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Sports • Published June 17, 2017 02:57 p.m.

Old Saybrook’s Austin Reynolds finished in 16th place with a total of 4,718 points at the CIAC Decathlon, which was held at Willow Brook Park last week. Photo by Kelley Fryer/Harbor News

Rams’ Track Represents at CIAC Decathlon, Heptathlon, and Steeplechase

Boys’ Outdoor TrackAustin Reynolds represented the Rams boys’ outdoor track team at the CIAC Decathlon at Willow Brook Park in New Britain on June 13 and 14....

Sports • Published June 12, 2017 07:39 a.m.

Junior captain goalie Keaton Roarick earned All-Shoreline Conference First Team and All-State Second Team honors for the Rams’ boys’ lacrosse squad, while also breaking the state record for career saves during the recent spring season. Photo by Wesley Bunnell/Harbor News

Old Saybrook Boys’ Lacrosse Turns the Beat Around in 2017

Following back-to-back winless campaigns, the Old Saybrook boys’ lacrosse team just wanted to start moving in the right direction this year. However, in Head Coach James Hespeler’s...

Sports • Published June 10, 2017 11:23 a.m.

Kyle Savino had the low score of 82 for the Rams’ golf squad at the Division IV State Championship at Crestbrook Park in Watertown on June 5. Photo by Kelley Fryer/Harbor News

Old Saybrook Golf Hits the Links at States; Girls’ 4x8 Places in State Open

GolfThe Old Saybrook golf team finished in 13th place with a score 374 in the Division IV Golf Championship at Crestbrook Park in Watertown on June 5.Kyle Savino was ...

Sports • Published June 03, 2017 11:50 p.m.

Old Saybrook senior Saba Cecunjanin made it to both the Shoreline Conference Tournament 1-2 singles final and the Class S State Championship final on his way to earning All-Conference First Team and All-State honors. Photo by Kelley Fryer/Harbor News

Cecunjanin Reaches Class S Singles Final for Old Saybrook; Stangel Defends Singles Title at Shorelines

Boys’ TennisSenior Saba Cecunjanin won five matches to make it to the final of the singles tournament at the Class S State Championship on behalf of the Old Saybrook ...

Sports • Published June 02, 2017 01:55 p.m.

8th-grade champion Matt Rothman, 7th-grade champion Nick Rothman, and 6th-grade champion Marlin Stavola were the champions of their respective divisions at the Old Saybrook Parks and Recreation Department’s annual Home Run Derby on May 5. Photo courtesy of Taryn Erb

Local Youngsters a Big Hit at Old Saybrook Parks and Rec Home Run Derby

On May 5, the Old Saybrook Parks and Recreation Department’s (OSPR) Teen Center held its annual Home Run Derby Contest during its Friday night teen center hours. This year’s contest...

Sports Person of the Week • Published June 01, 2017 12:55 p.m.

Madison resident and Guilford boys’ soccer JV coach Curtis Gullette has had an excellent first season as the sole head coach of the Old Saybrook golf squad after spending the previous two spring seasons as the Rams’ co-head coach. Photo courtesy of Curtis Gullette

Gullette Sees a Successful First Solo Flight as Old Saybrook’s Golf Coach

This spring marks Curtis Gullette’s first season as the sole head coach of the Old Saybrook golf team, and he’s made a tremendous impression by helping the Rams charge up the...

Sports • Published May 26, 2017 08:18 a.m.

Sophomore Maeve Foley’s two-run homer helped Old Saybrook softball beat Plainville 13-1 to secure a postseason berth for the Rams. Photo by Kelley Fryer/Harbor News

Rams’ Softball Makes Playoffs by Winning Regular Season Finale; Boys’ Track Takes 3rd at Shoreline Championship

SoftballThe Old Saybrook softball team qualified for both the Shoreline Conference and Class S State tournaments by defeating Plainville 13-1 in its regular season finale...

Sports • Published May 26, 2017 08:18 a.m.

