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Friday 09/23/2022
No. 6 Southington goes on the road to try and dethrone No. 1 Greenwich Posted: 23 September 2022 [03:03 PM] GREENWICH – A pair of top-10 teams will take the field in western Connecticut Saturday afternoon in a matchup between the…
Friday 09/16/2022
No. 7 Southington football looking for revenge tonight after 2021 loss to Hall Posted: 16 September 2022 [12:39 PM] SOUTHINGTON – A season ago the Southington Blue Knights lost to Hall 27-19 which was the first time since 2013 Hall…
Thursday 09/08/2022
Newington hosts Southington in Week 1 CCC heavyweight football bout Posted: 08 September 2022 [04:06 PM] NEWINGTON – Perhaps the best matchup in the entire Central Connecticut Conference will go down in Newington tonight between the Nor’easters…
Thursday 06/30/2022
DIAMOND HEEL: Southington's Rusiecki ready for ACC baseball Posted: 30 June 2022 [02:03 PM] Cashing in on a CHSCA Class LL All-State selection to pair with his .413 batting average and 1.352 OPS was a…
Tuesday 05/10/2022
Southington softball defeats Berlin on road Posted: 10 May 2022 [04:27 PM] BERLIN – The Blue Knights traveled to Berlin to face the Redcoats at Sage Park in softball Monday night and came…
Thursday 04/28/2022
CT Storm E-Sports Gaming Center taking sign-ups for competitive video game tournaments, social clubs Posted: 28 April 2022 [09:58 AM] SOUTHINGTON – The CT Storm E-Sports Gaming Center is taking sign-ups for competitive video game tournaments, social clubs and birthday parties…
Friday 04/01/2022
Southington highlights promising season for area softball teams Posted: 01 April 2022 [08:51 PM] Softball season is about to begin in Connecticut and many local teams will look to take the success of last year…
Tuesday 03/29/2022
Spring Preview 2022: Area baseball teams preparing to build off successful 2021 campaigns Posted: 29 March 2022 [10:38 PM] Spring sports return in Connecticut this weekend and the baseball teams in the Bristol and New Britain areas are entering the…
Tuesday 03/01/2022
Sports roundup: Goodwin Tech girls basketball eliminated from state tournament Posted: 01 March 2022 [11:43 PM] NEW BRITAIN – A disastrous third quarter put an end to the Goodwin Tech girls basketball team’s season, as they fell…
Wednesday 02/23/2022
CIAC reveals brackets for girls basketball state tournaments Posted: 23 February 2022 [11:26 PM] After covid-19 canceled the 2020 state girls basketball tournaments in the quarterfinals, a proper postseason makes its triumphant return to Connecticut…
Wednesday 02/16/2022
Sports Roundup: Bristol Eastern girls basketball ends season with loss Posted: 16 February 2022 [01:05 AM] Staff Report BRISTOL – Bristol Eastern girls basketball fell to Watertown 70-61 on Tuesday. Watertown is 12-7, while Eastern finishes their regular…
Monday 02/14/2022
Roundup: Berlin girls hoops defeats Plainville Posted: 14 February 2022 [11:53 PM] BERLIN – The Berlin girls basketball team stretched its winning streak to eight games with a 48-20 win over Plainville, which…
Saturday 02/12/2022
Roundup: Bristol boys swimming stays undefeated with win over E.O. Smith Posted: 12 February 2022 [12:08 AM] NEW BRITAIN – The New Britain girls basketball team closed out its home schedule with a 30-point win over Hartford Public.…
Friday 02/11/2022
Roundup: Berlin girls hoops takes down Bristol Central Posted: 11 February 2022 [01:42 AM] The Berlin girls basketball team extended its winning streak to six games Thursday with a 54-26 win over Bristol Central. The…
Monday 02/07/2022
Roundup: Berlin boys, girls run away with wins over Platt Posted: 07 February 2022 [11:02 PM] Staff Report BERLIN - Berlin boys basketball defeated Platt on Monday, winning 66-53. The Redcoat boys had 33 points at the break,…
Wednesday 02/02/2022
Nighthawk girls hockey can't hold back Hall-Conard co-op in 5-2 loss Posted: 02 February 2022 [08:43 PM] NEWINGTON ― Defensive lapses derailed a late comeback attempt for the Nighthawks girls ice hockey co-op (Avon, Newington, Berlin, Plainville, Southington,…
Barnum makes it official, signs to play football at Albany Posted: 02 February 2022 [08:15 PM] SOUTHINGTON - In front of a packed Southington High School library, Jack Barnum made things official Wednesday afternoon and signed his…
