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Vitals COACH — JOHN STRECKER (4th year, 10-20) CONFERENCE — ECC Division II PLAYOFF CLASS — M (428 boys enrollment) HOME — Alumni Turf Field, Waterford 2017 RECORD — 0-10 2018 OPENER — Sept. 6 at Ledyard, 6:30 p.m. TEAM WEBSITE — Maxpreps Top Players MARCUS ELLIOTT, Sr., WR/DL KUMAR SHARMA, Sr. OG/DL (5-8, 240) […]
Most recent high school graduates spend their summer hitting the beach and spending their final couple of months with friends before heading off to college. Michael Burrows is spending his a bit differently. He’s down in Florida, but it’s not for the beaches. Burrows was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 11th round of […]
From the CIAC/Joel Cookson Waterford’s Marissa Walker was honored as the 2018 national recipient of the “National High School Spirit of Sport Award,” by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) at the Opening General Session of the NFHS Annual Summer Meeting in Chicago, Ill., according to a release from the CIAC. The “National High School […]
WEST HAVEN — The last three seasons the Hand boys lacrosse team has advanced to the CIAC Class M final only to be frustrated with a loss each season to FCIAC power New Canaan.
With New Canaan moving to Class L this season, maybe the fourth tim…
Pregame batting practice was in full swing for the Amity-Woodbridge baseball team on Wednesday afternoon when Pat Winkel got the news.
The New York Yankees had taken him in the 31st round of the Major League Baseball Draft.
It was quite an adr…
NORTH BRANFORD — It’s been a struggle lately for Sydney Senerchia.
Certainly not on the mound, where she’s been amongst the state’s best all season, but at the plate.
That changed Friday afternoon when Senerchia hit a rocket off the bottom of …
The last remaining undefeated baseball team has finally cracked the Top 10. And just in time for the postseason. Shepaug, which headed into the week 16-0, made its GameTimeCT / New Haven Register poll debut at No. 9. The Spartans will be looking to clinch the Berkshire League championship and the top seed in the […]
We will crown champions after the state tournaments, but if you are looking for the team that has separated itself from everyone else in the regular season, look no further than Fairfield Prep.
The Jesuits (16-1) have won 11 in a row and have …
For the second-consecutive week, Fairfield Prep was voted the No. 1 team in the state as games got underway in the second week of May. That’s about all that’s remained the same in the latest GameTimeCT / New Haven Register Top 10 poll. The rest of the Top 10 is all shook up as jockeying for […]
GROTON – Every baseball coach throughout the state would love to have an NCAA Division I bound pitcher leading their staff. Luckily for Waterford’s Art Peluso, he has two. “It’s very important,” Peluso said. “But we have to have them both peaking at the right time — you know what I mean? — towards the […]
GROTON – Coming off a loss, Waterford turned to its ace Mike Burrows to try and get back to into the win column on Saturday. The senior righthander didn’t let his team down. Burrows went to distance, striking out 14 as No. 2 Waterford beat rival Fitch 9-1. “We have a lot of confidence in […]
Staples only played one game (which is more than many northern Connecticut teams were afforded), but the Wreckers’ 4-3 rally past Xavier in the SCC-FCIAC Challenge on Saturday was enough to make them the unanimous No. 1 team in the GameTimeCT Top 10 for Week 2. But with the SCC going 11-4 vs. the FCIAC […]
It’s been just over three days since the final buzzer sounded at Mohegan Sun so we thought it would be a perfect time to relive each and every game from the weekend. The kicker? We put it all together in two quick minutes. The 2018 CIAC Winter Championship Weekend Scoreboard (Final)
Introducing the Top 10 hockey goals from championship weekend. Originally the list was going to be just the Top 5 goals, but there were some pretty good goals in the semifinals that I couldn’t ignore so the list grew to 10. No. 10 Ridgefield’s Matt Walker Trailing Fairfield Prep 1-0 in the Division I semifinals, […]
UNCASVILLE – After the games had finished, all the plaques had been handed out and all the stories had been written, GameTimeCT’s Joe Morelli and Jeff Jacobs jumped in front of the camera to discuss what they thought of the boys basketball tournament. They talked about each state title winner and some of the players […]