The Old Saybrook girls’ track team celebrates after taking first place at the Shoreline Conference Championship for the second year in row. The Rams scored 182.75 points and breezed by runner-up Coginchaug, which totaled 115 points at Morgan High School on May 24. Photo by Kelley Fryer/Harbor News

Old Saybrook Girls’ Track Captures Second Straight Conference Crown

The Old Saybrook girls' outdoor track squad captured first place at the Shoreline Conference Championship for the second year in a row last week. With a team score of 182.75 points, the Rams ran...

Sports Person of the Week • Published May 25, 2017 12:29 p.m.

Junior captain goalie Keaton Roarick became the state’s all-time leader in career saves early on this spring and then helped the Rams’ boys’ lacrosse squad earn a spot in states last week. Photo courtesy of Keaton Roarick

Roarick Reaches Major Milestone While Helping the Rams Make States

Keaton Roarick loves the fast-paced nature of lacrosse, as well as the rapid reflexes one needs to stop on a dime and make the right move. This spring, Keaton has used both his passion and his...

Sports • Published May 22, 2017 11:44 a.m.

Senior captain Rosie Rothman holds a 13-7 record at No. 1 singles for the Old Saybrook girls’ tennis team. Rothman will compete in the State Open Singles Tournament for the second year in a row, starting on Saturday, June 3. Photo by Kelley Fryer/Harbor News

Old Saybrook Girls’ Tennis Finishes Regular Season Strong

The Old Saybrook girls’ tennis team finished off another successful regular season by recording three victories for a record of 17-3. The Rams defeated North Branford 7-0 on May 15, edged...

Sports • Published May 22, 2017 08:00 a.m.

Old Saybrook’s Boys’ Lacrosse Uses Late Surge to Make States; Girls Improve to 9-7

Boys’ LacrosseThe Old Saybrook boys’ lacrosse squad won its last three games of the regular season, including two last week, to finish with a 7-9 record and...

Sports • Published May 20, 2017 05:44 p.m.

Team Black Magic won the championship at the Old Saybrook Parks and Recreation Department’s second annual Co-ed Volleyball Tournament on April 28. Pictured are (front) Nate Lacey-Giugno, Kayla Holt and Will Webb; (back) Gannon Efinger, Gabe Karr, and Trey Martin. Photo courtesy of Taryn Erb

Team Black Magic Claims the Crown at Old Saybrook Parks and Rec Volleyball Tournament

The Old Saybrook Parks and Recreation (OSPR) Department held its second annual Co-ed Volleyball Tournament on April 28. The tournament took place during Friday Night Teen Center hours and was open ...

Sports • Published May 15, 2017 07:53 a.m.

Isabella Luciani owns a record of 17-0 for the Old Saybrook girls’ tennis squad, which stands at 14-3 after winning four of its five matchups in last week’s action. Photo by Kelley Fryer/Harbor News

An All-Around Excellent Week for Old Saybrook Athletics

Girls’ TennisThe Old Saybrook girls’ tennis squad has won four of its last five matches and now sports a record of 14-3 this spring. The Rams are in second...

Sports • Published May 13, 2017 12:58 p.m.

East Lyme’s Mark Ennis (left) stands with Old Saybrook Fire Department Chief Jay Rankin in front of the 2017 Buick Cascada that Ennis won by sinking a hole-in-one at the Old Saybrook Fire Department Golf Tournament on May 7. Photo courtesy of Old Saybrook Fire Department

Golfer Sinks Hole-in-One to Win Car at Old Saybrook Fire Department Tournament

Mark Ennis of East Lyme won a 2017 Buick Cascada at the sixth annual Old Saybrook Fire Department (OSFD) Golf Tournament at the Fenwick Golf Course in Old Saybrook on May 7. Ennis sank a 217-yard, ...

Sports Person of the Week • Published May 11, 2017 01:36 p.m.

Chester resident Juliette Linares recently helped Astra Studio of Dance and Performing Arts in Old Saybrook earn grand champion status at the Platinum Performing Arts competition. Juliette is a junior at Valley Regional High School in Deep River.

