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Tuesday 09/19/2017
Stafford Speedway to retire Plainville native Christopher's No. 13 Posted: 19 September 2017 [10:53 PM] JOURNAL INQUIRER Stafford Speedway’s all-time winning driver will be receiving the ultimate tribute Friday. Ted Christopher’s car number, the iconic No. 13,…
Bristol Central girls swimming beats Newington after thrilling ending Posted: 19 September 2017 [10:47 PM] BRISTOL - In a back and forth meet between Bristol Central and Newington’s girls swim teams, the win was up for grabs…
Winiarski leads Bristol Eastern boys soccer in rout over New Britain Posted: 19 September 2017 [10:30 PM] NEW BRITAIN - In a game decided by the offense, Lyle Winiarksi and the Bristol Eastern boys soccer team proved to be…
ROUNDUP: Malick's hat trick leads Bristol Central girls soccer to dominant win over New Britain Posted: 19 September 2017 [10:23 PM] The Bristol Central girls soccer team put on an offensive display with an 8-0 victory over New Britain on Tuesday afternoon. Six…
Monday 09/18/2017
Bristol Press Athletes of the Week are Bristol Eastern's Aliana Rivoira and Terryville's Corey Picard Posted: 18 September 2017 [11:02 PM] CORRESPONDENT Junior setter Aliana Rivoira of the Bristol Eastern girls volleyball team and senior captain Corey Picard of the Terryville boys…
Plainville girls volleyball fails to keep up, loses to New Britain Posted: 18 September 2017 [10:56 PM] NEW BRITAIN - The New Britain girls volleyball team’s strong service points were pivotal against Plainville on Monday night. The Blue Devils…
ROUNDUP: Bristol Eastern girls volleyball gets back on track, sweeps Rocky Hill Posted: 18 September 2017 [10:48 PM] STAFF WRITERS ROCKY HILL - After an up-and-down start to the season, the Bristol Eastern girls volleyball team was looking to get…
UConn football's secondary struggling after first two games of season Posted: 18 September 2017 [10:42 PM] JOURNAL INQUIRER CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - Toasted. Burned. Torched. Gashed. Pick your own cliché or slang term. The UConn football team’s secondary suffered…
ESPN announces Bristol will be headquarters for new ACC Network Posted: 18 September 2017 [08:42 PM] STAFF REPORT BRISTOL – ESPN announced Monday its new ACC Network will use Bristol as its headquarters. Bristol was chosen over Charlotte, which…
Sunday 09/17/2017
Bristol Central football sees strengths, weaknesses in game against Windsor Posted: 17 September 2017 [11:15 PM] Bristol Central came away from Friday night’s tough 29-19 loss to state power Windsor with a mixed bag of experiences to take…
After strong opening week, challenges lie ahead this week for area high school sports teams Posted: 17 September 2017 [11:12 PM] It was a pretty good week for many of the area high school sports teams last week, but a number of big…
Terryville boys soccer hopes to learn from tough tests in early part of the season Posted: 17 September 2017 [11:09 PM] TERRYVILLE - Coming into the season, it was no secret that Terryville boys soccer was going to go through some growing pains…
ROUNDUP: Boys from Bristol Central cross country place second at Stratton Brook Invitational Posted: 17 September 2017 [11:07 PM] SIMSBURY - The Bristol Central boys cross country team placed second at the Stratton Brook Invitational on Saturday, while the girls came…
New Britain Bees wrap up season on four-game winning streak Posted: 17 September 2017 [11:04 PM] WALDORF, Md. - The New Britain Bees wrapped up their 2017 season on Sunday afternoon with a four-game winning streak, completing a…
BRISTOL BITS: Edgewood Little League board members step down Posted: 17 September 2017 [10:27 PM] John Flis sent me an email to say that Chris Gimpl was instrumental in stabilizing the board of the Edgewood Little League…
PRIME TIME: Spielman was member of Merrill's Marauders Posted: 17 September 2017 [10:26 PM] The blue, hard-covered “Bristol, Connecticut in World War II” book outlines brief biographies of those men from Bristol who made the supreme…