UNCASVILLE – The Waterford fans came in droves. With a 10-minute car ride to the Mohegan Sun Arena, you knew they would. It didn’t matter what time the game was played – in this case, the first Sunday morning championship game the CIAC has ever allowed – Lancer Nation was coming. Avon brought the fan […]
NEW HAVEN – The No. 3 Tri-Town and No. 5 Eastern CT Eagles boys hockey teams made their first championship appearance on Saturday in the CIAC Division III final and the Eastern CT Eagles made the most of their first chance for a title, scoring the game’s first three goals and cruising to victory. Kevin […]
DIVISION II Championship No. 1 FARMINGTON VALLEY vs. No. 3 GUILFORD When: Friday, 7:30 p.m. Where: Ingalls Rink, New Haven Records: Farmington Valley (21-3-1); Guilford (22-3) On The Air/Web: NFHSNetwork.com (subscription required) | WELI 960-AM Championship game appearances: As a co-op team Farmington Valley is making its first championship game appearance. Before joining the co-op, Farmington had […]
NEW HAVEN — After Staples’ star senior Sam New scored his third goal of the game with 2:15 left in the third period to tie the score at six, no one on the Eastern CT Eagles’ bench panicked.Not a single player or coach. And it showed out on the…
NORTH HAVEN — A 21 point deficit was down to just five and plenty of time remained for Delshawn Jackson and Prince Tech to pull off a miracle in the Division III boys basketball semifinals. Instead, Waterford senior guard Mikey Buscetto does what he’s always done throughout his stellar career. He seized the moment. Buscetto […]
NEW HAVEN- Facing a hot goalie, Guilford boys hockey coach Ralph Russo knew he had to make an adjustment with Watertown/Pomperaug leading by a goal after two periods in the CIAC Division II semifinals. The defending D-II champion Guilford Indians outshot the Watertown/Pomperaug Indians 20-2 in the second and couldn’t get a puck by goalie […]
Waterford’s Marissa Walker, who has fought through cancer and its potentially debilitating affects on her leg to become a pitcher and captain on the Lancers’ softball team, has been chosen as the National Federation of State High School Association’s “National High School Spirit of Sport Award,” the organization announced Monday. When she was 9-years old, […]
Mikey Buscetto, Waterford Point guard makes things go for the Eastern Connecticut Conference champions. Now Buscetto hopes to help the Lancers win some additional hardware in the Class M division at the Mohegan Sun Arena floor in a couple of weeks. George Gamble, Windsor A true difference maker, Windsor wasn’t the same team in the […]
Here’s Waterford winning its first ECC basketball championship #ctbb pic.twitter.com/Tjy5wXkmM0 — Sean Patrick Bowley (@SPBowley) March 1, 2018 WATERFORD — Round 1 went to Dev Ostrowski and East Lyme in a regular-season thriller that had everybody in this corner of Connecticut praying for a rematch. Eastern Connecticut got what it wanted in Wednesday’s ECC Division […]
It’s playoff time, and Sheehan’s girls basketball team didn’t waste time capturing our first winning buzzer-beater of 2018 CIAC tournaments. Doing the honors was Lexi Ocasio, who scored on a layup at the horn to lift the Titans to a 47-45 victory over Waterford in the Class M girls basketball tournament first round. Lexi Ocasio […]
East Lyme stuns No. 7 and undefeated Waterford 64-60. East Lyme celebrates on Waterford floor. #ctbb pic.twitter.com/4lbpSu0ffo — Joe Morelli (@nhrJoeMorelli) January 19, 2018 WATERFORD – Dev Ostrowski led the way with 24 points as East Lyme upset seventh-ranked and previously undefeated Waterford 64-60 in an Eastern Connecticut Conference showdownbefore a sellout of 1,500. Ostrowski, […]
MIDDLETOWN >> Before this season, Lewis Mills had never even made it past the quarterfinals of a state tournament. So this year’s run to the Class M championship game was both historic and magical. The Spartans simply ran into a buzzsaw on Friday night. Waterford ace Mike Burrows struck out 15 while allowing just two […]
CLASS M No. 4 LEWIS MILLS (21-3) vs. No. 3 WATERFORD (21-3) When: Today, 7 p.m. Where: Palmer Field, Middletown. On the Web: NFHS Network (Subscription required) Championship game appearances: This is the first appearance for Lewis Mills while Waterford makes its 16th appearance, going 9-6 previously. What to look for: This is the first-ever […]
Waterford pitcher Michael Burrows completed a unique baseball feat on Monday: The junior pitched a no-hitter with 21 strikeouts against 22 batters faced in an 11-0 victory at Killingly, according to a report in The Day of New London. It is believed to be the second time in Connecticut history a pitcher struck out 21 in a seven-inning game since West […]
