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Monday 10/19/2020
Plainville girls volleyball still looking for first win of season after loss to New Britain Posted: 19 October 2020 [09:00 PM] PLAINVILLE - The New Britain girls volleyball team came into Plainville looking to get back on track Monday night, and after…
Thursday 10/15/2020
Sports Roundup: Newington boys soccer's winning streak ends in tie against Middletown Posted: 15 October 2020 [09:17 PM] NEWINGTON - After outscoring its opponents 14-1 over its previous three games, the Newington boys soccer team was unable to extend…
Sunday 10/11/2020
Berlin/Newington girls soccer matchup highlights week ahead for local sports Posted: 11 October 2020 [02:55 PM] The weekend was a quiet one for high school sports in the local area, but the coming week is set to…
Thursday 10/08/2020
Sports Roundup: Usual suspects come through for Plainville boys soccer in win over New Britain Posted: 08 October 2020 [08:55 PM] PLAINVILLE - Patrick Gryczewski continues to impress for the Plainville boys soccer team, and so too does Trevor Rau. Gryczewski found…
Bristol Central girls soccer dominates Plainville, gets first win behind offensive onslaught Posted: 08 October 2020 [07:43 PM] BRISTOL - The Bristol Central girls soccer team showed how badly it wanted its first win in its match against Plainville…
Wednesday 10/07/2020
Southington girls swimming beats Plainville in season opener Posted: 07 October 2020 [08:45 PM] The Southington girls swim team began its season on Wednesday night, and walked away with a strong performance by a bunch…
Sports Roundup: Bristol Eastern girls soccer takes down Plainville on Senior Night Posted: 07 October 2020 [10:58 AM] BRISTOL – Like many other teams in the local area and across the state, the Bristol Eastern girls soccer team celebrated…
Monday 10/05/2020
Sports Roundup: Bristol Eastern girls volleyball sweeps Plainville to move to 3-0 on season Posted: 05 October 2020 [09:51 PM] STAFF REPORT BRISTOL - The Bristol Eastern girls volleyball team is now on a three-game winning streak to start the 2020 season…
Sunday 10/04/2020
Sports Roundup: Bristol Eastern boys soccer wins season opener, Berlin girls soccer's Wenzel dominates in return from injury Posted: 04 October 2020 [01:11 PM] AVON – The first weekend of the 2020 fall season was already supposed to be a busy one for local teams,…
Friday 10/02/2020
Sports Roundup: Bristol Central's DeAngelo sets course record for boys cross country team; Southington tops New Britain Posted: 02 October 2020 [09:19 AM] BRISTOL - Nate DeAngelo helped bring back high school sports with a bang. The Bristol Central boys cross country team fell…
Thursday 10/01/2020
'It's a weird season': Bristol Eastern and Bristol Central boys soccer gets postponed due to positive test at Farmington, but other sports begin seasons after long wait
Posted: 01 October 2020 [09:10 PM] BRISTOL - Thursday marked the end of the nearly seven-month drought as soccer players, volleyball players, cross country runners and field…
Wednesday 09/30/2020
Season Preview: With plenty of talent returning, area cross country teams have high expections this fall Posted: 30 September 2020 [06:21 PM] The cross country season, along with all other fall sports besides 11-on-11 football, begins Thurday, and multiple local teams will be…
'Wow, this is actually real': After 203 days without high school sports, area teams excited for fall season openers
Posted: 30 September 2020 [05:45 PM] Olivia Mullings can hardly wait, and the feeling is mutual. For the first time since March 10 - 203 days to…
Tuesday 09/29/2020
CIAC announces alternate plan that would allow for football to play abbreviated spring season Posted: 29 September 2020 [12:50 PM] CHESHIRE – When the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference reinforced its decision to cancel 11-on-11 football earlier this month, it left open…
Preview: Bristol Eastern girls volleyball leads pack of local teams gearing up for new season Posted: 29 September 2020 [10:17 AM] After the girls volleyball season appeared to be on the brink of cancellation due to Department of Public Health recommendations, the…
Monday 09/28/2020
Season Preview: Amid roster turnover and scheduling changes, area boys soccer teams eager to finally get started Posted: 28 September 2020 [06:46 PM] The boys soccer season will already look different than before given the restructured schedules and covid-19 precautions, but it will also…
Sunday 09/27/2020
