWTOWN — Jake Roberts was too young to roam the sidelines himself, so he had to stay home while his dad, Ken, coached football at Newtown High. “I was sitting at home, watching the game on TV,” he recalled. Friday night, Jake, who is now the starting quarterback for Shelton, created many more memories of […]
Dan Orlovsky, who grew up throwing footballs through tires with his father at their home in Shelton and went on to lead the Gaels to a state championship in 2000, officially announced his retirement as a professional football player. Orlovsky, known statewide as the quarterback who led UConn’s foray into Division I football in the […]
.@danorlovsky7 back in town to accept his Shelton Hall of Fame award. Couldnt be here for his induction. This feels better anyway #cthsfb pic.twitter.com/sFsq0mF4e0 — Sean Patrick Bowley (@SPBowley) October 7, 2017 Dan Orlovsky’s impressively long professional football career ended in September when he was cut by the Los Angeles Rams. So he’s just beginning to […]
SHELTON — Shelton’s come a long way since its opening night loss to Cheshire.And coach Jeff Roy is so fired up about it, he tore his right Achilles’ tendon celebrating.“I got a little excited on a touchdown and blew out my Achilles’,…
WOODBRIDGE – Amity girls soccer coach Owen Quigley likes to measure the success of his team by the competition it plays. Based on Amity’s victories this year, Quigley’s team is heading in the right direction. Using a first half goal by Danielle Grosso, Amity swept the regular season series from Shelton in a 1–0 Southern Connecticut […]