Saturday 09/16/2017
St. Paul football ran into success during victory over Holy Cross Posted: 16 September 2017 [10:22 PM] WATERBURY - St. Paul football continued doing what it does best, running the football. Coming into the game against the Holy Cross…
CCSU football loses big to No. 5 Youngstown State Posted: 16 September 2017 [10:14 PM] Staff report YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio - The CCSU football team dropped a 59-9 decision on the road Saturday afternoon at Youngstown State, ranked…
UConn football's defense unable to stop Virginia Posted: 16 September 2017 [10:08 PM] CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - Kurt Benkert passed for a school-record breaking 455 yards and Virginia avenged a heartbreak loss last season with a…
Despite shutout loss Bristol Eastern looks to positives Posted: 16 September 2017 [09:42 PM] BRISTOL - Despite a 35-0 loss to Middletown in its second game on Friday, there were positives that the Bristol Eastern football…
Plainville football snaps 14-game losing streak, beats Bulkeley co-op Posted: 16 September 2017 [09:33 PM] PLAINVILLE - After losing 14 straight games, the Plainville football team came into the second week of the season with a strong…
Friday 09/15/2017
Bristol Central football can't close out game, falls to state-ranked Windsor in home opener Posted: 15 September 2017 [11:22 PM] BRISTOL - Bristol Central was leading top-10 ranked Windsor by a point with just over a minute to play in the first…
Bristol Eastern football can't slow down Middletown in loss Posted: 15 September 2017 [11:20 PM] BRISTOL - Bristol Eastern football came into the second game of the season feeling good about its special teams performance. After winning…
ROUNDUP: St. Paul comes away with tie in battle between undefeated girls soccer teams Posted: 15 September 2017 [11:17 PM] BRISTOL - A battle between two undefeated girls soccer teams ended with both teams still undefeated on Friday, as St. Paul and…
Southington football's defense holds off Simsbury to win 8th-straight over Trojans Posted: 15 September 2017 [11:16 PM] SOUTHINGTON - Southington football hasn’t lost a game to Simsbury in the last seven meetings, and Friday night was no different. Simsbury…
Rested UConn football travels to take on Virginia today Posted: 15 September 2017 [11:15 PM] Virginia coach Bronco Mendenhall felt better about his team’s performance in a loss to Indiana after watching film of the game, and…
St. Paul football must keep run game going today at Holy Cross Posted: 15 September 2017 [08:23 PM] BRISTOL - For the St. Paul football team, the season-opening win was nice but this week, it only gets tougher traveling to…
Plainville football has chance to earn first win since 2015 season today Posted: 15 September 2017 [08:20 PM] PLAINVILLE - The Plainville football team knows full well it’s not in a position to take any opponent lightly. But for the…
CCSU football faces difficult task at No. 5 Youngstown State today Posted: 15 September 2017 [08:16 PM] NEW BRITAIN - The Central Connecticut football team’s schedule continues to get harder before it gets any easier. After two disappointing results,…
Thursday 09/14/2017
Football Preview: Bristol Central takes on No. 7 Windsor under lights at new turf field Posted: 14 September 2017 [11:37 PM] BRISOL - Windsor has been a tough opponent on the Bristol Central schedule for a number of years and tonight will be…
Football Preview: Bristol Eastern will have to stop Middletown run game in order to win Posted: 14 September 2017 [11:35 PM] BRISTOL - In Week 1, Bristol Eastern’s run defense was exploited against E.O. Smith. That run defense will once again be…
Football Preview: No. 3 Southington looking for eighth-straight win over Simsbury Posted: 14 September 2017 [11:28 PM] SOUTHINGTON - Southington head coach Mike Drury gathered his team after practice and told his players they had to be perfect in…
