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A higher education on the hardwood
At least seven former Hawks and Greyhounds are enjoying successful basketball seasons at colleges and universities throughout New England. These players, who were all parts of strong teams at Woodland and Naugatuck, have all seen time on the floor this winter. »
Hawks edge Eagles in OT
One win away from state tourney WATERBURY — Ryan Angeloszek scored a game-high 26 points, including the go-ahead basket in overtime, to lead Woodland to a 63-55 victory over Kennedy on Tuesday night. Woodland improved to 7-6 on the season, while Kennedy fell to 5-7. After racing out to a 16-point lead late in... »
Naugy rolling after slow start
ANSONIA — The Naugatuck boys basketball team is playing with a whole lot of confidence these days, making the ‘Hounds a dangerous team heading down the stretch. Saddled with a 2-5 record after the first seven games and the prospect of another dismal season, Naugy has turned things around in a hurry. Last Friday... »
Naugy girls roll past Woodland
NAUGATUCK — From the outset, the game’s outcome was never in doubt. The Naugatuck girls were just too tough defensively and too diverse offensively for Woodland last Friday night. Steph Lima scored a game-high 15 points while Amy Dietz added 14 points, Amber Kuczenski grabbed 10 rebounds, and Lauren Piroscafo made nine steals as... »
Greyhounds down Hawks at the buzzer
BEACON FALLS — Little did the Naugatuck boys know that a comfortable 14-point lead against Woodland in the fourth quarter would require late-game heroics to pull out a win. Woodland staged a dramatic comeback in the final seven minutes, only to be upstaged by Husani Foote’s catch-and-shoot basket at the buzzer to give the... »
Moffo settling into interim role
TORRINGTON — Jess Moffo entered her 10th game as interim head coach at Woodland on Tuesday night. And she seems quite comfortable. Moffo is filling in for Gail Cheney, who is taking the season off after the birth of her first child. But don’t be fooled; Moffo is not a stranger to the sidelines. After... »
Woodland tackles new challenge
BEACON FALLS — Tuesday night’s game against Torrington provided a different sort of challenge for Woodland. The Hawks either played from behind or were locked in a neck-and-neck battle in each of their first eight games this season. But Woodland held a 16-point lead over Torrington after the third quarter in Beacon Falls. Naturally,... »
Raiders’ fast start too much for Hawks
TORRINGTON — The Hawks fell behind the Red Raiders early and never caught up. Torrington sprinted to an 11-0 lead in the first 2 ½ minutes en route to a 63-39 victory over the Woodland girls on Tuesday night. Leaving the Hawks at 3-7 overall at the season’s halfway point. “Things came apart in the... »
Greyhounds find offensive groove
NAUGATUCK — Early in the season, the Naugatuck boys basketball team was putting up the defensive effort but all that hard work was not showing up on the scoreboard. Several games slipped away because of a lack of scoring but over the past week the Greyhounds have turned a few heads in the Naugatuck... »
‘Battle-tested’ Hawks fall late to Chargers
BEACON FALLS — For the fourth time in five games to start the season, the Woodland boys were locked in a one-possession battle down the stretch in Tuesday night’s Candy Cane Classic semifinal against Ansonia. For the first time in those four games, the Hawks weren’t able to pull through. The Chargers’ clutch... »