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Monday 09/25/2017
Sports Roundup: Walicki and Piechota lead Innovation girls soccer to victory over Hale Ray Posted: 25 September 2017 [11:10 PM] EAST HADDAM - It was the Kelsey Walicki and Victoria Piechota show for the Innovation girls soccer team Monday afternoon. Piechota scored…
New Britain's Homar, Rivera; Plainville's Morrell, Michalek selected to Goodwill Series American team Posted: 25 September 2017 [11:07 PM] NEW BRITAIN - A pair of New Britain and Plainville High School baseball players are heading “down under.” William Homar and Danniel…
New Britain Herald Athletes of the Week are Southington's Olivia Fournier and Berlin's Alex Halkias Posted: 25 September 2017 [10:58 PM] NEW BRITAIN - There’s always players on a team that go the extra length, whether it be during a game or practice,…
CCSU football's first win of season could be building block going forward Posted: 25 September 2017 [10:57 PM] NEW BRITAIN - The cure for the Central Connecticut State football team’s early season woes, it turned out, came in the form…
Sunday 09/24/2017
Nelson has answered call as Berlin boys soccer goalkeeper Posted: 24 September 2017 [10:53 PM] BERLIN - Coming into its season, Berlin boys soccer knew what it had with Noah Silverman, but the Redcoats were uncertain about…
UConn misses potential game-tying field goal as time expires, loses to ECU Posted: 24 September 2017 [10:49 PM] EAST HARTFORD - East Carolina needed a missed field goal from UConn as time expired to prevent overtime, but the Pirates snapped…
Saturday 09/23/2017
Berlin boys soccer dominant in all phases of the game in shutout win over Bristol Eastern Posted: 23 September 2017 [11:01 PM] BERLIN - Bristol Eastern boys soccer was shadowing Berlin’s Noah Silverman throughout the entire game, trying to shut down the opposing team’s top…
After loss to South Windsor, New Britain football must shore up defense in order to contend moving forward Posted: 23 September 2017 [11:00 PM] NEW BRITAIN - The New Britain football team had seen it play out so many times in the past - play well…
Berlin football uses successful run game against Northwest Catholic to win third straight game Posted: 23 September 2017 [10:59 PM] BERLIN - Berlin head football coach Joe Aresimowicz told his players to run the ball on Friday night, and they did exactly…
UConn football not thinking about last year's blowout loss to East Carolina Posted: 23 September 2017 [10:58 PM] Journal Inquirer There probably isn’t an opponent the East Carolina football team is happier to see than UConn. In part for that…
Local area well represented in CSEC tennis tournament Posted: 23 September 2017 [10:34 PM] Staff report The area was well represented at the Connecticut State Employee’s Campaign for Charitable Giving Second Annual Tennis Tournament, held Sept.…
Christopher in the thoughts of all who attended SK Modified race Friday Posted: 23 September 2017 [10:29 PM] JOURNAL INQUIRER STAFFORD - Friday’s racing program was dominated by a driver who wasn’t there. The late Ted Christopher, a Plainville native,…
Ground game leads CCSU football to season's first win in rout over Walsh University Posted: 23 September 2017 [10:24 PM] NEW BRITAIN - In what has been a tough three weeks for the Central Connecticut football team, head coach Pete Rossomando perhaps…
After committing to play for UConn women's basketball, top recruit Collier changes her mind Posted: 23 September 2017 [10:21 PM] Journal Inquirer Charli Collier celebrated her 18th birthday on Friday and a party broke out in Austin, Texas. Meanwhile, the UConn women’s…
Friday 09/22/2017
New Britain football can't stop No. 18 South Windsor's run game in loss Posted: 22 September 2017 [10:55 PM] NEW BRITAIN - Throughout its week of preparation, the New Britain football team believed it was up to the task of beating…
Halkias scores three touchdowns to lead Berlin football to shutout win over Northwest Catholic Posted: 22 September 2017 [10:50 PM] BERLIN - Alex Halkias led Berlin football with three touchdowns in its 24-0 shutout victory over Northwest Catholic Friday night. It was…