Photo courtesy of Juliette Linares

Linares Gives Her All on the Dance Floor and in the Community

Juliette Linares is a lifelong dancer, and her dedication to the sport was recently recognized when she and her teammates from Astra Studio of Dance and Performing Arts in Old Saybrook were named...

Sports • Published May 08, 2017 08:05 a.m.

Anna Joseph and the Rams’ softball squad have flipped the switch on their season by winning four of their last five games. Old Saybrook is now three wins away from qualifying for the postseason with six games left to play. Photo by Kelley Fryer/Harbor News

Rams’ Softball Flips the Switch by Winning Four of Five; Boys’ Lacrosse Takes Two

SoftballThe Old Saybrook softball team claimed victory in both of its games last week to improve to 5-9 on the season. The Rams have won four of their last five contests....

Sports Person of the Week • Published May 04, 2017 11:45 a.m.

Mac Coppes swam to first place in the 50 and 100 freestyles while competing on behalf of Old Saybrook as a team-of-one at the Class S State Championship this past winter. Photo courtesy of Mac Coppes

Coppes Caps High School Swim Career with Two State Titles

Mac Coppes has logged many miles as a swimmer for Old Saybrook High School throughout the past three years. Mac displayed steadfast dedication regardless of who he was training alongside during...

Sports • Published May 01, 2017 08:01 a.m.

Mandy Beck netted three goals and added four assists in the Rams’ girls’ lacrosse team’s home win against the Thunderbirds on April 25. Old Saybrook owns a record of 7-3 on the season. Photo by Kelley Fryer/Harbor News

Old Saybrook Girls’ Lacrosse Perfect on the Week; Softball Gets Two Victories

Girls’ LacrosseThe Rams’ girls’ lacrosse squad won all three of its matches last week to bring its record to 7-3.Old Saybrook defeated North...

Sports • Published April 29, 2017 04:03 p.m.

First-place winners Kyle Sirois of Columbia, Jake DeLuca of Columbia, Gino Gallitto of Old Saybrook, Lauren Golebieski of Seymour, Isabella Garcia of Shelton, and Abby Bergeron of Old Saybrook show off their hardware from the 24th annual Connecticut Recreation and Parks Association’s HotShots State Contest. Photo courtesy of Old Saybrook Parks and Recreation

Local Youths Hit Their Spots at HotShots State Contest

The Connecticut Recreation and Parks Association (CRPA) held its 24th annual HotShots State Contest at the Old Saybrook Parks and Recreation Department’s (OSPR) Recreation Center on April 1....

Sports • Published April 29, 2017 03:17 p.m.

The Astra Studios Senior and Junior dance teams earned grand champion honors for their routines at Platinum Performing Arts on April 23. Pictured are (front row) Ava Schmidt (Clinton) and Amanda Pernal (Old Saybrook); (middle row) Juliette Linares (Chester), Chloe Bugden (Westbrook), Ashley Roberts (Westbrook) Emma Golembeski (Gales Ferry), Tess Santarsiero (Old Saybrook), Jillian Pernal (Old Saybrook), and Giovanna Silva (Westbrook); (back row) Carla Matute (Old Saybrook), Maya Cassagrande (Higganum), Renee Perregaux (Westbrook), Victoria Le (Clinton), Sophie Bugden (Westbrook), Mylena Cruz (Westbrook), and Mackenzie True (Westbrook). Photo courtesy of Nancy Lyn-Lockwood

Astra Studio Dance Teams Named Grand Champs at Platinum Performing Arts

On April 23, Astra Studio’s Senior and Junior dance teams were named the grand champions in a competition at Platinum Performing Arts. The Seniors achieved this recognition for their...

Sports • Published April 29, 2017 02:36 p.m.

Run for Chris 5K Partners with Valley Shore YMCA

The sixth annual Run for Chris 5K With the Y will be held on Saturday, June 24 in Essex, starting at the town hall. The addition of “With the Y” to the event’s name reflects...

Sports Person of the Week • Published April 27, 2017 12:47 p.m.

James Hespeler waited patiently to become a high school lacrosse coach and now he’s in the middle of his first season as head coach of the Rams’ boys’ lacrosse squad. James, a Branford resident, teaches physical education at Old Saybrook Middle School.

