BRISTOL - Adrienne Bentley loves making her swimmers uncomfortable. The head coach doesn’t want the Bristol boys co-op to settle by…
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Tuesday 03/12/2019
Bristol swimmers advance to State Open competition coming Thursday Posted: 12 March 2019 [09:28 PM] An impressive season for the Bristol co-op boys swim team continued at the Class LL state finals Monday night, as the…
Sunday 03/10/2019
Despite final result, St. Paul girls basketball showed plenty of fight in Class S semifinals Posted: 10 March 2019 [09:39 PM] NEWTOWN - When her girls basketball team suffered an upset loss and was bounced out in the second round of the…
Friday 03/08/2019
St. Paul falls behind early, can't catch up to Trinity Catholic in Class S state semifinals Posted: 08 March 2019 [09:20 PM] NEWTOWN - Slow starts have been the norm for the St. Paul girls basketball team during its dominant state tournament run…
Area basketball coaches believe time is right for state to give shot clock a chance Posted: 08 March 2019 [09:19 PM] Pacing in front of his team’s bench at New Britain High School, Newington girls basketball head coach Marc Tancredi couldn’t help…
CIAC girls basketball state tournaments moving to five-division format Posted: 08 March 2019 [08:30 PM] A five-division state tournament format for girls basketball has been approved by the CIAC. Following in the same vein as…
Thursday 03/07/2019
St. Paul girls basketball eyes spot in state finals Posted: 07 March 2019 [09:45 PM] BRISTOL - Moments before the St. Paul girls basketball team tipped off its Class S quarterfinal round game against Bloomfield on…
Wednesday 03/06/2019
Role players coming up big for St. Paul girls basketball in state semifinals run Posted: 06 March 2019 [09:26 PM] BRISTOL - Catherine Ciampi grabbed the ball in the paint and hesitated. Standing just 5-foot-4, the St. Paul senior guard isn’t…
Tuesday 03/05/2019
ROUNDUP: Molina's shooting, Dao's clutch jumper lead Terryville boys basketball to upset win in state tournament Posted: 05 March 2019 [10:51 PM] Terryville freshman Dominick Dao’s clutch go-ahead jumper with less than a minute and a half to play helped the 22nd-seeded Kangaroos…
St. Paul girls basketball explodes in second half to advance to state semifinals Posted: 05 March 2019 [09:35 PM] BRISTOL - If surviving some rocky, sloppy play in the first quarter, settling in and eventually cruising to postseason victories is…
Monday 03/04/2019
Area boys basketball coaches see five-division state tournament format as a positive step Posted: 04 March 2019 [09:28 PM] In a three-year period from 2014 to 2016, Sacred Heart dominated the boys basketball landscape at the lower levels of the…
St. Paul grad, Southington native Garry earns walk-on spot with UConn men's basketball Posted: 04 March 2019 [09:17 PM] STORRS - As Matt Garry boarded a team flight to Dallas on Feb. 21, he had to give his old high…
Sunday 03/03/2019
Bristol co-op boys swimming places third in CCC South championships with eight all-conference titles and 27 best times Posted: 03 March 2019 [01:58 PM] Staff report The Bristol co-op boys swimming and diving team placed third in the CCC South championship meet on Friday, earning eight…
Friday 03/01/2019
Gonzalez, Udoh form a lethal duo for St. Paul girls basketball Posted: 01 March 2019 [09:27 PM] BRISTOL - During pregame warmups prior to Thursday night’s Class S state tournament game, it was impossible to miss what distinguished…
St. Paul girls basketball uses pressure, homecourt advantage to run to state quarterfinals Posted: 01 March 2019 [09:26 PM] BRISTOL - December 28. That’s when the season shifted and a vital transformation to St. Paul girls basketball’s defensive system took…
Thursday 02/28/2019
Gonzalez, Udoh lead St. Paul girls basketball to rout of Parish Hill in second round of Class S state tournament Posted: 28 February 2019 [09:34 PM] BRISTOL - Another night, another dominant state tournament game performance by the St. Paul girls basketball team. In the Falcons’…
Wednesday 02/27/2019
Area boys basketball teams learn postseason paths in state tournament brackets Posted: 27 February 2019 [08:33 PM] The boys basketball state tournament tips off next week and area teams learned their postseason path to Mohegan Sun Arena on…
