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Softball
Union City falls in sectional final
SEYMOUR — With a trip to the state championship round on the line, Union City came up just short in the Little League Junior Softball sectional final game on Tuesday night at Bob Lang Field. Union City brought the tying run to the plate in its last at bat, but Black Rock of Bridgeport... »
Overtime: Big problem in Beacon Falls sports
A couple weeks ago, CN’s Kenny Morse wrote a superb column on the decline of fun in youth sports (which you can read here if you haven’t yet). Kenny hit the nail in the head in that article when he suggested a reason for the drop-off: Look at some of the adults involved in... »
Longo represents Naugy at all-star game
NAUGATUCK — The first-ever NVL Senior All-Star softball game was held at the Naugatuck High School field on Tuesday evening, matching the Brass Division against the Copper Division. The event was sponsored by the Waterbury/Naugatuck Umpire Association, which hopes it will be an annual event that honors the graduating seniors from all 12 league... »
Hounds get through first round, fall in second
NAUGATUCK — The Greyhounds ripped Masuk in the opening round of the Class L state tournament, piling up a six-run fourth inning before holding on to a 7-5 victory over the 22nd seed, 9-11 Panthers. The 11th seed, 15-8 Greyhounds ran into a tough, 17-4 Bristol Eastern team in the second round, as Alyssa... »
Alfiere, Hawks blanked in ‘M’ quarterfinal
JEWETT CITY – The Woodland softball team was shut out for the first time all season Friday, coming at the worst possible time—the Class M quarterfinals. The Hawks managed only two hits while Katie Alfiere allowed three runs on four hits as No. 4 Griswold eliminated the fifth-seeded Hawks, 3-0. »
Naugy softball advances, baseball bounced
The No. 11-seeded Naugatuck softball team advanced to the Class L state tournament second round Wednesday with a 7-5 win over No. 22 Masuk at Naugatuck. The Hounds pounded out 10 hits, two each coming from Daniella Stoehrer, Lianne Wallace, Skye Stella, and Alexis Granahan. Julia Longo added a two-run single for Naugy, which... »
Woodland softball rolls into ‘M’ quarters
BEACON FALLS – The No. 5-ranked Woodland softball team scored all of its runs in the first inning and Katie Alfiere allowed just two hits as the host Hawks blanked No. 12 Suffield, 6-0, Wednesday afternoon in the Class M second round. The Hawks sent 11 hitters to the plate in the first, pounding... »
Hawks blank New London in ‘M’ opener
BEACON FALLS – It was business as usual for the Naugatuck Valley League champion Tuesday in Woodland’s Class M first round matchup against No. 28-seeded New London. The Hawks pushed across five runs on five hits—more than enough insurance for Katie Alfiere, who spun a two-hitter to move Woodland to the second round with... »
Hawks win first-ever NVL softball title
NAUGATUCK – Starting her third game in four days, Katie Alfiere allowed just two runs—one earned—and provided all the offense she needed with a two-run double and a two-run home run Thursday to lead Woodland to its first-ever Naugatuck Valley League softball championship in a 4-2 win over defending champion Seymour. »
Alfiere outduels Cheske; Hawks in NVL final
WOLCOTT — Kaiti Lembo singled home Tayler Boncal with two outs in the bottom of the seventh for the winning run to propel Woodland over Holy Cross, 2-1, in Tuesday’s Naugatuck Valley League tournament semifinal and move the Hawks to Thursday’s league championship against Seymour. Lembo roped an 0-1 fastball by Crusaders ace Tori... »