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Friday 02/26/2021
Sports Roundup: New Britain boys basketball snaps three-game losing streak with win over Bristol Eastern Posted: 26 February 2021 [10:08 PM] STAFF REPORT NEW BRITAIN - The New Britain boys basketball team picked up a much-needed win on Friday. Justice Carter scored a…
Tuesday 02/23/2021
Sports Roundup: Seven different players score as Berlin girls basketball tops Platt Posted: 23 February 2021 [10:11 PM] STAFF REPORT MERIDEN - Berlin girls basketball coach Sheila King was more than pleased with Tuesday’s outcome against Platt. Not only did…
Saturday 02/20/2021
Sports Roundup: New Britain boys basketball falls to Avon; Bristol Eastern boys basketball tops Southington Posted: 20 February 2021 [07:48 PM] STAFF REPORT NEW BRITAIN - Free baskets can be costly. That was the case for the New Britain boys basketball team Saturday…
Friday 02/19/2021
Bristol Eastern girls basketball off to strong start to season thanks in part to players' familiarity with one another Posted: 19 February 2021 [08:11 PM] BRISTOL - With teams not being able to spend as much time together due to the pandemic, this high school sports…
Wednesday 02/17/2021
Bristol Eastern girls basketball dominates early, rolls to easy win over Plainville Posted: 17 February 2021 [09:16 PM] BRISTOL - The Bristol Eastern girls basketball team scored the first 20 points of its game against Plainville on Wednesday and…
Clutch shots help Plainville boys basketball beat Bristol Eastern in overtime to earn first win of season Posted: 17 February 2021 [09:10 PM] PLAINVILLE - The Plainville boys basketball team picked a dramatic way to pick up its first win of the season. Alec…
Sunday 02/14/2021
Bristol Eastern boys basketball learning plenty during early part of unusual season Posted: 14 February 2021 [07:39 PM] BRISTOL - The first week of the 2021 winter season is complete and teams got their first tastes of how they…
Friday 02/12/2021
Clingan's 37-point, 17-rebound effort helps lead Bristol Central boys basketball to win over rival Bristol Eastern Posted: 12 February 2021 [10:24 PM] BRISTOL - The rivalry between Bristol Eastern and Bristol Central always generates exciting games on the basketball court and the game…
Sports Roundup: Piper earns first win in second stint as New Britain girls basketball coach with victory over Lewis Mills Posted: 12 February 2021 [10:03 PM] STAFF REPORT NEW BRITAIN - Beryl Piper has her first win of her second stint as the New Britain girls basketball coach.…
Wednesday 02/10/2021
Sports Roundup: Both Bristol schools pull off two-point wins to starts season Posted: 10 February 2021 [10:15 PM] Staff Report BRISTOL - The Bristol Central boys basketball team survived a late comeback from Avon to start its 2021 season with…
Sunday 02/07/2021
Season Preview: Experience will be key for area girls basketball teams Posted: 07 February 2021 [08:04 PM] More than two rounds of the girls basketball state tournaments were complete when the winter season came to an unceremonious end…
Season Preview: Area boys swimming and diving teams preparing for condensed season Posted: 07 February 2021 [07:57 PM] The boys swimming and diving season will be much shorter than usual as some teams only have five meets scheduled this…
Friday 02/05/2021
Season Preview: Area boys basketball teams getting ready for interesting year Posted: 05 February 2021 [09:13 PM] Winter sports were the first group to suffer at the feet of the coronavirus and nearly a year later, they are…
Monday 02/01/2021
Bristol Eastern's Meyer commits to play college football at Husson University Posted: 01 February 2021 [08:16 PM] BRISTOL - The cancelation of this year’s football season ended many student-athletes careers on the gridiron a year or two early,…
Sunday 01/24/2021
Area boys swim coaches feel more prepared for upcoming season after successful fall campaign Posted: 24 January 2021 [10:21 AM] Swimming might be the sport most suited to be accommodated around a pandemic. Swimmers and divers can socially distance when not…
Thursday 01/21/2021
High school sports winter schedules begin to take shape Posted: 21 January 2021 [07:06 PM] Winter sports teams have officially begun practices this week, coming together in person for the first time since 2020 state tournaments…
Monday 01/18/2021
