Results

Weekly scoreboard: June 16-22, 2025

by
Gerry deSimas, Jr., Collinsville Press
June 21, 2025

Sunday, June 22
AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL
Ridgefield at Simsbury (2), ppd., rain
Milford 5-4, Torrington 3-11
Bristol 9, Oakville 5
LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL
District 6 Major Division
Burlington 10, NW CT/Steve Blass 0
Simsbury 12, Tri-Town 2
East Granby/Granby 16, Avon 3
Canton 10, Thomaston 3
TRI-STATE BASEBALL
Wolcott 7, CT Sliders 6
Valley Ducks 11, Amenia 1
Valley Ducks 8, Canton 7 (8)
Torrington at Burlington, ppd. to Monday
Naugatuck at Tri-Town, ppd. to Monday, 6 p.m.
Valley Kraken 5, Winsted 4
COLLEGE BASEBALL
NECBL: Bristol 6, Ocean State 2
PRO BASKETBALL
Golden State 87, Connecticut 63
PRO BASEBALL
Hartford 9, Reading 1

TRI-STATE BASEBALL
Valley Ducks 8, Canton 7 (8)
At Wolcott
Canton (2-6) 001 312 00 — 7-10-0
Valley Ducks (4-4) 001 120 31 — 8-8-5
Matt Rose, Jake Bryant (6), Jim Spirito (8) and Daniel Petro; Hinkle, Coan (7) and unknown; WP: Coan; LP: Jim Spirito; 2B: Hinkle (D), Kyle Dadonna (D), Nick Fonio (D), Angel Christiano (C), Matt Rose (C), 3B: Ben Sullivan (C), T Nicoletti (C); Highlights: Ben Sullivan 1-4, 1 run scored, 2 RBI, Daniel Petro (C) 1-4, 2 RBI; Hinkle (D) 6.2 IP, 9 hits, 9 strikeouts; Nick Fonio’s RBI double in eighth wins it for Ducks; Dadonna 3-run double in seventh ties game at 7-7

Valley Ducks 11, Amenia 1
At New Milford
Amenia (3-5) 100 000 0 — 1-6-1
Valley Ducks (3-4) 430 220 x — 11-15-0
Zach Spencer, Rigolino (3), Reilly (6), Russell (7) and Lamping; Chris Oliwa and Mentone; WP: Oliwa; LP: Spencer; 2B: Donny Ek (D), Kyle Daddona (D), Nick Forino (D), 3B: Steve Harrison (D); Highlights: Oliwa 7 IP, 6 hits, 1 walk, 8 strikeouts; Daddona (D) 3-3, 3 runs scored, RBI; Oliwa (D) 2-3, 3 3uns scored, 3 RBI, Donny Ek (D) 2-4, 2 RBI

Wolcott 7, CT Sliders 6
At Waterbury (Waterville Park)
Wolcott (8-3) 210 000 040 — 7-12-1
CT Sliders (5-3) 203 000 010 — 6-13-2
Blake Stone, Bem Bianchi (5), Fernandes (8) and Dunne; Glover, Glover (7) and Campbell; WP: Bianchi; LP: Glover; Save: Fernandes; 2B: DIorasta (CT), Lentini (W), Dillon Fernandes (W); Highlights: Stone 4 IP, 4 hits, 8 strikeouts; Lentini (W) 3-5, 2 runs scored; A.J. Martinez (W) 2-5, 1 run scored, 1 RBI; Bianchi 2-4, 2 RBI, 1 run scored

COLLEGE BASEBALL
Bristol 6, Ocean State 2
At Bristol
Records: Bristol 10-6, Ocean State 7-6. Highlights: Canton second baseman Nathan Lincoln went 1-for-3 with one RBI and one run scored. It was his sixth RBI of the season and Lincoln pushed his batting average up to .271. Lincoln had four assists in the game.

PRO BASKETBALL
Golden State 87, Connecticut 63
At San Francisco
Connecticut (63) Morrow 4-9 5-7 14, Charles 3-9 3-4 9, Hartley 2-8 1-1 7, Sheldon 3-8 2-2 19, Rivers 1-6 0-0 2, Peters 1-4 0-0 2, Nelson-Ododa 0-5 4-6 4, Marshall 2-4 1-1 5, Allen 3-7 0-0 7, Brown 1-6 0-0 3, Lacan 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 20-66 16-21
Golden State (87) Thornton 6-4 7-7 21, Talbot 2-6 2-4 6, Billings 2-4 0-0 4, Hayes 5-12 2-2 14, Burton 3-8 2-3 10, Bibby 4-11 0-0 11, Amiher 3-9 4-5 10, Powers 0-1 2-2 2, Martin 0-8 1-2 1, Hall 1-2 1-3 3, Chen 2-3 1-1 5. Totals 28-78 22-29
Connecticut (2-12) 20 12 13 18 — 63
Golden State (7-6) 23 36 14 14 — 83
Three-point goals: Connecticut 7-24 (Morrow 1-2, Charles 0-2, Hartley 2-6, Sheldon 2-6, Rivers 0-3, Allen 1-3, Brown 1-2); Golden State 9-31 (Thornton 2-6, Talbot 0-3, Billings 0-1, Hayes 2-4, Burton 2-5, Bibby 3-7, Amihere 0-2, Martin 0-1, Hall 0-1)

