Away we go. The grass is cut, the whistles can be heard piercing the air, which can only mean one thing: the high school sports seasons are getting underway. Which means it is time to get into gear and provide a new edition of Linked Up. Understandably, this time of year the coverage is dominated with previews of nearly every team. It would be impossible to link to all those previews, so there is a random sampling of team-specific previews in this edition, but generally the stories are focused more on features about specific players or coaches. Fans are strongly encouraged to check out all the great coverage available to find previews of their favorite team, or least favorite team, or really any team. It is a great time to be a high school sports fan.
- From the Torrington Register Citizen: Jennifer Stango relishes the contact in football, and shares that passion as an assistant for the Wolcott Tech football team.
- From the New London Day: The time has come for the beginning of football practice, and new coaches at East Lyme and Fitch are enjoying the start.
- From the Post Chronicle: Twins Nicole and Taylor Mierzejewski are hoping to push each other into more success for Lyman Hall.
- From Today.com: Politics aside, even the President is excited about the start of the high school sports season.
- From the Connecticut Post: A history-filled final post from Sean Patrick Bowley with his favorite memories covering high school football.
- From the Norwich Bulletin: The Roman family has a pair of impressive men contributing to the New London football team.
- From the North Adams Transcript: A look at the different methods coaches use to evaluate players in the early season.
- From the Waterbury Republican-American: To spring practice, or not to spring practice? That is the question in this story.
- From the Collinsville Press: The new Avon football coach is not shying away from the program’s recent history of success.
- From the Bristol Press: Not counting the situation on the field, this story looks at the challenges for the coaches before practice even begins.
- From CBSsports.com: An uplifting story to open the week, about a high school basketball player earning college attention, despite some challenges.
- From Gazette.net: A writer urges high school student-athletes to relish every moment of their careers as it goes by very quickly.
- From the Norwalk Hour: Interesting story on Norwalk’s Grassroots Tennis program which shares the CIAC mission of recognizing the educational value in athletics.
- From ChicagoNow.com: A long-time educator and coach weighs in on the way for athletes to avoid burnout.
- From the Connecticut Post: An exciting development for Bridgeport middle schools as they have brought back athletics programs at that level.
- From the Danbury News Times: Some talented incoming seniors are hopeful to show off their ability to Division I coaches.
- From the Milford Orange Bulletin: Sticking with the recruiting process, here is how that process has progressed for some top football performers.
- From the Greenwich Time: It is a time for great expectations–something that is unusual–for the New Milford football team.
- From the Hartford Courant: Missed this piece the first time around, but well worth reading now (thanks archives), a powerful story of a former standout athlete.
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