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Greyhounds gain precious experience
The Naugy girls tennis team learned a valuable lesson this season—there’s no substitute for experience. After an 0-5 start for a team that lost seven of its 10 starters from 2010, the Greyhounds finished their conference season with an 11-2 record. Despite an opening-round loss to Farmington in the state tournament last week, Naugy... »
Hawks make deep run in NVL tennis tourney
Several Woodland girls tennis players had a strong end to the 2011 spring season. Meg Wester, the Hawks’ top seed, reached the semi-finals of the NVL singles tournament, while the double combination of Angela Vallillo and Avery Gartman advanced the conference championship match. As a team, the Hawks finished NVL play at 9-8 overall... »
Hawks’ historic tennis run culminates in tourney
HAMDEN — The Woodland boys tennis team capped off its most successful season in team history by having several individuals win matches during last week’s Class M state tournament at Hamden High. In the opening round, Jimmy Tompkins defeated Suffield’s Greg Cristina, 6-0, 6-2, while Matt Murphy beat Bull Havens Tech’s George Costa, 6-2,... »
Woodland’s Krakowski serves up NVL gold
WOLCOTT — Mike Krakowski was the best player on the best team in the Naugatuck Valley League. So it was fitting that the Woodland senior cemented his spot last Friday at Wolcott High as the top player in the entire league. Krakowski, seeded second, defeated No. 3 Steve Consolini of Torrington, 6-3, 6-3, in... »
‘Hounds, Hawks bow out of girls tennis tourney
Both the Woodland and Naugatuck girls tennis teams bowed out of state tournament play in their qualifying round matches Tuesday afternoon. The Hawks, seeded 20th in Class S, lost to No. 16 Litchfield, 5-2, in their qualifier at Old Saybrook. The Cowgirls went on to lose to Old Saybrook, 5-2. Naugatuck, the No. 17... »
Locals move on in NVL tennis tourney
Several local tennis players moved on to the second day of action in the Naugatuck Valley League tennis tournaments Thursday afternoon. In boys action in Beacon Falls, Woodland’s Mike Krakowski earned a spot in Friday’s semifinals by beating Kennedy’s Vitmar Harizaj, 6-1, 6-3, in the quarterfinals. That victory followed Krakowski’s 8-0 victory over Holy... »
NVL tournaments update
Softball Naugatuck fell to Holy Cross 2-1 Wednesday in the semifinals of the NVL softball tournament. The Crusaders slipped past the Greyhounds on an RBI single by Mikaela Rice in the bottom of the seventh. The Greyhounds found themselves in the semifinals after outlasting Woodland 8-5 earlier in the day in the conclusion of... »
Hawks advance, Greyhounds fall
One local team moved on to Wednesday’s Naugatuck Valley League girls tennis tournament semifinals. One team didn’t. Woodland, the defending league champion, squeaked past Watertown, 4-3, while Naugatuck fell to Wolcott, 6-1, in Tuesday’s team tournament quarterfinals. The Hawks seemed to right the ship quickly in Watertown after losing their final five matches of... »
Hawks finish regular season perfect on the court
BEACON FALLS — The Woodland boys tennis team has played so well this season that the Hawks have had to readjust their goals several times to keep pace with their unprecedented level of success. “The first goal was to get enough wins to get into the state tournament as a team,” third-year coach Jim... »
Hawks keep perfection going on the court
BEACON FALLS — They’re still undefeated. Barely. The Woodland boys tennis team kept its perfect record alive last week with some of its toughest tests of the season, including a pair of 5-4 wins against Torrington and Sacred Heart before walking over Wolcott and Watertown, 7-2, on Friday and Monday. Mike Krakowski, the team’s... »