SOUTHINGTON - Another Blue Knight is headed for collegiate softball, as Maighread Scafariello committed to play for Adelphi University next year with…
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Wednesday 06/14/2017
Southington's Howe places second in hammer throw as athletes compete in final CIAC track and field events of the season Posted: 14 June 2017 [11:00 PM] NEW BRITAIN - St. Paul’s Christian Sturm won the state boys hammer throw title on Wednesday afternoon at Willow Brook Park, as…
Monday 06/12/2017
New Britain Herald Athletes of the Week are Newington's Andres Ithier-Vicenty and Southington's Kara Zazzaro Posted: 12 June 2017 [10:41 PM] STAFF WRITERS Every team needs players it can rely on to perform at a different level when the games begin to matter…
Sunday 06/11/2017
Southington softball once again exceed expectations despite question marks to begin season Posted: 11 June 2017 [10:47 PM] …
Saturday 06/10/2017
Bitter Disappointment: Southington softball loses Class LL title to Trumbull in close game Posted: 10 June 2017 [11:41 PM] WEST HAVEN - The Class LL softball championship game between Southington and Trumbull featured a roller coaster of emotions. The game was…
The season is set: New Britain area football teams learn schedules for upcoming fall Posted: 10 June 2017 [11:40 PM] The end of the school year might be rapidly approaching, but for high school sports, one season simply turns into another. As…
2017 high school football schedules released for New Britain, Berlin, Southington, Newington, Plainville Posted: 10 June 2017 [11:35 PM] STAFF REPORT The 2017 high school football schedules have been released. Here are the schedules for New Britain, Berlin, Southington, Newington and…
Friday 06/09/2017
Southington softball set to play for Class LL title against unfamiliar foe Trumbull Posted: 09 June 2017 [10:51 PM] STRATFORD - The Class LL semifinal game between Southington and Cheshire on Thursday felt like a championship game. The energy, the environment…
Thursday 06/08/2017
Southington softball rides big fifth inning against Cheshire to spot in Class LL final Posted: 08 June 2017 [11:22 PM] STRATFORD - Cheshire starting pitcher Abby Abramson took a perfect game into the fifth inning in the Class LL semifinals against Southington on…
Southington football's Upham, Rivera sign to play at SCSU together Posted: 08 June 2017 [11:07 PM] SOUTHINGTON - Former Southington tight end Richie Rivera had already committed to play college football at Southern Connecticut State University when his…
Wednesday 06/07/2017
Southington softball set to face Cheshire tonight with Class LL championship game berth on the line Posted: 07 June 2017 [11:18 PM] SPECIAL TO THE PRESS Southington is back in the Class LL softball state tournament semifinals, and awaiting the Blue Knights is not…
Monday 06/05/2017
Southington has two winners at track and field State Open, Berlin shows well Posted: 05 June 2017 [09:55 PM] NEW BRITAIN - The State Open for track and field took place in New Britain on Monday and several local schools had…
Saturday 06/03/2017
Goodwin Tech baseball has season come to an end in Class M quarterfinals after loss to Waterford Posted: 03 June 2017 [10:47 PM] WATERFORD - For the second straight season the Goodwin Tech baseball team had its tournament run come to an end against Waterford.…
Friday 06/02/2017
Zazzaro dominates as Southington softball defeats E.O. Smith to move on to Class LL semifinals Posted: 02 June 2017 [10:50 PM] SOUTHINGTON - The Southington softball team looks like it’s about ready to be champions again. The Blue Knights got a dominant performance…
Thursday 06/01/2017
Berlin has best team finish, Southington's L'Heureaux has best individual score for local teams at CCC championship Posted: 01 June 2017 [10:36 PM] NEW BRITAIN - The CCC golf tournament took place at Stanley Golf Course on Thursday and five local teams competed out of…
Wednesday 05/31/2017
Sports Roundup: Hughes throws shutout, Goodwin Tech baseball advances to quarterfinals of Class M tournament Posted: 31 May 2017 [10:38 PM] NEW BRITAIN - The Goodwin Tech baseball team increased its Class M tournament scoreless streak to 14 innings as it shutout Rockville…