Southington forward Nina Muir signs to play soccer at Bryant University Posted: 02 February 2022 [07:29 PM] SOUTHINGTON - One of the most talented Southington girls soccer players in program history signed off to play at Bryant University…
Roundup: Bristol Eastern boys basketball falls at the buzzer Posted: 02 February 2022 [12:04 AM] Staff Report BRISTOL - Bristol Eastern boys basketball was beat at the buzzer on Tuesday, falling to Maloney 42-41. A baseline…
Wednesday 01/26/2022
Roundup: Southington boys swim remains undefeated Posted: 26 January 2022 [11:13 PM] Staff report SOUTHINGTON – Southington’s boys swim and dive team topped Conard on Wednesday, improving to 4-0 with a 92-73 win. Three…
Monday 01/24/2022
Roundup: Berlin boys cruise to win on night where 'Coach V' is honored, remembered Posted: 24 January 2022 [11:57 PM] Staff Report BERLIN - Berlin boys basketball took on Bulkeley Monday night and rolled to a 66-33 victory. A pregame ceremony was…
Sunday 01/23/2022
Roundup: Southington boys fall to East Catholic, New Britain girls edge win over Manchester Posted: 23 January 2022 [06:41 PM] Staff Reporter SOUTHINGTON – Southington boys basketball lost to East Catholic on Friday, losing 45-35. East Catholic led 13-5 through the first…
Tuesday 01/18/2022
Roundup: New Britain boys win in OT; Newington and St. Paul girls hoops win big Posted: 18 January 2022 [10:21 PM] Staff Report NEW LONDON – New Britain boys basketball took down New London 45-44 in overtime Tuesday night, winning its second game…
Wednesday 01/12/2022
Roundup: Berlin boys hoops pull away late, area boys swim teams thrive in competition Posted: 12 January 2022 [10:18 PM] Staff Report BERLIN – Berlin boys basketball improved to 5-2 Wednesday night, winning 52-43 over Lewis Mills. The game was even at…
Tuesday 01/11/2022
Defensive efforts leading to strong shooting for undefeated Southington girls basketball Posted: 11 January 2022 [08:59 PM] PLAINVILLE - The rain fell from far and wide for Southington girls basketball Monday night in its win over Plainville. The…
Monday 01/10/2022
Southington girls basketball roll through shorthanded Plainville Posted: 10 January 2022 [08:41 PM] PLAINVILLE - The Southington girls basketball team left the Plainville gym with as many wins this season as Plainville had healthy…
Sunday 01/09/2022
Roundup: Plainville co-op boys hockey unable to get ahead, Newington girls hoops remains undefeated Posted: 09 January 2022 [07:16 PM] Staff Report CROMWELL – Plainville boys co-op ice hockey lost Saturday afternoon 4-2 to Hall, falling behind with two first period goals…
Thursday 12/30/2021
Roundup: Bristol Eastern, Southington boys basketball take first win of the season Posted: 30 December 2021 [09:26 PM] Staff Report BRISTOL – Bristol Eastern boys basketball (1-3) won their first game of the season Thursday night, defeating Wolcott 58-36 in…
Early lead gives Newington co-op shutout win over Southington co-op Posted: 30 December 2021 [01:38 AM] NEWINGTON - Goals were plentiful on one side of the ice as the Newington boys ice hockey co-op picked up its…
Monday 12/20/2021
Depth, youth and hard work to keep Southington girls basketball going Posted: 20 December 2021 [08:38 PM] NEW BRITAIN - Early on Friday night, it didn't seem like Southington girls basketball had the touch against New Britain. A few…
Saturday 12/18/2021
Clingan posts double-double as Bristol Central opens season with win over Southington Posted: 18 December 2021 [04:39 PM] HARTFORD - The Spirit of Doc Basketball Classic at Trinity College matched up Bristol Central and Southington boys basketball for both…
Friday 12/17/2021
Smothering defense brings Southington girls basketball past New Britain Posted: 17 December 2021 [09:06 PM] NEW BRITAIN – Southington girls basketball downed New Britain girls basketball Friday night in a 49-33 final, moving the Blue Knights…
Thursday 12/16/2021
CHSCA releases all-state football team Posted: 16 December 2021 [03:53 PM] The Connecticut High School Coaches Association released its all-state football teams and all-state top-26 team this week, with several area players…
