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Woodland football squad gears up
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Woodland players dedicate season to Eustace
BEACON FALLS – It’s been more than two months since 17-year-old Ryan Eustace passed away after a severe head injury suffered in a car accident. Now his friends on the Woodland boys’ soccer team are ready to pay tribute to him during the 2010 season. Tyler Carlos and Christian Pinho, two of Eustace’s best... »
Patrizi poised to lead WRHS Volleyball
BEACON FALLS — The Woodland volleyball team returns just one starter from its 2009 Naugatuck Valley League championship squad. Luckily for the Hawks, that girl was the league’s top player and an all-area selection: Jessica Patrizi. Patrizi, a senior, will enter her third year as a varsity starter and is thought of by coaches... »
Connecticut Hackers fall short in title game
WEST HAVEN — History did not repeat itself for the Connecticut Hackers. The Meriden Blaze outslugged the Hackers, 9-3, to deny the Naugatuck-based adult baseball team a league record-tying fourth consecutive title. With the win, the Blaze captured the regular season and post-season National Adult Baseball Association Southern Connecticut division titles. The Hackers, who were... »
Martins’ talents no longer a secret
NAUGATUCK — Two years ago, Tiago Martins was Naugatuck’s secret weapon. While opponents were focusing on stopping top scorer Tony Sendra, Martins, then only a sophomore, quietly walked away with the MVP of the NVL championship game. The only bad part about secret weapons is they don’t remain secret for very long. Martins came... »
Woodland football alumni club making strides
BEACON FALLS — It wasn’t long ago that the Woodland Hawks were crowned kings of the Naugatuck Valley League on the gridiron, putting together a torrid, 24-1 record while capturing the school’s first two NVL and Class SS state championships in 2004 and 2005. Now, the core group of players from those squads is... »
Hackers in search of fourth straight title
NAUGATUCK — The Connecticut Hackers could make a little history this Sunday in West Haven. The Hackers, a Naugatuck-based National Adult Baseball Association team, will play in the Southern Connecticut division championship game at Quigley Stadium. At stake: a division-record fourth straight post-season title. With a mix of former Naugatuck High School standouts and other... »
Intramural program formed at City Hill
NAUGATUCK — Students who will lose spots on their athletic teams when City Hill Middle School absorbs Hillside Middle School will be given another alternative to stay active. An intramural program will be offered to all students enrolled in City Hill in the upcoming school year. The program is being developed in anticipation of... »
Surviving the dog days of August
This may sound strange coming from a sports writer, but I wasn’t always a sports fan. Actually, I was introduced to sports as sort of a punishment for crawling out my aunt’s bathroom window when I was eight years old. I was banished from playing with the rest of the kids that day and... »