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WATERTOWN — To fixate on the one-sided nature of Middletown High’s season-ending 9-0 loss to Watertown on Wednesday at Deland Field would be to ignore the big picture.
The Blue Dragons were an 0-20 program two years ago. They won six games las…
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 …
TORRINGTON — Two homers, three triples and five doubles led only to a frustrating tie late in a Torrington/Watertown NVL rivalry baseball game at Fuessenich Park Tuesday afternoon.
So, in the bottom of the seventh inning, Torrington (7-5, 6-5 …
WEST HAVEN— Familiar boys hockey rivals Guilford and Watertown/Pomperaug faced off in the SCC/SWC Division II championship on Saturday. Lately, Guilford has dominated the rivalry.Senior defenseman Joe Neleber wound up and sent a hard, rising…
TORRINGTON — Watertown’s boys basketball team (2-6; 0-6 NVL) started strong, then got caught in a hailstorm of 3-pointers that swept Torrington (7-2; 7-1 NVL) to a 91-49 blowout at Torrington High School Monday night.The Indians boasted a …
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 […]
WATERTOWN — Watertown’s football team showed its playoff credentials in a 68-27 romp over Torrington Thursday morning at Watertown High School.Torrington’s young team (2-8) showed spunk and speed with a touchdown in each quarter.The Indi…
Five more football teams qualified for the state playoffs Saturday, rapidly bringing the postseason picture into more focus as Week 10 came to a close. Of the 32 spots available, 17 teams have now punched their tickets, including the 10 teams that qualified Friday night. Several more should be determined before Thanksgiving Week. You can […]
HARTFORD >> Two outs and no one on doesn’t usually lead to a productive inning. Then again, losing 11 of your first 12 games in a season doesn’t usually lead to a trip to the state championship game. For Foran, there doesn’t seem to be any obstacle it can’t overcome right now. The Lions kept […]
NEW HAVEN >> The Watertown/Pomperaug boys hockey team had Guilford’s number in the regular season, winning a pair of matchups. On Saturday in the Division II championship game, key phases of the game were going Watertown/Pomperaug’s way again. It dominated puck possession and outshot Guilford 26-15. The difference this time was timely scoring and solid defense […]
TORRINGTON >> Torrington’s dramatic season development continued in a 93-48 boys basketball stampede over Watertown Wednesday night at Torrington High School. After an 0-3 start, the Red Raiders are 5-1 since, including a near-fist-half-stalemate with Sacred Heart last Saturday. A week ago, Torrington (5-4) unveiled a 10-man game-long full-court press in a convincing win over Oxford. […]
TORRINGTON >> On a cold night in Torrington, the Red Raiders gave up five fumbles and a kickoff recovery while Watertown took advantage of it by running the ball almost at will for a 42-20 win for the annual Helmet Award. “This is better than we’ve done all year,” said Watertown junior Adam Alenkis, leading […]
TORRINGTON >> Torrington Athletic Director Mike McKenna announced today that due to inclement weather forecast for Thanksgiving morning, the Watertown at Torrington football game has been rescheduled for 6 p.m Wednesday evening at Torrington high school. According to Weather Underground, Thursday there is a chance of rain Thursday morning, when the game was supposed to be played. High temperatures are […]
TORRINGTON >> Watertown’s girls soccer team beat Torrington 3-0 in a game cut short by an apparent concussion to Red Raider goalkeeper Erica Morrison Monday at the Robert H. Frost Sports Complex. With 24 minutes left, both coaches agreed there was little point in continuing a game the Indians (3-1) dominated from the beginning. “They’re […]
TORRINGTON >> Watertown’s baseball team beat Torrington 9-6 in a game full of ironies at Fuessenich Park Monday afternoon. The first of them came in the field: two quality teams, both arriving with 6-3 records, combined for seven errors (5-2 Torrington). “It was an ugly game,” said Watertown Coach Jerry Valentino. That was another irony. […]
With Auburn coach Bruce Pearl in attendance to watch his prized recruit, Mustapha Heron, No. 1 Sacred Heart rolled through another Class M tournament round, this time beating NVL rival Watertown 85-47 in the second round on their inexorable march to the state championship. While you wouldn’t know it by the footage, above, which is […]