Photo courtesy of James Hespeler

Hespeler Gets His Chance as Old Saybrook’s Boys’ Lacrosse Coach

For the past few years, James Hespeler has been chomping at the bit to get involved in coaching with the Old Saybrook boys’ lacrosse program. The wait has been well worth it for James,...

Sports • Published April 24, 2017 07:49 a.m.

James Vukovinsky earned first place in the 110-meter high hurdles and the 300 intermediate hurdles in Old Saybrook’s wins against Haddam-Killingworth and Creed on April 18. Photo by Kelley Fryer/Harbor News

Both Rams’ Track Squads See Multiple Victories at Recent Meet; Tennis Teams Keep Winning

Boys’ Outdoor TrackThe Old Saybrook boys’ outdoor track team competed against Shoreline Conference foes Creed and Haddam-Killingworth at H-K High School on...

Sports • Published April 24, 2017 07:47 a.m.

Junior Kyle Savino medaled in both of the Old Saybrook golf squad’s home contests at Fenwick Golf Course when the Rams teed off their season last week. Photo by Kelley Fryer/Harbor News

Old Saybrook Golf Tees Off 2017 Season

The Old Saybrook golf squad began the 2017 season by playing four contests in four days last week, including a tri-match, and came away with a pair of victories for an early mark of 2-3. Both of...

Sports Person of the Week • Published April 20, 2017 12:36 p.m.

After serving as a varsity assistant and the JV head coach the last three years, Katelyn Flanagan recently began her first season as the head coach of the Old Saybrook High School softball squad. Katelyn works as a physical education teacher at Old Saybrook Middle School, where she’s also a cross country coach. Photo courtesy of Katelyn Flanagan

Flanagan Aims to Take Rams’ Softball Back to the Big Time

As the Old Saybrook softball team tries to bounce back from its two-win season and begin the climb back toward playoff prominence, it’s doing so with someone who’s a familiar face to ...

Sports • Published April 16, 2017 08:08 p.m.

Tanya Gianitsos and the Rams’ girls’ tennis team improved to 4-1 by posting victories versus Haddam-Killingworth and East Hampton in last week’s action. Photo by Kelley Fryer/Harbor News

Old Saybrook’s Tennis Teams See Successful Week

Girls’ TennisThe Old Saybrook girls’ tennis played three matches last week and won two of three to put its record at 4-1 this season.In their first...

Sports • Published April 15, 2017 02:55 p.m.

Rams sophomore Jaden Rolon pitched a gem against Coginchaug by allowing only two hits and striking out 11 to earn a win Old Saybrook bested the Blue Devils by a 3-2 score on April 14. Photo by Kelley Fryer/Harbor News

Old Saybrook Baseball Shakes Off Early Season Struggles with Undefeated Week

The Old Saybrook baseball team got out to a rocky start this spring, but those early struggles seem like a distant memory following a big-time turnaround last week. The Rams won all three of their ...

Sports • Published April 14, 2017 07:03 p.m.

The Old Saybrook Parks and Recreation Department (OSPR) recently held its annual Co-ed 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament. Pictured are the players from Chino Hills, which won the tournament, with members of the OSPR. Photo courtesy of Taryn Erb

Local Youngsters Take Their Best Shot at Old Saybrook Parks and Rec Tourney

The Old Saybrook Parks and Recreation Department (OSPR) held its annual Co-ed 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament during the OSPR’s Friday night Teen Center hours on March 24. There were 11 teams...

Sports Person of the Week • Published April 13, 2017 01:42 p.m.

Junior captain forward Sophie Alden averaged seven rebounds, three blocks, and four assists as a defensive specialist for Old Saybrook girls’ hoops this year, helping the Rams win 13 games en route to reaching both the Shoreline Conference and Class S State tournaments. Photo courtesy of Sophie Alden

Alden Asserts Herself as Defensive Stalwart for Old Saybrook

The Old Saybrook girls’ basketball squad proved a defensive force by allowing less than 40 points a game while returning to the playoffs this winter. One of the biggest reasons behind the...