PRO BASEBALL
Hartford 9, Reading 1
At Reading, Pa.
Highlights: The Hartford Yard Goats scored four runs in the first inning en-route to a 9-1 victory against the Reading Fightin Phils at FirstEnergy Stadium in Reading, Pennsylvania. Zach Kokoska cranked a three-run homer in the first inning, and GJ Hill added a solo home run in the second inning, as Hartford won four of six games against the Phillies affiliate to claim its second straight road series. Yard Goats pitchers Connor Staine, Carlos Torres, Welinton Herrera, Alec Barger and Carson Skipper limited the Fightins to just one run. The bullpen retired 14 of the final 16 batters of the game. Hartford has won 9 of its last 11 road games.

Saturday, June 21
AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL
Zone 1
Milford 10, Torrington 7
Bristol 12, Ridgefield 9
Ridgefield 6, Bristol 3
LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL
District 6 Major Division tournament
East Granby/Granby 4, Tri-Town 3
NW CT/Steve Blass 10, Canton 9
Avon 10, Thomaston 6
Simsbury 10, Burlington 0
TRI-STATE BASEBALL
Bethlehem 9, New Haven 2
COLLEGE BASEBALL
NECBL: Keene 4, Bristol 3
PRO BASEBALL
Reading 12, Hartford 2

TRI-STATE BASEBALL
Bethlehem 9, New Haven 2
At Bethlehem
New Haven (0-5) 000 020 00 — 2-6-3
Bethlehem (6-2) 000 261 0x — 9-11-0
Battery unavailable; Sibilia, Johnson (7) and Belisle; WP: Sibilia; 2B: Belisle (B), Reynolds (B); Highlights: Chase Belisle (B) 3-3, double, 2 runs scored, 2 RBI, Ryan Reynolds (B) 3-4, double, 1 run scored, 3 RBI

COLLEGE BASEBALL
Keene 4, Bristol 3
At Bristol
Highlight: Canton outfielder Nathan Lincoln was 1-for-4 for the Blues. He is hitting .268 for Bristol.

PRO BASEBALL
Reading 12, Hartford 2
At Reading, Pa.
Highlights: The Reading Fightin Phils scored 12 runs on 17 hits, and defeated the Yard Goats 12-2, ending Hartford’s three-game win streak at FirstEnrgy Stadium. Jose Torres had two hits, including a solo home run, and Benny Montgomery had a pair of hits in his return to his home state, but the Yard Goats were denied a fourth straight win. Felix Reyes led the hit parade for Reading with three hits, with a double, homer and scored three runs. Reading starter Chuck King worked six innings and allowed two runs and recorded his third win of the season. Hartford infielder Kyle Karros, who has a current on-base-streak of 30 consecutive games, and a 9-game hitting streak did not play.

Friday, June 20
COLLEGE BASEBALL
NECBL: Valley Blue Sox 6, Bristol 4
CCBL: Bridgeport 10, Simsbury 1
PRO BASKETBALL
Dallas 86, Connecticut 83
PRO SOCCER
Hartford 3, Louden United 0
PRO BASEBALL
Hartford 8, Reading 5

COLLEGE BASEBALL
Valley Blue Sox 6, Bristol 4
At Holyoke, Mass.
Records: Valley 6-6, Bristol 9-5. Highlights: Canton’s Nate Lincoln went 1-for-4 with 1 run scored. He is now hitting .269 on the season. Lincoln made three putouts in right field.

Bridgeport 10, Simsbury 1
At Bridgeport
Records: Bridgeport 7-0, Simsbury 3-4-1. Highlights: With the win at Seaside Park, the Barnums remain the last undefeated team in the Connecticut Collegiate Baseball League.

