Heads-up base running and solid pitching propelled the Greenwich High School baseball team past host Simsbury 6-5 in its season opener on Saturday.Simsbury held a 5-4 lead in the top of the seventh inning, but the Cardinals rallied for two run…
Boys Basketball: Stamford ousts top-seeded Simsbury in Division II second round
SIMSBURY—In the month of March, senior high school basketball players have just one thought on their minds. “I want to be in the gymnasium another day,” said Stamford High senior co-captain Tevin St. John. “That’s why I wanted this game. That’s why I wanted this win. The goal is to keep going in the state […]
Girls Hockey: Darien takes down Simsbury, advances to CHSGHA semifinals
STAMFORD — After losing in the FCIAC semifinals last week, Darien was more than ready for the state tournament to begin.Mother Nature had other plans.After weather caused Friday’s quarterfinal matchup between the No. 2 Blue Wave and No. 10…
Boys hockey: West Haven bouncing back from early struggles
WEST HAVEN – The West Haven hockey team may not have started the season the way coach Joe Morrell would have liked, but they sure are trying to make up for it. Paced by six different players in the point column, West Haven won its second straight contest with a 6-3 decision over Simsbury in […]
Field Hockey: Norwalk wears down Simsbury, advances to Class L quarterfinals
NORWALK—The Norwalk Bears had gone 28 straight penalty corners without a goal, but coach Kyle Seaburg wasn’t worried.“It’s kind of like a boxing match and every corner is a body blow,” Seaburg said. “You hope it wears them down bec…
Track and Field: Middletown boys clinch Class L championship in final race; Hand girls' O'Neil dominates
MANCHESTER >> There were no thoughts about a chaotic couple of weeks when construction left the Middletown boys’ track and field team as a state title contender without the use of their facility but one last race that stood between the Blue Dragons and the CIAC Class L title. When Garrett Dandridge crossed the line, […]
Boys Basketball: Weaver pulls away from Simsbury, East Catholic soars past Middletown; sets up heavyweight final
HARTFORD >> Stop us if you’ve heard this one. Weaver senior guards Jaecee and Chaylyn Martin took over the game and the Beavers won. Yup, the nth time in their great high school careers the Martin brothers were unstoppable. This time it was fifth-seeded Simsbury who couldn’t hang with top-seeded Weaver as the Beavers won 64-43 at […]
Hockey: No. 8 East Haven edges No. 9 Simsbury
EAST HAVEN – Ten days ago, East Haven hockey coach Lou Pane looked at the next four games on his team’s schedule and hoped to win two of the next four games. The Yellowjackets did one better, winning three of four games, including a pair of victories over Division I teams in the top 10 […]
Hockey: Chapman's hat-trick sends Simsbury home happy with victory over Notre Dame-WH
WEST HAVEN – Following a season-opening loss, Simsbury coach Chris Day was looking for his team to be a loose bunch entering the team’s second game of the season. When the Trojans endured a nearly two-hour bus ride to get to Wednesday evening’s game against Notre Dame-West Haven and came away smiling, Day had a […]
Football: A year after receiving heart transplant, Simsbury's Deitz scores TD in win over Enfield
