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New brand for Hawks basketball
BEACON FALLS — The Woodland boys basketball team lost its two leading scorers from one of its best teams ever. So it seems perfectly irrational for Tom Hunt to be more excited about this season than ever. But Hunt, entering his fifth season with the Hawks, can’t remember a team he has enjoyed coaching... »
The center of attention
Naugatuck’s Raina Ceryak shines on the court Playing center on a basketball team puts you right in the middle of the action. For Naugatuck middle school student Raina Ceryak that is exactly where she wants to be. The soon to be eighth grader at City Hill Middle School has excelled on the basketball court... »
Firefighters Little Pal champions for first time
NAUGATUCK — The Firefighters finished off a perfect season with their first-ever Little Pal championship, sweeping defending champion NVSL, 2-0, in the best-of-three series. The Firefighters, who ended the regular season at 13-0, escaped with a 51-48 victory in Game 1 over the third-seeded Bankers (9-4), last Wednesday at Hillside School. Jason Bradley led... »
NVL all-stars hoop it up for a good cause
WATERBURY — The first Naugatuck Valley basketball all-star games in 18 years took place Sunday at Sacred Heart High School to benefit the B.A.G.S. Foundation. Players from every NVL school were invited to participate along with those from Kaynor Tech and Chase Collegiate. The girls and boys doubleheader was a fundraiser for the B.A.G.S.... »
Woodland boys bow out in ‘M’ second round
PAWCATUCK — Whenever the Woodland boys basketball team attempted to put a run together to get back into the Class M second round game against Stonington, a Donahue came up with a big basket. Unfortunately for coach Tom Hunt and the Hawks, two of the five basketball-playing Donahue brothers are on the Bears’ roster,... »
Hawks soar late to break Hearts, continue tourney run
WATERBURY — The Woodland girls basketball team trumped Sacred Heart, 56-45, last Friday night at Alumni Hall after a fourth-quarter offensive surge led by freshman Andrea Piccolo and senior Heather Framski. The 10th-ranked Hawks (18-6) found themselves down, 38-33, at the beginning of the fourth quarter. Sacred Heart’s Jen Massicotte opened the period with... »
Woodland upsets Bacon to advance in tourney
COLCHESTER — For just the second time in program history, the Woodland boys basketball team won a first-round state tournament game. The No. 22 Hawks hung around in a back-and-forth Class M battle with No. 11 Bacon Academy Monday night in Colchester and came away with a 46-43 win thanks to a late 3-pointer... »
Overtime with Kyle Brennan
Those three warm days last week were such a tease … Round of Applause Amanze Williams and Muad Hrezi both earn rounds of applause for the second week in a row thanks to a pair of superb performances at Saturday’s State Open indoor track meet. Williams became the Open champion in the long jump... »
Robinson’s labor of love coming to an end
NAUGATUCK — There will be a changing of the guard at the end of this season in the Naugatuck YMCA Little Pal basketball league. Scott Robinson, league director and head coach of K of C, will be stepping down after an illustrious 34 years at the helm. How can someone stay committed to a... »
Turnovers doom Lady Greyhounds
NAUGATUCK — The New Year has not been kind to the Naugatuck girls basketball team. Coming into Tuesday night’s game against Kennedy, the Greyhounds were looking to snap their eight-game losing streak dating back to 2010 when they last beat the Eagles. However, the Hounds couldn’t pull off the sweep as the Eagles raced... »