Sunday, June 28 TRI-STATE BASEBALL
Canton 10, Torrington 8
Winsted 13, Naugatuck 2
Burlington 11, Amenia 1 (7)
Candlewood at Wolcott, ppd., rain Tri-Town at Valley Ducks LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL District 6 Major Division (ages 11-12)
Tri-Town 11, East Granby/Granby 1
West Hartford 12, Canton 0
Avon 10, Thomaston 3
Simsbury 4, Burlington 0 PRO BASEBALL
Portland 6, Hartford 0 PRO GOLF Travelers Championship
Viktor Hovland, Scotti Scheffler tied after 72 holes. Playoff on Monday WOMEN’S SOCCER
Hartford Athletic 7, AC Connecticut 0
AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL
Zone 1 standings (as of June 28): Torrington 7-2, Simsbury 6-2, Bristol 5-2, West Hartford 5-3, Berlin 5-4, Farmington 2-7, Oakville 2-7
TRI-STATE BASEBALL Canton 10, Torrington 8
At Canton
Torrington (2-11) 210 001 103 — 8-14-0
Canton (8-4) 410 005 00x – 10-13-3
Brady Doherty, Colby Morgan (7) and Yadiel Santana; Jim Spirito, Jake Bryant (7), Nate Hiscox (8) and Jeff Mulhall; WP: Spirito (2-2); LP: Doherty; Save: Hiscox (1); 2B: Jim Spirito (C), Yadiel Santana (T); 3B: Ben Sullivan (C), Ty Brzezicki (T); Of note: Three Canton pitchers combine to strike out 9 and walk 9; Cole Varano (C) 4-4, 3 runs scored, 1 RBI; Angel Christiano (C) 2-5, 2 RBI; Jack Rose (C) 1-3, 1 run scored, 2 RBI; Jack McCoy (T) 4-5, 3 runs scored, 2 RBI; Robert Anton (T) 3-5, 1 run scored, 1 RBI
Burlington 11, Amenia 1
At Burlington Amenia (6-8) 000 010 0 — 1-5-1
Burlington (9-1) 500 013 2 — 11-16-1
Zach Spencer, Nick Reilly (6) and N Reilly; Derek Duffy, Anthony Izzo (7) and unavailable; WP: Duffy; LP: Spencer; 2B: Chad Lavelle (B), Jacob Paschetto (B), Leshawn Thrasher (A), S O’Dell (B); HR: Jacob Paschetto (B); Of note: Josue Lopez (B) 3-4, 1 run scored, 2 RBI, Paschetto (B) 2-3, 2 runs scored, 3 RBI; S Ganbo (B) 3-4, 1 RBI, Chad Lavelle (B) 2-4, 2 runs scored, 3 RBI; First place Burlington has a 1½ lead over second-place Candlewood.
Tri-State League standings (as of June 28): Burlington 9-1, Candlewood 9-3, Wolcott 7-3, Bethlehem 8-4, Canton 8-4, Tri-Town 7-6, Winsted 8-7, Waterbury 5-6, Valley Ducks 5-6, Amenia NY 6-8, CT Sliders 4-9, Torrington 2-11, Naugatuck 1-11
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Connecticut Collegiate Baseball League standings (as of June 28): Bridgeport 7-1, Simsbury 9-2, Danbury 7-4, Gold Star (Groton) 6-4, West Haven 5-4, Southington 5-4, Meriden 5-6, Western Massachusetts 5-8, Silk City 5-8,Glastonbury 3-7, Waterbury 3-7, Hamden 3-8
PRO BASEBALL Portland 6, Hartford 0 At Hartford
The Hartford Yard Goats were defeated by the Portland Sea Dogs, 6-0, in front of 7,027 fans on Sunday afternoon at Dunkin’ Park. Red Sox top prospect Franklin Arias reached base three times, drove in a run, and scored twice, while Miguel Bleis and Jack Winkler each homered to lead Portland’s offense. Sea Dogs starter Blake Wehunt turned in six scoreless innings, striking out eight batters and allowing just one hit as Portland pitchers combined for a two-hit shutout and 13 strikeouts. GJ Hill and Jimmy Obertop accounted for Hartford’s two hits. Yard Goats starter Jack Mahoney worked five innings and allowed three runs with a walk and six strikeouts. The Yard Goats open a road trip against the New York Yankees affiliate on Tuesday in Somerset, New Jersey.
