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Caitlyn Caldon, ETB: Caldon amassed 35 saves and allowed just one goal to help ETB tie the Amity co-op, 1-1, on Jan. 4 at Astorino Rink in Hamden. For the season, Caldon has a 1.49 goals agai…
Northwest Catholic boys hockey coach Dan Melanson says he’s good at counting his blessings, and the first month of this season has given him chances to do so.
The Lions played without eight regulars, ill or…
Simsbury was one victory away from returning to the state championship game for the first time since winning back-to-back titles in 2014 and 15 when they ran into the New Canaan steamroller in the semifinals last March.
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TOP PERFORMERS
Demeri Carangelo, Hamden/Wilbur Cross/Sheehan/Lyman Hall: Carangelo passed a career milestone as she notched her 100th career point in the Hamden’s 6-1 victory over Daniel Hand on Dec. 23. Ca…
The 88th New Haven Register All-State Football Teams presented by GameTimeCT.com. Compiled by Pete Paguaga, Sean Patrick Bowley and Michael Fornabaio. Written by Michael Fornabaio. Designed by Sean Patrick Bowley. Portraits by Peter Hvizdak, Arnold Gold, Sean Patrick Bowley and Pete Paguaga. Video montages by Pete Paguaga. For second team, third team and honorable mention […]
TRUMBULL — The girls basketball season is less than a week old but the talk in the Trumbull gymnasium Thursday night was all about preparing for the state tournament in March.
With two teams ranked in the G…
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NEW CANAAN-DARIEN DOMINANCE
The two FCIAC rivals have accounted for 11 state championships in the 14 years since the Connecticut High School Girls Hockey Coaches Associat…
Kate Bellissimo, Junior, Forward, Darien: An All-FCIAC first team selection as a sophomore, Bellissimo will be a key weapon on what could be one of the fastest lines in the FCIAC. She had one of the Wave’s two goals in a s…
DARIEN — For two girls ice hockey teams who play in different conferences and who’s schools are more than 80 miles apart, New Canaan and Simsbury have become quite familiar with each other over the years.
A…
NEWTOWN — Defense typically wins championships, and Newtown is 48 minutes away from proving that adage true once again.
Two state playoff games, two shutouts and commanding performance that resembles champi…
The 2019 GameTimeCT All-State Girls Cross Country team. Compiled by Ryan Lacey. Photos by Hearst Connecticut Media. Designed by Pete Paguaga and Sean Patrick Bowley. FIRST TEAM ♦♦♦ Player of the Year Mari Noble Greenwich, Senior Stats: The tougher the competition got, the strong Noble became. She peaked with a second-place finish at […]
There will be no mud bowls Monday night in the CIAC football semifinals. The CIAC announced Monday morning that the two semifinals scheduled for grass fields, Sheehan at Ansonia in Class S and Weston at Rockville in Class M, will move to turf fields. Ansonia’s home game is in neighboring Derby at Ryan Field, and […]
The 2019 CIAC Class LL football semifinal preview capsules. Compiled by Pete Paguaga. Written by Pete Paguaga. 2019 CIAC PLAYOFF SCOREBOARD / SCHEDULE More semifinals previews: CLASS L | CLASS M | CLASS S All games Monday, Dec. 9, 6:30 p.m. ♦♦♦ No. 4 Simsbury at No. 1 Newtown WHERE – Blue and Gold Stadium, Newtown TICKETS – Adults $10, […]
SIMSBURY — The way the Cheshire football team dominated in the first quarter of its matchup with Simsbury in the Class LL quarterfinals, it looked like the Rams were on their way to a big finish.
They took …
The 2019 CIAC Class LL football quarterfinal preview capsules. Compiled by Pete Paguaga. Written by Pete Paguaga and Sean Patrick Bowley. 2019 CIAC PLAYOFF SCOREBOARD / SCHEDULE More quarterfinal previews: CLASS L | CLASS M | CLASS S All games Wednesday, Dec. 4, 6:30 p.m. ♦♦♦ No. 8 NFA at No. 1 Newtown WHERE – Blue and Gold Stadium, Newtown […]
SOUTHINGTON — Southington’s Jack McManus caught all of four passes for a mere 25 yards in the Blue Knights’ first six games of the year. With Southington’s toughest CCC opponent of the season coming to town in 6-0 Simsbury, McManus — quite literally — played the game of his dreams. The 6-foot-1 junior caught six […]
MANCHESTER—The plan for Mari Noble in Friday’s State Open was to keep up with defending champion Kate Wiser as long as possible before mentally settling in a rhythm running alone.
