There are many memorable events that happen at the CIAC boys and girls basketball championships at Mohegan Sun each year. One that is often spoken about is the Unified Sports games at halftime of each championship. The games both inspire and energize the crowds at Mohegan. Above is a special message from Unified Sports […]
Avallone, Clinkscales help Torrington snap Wilby’s three-game win streak
TORRINGTON — Torrington football won an emotional game against Wilby at the Robert H. Frost Sports Complex 34-12 Friday night.
The Red Raiders (4-2) beat Wilby 46-0 last year, but a much-improved Wildcat te…
Week 5 football notebook: Bullard-Havens out for another playoff shot
Bullard-Havens was down 16-0 after the first quarter of a football game a little over a week ago against Vinal/Goodwin/Whitney Techs, its perfect start in question. The Tigers scored 44 points in a row from there.
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Saturday’s Football roundup: Benoit’s TD lifts Hamden Hall in final seconds
Pearson Hill ran for 64 yards, caught seven passes for 108 yards and ran for two touchdowns to lead the Hopkins football team to a 30-27 win over Riverdale on Saturday.
Hill’s 35-yard touchdown run and Mich…
Kelley, Holmes, DeMaio among nine entering New Haven Tap-Off Club Hall of Fame Nov. 13
Nine people will be inducted into The New Haven Tap-Off Club Hall of Fame on Wednesday, Nov. 13 at Amarante’s Sea Cliff in New Haven. The inductees are as follows: Megan Rooney Borelli, a former three-sport, Register All-Area standout standout at Guilford, who went on to coach girls basketball at both Guilford and Hamden Hall […]
NVL Football 2019: WILBY preview
[Vitals] COACH — LAMAR KENNEDY (5th year, 1-39) CONFERENCE — NVL Brass PLAYOFF CLASS — Class L (602 boys enrollment) HOME — Municipal Stadium, Waterbury 2018 RECORD — 1-9 2019 OPENER — Sept. 13 at Oxford, 6 p.m. TEAM WEBSITE — Maxpreps [Top Players] DASHAUNE WILSON, Sr. RB/MLB (6-2, 240) DAVID LaBOY, Jr. QB/FS (5-9, […]
Greenwich captures seventh straight Class LL swimming title
NEW HAVEN — Entering Monday’s Class LL Swimming Championships, Greenwich knew it needed to not only win the meet in order to also contend for the State Open title, it had to do so in convincing fashion.
Mis…
Wilby snapped its 33-game losing streak with rout of Crosby
Congratulations to @Wilby_HS! The Wildcats earn their first victory in nearly four years with a 46-14 win over cross-town foe Crosby! @NVLFOOTBALL @NVL_Athletics #cthsfb pic.twitter.com/CM5BdEdcHx — CT Sports Now (@CT_Sports_Now) September 29, 2018 Since beating Sacred Heart/Kaynor Tech, 28-18, in the 2014 season finale, Wilby of Waterbury suffered through three-consecutive winless seasons and then lost […]
Torrington volleyball sweeps Wilby
TORRINGTON — After opening the season with a tough loss at Holy Cross last Friday, Torrington’s girls volleyball team came home to an easy 3-0 (25-9; 25-11; 25-6) win over Wilby Tuesday evening.
The key against the Wildcats was a rock-solid Re…
NVL Football 2018: WILBY preview
Vitals COACH — LAMAR KENNEDY (4th year 0-30) CONFERENCE — NVL Brass PLAYOFF CLASS — Class L (654 boys enrolled) HOME — Municipal Stadium 2017 RECORD — 0-10 2018 OPENER — Sept. 8 vs. Oxford, 10 a.m. TEAM WEBSITE — Maxpreps Top Players STEFON MORRIS, Sr. C/DE (5-9, 230) ERICK PELTON, Sr. RB/OLB (5-8, 180) […]
Boys Basketball: Henneberry (27 points) helps Torrington hang on to beat Wilby
TORRINGTON — Torrington’s boys basketball team built big leads, nearly lost them to Wilby’s press, then held on for a 90-83 win at Torrington High School Friday night.“We gave them a little too much early in the game and we were never …
Football: Torrington topples Wilby
By Peter Wallace TORRINGTON >> Torrington’s football team turned last week’s rough start against NVL-favorite Seymour into a 50-14 romp against Wilby Friday night at Torrington High School. The Red Raiders dominated on the ground offensively and turned two of three interceptions into touchdowns on defense in a game that was over in the first […]
Girls Basketball: Torrington romps past Wilby under a National Coach of the Year finalist
TORRINGTON >> As expected, Torrington girls basketball (9-3) romped, 61-29, over winless Wilby (0-13) Friday night at Torrington High School. But a ho-hum game becomes an opportunity to showcase a Red Raider coach whose teams are consistently this dominant in the Naugatuck Valley League, often regardless of innate talents. Mike Fritch, a 24-year veteran who […]
Football: Torrington football rights its ship against Wilby
WATERBURY >> A week after both young football teams were crushed in their season openers, Torrington emerged from an iffy first quarter against Wilby Thursday night to administer a 48-7 Wildcat whipping at Waterbury’s Muncipal Stadium. Last Friday, against Seymour, the Red Raiders couldn’t move on the ground – their strength – or in the […]
NVL Football 2016: Wilby preview