PRO GOLF Travelers Championship At Cromwell (TPC-River Hlghlands)
Players
Par
R1
R2
R3
R4
Total
x-Viktor Hovland
-21
65
61
64
69
259
x-Scottie Scheffler
-21
64
60
67
68
259
3. Collin Morikawa
-20
69
66
64
61
260
4. Matt Fitzpatrick
-19
64
66
67
64
261
5. Wyndham Clark
-18
68
64
65
62
262
5. Akshay Bhatia
-18
66
62
67
67
262
7. Corey Conners
-17
65
68
67
63
263
7. J.J. Spaun
-17
66
65
68
64
263
7. Alex Fitzpatrick
-17
69
66
64
64
263
10. Robert MacIntrye
-16
67
65
67
65
264
10. Ben Griffin
-16
64
66
67
67
264
x-Will participate in playoff Monday to determine tournament champion
WOMEN’S SOCCER
Hartford 7, AC Connecticut 0
At Hartford
AC Connecticut (0-9-1) 0 0 — 0
Hartford (5-2-3) 3 4 — 7 Goals: Riley Prozzo (H) 2, Julianna Garcia(H), Mya Johnson (H), Rebecca Frisk (H), Shea Kelleher (H), own goal; Of note: Hartford prevailed in their final game of their first season in the USL’s W League
Saturday, June 27 AMERICAN LEGION
Simsbury 12, Tri-County 10
Bristol 4, Farmington 3
Middletown 2, West Hartford 1
Torrington 1, Oakville 0
Berlin 19, Norwich 3 TRI-STATE BASEBALL
Waterbury 7, Valley Ducks 0 LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL District 6 Major Division (ages 11-12)
West Hartford 11, Thomaston 3
Burlington 12, Tri-Town 9 PRO BASEBALL
Portland 5, Hartford 2 PRO GOLF Travelers Championship
Viktor Hovland -20, Scottie Scheffler -19, Two golfers at -15
AMERICAN LEGION Simsbury 12, Tri-County 10
At Hebron Simsbury (6-2) 422 202 0 — 12-17-4
Tri-County 700 102 0 — 10
Of note: Will Vincent (S) 3-4, 3 runs scored, 2 doubles; Noah Kraft (S) 2-4, 2 runs scored, 1 RBI, triple; Thomas Seidel (S) 3-4, 1 run scored, RBI; Gage Mainardi (S) 2-5, 2 RBI. Simsbury had 17 hits in the game
Bristol 4, Farmington 3
At Marlbourough Farmington (2-7) 201 000 0 — 3-4-0
Bristol (5-2) 100 002 1 — 4-7-2
Zac Jainchill, Will DiLella (7) and Reyan Fawad; Mike Demers and Cam Morreira; WP: Demers; LP: Jainchill; 2B: Cole Chaivanki (B), Morreira (B); Of note: Bristol won thanks to two walks in the bottom of the seventh that loaded the bases and brought in the winning run. In sixth, Jayden Castro’s two-out RBI single drove in two runs to tie the game at 3-3. Bydlak (F) 2-3, 2 RBI
PRO BASEBALL Portland 5, Hartford 2 At Hartford
The Hartford Yard Goats fell to the Portland Sea Dogs, 5-2, in front of 7,320 fans on Saturday night at Dunkin’ Park. Red Sox top prospect, Franklin Arias, cracked a go-ahead two-run homer in the eighth, giving the Sea Dogs the lead. Andy Perez drove in Hartford’s first run with an RBI single before belting a solo home run in the eighth inning. Dyan Jorge added his team-leading 26th stolen base, while Yard Goats starter Cade Denton tossed three scoreless innings. Hartford carried a 1-0 lead into the eighth inning before Portland scored five runs over the final two frames to secure the victory.
