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Hawks, ‘Hounds swimming in different directions
Woodland swimming with current The Woodland boys swim team is starting to gain momentum. After starting the season 0-4 overall and 0-2 in the Naugatuck Valley League, the Hawks have rallied to win three of their last four meets, including two in the league to improve to 3-5 and 2-2 in the NVL. Meanwhile,... »
Hawks swimming at record pace
BEACON FALLS — School records may not be safe this season for the Woodland boys swim program. Three meets into the season, several program records are already in jeopardy. For starters, the 200 medley relay team of Pat O’Dell, Andy O’Dell, Andrew Cullen and Eric Dietz have produced a time within two seconds of the... »
Hard work paying off for Naugy
NAUGATUCK — The Naugatuck boys swim team’s latest sign of progress took place on Tuesday night in a 93-82 victory over Seymour. The Greyhounds (1-1) won their Naugatuck Valley League opener with six different individual event winners. Through two official dual meets, the young Greyhounds are being rewarded for recent hard work in tough practices.... »
‘Hounds eager to make waves
NAUGATUCK — The Naugatuck boys swimming and diving team came within eight points of winning its fifth-straight Naugatuck Valley League championship last year. This year’s team has the potential to start a new streak. The Greyhounds lost 14 seniors from 2010, including numerous state qualifiers. Kyle Conrad, another class of 2011 member, won the... »
Hawks shallow on depth, deep on talent
BEACON FALLS — The Woodland boys swimming and diving team may come up short when it comes to depth in the 14-member lineup, but the Hawks are hardly short on talent. Last season, Woodland swam to a sixth-place finish at the Naugatuck Valley League championships and followed that up with a sixth-place showing in... »
Hawks swim their way to Woodland history
BEACON FALLS — A historic season for the Woodland girls swim team is finally over after the team wrapped up action at the state level last week. After posting the most wins (13), most points at the Naugatuck Valley League championships (744), and tied the best finish at the NVL meet (third) in program... »
Naugy girls save their best for last
NAUGATUCK — The Naugatuck girls swim team season ended last Wednesday with multiple season-best times. On Sunday, the ‘Hounds celebrated its season filled with ups and downs, and a strong finish. The season culminated on Sunday with the team’s end-of-the-year banquet. There was plenty to celebrate. First, Bianca Antrum and Rebecca Doback earned All-Naugatuck... »
Hawks, ‘Hounds make a splash at NVLs
WATERBURY — The Woodland Hawks set seven school records and posted their best finish in program history at the Naugatuck Valley League swimming and diving championships last Saturday at Kennedy High. The Hawks took third overall behind second-place Torrington and champion Watertown. Naugatuck finished fifth. With a 13-1-1 record, the Hawks are in the... »
Hawks 3rd, Greyhounds 5th at NVL swim meet
WATERBURY — Woodland tied a school record with a third-place finish while Naugatuck placed fifth at the Naugatuck Valley League swimming and diving championships Saturday at the John Reardon Pool at Kennedy High. The Hawks (744 points) placed behind league champion Watertown (833) and Torrington (777). The Greyhounds (507) finished in the top half... »
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... »