Because numerous schools have been closed for much or all of this week, all wrestlers will be granted an additional 2 pound weight allowance for Friday’s Divisional Tournament competition. For example: 106, which is 108 after Dec 25, now becomes 110 for Friday. Saturday weigh-ins allow for one additional pound due to consecutive days of… Continue Reading
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Divisional Track Meets Now Thur.-Sat., Open is Tues., Feb. 19
The continuing storm cleanup across the state has necessitated further adjustments to the Indoor Track championship schedule. The Class LL meet is being moved from Wednesday to Saturday morning. The current lineup as of 2:00 on Tuesday is as follows – S on Thursday, L on Friday, LL on Saturday, State Open on Tuesday, Feb.… Continue Reading
CIAC To Allow Sunday Makeups For Remainder Of Winter Season
Due to the fact that many schools will be out Monday and possibly beyond, the CIAC will be allowing the scheduling of Sunday makeup contests for Winter sports for the remainder of the regular season, providing: Sunday games are mutually agreed upon by both schools Sunday games do not start prior to 12:30 p.m. We… Continue Reading
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Manchester-East Hartford Football Game Declared No-Contest
Due to the accident which happened at Manchester High School this morning, Manchester and East Hartford High Schools have determined that their varsity football game scheduled for tonight will not be able to be completed prior by Saturday. Because of that fact under the rules of the CIAC football tournament the game has been declared… Continue Reading
Hurricane Sandy Impacting High School Sports
The high school sports world is not exempt from the impact of Hurricane Sandy, one of the most powerful storms to hit the east coast in decades. The superstorm which threatens 50 million people in the most heavily populated corridor of the nation has already reported gale force winds over coastal North Carolina, southeastern Virginia,… Continue Reading
CSWA Releases 2012 Edition of Football Record Book
The Connecticut Sports Writers Alliance is pleased to release the 2012 Connecticut High School Football Record Book. This is the 13th edition of the record book, a compilation of records and historical information from newspapers, team statistics and coach’s records. If you have additional information for the record book, please e-mail co-editor’s Robert Barton at RbrtBartonaolcom (RbrtBartonaolcom) or Gerry deSimas,… Continue Reading
Annual Sportsmanship Conference Slated for Nov. 15th
The 6th Annual CIAC Sportsmanship Conference will be held on Thursday, November 15, 2012 at the Aqua Turf Club, in Plantsville. The program is designed to promote and reinforce the theme “Sportsmanship is Everyone’s Responsibility” and the enhancement of sportsmanship at all middle and high school athletic events. CIAC sportsmanship standards and expectations will be… Continue Reading
Celebrity fathers not all Torrey Pines volleyball has to offer
Some say it’s “in the genes.” Some call it “pedigree.” While not always the case, it’s not unusual to learn the background of an outstanding athlete and find a parent — or two — who also stood out athletically. At Torrey Pines High School in San Diego, the gene pool is so deep some opponents… Continue Reading
Glastonbury Working Toward Another Girls Soccer Title
One sometimes expects to hear genius or masterful philosophy on building a championship program, that attaining the status came via a special system of plays and training that only the greatest coaching minds know about. Success often comes from the simplest of things, first and foremost hard work. That’s been the case for the Glastonbury… Continue Reading