Except that didn’t happen….
Welcome back to Uni-Browse. Trinity Catholic/Wright Tech won last week with 53% of the votes cast. This week, we are back on the road with teams sporting white as the visiting team. Vote at the bottom for your favorite uniform, this week. DARIEN Not only did Darien beat Greenwich last weekend, the Blue Wave looked […]
SIMSBURY – Heading onto the field for the Simsbury football team’s opening game at Hall high school, Aiden Boeshans wasn’t the most confident. “I came into that game jittery, just absolutely terrified,” Boeshans said. It was his first career varsity start as a quarterback, after playing tight end last season. Simsbury tied the game […]
SOUTH WINDSOR – Simsbury got its offense going fast and early as the Trojans improved to 3-0 for the first time since 2009. Quarterback Aiden Boeshans threw for two touchdowns and added another one on the ground in the Trojans’ 39-0 win over South Windsor. Boeshans got the Trojans going with an 8-yard touchdown […]
The start of the high school volleyball season is an open book. Which is what made the CIAC’s Early Season Block Party tournament such a good read.
With 20 top teams, including state champions Amity (Class …
This November, the CIAC will crown champions in boys soccer for the 20th time this century. In that time, 45 schools have claimed state titles in Classes S, M, L and LL, including years where co-championships were earned. Five schools, Farmington, East Catholic, Brookfield, Barlow and Avon have won titles in two different classes. Here […]
Vitals COACH — DAVE MASTERS (5th year, 18-22) CONFERENCE — CCC Division I West PLAYOFF CLASS — Class LL (749 boys enrollment) HOME — Holden Field, Simsbury 2018 RECORD — 5-5 2019 OPENER — Sept. 13 at Hall, 7 p.m. TEAM WEBSITES — Maxpreps | simsburygridiron.org; TWITTER: @masters_coach Top Players JEFFEREY COLEMAN, Jr., WR/DB, (5-9, 190) ZACK GILBERT, Sr. […]
NEW BRITAIN — East Hartford graduate Raquan Tompkins stole the show in the 2019 Super 100 All-Star Football game, leading Team Nutmeg to a 41-21 victory over Team Constitution at Willow Brook Park on Saturday.
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Player of the Year: Logan Carstens, Staples CLASS L Aldane Burke, East Hartford Ardian Kodzodziku, Newtown David Niski, Shelton Eric Moore, Newtown Jake Harasyko, Glastonbury Kayque Jorge, Danbury Logan Carstens, Staples Owen Edminster, Warde Piers Roofthooft, Darien Rob Morrill, Newtown Ryan Roller, Conard Tim Walsh, Southington Tyler Herget, Darien Zack Morgan, Southington CLASS M Aiden […]
GLASTONBURY — Almost the entire third quarter had elapsed, Glastonbury was dominating possession, but had nothing to show for it. The Tomahawks remained deadlocked with rival Simsbury as the quarter wound down. Then midfielder Chris Consoli saw an opportunity. He pounced on a loose ball in front of his team’s cage and hit the gas. […]
FINE PERFORMANCES Annie Acquavita, Cheshire: Acquavita passed the 100-goal mark for her career when she netted five in Cheshire’s 22-9 win over Branford on Tuesday. She also had two assists to give her seven points in the game. Cameryn Antler, Mercy: The senior netted seven goals as Mercy defeated Lauralton Hall, 16-10. Mia Carbone had […]
Fine performances
Wes Carpenter, Ridgefield: Scored four goals, including the last-minute game-winner, and had two assists in the Tigers’ 12-11 win over Yorktown (N.Y.).
Beckett Cashman, Gra…
They say hitting is contagious, but apparently, so are no-hitters.
Last Monday, four pitchers across the state acheived the feat as bats fell silent.
Connor Derry (Morgan), Jack Donofrio (Si…