Football Roundup: Southington earns easy win over Manchester; Plainville, Newington lose Posted: 22 September 2017 [10:47 PM] STAFF REPORT Southington shut out visiting Manchester on the strength of three touchdown passes from Will Barmore, who was 20-for-33…
Sports Roundup: Sisti's second-half goals lead Berlin girls soccer to win over Bristol Eastern Posted: 22 September 2017 [10:44 PM] BRISTOL - The Bristol Eastern girls soccer team led at halftime, but a pair of second half goals by Julia Sisti won…
Football Preview: CCSU seeking first win of season as it hosts Division-II Walsh Posted: 22 September 2017 [05:16 PM] NEW BRITAIN - It has been a season filled with more downs than ups in the early goings for the Central Connecticut…
UConn freshman RB Mensah quick to seize opportunity Posted: 22 September 2017 [05:10 PM] Journal Inquirer STORRS - Because of his head coach’s pronouncement earlier this week that freshman running back Kevin Mensah was the fastest…
Auriemma offers to forego pay in education budget battle Posted: 22 September 2017 [03:04 PM] STORRS - Hall of Fame basketball coach Geno Auriemma has weighed into Connecticut's budget battle, offering to go unpaid next year in…
Thursday 09/21/2017
Football Preview: New Britain faces off against No. 18 South Windsor for first time since 2014 season Posted: 21 September 2017 [11:38 PM] NEW BRITAIN - It didn’t take long for the New Britain football team to brush aside its 62-point performance against Manchester last…
CIAC realigns boys basketball tournaments, which will now consist of five divisions instead of four Posted: 21 September 2017 [11:29 PM] CHESHIRE - There will be a different look to the CIAC boys basketball tournaments that will be put into effect starting with…
Football Preview: Despite injuries, Berlin must stop Northwest Catholic's athletes in order to win Posted: 21 September 2017 [11:08 PM] BERLIN - It was a learning week for the Berlin football team in its preparation for tonight’s game against Northwest Catholic.…
Football Preview: Newington faces important test at home against Platt Posted: 21 September 2017 [11:03 PM] NEWINGTON - A battle between two unbeatens will be broken tonight when the Newington football team hosts Platt. Both enter Week 3…
Football Preview: No. 3 Southington's defense ready for challenge of Manchester's offense Posted: 21 September 2017 [11:02 PM] SOUTHINGTON - Coming into the season, Southington football head coach Mike Drury wanted to see how his team’s defense would perform. Through…
Football Preview: Plainville looks for second straight win but faces difficult test in No. 16 Rocky Hill Posted: 21 September 2017 [10:58 PM] PLAINVILLE - The Plainville High football team got a big monkey off its back this past Saturday, ending a 14-game losing streak…
Innovation girls soccer drops first match of season after being shut out by East Hampton Posted: 21 September 2017 [10:51 PM] NEW BRITAIN - The Innovation girls soccer team suffered the first loss of its season Thursday afternoon against East Hampton. The…
Southington girls swimming off to strong start early in season Posted: 21 September 2017 [10:46 PM] SOUTHINGTON - The Southington girls swim team already looks to be in mid-season form. The Blue Knights swept every event in their…
Wednesday 09/20/2017
Roundup: Goodwin Tech remains undefeated with victory over Prince Tech Posted: 20 September 2017 [11:16 PM] Goodwin Tech improved its winning record to 5-0 with a victory Wednesday night against Prince Tech. The Gladiators outscored Prince 3-0 (25-20,…
Southington girls swimming sweeps every event in win over E.O. Smith Posted: 20 September 2017 [11:11 PM] SOUTHINGTON - The Southington girls swimming team had more than 20 best times en route to a 88-74 victory over E.O Smith.…
New Britain facing frustration on pitch Posted: 20 September 2017 [10:59 PM] The New Britain boys soccer team felt defeated after their matchup against Bristol Eastern on Tuesday afternoon. The Hurricanes were shut out…
Newington girls swimming shows its fight in comeback during first loss Posted: 20 September 2017 [10:46 PM] BRISTOL - For the Newington girls swimming team, the loss against Bristol Central on Tuesday wasn’t the outcome it hoped for, but…
