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Sports • Published Sep. 21, 2020 01:26 p.m.

Junior captain Margaret Jacaruso and the Valley Regional field hockey team has had to adapt on the fly after seven players decided to opt out of the fall season. Jacaruso plays right wing for the Warriors. File photo by Kelley Fryer/The Courier

Warriors Adjusting on the Fly as Season Approaches

The Valley Regional field hockey squad is on the precipice of playing its first game of the year, and the Warriors have a much different looking squad than originally planned. Still, Head Coach...

Sports • Published Sep. 21, 2020 12:23 p.m.

Senior captain Davonté Mitchell and the Rams have been through a lot this year, and with the recent CIAC confirmation that the fall football season is functionally canceled, several student-athletes have left the practice field, particularly linemen.

File photo by Kelley Fryer/Harbor News

Rams’ Numbers Waning in Wake of CIAC Announcement

The Old Saybrook-Westbrook football team received the final word that there would be no full contact, 11-on-11 football this fall, and it’s added more of a challenge to already difficult...

Sports • Published Sep. 21, 2020 11:57 a.m.

Head Coach Anthony Sagnella and the athletes on the North Haven football team continue to work on conditioning and skills as they await the ultimate decision from the CIAC on whether there will be any competitive opportunities for football players during the 2020-’21 school year. File photo by Kelley Fryer/The Courier

North Haven Football Practicing While Planning for Future

The North Haven football team plans to keep working in the wake of receiving unfortunate news from the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference (CIAC) Board of Control confirming its...

Sports • Published Sep. 21, 2020 01:42 a.m.

Senior captain Brandon Fratta and his teammates on the T-Birds’ football squad were in disbelief when they heard word that the CIAC had canceled the 11-on-11 fall football season. File photo by Kelley Fryer/The Sound

T-Birds Devastated by Cancellation of Football Season

When North Branford football Head Coach Mark Basil found out that the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference (CIAC) had canceled 11-on-11 football this fall, he met with the...

Sports • Published Sep. 21, 2020 12:35 a.m.

Senior captain quarterback Trey Garea and his teammates on the East Haven football squad were devastated when they heard word that the CIAC had canceled the 11-on-11 fall football season. File photo by Kelley Fryer/The Courier

Easties in Disbelief About Cancellation of Season

Senior quarterback Trey Garea was eating lunch with his teammates when they were approached by Scott Benoit, the head coach of the East Haven football squad. Benoit relayed the news to Garea and...

Sports • Published Sep. 20, 2020 11:27 p.m.

Alex Riccitelli and his fellow seniors on the H-K football squad won’t be playing football as planned this fall, but are keeping their fingers crossed that they may be permitted to compete in the spring.

File photo by Kelley Fryer/The Source

Cougars Stick Together During Trying Times

Head Coach Erik Becker and the athletes on the Haddam-Killingworth football team recently heard word that the traditional fall football season was canceled by the Connecticut Interscholastic...

Sports • Published Sep. 20, 2020 08:29 p.m.

Guilford’s Andrew Beauton, 13, qualified to compete at the Notah Begay III Junior National Golf Championship in Louisiana in November. Beauton is an 8th-grade student at Adams Middle School. Photo courtesy of Louise DiCocco-Beauton

Beauton Qualifies to Golf at Junior National Championship

He’s only 13 years old, but Guilford resident Andrew Beauton is making major strides on the national level as a golfer. Andrew, an 8th-grade student at Adams Middle School, has qualified to ...

Sports • Published Sep. 20, 2020 07:06 p.m.

Riley Jackson and the Huskies recently word heard that they won’t be playing 11-on-11 football this fall. File photo by Susan Lambert/Harbor News

CIAC Officially Votes Down Full-Contact Fall Football; Other Sports Scheduled to Start

The Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference (CIAC) reaffirmed its decision to cancel the 11-on-11, full-contact football season for fall 2020, but also reversed an earlier decision that...

Sports • Published Sep. 19, 2020 03:14 p.m.

The Astra Studio of Dance and Performing Arts saw its tap routine of Hair put forth a five-star performance at a recent Star Dance Alliance virtual competition. Pictured are Vivi Heiser (Chester), Jillian Pernal (Old Saybrook), Emma Golembeski (Gales Ferry), and Elleyana Barbieri (Old Saybrook). Photo courtesy of Astra Studio of Dance and Performing Arts

Astra Studio Performs Well in Virtual Competitions

Throughout the summer, a handful of dancers from the Astra Studio of Dance and Performing Arts in Old Saybrook entered routines into a pair of virtual competitions: the Star Dance Alliance Virtual ...