Season Preview: Area girls swim teams returning impressive talent Posted: 27 September 2020 [03:50 PM] So much uncertainty has clouded the upcoming girls swimming season due to covid-19, but after a number of explored options like…
Friday 09/25/2020
Season Preview: Area girls soccer teams prepping for unique year Posted: 25 September 2020 [06:19 PM] After all of the uncertainty surrounding the fall sports season, the girls soccer 2020 campaign will kick off in less than…
Thursday 09/24/2020
New Britain, Berlin to allow limited fans into fall sports events, other local schools finalizing policies Posted: 24 September 2020 [04:15 PM] The fall sports season, which will bring about the return of high school sports in Connecticut for the first time since…
Wednesday 09/23/2020
'We want to be the best side in the region': Plainville boys soccer is set to face a number of new opponents this season and is eager to get started Posted: 23 September 2020 [05:32 PM] PLAINVILLE - When the fall sports season begins on Oct. 1, the Plainville boys soccer team will travel to Lewis Mills…
Tuesday 09/22/2020
CCC discussing new plans for high school football season, alternatives to 11-on-11 play Posted: 22 September 2020 [02:58 PM] Full-contact football is officially off the table for this fall after the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference canceled the season following meetings…
Friday 09/18/2020
CIAC's decision to cancel full-contact football leaves more questions for local coaches Posted: 18 September 2020 [05:12 PM] For the past two months, high school football players and coaches across the state have been put through the spin cycle…
Thursday 09/17/2020
CIAC cancels 11-on-11 football: what's next? Posted: 17 September 2020 [04:34 PM] The high school football season has been mired in uncertainty since summer, with coaches, players and parents hoping for a resolution…
Wednesday 09/16/2020
CIAC rules no 11-on-11 high school football for fall, but leaves possibility of moving season open Posted: 16 September 2020 [03:48 PM] CHESHIRE - Full-contact football will not happen - in any format - this fall. That is the decision the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic…
Tuesday 09/15/2020
Breaking down new guidelines for fall sports, including suggestion of virtual girls swim meets Posted: 15 September 2020 [10:16 AM] High school sports haven’t carried a sense of normalcy since early March, before the covid-19 outbreak swept through the state and…
Monday 09/14/2020
CIAC gets feedback from DPH on football season, next update expected in coming days Posted: 14 September 2020 [05:52 PM] The Department of Public Health has submitted its feedback from Friday morning’s meeting with the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference regarding the…
Fall sports schedules starting to take shape Posted: 14 September 2020 [04:29 PM] The 2020 high school football season, at least in its normal full-contact form, remains in limbo as the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic…
Sunday 09/13/2020
Are high-risk winter sports already in jeopardy due to virus concerns? Posted: 13 September 2020 [04:24 PM] High school sports have not been played in Connecticut since March 9, the day before winter state tournaments were canceled as…
Friday 09/11/2020
CIAC meets with state officials, but still no decision on high school football season Posted: 11 September 2020 [01:42 PM] After a meeting with state officials that lasted nearly three hours on Friday morning, the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference emerged with…
Wednesday 09/09/2020
'Let us play': High school football players, coaches rally at Capitol to demand their seasons back Posted: 09 September 2020 [09:02 PM] HARTFORD - Following Connecticut’s decision to cancel full-contact 11-on-11 football despite bringing back all other fall sports, more than 1,200 high…
Monday 09/07/2020
Could canceled full-contact football season lead to wave of transfers? Posted: 07 September 2020 [01:06 PM] As student-athletes, parents and coaches continue to protest and speak out against the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference’s decision to cancel full-contact…
Sunday 09/06/2020
High school football players, coaches, parents gather in West Hartford to protest canceled season Posted: 06 September 2020 [02:49 PM] With frustration boiling over the cancellation of full-contact football for the 2020 season, student-athletes, coaches and parents from across Connecticut gathered…
Friday 09/04/2020
'CIAC is a group of people killing kids' dreams': Players, coaches react after learning they will be without 'real' football in fall Posted: 04 September 2020 [07:32 PM] There wasn’t a day during the spring and summer Victor Rosa wasn’t working on some aspect of his game. Bristol Central’s…