Above: Highlight reel for Wilby junior quarterback Fatmir Kaliki. Vitals Coach: LAMAR KENNEDY (2nd year, 0-10) Conference: NVL Brass Division Playoff Class: L (671 boys enrollment) Home: Municipal Stadium, Waterbury 2015 Record: 0-10 (0-4 NVL Brass) 2016 Kickoff: Sept. 9 vs. Waterbury Career, 7 p.m. Team website: MaxPreps Top players FATMIR KALIKI, Jr., QB (5-11, 160) ANDREW GANOT, […]
Wilby looks like a top 10 boys basketball team racing past Torrington
TORRINGTON >> Wilby’s boys basketball team whipped Torrington 80-43 Friday. Those who watched went away thinking the Wildcats’ two-point win over No. 10 Crosby a month ago was no fluke. Wilby, 8-3, took this year’s mandatory loss to No. 1 Sacred Heart in its season opener, then lost to Kennedy and Holy Cross, two other […]
2015 NVL Football Team Preview Capsules
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 […]
NVL Football 2015: Wilby preview
Above: Wilby defensive back Andre Williams highlights from last season. Vitals Coach: LaMar Kennedy (First year) Conference: NVL Brass Division Playoff Class: L (670 boys enrollment) Home: Municipal Stadium, Waterbury 2014 Record: 1-10 (1-3 NVL Brass Division) 2015 Kickoff: Sept. 11 at Wolcott, 7 p.m. Captains: Daniel Speer Team website: MaxPreps Top players Daniel Speer, 5-11, […]
Softball: All-NVL selections
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, […]
Football: 2014 All-Naugatuck Valley League selections
ALL-NVL OFFENSE QB: Jason Bradley, Naugatuck RB: Tajik Bagley, Ansonia RB: Elijah Parks, St. Paul WR: Bryan Coney, Naugatuck WR: Ben Slowik, Derby OL: CJ Falcioni, Seymour OL: Laurence Carfaro, Ansonia OL: Mike Gugliotti, Holy Cross OL: Justin Nadeau, Wolcott OL: Jose Santamria, Derby TE: Witold Gul, Ansonia UT: Michael Audibert, Wolcott UT: Michael Kreiger, […]
NVL Football 2014: Wilby preview
Vitals Coach: Gino Capuano (3rd season) Conference: NVL Brass Division Playoff Class: LL (695 boys enrolled) Home: Wilby H.S. 2013 Record: 5-6 (2-4 in Brass) 2014 Kickoff: Sept. 11 At Holy Cross, 6 p.m. Team website: MaxPreps page Top players Darrien Bell, Jr. QB Carlos Arroyo, Jr. DL Justin Butler, Sr. LB Key losses Jacob Thomas (All-Brass), RB; Bryan […]
Meet New Haven County's Scholar Athletes
High school seniors from New Haven 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 best in the […]
2014 NVL Football Schedules
NVL Master Schedule Ansonia Crosby Derby Holy Cross Kennedy Naugatuck Oxford Sacred Heart/Kaynor Seymour St. Paul Catholic Torrington Watertown Wilby Wolcott Woodland
Softball: All-NVL Selections
The All-Naugatuck Valley League recently announced its all-league selections in softball. ALL-NVL Sydney Matzko (Torrington); Katie Petroski (Seymour); Gillian Fortier (Naugatuck); Raeanne Geffert (Seymour); Samantha Lee (Woodland); Liz Lombardo (Holy Cross); Sara Selimovski (Watertown); Yaixsa Vargas (Kennedy); Brittany Anderson (Torrington); Shelby Mendillo (Derby); Kayla DePara (Wolcott). ALL-BRASS DIVISION Makayla O’Hara (Seymour); Amanda Harkins (Seymour); Abby […]
Softball: Matzko tosses perfect game, against Wilby, capping off Torrington’s perfect regular season
TORRINGTON >> Senior pitcher Sydney Matzko turned her last regular-season game into a perfect memory Wednesday afternoon at Torrington High School. The tall left-hander struck out all but two of 15 Wilby batters in a five-inning 16-0 mercy-rule win for the Raiders. Slideshow: Torrington 16 Wilby 0 (5) It was Matzko’s second perfect game of […]
Baseball: Torrington routs Wilby to clinch NVL Copper Division title
WATERBURY >> After an 0-3 start to the season, the Torrington Red Raiders regrouped and on Wednesday afternoon capped off the regular season taking home the Copper Division Title with a 10-3 win over Wilby. “When we’re on, we are the best team in the NVL and can beat anyone,” Torrington senior John McCarthy said. […]
Torrington defeats Wilby baseball for sixth win a row
TORRINGTON >> Torrington High School’s baseball team polished off the NVL’s second-place Naugatuck Greyhounds at Dodd Stadium Saturday in a win featuring aggressive running on the basepaths. Monday, the Raiders (8-4) were back for their sixth consecutive win, running and bashing their way to an 8-5 win against a tougher Wilby team than its record […]
Boys basketball: Morelli's league tournament predictions, semifinal round, live blog
Everyone is a critic but one gentlemen who commented on our site suggested I get a new job, “pal.” Maybe this anonymous gentleman is right – maybe I should. Going 8-4, then 21-7 is not a very good percentage. So I guess I will have to try and do better for the semifinal round: SCC […]
Torrington boys basketball defeats Wilby on the road
WATERBURY >> Torrington boys basketball coach Eric Gamari broke an age-old coaching rule to give his Red Raiders (11-9; 10-9 NVL) extra incentive for their 68-65 win at Wilby High School (11-9; 11-8 NVL) Tuesday evening. He looked ahead. Then he shared the view with his team. “If we win, we play Kennedy in the […]