Monthly Archives: November 2009
Borough attorney to run for Congress
WALLINGFORD — Naugatuck attorney Jerry Labriola, Jr. announced Monday that he will seek the Republican nomination to the third U.S. Congressional district, in hopes...
CN Headlines 11-27-09
A meeting cancellation doesn't stop a rally at the Board of Education headquarters, an embattled architecture firm prepares to make recommendations to the school...
Ansonia ups Turkey Day streak to 8 over NHS
NAUGATUCK — There was no time left on the scoreboard clock as Ansonia raced off the field, heading to the locker room at the...
Hawks crush Cats, end Thanksgiving drought
SEYMOUR — Finally.
In one of the most incredible showings of offensive production in Woodland history, the Hawks ended a five-game losing streak to Seymour...
Halloween Photo Contest entries
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The Burning of the Shoe
The fire everyone knows about, the one that’s the flaming hub of a spirited Thanksgiving Eve pep rally, will take place Wednesday night, just hours before the Greyhounds host rival Ansonia. The one that players and alumni know about, the one that’s the flickering center of a pensive gathering, will take place just a few hours before the other.
It’s called The Burning of the Shoe, a tradition Naugatuck head coach Rob Plasky brought with him from Springfield College when he took the reigns of this already tradition-rich program in 2001. And it’s just what it sounds like: The Hounds gather around a burning cleat and just talk … and listen.
A Team to Call Their Own
Lou Poeta and Paul Brennan are lifelong residents of Beacon Falls. They remember the days when Woodland Regional High School didn’t...
Hounds hope beginning, end are memorable
People remember the beginning and the end but not the middle. If that old nugget of wisdom actually contains a nugget of truth, the...
Hawks believe this year will be different
Here’s something Woodland football fans don’t need to be reminded of: The last time the Hawks beat Seymour, the Red Sox had just won...