PRO BASKETBALL
Dallas 86, Connecticut 83
At Uncasville
Dallas (86) Hines Allen 2-4 0-0 4, Smith 5-9 2-2 12, Ogunbowale 2-9 2-2 7, Bueckers 7-16 6-7 21, James 5-7 7-8 17, Li 2-5 6-6 11, K Charles 4-8 0-1 9, Carrington 2-9 1-4 5, Quinerly 0-0 0-0 0, Jones 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 29-67 24-30
Connecticut (83) Peters 1-3 0-0 2, Tina Charles 8-17 10-11 26, Mabrey 2-10 3-4 8, Sheldon 4-4 0-0 10, Rivers 3-10 0-2 8, Morrow 3-6 4-5 19, Nelson-Ododa 3-5 0-0 6, Hartley 1-6, 4-4 7, Allen 2-2 2-2 6, Brown 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 27-64 23-28
Dallas (3-11) 21 21 23 21 — 86
Connecticut (2-11) 15 25 24 19 — 83
Three-point goals: Dallas (4-16) Smith 0-1, Ogunbowale 1-4, Bueckers 1-4, Li 1-1, Charles 1-3, Carrington 0-3); Connecticut 6-18 (Peters 0-1, Charles 0-2, Mabrey 1-6, Sheldon 2-2, Rivers 2-4, Hartley 1-3). Att: 8,910 (sellout)

PRO BASEBALL
Hartford 8, Reading 5
At Reading PA
Highlights: In his first game back from returning from the injured list, Hartford’s Jose Cordova blasted two home runs leading the Yard Goats to a 8-5 victory against the Reading Fightin Phils at FirstEnergy Stadium. Cordova hit a two-run shot in the fourth inning, and later connected on a solo shot in the ninth, helping Hartford to its third straight win. Yard Goats infielder Kyle Karros had a hit to extend his on base streak to 30 consecutive games and he has hit safely in 9 straight games. Blake Adams pitched five solid innings and allowed just one run with four strikeouts to earn his third win. Collin Baumgartner recorded the final four outs to earn his fourth save. Reading outfielder Hendry Mendez hit for the cycle with a single, double, triple and home run while collecting three RBI, and scored three runs.

PRO SOCCER
Hartford 3, Louden United 0
At Hartford
Kyle Edwards scored 2 goals and Dieng Mamadou added a goal as Hartford snapped a six-game winless streak in USL Championship play with a 3-0 win over Louden United Friday night at Trinity Health Stadium. Hartford (2-7-3) had gone 0-3-3 in their last three USL Championship game contests. Louden (8-4-1) came into the game in third place in the Eastern Conference with Hartford in last place (12th).

Thursday, June 19
TRI-STATE BASEBALL
Canton at Valley Ducks, ppd., rain
New Haven at CT Sliders, ppd., rain
Amenia NY 5, Torrington 2
Burlington 8, Wolcott 0
Valley Kraken at Tri-Town, ppd., rain
Winsted at Bethlehem, ppd. rain
AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL
Zone 1
West Hartford 5, Milford 0
Torrington at Oakville, ppd., rain
COLLEGE BASEBALL
NECBL: Bristol 7, Sanford ME 6
PRO BASEBALL
Hartford 6, Reading 4

TRACK and FIELD
At New Britain
CIAC championships
Results from hammer, steeplechase, heptahlon and decathlon.
Highlights: Hammer: 1. Marshall Potters, Simsbury 204-09,7. Warren Pelletier, Canton 165-11
Women’s hammer: 11. Ally Chickos, Canton, 105-10
Girls 2000 steeplechase: 26. Macy McCulough, Canton, 8:59.51, 28. Laura Funderbuck, Avon, 9:04.70, 29. Spirha Dharan, Avon 9:04.71; 30. Ying Ying Cheng, Avon, 9:04.71
Boys 2000 steeplechase: 8. Gavin Baron, Granby, 7:01.23; 33. Ryan Dalka, Canton, 7:50.29, 41. Liam Vincent, Canton 8:03.94, 42. Sam Skelton, Avon 8:08.09
Decathlon: 10. Calvin Olsen, Granby, 4762, 25. Jared Lindell, Canton 3706. Highlights: Lindell was first in 400 meters (52.42) and third in 100 hurdles (11.68). Olsen was fourth in the pole vault (10-11.75), sixth in the shot (personal-best 35-8.75), sixth in discus (98-9) and ninth in 1,500 meters (personal best 4:58.64)
Girls decathlon: 8. Anna Fluder, Simsbury 3421; 12. Melodie Millner, Canton, 3146; 25. Lucy O’Connor, Canton 2854. Highlights: Fluder was seventh in 200 meters (27.69). O’Connor was tied for first in high jump with personal-best lead of 5-0¼ inches. She also was fifth in the shot (29-5)
Results: CIAC hammer, steeplechase, hepthalon and decathlon

