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Haddam-Killingworth scored two runs in the second inning and they held up, and right-hander Jon Civiello notched his fourth win of the season in the Cougars’ 2-1 victory over host Cromwell at Fran Monnes Field on Thursday….
Vitals COACH — JOE CEFARATTI CONFERENCE — CTC PLAYOFF CLASS — S (Co-Op) HOME — Palmer Field, Middletown 2017 RECORD — 1-9 2018 OPENER — Sept. 14 vs. ATI, 6 p.m. TEAM WEBSITE — Maxpreps Top Players MARK FRANCIS, Sr., QB (5-8, 215) NEHEMIAH BROWN, Sr., RB (5-7, 155) LATRELL LINDSAY, Sr., RB/S (6-0, 185) […]
When Hand, a team that may not even qualify for the Southern Connecticut Conference tournament, defeated then-unbeaten, unanimous No. 1 Amity a week ago, it had to be the upset of the high school baseball season. Or was it? True, Hand is only a few games above .500 and lost four games in a row at […]
If you spend enough time with Gary Marineau you’re bound to hear about his adventures playing in pickup basketball games with Doug Flutie, talking about stone masonry with Bill “Spaceman” Lee, or striking out Oil Can Boyd in a 45-and-older baseball league. Spend even more time with Marineau and his wife, Lisa, and you’ll get […]
TORRINGTON >> Wolcott Tech girls basketball emerged from a hard-fought game of fouls, turnovers and missed layups for its first win of the season Monday night in a 29-26 decision over Vinal Tech. “We’ve gotta win the hard way by playing tough defense and scoring ugly points,” said Vinal Tech Coach Jason Coleman. The strategy […]
MIDDLETOWN >> The Vinal Tech/East Hampton/Goodwin Tech football team ran out of time on Saturday afternoon. Trailing Quinebaug Valley 20-14 with less than a minute to play, Bellhawks senior quarterback James Tharin engineered a potential game-winning drive with a nifty first down run and a pair of clutch first down completions. When sophomore Nehemiah Brown […]
MIDDLETOWN >> It’s no contest, the happiest man in town is Vinal Tech football coach Joe Cefaratti. “I’m very happy, I’m ecstatic,” Cefaratti proclaimed after his cooperative team from Vinal Tech, East Hampton and Goodwin Tech defeated Wolcott Tech/Housatonic Regional/Wamogo, 27-18 at Palmer Field Friday night. “I was so pleased with how we moved the […]
MIDDLETOWN >> The headliners in the area this week are both in the city: Wethersfield at Middletown and West Haven at Xavier. Both MHS and Xavier are in everybody’s Top 10 and both must win to stay there. In other games, Cromwell/Portland and Valley Regional/Old Lyme look to go to 2-0, while Haddam-Killingworth, Coginchaug and […]
Above: Junior highlight reel for Vinal/East Hampton/Goodwin quarterback James Tharin. Vitals Coach: JOE CEFARATTI (seventh year) Conference: Constitution State Conference Playoff Class: L (660 boys enrollment) Home: Palmer Field, Middletown 2015 Record: 1-8 2016 Kickoff: Sept. 9 vs. Platt Tech, 6 p.m. Team website: MaxPreps Top players JAMES THARIN, Sr., QB (6-0, 145) TIM CORDERO, Sr., RB (5-6, 180) JAKE SEVIGNY , Sr., RB (5-8, 145) […]
MIDDLETOWN >> Next month’s CIAC Class M state tournament will feature a number of teams that can run and score points in bunches. Top-ranked Sacred Heart-Waterbury, Bloomfield, Northwest Catholic and Notre Dame-Fairfield are some that fit that description. But there may not be a team in the state that gets up and down the floor […]
MIDDLETOWN >> When Vinal Tech’s leading scorer Juwan Bennett went to the bench early in the third quarter with a hip injury, joining senior forward Curtis Anderson, who was already out with a broken foot, the Hawks looked more like a MASH unit than a team on the verge of making the Class L state […]
MIDDLETOWN >> University traveled to Middletown on Tuesday sporting a somewhat deceiving won-lost record on its’ resume. The Hartford magnet school opened its season against Bloomfield in the Greater Hartford Hoop Classic at Trinity College before tussling with the likes of Simsbury, Notre Dame-Fairfield and Granby Memorial. So the Hawks welcomed a chance to get […]
Boys Basketball Vinal Tech 66, Amistad 64 >> At Middletown, Denzel Woolard scored 30 points and dished out 12 assists to lead the Hawks in the championship of the Home Supply Tip-Off Tournament on Tuesday. Woolard collected 46 points and 25 assists in two games and was selected the tourney MVP. Elias Rhett had nine […]
MERIDEN >> The senior captains held the trophy high into the air as their euphoric teammates surrounded them, all smiling faces covered with sweat. Somewhere in this sea of jubilation stood Vinal Tech/East Hampton/Goodwin Tech coach Joe Cefaratti, his jacket soaked from the traditional post-game Gatorade shower. The Bellhawks didn’t win a state championship. But […]
MIDDLETOWN >> Vinal Tech/East Hampton/Goodwin Tech stayed with Woodstock Academy through three quarters, but in the end it was the speed of Woodstock Academy — and too much Kameron Janice — that turned out to be more than the Bellhawks could handle. Woodstock won the game, 35-14, for its first win and handed the Bellhawks […]
