Person of the Week • Published Apr 23, 2024 11 am
By John Lecardo
Through hurdles he has been dealing with since birth, Ben Washburne found great solace and sanctuary from it all through the sport of rowing. And it has been his near lif...
Person of the Week • Published Apr 23, 2024 11 am
By John Lecardo
One of the programs on the rise in the competitive cheerleading world in the Southern Connecticut Conference after this past winter was the Branford cheerleading team. A ...
Person of the Week • Published Apr 23, 2024 11 am
By John Lecardo
Emma Reilly craves the competition when it comes to gymnastics, but she also enjoys the free flowing and creative elements of the sport. Both of those facets of the mat b...
Person of the Week • Published Apr 23, 2024 11 am
By Maria Cipriano
Giovanna Silva has always had a knack for athletics. Over the years of partaking in a variety of different circuits, she has grown into a well-rounded athlete that has ut...
Sports • Published Apr 22, 2024 01 pm
By Maria Cipriano
As a reigning state championship title holder, there is an automatic sense of pressure than gets placed on a team when it comes to the following season, especially if tha...
Sports • Published Apr 22, 2024 10 am
By Gabby Hurlbut
Golf
The H-K golf team traveled to Morgan on April 15 for a match that also included Daniel Hand. The Cougars came in second with an overall score of 188. Owen Staskeluna...
Sports • Published Apr 22, 2024 10 am
By Gabby Hurlbut
Baseball
The Hand baseball team traveled to Shelton on April 15 and won 6-1. Payton Powell pitched six innings and allowed one run. Paul Calandrelli had a two-RBI double,...
Sports • Published Apr 22, 2024 10 am
By Gabby Hurlbut
Girls’ Tennis
The Guilford girls’ tennis team traveled to Cheshire on April 15 and won 6-1. Caroline Hergan won at No. 2 singles (7-5, 6-2). Molly Peterson earned a win i...
Sports • Published Apr 22, 2024 10 am
By Gabby Hurlbut
Golf
The North Branford golf team traveled to Cromwell on April 10 and narrowly fell 178-180. Jack O'Brien scored a 36 on the course, followed by Robert Cappella with a 4...
Sports • Published Apr 22, 2024 10 am
By Gabby Hurlbut
Softball
The Branford softball team hosted North Haven on April 15 and fell 20-1. Ellie Brown, Mikenna Leigh, and Madelaine Aguilar each recorded a hit for the Hornets. T...
Sports • Published Apr 22, 2024 09 am
By Gabby Hurlbut
Girls’ Tennis
The Valley girls’ tennis team hosted Cromwell on April 15 and won 6-1 in dominant fashion. Senior captain Joanna Petrone took her opponent in two sets, 6-1,...
Sports • Published Apr 22, 2024 09 am
By Gabby Hurlbut
Girls’ Tennis
The Westbrook girls’ tennis team hosted Coginchaug on April 15 and won 5-2. Anna Landino earned a win at No. 3 singles (6-0, 6-3), and Emily Bonner won 6-0,...
Sports • Published Apr 22, 2024 09 am
By Gabby Hurlbut
Baseball
On April 12, Morgan baseball traveled to Old Lyme and won 6-1. Lucus Hoadley went the distance, throwing a complete game and striking out five batters. Dominic L...
Sports • Published Apr 22, 2024 09 am
By Gabby Hurlbut
Golf
The Old Saybrook golf team traveled to North Branford on April 15 and lost 190-208. Conner Cassella scored a 48, Jake Speed scored a 53, Ethan Terribile earned a 52,...
Sports • Published Apr 22, 2024 09 am
By Gabby Hurlbut
Girls’ Rugby
On April 4, the North Haven girls’ rugby team faced both Staples and Fairfield Ludlowe at Staples. Despite a rough first game, the girls powered through and ...
Sports • Published Apr 22, 2024 02 am
By John Lecardo
In a campaign that culminated in one of the preeminent programs in the state the last half century finally having its crowning moment with a state championship, the Hadda...
Sports • Published Apr 22, 2024 02 am
By John Lecardo
The Branford girls’ lacrosse team certainly had a deep run in states last year that served as a shock to probably everyone but the Hornets themselves. This year, the squa...
Sports • Published Apr 22, 2024 02 am
By John Lecardo
The Valley Regional baseball program certainly sports a new look in more ways than one since the last time the defending conference champs took to the field. Still, the W...
Sports • Published Apr 22, 2024 02 am
By John Lecardo
The North Haven softball team had a storybook season last spring with a regular season filled with perfection. And while that did not lead to any playoff hardware for the...
Sports • Published Apr 22, 2024 02 am
The swords are rattling for further changes in Atlantic herring regulations, since the stock is viewed by many as severely overfished. Atlantic herring has been in a rebu...
Sports • Published Apr 22, 2024 12 am
By Gabby Hurlbut
On Sunday, April 28, the sixth Tommy Sullivan's 5k Road Race will be held starting at 9 a.m. from the restaurant's parking lot (240 North Main Street, Branford). In addit...
Person of the Week • Published Apr 16, 2024 11 am
By John Lecardo
One of the bigger stories within the room of a young Hand wrestling team was the emergence of a freshman phenom in Evelyn Lavigne. In only a single season, she has broken...
Person of the Week • Published Apr 16, 2024 11 am
By John Lecardo
Whether you are running full steam ahead in your own lane, or waiting for your leg of a relay race to take off, track and field can be a physically grueling and mentally ...
Person of the Week • Published Apr 16, 2024 11 am
By John Lecardo
For Ryan Bernardo, his youthful upbringing was an athletic one with quite a bit of winning surrounding it. Even with that early success, he still stayed humble and hard-w...
Sports • Published Apr 15, 2024 02 pm
By Maria Cipriano
Coming off a successful 2023 season in which they went all the way to the state semifinals, the Grizzlies boys’ lacrosse team is hoping to build on last year’s run with a...