Today's area high school sports state tournament matchups Posted: 31 May 2017 [01:35 PM] A look at our area high school sports teams taking part in CIAC state tournament play today: BASEBALL Second Round, Today…
Tuesday 05/30/2017
Sports Roundup: Lagace dominant in Newington softball's opening round win over Enfield Posted: 30 May 2017 [10:47 PM] NEWINGTON - Kat Lagace continued her standout senior season as she led the Newington softball team to a win in its first-round…
Southington girls tennis advances in tourney after Darien is disqualified Posted: 30 May 2017 [02:43 PM] Due to the use of an ineligible player, Darien High School has been disqualified from the CIAC Class L girls…
Saturday 05/27/2017
ROUNDUP: Area teams eliminated in girls tennis, boys and girls lacrosse tournaments Posted: 27 May 2017 [10:46 PM] The Southington girls tennis team picked up one victory before being eliminated from the CIAC Class L state girls tennis team tournament…
Friday 05/26/2017
Area girls tennis teams facing difficult matchups in state tournaments Posted: 26 May 2017 [10:30 PM] The area girls tennis teams learned their paths to a state title Friday afternoon as the CIAC released its Class L, M…
Local baseball teams looking to make title runs in state tournament Posted: 26 May 2017 [10:29 PM] The regular season has come to a close and it is now time to crown state champions. The CIAC released the brackets…
Local softball teams geared up for deep run in state tournaments Posted: 26 May 2017 [10:26 PM] It has been another excellent season for the local softball teams as six of the seven in the area qualified for the…
Southington, Newington boys volleyball teams ready for playoff runs Posted: 26 May 2017 [10:25 PM] It was another good regular season for the area’s two boys volleyball teams, who once again find themselves in the mix for…
Thursday 05/25/2017
Area boys lacrosse teams have difficult paths in state tournaments Posted: 25 May 2017 [10:57 PM] The CIAC released the pairings for the boys lacrosse state tournaments on Thursday morning, unveiling the path to a championship for three…
Southington, Berlin girls lacrosse learn tournament paths Posted: 25 May 2017 [10:53 PM] The regular season is finally at an end and that means the playoffs are right around the corner. It was a…
Wednesday 05/24/2017
Sports Roundup: McDonough leads Southington baseball to win over Bulkeley/Weaver Posted: 24 May 2017 [10:50 PM] HARTFORD - The Southington baseball wins keep rolling in. Powered by a strong pitching performance from Connor McDonough and a five-run seventh,…
Tuesday 05/23/2017
Sports Roundup: Newington boys volleyball advances to CCC semifinals with win over Farmington Posted: 23 May 2017 [10:49 PM] FARMINGTON - The Newington boys volleyball team is moving on the CCC semifinals. The sixth-seed, Newington took down third-seeded Farmington 3-1 Tuesday…
Monday 05/22/2017
Sports Roundup: New Britain baseball takes division crown with shutout win over Newington Posted: 22 May 2017 [10:47 PM] STAFF WRITERS NEW BRITAIN - The game lasted just five innings due to rain, but that was plenty long enough for the…
Friday 05/19/2017
Southington's Abacherli signs letter of intent to wrestle at Sacred Heart Posted: 19 May 2017 [10:45 PM] SOUTHINGTON - Sitting in the Southington High School library, Austin Abacherli put pen to paper and made it official. In front…
Sports Roundup: Sheehan, Babon lead way in Southington baseball's win over Farmington Posted: 19 May 2017 [10:37 PM] SOUTHINGTON - The Southington baseball team started off its game against Farmington Friday night in a big way and never looked back.…
Thursday 05/18/2017
Sports Roundup: LeClair twirls gem as Newington baseball takes down Bristol Eastern Posted: 18 May 2017 [10:44 PM] NEWINGTON - It was an ugly game that featured eight errors, but the Newington baseball team picked up win No. 12 with…
Wednesday 05/17/2017
Sports Roundup: Southington boys volleyball edges out Newington to win CCC South championship Posted: 17 May 2017 [10:34 PM] NEWINGTON - The two local boys volleyball teams met up on Wednesday night in a match where the winner would be crowned…
Tuesday 05/16/2017
Sports Roundup: New Britain softball puts on offensive clinic in win over Wethersfield Posted: 16 May 2017 [10:17 PM] STAFF WRITERS WETHERSFIELD - Whatever the New Britain softball team wanted to do offensively Tuesday afternoon against Wethersfield it did. The Hurricanes…