TORRINGTON >> After a 33-point loss at Watertown (10-8) last month, Torrington’s boys basketball team (8-10) got another shot at the Indians Thursday night at Torrington. They almost pulled off a reverse in a 55-52 Watertown win that literally carried to the final second. “They just had a bad game at our place,” said Watertown […]
TORRINGTON >> Watertown’s girls basketball team crushed Torrington 58-39 on a frigid night that was colder inside for Red Raider shooters. “We shot 12 percent in the first quarter,” said Coach Mike Fritch. The game-long problem for Torrington (5-5) was that many of the misses came close to the basket. Watertown (8-4), led by 6-foot-1 […]
WATERTOWN >> Torrington’s football team raised its record to 9-1 while pummeling Watertown 52-21 for its fourth straight Thanksgiving victory in the annual Battle for the Helmet at Watertown (4-6) Thursday morning. Just as importantly, the Red Raiders, winners of nine of the last 12 Helmet matches and the best Torrington regular-season record since 1986, […]
Watertown freshman diver Kelsey Dejesus won the Gold Medal and sets the Kennedy High School pool record with an 11 dive score of 436.80 at the NVL Diving championships Wednesday. The order of finish is as follows: 1. Kelsey Dejesus – Watertown – 436.80 – Gold Medal 2. Emily LaRocque – Oxford – 385.25 – […]
BRASS Crosby Third-year quarterback Michael Marshall returns as one of the NVL’s most experience passers, giving the Bulldogs hope they can end a run of six losing seasons. But there are plenty of holes to fill elsewhere. Coach David Jurewicz is confident his team will compete. Team Preview Holy Cross The Crusaders […]
Above: Video highlights of Watertown senior quarterback Kyle Sklanka Vitals Coach: Luigi Velardi (2nd year, 1-10) Conference: NVL Iron Division Playoff Class: M (441 boys enrollment) Home: John J. Mills Complex 2014 Record: 1-10 (0-4 NVL Iron Division) 2015 Kickoff: Sept. 11 vs. Seymour (at Oxford), 7:30 p.m. Team website: MaxPreps Top players Kyle Sklanka, 6-2, 190, Sr., […]
WATERTOWN >> Watertown’s golf team won the NVL Tournament by a landslide on a day that was mysteriously miserable for almost everyone else Thursday at the Watertown Golf Club. “Those three rainy days were supposed to be practice days for us,” said Torrington’s Tylar Young. “I hit zero greens in regulation.” Still, if misery loves […]
The NVL recently released its all-league selections. They are: Pitcher of Year: Ashley Guillette, Oxford Senior of Year: Kaley Kempf, Oxford Coach of Year: Jim Husar, Oxford ALL-NVL Ashley Guillette, Oxford Raeanne Geffert, Seymour Toni Risucci, Watertown Kaley Kempf, Oxford Marissa Morris, Torrington Liz Lombardo, Holy Cross Cassie Rossetti, Seymour Kara Klimaszewski, Naugatuck Carla Piccolo, […]
TORRINGTON >> Torrington baseball looked like the team that rang up eight straight wins at the beginning of the season Thursday night, coming back for a 10-8 win over league-leading Watertown in its final at-bat. The Red Raiders (13-7) crushed the ball for most of those first eight games, then fell back to a combination […]
TORRINGTON >> Torrington and Watertown’s softball teams sparred through five innings. The Red Raiders flinched. Watertown hopped on Torrington errors in the sixth and seventh innings for a 5-4 win. The Indians (12-6) and Raiders (15-4) fought to a 4-3 Torrington win in Watertown at the end of April. At Torrington High School Tuesday, they […]
WATERTOWN >> Watertown’s baseball team moved to the top of the NVL with a 6-2 win over second-place Torrington Wednesday afternoon at Deland Field. Watertown senior Ricky Descoteaux blew the game open with a three-run triple in the bottom of the fourth inning. “It was the biggest hit of my life,” he grinned. It was […]
SOUTHINGTON is No. 1 in the 2014-15 Register / GameTimeCT Top 10 Preseason Softball poll. Compiled by Mike Pucci. Team Record 1st Place Points Last Class 1. SOUTHINGTON 24-0 16 480 1 LL Last year’s result: Def. Amity 1-0 in 15 innings to capture the Class LL state championship. Opening game: at Hall, Friday, 3:45 […]
TORRINGTON >> Torrington’s girls basketball team (18-1) sealed up the NVL’s Iron Division championship with a 57-39 rollercoaster ride over Watertown (14-6) Tuesday night. “We’re all sick,” said Paige Middleton, Torrington’s high scorer with 17 points. The “winter ills” might have caused a first quarter in which neither team seemed capable of holding the ball. […]
