Woodstock Academy senior Abdulazeez Hawas fled Iraq and came to the United States to hopefully secure a brighter future. Aaron Flaum – Norwich Bulletin.
A look at the calendar and the archives shows it has been more than two months since CIACsports.com featured a “traditional” Linked Up (though we did feature a Linked Up Championship edition). That means there are a lot of great stories that have been sitting in our bookmarks without being included, which in turn, means that this edition features some stories that may not be as timely as they ones did. However they are still great stories, and along with some of the more recent entries, we hope you will check them all out and get up-to-date with the great pieces about high school sports.
- From the Norwich Bulletin: Incredible story of Woodstock Academy senior Abdulazeez Hawas and his journey to the boys soccer team.
- From ESPN.com: Remarkable story of two football players connected by tragedy.
- From the New London Day: The Waterford girls volleyball team still plays for their former coach.
- From the Norwalk Hour: Taylor Kennedy is back on the court where she belongs for Weston, and is making a big impact.
- From SportsIllustrated.com: A deep look at the path and success of former New London standout Kris Dunn.
- From WFSB.com: Another former Connecticut high school student making an impact is Somers graduate Ryan Martin.
- From GameTimeCT: A tumultuous season for Coginchaug football team had a much more pleasant conclusion.
- From the Meriden Record Journal: The Platt girls volleyball team spread some holiday cheer (and then a follow-up)
- From SportzEdge.com: Wilbur Cross is honoring one of its basketball legends.
- From SafeKids.com (and youtube.com): A look at the sports specialization debate and how parents can handle the issue.
- From Litchfieldcountysports.com: A family in need got a lift of support from the Torrington athletes.
- From the Waterbury Republican-American: Pomperaug swim coach Fran Pentino has won with style throughout his career.
- From the Hartford Courant: A South Windsor teacher made a new family and helped revamp the soccer team.
- From USA Today High School: A much-deserved thank you note to high school coaches.
- From the Waterbury Republican-American: Karl Bishop remains focused on success for the Cheshire swim team.
- From the Connecticut Post: Some of the stories, teams, and players to watch among Fairfield County boys ice hockey teams.
- From the Bristol Press: Bristol Central boys basketball has found a way to turn things around after a slow start.
- From TheRudenReport.com: Karen Brosko is flourishing in her role as the leader for the Wilton girls hoops team.
- From the Danbury News Times: The Greenwich boys swimming team is preparing for another run at a CIAC title.
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