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WATERBURY — Holy Cross avenged a mid-season loss to Woodland by shellacking the Hawks, 14-7, in Tuesday’s Naugatuck Valley League tournament semifinal at Municipal Stadium in Waterbury. The Crusaders uncorked 14 hits—12 of which came in the first four innings—while starter Zach Brown shut down the Woodland offense by allowing one run over five... »
WOLCOTT — Kaiti Lembo singled home Tayler Boncal with two outs in the bottom of the seventh for the winning run to propel Woodland over Holy Cross, 2-1, in Tuesday’s Naugatuck Valley League tournament semifinal and move the Hawks to Thursday’s league championship against Seymour. Lembo roped an 0-1 fastball by Crusaders ace Tori... »
Naugatuck This year’s Memorial Day parade may prove a bittersweet occasion for those to whom the memory of the late Franklin E. Johnson is still sharp. And though Johnson planned and led the parade for many years before his passing earlier this year, the Naugatuck Veteran’s Council has decided the parade must go on.... »
The Region 16 school district will spend about three times as much as Naugatuck Public Schools, per pupil, on textbooks in 2010-11. Region 16, which serves 2,584 Beacon Falls and Prospect students this year, will spend $93,939, or approximately $36 per pupil, on textbooks in 2010-11. Naugatuck schools claim 4,767 students this year, and... »
ANSONIA — In a Naugatuck Valley League quarterfinal that produced only five hits, third-seeded Derby proved timing is everything, eliminating No. 6 Naugatuck, 3-0, Monday at Nolan Field. The Red Raiders (15-6), playing their first NVL season, have surprised a few teams along the way. They dismantled Torrington by a 27-5 count earlier in... »
NAUGATUCK — Katie Alfiere fanned eight Indians batters in her return from an appendectomy, and the Hawks’ three consecutive hits to open the fifth inning provided just enough offense for Woodland (18-3) to survive a last-at-bat rally and beat Watertown, 3-2, Monday night in the first round of the Naugatuck Valley League tournament. Leading... »
NAUGATUCK — With a euphonious ping, the yellow sphere became a streak, forming an arc from home plate to deep center field and eliciting another pleasant, equally scarce sound: cheers from the borough faithful. Naugatuck catcher Skye Stella’s fourth-inning double off Tori Cheske was the Greyhounds’ first in their last 11 innings against the... »
BEACON FALLS — The Woodland girls’ tennis team won its second Naugatuck Valley League championship in three years—and the league’s first-ever team tournament—Monday by defeating the upstart Naugatuck Greyhounds, 5-2. The Hawks (19-1) reversed an April 27, 5-2 defeat against the Hounds (18-3), led by No. 1 singles player Stephanie Badale, who topped Naugy... »
ANSONIA — About 400 Naugatuck Valley veterans last week accepted Wartime Service Medals during a ceremony at the State Armory in Ansonia. Those honored ranged from WWII military men all the way to recent veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts. The Wartime Service Medal is awarded to veterans who were called into service... »
BEACON FALLS — It will be an all-local Naugatuck Valley League girls’ tennis final this evening. Top-seeded Woodland knocked off No. 4 St. Paul, 5-2, and No. 2 Naugatuck beat No. 3 Seymour by the same margin Monday afternoon to set up the championship round, which is expected to start around 5 p.m. Both... »
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