Local boys basketball players earn all-conference honors Posted: 27 February 2019 [08:17 PM] The boys basketball CCC All-Conference selections were announced Tuesday night, with two Bristol players honored for their performance this season. Bristol…
Tuesday 02/26/2019
St. Paul girls basketball junior Gonzalez scores 1,000th point Posted: 26 February 2019 [09:37 PM] BRISTOL - St. Paul girls basketball junior Janessa Gonzalez had no idea of the history that awaited her on Monday night.…
Monday 02/25/2019
St. Paul girls basketball dominant in Class S state opener Posted: 25 February 2019 [09:39 PM] BRISTOL – The St. Paul girls basketball team (21-2) made it clear within the first two minutes of its Class S…
Bristol Press Athletes of the Week are Bristol Eastern's Trinidad Gonzalez and St. Paul's Emma Cretella Posted: 25 February 2019 [09:38 PM] Correspondent Seniors Emma Cretella and Trinidad Gonzalez, the point guard for the St. Paul girls basketball team and 220-pound wrestler for Bristol…
Friday 02/22/2019
St. Paul baseball to play in Dunkin' Donuts Park in Hartford Posted: 22 February 2019 [09:13 PM] The St. Paul baseball team will get a taste of the pros this spring. The Falcons will play against Litchfield at…
Tournament MVP Udoh leads St. Paul girls basketball to NVL championship Posted: 22 February 2019 [04:05 PM] WATERBURY - The St. Paul girls basketball team captured its second NVL Tournament championship in three years with a 57-51 victory…
Thursday 02/21/2019
Area wrestlers set to compete against the best in State Open Posted: 21 February 2019 [10:29 PM] BRISTOL - The State Open wrestling tournament begins today, with Bristol and New Britain area schools sending 38 grapplers to the…
Future looks bright as success grows from Bristol swimmers' bond Posted: 21 February 2019 [10:28 PM] BRISTOL - Michael Bond is one of five senior members on the Bristol co-op boys swim team. Unfortunately for Bond,…
Meditation helps Bristol swimmers to focus Posted: 21 February 2019 [10:26 PM] BRISTOL - As her swimmers carried some anxiety into a much-anticipated rivalry matchup with Middletown, Adrienne Bentley chose a bit of…
St. Paul Catholic graduate Garry added as walk-on with UConn men's basketball Posted: 21 February 2019 [10:19 PM] The UConn men’s basketball program announced on Thursday night via Twitter that former St. Paul Catholic player and Southington native Matt…
Wednesday 02/20/2019
Bristol Eastern, St. Paul girls basketball set to host games on Monday as state tournaments begin Posted: 20 February 2019 [09:45 PM] BRISTOL - The road to Mohegan Sun Arena begins Monday, and area girls basketball teams now know where their path in…
Tuesday 02/19/2019
Middletown tops Bristol co-op boys swimming in battle for division crown Posted: 19 February 2019 [09:53 PM] BRISTOL - The two teams huddled separately prior to entering the pool, their pre-meet chants steadily rising to a high fever…
Monday 02/18/2019
St. Paul girls basketball completes fourth-quarter comeback, advances to NVL Tournament finals Posted: 18 February 2019 [10:05 PM] WATERBURY - Facing a fourth quarter deficit, the top-seeded St. Paul girls basketball team needed a boost to stay alive in…
Sunday 02/17/2019
After final City Series matchup, majority of area teams turning attention to postseason play Posted: 17 February 2019 [09:40 PM] There are two conference championships and a conference tournament title remain on the line as the high school winter sports season winds…
Wrestling Roundup: Cardozo, Carr win individual titles as Southington takes third at Class LL tournament; Berlin's Veleas wins third state championship Posted: 17 February 2019 [09:35 PM] TRUMBULL - The Southington wrestling team finished third in the Class LL State Championships on Saturday, but it was two of…
Saturday 02/16/2019
Sports Roundup: St. Paul girls basketball earns blowout win in opening round of NVL Tournament Posted: 16 February 2019 [10:15 PM] BRISTOL-If there were any doubts about the St. Paul girls basketball team’s merit as the number one seed in the NVL…
Thursday 02/14/2019
City's three high schools all sending athletes to indoor track State Open Posted: 14 February 2019 [09:03 PM] BRISTOL - After a number of memorable performances by athletes throughout the area in the state class championships this past weekend,…
