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Friday 01/17/2020
'It's supposed to be about the kids': How area coaches, athletes are trying to put a lid on toxic commentary from parents, fans at sporting events Posted: 17 January 2020 [11:29 AM] New Britain softball coach Joel Simmone said it was the worst thing he’s ever heard at a high school sporting event.…
Thursday 01/16/2020
Sports Roundup: Berlin girls basketball suffers first loss of season after tight game against Farmington Posted: 16 January 2020 [09:27 PM] STAFF REPORT FARMINGTON - The next time the Berlin girls basketball team steps on the court it will be the first time…
Bristol Central boys basketball's Clingan tops Innovation's Hazelwood in battle of the bigs Posted: 16 January 2020 [08:47 PM] NEW BRITAIN - Heading into Wednesday night’s game between the Bristol Central and Innovation boys basketball teams, the highlight matchup was…
Wednesday 01/15/2020
Innovation boys basketball suffers through extended scoring drought in lopsided loss to Bristol Central Posted: 15 January 2020 [09:02 PM] NEW BRITAIN - Early in the first quarter of Wednesday night’s matchup with Bristol Central, the Innovation boys basketball team took…
Monday 01/13/2020
Sports Roundup: Berlin girls basketball rolls past Lewis Mills, moves to 9-0 on season Posted: 13 January 2020 [10:00 PM] STAFF REPORT BERLIN - The Berlin girls basketball team’s winning streak in now up to nine. Lyzi Litwinko scored 15 points, Kailee…
Sunday 01/12/2020
Plenty of interesting matchups on tap in coming week for area high school athletics Posted: 12 January 2020 [09:22 PM] The upcoming week in local sports presents a number of intriguing matchups, including a battle of notable big men in boys…
Friday 01/10/2020
Sports Roundup: New Britain girls basketball beats Bulkeley thanks to impressive fourth quarter, surpasses last season's win total in process Posted: 10 January 2020 [10:11 PM] STAFF REPORT NEW BRITAIN - The New Britain girls basketball team only managed five wins each of the last two seasons. That…
Thursday 01/09/2020
Innovation boys basketball seeking lessons from uncharacteristic collapse against Berlin Posted: 09 January 2020 [03:47 PM] BERLIN - The Innovation boys basketball team was used to seeing what unfolded during Wednesday night’s game against Berlin, only from…
Wednesday 01/08/2020
Sports Roundup: Newington-Berlin ice hockey scores three goals in final period to top Enfield co-op Posted: 08 January 2020 [10:19 PM] STAFF REPORT NEWINGTON - The Newington-Berlin ice hockey team is on a little bit of a roll. Sam Davies, Blake Blackwood and…
Berlin boys basketball forces 18 turnovers, rallies in second half to beat Innovation Posted: 08 January 2020 [09:32 PM] BERLIN - The Berlin boys basketball team was suffering through another tough night on offense, trailing undefeated Innovation 36-22 at halftime.…
Monday 01/06/2020
Innovation boys, girls basketball teams pick up wins over Achievement First Posted: 06 January 2020 [09:45 PM] STAFF REPORT NEW BRITAIN — There was plenty for Matt Lance to like as the Innovation boys basketball team walked off the…
New Britain Herald Athletes of the Week are Innovation's LJ Hazelwood and Chelsea Wray-Brown Posted: 06 January 2020 [05:12 PM] The Innovation girls and boys basketball teams both enjoyed successful performances during last week’s action, and a pair of productive individual…
Sunday 01/05/2020
Plenty of matchups between area high school teams coming in first full week of 2020 Posted: 05 January 2020 [09:31 PM] The holidays are over, which means there’s an action-packed week ahead for all area sports teams. Highlighted by a number of…
Friday 01/03/2020
Sports Roundup: Frazier hits buzzer beater to lead Newington girls basketball past Bristol Eastern Posted: 03 January 2020 [09:51 PM] NEWINGTON - With the game on the line, Ashanti Frazier found a way to deliver for the Newington girls basketball team.…
Wednesday 01/01/2020
Best of the 2010s: Looking back at the top area high school teams of the past decade Posted: 01 January 2020 [09:38 PM] The decade of the 2010s is at a close, and provides the perfect opportunity to look back on the past 10…
Monday 12/30/2019
Sports Roundup: Collective effort, strong defense help Berlin girls basketball beat Conard in closest win of season Posted: 30 December 2019 [10:36 PM] STAFF REPORT BERLIN - Berlin girls basketball head coach Sheila King likes the way her team is playing: unselfish and with great…