Danny Deitz scored, perhaps, the greatest and most inspiring touchdowns of the 2016 season Friday night. Fourteen months after receiving a heart transplant, the Simsbury senior caught a 7-yard touchdown strike from Jackson Masters in the third quarter a 52-21 victory over Enfield, eliciting a wild celebration from his teammates, coaches and fans. “It’s amazing. […]
Football: Manchester rolls past Simsbury
SIMSBURY – They weren’t designed to be long pass plays but Manchester High receiver Jevin Frett made a few Simsbury High tacklers miss Friday night and had a career-best four touchdown receptions to help Manchester roll to a 32-13 win over Simsbury in the season opener for both teams at Holden Field. Frett caught […]
CCC Football 2016: Simsbury preview
Vitals Coach: DAVE MASTERS (2nd year, 1-9) Conference: CCC Division I West Playoff Class: LL (759 boys enrollment) Home: Holden Field 2015 Record: 1-9 (0-4 CCC D-I West) 2016 Kickoff: Sept. 9 vs. Manchester, 7 p.m. Team website: SimsburyGridiron.org | MaxPreps | Twitter: @masters_coach Top players RALPH GILLIARD, Jr., WR/DB (6-0, 175) SEAN PENNEY, Sr., RB/LB (6-0, 185) ALEX HAGGERTY, Sr., WR (5-11, 165) JASPER STONE, Sr., OL/DL (6-1, 240) RILEY SHANLEY, Sr., […]
Class L Boys Lacrosse: George, Simsbury rock Fairfield Prep to reach first state final since 2009
BERLIN >> Fairfield Prep has typically been a thorn in the Simsbury boys lacrosse team’s sneakers over the years. Few players felt burned by the Jesuits more than Demitri George, who grew up watching helplessly as the mighty Jesuits squashed his older brothers’ dreams of winning a state title — first with his brother Nick, then Alex. […]
Boys golf: Simsbury beats Xavier in playoff for Division I state championship
HEBRON >> Just as the playoff to decide the Division I state golf championship was about to conclude, Simsbury coach Ed Lynch and Xavier coach Mike Kohs gave each other a bear hug. The two men have known each other for quite some time. Not only are they high school golf coaches, but Lynch has […]
Boys Ice Hockey: Simsbury slips past Northwest Catholic for CCC North title
HARTFORD >> Jake Arnold’s wrist shot at 6:01 in the first period was the one and only goal scored in the CCC North boys ice hockey final at Trinity College’s Koeppel Community Sports Center on Saturday. And it gave Simsbury its first Central Connecticut Conference tournament title since at least 2008. “It really just means […]
Boys Basketball: Reilly, East Catholic down Simsbury for first CCC tournament title
HARTFORD >> Leading by one with 2:20 to play in the Central Connecticut Conference boys basketball championship game, East Catholic freshman Joey Reilly spotted up in the corner behind the three-point line and in front of the Eagles boisterous student section, received a pass, elevated and buried a 3-pointer. Reilly turned to the ‘Eagles Nest’ […]
Boys basketball: Simsbury upends Middletown in CCC semifinals
HARTFORD >> Middletown’s dreams for a Central Connecticut Conference tournament championship ended Tuesday night in Hartford. And so did the Blue Dragons’ 20-game win streak. Rayon Christie scored 19 points, including 17 in the second half, and Luke Gorkofsky had 17 points as Simsbury defeated Middletown, 53-41, in the CCC semifinals at Bulkeley’s Babe Allen […]
Wednesday's Star: Caliendo, Notre Dame (WH); vote for Thursday's Star of the Day
Wednesday’s Star Doug Caliendo, Notre Dame-West Haven hockey: Scored deciding goal in overtime to lead Notre Dame past Northwest Catholic 3-2. [polldaddy poll=”9299234″] Vote for Thursday’s Star until 9 p.m. Friday.