Monday 05/15/2017
Sports Roundup: Vernacatola stellar in Berlin baseball's win over Platt in extras Posted: 15 May 2017 [10:40 PM] BERLIN - The Berlin baseball team was brought to extra innings by Platt in Monday’s game but it was able to score…
Saturday 05/13/2017
Robarge allows just two hits as Southington baseball tops NFA Posted: 13 May 2017 [09:38 PM] SOUTHINGTON - The Southington boys baseball team received a tremendous performance from starting pitcher Bailey Robarge on Saturday afternoon in its home…
Friday 05/12/2017
Sports Roundup: Southington baseball falls to East Catholic in pitchers' duel Posted: 12 May 2017 [10:45 PM] SOUTHINGTON - The Southington baseball team was involved in a pitcher’s duel with East Catholic on Friday night but came out on…
Thursday 05/11/2017
Sports Roundup: Newington softball bounces back with shutout win over Maloney Posted: 11 May 2017 [10:42 PM] MERIDEN - The Newington softball team bounced back just one day after having its 12-game losing streak come to an end. The…
Wednesday 05/10/2017
Sports Roundup: Goodwin Tech baseball continues to roll with win over Prince Tech Posted: 10 May 2017 [10:39 PM] HARTFORD - The Goodwin Tech baseball team continues to roll along. The Gladiators scored six runs in the first two innings and…
Monday 05/08/2017
Sports Roundup: New Britain softball routs Avon, clinches spot in postseason Posted: 08 May 2017 [10:43 PM] AVON - The New Britain softball team has qualified for the postseason tournament for the fourth straight tournament with Monday afternoon’s 16-0…
Thursday 05/04/2017
Sports Roundup: Michalek throws complete-game shutout, Plainville baseball tops Middletown Posted: 04 May 2017 [10:56 PM] MIDDLETOWN - Nate Michalek was in complete control on Thursday afternoon as he allowed just one hit to Middletown in his complete-game…
CIAC announces list of senior scholar athletes Posted: 04 May 2017 [10:49 PM] The Connecticut Association of Schools and the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference announced on Friday the 354 high school senior athletes that will…
Wednesday 05/03/2017
Sports Roundup: Newington baseball punches ticket to Class LL tournament with rout of Rocky Hill Posted: 03 May 2017 [10:26 PM] NEWINGTON - The Newington boys baseball punched its ticket to the state tournament in emphatic fashion on Wednesday afternoon with a blowout…
Monday 05/01/2017
Sports Roundup: Newington baseball uses solid team play to pick up win over Wethersfield Posted: 01 May 2017 [10:52 PM] NEWINGTON - The Newington boys baseball team used a six-run fourth inning to get past Wethersfield on Monday afternoon 7-2. The win…
New Britain Herald Athletes of the Week are Innovation's Lianna Giles and Southington's Jeremy Mercier Posted: 01 May 2017 [06:52 PM] In baseball and softball, it always helps to have athletes that coaches can rely on to make a difference. This week’s Athletes…
Friday 04/28/2017
Sports Roundup: Berlin baseball beats Newington in part due to Indians' nine errors Posted: 28 April 2017 [10:43 PM] NEWINGTON - In a back-and-forth game, it was the fielding or lack thereof that proved to be the difference. The Newington baseball…
Thursday 04/27/2017
Sports Roundup: Homar solid with bat, on mound as New Britain baseball tops Berlin Posted: 27 April 2017 [10:40 PM] NEW BRITAIN - The Berlin baseball team put up a fight in the seventh inning, scoring three runs but New Britain was…
Tuesday 04/25/2017
Southington baseball's offense rounding into form, becoming dangerous to contend with Posted: 25 April 2017 [08:39 PM] SOUTHINGTON - The Southington baseball team’s offense is becoming something to fear. Over the last two games, both wins, the Blue Knights…
Monday 04/24/2017
Southington baseball uses 14-run fourth inning to rout Berlin Posted: 24 April 2017 [10:49 PM] SOUTHINGTON - The Southington boys baseball team put together an offensive onslaught against Berlin’s pitching staff on Monday afternoon. The Blue…
Saturday 04/22/2017
Mikosz, Babon lead Southington baseball to dominate win over Hall Posted: 22 April 2017 [10:26 PM] STAFF REPORT SOUTHINGTON - The Southington baseball team scored at least one run in every inning and cruised to any easy win…