CIAC cancels full-contact football for this fall, girls volleyball players to wear masks during play Posted: 04 September 2020 [02:26 PM] After numerous delays, multiple discussions with the Department of Public Health and several attempts at aligning with DPH’s guidelines, the Connecticut…
Sunday 08/30/2020
Fall sports outlook: how we got here Posted: 30 August 2020 [02:07 PM] The high school sports scene in Connecticut, and the rest of the country, has been in a constant state of adjustments…
Friday 08/28/2020
Wait-and-see approach may be only option for fall sports as schools prepare to reopen Posted: 28 August 2020 [11:16 AM] When news broke on Wednesday night of the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference coming to a decision to move forward with its…
Thursday 08/27/2020
CIAC still plans to move forward with fall sports season, but reinforces potential for changes Posted: 27 August 2020 [01:35 PM] When news broke on Wednesday night of the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference electing to move forward with all fall sports, starting…
Wednesday 08/26/2020
'Hopefully we can get some kind of season in': High school football to be played in fall with Oct. 1 start date Posted: 26 August 2020 [10:13 PM] After of plenty of back-and-forth, there will be high school football in Connecticut this year after all. Len Corto, New Britain’s…
Tuesday 08/25/2020
Potential move to outdoors would bring major changes to girls volleyball season Posted: 25 August 2020 [12:42 PM] The Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference helped keep hope alive for a fall sports season on Sunday night when it released its…
Monday 08/24/2020
CIAC's new plan for fall sports season includes one-week delay, pushing start to October Posted: 24 August 2020 [03:37 PM] The Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference will take this week to finalize its latest plan for the return of high school sports,…
Sunday 08/23/2020
CIAC votes to allow conditioning to restart for all fall high school sports Posted: 23 August 2020 [09:33 PM] Fall sports practices are back on, at least for now. The Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference released a statement Sunday night confirming…
One drastic change in mindset will be crucial to making potential fall sports season successful Posted: 23 August 2020 [01:59 PM] The upcoming high school football season in Connecticut is still clouded with varied opinions and outlooks on if it will happen…
Friday 08/21/2020
CIAC to revise, resubmit plan for fall over weekend as high school sports remain on hold Posted: 21 August 2020 [05:30 PM] The Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference’s goal to have a fall sports season is still very much an ongoing process. The CIAC’s…
Thursday 08/20/2020
'We're just continuing to stay optimistic': High school student-athletes make case to CIAC for fall sports season amid coronavirus pandemic Posted: 20 August 2020 [04:44 PM] CHESHIRE - When Brady Lafferty looked at the cameras and then looked at the group of student-athletes in front of him,…
Friday 08/14/2020
All in-person activities for fall sports put on hold after latest update from CIAC Posted: 14 August 2020 [03:45 PM] Just days after standing firm on its decision to keep fall sports on its original schedule of beginning on Sept. 24,…
Thursday 08/13/2020
Health Department recommends moving Connecticut high school football to spring Posted: 13 August 2020 [04:07 PM] HARTFORD - Connecticut's Public Health commissioner recommended Thursday that high school officials move their football and volleyball seasons from the fall to…
Area coaches, players adjusting to ever-changing outlook for fall season Posted: 13 August 2020 [03:31 PM] Through each update given by the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference in regard to the fate of high school sports, the prevailing…
Wednesday 08/12/2020
CIAC announces high school sports, including football, will continue as planned Posted: 12 August 2020 [05:00 PM] CHESHIRE - As it turns out, there will be high school sports this fall in Connecticut after all. Despite Monday’s 9-1…
Monday 08/10/2020
'Everythingis in a constant state of evaluation': CIAC football committee recommends moving season to spring of 2021 Posted: 10 August 2020 [04:59 PM] The high school football season has always been synonymous with Thanksgiving rivalries, but in an ever-changing world due to the coronavirus…