Boys basketball: Late run lifts Middletown past Simsbury
MIDDLETOWN >> Simsbury coach Greg Stillman is a believer. “If Middletown doesn’t challenge for the Class L state championship, I’ll be surprised,” he said following Middletown’s 70-62 win over the Trojans at the LaBella-Sullivan Gymnasium on Saturday evening. “That’s an excellent team,” Stillman added. “We wanted to be competitive tonight and we were, but we […]
Boys Hockey: No. 2 Xavier takes care of No. 7 Simsbury, wins eighth straight
MIDDLETOWN >> The No. 2 ranked Xavier hockey team scored a season-high six goals on Wednesday to beat seventh ranked Simsbury, 6-2 at Spurrier-Snyder Rink on the campus of Wesleyan University. Nikolus Kvietkus scored two goals to lead the Falcons who jumped out to a 3-0 lead after the first period and never looked back […]
Thanksgiving Week 2015: Tuesday night football preview capsules
Here are the first in a series of Thanksgiving Week preview capsules from select games across the state. The 2015 Thanksgiving Week Football Schedule Tuesday Night Valley Regional/Old Lyme at Haddam-Killingworth WHERE/WHEN: Haddam-Killingworth HS, Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. TEAM RECORDS: Valley 5-4; H-K 5-4 SERIES HISTORY: Valley leads 28-9 LAST YEAR: Valley Regional/OL 49, H-K 7 PLAYERS […]
Thursday's NH County boys soccer roundup: Morgan wins first CIAC tournament game since 2001
Class S No. 1 Morgan 4, No. 17 Wamogo 2 (OT) >> Juan Avila finished with a hat trick for Morgan in a second-round win at Clinton. Marcio Valdez also scored for the Huskies (16-2-1), who posted their first state tournament victory since 2001. Matt Rollins scored both goals for Wamogo (8-7-2). Class LL No. […]
Twenty schools chosen as Michaels Cup exemplary programs
From the CIAC: Twenty high school athletic programs have been selected as CIAC Michaels Achievement Cup exemplary programs recognizing their outstanding achievement as overall athletics programs for the 2014-15 academic year. They are: Branford Canton Coventry East Catholic East Hampton Fairfield Ludlowe Fitch Joel Barlow Ledyard Lewis Mills Lyman Memorial Lyme-Old Lyme North Branford Northwest Catholic Northwestern Simsbury […]
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: Simsbury preview
Vitals Coach: Dave Masters (1st year) Conference: CCC Division I West Playoff Class: LL (771 boys enrollment) Home: Holden Field 2014 Record: 4-7 (0-4 CCC D-I West) 2015 Kickoff: Sept. 11 vs. East Hartford, 7 p.m. Captains: N/A Team website: Simsbury Gridiron, MaxPreps page Twitter account: @masters_coach Top players Riley Shanley, Jr., QB (6-4, 220) Grasonn Foster, Sr., RB/WR (5-9, 180) Will Varble, Sr., OL (6-3, 275) Alex Haggerty, […]
American Legion: Wolcott holds out for win against Torrington
TORRINGTON >> Fresh from a five-run comeback Tuesday against American Legion Zone I leader Simsbury, Torrington’s P38s (2-5) made another run at it Thursday against third-place Wolcott (8-3). Torrington fell a run short, in a 5-4 loss, but nobody at Fuessenich Park breathed easy until the final out as Wolcott put up all five of […]
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: Glastonbury takes down No. 8 Simsbury, wins CCC West regular season title
GLASTONBURY>> It was just one of those days where everything seemed to go right for the Glastonbury boys lacrosse team. On the other hand, nothing No. 8 Simsbury did worked. On Senior Night, the Tomahawks outplayed the Trojans to the tune of a 12-4 win and in the process claimed the CCC West division regular […]
NHRegister/ GameTimeCT Top 10 Lacrosse Poll: Darien No. 1, Fairfield Ludlowe in at No. 8
The 2014-15 Register / GameTimeCT Top 10 lacrosse poll for April 28,2015. Compiled by Dan Nowak. Team Record 1st Place Points Last Div 1. DARIEN 7-0 13 130 1 L Last week: Defeated Fairfield Ludlowe 13-5, Ridgefield 10-9 and Fairfield Warde 19-5. Bottom line: Blue Wave are 2-0 against out-of-state teams. Next up is visiting Yorktown (N.Y.) on Thursday. […]
