Linked Up – 2/9/18

Steve Billheimer leads the Ledyard wrestling team with his quiet approach. Sarah Gordon – The Day of New London.

The winter championships have begun but that doesn’t slow down the roll of Linked Up. Plenty of great feature stories from Connecticut and beyond.

• From The Day of New London: Steve Billheimer leads the Ledyard wrestling program with his quiet confidence.
• From the Stamford Advocate: With limited numbers Trinity Catholic hockey is still succeeding even if not on the scoreboard.
• From the New Britain Herald: Innovation girls basketball has come full circle with its improvement this year.
• From GameTimeCT: Danbury and Fairfield Warde are preparing to square off for the FCIAC wrestling title.
• From the Norwich Bulletin: NFA freshmen are bonding through their track participation.
• From the Meriden Record Journal: Sheehan goalie Tyler Robertson has found his focus on the numbers.
• From the Waterbury Republican American: Joe Palladino breaks down the big Waterbury city hoops matchup.
• From the Norwalk Hour: In the midst of a pair of rough seasons came a special night of Norwalk basketball.
• From USA Today: The headline speaks for itself; how Division I college coaches find recruits.
• From GameTimeCT: Harding’s new football field may be named in honor of a legendary coach.
• From The Independent: Pervasive study looking at the importance of girls being involved in sports and physical activity.
• From the Danbury News Times: The BBD boys hockey co-op is in a good place looking to push into the postseason.
• From the Hartford Courant: Glastonbury’s Erin McGill has not seen her season derailed despite some injury challenges.
• From Shore Publishing: Zach Pincince has been bringing great energy to the court for North Haven.
• From CT Sports Now: A conversation with new Trumbull football coach Marce Petroccio.
• From TheRudenReport.com: Breaking down the contenders in FCIAC boys basketball.
• From the Connecticut Post: Tom Drew is assuming the reins of the football program at Foran.
• From the Middletown Press: Eleven new members and a pair of teams will be joining the Middletown Sports Hall of Fame.