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 track and field team rallying around a teammate.
- From the Connecticut Post: A remarkable and heart-breaking story about former Masuk softball star Rachele Fico and her father.
- From the Hartford Courant: Hall boys tennis coach Jim Solomon got a little choked up after a milestone win.
- From WFSB: A tremendous profile of Pomperaug’s Meg Moore.
- From the Missoulian: The end of high school sports careers are certainly emotional for the players, but are also emotional for the parents as this column explains.
- From the Norwalk Hour: There is nothing like a good nickname, and as this column suggests Wilton golf coach Jack Majesky has earned his nickname.
- From the Waterbury Republican-American: Not totally a feature story but a fun collection that demonstrates the excitement of this time of year.
- From the Bristol Press: The Terryville softball team is gearing up for another run in the state tournament.
- From the Allentown Morning Call: A look at athletics trainers, who are some of the many unsung heroes of high school sports.
- From the Stamford Advocate: A strange idea led The Overtime Blog to learning more about a very impressive multi-sport athlete from Ridgefield.
- From the New London Day: The East Lyme golf team follows the lead of its senior standout Fran Shields. Also from the Day, a sad story as coach Bret Perry lost his battle with cancer.
- From the Torrington Register Citizen: Torrington High School is holding a nice event honoring former athletes and trying to keep them involved with the school.
- From the Spokesman Review: These stories are fairly common in high school sports, but it is always interesting to read about the dynamics of a parent coaching a child.
- From the Norwich Bulletin: It is not quite the same stage as the Super Bowl, but the ECC baseball championship will have two brothers squaring off.
- From Patch.com: The Stonington Patch talks about how the school has embraced the Unified Sports programs as well as programs for the arts.
- From the Crossover Blog: Staples standout Henry Wynne is ready for a big event this weekend, and has some lofty goals.
- From the Meriden Journal Record: Steve Addazio returned to his old stomping grounds to provide an inspirational address to students.
- From the New Haven Register: Another look at a similar program for younger students to participate in athletics at the Bradley School.
- From the New Britain Herald: Some teams might be worried about rust after a break, but the Newington softball team is enjoying the break.
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