Softball: Rivera, Simsbury rally to beat Newington
NEWINGTON>> Low, outside corner for strike three and Simsbury pitcher Lauren Rivera could finally relax on her birthday. The junior got the last two Newington batters looking with the bases loaded to seal the Trojans first win of the season, 9-8, over the Indians at Newington. “I was really kind of nervous in the beginning of […]
Baseball: Big third inning lifts Windsor over Simsbury in season opener
WINDSOR>> After giving up two runs in the top of the third against Simsbury Thursday afternoon, Windsor’s baseball team answered with four in the bottom of the inning to take the lead it would not relinquish. The Warriors added one more in the sixth and beat Simsbury 5-3 in the first game of the season for […]
GameTimeCT / Register Top 10 Lacrosse Poll (preseason): FCIAC owns top 3 spots, Darien No. 1
The 2014-15 Register / GameTimeCT Top 10 lacrosse poll for April 5,2015. Compiled by Dan Nowak. Team Record 1st Place Points Last Div 1. DARIEN 23-0 11 125 1 L Last game: Defeated New Canaan 10-8 for the 2014 CIAC Class M state championship. Bottom line: Blue Wave move from Class M to L this season. They […]
Football: Simsbury hires Dave Masters as new head coach
Dave Masters has been named the new head football coach at Simsbury, the school’s athletic department announced in a press release Friday. Simsbury Athletic Director Dane Street was quoted in the release announcing the hiring: After a thorough application and interview process, it was clear to the hiring committee that Dave possesses the knowledge, passion, and enthusiasm […]
Girls hockey: SCC girls hockey tournament schedule / results
The following are the pairings for the two SCC girls hockey tournaments, which will begin Feb. 23 and 24 with semifinals and championships on Feb. 25 (Division II) and Feb. 27 (Division I). DIVISION I Semifinals Monday, Feb. 23 No. 1 East Catholic/Glastonbury/South Windsor co-op 7, No. 4 West Hartford 0 Tuesday, Feb 24 No. […]
SCC girls hockey tournaments start today: Branford co-op is team to beat in D-II
The Southern Connecticut Conference girls hockey Division I and II tournaments begin today with semifinals at the home rinks of the higher seeds. The Division I championship game will be held at the Keoppel Sports Center at Trinity College in Hartford on Friday. The Division II championship game will be held atthe Bennett Rink in […]
Tweet-Your-Buzzer-Beaters: Bloomfield's Pusey, Simsbury's Christie and Miller thrill in CCC hoops
And now, another episode of #TweetYourBuzzerBeaters… CCC edition. While No. 7 Weaver was proving who’s the class of the capital city, there were big moments elsewhere in the CCC Friday night. First stop: Bloomfield. With time winding down and the score tied at 53, a Windsor skip pass is deflected and stolen by the Warhawks’ Jordan […]
Girls Basketball: No. 2 Farmington routs Simsbury to finish regular season undefeated
SIMSBURY>> In 10 years of coaching varsity basketball, Farmington girls coach Russ Crist said he never even dreamed of an undefeated season. Monday night it became a reality. In the final game of the regular season, No. 2 Farmington cruised past an undermanned Simsbury team, 67-29 at Simsbury High School. “For 10 years now as […]
Wrestling: Newtown takes over No. 1 spot in state poll
The Norwich Bulletin Top 10 Wrestling Poll. First-place votes in parentheses, followed by record, total votes and last week’s ranking. Votes tabulated on a 20-18-16-14-12-11-10-9-8-7 basis: Team Record Points Prv Newtown (3) 12-2 202 3 — Won SWC Tournament Xavier […]
Sunday Spotlight Instagram winner: Simsbury’s Rayon Christie
Our Sunday Spotlight winner is Simsbury’s Rayon Christie. The junior guard for the boys’ basketball team dropped a career-high of 39 points last Thursday in a 49-42 win against New Britain. He scored six 3-pointers in the win. He’s been a key member of leading the Trojans this winter. A photo posted by Gametimect (@gametimect) […]
