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Friday 04/01/2022
Southington highlights promising season for area softball teams Posted: 01 April 2022 [08:52 PM] Softball season is about to begin in Connecticut and many local teams will look to take the success of last year…
Tuesday 03/29/2022
Spring Preview 2022: Area baseball teams preparing to build off successful 2021 campaigns Posted: 29 March 2022 [10:40 PM] Spring sports return in Connecticut this weekend and the baseball teams in the Bristol and New Britain areas are entering the…
Thursday 03/24/2022
Newington girls basketball primed more strong seasons despite losing five seniors Posted: 24 March 2022 [09:24 PM] The Class L State Championship game did not end the way the Newington girls basketball team wanted it to, falling 60-45…
Sunday 03/20/2022
Newington falls in State Championship Game after second-half surge from Notre Dame - Fairfield Posted: 20 March 2022 [02:55 AM] UNCASVILLE ― Newington high school celebrated its appearance in the Class L girls basketball state championship game with the unveiling of…
Friday 03/18/2022
Newington co-op shoots its way to state championship Posted: 18 March 2022 [09:20 PM] HAMDEN - With less than a minute gone in the second period of the Division III State Championship Game, the Newington…
Thursday 03/17/2022
Newington Boys Ice Hockey Co-op wins Division III State Championship, first since 2013 Posted: 17 March 2022 [11:17 PM] HAMDEN ― A 39-save performance from Conard goaltender Graydon Selstad was not enough to stop the Newington Boys Ice Hockey Co-op…
Tuesday 03/15/2022
Newington to face Conard in Division III State Championship Game on Thursday Posted: 15 March 2022 [07:28 PM] The players and coaches on the Newington co-op boys ice hockey team might not agree on the biggest key to their…
Monday 03/14/2022
Zocco's free throw sends Newington to Class L State Championship Game Posted: 14 March 2022 [11:27 PM] PLAINVILLE ― Newington girls basketball is now one game away from its first state championship in program history. The top-seeded…
Tuesday 03/08/2022
Newington Co-op dispatches Rocky Hill-Middletown-Plainville-H-K in first round of state tournament Posted: 08 March 2022 [02:05 AM] NEWINGTON - The Newington boys ice hockey co-op picked up their third win against the Rocky Hill-Middletown-Plainville-H-K co-op this season, beating…
Friday 03/04/2022
Newington runs away with second-round win over Bristol Central Posted: 04 March 2022 [09:51 PM] NEWINGTON – The top-seeded Newington girls basketball team is headed to the quarterfinals of the Class L state tournament after dispatching…
Wednesday 03/02/2022
Seven area boys basketball teams learn paths to state championships after bracket release Posted: 02 March 2022 [06:29 PM] The CIAC boys basketball state tournaments tip off Monday and seven local teams earned the opportunity to compete for a state…
Thursday 02/24/2022
East Hartford buzzer-beater dethrones Newington as CCC Champions Posted: 24 February 2022 [10:06 PM] ENFIELD ― Leading by two with less than four seconds to play was not enough for the Newington girls basketball team…
Wednesday 02/23/2022
CIAC reveals brackets for girls basketball state tournaments Posted: 23 February 2022 [11:27 PM] After covid-19 canceled the 2020 state girls basketball tournaments in the quarterfinals, a proper postseason makes its triumphant return to Connecticut…
Sunday 02/20/2022
Weekend Roundup: Newington punches ticket to CCC semifinals Posted: 20 February 2022 [08:53 PM] ENFIELD – Newington girls basketball punched its ticket to the semifinals of the Central Connecticut Conference Tournament with a 44-21 win…
Friday 02/18/2022
Newington girls basketball gearing up for lengthy postseason run Posted: 18 February 2022 [07:28 PM] Finishing the regular season with one loss, the Newington girls basketball team knows every opponent moving forward can detrimentally interfere with…
Thursday 02/17/2022
Newington defeats Bristol Eastern to move on to CCC quarterfinals Posted: 17 February 2022 [10:00 PM] NEWINGTON ― The Newington and Bristol Eastern girls basketball teams met in the opening round of the Central Connecticut Conference Tournament…
Monday 02/14/2022