TRI-STATE BASEBALL
Amenia 5, Torrington 2
At Amenia NY
Torrington (3-4) 001 010 0 — 2-5-0
Amenia (3-4) 130 100 x — 5-9-2
Ryan Green, Sam Scott (2) and Gordon; Aidan Damon, Johnny Rigolino (6), Colby Dunlop (7) and Richie Lamping; WP: Damon; LP: R Green; 2B: Aidan Hartwell (A). Kyle Green (T); Highlights: Kyle Green (T) 3-3, 1 RBI; Aidan Hartwell (A) 3-3, 2 runs scored, RBI, Calab McCaul (A) 2-3, RBI; Sam Foley (A) 2-3, 1 run scored; Amenia pitchers combined to strike out 12. Torrington pitchers combined to walk 10

COLLEGE BASEBALL
Bristol 7, Sanford 6
At Sanford ME
Records: Bristol 9-4, Sanford 2-8. Highlights: Canton’s Nate Lincoln, who plays right field for the Blues, went 1-for-4 with one run scored. Lincoln is now hitting .271.

PRO BASEBALL
Hartford 6, Reading 4
At Reading, Pa.
Highlights: The Yard Goats rallied to come from behind and beat the Reading Fightin Phils 6-4 at FirstEnergy Stadium. GJ Hill ripped a two-run single in the eighth inning to give the Yard Goats their first lead, and Sean Sullivan worked a season-high seven innings to earn his fifth win. The Yard Goats trailed 2-0, 3-2, and 4-3 before scoring three times in the eighth to win their second straight game. Reading was held to just two hits after the third inning, a pair of solo home runs by former Red Sox farmhand Alex Binelas. Third baseman Kyle Karros had a hit in his first at-bat to extend his on base streak to 29 consecutive games. Relievers Alec Barger and Brayan Castillo retired the final six batters to end the game.

Wednesday, June 18
TRI-STATE BASEBALL
Burlington at Valley Kraken,, ppd. to June 27
Wolcott 6, Bethlehem 4
COLLEGE BASEBALL
NECBL: Bristol 11, Danbury 1
CCBL: Simsbury at Danbury, ppd.
PRO BASKETBALL
Phoenix 83, Connecticut 75
PRO BASEBALL
Hartford 3, Reading 0

TRI-STATE BASEBALL
Wolcott 6, Bethlehem 4
At Wolcott
Bethlehem (6-2) 002 200 0 — 4-4-1
Wolcott 000 105 x — 6-11-1
Banche, Duffy (6) and unknown; Stone, Ash (5), McCormack (6), Stepputtis (7) and Dunne; WP: McCormack; LP: Duffy; Save: Stepputtis; 2B: Rocca (W), Jesse Swartout (B), HR; Fuegen (W)

PRO BASKETBALL
Phoenix 83, Connecticut 75
At Uncasville
Phoenix (83) Thomas 5-10 4-6 14, Westbeld 1-4 2-2 4, Sabally 3-11 5-6 12, Copper 2-9 7-8 13, Akoa Makani 1-3 2-2 5, Mack 3-7 0-0 6, Brown 0-0 0-0 0, Musa 2-4 0-0 4, Laska 4-10 1-1 11, Held 5-6 2-2 14. Totals 26-64 23-27
Connecticut (75) Charles 1-5 0-0 2, Nelson-Ododa 4-6 2-5 10, Hartley 2-6 3-4 9, Mabrey 2-11 3-3 8, Sheldon 5-11 0-0 13, Peters 1-5 0-0 2, Morrow 5-11 6-8 16, Diaby 1-3 0-0 2, Allen 0-0 0-0 0, Brown 2-3 0-0 6, Rivers 2-7 3-4 7. Totals 25-68 17-23
Phoenix (9-4) 22 26 16 19 — 83
Connecticut (2-10) 9 27 17 22 — 75
Three-point goals: Phoenix 8-23 (Westbeld 0-3, Sabally 1-5, Copper 2-4, Akoa Makani 1-3, Laska 2-6, Held 2-2); Connecticut 8-24 (Charles 0-1, Hartley 2-4, Mabrey 1-5, Sheldon 3-6, Peters 0-2, Morrow 0-1, Brown 2-3, Rivers 0-2). Att. 7864

PRO BASEBALL
Hartford 3, Reading 0
At Reading, Pa.
Highlights: McCade Brown and four relievers combined for a five-hit shutout as the Yard Goats blanked the Reading Fightin Phils 3-0 at FirstEnergy Stadium. Brown worked 5.2 innings, and allowed just three hits and recorded seven strikeouts to earn his first Double-A win. Relievers Welinton Herrera, Sam Weatherly, Collin Baumgartner and Brayan Castillo closed out the game retiring 10 of the final 12 batters as the Yard Goats snapped a four-game losing streak. Hartford scored three runs in the third inning as Juan Guerrero cracked a two-run double, and Bryant Betancourt added an RBI single. Third baseman Kyle Karros had a hit to extended his on base streak to 28 consecutive games.

