Linked Up – 5/23/14

Greenwich senior Nicole Graham’s story is an inspiration. The Ruden Report.

Stunning. Humbling. Remarkable. Pick a word, any of them apply to some of the subjects of features included in this week’s Linked Up. There are times in being involved with high school sports when the impressive nature of the students and their accomplishments just leave you speechless. Several of the stories this week profile athletes that are just stunning in their perseverance and accomplishments.

• From TheRudenReport.com: Quite simply, the story of Greenwich’s Nicole Graham is remarkable.
• From the Danbury News Times: Don’t tell Danbury boys volleyball player Thomas DeMouth that he has a disability.
• From the Norwalk Hour: Some Brien McMahon athletes demonstrated heroic behavior that helped save lives.
• From WFSB.com: Nisha Rajamohan isn’t like every other high school girls tennis player; she’s better than a lot of them despite missing part of her arm.
• From the New London Day: The Day also produced a great feature on the remarkable Rajamohan.
• From the Norwich Bulletin: Holy Family softball defies the odds in putting together a very strong season.
• From the Harbor News: Maxx Bugg is enjoying his first season as captain for the Morgan golf team.
• From the Hartford Courant: A talented crew of seniors is powering the Simsbury boys tennis team.
• From GameTimeCT: Family is the story for Haddam-Killingworth baseball coach Mark Brookes, not just the 600 victories. Also from GameTime the story of Fairfield Warde tennis playing sisters Erin and Megan Hines.
• From the Washington Post: An interesting story surfaced last week about pregnancy and high school sports; this story suggests taking a closer look at the story.
• From the St. Augustine Record: These high school students took commitment to areas other than sports.
• From the Waterbury Republican-American: Catch up on the baseball and softball season with the Baseball and Softball Webisode.
• From Great Falls Tribune: An investigation on decreased participation in girls scholastic sports.
• From Litchfieldcountysports.com: Tim Gaffney offers assorted thoughts on the region’s sports.
• From the Westport News: A bit late on this story, but the Staples DMR team has enjoyed a perfect combination of performers.
• From the Bristol Press: The Bristol Central girls track and field team is in the midst of a long win streak.