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Greyhounds fall to Warriors in Class L tourney
NAUGATUCK — The scene was set on Tuesday at the Edward Mariano Gymnasium on the campus of Naugatuck High School as March madness came a few days early. The bleachers were filled with enthusiastic Greyhound fans as 16th seed Naugatuck (13-9) took on 17th seed Windsor (12-9) in the first round of the girls... »
Free throws nearly carry Hawks to upset over Wilby
WATERBURY — Three-pointers and alley-oop dunks are nice but the most effective shot in any tournament, winner-take-all scenario occurs at the free throw line. Games are won or lost at the charity stripe. Woodland proved that theory over the weekend at the Naugatuck Valley League boys tournament as the Hawks came within a whisker... »
Greyhounds look to states after NVL tourney loss
WATERBURY — For almost three quarters, the Naugatuck boys stayed with higher-seeded Watertown. Then the game got away. No. 3 Watertown defeated No. 6 Naugatuck, 71-62, in a Naugatuck Valley League quarterfinal game last Saturday afternoon at Wilby High School. Gabe Pulliam scored a game-high 24 points for Naugy, which trailed by five at... »
Greyhounds’ girls hoop family deals with real life test
NAUGATUCK — The players on every high school team think of themselves as a big, supportive sports family. In Naugatuck, that belief was put to the test in the 2011-12 season. Six weeks ago the world turned upside down for Naugatuck High girls basketball coach Jodie Ruccio, and for the entire Greyhounds’ team. Ruccio’s... »
Red-hot Hawks win fourth straight, earn spot in NVLs
WOLCOTT — Not too long ago, the Woodland boys basketball team sat at 7-9 and needed just one more win to qualify for the state tournament. The Hawks had another agenda as they turned in their best performance of the season winning their final four games to qualify for the state tournament for the... »
‘Hounds close out season with win, NVL tourney awaits
The Greyhounds finished out the regular season on Tuesday getting past Torrington by a slim 51-47 margin improving to 11-9 on the year. Next up for Naugatuck is likely a matchup versus Watertown on Saturday in the quarterfinals on the Naugatuck Valley League tournament at Wilby High School in Waterbury. After qualifying for the... »
Naugy girls show they belong at NVL tourney
WATERBURY — The Naugatuck Valley League’s girls’ basketball tournament was held over the weekend and fans couldn’t help but think about a Torrington-Holy Cross matchup in the finals. There was much anticipation about a Watertown (Brass Division champs) and Torrington showdown for a right to play the number one ranked Holy Cross as well.... »
A tale of two halves
Wilby runs past Greyhounds WATERBURY — The Naugatuck boys learned how good they could be in the first half against one of the Naugatuck Valley League’s top teams on Monday night. In the second half, Wilby reminded the Greyhounds of the work left to be done. The Wildcats used a 22-6 third-quarter run with their... »
Hawks send seniors out with win
BEACON FALLS — Tuesday night was senior night for the Woodland girls, and the Hawks couldn’t have picked a better time to give the hometown fans something to cheer about. The Hawks only led the game once during regulation but forged seven ties with Ansonia and sent the game to overtime. \Woodland exploded with... »
Coach’s Corner: Mike Wilson
NAUGATUCK — There is an age old expression, “that Rome wasn’t built in a day.” When former Naugatuck basketball star Mike Wilson took over the reigns of the Greyhounds last winter it would have been an unrealistic expectation to think he would lead Naugatuck to an undefeated season and a state championship. In fact,... »