Friday, June 26 AMERICAN LEGION Simsbury 5, Trumbull 4
RCP (Rocky Hill/Cromwell/Portland) 8, Berlin 0 Oakville vs. Norwich COLLEGE BASEBALL
CCBL: Danbury 5, Simsbury 0 LITTLE LEAGUE SOFTBALL District 6, ages 8-10 or U 10 West Hartford vs. Simsbury PRO BASKETBALL
Connecticut 68, Washington 57 PRO BASEBALL
Hartford 4, Portland 3 PRO GOLF Travelers Championship
Second round: Scheffler -10, Hovland -14, Bhatla and Cole -12
AMERICAN LEGION Simsbury 5, Trumbull 4 At Simsbury
Trumbull 000 211 0 – 4-9-1
Simsbury 320 000 x — 5-9-0
Tyler August and Landers; Mascaro, Jay Morales (6) and Thomas Seidel; WP: John Mascaro; LP: August; Save: Morales; 2B: Gabe Mainardi (S), Velez (T), August (T); Of note: August (T) 2-3, 2 RBI; Tim Beaulieu (S) 3-3, 2 RBI, 3 SB; Mainardi (S) 2-3
COLLEGE BASEBALL Danbury 5, Simsbury 0 At Simsbury Records: Simsbury 9-2, Danbury 6-4
PRO BASEBALL Hartford 4, Portland 3 At Hartford
The Hartford Yard Goats defeated the Portland Sea Dogs 4-3 in front of 6,245 fans at Dunkin’ Park. Zach Kokoska cracked a two run single to tie the game in the seventh inning, and Andy Perez’s sacrifice fly scored Dyan Jorge in the eighth giving the Yard Goats (41-31) the lead. Connor Staine and Fidel Ulloa limited the Sea Dogs (37-35) to just three runs. Kokoska, recently added off the injured list, led off the third with a rocket double to score Hartford’s first run. … Playoff tickets are now on sale for the Yard Goats, who earned a spot in September’s Eastern League playoffs for the second time in three years by winning the first half Northeast Division title.
PRO BASKETBALL Connecticut 68, Washington 57 At Uncasville
For the first time this season, the Sun won consecutive games.
PRO GOLF Travelers Championship At Cromwell (TPC River Highlands, par 70)
Thursday, June 25 AMERICAN LEGION Bristol 12, Farmington 1 (5)
TRI-STATE BASEBALL
Bethlehem 5, Winsted 3
Candlewood 10, Torrington 2
Valley Ducks 10, Amenia NY 8
Wolcott 9, CT Sliders 1 Naugatuck at Burlington LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL District 6, Major Division (ages 10-12) Canton 7, Tri-Town 1
Burlington 15, East Granby/Granby 5 Avon 8, West Hartford 3 Simsbury 10, Thomaston 0 LITTLE LEAGUE SOFTBALL District 6, ages 8-10 or U 10
East Granby/Granby 12, Simsbury 0
West Hartford 15, Avon 5, Avon eliminated PRO BASEBALL
Portland 7, Hartford 1 WOMEN’S SOCCER
Hudson Valley 3, Hartford 1
AMERICAN LEGION Bristol 12, Farmington 1 At Bristol (Muzzy Field)
Farmington (2-6) 001 00 — 1-6-5
Bristol (4-2) 280 2x — 12-5-0
Koi Samples, Zac Jainchill (2), W DiLella (4) and R Fawad; Noah Molinsky, Grabowski (5) and Colfer; WP: Molinsky; LP: Samples; 2B: Jimmy Walsh (F) 2, J Finke (B) 2; Of note: Walsh (F) 2-2, 2 doubles
PRO BASEBALL Portland 7, Hartford 1 At Hartford
The Hartford Yard Goats fell 7-1 to the Portland Sea Dogs on Thursday night at Dunkin’ Park in Hartford. The Boston Red-Sox affiliate got started early, scoring three runs in the second inning and adding four more in the third. The Yard Goats attempted a comeback later in the game when Braylen Wimmer solo homered to start the seventh. Hartford left-hander Griffin Herring helped keep the Sea Dogs off the board allowing just three hits while striking out six after entering in the sixth inning before exiting during the ninth. Wimmers has hit safely in 17 of his last 18 games. Gage Ziehl pitched 5.2 scoreless innings to earn the win.
WOMEN’S SOCCER Hudson Valley 3, Hartford 1 At Newburgh, N.Y.
Hartford (4-2-3) 0 1 — 1
Hudson Valley (6-2-2) 1 2 — 3 Of note: Rachel Wygant had a goal as Hartford Athletic dropped a 3-1 decision to the Hudson Valley Crusaders in W League Northeast Division action on Thursday night. Hartford (4-2-3) plays their final game of their first season when they host AC Connecticut on Sunday at Trinity Health Stadium.
