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Glastonbury boys soccer coach suspended after parking lot interaction with...
Glastonbury boys soccer coach Chris Vozzolo has been suspended for the rest of the season due to an interaction with officials in the parking lot area after he was ejected from an Oct. 2 game against...
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She’s coached for 25 years, has had a lot of great players but says this...
GLASTONBURY – Addie Infante went to her first field hockey clinic only because her older sister Abbey was going and Abbey didn’t want to go by herself. “I was like, ‘OK, why not? I’ll join you,’” Addie...
View ArticleHigh School Football Coaches’ Poll Week 5: Massive week ahead for top teams
Week 5 wasn’t too exhilarating, at least by football’s standards. Many teams across the state were on a bye last week, including most of the teams ranked in the top 10 of the Hartford Courant coaches’...
View ArticleHigh School Football Week 5: Film study pays off as CT quarterback sets new...
Ellington quarterback Aaron Ladr had a career night last Friday. Ladr, a junior, broke a school single-game passing record when he threw for 370 yards and four touchdowns in a 48-0 win over...
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No watch, no problem for this CT athlete, who ran a course personal best and...
MANCHESTER – Once the postseason rolls around, Glastonbury’s Brooke Strauss puts her running watch away. “You can just focus on competing with people instead of constantly being in your head,” Strauss...
View ArticleHigh school football Week 6: Maloney-Windsor, East Catholic-Bloomfield on tap
It’s Week 6 of high school football in Connecticut, a bye week for some but most teams had their bye week last week and are back in action this week. One of the biggest local games is undefeated...
View ArticleWindsor football stays unbeaten with a 40-14 win over Maloney
MERIDEN – John Manning scored three touchdowns as Windsor, ranked No. 2 in the Courant state coaches poll, defeated Maloney 40-14 Friday night at Falcon Field. Maloney scored first but Windsor (5-0)...
View ArticleWindsor’s defense shuts down key player, shines in win over Maloney
MERIDEN – Against East Hartford on Oct. 4, Maloney’s Jesus Martell had six touchdown receptions, which tied a state record for a single game. He caught four touchdown passes in a win over Glastonbury....
View ArticleHigh School Football Coaches’ Poll Week 6: Windsor takes over No. 1 spot
A few unsolicited comments from voters in the Hartford Courant Top 10 state coaches’ poll following Week 6: “Crazy.” “They don’t make this easy.” “Logic is officially out of the window.” The easy part...
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Glastonbury football coach takes leave of absence
Glastonbury football coach Eric Hennessy, who was investigated following a parent’s complaint and exonerated earlier in the month, has taken a leave of absence, according to an email sent out by...
View ArticleWeek 7 football games to watch: Lots of undefeated teams still out there
We are in Week 7 of Connecticut high school football season, grinding our way toward the end. Bye weeks are over and now perhaps the toughest part of the schedule looms, as teams jockey for playoff...
View ArticleNewington football defense keeps unbeaten streak alive with win over Bristol...
BRISTOL – Junior Kelvin McKnight had an interception on the last play of the game Friday night to cap off a stellar fourth-quarter performance by Newington’s defense in a 14-7 win over previously...
View ArticleDom Amore’s Sunday Read: Windsor High football wears No.1 rank comfortably;...
When the players got to work this week to prepare for their sixth game, the vibe was just a little bit different. Success, and the expectation of success, are not new at Windsor High; Coach Rob...
View ArticleNewington football defense comes through in battle of unbeatens
BRISTOL – The Newington football team’s defense had not given up a touchdown in five games this season, until Friday night against Bristol Central. On Bristol Central’s first series – three plays in –...
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State cross country championships: Old Lyme’s Chase Gilbert is back,...
MANCHESTER – Last year, Old Lyme junior Chase Gilbert went to the State Open cross country championship – but only to watch. Gilbert was one of the favorites in the 5,000-meter race at Wickham Park but...
View ArticleHigh School Football Coaches’ Poll Week 7: Unbeaten Newtown drops out of...
In theory, there shouldn’t have been any changes in this week’s Hartford Courant state high school football coaches’ poll because all the ranked teams either won or were on a bye this past weekend....
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High School Football Week 7: Incident at New Britain-Maloney game prompts...
Things got heated after the New Britain-Maloney football game Friday night at New Britain, and Monday, officials at both schools said they plan to address unsportsmanlike behavior. Maloney players told...
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CIAC tournament preview: The road to the state championships in boys, girls...
The CIAC fall sports tournament pairings were released Tuesday and the tournament will begin Friday for boys and girls soccer, field hockey and girls volleyball. The state championships will take place...
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CT High School Football Preview, Week 8: Maloney looks to get back on track
It’s Week 8 of high school football in Connecticut, and playoff races are starting to shape up with a few key games this week. Cromwell/Portland, last year’s Class S runner-up, will face...
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She’s heading to UConn next year, but first she wanted to win another State...
MANCHESTER – Brooke Strauss has competed at Wickham Park many times over her four-year Glastonbury High School career, but Thursday was the most nervous she’s felt, at least this season. It was the day...
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