ROUNDUP: Bristol Central boys basketball qualifies for state tournament, Lancers are defeated Posted: 14 February 2019 [04:53 PM] Staff report The Bristol Central boys basketball team qualified for the state tournament and kept its hopes for a share of the…
Monday 02/11/2019
ROUNDUP: Bristol Eastern girls basketball comes back to win, Bristol Central runner wins state title Posted: 11 February 2019 [05:33 PM] Staff reports BRISTOL - Down 11-2 in the opening minutes of Saturday’s game, the Bristol Eastern girls basketball team knew it needed…
ROUNDUP: Bristol Eastern girls basketball overcomes slow start to take down Rocky Hill Posted: 11 February 2019 [05:21 PM] Staff reports BRISTOL - Down 11-2 in the opening minutes of Saturday’s game, the Bristol Eastern girls basketball team knew it needed…
Sunday 02/10/2019
City girls basketball matchup highlights week ahead as high school season nears its end Posted: 10 February 2019 [09:53 PM] With the postseason picture coming into clearer focus, the high school sports season moves into its final week with the girls’ city…
Friday 02/08/2019
St. Paul boys basketball suffers loss at Naugatuck Posted: 08 February 2019 [09:43 PM] NAUGATUCK - Having already clinched a state tournament berth, the St. Paul boys basketball team was unable to improve its seeding…
Wednesday 02/06/2019
ROUNDUP: St. Paul girls basketball improves to 17-2 for season with 12th straight victory Posted: 06 February 2019 [06:19 PM] WATERTOWN - The St. Paul girls basketball team improved to 17-2 for the season, claiming its 12th straight victory with a…
Monday 02/04/2019
Bristol Press Athletes of the Week are St. Paul's Janessa Gonzalez and Noah Waters Posted: 04 February 2019 [09:44 PM] Correspondent St. Paul basketball is represented with this week’s Athlete of the Week picks, as Falcon juniors Janessa Gonzalez and Noah Waters…
St. Paul boys basketball confident it will earn state tournament berth, has chance tonight Posted: 04 February 2019 [09:43 PM] BRISTOL - Coming up just short of a win is never easy to swallow. Coming a mere six inches short of…
Sunday 02/03/2019
Area teams look to move up state tournament rankings during upcoming week Posted: 03 February 2019 [09:56 PM] CORRESPONDENT As the high school winds down to its final weeks it is crunch time for area teams who have post season…
Friday 02/01/2019
St. Paul boys basketball falls just short against Wolcott after wild fourth quarter Posted: 01 February 2019 [09:35 PM] BRISTOL - With a state tournament berth on the line, St. Paul battled back and forth with Wolcott in a wild…
ROUNDUP: Terryville rallies from halftime deficit to surprise Litchfield Posted: 01 February 2019 [04:22 PM] TERRYVILLE - Devonne Dao scored 16 points and Terryville rallied from a halftime deficit and to surprise Litchfield 60-44 on Thursday…
Wednesday 01/30/2019
Area boys basketball teams seek final push toward state tournaments Posted: 30 January 2019 [08:38 PM] Inclement weather on Tuesday night and Wednesday afternoon halted boys basketball action throughout the area, offering a time for players to…
Sunday 01/27/2019
Postseason picture should become clearer for area teams during week ahead Posted: 27 January 2019 [09:20 PM] As the high school sports season closes out the month of January, area teams are beginning to get a better picture of…
Friday 01/25/2019
Posted: 25 January 2019 [09:38 PM] Staff report SEYMOUR - The St. Paul boys basketball team moved within one more win of state tournament qualification with a 57-50 victory on the road over Seymour on Friday night. St. Paul (7-7) was led by A.J. Brooks (16…
Thursday 01/24/2019
ROUNDUP: St. Paul boys basketball moves step closer to state qualifying, girls win eighth straight Posted: 24 January 2019 [03:37 PM] Staff report BRISTOL - The St. Paul boys basketball team moved a step closer to qualifying for state tournament play with a…
Tuesday 01/22/2019
ROUNDUP: Bristol Central boys basketball takes advantage of strong start to second half, beats Avon Posted: 22 January 2019 [10:11 PM] BRISTOL - Trailing by one at the half, Bristol Central scored the first 15 points of the third quarter to take…