Tuesday, June 17
AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL
West Hartford at Simsbury, ppd.
TRI-STATE BASEBALL
Tri-Town at CT Sliders, (Municipal)
Naugatuck at Amenia NY
Torrington at Valley Kraken
PRO BASKETBALL
Indiana 88, Connecticut 71
PRO BASEBALL
Reading 7, Hartford 4

PRO BASKETBALL
Indiana 88, Connecticut 71
At Indianapolis
Connecticut (71) Charles 6-17 8-8 20, Nelson-Ododa 6-8 2-2 14, Hartley 1-6 0-0 2, Mabrey 2-9 2-2 6, Sheldon 1-4 0-0 2, Peters 1-4 2-2 4, Morrow 0-0 0-0 0, Marshall 0-1 1-2 1, Diaby 0-1 2-2 2, Allen 0-1 0-0 0, Brown 5-7 1-2 13, Rivers 3-6 0-0 7. Totals 25-64 18-20 71
Indiana (88) Howard 5-8 6-6 16, Boston 4-9 0-0 9, Mitchell 8-18 0-0 17, Hull 2-5 2-2 8, Clark 6-12 4-4 20, Dantas 4-9 3-4 13, Turner 0-0 0-0 0, Timpson 0-0 0-0 0, Colson 0-2 0-0 0, Cunningham 2-5 0-0 5, Totals 31-68 15-16
Connecticut (2-9) 23 16 13 19 — 71
Indiana (6-5) 24 23 21 20 — 88
Three-point goals: Connecticut 3-21 (Charles 0-1, Hartley 0-2, Mabrey 0-6, Sheldon 0-3, Peters 0-3, Allen 0-1, Brown 2-2, Rivers 1-3); Indiana 12-26 (Boston 1-1, Mitchell 1-7, Hull 2-3, Clark 4-6, Dantas 2-5, Colson 0-2, Cunningham, 1-2)

PRO BASEBALL
Reading 7, Hartford 4
At Reading
Highlights: Outfielder Cole Carrigg hit a three-run home run in the ninth inning, but the Yard Goats lost to the Reading Fightin Phils by the score of 7-4 at FirstEnergy Stadium in Reading, Pennsylvania. Caleb Ricketts smashed two homers, and Leandro Pineda homered for the Fightins who sent the Yard Goats to their fourth straight loss. Yard Goats 3B Kyle Karros extended his on base streak to 27 consecutive games with a first inning single. He had two hits in the game.

Monday, June 16
AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL
Zone 1
Torrington 5, Bristol 4
TRI-STATE BASEBALL
Bethlehem 13, New Haven 8
COLLEGE BASEBALL
NECBL: Newport 5, Bristol 4 (11)
CCBL: Simsbury 4, Glastonbury 0

TRI-STATE BASEBALL
Bethlehem 13, New Haven 8
At Waterbury (Municipal)
Bethlehem (6-1) 141 030 4 — 13-18-6
New Haven (0-5) 004 202 0 — 8-9-3
Jason Johnson, Matt Sibilia (4), Tyler Duffy (7) and Matt Palumbo; Laconto and Almonte; WP: Johnson; LP: Laconto; 2B: Almonte (NH), Diaz (NH), Swartout (B) 2, Dylan Chung (B), Jarrett Michaels (B), Matt Palumbo (B); NOTE: Jesse Swartout (B) 3-5, 2 runs scored, RBI, Johnson (B) 4-4, 2 runs scored, 3 RBI, Michaels (B) 2-3, 2 RBI, 1 run scored; Almonte (NH) 3-4, 3 RBI; Biengivengo (NH) 4-3, 3 runs scored

COLLEGE BASEBALL
Newport 5, Bristol 4 (11)
At Newport RI
Records: Bristol 7-4, Newport 6-5: NOTE: Canton’s Nate Lincoln, a right fielder, went 1-for-5 with one run scored. He is hitting. 231 on the season.

Simsbury 4, Glastonbury 0
Records: Simsbury 3-3-1, Glastonbury 1-7-1

Canton’s 4×400 relay team set a new school record at the State Open championships in New Britain. From left: Anya Johnson, Kayla Berning, Melodie Millner and Julianna Cavanaugh.