PRO GOLF Travelers Championship At Cromwell
First round results from Thursday’s Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands, par 70
63: Eric Cole
64: Nicolas Echavarria, Bud Cauley, Ben Griffen, Scottie Scheffler, Kristoffer Reitan
65: Viktor Hovland, Corey Conners, Justin Rose, Patrick Cantlay, Aaron Rai, Brandt Snedeker
66, Akshay Bhatia, Harris English, Russell Henley, J.J. Spaun, Sam Burns, Brian Harman Travelers Championship full results
Wednesday, June 24 AMERICAN LEGION
Simsbury 2, Ansonia 0
Oakville 6, Farmington 5
West Hartford 5, Bristol 4
Torrington 10, Berlin 0 COLLEGE BASEBALL
CCBL: Simsbury 6, Waterbury 5 LITTLE LEAGUE SOFTBALL District 6, ages 8-10 or U 10
East Granby/Granby 15, Avon 0
Simsbury 17, West Hartford 16 PRO BASEBALL
Portland 10, Hartford 4
PRO BASEBALL Portland 10, Hartford 4 At Hartford
The Hartford Yard Goats fell to the Boston Red Sox affiliate, the Portland Sea Dogs, 10-4 on Wednesday night at Dunkin’ Park in Hartford. Portland broke open a scoreless game with five runs in the fourth inning and added five more runs over the next three frames to secure the victory. The Yard Goats mounted a comeback attempt with two runs in the fifth inning and two more in the seventh, but the Sea Dogs bullpen held Hartford in check the rest of the way. Bryant Betancourt and Cole Messina each collected RBI singles, while GJ Hill scored twice for Hartford and was strong on defense.
Tuesday, June 23 AMERICAN LEGION
Oakville at Farmington, ppd. to Wednesday TRI-STATE BASEBALL
Canton 6, Winsted 5
Waterbury at Valley Ducks (Wolcott), ppd., rain
Torrington at Tri-Town, ppd., rain
Wolcott at Naugatuck, ppd., rain PRO BASEBALL
Hartford 7, Portland 5
TRI-STATE BASEBALL Canton 6, Winsted 5
At Winsted
Canton (7-4) 211 200 0 — 6-9-1
Winsted (7-6) 100 112 0 — 5-10-1
Jake Bryant, Angel Christiano (6) and Jeff Mulhall; Mark Cummings, P Greenwood (4) and Jay Torres; WP: Bryant; LP: Cummings; Save: Christiano; 2B: Cole Varano (C), Teddy (W); 3B: Mike Sullivan (C); HR: Jay Torres (W); Of note: Varno (C) 3-3, 2 RBI; Sullivan (C) 2-2, 1 run scored; Jack Rose (C) 2-4, 1 RBI; Torres (W) 3-4, 2 runs scored, RBI, HR; Jeff Lippincott (W) 2-3, 1 RBI; Canton is three games over .500 for the first time in team history
PRO BASEBALL Hartford 7, Portland 5 At Hartford
The Hartford Yard Goats defeated the Boston Red Sox affiliate, the Portland Sea Dogs, 7-5 at Dunkin’ Park in Hartford. The Yard Goats erased a one-run deficit with a three-run seventh inning to earn the win. Hartford stole its 100th base of the season and tied a franchise record with 9 stolen bases, led by GJ Hill with four. The Yard Goats jumped out to a 4-1 lead in the second inning. After the Sea Dogs took a 5-4 lead in the top of the seventh, Dyan Jorge tied the game in the bottom half with an RBI single, scoring Cole Messina. Next, GJ Hill stole home, giving the Yard Goats a 6-5 lead. Later in the inning, Roc Riggio’s infield grounder scored Jorge to make it 7-5. Hartford relievers Davis Palermo, Sam Weatherly and Fidel Ulloa fired 4.2 scoreless innings as the Yard Goats won the first game of the second half.
Monday, June 22 AMERICAN LEGION
Ansonia at Farmington, ppd., TBA, rain
Bristol at Simsbury ppd. to Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. COLLEGE BASEBALL
CCBL: Simsbury at Western Massachusetts, ppd., TBA, rain PRO BASKETBALL
Connecticut 92, Chicago 63 WOMEN’S SOCCER
Vermont Green 2, Hartford Athletic 1
PRO BASKETBALL Connecticut 92, Chicago 63 At Uncasville
Brittney Griner had a team-high 14 points and got her 878th career block to help the Connecticut Sun snap a seven-game losing streak with a dominating 92-63 win over Chicago Monday night at Mohegan Sun Arena before 7,036 fans.
WOMEN’S SOCCER Vermont Green 2, Hartford Athletic 1 At Burlington VT
Isabel Smith’s goal in the 70th minute lifted Vermont Green to a 2-1 win over Hartford in W League Northeast Division action on Monday night. Hartford (4-1-3) took a 1-0 lead lead in the 21st minute as Ashley Reyes cashed in on a cross from Olivia Beauvois. Vermont (5-0-4) tied the game seven minutes later as Violet Rademacher put home a header off of a corner kick.
Gerry deSimas, Jr., is the editor and founder of The Collinsville Press. He is an award-winning writer and has been covering sports in Connecticut and New England for more than 40 years. He was inducted into the Connecticut Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2025 and the New England High School Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2018.