Roundup: Berlin girls hoops defeats Plainville Posted: 14 February 2022 [11:54 PM] BERLIN – The Berlin girls basketball team stretched its winning streak to eight games with a 48-20 win over Plainville, which…
Saturday 02/12/2022
Roundup: New Britain girls basketball wins final home game of season Posted: 12 February 2022 [12:09 AM] NEW BRITAIN – The New Britain girls basketball team closed out its home schedule with a 30-point win over Hartford Public.…
Sunday 02/06/2022
Roundup: Area teams collect wins in weekend slate Posted: 06 February 2022 [07:45 PM] Staff Report NEWINGTON - Newington girls basketball defeated Bristol Eastern 55-41 on Saturday morning, with the Nor'easters improving to 16-1 on the…
Friday 02/04/2022
Newington boys basketball picking up steam with four-game winning streak Posted: 04 February 2022 [09:10 PM] NEWINGTON ― Newington boys basketball’s nine-point lead at the start of the fourth quarter Thursday night was nowhere near safe against…
Thursday 02/03/2022
Newington boys basketball outlasts Middletown to go above .500 Posted: 03 February 2022 [11:03 PM] NEWINGTON - A difficult first quarter proved to be no issue for Newington boys basketball Thursday, as the Nor’easters bounced back…
Wednesday 02/02/2022
Nighthawk girls hockey can't hold back Hall-Conard co-op in 5-2 loss Posted: 02 February 2022 [08:43 PM] NEWINGTON ― Defensive lapses derailed a late comeback attempt for the Nighthawks girls ice hockey co-op (Avon, Newington, Berlin, Plainville, Southington,…
Tuesday 01/25/2022
Roundup: Bristol boys co-op swimming pull out big win Posted: 25 January 2022 [11:30 PM] Staff Report MERIDEN – Bristol’s boys co-op swimming team defeated Meriden, winning 94-91. “It was an exciting meet, that came right down…
Monday 01/24/2022
Roundup: Berlin boys cruise to win on night where 'Coach V' is honored, remembered Posted: 24 January 2022 [11:58 PM] Staff Report BERLIN - Berlin boys basketball took on Bulkeley Monday night and rolled to a 66-33 victory. A pregame ceremony was…
Sunday 01/23/2022
Roundup: Southington boys fall to East Catholic, New Britain girls edge win over Manchester Posted: 23 January 2022 [06:42 PM] Staff Reporter SOUTHINGTON – Southington boys basketball lost to East Catholic on Friday, losing 45-35. East Catholic led 13-5 through the first…
Wednesday 01/19/2022
Newington's Howe to play football at Franklin Pierce University Posted: 19 January 2022 [06:56 PM] Newington’s Austyn Howe is headed north to continue his football career, committing to Franklin Pierce University this week. Howe announced his…
Tuesday 01/18/2022
Roundup: New Britain boys win in OT; Newington and St. Paul girls hoops win big Posted: 18 January 2022 [10:21 PM] Staff Report NEW LONDON – New Britain boys basketball took down New London 45-44 in overtime Tuesday night, winning its second game…
Friday 01/14/2022
Roundup: Dao nearly breaks school, league single-game record in Terryville boys hoops win Posted: 14 January 2022 [11:48 PM] Staff Report GILBERT – A career-high 51 point night from Dominick Dao helped lead Terryville to a 70-47 win Friday night over…
Tuesday 01/11/2022
Roundup: Area girls basketball teams take home wins, Newington's Ferguson scores 1.000th point Posted: 11 January 2022 [09:57 PM] Staff Report MANCHESTER – Goodwin Tech girls basketball won Tuesday night, winning over Cheney Tech 33-13 in a good defensive effort. Goodwin…
Sunday 01/09/2022
Roundup: Plainville co-op boys hockey unable to get ahead, Newington girls hoops remains undefeated Posted: 09 January 2022 [07:16 PM] Staff Report CROMWELL – Plainville boys co-op ice hockey lost Saturday afternoon 4-2 to Hall, falling behind with two first period goals…
Friday 01/07/2022
Wrestling experience a 'premium' to area teams this season Posted: 07 January 2022 [07:38 PM] NEWINGTON - When the New Britain and Newington wrestling teams met Wednesday evening, three weight classes were already accounted for before…
Thursday 01/06/2022
Roundup: Newington girls hoops roll to win, NB boys fall to East Catholic Posted: 06 January 2022 [09:58 PM] Staff Report GLASTONBURY – Newington girls basketball picked up a win Thursday night, beating Glastonbury 47-23. Newington ran away with the game…
Wednesday 01/05/2022