Sports • Published April 09, 2017 03:26 p.m.

Jael Givehand won the 1,600 and also ran on the triumphant 4x800 relay when the Old Saybrook girls’ outdoor track team took first place at the Bellringer Invitational on April 8. Photo by Kelley Fryer/Harbor News

Rams’ Boys’ Lacrosse Gets a Win; Girls’ Track Takes First at Bellringer Invitational

Boys’ LacrosseThe Old Saybrook boys’ lacrosse team recorded its first victory of the season by defeating Cromwell 9-5 at home on April 5.Senior...

Sports • Published April 09, 2017 02:18 p.m.

Old Saybrook’s Megan Schulmeister (left) slides in safely while Valley Regional’s Julia Jenkins applies the tag during a game between the Shoreline Conference rivals on April 7. Valley came away with a 19-4 victory at Old Saybrook High School on April 7. Photo by Kelley Fryer/The Courier

Valley Softball’s Offense Explodes in 19-4 Win Over Old Saybrook

As the adage goes: April wins are worth the same as end-of-season wins. Valley Regional and Old Saybrook’s softball squads are especially hungry for wins this spring after both teams missed ...

Sports • Published April 06, 2017 07:39 p.m.

Pictured are Senior Competition team members from the Westbrook Dance Academy: (above) Mara Kelley (Old Saybrook), Miles Waterbury (Clinton), Victoria Holton (Westbrook), Brandi Andrade (Westbrook), Katherine Izadi (Old Saybrook), and Courtney Briggs (Old Saybrook). Pictured again below are Briggs, Holton, Waterbury, Kelley, and Andrade. Photo illustration courtesy of David Russo

Westbrook Dance Academy Competition Teams Earn World Championship Bid for 3rd Straight Year

The Westbrook Dance Academy’s competition teams participated in the Starpower Talent Regional Competition in March and earned four bids to the World Dance Championship that will take place...

Sports Person of the Week • Published April 06, 2017 02:11 p.m.

Ryan Fuller has been part of the Shoreline Conference baseball circuit for years. Now, the Old Saybrook resident joins the Haddam-Killingworth baseball team as its new varsity assistant coach this season. Photo courtesy of Ryan Fuller

Shoreline Baseball Mainstay Fuller New HK Varsity Assistant Coach

For the past several years, Ryan Fuller has been a fixture on the baseball field as both a player and a coach, particularly in the Shoreline Conference. The Haddam-Killingworth baseball team is...

Sports • Published April 02, 2017 04:08 p.m.

Rams’ Boys’ Lacrosse Edged by North Branford, 9-8

The Old Saybrook boys’ lacrosse squad hosted Shoreline Conference opponent North Branford for the team’s first game of the spring season on April 1. North Branford squeaked out a 9-8 ...

Sports • Published March 26, 2017 07:31 p.m.

Senior captain guard Marissa Newell led the offensive charge for the Rams’ girls’ basketball team this season and came way from the campaign with All-Shoreline Conference First Team honors. Photo by Kelley Fryer/Harbor News

Old Saybrook Girls' Hoops Rammed its Way Back to the Playoffs in 2017

The Old Saybrook girls’ basketball team saw marked improvement this winter by finishing with a regular season record of 12-8 on its way to qualifying for the Shoreline Conference and Class...

Sports • Published March 24, 2017 08:58 p.m.

Pictured are the Valley Shore YMCA Marlins recent postseason qualifiers (front row) Jack Wiley (Old Saybrook), Jennifer Park (Niantic), Cora Deming (Clinton), Lucca Giordano (Essex), and Gus Van Berkel (Essex); (second row) Kelsey O’Donnell (Essex), Anna Macauley (Essex), Kaeleigh O’Donnell (Essex), and Erin Reilly (Madison); (third row) Abigail Vitola (Clinton), Donna Park (Niantic), and Laura Day (Old Saybrook); (back row) Madelyn Beaudoin (Old Saybrook), Kyle Wisialowski (Old Saybrookk), and Helen Day (Old Saybrook); and (back) Grace Sweeney (Old Saybrook). Photo courtesy of Karen Sweeney

Several Valley Shore YMCA Marlins Swimmers Qualify for Postseason Meets

The Valley Shore YMCA Marlins swim team out of Westbrook recently saw several of its athletes qualify for multiple postseason swim meets, including the Connecticut Age Group Swim Championships,...

