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Naugatuck Youth Soccer holding registration
NAUGATUCK — Naugatuck Youth Soccer is holding registration for age groups U5-U19 on Feb. 9. Registration will be held from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Portuguese Club, 110 Rubber Ave. Registration forms are available at the Parks and Recreation Department on Rubber Avenue or the YMCA on Church Street. Completed registration forms... »
Naugatuck Youth Soccer holding registration
NAUGATUCK — Naugatuck Youth Soccer is holding registration for age groups U5-U19 on Jan. 21. Registration will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Naugatuck Savings Bank, 87 Church St. Registration forms are available at the Parks and Recreation Department on Rubber Avenue or the YMCA on Church Street. Completed registration forms... »
Naugatuck Youth Soccer looking to fill openings
NAUGATUCK — The board of directors for Naugatuck Youth Soccer is looking for parents of players to fill two positions. The organization is seeking a purchasing agent and a boys travel director and a 5/6 division director. The purchasing agent will be in charge of ordering equipment and uniforms and be responsible for keeping... »
Woodland manager fits right in
BEACON FALLS — Nick Oliveira shouted both encouraging and not-so-uplifting messages toward his teammates on the soccer practice field before Woodland's Class M second-round tournament game last Monday. The Woodland senior is the manager of the boys soccer team. And he’s only the manager because he can’t play the sport he loves. Oliveira has cerebral palsy,... »
A family affair on the pitch
BEACON FALLS — Tony Moutinho led the Woodland boys soccer team to an undefeated regular season record, a second division title in a row, the program’s first Naugatuck Valley League championship, and the top seed in the Class M state tournament this fall. Moutinho employs a unique coaching style. He’s humorous but serious. He barks... »
Bunnell tops Naugy in dogfight
NAUGATUCK — The Naugatuck boys soccer team advanced to the second round of the Class L tournament, defeating Fermi last Friday before falling to Bunnell on Monday. Last Friday the No. 13 Greyhounds took on No. 20 Fermi and escaped with a 2-1 victory. Naugy broke out on top in the eighth minute when... »
Hawks exit tourney in round two
BEACON FALLS — The Woodland girls soccer team had its way with Wilcox Tech in last Thursday’s Class M first round. The Hawks were on the other end against Coginchaug in Monday’s second round. No. 9 Woodland beat No. 24 Wilcox Tech, 6-0, before losing to No. 8 Coginchaug, 6-1, to end one of... »
Dragons burn Greyhounds
NAUGATUCK — The Naugatuck girls soccer team was familiar with penalty kicks. After all, they already helped the Greyhounds win a tournament game. So there was no reason to feel anything but confident when the ‘Hounds entered penalty kicks with Hamden in last Thursday’s Class LL first round. But Hamden goalkeeper Katelyn Murphy was... »
Upsetting end to historic season
BEACON FALLS — This was the best boys soccer team in Woodland history, and the best chance for the program to win its first state tournament game. Unfortunately for the Hawks, that postseason win will have to wait at least another year. No. 17 Granby Memorial scored a goal late in each half and... »
Greyhounds fall in semifinal to Hawks
WATERBURY — After Naugatuck’s 1-0 loss to Woodland in the Naugatuck Valley League tournament semifinals last Saturday, ‘Hounds head coach Art Nunes put his arm around Nolan Kinne and praised his effort. Kinne followed the game plan, kept one of the conference’s best scorers in check and led the Greyhounds to an impressive defensive... »