Stories By Gerry deSimas, Jr., Collinsville Press
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Boys Basketball
/ 8 years agoDefense, poise carry Avon past Brookfield and into Div. III quarterfinals
BROOKFIELD, March 8 – The Avon High boys basketball withstood the heat and played some outstanding defense Thursday night in a...
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Boys Basketball
/ 8 years agoCanton takes Division V tournament opener with a victory over NCCC rival Somers
CANTON, March 8 – There have been years when the Canton High boys basketball team ran in schools of choice in...
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Girls Basketball
/ 8 years agoTufts’ Emily Briggs named rookie of the year in NESCAC
CANTON –A year ago, Emily Briggs was helping the Canton High girls basketball team win their second straight Class S championship....
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Swimming
/ 8 years agoTwo Canton swimmers training with Avon and competing this winter
CANTON, Feb. 24 – Two Canton High girls are training and competing this winter with the Avon High boys swimming team....
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Swimming
/ 8 years agoAvon girls continue domination at Splash Classic with 12th consecutive title
PLAINVILLE, Feb. 24 – Kelly Zhou won two individual events while the Avon swept the 200 freestyle and 400 freestyle relays...
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Boys Basketball
/ 8 years agoClassical puts the squeeze on Canton to earn spot in NCCC Tournament final
CANTON, February 28 – For the third consecutive year, the Canton boys basketball team faced off with Hartford Classical in the...
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Girls Basketball
/ 8 years agoAfter Canton takes first lead, No. 31 Trinity Catholic wins with a shot at the buzzer
CANTON, February 27 – Seldom does the No. 31 seed in a basketball tournament have the firepower and skill to hang...
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Wrestling
/ 8 years agoGranby’s Cooper Fleming, Simsbury’s Thomas Finn finish second at State Open
NEW HAVEN, Feb. 24 – Granby’s Cooper Fleming knew he would be challenged in the final of the State Open wrestling...
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Boys Basketball
/ 8 years agoCanton shuts down Phoenix in second half and moves into NCCC semifinals
CANTON, February 23 – The two-time NCCC champion Canton High boys basketball team limited Hartford Magnet Trinity College Academy (HMTCA) to...
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Girls Basketball
/ 8 years agoEmotional East Windsor holds off Canton to win first NCCC Tournament title
EAST WINDSOR, Feb. 22 – The game had been over for just a few minutes and East Windsor High coach Robert...
Tri-State Baseball
Wolcott stands in way of Burlington’s first Tri-State championship
Tri-State Baseball
Wolcott sends champion Plowboys home, earns first finals berth since 2014
Tri-State Baseball
2026 Tri-State League playoffs
Tri-State Baseball
Plowboys stay alive with game two victory; Burlington advances to final
Youth Baseball
2026 Connecticut Little League baseball state tournaments
Youth Softball
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