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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... »
Naugy ousts Woodland on penalty kicks
WATERTOWN — The fifth and final Woodland penalty kick glanced off the right post and the Naugatuck girls soccer team raced out onto the field to embrace goalkeeper Kaitlin Carter in celebration as the Greyhounds head to their fourth straight Naugatuck Valley League title game following the 1-0 (PK 2-1) victory in Saturday’s semifinal... »
Watertown’s speed too much for Naugatuck
WATERBURY — Naugatuck had no answer for the sheer speed of Watertown’s Jessica Spezzano, who recorded a hat trick to propel the Indians past the Greyhounds, 3-1, in the Naugatuck Valley League championship game at Municipal Stadium on Tuesday night in front of a very vocal 600 fans. Watertown defended its title after defeating... »
Woodland captures NVL championship
WATERBURY — After Matt Moutinho scored the go-ahead goal on a header off a corner by Rich Vadala with 7:23 to play in the Naugatuck Valley League championship Tuesday night, Woodland went into survival mode, desperate to hold its 2-1 lead over Watertown. Hawks coach Tony Moutinho put his best players, including leading goal-scorer... »
Naugy girls top Woodland in PKs to reach NVL final
WATERTOWN — 100 minutes of soccer weren’t enough to separate the Naugatuck and Woodland girls in Saturday’s Naugatuck Valley League tournament semifinals. Penalty kicks were. The Greyhounds’ Kelly Koslosky and Isabelle Moody converted on their kicks to help No. 2 Naugy defeat No. 3 Woodland, 0-0 (2-1 on penalty kicks), to advance to Tuesday’s... »
Woodland boys beat Naugy, will play for NVL title
WATERBURY — Eric Dietz scored two minutes into the match and the Woodland Hawks moved one step closer to earning a Naugatuck Valley League title with a 1-0 victory over Naugatuck on Saturday afternoon at Municipal Stadium. Dietz collected a rebound and chipped a shot over the keeper for the match’s only goal. “I just followed ... »
NVL and state tourney updates (as of 2:30 p.m., Nov. 4)
Last weekend’s wicked nor’easter and the subsequent widespread power outages continued to wreak havoc on the Naugatuck Valley League and now the CIAC state tournaments. The NVL athletic directors met Wednesday to change the tournament schedule while the CIAC decided to adjust its schedules on Thursday. The following are updated schedules as of 8... »
Greyhounds are Copper division champs
NAUGATUCK — In some ways, the 2011 season hasn’t been typical for Naugatuck soccer. The Greyhounds haven’t blown out every opponent and they aren’t undefeated. But in at least one way, they haven’t skipped a beat. Both are Naugatuck Valley League Copper Division champions. The boys clinched rather unceremoniously last week with wins over... »
Hawks top Eagles on emotional senior night
BEACON FALLS — Two weeks ago, the Woodland girls soccer team held a celebration with a pasta dinner prepared for them by Karen Kemp, the mother of senior midfielder Jehna Kemp. Over the course of a long season the Hawks have become a family. On Monday, Woodland gathered again for a celebration to honor... »