It may be very cold outside, but the winter high school sports action is heating up. Yes, that’s a terrible opening, but that doesn’t mean it’s not true. This new edition of Linked Up will also help you stay warm with lots of great stories.
- From the Plainville Citizen: Yet another Unified Sports success story, this time at Plainville High School.
- From GameTimeCT: Nicole Belade overcame illness and is now on the doorstep of some history.
- From Litchfieldcountysports.com: The community is rallying to support former Torrington cheerleader Amanda Conforti
- From Foxsports.com: Senior night for one basketball team manager turned into an incredible experience.
- From the Hartford Courant: Julia Sprout is leaving her own impressive legacy with the Tolland track program.
- From the Waterbury Republican-American: Dimity Wanag is fitting right in with the boys on the Shepaug-Litchfield ice hockey team.
- From the Norwich Bulletin: The athletes that deal best with a loss are key to winning wrestling tournament championships.
- From the Connecticut Post: A look at the upcoming postseason for some top wrestling programs.
- From the Lawrence Post Star: A column on trying to keep high school sports (and all sports, really) in proper perspective.
- From the Shreveport Times: An inspiring message for high school athletes from an inspiring person.
- From TheRudenReport.com: A Darien duo who experienced perfection on the track have moved on to other successes.
- From WFSB.com: Capital Prep’s Desiree Elmore reached an historic milestone.
- From the Danbury News Times: An injury followed big win, but Newtown’s Andy Hubina still thinks he can make an impact this season.
- From SportzEdge.com: And another inspiring story of a Newtown wrestler, this time freshman Justin Bogdanoff who battled a brain tumor as a child.
- From EducationNext.org: An op-ed tackling the tough issue of educational funding and how athletics fit in.
- From the New London Day: A football standout got a surprise invitation to keep his career going.
- From the Greenwich Time: A look at the status of some area basketball teams with roughly a month left in the season.
- From the Meriden Record Journal: An alum is helping the Maloney boys basketball team enjoy a special experience.
- From the Springfield News Leader: A seniors high school career had a rough end but she’s looking forward.
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