Linked Up – 5/24/13

The Sacred Heart Academy outdoor track & field team has rallied around senior captain Willa Rusowicz-Orazem. VM Williams – NH Register

Pairings, pairings, and more pairings. The release of state tournament pairings are clearly the focus today on CIACsports.com and with most of the media around the state. But there is a broad spectrum of topics covered this week, with lots of interesting topics covered.

• From the Post-Chronicle: A wonderful story about the Sacred Heart Academy track and field team rallying around a teammate.
• From the Connecticut Post: A remarkable and heart-breaking story about former Masuk softball star Rachele Fico and her father.
• From the Hartford Courant: Hall boys tennis coach Jim Solomon got a little choked up after a milestone win.
• From WFSB: A tremendous profile of Pomperaug’s Meg Moore.
• From the Missoulian: The end of high school sports careers are certainly emotional for the players, but are also emotional for the parents as this column explains.
• From the Norwalk Hour: There is nothing like a good nickname, and as this column suggests Wilton golf coach Jack Majesky has earned his nickname.
• From the Waterbury Republican-American: Not totally a feature story but a fun collection that demonstrates the excitement of this time of year.
• From the Bristol Press: The Terryville softball team is gearing up for another run in the state tournament.
• From the Allentown Morning Call: A look at athletics trainers, who are some of the many unsung heroes of high school sports.
• From the Stamford Advocate: A strange idea led The Overtime Blog to learning more about a very impressive multi-sport athlete from Ridgefield.
• From the New London Day: The East Lyme golf team follows the lead of its senior standout Fran Shields. Also from the Day, a sad story as coach Bret Perry lost his battle with cancer.
• From the Torrington Register Citizen: Torrington High School is holding a nice event honoring former athletes and trying to keep them involved with the school.
• From the Spokesman Review: These stories are fairly common in high school sports, but it is always interesting to read about the dynamics of a parent coaching a child.
• From the Norwich Bulletin: It is not quite the same stage as the Super Bowl, but the ECC baseball championship will have two brothers squaring off.
• From Patch.com: The Stonington Patch talks about how the school has embraced the Unified Sports programs as well as programs for the arts.
• From the Crossover Blog: Staples standout Henry Wynne is ready for a big event this weekend, and has some lofty goals.
• From the Meriden Journal Record: Steve Addazio returned to his old stomping grounds to provide an inspirational address to students.
• From the New Haven Register: Another look at a similar program for younger students to participate in athletics at the Bradley School.
• From the New Britain Herald: Some teams might be worried about rust after a break, but the Newington softball team is enjoying the break.