AVON - In a battle for first place in Region B of the CCC, the Bristol Eastern girls volleyball team was…
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Monday 10/19/2020
New Britain girls volleyball snaps losing skid with win over Plainville Posted: 19 October 2020 [08:59 PM] PLAINVILLE - The New Britain girls volleyball team came into Plainville looking to get back on track Monday night, and after…
New Britain girls basketball taking part in fall league to prepare for upcoming season Posted: 19 October 2020 [04:42 PM] NEW BRITAIN - Marc Wesoly stepped down as head coach of the New Britain girls basketball team earlier this month, but…
Thursday 10/15/2020
Sports Roundup: Newington boys soccer's winning streak ends in tie against Middletown Posted: 15 October 2020 [09:18 PM] NEWINGTON - After outscoring its opponents 14-1 over its previous three games, the Newington boys soccer team was unable to extend…
Wednesday 10/14/2020
Sports Roundup: Bristol Central girls soccer uses five first-half goals to cruise past New Britain Posted: 14 October 2020 [09:06 PM] BRISTOL - It had been nearly a week since the Bristol Central girls soccer team played a match, but the Rams…
Tuesday 10/13/2020
'These guys wanted to play': After having start of season delayed, Bristol Central boys soccer wins opener over New Britain Posted: 13 October 2020 [09:04 PM] NEW BRITAIN - Heavy rain wasn’t going to extinguish the excitement the Bristol Central boys soccer team had to finally be…
Girls Volleyball Roundup: Bristol Eastern remains undefeated with win over Lewis Mills Posted: 13 October 2020 [08:58 PM] BURLINGTON - As the Bristol Eastern girls volleyball team nears the midway point of its regular-season schedule, the question of whether…
Sunday 10/11/2020
Berlin/Newington girls soccer matchup highlights week ahead for local sports Posted: 11 October 2020 [02:56 PM] The weekend was a quiet one for high school sports in the local area, but the coming week is set to…
Thursday 10/08/2020
New Britain Board of Education votes to loan out equipment to football players for club league Posted: 08 October 2020 [09:32 PM] NEW BRITAIN - There might be full-contact football in New Britain this year after all. On Monday, the New Britain Board…
Sports Roundup: Usual suspects come through for Plainville boys soccer in win over New Britain Posted: 08 October 2020 [08:55 PM] PLAINVILLE - Patrick Gryczewski continues to impress for the Plainville boys soccer team, and so too does Trevor Rau. Gryczewski found…
Tuesday 10/06/2020
Sports Roundup: Bristol Eastern girls soccer takes down Plainville on Senior Night Posted: 06 October 2020 [08:48 PM] BRISTOL – Like many other teams in the local area and across the state, the Bristol Eastern girls soccer team celebrated…
New Britain girls volleyball learning to improve on the fly with young roster Posted: 06 October 2020 [04:05 PM] NEW BRITAIN - The New Britain Girls volleyball team looked like a team that had never played together during the first…
Monday 10/05/2020
New Britain girls volleyball shows inexperience on court, gets swept by Avon Posted: 05 October 2020 [09:03 PM] NEW BRITAIN - The members of the New Britain girls volleyball team are still trying to learn about their new teammates.…
Sunday 10/04/2020
New Britain's Wesoly steps down as girls basketball head coach Posted: 04 October 2020 [07:11 PM] NEW BRITAIN – After four seasons and a state tournament berth last year, New Britain girls basketball head coach Marc Wesoly…
Sports Roundup: Bristol Eastern boys soccer ties in season opener, Berlin girls soccer's Wenzel dominates in return from injury Posted: 04 October 2020 [01:12 PM] AVON – The first weekend of the 2020 fall season was already supposed to be a busy one for local teams,…
Friday 10/02/2020
Sports Roundup: Innovation girls volleyball begins road-only season with dominant victory Posted: 02 October 2020 [08:48 PM] The Innovation girls volleyball team began its season on Friday evening, and it couldn’t have drawn up a much better start.…
Sports Roundup: Bristol Central's DeAngelo sets course record for boys cross country team; Southington tops New Britain Posted: 02 October 2020 [09:19 AM] BRISTOL - Nate DeAngelo helped bring back high school sports with a bang. The Bristol Central boys cross country team fell…
Thursday 10/01/2020
'It's a weird season': Bristol Eastern and Bristol Central boys soccer gets postponed due to positive test at Farmington, but other sports begin seasons after long wait
