BERLIN - Bristol Eastern boys soccer was shadowing Berlin’s Noah Silverman throughout the entire game, trying to shut down the opposing team’s top…
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Saturday 09/23/2017
Bristol Eastern football must capitalize on offensive opportunities and limit mental mistakes going forward Posted: 23 September 2017 [11:00 PM] BRISTOL - For the Bristol Eastern football team, failing to capitalize on offensive opportunities and also mental mistakes have played crucial roles…
UConn football not thinking about last year's blowout loss to East Carolina Posted: 23 September 2017 [10:58 PM] Journal Inquirer There probably isn’t an opponent the East Carolina football team is happier to see than UConn. In part for that…
Local area well represented in CSEC tennis tournament Posted: 23 September 2017 [10:33 PM] Staff report The area was well represented at the Connecticut State Employee’s Campaign for Charitable Giving Second Annual Tennis Tournament, held Sept.…
Christopher in the thoughts of all who attended SK Modified race Friday Posted: 23 September 2017 [10:28 PM] JOURNAL INQUIRER STAFFORD - Friday’s racing program was dominated by a driver who wasn’t there. The late Ted Christopher, a Plainville native,…
CCSU football gets first win in blowout over Walsh Posted: 23 September 2017 [10:24 PM] NEW BRITAIN - In what has been a tough three weeks for the Central Connecticut football team, head coach Pete Rossomando perhaps…
After committing to play for UConn women's basketball, top recruit Collier changes her mind Posted: 23 September 2017 [10:21 PM] Journal Inquirer Charli Collier celebrated her 18th birthday on Friday and a party broke out in Austin, Texas. Meanwhile, the UConn women’s…
NOTEBOOK: St. Paul graduate Sturm having success at RPI running cross country and in the classroom Posted: 23 September 2017 [09:53 PM] Maddie Sturm of Bristol is a member of this year’s Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute cross country team. The junior, a graduate of St.…
ROUNDUP: Bristol Central girls volleyball cruises to third straight victory in win against Middletown Posted: 23 September 2017 [09:48 PM] BRISTOL - Bristol Central girls volleyball faced a winless Middletown team, a strong opportunity to improve to 5-2 on the season. The…
Friday 09/22/2017
Bristol Central football gets first victory on new turf field, defeating Wethersfield Posted: 22 September 2017 [10:53 PM] Staff reports BRISTOL - The Bristol Central football team got its first victory on its new turf field at the school in…
Bristol Eastern football has chances, but loses to Maloney in Meriden Posted: 22 September 2017 [10:52 PM] MERIDEN - Bristol Eastern football had its chances in the first half and played strong defense throughout but its failure to capitalize…
St. Paul football runs off to first 3-0 start since 2008 with victory over Watertown Posted: 22 September 2017 [10:48 PM] STAFF REPORTS St. Paul got off to its first 3-0 start since 2008. With a 46-32 victory over Watertown, the Falcons did…
ROUNDUP: Sisti nets two in second half to lift Berlin over Bristol Eastern girls soccer Posted: 22 September 2017 [10:44 PM] BRISTOL - The Bristol Eastern girls soccer team led at halftime, but a pair of second half goals by Julia Sisti won…
Football Preview: CCSU seeking first win of season as it hosts Division-II Walsh Posted: 22 September 2017 [05:16 PM] NEW BRITAIN - It has been a season filled with more downs than ups in the early goings for the Central Connecticut…
UConn freshman RB Mensah quick to seize opportunity Posted: 22 September 2017 [05:10 PM] Journal Inquirer STORRS - Because of his head coach’s pronouncement earlier this week that freshman running back Kevin Mensah was the fastest…
Thursday 09/21/2017
CIAC realigns boys basketball tournaments, which will now consist of five divisions instead of four Posted: 21 September 2017 [11:26 PM] CHESHIRE - There will be a different look to the CIAC boys basketball tournaments that will be put into effect starting with…
Football Preview: Bristol Eastern still searching for first win of season, has another tough task in Maloney Posted: 21 September 2017 [11:14 PM] BRISTOL - With two losses to start the season, tonight’s game against Maloney is an important game for the Bristol Eastern football…
Football Preview: Bristol Central expects to rebound against Wethersfield after tough loss last week Posted: 21 September 2017 [11:13 PM] BRISTOL - The Bristol Central football team opened its new turf field last week with a big crowd, an exciting atmosphere and…
Football Preview: St. Paul has chance to begin season 3-0 for first time since 2008 with win against Watertown Posted: 21 September 2017 [11:08 PM] BRISTOL - Coming into the brunt of its schedule, the St. Paul football team is off to a strong 2-0 start to…
Football Preview: No. 3 Southington's defense ready for challenge of Manchester's offense Posted: 21 September 2017 [11:01 PM] SOUTHINGTON - Coming into the season, Southington football head coach Mike Drury wanted to see how his team’s defense would perform. Through…
Football Preview: Plainville looks for second straight win but faces difficult test in No. 16 Rocky Hill Posted: 21 September 2017 [10:58 PM] PLAINVILLE - The Plainville High football team got a big monkey off its back this past Saturday, ending a 14-game losing streak…
ROUNDUP: St. Paul boys soccer can't contain Woodland Regional's offense in loss Posted: 21 September 2017 [10:55 PM] BRISTOL- The St. Paul boys soccer team fell short to Woodland Regional Thursday afternoon. The Hawks had an early lead on the…
Southington girls swimming off to strong start early in season Posted: 21 September 2017 [10:45 PM] SOUTHINGTON - The Southington girls swim team already looks to be in mid-season form. The Blue Knights swept every event in their…
Wednesday 09/20/2017
Southington girls swimming sweeps every event in win over E.O. Smith Posted: 20 September 2017 [11:11 PM] SOUTHINGTON - The Southington girls swimming team had more than 20 best times en route to a 88-74 victory over E.O Smith.…
Winiarski takes leadership role in Bristol Eastern boys soccer offense Posted: 20 September 2017 [10:50 PM] Nine months ago, Bristol Eastern boys soccer senior forward and captain Lyle Winiarski went in for arthroscopic surgery to fix a torn…
ROUNDUP: St. Paul girls soccer on impressive run to begin season Posted: 20 September 2017 [10:41 PM] BRISTOL - The St. Paul girls soccer team continued its strong start to the season with a 2-1 victory over Sacred Heart…
Bristol Central girls swimming off to fast start Posted: 20 September 2017 [10:36 PM] BRISTOL - For the Bristol Central girls swimming team, the season couldn’t have gotten off to a better start. Now 3-0 after…
Tuesday 09/19/2017
Christopher remembered as unique individual with unmatched drive to win Posted: 19 September 2017 [11:01 PM] Journal Inquirer It’s an old cliché that people say every time someone special passes away - there never will be another like…
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…
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…