Sports • Published March 24, 2017 07:35 p.m.

First-place winners from the Old Saybrook Parks and Recreation Department’s fifth annual Connecticut Recreation and Parks Association’s HotShots Tournament. Photo courtesy of Old Saybrook Parks and Recreation

Local Hoopsters Heat Up at Old Saybrook Parks and Rec HotShots Tournament

On March 4, the Old Saybrook Parks and Recreation (OSPR) Department held its fifth annual Connecticut Recreation and Parks Association’s (CRPA) HotShots Tournament. At the event, each...

Sports • Published March 18, 2017 01:37 p.m.

Old Saybrook’s Mac Coppes took first place in the 50 freestyle (21.99 seconds) and the 100 freestyle (49.43) with personal-best times in both events at the Class S State Championship at Wesleyan University on March 16. Photo by Kelley Fryer/Harbor News

Coppes Wins 50 and 100 Freestyles for Old Saybrook at Class S State Championship

Old Saybrook senior Mac Coppes swam to first place in both the 50 freestyle and the 100 freestyle last week’s Class S State Championship, which was held at Wesleyan University on March 16....

Sports Person of the Week • Published March 16, 2017 02:50 p.m.

After joining the Old Saybrook girls’ basketball squad as a junior last year, Kirsten King earned a starting spot with the Rams in her recent senior season.

Photo courtesy of Kirsten King

King Reigned Supreme on the Court as a Senior

Kirsten King may have taken a few years away from the basketball court, but she more than made up for lost time by putting together a productive two-year tenure with Old Saybrook.Kirsten...

Sports • Published March 12, 2017 03:51 p.m.

Senior captain Connel Henderson completed his career with Old Saybrook boys’ basketball by scoring 22 points in the Rams’ first round victory versus the Metropolitan Learning Center. The Rams later lost to Trinity Catholic in the second round. Photo by Kelley Fryer/Harbor News

Old Saybrook Wins States Opener Before Losing to Trinity Catholic; Coppes Swims Fastest Time in 50 Free at Class S Trials

Boys’ BasketballThe Old Saybrook boys’ basketball team claimed victory in its Class S State Tournament opener before dropping its contest in the second round. ...

Sports • Published March 11, 2017 11:58 p.m.

Pictured from Flip-Flop Gymnastics Xcel Bronze team are Gretchen Burgess (Lyme), Haylee Weglarz (Deep River), Charlotte Jacobson (Deep River), Halley Pierson (Westbrook), Christina Grace (Old Saybrook), Katherine Bergmann (East Haddam), Sienna Joplin (Chester), and Carlee Harwood (Killingworth). Photo courtesy of Hannah Schmelzer

Flip-Flop Gymnastics Turns in Great Showing at Kinetic Kids Invitational

The Flip-Flop Gymnastics teams competed at the Kinetic Kids Invitational that was held at Pomperaug High School in Southbury on Jan. 21-22.Brooklyn Geida of Niantic and Emma Pfau of...

Sports • Published March 06, 2017 12:41 a.m.

Sophomore Mandy Beck scored 19 points when the Old Saybrook girls’ basketball team defeated Parish Hill in the first round of the Class S State Tournament on Feb. 27. The Rams then lost to Thomaston in the second round to finish at 13-10 for the season. Photo by Kelley Fryer/Harbor News

Rams’ Girls’ Hoops Wins One in States Before Losing to Thomaston

Girls’ BasketballThe Rams’ girls’ basketball squad played two games in the Class S State Tournament last week, winning their first round matchup on the ...

Sports • Published March 04, 2017 10:00 p.m.