Area coaches excited to get to work as winter season officially opens Tuesday Posted: 18 January 2021 [10:34 AM] When winter coaches wake up on Tuesday morning, it will be their first day of in-person practices with their team in…
Sunday 01/17/2021
Area basketball coaches preparing for unique, shortened preseason to begin on Tuesday Posted: 17 January 2021 [12:00 PM] BRISTOL - Winter high school sports are officially on in Connecticut, and students and coaches across the state are thankful to…
Friday 01/15/2021
Area football, wrestling coaches dealing with reality of canceled seasons Posted: 15 January 2021 [01:32 PM] Area football players and coaches have endured a roller coaster ride through the coronavirus pandemic, embracing optimism for a fall season,…
Sunday 01/10/2021
With limited venue options, area indoor track coaches ponder season ahead Posted: 10 January 2021 [09:19 AM] The 2019-20 indoor track season was able to complete its state championships before the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference canceled the remainder…
Wednesday 01/06/2021
Almost one year later, area coaches processing another winter season impacted by covid-19 Posted: 06 January 2021 [08:09 PM] The winter sports season is currently scheduled to begin on Jan. 19, at least for in-person practices. With a minimum of…
Tuesday 01/05/2021
'Anything can happen': Area high school basketball coaches have varying levels of optimism as the start date for winter season approaches Posted: 05 January 2021 [07:25 PM] As it stands now, the winter sports season is scheduled to begin with team practices on Jan. 19, though upcoming meetings…
Sunday 01/03/2021
New Years resolutions for area basketball teams as delayed season approaches Posted: 03 January 2021 [02:18 PM] Ringing in the new year means it is time to take a long look in the mirror and commit to being…
Thursday 12/31/2020
Best high school sports moments in Bristol area from unprecedented 2020 Posted: 31 December 2020 [07:10 PM] BRISTOL - The sports scene simply wasn’t the same in Bristol this year, or any city for that matter. But in…
Tuesday 12/29/2020
Recounting the roller coaster that was high school sports in 2020 Posted: 29 December 2020 [11:31 AM] The year of 2020 is (finally) coming to a close, and with it will bring an end to what likely was…
Sunday 12/13/2020
Bristol Eastern boys soccer's DiLoreto, Central's Palma capped off unique seasons with All-State honors Posted: 13 December 2020 [12:30 PM] Following a fall sports season that featured endless bumps in the road that many people did not expect to finish, the…
Friday 12/11/2020
Local athletic departments absorbing blows from pandemic, but booster clubs taking financial hits Posted: 11 December 2020 [02:01 PM] This past Thanksgiving, Muzzy Field stood empty, rather than being filled with roaring fans taking in the annual Battle for the…
Thursday 12/10/2020
Number of local athletes named All-State for girls volleyball Posted: 10 December 2020 [08:28 PM] Seven local girls volleyball players received recognition from the Connecticut High School Coaches Association for their elite performances this year and…
Tuesday 12/08/2020
2020 All-Press Girls Swimming: These seven pool standouts able to complete against best state has to offer Posted: 08 December 2020 [05:39 PM] The only sport able to compete remotely, swimming faced many changes to accommodate the pandemic this season. Once in the pool,…
Sunday 12/06/2020
2020 All-Press Girls Soccer: These star performers made the most of shortened season Posted: 06 December 2020 [03:12 PM] The shortened season may have given local student-athletes less time on the field, but that did not stop them from doing…
Thursday 12/03/2020
CIAC's Board of Control meets to discuss sports calender for rest of academic year Posted: 03 December 2020 [04:28 PM] CHESHIRE - The Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference's Board of Control met on Thursday morning to discuss the sports calendar for the…
2020 All-Press Girls Volleyball: Eastern's historic group headlines some of state's best Posted: 03 December 2020 [04:05 PM] Girls volleyball was one of the local area’s most successful sports in the fall season as both Bristol schools posted 10-win…
Number of local athletes named to All-State soccer teams Posted: 03 December 2020 [02:46 PM] The Connecticut High School Coaches Association released its boys and girls soccer All-State teams for the 2020 season, and it wasn’t…
