Track and Field
Hawks repeat as track champs
Naugatuck pushes through for fifth BEACON FALLS — It’s getting to be almost old hat for the Woodland boys track team. The Hawks won their second straight Naugatuck Valley League outdoor track championship meet Tuesday on their home track to cap another dominant run through the league’s track season. Woodland’s 131.5 points were nearly... »
‘Moneymakers’ on the track
NAUGATUCK — A successful track team can have 100 or more athletes all working for the same common goal: victory. Among those hundred or so, there are the few athletes that Naugatuck coach Ralph Roper likes to call “the moneymakers.” The Greyhounds have certainly boasted their share of moneymakers over the past decade-plus with... »
Quantum leaper
Woodland’s Lang is a triple jumping threat BEACON FALLS — Woodland’s Mike Lang won the Naugatuck Valley League indoor high jump championship in January. If you hadn’t seen the event and judged only by Lang’s expression afterwards, you’d have no idea. See, Lang only jumped 5 feet, 8 inches that day, far from his... »
Woodland girls tie, boys cruise
BEACON FALLS — The Naugatuck Valley League track championship meet usually lacks in drama. Sure, gold medals are at stake but the team titles often have been sewn up weeks prior. That might not be the case this spring after Tuesday’s results. The Woodland girls made a furious comeback on Watertown, racking up 13... »
Naugy sweeps track meet
WATERBURY — The Naugatuck track teams swept by Holy Cross, Crosby and St. Paul on Tuesday. The boys pulled away with a 94-53 win over the Crusaders and the girls held off Holy Cross by an 85-64 margin. Both teams cruised past the Bulldogs and Falcons, despite some injuries and a blustery afternoon. “We... »
Hawks make statement in opening track meet
BEACON FALLS — The Woodland track teams came into this season with high expectations after the boys won last year’s Naugatuck Valley League title and the girls narrowly finished second. But there were some questions as to how they would hold up after losing so many athletes to graduation. The Hawks answered those questions... »
Woodland out to defend track titles
BEACON FALLS — The Woodland track and field juggernaut is ready for what could be one of the most competitive all-around Naugatuck Valley League seasons in recent memory. The boys, defending NVL outdoor champions who narrowly finished second at January’s indoor meet, and the girls, who have won the last three combined NVL track... »
Greyhounds getting up to speed
NAUGATUCK — The Naugatuck boys and girls track teams have a ways to go to show the consistency that make them a threat year in and year out in the Naugatuck Valley League, according to longtime coach Ralph Roper. The boys finished fourth in the NVL last season while the girls came in fifth. Several... »
Lang earns All-New England honors
BOSTON — Mike Lang is having the best indoor track season in Woodland history. The junior became the first Hawk to earn All-New England honors during the indoor season after he finished sixth in the long jump at the New England championships last Saturday at the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center in Boston.... »
Naugy boys take fourth at state meet
NEW HAVEN — The Naugatuck boys indoor track team followed up their Naugatuck Valley League championship with a fourth-place showing at the Class L state championship meet last Friday at the Floyd Little Athletic Center. Senior Collin Reilly earned the Greyhounds’ only gold medal in the 600 meters, finishing with a time of 1... »