Newington wrestling wins first match of the season in one-point final over New Britain Posted: 05 January 2022 [08:59 PM] NEWINGTON - A pair of late pins earned Newington wrestling its first team win in nearly two years as it protected…
Thursday 12/30/2021
Early lead gives Newington co-op shutout win over Southington co-op Posted: 30 December 2021 [01:38 AM] NEWINGTON - Goals were plentiful on one side of the ice as the Newington boys ice hockey co-op picked up its…
Wednesday 12/29/2021
Roundup: St. Paul boys, Newington girls roll to wins Posted: 29 December 2021 [09:12 PM] Staff Report BRISTOL – St. Paul boys basketball defeated Derby Wednesday night, cruising to an 81-56 win to improve to 2-0 this…
Monday 12/27/2021
Roundup: Newington, Goodwin Tech girls basketball cruise in wins Posted: 27 December 2021 [09:34 PM] Staff Report RIDGEFIELD – Newington’s girls basketball rolled past Newtown Monday night, winning 51-20 in the Tyler Ugolyn Memorial Tournament. Both sides…
Thursday 12/23/2021
Newington girls basketball stifles New Britain in 20-point victory Posted: 23 December 2021 [07:48 PM] NEW BRITAIN - Scoring was hard to come by for the New Britain and Newington girls basketball teams the day before…
Newington boys basketball building off valiant comeback effort through break Posted: 23 December 2021 [07:45 PM] NEWINGTON – It was slow to get going for Newington boys basketball Wednesday night, and even with a tremendous rally through…
Wednesday 12/22/2021
New Britain survives late comeback from Newington for season's first win Posted: 22 December 2021 [09:05 PM] NEWINGTON – New Britain boys basketball held off a late surge by Newington on Wednesday night, coming out on top 46-44.…
Monday 12/20/2021
Roundup: Turnovers cost New Britain boys basketball in road contest Posted: 20 December 2021 [09:28 PM] Staff Report ENFIELD - Enfield downed New Britain Monday night, winning over the Hurricanes 57-46. New Britain was led by Omarion Gadson’s…
Thursday 12/16/2021
CHSCA releases all-state football team Posted: 16 December 2021 [03:53 PM] The Connecticut High School Coaches Association released its all-state football teams and all-state top-26 team this week, with several area players…
Tuesday 12/14/2021
Roundup: Newington hauls away late, Berlin comes back in girls basketball wins Posted: 14 December 2021 [09:51 PM] Staff Report GLASTONBURY – Berlin girls basketball won its season opener Tuesday night, defeating Glastonbury 29-21. The Redcoats held Glastonbury to seven…
Sunday 12/12/2021
Newington's Bohlke competes in National Championship race in California Posted: 12 December 2021 [08:38 PM] SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Newington's own Michael Bohlke raced in the Eastbay Cross Country Championship on Saturday, placing 24th in the…
Friday 12/10/2021
More than 40 area athletes named to CCC all-conference football team Posted: 10 December 2021 [08:25 PM] The Central Connecticut Conference revealed its all-conference football team this week and more than 40 local athletes made the cut from…
Local runners earn CCC all-conference honors in boys cross country Posted: 10 December 2021 [08:01 PM] The all-Central Connecticut Conference boys cross country team was announced earlier this week with 13 area runners receiving recognition for their…
Wednesday 12/08/2021
Each area school represented on all-CCC girls soccer team Posted: 08 December 2021 [08:40 PM] The Central Connecticut Conference girls soccer all-conference team was revealed this week and at least one player from each of the…
Nearly two dozen area athletes represent on all-CCC boys soccer Posted: 08 December 2021 [08:20 PM] Twenty-two local athletes were named to the Central Connecticut Conference boys soccer all-conference team earlier this week. In the North Region,…
Tuesday 12/07/2021
All-CCC girls cross country team announced Posted: 07 December 2021 [08:58 PM] The all-Central Connecticut Conference girls cross country team was announced Monday, with area runners representing the Herald-Press area across three divisions.…
Monday 12/06/2021
Area players selected for all-Central Connecticut Conference girls volleyball team Posted: 06 December 2021 [08:28 PM] The Central Connecticut Conference officially released its 2021 all-conference girls volleyball team on Monday with several area girls receiving recognition within…