Saimara Cantres has kept running for Maloney despite a Lupus diagnosis. John Woke – Hartford Courant.
Silly rain, stop messing with the spring sports schedule. In the meantime, this edition of Linked Up has lots of great stories to get fans fired up for a weekend of sports action. In particular, many stories both about athletes (and coaches) battling back from adversity, and paying tribute to beloved people no longer with us.
- From the Hartford Courant: A Lupus diagnosis has not slowed the impressive effort and play of Maloney outfielder Saimara Cantres. Also from the Courant, the soldiers creed has been a rallying cry for Avon girls tennis standout Hannah Dahlem.
- From YouTube.com: About as wild and impressive an ending to a game as you will see with a senior making a game-saving catch in a state playoff game.
- From the Norwalk Hour: Brien McMahon softball coach Dani Brown and her players (and opponents) are all paying tribute to “Mama Coach.”
- From Sportzedge.com: Injuries have made it a long recovery road for Guilford’s K.C. Horton, but he is still working.
- From SBNation.com: Just a regular story of a sibling carrying another sibling across the finish line in a track meet.
- From the Bristol Press: For five seniors, just earning a berth in the class S softball tournament field is the culmination of a long journey.
- From the Waterbury Republican-American: Oxford hurler Ashley Guillette can’t get much better as her team bids goodbye to some conference rivals.
- From Litchfieldcountysports.com: Will Torrington softball’s regular season success translate to a deep postseason run?
- From GameTimeCT: The team’s impressive history has continued to fuel the current success for Staples boys tennis.
- From the Meriden Record Journal: Carrying along the Lupus thread, the Southington softball team is also working to raise awareness on the disease — which hits close to home.
- From the Middletown Press: An in-depth look at a sport that is outside the mainstream.
- From the New London Day: Despite the success a pair of eastern golf teams are hoping for some more consistency.
- From the Stamford Advocate: It was an emotional night in Stamford as Westhill baseball played for the late father of a player. And here is accompanying video.
- From KSDK.com: Michael Sam has been a story for many weeks, and in this case the story is what impact his story may have on high school sports.
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