Sports • Published Sep. 19, 2020 03:14 p.m.

Bill’s Seafood Restaurant recently named the winners of its annual Scholar Athlete Scholarship Awards. Pictured are Samantha Calamari (Valley Regional), Brian Rankin (Valley Regional), Delaney Mastriano (Morgan), Grace Hanratty (Old Saybrook), Gino Gallitto (Old Saybrook), and Alexandria Young (Westbrook). Missing from the photo is Alex Kadlof (Morgan). Photo courtesy of Paula MacDonald

Bill’s Seafood Names Annual Scholarship Recipients

Bill’s Seafood Restaurant of Westbrook recently announced the recipients of the Bill’s Seafood Scholar Athlete Scholarship Awards for 2019. The recipients of this year’s...

Sports • Published Sep. 19, 2020 03:14 p.m.

For the 43rd-straight year, a few local residents ran in the 20K Faxon Law Group New Haven Road Race, which was contested virtually this year. Pictured are the traditional starting line are New Haven Road Race vice president Frank Alvarado with runners Steve Praskievicz (Bethany), Jim Kennedy (North Haven), Peter Sanchez (Branford), Rick Conte (Branford), Charlie Matassa (New Haven), Walt Messersmith (Hamden), and Jim McCormack (West Haven), as well as previous New Haven Road Race president John Courtmanche. Photo courtesy of Bill O’Brien

Local Runners Keep New Haven Road Race Streak Alive

A handful of dedicated area runners recently completed the 20K (12.4-mile) Faxon Law Group New Haven Road Race for the 43rd-consecutive year. The race is typically held each year on Labor Day...

Sports • Published Sep. 19, 2020 03:14 p.m.

North Haven Fall Baseball Starts with Split

The North Haven fall baseball squad opened its season in the East Shore League by playing a doubleheader against the Boys of Summer team on Sept. 12. North Haven split the set by earning a 5-4...

Sports • Published Sep. 19, 2020 03:14 p.m.

Bob DuPuy, the former Chief Operating Officer of Major League Baseball, was raised in Branford and was inducted into the Branford Sports Hall of Fame in 2009. This year’s Hall of Fame dinner was canceled as a result of COVID-19. Photo courtesy of Bill O’Brien

Branford Hall of Fame Cancels Annual Dinner

The 33rd annual Branford Sports Hall of Fame dinner, which was scheduled for Friday, Nov. 20, has been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Hall of Fame dinner has been a popular event in...

Sports • Published Sep. 17, 2020 01:18 p.m.

Clinton resident Captain Todd Davenport (bottom right) of the Emily Rose and crew—John Stevens, Charlotte Davenport, Tyler Stevens, and Jake Stevens—-with their tournament-winning thresher shark weighing 436 pounds. Photo illustration courtesy of Captain Morgan

Fish Are Transitioning from Summer to Fall

During the past few weeks, we’ve seen large schools of Atlantic menhaden strewn throughout the Sound. Sometimes, these masses of fish seemed to taunt fishers. Often, they’d just be...

Sports • Published Sep. 14, 2020 02:01 p.m.

Senior captain quarterback Jack Cox and the Valley Regional football squad has been trying to stay focused on practice with repeated bad news coming out from the CIAC in regards to any potential fall season for football. File photo by Kelley Fryer/The Courier

Warriors Feeling the Ups and Downs of Life in Football

The Valley Regional-Old Lyme football team remains committed to building better football players even though the likelihood of a 2020 season is still in question.The Connecticut...

Sports • Published Sep. 14, 2020 01:03 p.m.

Junior quarterback Drew Nye and the Morgan football squad continue to practice and condition in cohorts even though there is no certainty that there will even be a football season. Head Coach Peter Nye wants to see a plan that ties any competition to schools reopening completely, so that his son can safely pursue more touchdown passes.

File photo by Susan Lambert/Harbor News

Morgan Football Continues to Work, Despite Doubts About Campaign

The high school football season is uncertain across Connecticut, but in Clinton, one thing is definite: The Morgan football team won’t play until school resumes full in-person learning....

Sports • Published Sep. 14, 2020 01 a.m.

Senior captain Megan Russo and the North Haven girls’ soccer team are working hard to get ready for their potential 2020 season. Russo can play either in the midfield or as a forward, and that versatility will be an asset for Head Coach Gary Collins.

File photo by Kelley Fryer/The Courier

North Haven Girls’ Soccer Back on its Feet

The North Haven girls’ soccer team turned in a solid campaign in its first year with Head Coach Gary Collins last fall. North Haven lost seven of its first eight games, but subsequently...

