It has been another excellent season for the local softball teams as six of the seven in the area qualified for the…
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Tuesday 05/23/2017
Dynegy's donation allows CREC to keep sports for middle schools Posted: 23 May 2017 [11:12 PM] NEW BRITAIN - It was during a meeting in May of 2016 when officials from the Capitol Region Education Council made a…
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
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.…
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…
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…
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…
Thursday 05/04/2017
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
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…
Monday 04/24/2017
Sports Roundup: New Britain baseball bounces back from loss with easy win over Northwest Catholic Posted: 24 April 2017 [10:42 PM] STAFF REPORT WEST HARTFORD - The New Britain baseball team bounced back from its second loss of the season with a dominant…
Thursday 04/20/2017
Sports Roundup: New Britain softball continues to roll with win over East Catholic Posted: 20 April 2017 [10:49 PM] MANCHESTER - The New Britain softball team just keeps on winning and keeps on hitting. The Hurricanes collected 25 hits on their…
Wednesday 04/19/2017
Sports Roundup: New Britain baseball extends winning streak to five with victory over Southington Posted: 19 April 2017 [10:36 PM] STAFF REPORT NEW BRITAIN - The New Britain baseball team extended its win streak to five games with a 7-5 win over…
Monday 04/17/2017
Sports Roundup: Lukowski picks up 250th career victory as Newington boys tennis wins second straight Posted: 17 April 2017 [10:26 PM] STAFF REPORT NEWINGTON - Newington boys tennis coach Don Lukowski earned his 250th career win with the team on Monday afternoon when…
Sunday 04/16/2017
Area baseball, softball teams have big matchups this week among other games Posted: 16 April 2017 [09:23 PM] The weather seems to have turned for the better and with it, the spring season is now in full swing. As long…
Thursday 04/13/2017
Sports Roundup: Homar's two-run double, Santiago's complete game lead New Britain baseball to another win Posted: 13 April 2017 [10:25 PM] STAFF REPORT NEW BRITAIN - The New Britain baseball team continues its solid string of play in the early part of the…
Wednesday 04/12/2017
Sports Roundup: New Britain baseball continues hot start with comfortable win over Rocky Hill Posted: 12 April 2017 [10:34 PM] STAFF REPORT ROCKY HILL - The New Britain baseball team continued its hot start to the season as it scored three in…
Monday 04/10/2017
New Britain softball brings hot bats to Manchester, rolls to easy win Posted: 10 April 2017 [10:44 PM] STAFF REPORT MANCHESTER - It was another good game for the New Britain softball team’s bat. The Hurricanes collected 18 hits en…
Wednesday 04/05/2017
Sports Roundup: New Britain baseball falls to Platt in season opener Posted: 05 April 2017 [10:39 PM] STAFF REPORT MERIDEN - The New Britain baseball team opened up its season with a loss to Platt in walk-off fashion on…
Friday 03/31/2017
Spring Preview: Local softball teams looking to attain more success, growth Posted: 31 March 2017 [09:43 PM] NEW BRITAIN - Softball season is here and, as always, expectations are high for most of the local high school teams. Southington…
Thursday 02/23/2017
Sports Roundup: Innovation boys basketball closes season with win, New Britain girls basketball bounced from playoffs Posted: 23 February 2017 [09:51 PM] NEW BRITAIN - The Innovation boys basketball team finished out its regular season schedule with a 65-53 win over Achievement First. The…
Sunday 02/19/2017
New Britain, Berlin boys basketball seek tourney berths in week ahead Posted: 19 February 2017 [10:01 PM] Playoff time is practically here. As the wrestling and girls basketball regular seasons have drawn to a close, boys basketball winds down…
Sunday 02/12/2017
Postseason hopes will be key for New Britain area teams in week ahead Posted: 12 February 2017 [08:40 PM] The postseason is drawing near. For some of the local teams, this upcoming week will mean a chance to finally lock up…
Thursday 02/09/2017
Local games postponed due to snowstorm, playoff chases must wait Posted: 09 February 2017 [09:17 PM] The biggest snowstorm of 2017 shut down almost the entire state of Connecticut on Thursday, including high school athletics. All of the…
Wednesday 02/08/2017
Sports Roundup: Plainville wrestling gets key contributions from freshmen in win over Newington Posted: 08 February 2017 [09:05 PM] STAFF REPORT PLAINVILLE - The Plainville wrestling team got some key contributions from young wrestlers on Wednesday night en route to the…
Wednesday 01/25/2017
Sports Roundup: Bajjo's first win of season leads Berlin wrestling to victory over New Britain Posted: 25 January 2017 [10:12 PM] STAFF REPORT BERLIN - The Berlin wrestling team faced off with New Britain on Wednesday night and was able to come away…
Sunday 01/22/2017