Friday 12/10/2021
More than 40 area athletes named to CCC all-conference football team Posted: 10 December 2021 [08:27 PM] The Central Connecticut Conference revealed its all-conference football team this week and more than 40 local athletes made the cut from…
Thursday 12/09/2021
Trio from Southington join lone Berlin representative on all-CCC girls swimming Posted: 09 December 2021 [07:44 PM] Three Southington swimmers and one Berlin swimmer make up this year's All-Herald girls swim team. Ella Nadeau, Emma Jekubovich and Alexis…
Wednesday 12/08/2021
Each area school represented on all-CCC girls soccer team Posted: 08 December 2021 [08:39 PM] The Central Connecticut Conference girls soccer all-conference team was revealed this week and at least one player from each of the…
Nearly two dozen area athletes represent on all-CCC boys soccer Posted: 08 December 2021 [08:17 PM] Twenty-two local athletes were named to the Central Connecticut Conference boys soccer all-conference team earlier this week. In the North Region,…
Tuesday 12/07/2021
All-CCC girls cross country team announced Posted: 07 December 2021 [08:58 PM] The all-Central Connecticut Conference girls cross country team was announced Monday, with area runners representing the Herald-Press area across three divisions.…
Monday 12/06/2021
Area players selected for all-Central Connecticut Conference girls volleyball team Posted: 06 December 2021 [08:27 PM] The Central Connecticut Conference officially released its 2021 all-conference girls volleyball team on Monday with several area girls receiving recognition within…
Four area players represent on all-CCC field hockey Posted: 06 December 2021 [08:16 PM] Four area players were represented on the 2021 all-Central Connecticut Conference field hockey team, the league announced Monday. On Newington, Hailey…
Wednesday 12/01/2021
Southington football caps off another successful season after playoff loss Posted: 01 December 2021 [09:02 PM] NEW CANAAN – Tuesday's loss to New Canaan in the Class LL quarterfinals marked the end of the road for Southington…
Posted: 01 December 2021 [09:01 PM] Isaiah Boddie's first season as head coach of the New Britain football team ended with a 1-9 record following its loss to Berlin on Nov. 19. The Hurricanes had their hands full with a largely inexperienced roster and following…
Tuesday 11/30/2021
Southington football can't maintain strong start, fall to New Canaan in Class LL quarterfinals Posted: 30 November 2021 [11:13 PM] NEW CANAAN – Southington football dropped its Class LL state tournament quarterfinal matchup with New Canaan, 38-14, on Tuesday at Dunning…
CHSCA announces all-state girls volleyball teams Posted: 30 November 2021 [05:53 PM] The Connecticut High School Coaches Association announced its picks for the 2021 fall girls volleyball all-state teams, across all classes Tuesday.…
Monday 11/29/2021
Talented New Canaan to host Southington football in Class LL playoff opener Posted: 29 November 2021 [10:27 PM] NEW CANAAN - Seventh-seeded Southington football will head to No. 2 New Canaan on Tuesday for a quarterfinal round matchup in…
Friday 11/26/2021
Special teams key in Southington's playoff-clinching win over Cheshire Posted: 26 November 2021 [06:40 PM] SOUTHINGTON - In Thursday's Apple Valley Classic, with playoff implications on the line, Southington football pulled out all the stops to…
Thursday 11/25/2021
Apple Valley Trophy remains in Southington, Blue Knights spoil Cheshire's Thanksgiving plans Posted: 25 November 2021 [02:11 PM] SOUTHINGTON – The Apple Valley Trophy is staying in Southington for another year as the Blue Knights took down rival Cheshire…
Wednesday 11/24/2021
Apple Valley Classic returns with Southington aiming to lock up postseason position Posted: 24 November 2021 [07:03 PM] SOUTHINGTON - Southington (7-2) has one more chance to improve its postseason hopes in Class LL this week, and it comes…
Monday 11/22/2021
Southington's Nadeau breaks own record twice in State Open swim meet Posted: 22 November 2021 [07:34 PM] Ella Nadeau set new school records for the Southington girls swimming team during the Connecticut State Open Meet at the Cornerstone…