Linked Up – 6/16

Diane Murphy of New Canaan is one of many athletic trainers that are vital to high school sports in Connecticut. Dave Stewart – HAN Network.

We missed a week of regular Linked Up content, so this week’s edition is a little bit different. I call these the “clean out the notebook” Linked Up, where I put all of the various stories that have been bookmarked since the last edition. So we might not have the width and breadth of a normal version — we will get back to that next week — but these are still a lot of great stories from Connecticut and beyond on the world of high school sports.

• From FCIAC.net: A look at the incredibly valuable role of athletic trainers in high school sports.
• From The Day of New London: Nothing was going to deters Michael Burrows of Waterford in pitching his team to a state title.
• From USA Today: A New Jersey teen has overcome adversity and tragedy to shine.
• From the Statesman Journal: Thoughts on the perils of undervaluing high school sports.
• From the Stamford Advocate: A tribute to a group of impressive Stamford seniors.
• From GameTimeCT: A look at arguably the most improbable title run in CIAC history.
• From the Waterbury Republican American: An incredible run for Holy Cross’ Sarah Lawton brought tears.
• From ESPN.com: About a professional, not high school athlete, but a profile that shows have beneficial it can be for an athlete to embrace a role.
• From The Westport News: Appreciating the beauty of high school sports.
• From the Hartford Courant: Mark Doyley is the king of Connecticut high school sprinting triple doubles.
• From the Norwich Bulletin: It took a year of building to get Waterford to a boys lacrosse championship match.
• From TheRudenReport.com: Perspective on an impressive school year of competition and championships in the FCIAC.
• From the Lake Oswego Review: There are risks to football, but the benefits are far greater.
• From the Stamford Advocate: A look at a special baseball season in the FCIAC.
• From DyeStat.com: A rundown of how Connecticut athletes fared at the New England Track & Field Championships.
• From The Day of New London: The efforts of many helped build the Waterford boys lacrosse program.
• From the Trumbull Times: David Dennin is a vital piece of the athletic department for Trumbull High School.
• From Cincinnati.com: A high school pitcher in Ohio kept his promise to his father who is battling cancer.
• From the Washington Post: These stories get shared a lot, but they remain critical: your social media presence makes a difference.
• From the Waterbury Republican American: Power, power, and more power carried the Crusaders to a state baseball title.