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Linked Up – 5/24/13

Linked Up – 5/24/13

Pairings, pairings, and more pairings. The release of state tournament pairings are clearly the focus today on CIACsports.com and with most of the media around the state. But there is a broad spectrum of topics covered this week, with lots of interesting topics covered. From the Post-Chronicle: A wonderful story about the Sacred Heart Academy trackContinue Reading

CIACcast Talks Leagues And Unified Sports In Latest Episode

CIACcast Talks Leagues And Unified Sports In Latest Episode

The focus may be on pairings madness and perhaps the weather, but other topics are discussed in episode 13 of the CIACcast. The regular season is winding down and the new CIACcast covers a variety of topics. With league championships in full swing Southern Connecticut Conference Commissioner Al Carbone (3:45-19:55) talks about the conference experience, andContinue Reading

Fun With Numbers – Spring Championship Edition

Fun With Numbers – Spring Championship Edition

Back in the fall, one of the first posts on the new CIACsports.com was a look at how teams earning top-four seeds fared in the CIAC Tournaments. With the release of the pairings in nearly all the spring sports coming in the next few days, it seemed like a good time to do the sameContinue Reading

Eye On The CIAC

Eye On The CIAC

Previous Eye On The CIAC posts have suggested the spring season was winding down, and this week it officially winds down with brackets and tournament play commencing at the late of the week. As such, the focus of most of this look back at last week are teams fighting to reach the the .400 winningContinue Reading

Linked Up – 5/17/13

Linked Up – 5/17/13

So many links this week that there is no need for a lengthy preamble. Much of the coverage across the state is justifiably devoted to League Championships and other results as the regular season winds down, but there were still lots of stories worth highlighting. From the Waterbury Republican American: A series of stories looking atContinue Reading

NFHS Learn Provides Free Sports Nutrition Course

NFHS Learn Provides Free Sports Nutrition Course

The on-line NFHS Learning Center is now offering a free on-line course on sports nutrition that can benefit student-athletes, coaches and parents. The course is aimed at coaches to help them direct their athletes on proper nutrition and hydration that will benefit performance, but is also appropriate for students or parents. The course, hosted byContinue Reading

Three-Team Alliance Wins Inaugural Connecticut State Robotics Championship

Three-Team Alliance Wins Inaugural Connecticut State Robotics Championship

A winning alliance of three high school robotics teams — Team 558, the Robo Squad from Hill Regional Career High School in New Haven, Team 177, Bobcat Robotics from South Windsor High, and Team 1699, the Robocats of Bacon Academy in Colchester, won Connecticut’s first-ever State Robotics Championship held May 11 at the Connecticut StateContinue Reading

East Lyme Softball Coach Earns Spot In Record Books

East Lyme Softball Coach Earns Spot In Record Books

Sometimes the answers are surprisingly simple and straightforward. For example, getting to the heart of what has helped make Judy Deeb the career leader in coaching victories in the history of Connecticut high school softball. There are clearly a number of factors that contribute to the long-term success of the coach and the East LymeContinue Reading

Eye On The CIAC

Eye On The CIAC

Nothing out of the ordinary with this edition of Eye On The CIAC, though there was a record breaking moment from the East Lyme softball team. Teams have begun to clinch league titles and those championships are on the horizon, and the implications of every game starts to carry even more significance. As always EyeContinue Reading

CIAC Statewide Officials Association Meeting In June

CIAC Statewide Officials Association Meeting In June

The CIAC will host the CIAC Officials Association Statewide meeting on Thursday, June 13 at 5:30 p.m. at the CIAC Office in Cheshire. Click here to view all the meeting information. Refreshments will be provided and all boards are expected to be represented with a limit of two members per board. Critical information from theContinue Reading