Tuesday 12/01/2020
2020 All-Press Cross Country: No slowing this group of long-distance runners Posted: 01 December 2020 [08:31 PM] The only sport that never seemed to be in jeopardy of losing its season, many of the local cross country teams…
Sunday 11/29/2020
2020 All-Press Boys Soccer: These local standouts led their respective teams to memorable seasons Posted: 29 November 2020 [03:11 PM] In a year in which everyone was simply thankful to get on the field, the boys soccer season was a bumpy…
Thursday 11/26/2020
Lowe made sure to add school record to impressive resume for Bristol Eastern girls volleyball Posted: 26 November 2020 [07:15 PM] BRISTOL - For Bristol Eastern senior Zoe Lowe, this volleyball season was, in some ways, a race to make history.…
Friday 11/20/2020
Bristol Eastern runner Fiona Gallagher earns second all-state honor in program history Posted: 20 November 2020 [07:09 PM] While many postseason accolades could look different from previous years after the abridged fall season, cross country is still able to…
Tuesday 11/17/2020
CIAC elects to postpone winter sports season until Jan. 19 Posted: 17 November 2020 [11:27 AM] CHESHIRE — The Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference’s initial plans to begin winter sports in December has changed as covid-19 cases continue…
Monday 11/16/2020
After disappointment of last season, Bristol Eastern girls volleyball made sure it was winning some kind of title this year Posted: 16 November 2020 [07:28 PM] BRISTOL - Exiting last year’s state tournament two matches short of a championship appearance was an earlier departure than the Bristol…
CIAC winter proposal would push most sport competitions to 2021 with basketball games beginning mid-December
Posted: 16 November 2020 [07:22 PM] The Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference is scheduled to have its Board Of Control meeting on Tuesday morning to discuss the plan…
Sunday 11/15/2020
Area swimmers overcame distancing challenges, grew closer together in shortened season Posted: 15 November 2020 [01:36 PM] BRISTOL - For individual sports, team bonding develops differently than it does for teams sports where the players are constantly working…
Coaches, players grateful for chance to play as unprecedented fall sports season comes to a close Posted: 15 November 2020 [11:53 AM] The New Britain girls volleyball team began handing in its jerseys just minutes after the team’s season finale, a consolation match…
Friday 11/13/2020
Bristol Eastern boys soccer star DiLoreto makes Hartford commitment official Posted: 13 November 2020 [04:49 PM] After making the decision more than two months ago before the start of his senior season, Bristol Eastern goalkeeper Nate DiLoreto…
Thursday 11/12/2020
Sports Roundup: Berlin girls soccer routs Maloney to win Region D consolation game; Goodwin Tech girls volleyball captures CRAL Tournament title Posted: 12 November 2020 [08:57 PM] BERLIN - The Berlin girls soccer team had hoped to be preparing for a deep state tournament run at this point…
Bristol Eastern girls volleyball completes perfect season with sweep of Farmington to win CCC Region B title Posted: 12 November 2020 [08:51 PM] BRISTOL - The Bristol Eastern girls volleyball team closed out their season on a high note and finished the year undefeated…
Wednesday 11/11/2020
Sports Roundup: Bristol Central boys soccer gets better of Bristol Eastern, taking season finale 'slugfest' Posted: 11 November 2020 [09:39 PM] BRISTOL - It was a season unlike any other for the Bristol Central boys soccer team in 2020, fill with highs…
Bristol Eastern girls volleyball shows, as it has all season, it's more than up to any kind of challenge Posted: 11 November 2020 [08:56 PM] BRISTOL - Following an undefeated regular season that featured few challenges along the way, the Bristol Eastern girls volleyball team neared…
Tuesday 11/10/2020
Bristol Central, Bristol Eastern girls swimming showcase progress, time well in final meet of season Posted: 10 November 2020 [08:57 PM] BRISTOL - The girls swimming and diving season came to a close Tuesday as Bristol Central and Bristol Eastern met at…
Soccer Roundup: Goodwin Tech girls roll past Capital Prep, secure spot in CRAL Tournament championship Posted: 10 November 2020 [08:51 PM] NEW BRITAIN - In its first season as a part of the CRAL, the Goodwin Tech girls soccer team will play…