WATCH: Simsbury's Luke Gorkofsky hits halfcourt buzzer-beater to force OT vs. NWC
Simsbury didn’t win, but junior guard Luke Gorkofsky dropped, perhaps, the most-clutch basket of the 2014-15 boys basketball season. With 1.1 seconds remaining and Simsbury trailing Northwest Catolic 58-55, Gorkofsky took an inbounds pass, dribbled once and took a desperation, half-court heave. Good. Banked in. Overtime. Watch it, above. Alas for Simsbury, Northwest Catholic, led […]
Wrestling: No. 4 Fairfield Warde wins own invitational
FAIRFIELD >> The Fairfield Warde wrestling team capped off a sensational week on Saturday by winning the 2015 Warde Invitational title. The fourth ranked Mustangs, who defeated No. 1 Newtown on Tuesday, scored 230.5 points to edge out second place Londonderry of New Hampshire. Simsbury finished in third place. Warde crowned four individual champions: Alex […]
Ice hockey: Notre Dame-WH plays complete game in win over Simsbury
WEST HAVEN >> Through the first four games of the season, the Notre Dame-West Haven hockey team has been looking for consistency. After a loss on Saturday to Ridgefield in which the Green Knights spent too much time in the penalty box and did not do enough of the little things in the contest, there […]
CCC Football: Highsmith, Middletown handle Simsbury
By Evan Augeri | Special to GameTimeCT MIDDLETOWN >> Middletown strung together perhaps its best offensive performance of the season with undefeated Windsor looming, beating Simsbury 52-27 Friday night at Rosek-Skubel Stadium. Quarterback Dario Highsmith led the charge, rushing for three touchdowns and 280 yards on 22 carries. He added two touchdowns through the air, […]
CIAC selects 17 schools as Michaels Cup recipients
Seventeen high school athletic programs have been selected by the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference as Michaels Achievement Cup exemplary programs, recognizing their outstanding achievement as overall athletics programs for the past academic year. The 17 schools are: Berlin, Bloomfield, Bunnell, Cheshire, East Catholic, Fairfield Ludlowe, Gilbert, Haddam-Killingworth, Joel Barlow, Lyman Memorial, Ledyard,Old Lyme, Newtown, Simsbury, […]
Field Hockey: Glastonbury clinches CCC West with shutout of Simsbury
GLASTONBURY>> No one on the current Glastonbury field hockey team had ever beaten Simsbury — until Tuesday. For the first time since 2010, the Tomahawks defeated the Trojans, 3-0, and clinched the CCC West title in the process. “My team went out there. We were ready to go. We were psyched,” Glastonbury senior Leyna DiMarco said. […]
CCC Volleyball: Farmington tops Simsbury, finishes season unbeaten again
FARMINGTON>> For the second consecutive year, the Farmington girls volleyball team finished the regular season undefeated. The Indians (19-0) capped their perfect record with a victory over Simsbury (15-3) on Wednesday in four sets, 3-1 (25-19, 25-22, 21-25, 25-8). It was the first four-set match they had played all year. Sophie Borg led the Indians with 13 […]
CCC Soccer: Simsbury, Hall draw in boys/girls doubleheader
WEST HARTFORD>> Simsbury coach Jim Bayer wanted to get out to a fast start on the road vs. Hall on Monday and his girls did just that. The clock at Robert S. Chalmers Stadium had ticked just 50 seconds away before Kaleigh Heffernan found the back of the net for the Trojans. “It was the […]
CCC Football 2014: Simsbury preview
Vitals Coach: Jeff Osborne (8th season, 35-39) Conference: Central Connecticut Conference (Division I West) Playoff Class: Class LL (820 boys enrollment) Home: Holden Field 2013 Record: 2-9 2014 Kickoff: Sept. 12 at Farmington, 7 p.m. Team website: MaxPreps page | Simsbury Gridiron Top players Grasson Foster, Jr., QB (6-0, 175) Riley Shanley, So., QB Andrew Finken, Sr., G/NT Lukas Stone, Sr., LT/DE (6-1, 220) […]
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 […]
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