Friday 12/27/2019
Innovation boys basketball uses big second half to secure win over East Haven Posted: 27 December 2019 [10:23 PM] NEW BRITAIN - Innovation boys basketball head coach Matt Lance called Friday night’s game a tale of two halves. After allowing…
Top 10 Local Sports Storylines of 2019: Professional baseball in New Britain comes to end; New Britain boys basketball reaches Division-II title game; Innovation boys basketball wins program's first championship Posted: 27 December 2019 [09:41 PM] The 2019 calendar year was loaded with sports history, both good and bad. Here are the 10 local sports storylines of…
Sunday 12/22/2019
After massive turnover to state championship roster, Innovation boys basketball looking for new ways to win Posted: 22 December 2019 [09:18 PM] NEW BRITAIN - The remnants of the Innovation boys basketball team’s state championship last season were scattered all around the gymnasium…
Thursday 12/19/2019
Innovation boys basketball grinds out narrow win over Goodwin Tech in season opener Posted: 19 December 2019 [08:50 PM] NEW BRITAIN – It didn’t come easy, but the Innovation boys basketball team opened its season with a gritty win on…
Wednesday 12/18/2019
Season Preview: Area boys basketball teams have lofty goals after enjoying plenty of success last year Posted: 18 December 2019 [08:40 PM] The 2018-19 boys basketball season included some of the most memorable seasons for area teams, who will be hoping to replicate…
Sunday 12/15/2019
Preview: New Britain-area girls basketball teams have varied expectations entering new season Posted: 15 December 2019 [07:01 PM] The girls basketball season begins on Monday, and area teams will have varying expectations, from state championship hopefuls to teams in…
Wednesday 11/13/2019
Innovation girls volleyball in rebuilding mode after state tournament loss Posted: 13 November 2019 [07:32 PM] BRISTOL - Monday’s loss to St. Paul in the first round of the state tournament means it is officially the offseason…
Monday 11/11/2019
St. Paul volleyball breezes past Innovation in first round of state tournament Posted: 11 November 2019 [09:41 PM] BRISTOL - The St. Paul volleyball team is moving on to the second round of the Class S state tournament after…
Sports Roundup: Goodwin Tech girls volleyball dominates Vinal Tech in state tournament opener Posted: 11 November 2019 [08:58 PM] STAFF REPORT NEW BRITAIN - If there was any lingering emotions from the Goodwin Tech girls volleyball team’s thrilling conference championship win…
Friday 11/08/2019
Area teams learn first round matchups for state tournament Posted: 08 November 2019 [05:06 PM] The state tournament scheduling for fall sports was released on Friday morning, as qualified teams in the area learned their fates…
Girls volleyball state tournament brackets Posted: 08 November 2019 [04:50 PM] Staff report CLASS LL FIRST ROUND No. 1 Greenwich - Bye; No. 17 New Britain (12-8) at No. 16 Darien (11-7),…
Boys soccer state tournament brackets Posted: 08 November 2019 [04:47 PM] Staff report CLASS LL QUALIFYING ROUND Fairfield Prep (6-6-4) at Darien (6-6-4), 11/9, 2 p.m.; Stamford (7-8-1) at Brien McMahon (6-5-5),…
Girls soccer state tournament brackets Posted: 08 November 2019 [04:40 PM] Staff report CLASS LL FIRST ROUND No. 1 Southington - Bye; No. 17 Amity (8-5-3) at No. 16 Wethersfield (10-6-0), 11/12,…
Monday 11/04/2019
Sports Roundup: New Britain girls volleyball bounced from CCC Tournament by RHAM Posted: 04 November 2019 [09:02 PM] STAFF REPORT HEBRON - If the New Britain girls volleyball team wants to make a tournament run, it will have to be…
Tuesday 10/29/2019
Sports Roundup: Gryczewski scores game-winner in overtime to cap off big performance for Plainville boys soccer Posted: 29 October 2019 [08:50 PM] STAFF REPORT PLAINVILLE - Patrick Gryczewski made sure his final goal of the afternoon was the most important. With three seconds remaining…
Monday 10/28/2019
Sports Roundup: Innovation girls volleyball falls to Bolton in hard-fought contest Posted: 28 October 2019 [08:43 PM] STAFF REPORT NEW BRITAIN - The Innovation girls volleyball team was at its best at times during its match against Bolton on…
Saturday 10/26/2019
Berlin girls, Newington boys take third place in respective classes at cross country state championship meets Posted: 26 October 2019 [06:26 PM] MANCHESTER - There were plenty of talent on display at Wickham Park on Saturday for the CIAC cross country state championships…