Tuesday 09/19/2017
Christopher remembered as unique individual with unmatched drive to win Posted: 19 September 2017 [11:01 PM] Journal Inquirer It’s an old cliché that people say every time someone special passes away - there never will be another like…
Stafford Speedway to retire Plainville native Christopher's No. 13 Posted: 19 September 2017 [10:53 PM] JOURNAL INQUIRER Stafford Speedway’s all-time winning driver will be receiving the ultimate tribute Friday. Ted Christopher’s car number, the iconic No. 13,…
Comeback falls short for Newington girls swimming in loss to Bristol Central Posted: 19 September 2017 [10:34 PM] BRISTOL - In a back and forth meet between Bristol Central and Newington’s girls swim teams, the win was up for grabs…
New Britain boys soccer unable to contain Bristol Eastern's Winiarski in shutout loss Posted: 19 September 2017 [10:31 PM] NEW BRITAIN - In a game decided by the offense, Lyle Winiarksi and the Bristol Eastern boys soccer team proved to be…
New Britain girls volleyball looking to build momentum after win over Plainville Posted: 19 September 2017 [10:24 PM] NEW BRITAIN - The New Britain girls volleyball team knew the game against Plainville Monday night was winnable and sitting at 2-2…
Sports Roundup: Berlin girls soccer scores twice in first half to beat Newington Posted: 19 September 2017 [10:19 PM] BERLIN - It didn’t take long for the Berlin girls soccer team to take control of Tuesday afternoon’s match against Newington. The…
Monday 09/18/2017
New Britain girls volleyball's service game pivotal in sweep over Plainville Posted: 18 September 2017 [10:53 PM] NEW BRITAIN - The New Britain girls volleyball team’s strong service points were pivotal against Plainville on Monday night. The Blue Devils…
New Britain Herald Athletes of the Week are New Britain's Jahfari Newman and Berlin's Julia Sisti Posted: 18 September 2017 [10:49 PM] With the fall season now in full swing, it never hurts for a head coach to have a player they can rely…
Sports Roundup: Berlin girls volleyball beats Hartford Public as Kennedy earns first win as head coach Posted: 18 September 2017 [10:44 PM] NEW BRITAIN - Megan Kennedy finally has her first win as the Berlin girls volleyball head coach. The Redcoats swept Hartford Public…
UConn football's secondary struggling after first two games of season Posted: 18 September 2017 [10:43 PM] JOURNAL INQUIRER CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - Toasted. Burned. Torched. Gashed. Pick your own cliché or slang term. The UConn football team’s secondary suffered…
Sunday 09/17/2017
New Britain football dominant in all aspects of the game against Manchester Posted: 17 September 2017 [11:03 PM] MANCHESTER - As the New Britain football team had made its way onto the buses Friday night, on the opposite side of…
Southington football dominates on both sides of the ball in win over Simsbury Posted: 17 September 2017 [11:01 PM] SOUTHINGTON - Were it not for a score by Simsbury in the last five minutes, the Southington football team would have had…
Return of St. Pierre among the highlights in Berlin football's win over East Catholic Posted: 17 September 2017 [10:58 PM] MANCHESTER - One of the highlights of the Berlin football team’s 45-8 victory over East Catholic on Saturday was the return of…
New Britain Bees wrap up season on four-game winning streak Posted: 17 September 2017 [10:55 PM] WALDORF, Md. - The New Britain Bees wrapped up their 2017 season on Sunday afternoon with a four-game winning streak, completing a…
Saturday 09/16/2017
St. Paul football ran into success during victory over Holy Cross Posted: 16 September 2017 [10:23 PM] WATERBURY - St. Paul football continued doing what it does best, running the football. Coming into the game against the Holy Cross…
CCSU football loses big to No. 5 Youngstown State Posted: 16 September 2017 [10:15 PM] Staff report YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio - The CCSU football team dropped a 59-9 decision on the road Saturday afternoon at Youngstown State, ranked…