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Woodland swimmers seeking first win
BEACON FALLS — The Woodland boys swimmers, with their roster failing to reach a dozen, are still searching for their first victory of the season as the calendar turns to 2013. The Hawks lost to Sacred Heart to start the season on Dec. 12 and dropped nonconference meets to Northwestern and Pomperaug before the... »
Greyhounds measure up versus Glastonbury
NAUGATUCK — To be the best, you need to compete against the best. That’s how the Naugatuck boys swim team began the season as the Greyhounds took on perennial state title contender Glastonbury to open the season Dec. 14. Glastonbury has finished in the Class LL top five over the last nine seasons and... »
Hawks outnumbered, not ‘out-gunned’
BEACON FALLS — The Woodland boys swim team may very well have the smallest roster in school history but that won’t deter the Hawks from expecting to compete with any team on their schedule. Coach Tom Currier has seen this scenario unfold before and the Hawks always rise to the occasion. “We may be... »
Naugy blends youth and experience
NAUGATUCK — It’s really hard not to expect to challenge for a Naugatuck Valley League title when you have the encouragement of a coach like Jim McKee, a three-time Connecticut Swim Coach of the Year with 24 league titles under his belt over the course of 37 seasons. As McKee watched over practice recently... »
Naugy swimmers look ahead to bright future
NAUGATUCK — The Naugatuck girls swim team ran into some tough competition at the Class L swim meet last Wednesday at Southern Connecticut State University. The Greyhounds finished 17th out of the 20 teams but only had three relay squads and senior Rebecca Doback who qualified. “Those are some of the best girls in the... »
Woodland swimmers wrap up season at states
BEACON FALLS — Woodland’s Sydney Corneau and Chrissy Leeper were named to the All-Naugatuck Valley League girls swim team to wrap up the final week of competition for the Hawks. Corneau and Leeper, both senior captains, just missed lifetime-best times last Tuesday at the Class S state finals. Woodland finished 13th overall with 159.5... »
Hawks swim to fifth at NVLs
WATERBURY — Chrissy Leeper broke a long-standing school record and helped Woodland finish fifth at the Naugatuck Valley League girls swimming championships last weekend at Kennedy High in Waterbury. Leeper shattered Woodland’s best-ever time in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 1 minute, 3.02 seconds, which was good for third in the race. The senior’s finish... »
Naugy swimmers take second at NVLs
WATERBURY — The Naugatuck girls swim team raced to a second-place finish at the Naugatuck Valley League championship meet last weekend, just ahead of Sacred Heart and Torrington. Watertown won the title for the second year in a row, capturing five first-place finishes, four second-place spots and four third-place showings to score a league-best... »
Hawks go on late-season charge
BEACON FALLS — The Woodland girls swim team might not have as many wins as last year’s record-setting squad, but it has plenty of other important traits. “Not only do we have some of the best swimmers around, we also have some of the best singers and dancers,” Woodland coach Mike Magas joked. “Between... »
Naugy edges Torrington in the pool
TORRINGTON — The Naugatuck girls swim team held a 79-77 lead over Torrington heading into the final event of last Friday’s meet at the Torrington YMCA. The Red Raiders posed a serious challenge, having won three of the last four Naugatuck Valley League titles. But the Greyhounds held on to the victory by taking... »