MIDDLETOWN >> Vinal Tech boys soccer coach Eric Sawyer has been with the Hawks for just two weeks. And Sawyer, the former volleyball coach at Abbott Tech, knows that if the Hawks are going to be competitive the rest of the season, they’ll need to shore up its defense. Vinal Tech dropped a 6-0 […]
MIDDLETOWN >> The unquestioned headliner this weekend is tonight’s Middletown at Wethersfield game. It’s an early-season matchup of two teams expected to be among the Central Connecticut Conference’s top Class L teams. The game also carries statewide playoff implications. Xavier opens its home slate tonight, hosting Amity at Palmer Field as the Falcons try to […]
MIDDLETOWN >> The high school football season opens tonight and all the area teams are in action. If there is a theme involving the three city teams, it’s concern about the offensive line. Xavier’s Sean Marinan, Middletown’s Sal Morello, and Vinal’s Joe Cefaratti all expressed concern about the guys up front. In all cases, it’s […]
MIDDLETOWN >> The high school football season is right around the corner and peeking at our local teams’ schedules we found that Xavier plays two games at West Haven’s Ken Strong Stadium and none at their sparkling new on-campus field; the Coginchaug versus Cromwell Thanksgiving Day battle is no more; defending Class S champion Valley […]
Preview page for the 2015 CSC Football season. Note: Links to team previews will be updated as previews are published throughout the month. Team-by-Team Previews Abbott Tech/Immaculate Bassick Bullard-Havens Capital/Achievement Cheney Tech Harding O’Brien Tech Platt Tech Prince Tech Quinebaug Valley (Putnam/Tourellotte/Ellis Tech) Thames River (Norwich Tech/St. Bernard/Grasso Tech) Vinal/East Hampton/Goodwin Wilcox Tech Wolcott Tech (sub-varsity in 2015) Team-by-Team […]
MIDDLETOWN >> A Mercy Rule would have been nice. Unlike American Legion Baseball, which has a 10-run Mercy Rule, there is no such thing in Connecticut high school baseball. No matter what the score, a game has to be played to its 7-inning completion. In what has to be the definition of a mismatch that […]
Boys Basketball Middletown 66, New Britain 59 >> Middletown outscored the Golden Hurricanes, 24-13, in the fourth quarter and advanced to the Central Connecticut Conference quarterfinals on Thursday night at LaBella-Sullivan Gymnasium. The second-seeded Blue Dragons (19-2) will meet No. 7 Bloomfield (17-4) on Saturday at 1 p.m. at Bulkeley High School. Bloomfield defeated No. […]
Middletown 57, Bulkeley 56 (OT) >> At Hartford, Savon Williams scored 16 points as the No. 8 Blue Dragons edged the Panthers to clinch the Central Connecticut Conference South Division title on Monday. Tyshaun James added 13 points and Caylen Williams had 11 points for Middletown (18-2). Javon Alston had a game-high 20 points, while […]
MIDDLETOWN >> There are bright new lights and a slick new floor decorating the Vinal Tech gymnasium this season. You could even say there’s a new era of Hawks basketball after Vinal’s wild 46-45 victory over unbeaten Cheney Tech on Friday night. Senior guard Jordan Sanders made two clutch free throws with 15.6 seconds remaining […]
MIDDLETOWN >> Here’s the good news: Middletown has a boatload of quality guards and wing players, and hopes that translates into wins in the competitive Central Connecticut Conference. Xavier has a number of bigs which the Falcons hope will lead to control of the backboards and anchor their defense in the rough and tumble of […]
MIDDLETOWN >> Monique Cloutier scored 11 points and Desiree Deschaine grabbed 14 rebounds as Vinal Tech captured its 2014-15 season opener with a 42-20 victory over Holy Family on Wednesday night at Middletown. Christina Harrison and Donna Agogliati each had nine points for the Hawks (1-0), who led 18-9 at halftime. Amy Roberts scored 10 […]
MIDDLETOWN >> Three key plays, plus a big night by Quinebaug Valley’s star running back Raiff Santerre, spelled defeat for Vinal/East Hampton/Goodwin at Palmer Field Friday night. Santerre ran for 209 yards on 37 carries as Quinebaug Valley beat the Bellhawks, 20-6, in a Constitution State Conference game in front of a small crowd of […]
MIDDLETOWN >> After losing five fumbles in the first quarter, the Vinal Tech/East Hampton/Goodwin Tech football team never had a chance Friday night. Bullard Havens Tech senior running back Jose Cotto scored three touchdowns and senior quarterback Chris McNamara returned from an injury to toss three touchdown passes as the Tigers blasted the Bellhawks, 44-0, […]
MIDDLETOWN >> So how good is the Vinal Tech/East Hampton/Goodwin Tech cooperative football team? Coach Joe Ceferatti thought a minute, then said, “We’re good. We’re getting there and we’re getting good results.” That assessment came after his Bellhawks won their third game a row, a 47-14 demolition of O’Brien Tech of Ansonia at Palmer Field […]