Terryville boys soccer still looking for first goal of season, loses to Lewis Mills Posted: 14 September 2017 [11:26 PM] TERRYVILLE - Early in the season, the Terryville boys soccer defense is struggling against opposing offenses. It was no different Thursday…
ROUNDUP: Bristol Central girls swimming times well in win over Bulkeley Posted: 14 September 2017 [11:20 PM] It was another meet for the Bristol Central girls swim team and another win as it beat Bulkeley. The Rams are now…
Bristol Eastern girls volleyball knows there's room to improve early in season Posted: 14 September 2017 [11:12 PM] BRISTOL - Bristol Eastern girls volleyball is not starting its season off the way it had planned. After sweeping Plainville in their…
Southington girls volleyball welcoming early season challenges Posted: 14 September 2017 [11:12 PM] BRISTOL - The Southington girls volleyball team knows its early season schedule will be a good test for where it wants to…
Nappo's strong outing leads New Britain Bees to win over Somerset Patriots Posted: 14 September 2017 [11:06 PM] NEW BRITAIN - Greg Nappo threw a gem and Connor Bierfeldt stayed hot at the plate as the New Britain Bees cruised…
Newcomers already competing for playing time for UConn men's basketball Posted: 14 September 2017 [10:56 PM] STORRS - The competition to earn playing time is already in high gear at UConn, where eight newcomers have joined the Huskies.…
AAC reworks football schedule to make up UConn game postponed in wake of Hurricane Irma Posted: 14 September 2017 [02:00 PM] STORRS - The American Athletic Conference has juggled its football schedule to make up a game between South Florida and UConn, which…
Wednesday 09/13/2017
Bristol Eastern girls volleyball comes up short in early-season test against Southington Posted: 13 September 2017 [11:08 PM] BRISTOL - In an early-season showdown between two traditional state powers, the Southington girls volleyball team came out on top Wednesday night…
Freshman goalkeeper Zwolinski seen as potentially best ever at her position for Falcons Posted: 13 September 2017 [11:04 PM] BRISTOL - While Nina Zwolinski grew up loving the game of soccer, discovering where she belonged on a soccer field took some…
ROUNDUP: Bristol Central girls swimming starts season with victory over East Hartford Posted: 13 September 2017 [11:02 PM] EAST HARTFORD - The Bristol Central girls swim team started its season with a victory on Friday over East Hartford. “There were…
Journeys with Jim: Deer may be dying due to insect-borne illness Posted: 13 September 2017 [11:01 PM] Correspondent Late last week, the state DEEP announced a small die-off of white tail deer in the Portland area. The discovery of…
Bierfeldt hit 22nd home run of the season as New Britain Bees fall to Somerset Patriots Posted: 13 September 2017 [11:00 PM] BRIDGEWATER, N.J. - Connor Bierfeldt hit his 22nd home run of the season, but it isn’t enough as the New Britain Bees…
Tuesday 09/12/2017
Plainville girls volleyball using early part of season to gain experience Posted: 12 September 2017 [10:55 PM] BRISTOL - The Plainville girls volleyball team is inexperienced and that has shown in the first two matches of the season, including…
Cordero's two goals lead Bristol Central boys soccer to win over Plainville on new turf field Posted: 12 September 2017 [10:54 PM] BRISTOL - In the first game on its new turf field, Bristol Central’s Josh Cordero made sure to get his senior season…
ROUNDUP: St. Paul soccer teams continue winning ways early in season Posted: 12 September 2017 [10:51 PM] BRISTOL - The St. Paul boys soccer team started the scoring early and never looked back on Tuesday against visiting Waterbury Career…
Simon's complete game leads New Britain Bees to road win against Somerset Patriots Posted: 12 September 2017 [10:48 PM] BRIDGEWATER, NJ - Following a rough outing in his last start, Kyle Simon was looking to bounce back. He did that in…
Bristol Central girls volleyball looking to build off of hot start to season Posted: 12 September 2017 [10:34 PM] BRISTOL - The Bristol Central girls volleyball team is off to a fantastic start. After sweeping Ellington in the first match, Bristol…