Sports • Published Sep. 14, 2020 12:18 a.m.

Junior Julia McHenry got to see her teammates on the Branford field hockey squad in person when the Hornets started participating in conditioning and skillwork on Aug. 29.

File photo by Kelley Fryer/The Sound

Hornets Staying Positive Through the Uncertainties

Fall sports teams in the state of Connecticut have dealt with cancellations, shutdowns, and alterations of practice rules due to COVID-19—and the Branford field hockey team is no different. ...

Sports • Published Sep. 13, 2020 08:44 p.m.

Senior captain Tori Heaphy, Head Coach Craig Brown, and their fellow members of the East Haven girls’ volleyball squad are staying optimistic that the Yellowjackets will get to take the court and play this fall. File photo by Kelley Fryer/The Courier

Yellowjackets Prepping to Play with One Major Change

The East Haven girls’ volleyball team is continuing with its preparation to compete in 2020—with one notable modification. The Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference (CIAC)...

Sports • Published Sep. 13, 2020 07:37 p.m.

High school football teams from across the state, including the team at Daniel Hand High School, gathered with coaches and parents at the State Capitol on Sept. 9, hoping to rally support to change the CIAC’s decision of canceling the 11-on-11 football season.

Photo by Kelley Fryer/The Source

Tigers Attend Rally to Try to Save Campaign

Head Coach Steve Filippone and the athletes on the Daniel Hand High School football team are adamant about having a football season, whether that be in the fall or the spring. On Sept. 9, members...

Sports • Published Sep. 13, 2020 07:22 p.m.

High school football teams from across the state, including the team at Guilford High School, gathered with coaches and parents at the State Capitol on Sept. 9, hoping to rally support to change the CIAC’s decision of canceling the 11-on-11 football season. Photo by Kelley Fryer/The Courier

Guilford Attends Rally in Attempt to Save Campaign

The Guilford High School football team took a stand at the state Capitol building in Hartford on Sept. 9, when dozens of teams from across the state attended a rally in an effort to save the 2020...

Sports • Published Sep. 13, 2020 04:04 p.m.

Head Coach Anthony Sagnella and the athletes on the North Haven football team recently heard some bad news when they found out that there will be no 11-on-11 high school football in Connecticut this fall. File photo by Kelley Fryer/The Courier

CIAC Cancels 11-on-11 Football Season

On Sept. 4, the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference (CIAC) made an announcement that sent shockwaves through the state. Following a vote by its Board of Control, the CIAC announced...

Sports • Published Sep. 11, 2020 05:55 p.m.

The Red Sox claimed the Guilford Little League baseball crown with a 5-3 win against the Mets in the title game. Pictured from the Red Sox are (front) Brett Burnham, Andrew Hally, Liam Earle, Noah Loban, Connor Sullivan, Alex Tafro, and Ethan Loban; (back) Head Coach Chris Loban, Nick Simione, Assistant Coach Dan Tafro, Andrew McLauren, and Assistant Coach Kevin Sullivan. Missing from the photo is Aidan Lopez. Photo courtesy of Kim Vigliotti

Red Sox Win Majors Title in Guilford Little League

The Guilford Little League baseball season came to an end with the Red Sox winning the Majors Division title. The Red Sox took the crown by earning a 5-3 victory over the Mets in the championship...

Sports • Published Sep. 11, 2020 04:55 p.m.

The Madison Blue Jays took the town’s AAA Little League baseball title with a 5-4 win versus the Rays in the championship game. Pictured from the Blue Jays are (back) Coach Jim Maynard, Manager Bryan Hagen, and Coach Steven Seehusen; (middle) Josh Maynard, Thomas Cahill, Malcolm Kaiman, Chase Potter, Gabe Seehusen, and Ashton Hagen; (front) Cooper Romanchok, Michael Ferraiolo, Finnbar Berry, and Anthony Pesce. Photo courtesy of Elliot Kaiman

Blue Jays Win Madison’s AAA Baseball Title

On Aug. 15, the Madison AAA Blue Jays baseball team rallied from a two-run deficit with two outs in the bottom of the sixth inning to earn a 5-4 victory over the Rays in the Madison AAA Little...

Sports • Published Sep. 10, 2020 11:39 a.m.

Dave Dupre of Lyme recently caught this 4.5-pound lunker largemouth bass that proved instrumental in launching him into another career tournament win. Photo courtesy of Captain Morgan

Some Records Are Meant to be Played, Others Broken

Fishing offers its fair share of rewards for anglers. Satisfaction, challenge, accomplishment, relaxation, recreation, quality time, food—and the list continues. During these times, there...

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