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BRIDGEPORT — Preseason No. 1 in boys hockey as usual, Fairfield Prep had sputtered a bit the past few weeks. The Jesuits went out of state and lost to some tough teams. They came back and lost another on Monday.
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MIDDLETOWN — Xavier coach Mike Kohs typically writes three keys to the game on his locker room whiteboard. But before facing SCC rival Hillhouse Tuesday night, he only had one: Rebound the basketball. “We know they like to shoot a lot of 3s and get a lot of second- and third-chance points,” Kohs said. “And […]
FINE PERFORMANCES
Garrett Molampy, Sheehan, and Stephen Kohs, Xavier: Molampy scored 35 points, on 10-of-15 shooting from the field, and Kohs scored a …
MIDDLETOWN — Slow starts have hampered No. 2 Notre Dame-West Haven through the start of the boys hockey season. Penalties dogged the Green Knights in their last game before Wednesday night’s game at Wesleyan’s Spurrier-Sny…
NEW HAVEN — The Yale Interscholastic Track Classic at Yale’s Coxe Cage in New Haven is an event that always inspires Fairfield-Ludlowe junior Tess Stapleton, and for good reason.
“I love coming here,” Stapl…
SHELTON — The skaters may be short-handed but tenacious up front and on the blue line, but in net, Notre Dame-Fairfield’s boys hockey team has both tenacity and depth.
Senior Nick Piselli made 53 saves Wedn…
A 6-0 start, including a tournament win in Massachusetts, has Notre Dame-West Haven atop the GameTimeCT boys hockey top 10 poll in Week 4 of the season. The Green Knights, runner-up to Fairfield Prep last year, have three in-state wins in addition to their win in the CM Christmas Tournament. They’ll make two trips into […]
MIDDLETOWN — Sophomore goalie Chris Schofield had just finished off his second shutout in four games, a 3-0 Darien win at Xavier, and his captain kind of likes the way he’s playing.
“I think he’s playing ou…
ROPE-A-DOPE
Many teams that begin their season 0-2, 1-4 and 3-6 can make plans elsewhere for mid-March. Not Fairfield Prep, which could trademark its way of building and teaching an inexperienced team, test…
The Connecticut Division I boys hockey championship does not always go to the Catholic schools, nor to the FCIAC powers in the southwest corner of the state, but that’s the way to bet. In particular, the way to bet is Fairfield Prep, winner of 11 out of the past 20 titles under coach Matt Sather, […]
There are a stunning number of intriguing CIAC hockey matchups on Wednesday, the first full day of competition. Our 10 games to watch this season could be the day’s schedule, cut off wherever. We’ll try to sneak in a few l…
The 2019 GameTimeCT All-State Boys Cross Country team. Compiled by Ryan Lacey. Photos by Hearst Connecticut Media. Designed by Pete Paguaga and Sean Patrick Bowley. FIRST TEAM ♦♦♦ Player of the Year Gavin Sherry Conard, Sophomore Stats: Emerged as one of the best runners in the country, sweeping the CCC, Class LL, State Open […]
MIDDLETOWN – A relentless ground attack and an almost impenetrable line. What more did North Haven need Friday night?
The Indians produced touchdowns on four of their first five possessions and topped 400 yards rushing …
Welcome back to Uni-Browse. Westhill won week last week with 35% of the vote. This week, we are back on the going big with a few CIAC football big boys. Vote at the bottom for your favorite uniform, this week. ANSONIA The Chargers are classic. The helmets are navy with the white knight atop […]
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FOUR HAND
Winning a state title is not easy. Winning three straight puts you among the all-time great teams, but four straight state championships? You have to go back …
MANCHESTER — The fabled stretch at Wickham Park that has decided the fate of many runners over the years has been long dubbed the green monster.
It might need to be changed to something honoring Conard soph…
MIDDLETOWN – There haven’t been many instances during Hand’s winning streak when an opponent has been within striking distance of the Tigers after two quarters. Friday night, however, was one of those times. Xavier didn’t allow Hand to catch fire in the first half, trailed by just 10 at the break and had the ball […]
Often this space is reserved for the top games, between the top programs, those that experience winning on a regular basis. The battle of Top 10 teams with state title aspirations, adding another shiny piece to an already …
MANCHESTER—The green monster is his home, and with it came another title.
Conard sophomore Gavin Sherry has owned the stretch that has defined Wickham Park, and a surge up it Friday provided just enough cus…
WEST HAVEN — In what was a showcase of two fine-tuned offenses, it was a play on defense that ended up being the difference.
Xavier stuffed Notre Dame-West Haven quarterback Jackson Zalinsky on fourth down …
SHERRY, PUFFER DUEL IN CLASS LL
It took almost the entire afternoon of races to produce drama at the front, but two of the most talented runners in the state dueled at the front of the pack during the Class…
MIDDLETOWN – Shelton had lots of time during its bye week to contemplate consecutive losses to Cheshire and Newtown. And whether it had the mettle to regain its footing in the Class LL playoff hunt.
The Gae…
After helping to lead Xavier to state titles in cross country and track and field, senior Robbie Cozean has officially committed to run for the University of Notre Dame next fall. Cozean, who has run some of the fastest times in state history in high school track and field and is one of the best […]
WELCOME BACK to another episode of The Meat Grinder, your weekly dose of High School Football in Connecticut and, despite all of the teams on byes there was still plenty to talk about thanks to pair of big games down near the Route 8 corridor — No. 5 Newtown’s 34-24 victory over then-No. 10 Shelton and then […]
FAIRFIELD — The Xavier football team’s senior class had gone three years without beating rival Fairfield Prep.
That changed in the blink of an eye Friday night at Rafferty Stadium, as Xavier overcame a two-…
If last year was putting his standout group of seniors at the front of the lineup and watching them fly, then this year will be an entirely different challenge to Xavier coach Chris Stonier and his group.
W…
In an effort to grow the Xavier and Mercy boys indoor and outdoor track programs, starting this school year the two schools have decided to run combined programs in the winter and spring seasons.
The announ…
[Vitals] COACH — ANDY GUYON (3rd year, 6-14) CONFERENCE — SCC Tier I PLAYOFF CLASS — L (692 boys enrollment) HOME — Larry McHugh Field at Xavier High School, Middletown 2018 RECORD — 2-8 2019 OPENER — Sept. 13 at Norwich Free Academy, 6:30 p.m. TEAM WEBSITES — Maxpreps | TWITTER — @xfalconfootball and @xavierhfbc [Top Players] DAVON […]