Posted: 01 October 2020 [09:10 PM] BRISTOL - Thursday marked the end of the nearly seven-month drought as soccer players, volleyball players, cross country runners and field…
New Britain, Southington boys soccer battle to scoreless tie in first day of fall sports action Posted: 01 October 2020 [08:55 PM] NEW BRITAIN - High school sports are back in Connecticut, with New Britain and Southington boys soccer helping begin the new…
Wednesday 09/30/2020
Season Preview: With plenty of talent returning, area cross country teams have high expectations this fall Posted: 30 September 2020 [06:21 PM] The cross country season, along with all other fall sports besides 11-on-11 football, begins Thurday, and multiple local teams will be…
'Wow, this is actually real': After 203 days without high school sports, area teams excited for fall season openers Posted: 30 September 2020 [05:46 PM] Olivia Mullings can hardly wait, and the feeling is mutual. For the first time since March 10 - 203 days to…
Tuesday 09/29/2020
CIAC announces alternate plan that would allow for football to play abbreviated spring season Posted: 29 September 2020 [12:51 PM] CHESHIRE – When the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference reinforced its decision to cancel 11-on-11 football earlier this month, it left open…
Preview: Bristol Eastern girls volleyball leads pack of local teams gearing up for new season Posted: 29 September 2020 [10:17 AM] After the girls volleyball season appeared to be on the brink of cancellation due to Department of Public Health recommendations, the…
Monday 09/28/2020
Season Preview: Amid roster turnover and scheduling changes, area boys soccer teams eager to finally get started Posted: 28 September 2020 [06:47 PM] The boys soccer season will already look different than before given the restructured schedules and covid-19 precautions, but it will also…
Friday 09/25/2020
Season Preview: Area girls soccer teams prepping for unique year Posted: 25 September 2020 [06:19 PM] After all of the uncertainty surrounding the fall sports season, the girls soccer 2020 campaign will kick off in less than…
Thursday 09/24/2020
New Britain, Berlin to allow limited fans into fall sports events, other local schools finalizing policies Posted: 24 September 2020 [04:15 PM] The fall sports season, which will bring about the return of high school sports in Connecticut for the first time since…
Tuesday 09/22/2020
CCC discussing new plans for high school football season, alternatives to 11-on-11 play Posted: 22 September 2020 [02:59 PM] Full-contact football is officially off the table for this fall after the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference canceled the season following meetings…
Sunday 09/20/2020
Documentary on New Britain legend Dalkowski to air next month Posted: 20 September 2020 [04:14 PM] A documentary chronicling the complicated life of New Britain baseball legend Steve Dalkowski, which has been in the works since the…
Friday 09/18/2020
CIAC's decision to cancel full-contact football leaves more questions for local coaches Posted: 18 September 2020 [05:13 PM] For the past two months, high school football players and coaches across the state have been put through the spin cycle…
Thursday 09/17/2020
CIAC cancels 11-on-11 football: what's next? Posted: 17 September 2020 [04:34 PM] The high school football season has been mired in uncertainty since summer, with coaches, players and parents hoping for a resolution…
Wednesday 09/16/2020
CIAC rules no 11-on-11 high school football for fall, but leaves possibility of moving season open Posted: 16 September 2020 [03:49 PM] CHESHIRE — Full-contact football will not happen — in any format for high school — this fall. That is the decision…
Tuesday 09/15/2020
Breaking down new guidelines for fall sports, including suggestion of virtual girls swim meets Posted: 15 September 2020 [10:17 AM] High school sports haven’t carried a sense of normalcy since early March, before the covid-19 outbreak swept through the state and…
Monday 09/14/2020
CIAC gets feedback from DPH on football season, next update expected in coming days Posted: 14 September 2020 [05:53 PM] The Department of Public Health has submitted its feedback from Friday morning’s meeting with the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference regarding the…
Fall sports schedules starting to take shape Posted: 14 September 2020 [04:29 PM] The 2020 high school football season, at least in its normal full-contact form, remains in limbo as the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic…
Sunday 09/13/2020