Friday 10/25/2019
ROUNDUP: Newington girls volleyball defeats New Britain on the road Posted: 25 October 2019 [09:41 PM] NEW BRITAIN - The Newington girls volleyball team defeated New Britain on the road Friday night, 3-1 (25-18, 21-25, 25-22, 25-13).…
Monday 10/21/2019
Sports Roundup: New Britain girls volleyball keeps hot streak going in sweep of Windsor Posted: 21 October 2019 [08:55 PM] STAFF REPORT NEW BRITAIN - Michelle Abraham believes her team is playing some of its best volleyball of the season. New Britain…
Friday 10/18/2019
Sports Roundup: Goodwin Tech girls volleyball holds off Terryville in closely-contested match Posted: 18 October 2019 [10:51 PM] STAFF REPORT TERRYVILLE - The Goodwin Tech girls volleyball team edged of Terryville in the opening set Friday night and used that…
Thursday 10/17/2019
Sports Roundup: New Britain girls volleyball dominates Hartford Public Posted: 17 October 2019 [08:36 PM] STAFF REPORT HARTFORD - The New Britain girls volleyball team may have already clinched a state tournament berth, but it’s still playing…
Wednesday 10/16/2019
Innovation girls volleyball beats University, qualifies for state tournament for sixth straight season Posted: 16 October 2019 [08:47 PM] STAFF REPORT NEW BRITAIN - For the sixth season in a row, the Innovation girls volleyball team will play for in the…
Friday 10/11/2019
ROUNDUP: Innovation girls volleyball gets straight-sets win over Rocky Hill Posted: 11 October 2019 [09:12 PM] NEW BRITAIN - The Innovation girls volleyball team improved to 7-6 for the season with a straight-sets victory at home over…
Wednesday 10/09/2019
Sports Roundup: Innovation girls volleyball sweeps Wheeler at home Posted: 09 October 2019 [08:44 PM] STAFF REPORT NEW BRITAIN - Now officially into the second half of its season, the Innovation girls volleyball team was looking to…
Monday 10/07/2019
Sports Roundup: Innovation girls volleyball rebounds from tough loss, takes down Civic Leadership Posted: 07 October 2019 [08:44 PM] STAFF REPORT ENFIELD - Following a tough loss against HMTCA, Innovation girls volleyball coach Matt Lance wanted to see how his Ravens…
Friday 10/04/2019
Sports Roundup: Gottner's clutch save secures draw for New Britain boys soccer against Northwest Catholic Posted: 04 October 2019 [09:02 PM] Staff reports WEST HARTFORD - The New Britain boys soccer team was a penalty kick away from suffering its fourth loss in…
Thursday 10/03/2019
Sports Roundup: Berlin girls swimming heads into conference slate unbeaten after win over Maloney/Platt Posted: 03 October 2019 [08:46 PM] STAFF REPORT MERIDEN - The Berlin girls swim team will be entering its conference slate next week, and after Thursday’s meet against…
Wednesday 10/02/2019
Sports Roundup: Goodwin Tech girls soccer falls just short at Windham Tech in toughest test of season Posted: 02 October 2019 [08:47 PM] WILLIMANTIC - The Goodwin Tech girls soccer team knew it would need a complete effort to take down Windham Tech, the Gladiators’…
Tuesday 10/01/2019
Sports Roundup: Morell's four goals lead New Britain boys soccer to big second half in win over Bloomfield Posted: 01 October 2019 [08:50 PM] STAFF REPORT NEW BRITAIN - Through the first 40 minutes of play in Tuesday’s matchup with Bloomfield, the New Britain…
Monday 09/30/2019
Sports Roundup: New Britain girls volleyball beats East Hartford for third straight win Posted: 30 September 2019 [08:50 PM] STAFF REPORT EAST HARTFORD - Each set was close, but after dropping the opener, the New Britain girls volleyball team rattled off…
Friday 09/27/2019
Sports Roundup: Berlin girls swimming completes improbable comeback over East Catholic in final events Posted: 27 September 2019 [08:55 PM] STAFF REPORT PLAINVILLE - Trailing 75-65 in Friday’s meet against East Catholic with just three events to go, the Berlin girls swim…
Wednesday 09/25/2019
Sports Roundup: Jarrett leads New Britain girls volleyball to sweep of Bulkeley Posted: 25 September 2019 [08:46 PM] STAFF REPORT HARTFORD - Raven-Symone Jarrett dominated for the New Britain girls volleyball team on Wednesday, throwing down 16 kills to…
Monday 09/23/2019
Sports Roundup: Innovation girls volleyball picks up first win of season Posted: 23 September 2019 [08:38 PM] NEW BRITAIN - Facing an undefeated Civic Leadership team on Monday, the Ravens handed their opponent its first blemish of the…