
A look at the education opportunities for officials like William Orr and those who want to become officials is part of a series from the Norwalk Hour. Hour photo by John Nash.
Snow, snow, snow, snow, and more snow. All of the Tournament action scheduled for Friday has been postponed (CIAC Tournament Central particularly the “schedules and postponements” tab will keep you up-to-date) so that leaves plenty of time to check out a variety of items in this week’s Linked Up.
- From the Westerly Sun: A great profile of Stonington gymnast Megan McNeil who came up big at the State Open her senior year.
- From the New York Times: Fans feel better than non fans. That is probably simplifying, but this interesting story looks at the psychological benefits of being an intense fan.
- From the Norwalk Hour: The final piece in an interesting series from The Hour on high school basketball officials. This one focuses on the path to become an official.
- From the New Haven Register: Yes, the hockey playoffs are already in full swing, but this look at 10 things to watch in the tournaments is still full of great info.
- From the Huffington Post: A long-time sports agent offers his views on trying to make high school sports safer.
- From the Norwich Bulletin: Nice to see an athlete enjoying the athletic experience the way NFA’s Marcus Outlow is.
- From the Danbury News-Times: The Newtown boys basketball team provided some amazing memories as it closed its season.
- From WOAI.com: A sportscaster in Texas shares a message worth repeating, and one with which most parents can assuredly relate.
- From the Connecticut Post: This column suggests there has never been a better time to check out the CIAC Tournaments. We would suggest it is always a good time to check out the tournaments, but agree with the sentiment.
- From FloridaToday.com: A potential side effect of “pay to play” policies has administrators worried about some girls sports programs.
- From the Bristol Press: A pair of seniors have developed their games, and the Terryville boys basketball program has developed along with them.
From the Hartford Courant: Being a relatively new program has not meant a lack of success for the South Windsor boys swim team.
- From the Waterbury Republican-American: Northwestern boys basketball has its focus on the next game.
- From the Milford-Orange Bulletin: A long-time coach fell shy of a milestone, but still enjoyed the ride.
- From the Post-Chronicle: A Branford native has seen an event grow beyond his imagination to help the community.
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