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Season marks a different kind of success for ‘Hounds
NAUGATUCK — Records aren’t always the only measure of success. Take the Naugatuck girls volleyball team, for example. The Greyhounds finished 8-12 overall and lost a Class L first-round state tournament match to Bristol Central. In many ways, the state match was a microcosm of the season. The ‘Hounds lost a lopsided first set,... »
Rallies fall short for Hawks
BEACON FALLS — The Woodland volleyball team tore through the regular season undefeated in part due to its ability to come back from deficits. The Hawks’ inability to do it again ended their season in Monday’s Class M quarterfinals. Woodland made late charges in each of the three sets, the but the top-seeded Hawks... »
‘Hounds, Hawks spiked in quarterfinals
They play these Naugatuck Valley League tournaments for a reason, and no matter if a team is ranked first or eighth, every squad enters on the same playing field with an equal chance to win. No. 8 seed Torrington proved that theory last Friday in the quarterfinals of the NVL volleyball tournament as they... »
Local spikers fall in NVL quarterfinals
The Naugatuck volleyball team wasn’t necessarily expected to win its Naugatuck Valley League tournament quarterfinal against Seymour. But Woodland was certainly supposed to prevail. Instead, both local squads fell in Friday’s NVL quarterfinals and were knocked out of the tournament. The No. 7 Greyhounds lost to No. 2 Seymour at Seymour while No. 1... »
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... »
Historic Hawks wrap up perfect regular season
BEACON FALLS — Woodland volleyball made history on Tuesday night. The Hawks defeated St. Paul, 3-0 (25-9, 25-13, 26-24), and finished the regular season 18-0 to mark the program’s first undefeated run. Up next, Woodland competes in the Naugatuck Valley League tournament that begins on Saturday. Woodland honored its four seniors—Adriana Ambari, Sam Edwon,... »
Hawks seize control of Brass Division
BEACON FALLS — It wasn’t pretty for the Woodland girls volleyball team, but the Hawks will take it. Woodland needed all five sets but pulled out a thrilling, 3-2 victory over rival Seymour on Tuesday night to take firm control of the Naugatuck Valley League Brass Division and remain undefeated. “We were lucky to... »
Naugy wins dogfight, sits atop Copper Division
WATERBURY — The Naugatuck volleyball season is starting to come into focus. The Greyhounds improved to 5-5 overall and 5-4 in the Naugatuck Valley League after a 3-0 win at Crosby on Tuesday night at the Palace. The Greyhounds swept the Bulldogs 25-14, 25-17 and 25-13. The victory propelled the ‘Hounds into a three-way... »
Hawks return to dominance against Eagles
BEACON FALLS — It’s taken about half the season, but the Woodland volleyball team is finally playing like the perennial powerhouse usually does. The Hawks haven’t been playing poorly—they were 8-0 entering Tuesday’s match against Kennedy—but their dominant, 3-0 (25-10, 25-16, 26-24) win over the Eagles showed the quick progress of the relatively young... »
Ansonia serves Naugatuck second loss
NAUGATUCK — The Naugatuck volleyball team that faced off against Ansonia on Tuesday definitely seemed to be missing something. After three relatively quick games, the Chargers handed the Greyhounds their second loss of the season, 3-0. “I thought tonight we were off of our game,” Naugatuck coach Fred Scheithe said. “We just didn’t seem... »