Pictured is the Level 4 team from Flip-Flop Gymnastics: Corina Pagliuco (Ivoryton), Julie Hartt (Deep River), Chase Conrad (Ivoryton), and Violet Lavezzoli (Deep River). Photo courtesy of Hannah Schmelzer

Flip-Flop Gymnastics Sees Plenty of Representation at DGS Northeast Invitational

The Flip-Flop Gymnastics teams competed at the DGS Northeast Invitational at Trinity College in West Hartford from Jan. 15-17.Alexandra Batts of Lyme was the only Xcel Diamond competitor...

Sports • Published March 04, 2017 05:42 p.m.

Team Black Magic took the title in the Old Saybrook Parks and Recreation Department’s inaugural Co-ed Indoor Soccer Tournament. Photo courtesy of Taryn Erb

Spirit All Around at Old Saybrook Parks and Rec Co-ed Soccer Tourney

On Feb. 17, the Old Saybrook Parks and Recreation Department held its inaugural Co-ed Indoor Soccer Tournament as part of its Friday Night Teen Center program. The program, which had 24...

Sports Person of the Week • Published March 02, 2017 05:35 p.m.

After running on two triumphant relay teams while helping Old Saybrook girls’ indoor track win the Shoreline Conference title, junior captain Tyra Finkeldey took first place in the pole vault by clearing 10 feet-6 inches at Class S State Championship. Photo courtesy of Tyra Finkeldey

Finkeldey Vaults Her Way to Top of the State

Tyra Finkeldey began her athletic career in gymnastics before she started track and field. That acrobatic background has played a huge part in Tyra’s ascent toward becoming one of the top...

Sports • Published Feb. 27, 2017 12:13 a.m.

Devyn King competed for the Rams at the State Open Championship and recorded a 15th-place finish in the long jump at Floyd Little Athletic Center on Feb. 20. Photo by Kelley Fryer/Harbor News

Old Saybrook Boys’ Hoops Beats H-K to Advance to Shoreline Semis; Track Sends a Few to the Open

Boys’ BasketballThe Old Saybrook boys’ basketball team had a busy week with four games last week, including a 71-61 victory against Haddam-Killingworth in the ...

Sports • Published Feb. 19, 2017 07:49 p.m.

Rams’ Boys’ Hoops Stretches Streak to Five with Big Win at Old Lyme

The Old Saybrook boys’ basketball team posted a 70-61 Valentine’s Day victory at Old Lyme in a Shoreline Conference matchup last week. The win extended the Rams’ win streak to ...

Sports • Published Feb. 19, 2017 01:16 p.m.

Jael Givehand and the Rams’ 4x800 relay raced to victory to help the Old Saybrook girls’ indoor track squad finish in third place at the Class S State Championship. Photo by Kelley Fryer/Harbor News

Rams’ Girls’ Track Takes 3rd at States; Girls’ Hoops Loses in Shoreline Quarters

Girls’ Indoor TrackLed by one individual victory and another from a relay, the Old Saybrook girls’ indoor track team captured a third-place finish at the...

Sports • Published Feb. 12, 2017 10:55 p.m.

Aidan Reid and the Rams won both of their games last week and are now 11-5 for the season. Photo by Kelley Fryer/Harbor News

Old Saybrook Boys’ Basketball Grabs Two More Wins; Girls Beat Portland in OT

Boys’ BasketballThe Old Saybrook boys’ basketball team won both of its games last week to improve to 11-5 overall with a record of 11-4 in Shoreline...

Sports • Published Feb. 10, 2017 03:15 p.m.

Pictured from the Xcel Platinum gymnastics team are Emily Brucker (Deep River), Sarah Cartelli (Ivoryton), Katie Schumann (Old Saybrook), Brooklyn Geida (Niantic), Emma Pfau (Guilford), and Emma Anderson (Higganum). Photo courtesy of Hannah Schmelzer

Flip-Flop Gymnastics Competes at Rhode Island Invitational

The Flip-Flop Gymnastics Xcel teams, as well as its Level 3, 4, 6, 7, and 8 teams, recently competed at the Rhode Island Invitational hosted by Aim High Gymnastics.Alexandra Batts of Lyme...

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