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-139 Point differential for Seymour in its nine games this season; the Cats have been outscored 302-163, tied with Crosby for worst margin in the league 0 Times Woodland’s class of 2010 has defeated Seymour on the varsity level; this year’s Hawks can become only the second squad to knock off the Wildcats 2... »
If it were up to his dad, Jack DeBiase never would have played football at Woodland. Mark DeBiase attended Holy Cross and wanted Jack to play for the Crusaders. But, ultimately, it was Woodland that sold itself. As a middle school student, DeBiase and his dad watched Woodland win state championship games. Those victories inspired... »
Greyhounds senior captain Mike Kennedy is not the type of person who looks for sympathy or pity about his plight, a strong characteristic not usually found in such a young man, as he stands on the sideline with crutches supporting his six-foot, 215-pound frame. Kennedy tore his ACL in a preseason scrimmage against Wilby... »
Imagine a coaching staff like this: Joe Montana helping out with quarterbacks and offensive skill positions, Walter Payton assisting the running backs and defensive backs, and Lawrence Taylor coaching up the linemen and linebackers. Not bad to have three of the best to have ever played their positions sharing their skills. For Woodland, a... »
Success on the field of athletic competition is 60 percent physical and 40 percent mental. To prove that theory, sports is filled with stories like the Amazing Mets of Tom Seaver and company, who won a World Series without one batter clocking 100 RBIs. Then there’s the story of the 22-point underdog Jets of... »
MIDDLETOWN — The Woodland girls’ swimming and diving squad put the lid on its most successful season in school history Saturday at the Class S state championships at Wesleyan University in Middletown. After placing a school-record third in the Naugatuck Valley League championship Nov. 7 at Kennedy High, the Hawks sent swimmers to participate... »
MIDDLETOWN — It had been a long, hard season of rebuilding for the Naugatuck girls’ swim team under head coach Jim McKee, but the Greyhounds saw the rewards of their hard work with a strong showing in the Class L championship meet at Wesleyan University last Wednesday. Senior diver Melissa Uva placed 10th with... »
NAUGATUCK — The meeting was canceled, but the rally went on. Hours before the Board of Education was scheduled to convene Monday, in an attempt to reconcile its more than $2 million budget shortfall, the school system’s governing body called off the gathering. But that didn’t stop the more than 100 people who planned... »
NAUGATUCK — Four months after the borough hired the Hartford-based firm JCJ Architecture to perform a facilities utilization study of the school district, the company is preparing to make suggestions about how the district can best meet the needs of its 11 public schools over the next decade. JCJ representatives met last month with... »
NAUGATUCK — Social media sites like Facebook have proven to be not only a way for old friends to reconnect or current ones to stay in touch but also a forum for organization and a meeting place for people to rally around a common cause, share information, and schedule events. And the biggest controversy... »
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