Are high-risk winter sports already in jeopardy due to virus concerns? Posted: 13 September 2020 [04:25 PM] High school sports have not been played in Connecticut since March 9, the day before winter state tournaments were canceled as…
Friday 09/11/2020
CIAC meets with state officials, but still no decision on high school football season Posted: 11 September 2020 [01:43 PM] After a meeting with state officials that lasted nearly three hours on Friday morning, the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference emerged with…
Wednesday 09/09/2020
'Let us play': High school football players, coaches rally at Capitol to demand their seasons back Posted: 09 September 2020 [09:02 PM] HARTFORD — Following Connecticut’s decision to cancel full-contact 11-on-11 football despite bringing back all other fall sports, more than 1,200 high…
Monday 09/07/2020
Could canceled full-contact football season lead to wave of transfers? Posted: 07 September 2020 [01:07 PM] As student-athletes, parents and coaches continue to protest and speak out against the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference’s decision to cancel full-contact…
Sunday 09/06/2020
High school football players, coaches, parents gather in West Hartford to protest canceled season Posted: 06 September 2020 [02:49 PM] With frustration boiling over the cancellation of full-contact football for the 2020 season, student-athletes, coaches and parents from across Connecticut gathered…
Friday 09/04/2020
'CIAC is a group of people killing kids' dreams': Players, coaches react after learning they will be without 'real' football in fall Posted: 04 September 2020 [07:32 PM] There wasn’t a day during the spring and summer Victor Rosa wasn’t working on some aspect of his game. Bristol Central’s…
CIAC cancels full-contact football for this fall, girls volleyball players to wear masks during play Posted: 04 September 2020 [02:25 PM] After numerous delays, multiple discussions with the Department of Public Health and several attempts at aligning with DPH’s guidelines, the Connecticut…
Wednesday 09/02/2020
New Britain Little League 50/70 intermediate team wins first-ever championship Posted: 02 September 2020 [08:54 PM] This summer brought upon a season of many firsts for all sports leagues in Connecticut due to the coronavirus outbreak that…
Sunday 08/30/2020
Fall sports outlook: how we got here Posted: 30 August 2020 [02:08 PM] The high school sports scene in Connecticut, and the rest of the country, has been in a constant state of adjustments…
Friday 08/28/2020
Wait-and-see approach may be only option for fall sports as schools prepare to reopen Posted: 28 August 2020 [11:16 AM] When news broke on Wednesday night of the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference coming to a decision to move forward with its…
Thursday 08/27/2020
CIAC still plans to move forward with fall sports season, but reinforces potential for changes Posted: 27 August 2020 [01:36 PM] When news broke on Wednesday night of the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference electing to move forward with all fall sports, starting…
Wednesday 08/26/2020
'I understand adversity hits and you have toadapt': New Britain head football coach Isaiah Boddie trying to navigate difficulties of being first-year head coach during pandemic Posted: 26 August 2020 [10:25 PM] NEW BRITAIN — As a former football player, Isaiah Boddie understands adaptations are often required whether it’s during the week of…
'Hopefully we can get some kind of season in': High school football to be played in fall with Oct. 1 start date Posted: 26 August 2020 [10:13 PM] After of plenty of back-and-forth, there will be high school football in Connecticut this year after all. Len Corto, New Britain’s…
Tuesday 08/25/2020
Potential move to outdoors would bring major changes to girls volleyball season Posted: 25 August 2020 [12:43 PM] The Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference helped keep hope alive for a fall sports season on Sunday night when it released its…
Monday 08/24/2020
CIAC's new plan for fall sports season includes one-week delay, pushing start to October Posted: 24 August 2020 [03:38 PM] The Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference will take this week to finalize its latest plan for the return of high school sports,…
Sunday 08/23/2020
CIAC votes to allow conditioning to restart for all fall high school sports Posted: 23 August 2020 [09:33 PM] Fall sports practices are back on, at least for now. The Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference released a statement Sunday night confirming…