AVON – Four Avon High athletes earned All-State honors for their performance on the field this spring. Geoff Kirk, who won the State Open titles in the shot put and discus, was named to the All-State team along with golfers Jake Avery, Ryan Gorman and Tyler Hahn. Kirk had an outstanding season throwing the shot,… Continue Reading… Continue Reading
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Seven Canton athletes earn All-State honors this spring
CANTON — Seven Canton High athletes earned All-State honors for their play on the field this spring. Baseball player Jake Schaetzel and Class S champion Will Briggs (discus) earned first team All-State honors along with five players from Canton’s state championship girls lacrosse team — Emma Charron, Devon Daubert, Grace Giancola, Amanda Gottlieb and Kaelyn Oliver.… Continue Reading
Late rally give Canton a split in doubleheader with Bombers
CANTON, June 26 – Pitcher Anne Pitkin scattered six hits and struck out eight and Canton rallied with four runs in the eighth inning to beat the Connecticut Bombers from Mansfield Center, 8-4, in the second game of a Connecticut Women’s Softball League doubleheader Sunday at Canton High. The Bombers (1-5) handed Canton (5-1) their… Continue Reading… Continue Reading
Canton entry in CT Women’s Softball League is undefeated at 4-0
CANTON, June 19 – Canton improved to 4-0 with a pair of forfeit wins over Rocky Hill Sunday in Canton in the Connecticut Women’s Softball League play. Rocky Hill didn’t have enough players to field their team. Canton began their 2016 campaign by sweeping a doubleheader from West Hartford on June 12 with a 10-0… Continue Reading… Continue Reading
For second straight year, Holy Cross gets past East Granby in semifinals
WEST HAVEN, June 9 – It doesn’t take long for things to change in the state tournament. One moment you have a runner on third base with one out, you’re thinking of a go-ahead run and perhaps that elusive berth in the state championship game. Then, the batter pops the ball into shallow left field… Continue Reading… Continue Reading
Crusaders take care of some unfinished business, beat Granby in NCCC title game
WINDSOR LOCKS, May 26 – A year ago, the East Granby softball team ran the table in the North Central Connecticut Conference with an undefeated regular season campaign (20-0) to win a conference championship. It was the first league title by the Crusaders since the girls basketball team nearly 20 years earlier in 1996. But… Continue Reading… Continue Reading
Jean Hunt, who helped provide athletic opportunities for girls, passes away
Jean Hunt, the legendary Farmington High coach who helped expand and establish opportunities for girls to compete in high school sports in Connecticut, died on Friday in her hometown of Lexington, Mass., where she had been living for some time. Hunt helped establish the first state tournaments in volleyball, basketball and field hockey. She coached… Continue Reading… Continue Reading
Canton softball ends the season with a victory over HMTCA
CANTON, May 23 – This wasn’t a season for the record books. The Canton High softball team was small in numbers and they struggled on the field. But they finished with a flourish. In the final game of the season, the Warriors finished with a dominating 15-4 victory over Hartford Magnet Trinity College Academy on… Continue Reading… Continue Reading
Canton gets just four hits in 7-4 loss to East Windsor in softball
EAST WINDSOR, May 21 – Brooke Dotson and Bailey Edgren each had two-RBI singles but it wasn’t enough as the East Windsor High softball team beat Canton, 7-4 on Saturday at the East Hartford Reservoir. The Panthers (6-12, 4-11 NCCC) had 16 hits led by Louisa Harmon, who was 4-for-4 with three RBI and Sarah… Continue Reading… Continue Reading
Somers limits Canton to five hits in victory
SOMERS, May 18 – Sophia Pelehach had three extra-base hits in Canton’s 14-4 loss to Somers in NCCC action on Wednesday. Pelehach had a pair of doubles and a triple for the Warriors (2-16, 2-15 NCCC). Megan Hall and Anna Shine also had hits for Canton. Somers sophomore Livia Nosal had three hits including a… Continue Reading… Continue Reading