Connecticut's premier high school sports website
Woodstock Academy’s new postgraduate boys basketball program made its biggest splash since being absorbed from the defunct Putnam Sciences Academy. Power forward Mamadou Diarra announced his verbal commitment to UConn. Diarra, a 6-foot-8 Queens (N.Y.) native who is a four-star recruit according to ESPN and a three-star recruit according to Rivals and Scoutt, chose UConn […]
Greg Smith, who coached Woodstock Academy’s boys basketball team to a Class L championship in 2013, announced his retirement as a coach, the school announced on its Twitter account Tuesday. Smith spent more than 20 years as a coach at Woodstock Academy, including 18 with the boys basketball program as both an assistant and head […]
Woodstock Academy announced Tuesday it would be absorbing Putnam Science Academy’s heralded postgraduate boys basketball program just a month before PSA is scheduled to close. The basketball program, which counts 6-foot-8 prospect Mamadou Diarra among its current 13 postgraduate players, will be operated as its own entity separate from the school’s CIAC varsity sports. The […]
The CIAC schedules were released Thursday. A quick look at some key things to keep an eye on throughout the season: Last year’s Class LL state champion, Bridgeport Central, opens up against Stamford on Dec. 17. The reigning Class L champ, Windsor, opens up against Maloney on a court that will soon be named after […]
Above: Highlights for Woodstock Academy senior end and captain Dan Whittenburg, who is one of the Centaurs’ top returning players. Vitals Coach: Clay Killingsworth (2nd year, 0-11) Conference: ECC Small Playoff Class: M (514 boys enrollment) Home: Bentley Field, Woodstock 2013 Record: 0-11 (0-4 ECC Small) 2014 Kickoff: Sept. 13 vs. Stonington, 1:30 p.m. Captains: Daniel Whittenburg, Trent Appleton, Cahan Quinn […]
High school seniors from Windham 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 […]
ECC Master Schedule Bacon Academy East Lyme Fitch Griswold Killingly Ledyard Montville New London Norwich Free Academy Plainfield St. Bernard/Norwich Tech Stonington Waterford Windham Woodstock Academy
GIRLS Destiney Coward Sr. East Haven Throws Had a breakout indoor season where she won the State Open shot put title; capable of throwing over 40 feet. Taylor Drayton Sr. Oxford Throws Returns as one of the top throwers in the shot and discus. Won shot put (41-9) Open title last spring, finished third (123-9) […]
On Friday, No. 1 Fairfield Prep, No. 3 Crosby, No. 5 Bridgeport Central and No. 8 St. Joseph all were victorious. The lone top 10 team to lose Friday was No. 10 Woodstock Academy, which was not an upset. Ledyard looks to be the team to beat in the ECC, taking down the defending Class […]
A list of the state’s top 25 boys basketball players, CIAC schools only. List compiled by Joe Morelli. Tyler Ancrum, 5-9, Bridgeport Central, Sr., G All about Tyler: On the FCIAC’s best team, Ancrum will be an integral part of the Hilltoppers’ Class LL title chances. Arkel Ager, 6-5, St. Joseph, Jr., G/F All about […]
Team (Record) (first-place votes in parenthesis) Points Final ranking in 2012-13 season Division 1. Fairfield Prep (24-3) (17) ….. 538 ….. 2 ….. LL Last game: Lost to Hillhouse 52-42 in Class LL final. Season opener: vs. Branford, Wednesday, 7 p.m. Bottom line: Four starters return for the Jesuits, including 7-foot-2 Paschal Chukwu, who has […]
TORRINGTON >> No. 4 Torrington (18-2) shook itself loose for a second-half goal, beating No. 29 Woodstock Academy (6-10-1) 1-0 in a Class L Boys Soccer Tournament first-round game at Torrington High School Tuesday evening. “We played very tight in the first half,” said Red Raider coach Mike Fritch Jr. “I think a little of […]
TORRINGTON >> No. 25 Woodstock Academy (9-11) made its long ride from the Northeast Corner worthwhile in a 3-0 (27-25; 25-13; 25-16) win at No. 8 Torrington (19-5) Monday evening in the first round of the Class L Girls Volleyball Tournament. “This game does not represent 23 of our other matches,” said Torrington coach Christine […]
It was a busy, busy, busy weekend for our state’s high school football teams. Chills, thrills, spills and last-second rallies by the pound. Featured in this week’s PotW: Woodland’s Sean McAllen, Trumbull’s Nick Roberts, Platt’s Tyzhaun Leatherwood, Derby’s Tyrae Small, Ansonia’s Arkeel Newsome, Ridgefield’s Will Bonaparte, Killingly’s Uriah Allers, Berlin’s Dante Vasi and Dan McLeod, […]
Quarterback T.J. Linta threw for 401 yards and had seven touchdown passes and added a 1-yard touchdown run to lead the Hamden Hall football team to a 52-20 prep school win over Woodstock Academy in Hamden on Wednesday. The game was originally scheduled for Thursday but was moved to Wednesday due to rain and lightning […]
