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Woodland JR Hawks holding sign-ups
Woodland JR Hawks is holding sign-ups for football and cheerleading this week. Sign-ups will be held June 5 from 6to 8 p.m. at Dunkin Donuts in Prospect and June 8 from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Pizza Palace in Beacon Falls. Woodland JR Hawks is now associated with American Youth Football. There is... »
Naugatuck Pop Warner holding registration
NAUGATUCK — Naugatuck Pop Warner football and cheer is holding two registration sessions for the fall 2013 season. Registration will be held Saturday and June 29 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Hop Brook Elementary School, 75 Crown St. Registration is open to boys and girls ages 5 to 15 and live in... »
School board welcomes new football coach
NAUGATUCK — Naugatuck High School’s newest coach was officially welcomed to the borough. The Board of Education welcomed Naugatuck High’s new head football coach Craig Bruno last week during its regular meeting. “We wanted to welcome you and we’re looking forward to an undefeated season,” Chairman David Heller joked. Bruno told the board that... »
Bruno named NHS football coach
NAUGATUCK — Two-time state-championship-winning coach Craig Bruno will be the next head football coach at Naugatuck High School. Bruno accepted the job offer after he interviewed for a second time last Wednesday with Naugatuck athletic director Tom Pompei and Principal Janice Saam. Pompei will recommend the hiring to the Board of Education at its... »
Kennedy fights his way back onto gridiron
There are two outcomes in the pursuit of athletic excellence: Sometimes you win and sometimes you lose. But there is the variable about which is far less spoken. Injuries occur that can alter the course of the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat. Naugatuck resident Mike Kennedy has seen it from all... »
Hawks etch their names in the record books
BEACON FALLS — Tanner Kingsley and Anthony Scirpo will be etched atop the Connecticut high school football record book for the foreseeable future. The junior quarterback and senior wide receiver both set state records and have their names plastered all over the Connecticut, Naugatuck Valley League, and Woodland record books after a fantastic season... »
Turnovers doom Hawks
MERIDEN — Woodland found out the hard way how tough it is to win a postseason game after fumbling away the football five times. The No. 7-seeded Hawks gave away the ball on each of their first three drives and never recovered, losing to No. 3 North Branford 62-27 in Sunday’s Class S semifinals... »
Chargers pull away from Greyhounds
ANSONIA — The Naugatuck Greyhounds stepped into Jarvis Stadium on Thanksgiving Day with their most potent offensive attack in more than 10 years. They would have needed to take advantage of every opportunity to stay with the red-hot Ansonia Chargers. The Chargers entered the teams’ 113th meeting with a 24-game winning streak but heavy... »
Hawks rout Seymour
BEACON FALLS — Woodland’s record-setting offense did it again, and this time it happened in a much more important situation. Woodland quarterback Tanner Kingsley broke Connecticut’s single-game passing yardage record, receivers Anthony Scirpo and Rahmi Rountree each racked up 250-plus yards and four touchdown catches, and the Hawks routed Seymour 62-26 on Thanksgiving eve... »
The tradition of Thanksgiving morning
The pots are bubbling on the stove as the aroma of the holidays begins to steam up the windows. There is nothing quite like the ritual of preparing Thanksgiving dinner. Before you dig into that sumptuous feast that’s still five hours from completion, there’s the tradition of the Big Game. With still more than... »