Week ahead offers exciting matchups for New Britain area teams Posted: 22 January 2017 [10:27 PM] Another week of the winter season once again provides plenty of opportunities for matchups that could be worth watching. Basketball will get…
Wednesday 01/18/2017
Sports Roundup: Plainville boys swimming sweeps meet against Hartford Public Posted: 18 January 2017 [10:27 PM] STAFF REPORT PLAINVILLE - It was about as good of a day as the Plainville boys swim team could have had in…
Sunday 01/15/2017
Big wrestling meets involving New Britain area teams coming up this week Posted: 15 January 2017 [09:29 PM] The winter season continues to tick away, but once again there are a number of interesting games, meets and matchups worthy of…
Sunday 01/01/2017
Lots of basketball for New Britain area teams on tap for Tuesday Posted: 01 January 2017 [10:02 PM] With the holiday break just about over, area schools will get back into the full swing of the winter schedule this week,…
Saturday 12/31/2016
Top 10 Local Sports Storylines of 2016: Newington basketball reaches final four, Southington softball's streak ends, Berlin honors Zuk top our list Posted: 31 December 2016 [10:25 PM] Here are the top 10 local sports storylines of the year from the New Britain Herald coverage area: 1. Newington boys basketball…
Thursday 12/29/2016
Sports Roundup: Innovations boys basketball falls, Plainville girls basketball advances to Rybczyk Tournament finals Posted: 29 December 2016 [08:36 PM] STAFF REPORT The Innovation boys basketball team was able to keep the game close through two quarters, but a tough third quarter…
Tuesday 12/27/2016
Sports Roundup: Goodwin Tech boys and girls basketball both earn wins over Innovation Posted: 27 December 2016 [09:45 PM] STAFF REPORT NEW BRITAIN - The Goodwin Tech girls basketball team took control of its game against Innovation early and cruised to…
Sunday 12/25/2016
Rybczyk, CT Duals highlight week as holiday events bring many teams to area Posted: 25 December 2016 [09:44 PM] Winter season is in full swing and Christmas has passed. Now it is time for the final week before the New Year…
Tuesday 12/20/2016
Sports Roundup: Plainville wrestling falls to Middletown Posted: 20 December 2016 [09:56 PM] STAFF REPORT PLAINVILLE - After starting off the season with a victory in its first meet the Plainville wrestling team was unable…
Sunday 12/18/2016
There's a full slate of games this week as winter season now in full swing Posted: 18 December 2016 [10:02 PM] The winter season officially got under way last week with girls basketball, wrestling and boys basketball getting a few games in, but…
Saturday 12/17/2016
2016 All-Herald Girls Soccer Team: Some of the best players in the area made this list Posted: 17 December 2016 [10:17 PM] The girls soccer teams in our area continued their usual run of solid play this year, with several teams making postseason appearances.…
2016 All-Herald Volleyball Team: Local players enjoyed great seasons on the court Posted: 17 December 2016 [10:03 PM] This season was a great one for the area girls volleyball teams. All but one made it to their respective state tournaments.…
Friday 12/16/2016
Winter Preview: Local boys basketball teams have plenty to prove this season Posted: 16 December 2016 [05:46 PM] Last season was a bit of a struggle for many of the local high school’s boys basketball teams. Berlin and Newington were…
Tuesday 12/13/2016
Sports Roundup: Goodwin Tech, Innovation girls basketball start seasons out with wins Posted: 13 December 2016 [10:06 PM] The Goodwin Tech girls basketball team started the first quarter against O’Brien Tech strong and never looked back. Paolo Barbosa scored a…
Sunday 12/11/2016
Area girls basketball teams expecting to be better as new season begins Posted: 11 December 2016 [10:25 PM] The local girls basketball teams are set to begin their schedules this week and with a new season starting it means there…
Saturday 12/03/2016
Innovation girls soccer player Victoria Piechota becomes school's first all-state athlete Posted: 03 December 2016 [09:35 PM] NEW BRITAIN - The Innovation, formerly known as Med-Ed Prep, girls soccer program has only had a varsity team for three years,…
Wednesday 11/09/2016
Sports Roundup: Berlin girls soccer rolls past West Haven in Class L first round Posted: 09 November 2016 [10:12 PM] STAFF WRITERS BERLIN - All it look was the first 10 minutes of the second half for the Berlin girls soccer team…
Friday 11/04/2016
Area girls soccer teams learn postseason paths Posted: 04 November 2016 [11:02 PM] The area girls soccer teams learned their paths to a state title Friday afternoon as the CIAC released its Class LL, L,…
Local girls volleyball teams get seedings, first-round matchups for state tournaments Posted: 04 November 2016 [11:01 PM] The CIAC released the brackets for the state volleyball tournament, which will get under way on Monday, and the six local teams…
Thursday 11/03/2016
Innovation girls volleyball falls in CRAL finals to HMTCA, misses chance for first ever conference championship Posted: 03 November 2016 [10:07 PM] NEW BRITAIN - The Innovation girls volleyball team, formerly known as Med-Ed Prep, had a real chance to earn its first ever…