‘cross country’

Hawks wrap up successful season
MANCHESTER — The Woodland boys and girls cross country teams put up solid efforts in last Saturday’s Class M and Class SS championship meets at Wickham Park in Manchester. The boys, who finished sixth at the Naugatuck Valley League meet, placed 14th in Class M while the girls, who were fourth in the NVL,... »
Greyhounds run to best times at state meet
MANCHESTER — The Naugatuck boys and girls cross country teams posted season-best numbers at last Saturday’s Class L state championship meet at Wickham Park in Manchester. All 14 runners had personal-best times as the boys placed seventh and the girls finished 12th. “I was very pleased with our performance,” Naugatuck coach Bill Hanley said.... »
Naugy boys take second, Woodland sixth at NVLs
WATERTOWN — Tuesday’s Naugatuck Valley League boys cross country championship meet at Veterans Park in Watertown was dominated by the host team as the Indians won for the third straight year. Naugatuck turned in a strong performance, finishing second, and actually held a one-point lead over Watertown after the early finishers. But the Indians... »
Rain doesn’t slow down ‘Hounds, Hawks
BRISTOL — Tuesday’s cross country meet at St. Paul Catholic High in Bristol turned into an old-fashioned gulley-washer as torrents of rain soaked the course and the runners. The much-anticipated meet between neighboring rivals Naugatuck and Woodland came down to the wire in the girls race, while the Greyhound boys cruised past all the... »
Numbers, confidence swell for Woodland cross country
BEACON FALLS — The last few years for the Woodland cross country teams has been as much about simply fielding a full team than it has been about getting results on the course. But longtime coach Jeff Lownds and the Hawks don’t have to worry about that this fall. Twenty-nine runners are in the... »
‘Hounds pacing themselves in rebuilding year
NAUGATUCK — The Naugatuck boys and girls cross country teams come into this season back at the starting line and looking to find replacements after losing their strengths to graduation. Last season the boys won the Naugatuck Valley League Copper Division for the second year in a row with a 10-1 record and finished... »
‘Hounds running to state tourney
NAUGATUCK — The Naugatuck boys cross country team has advanced to the state open as a team for the first time since 1984. The Greyhounds finished second overall at the Class L meet, while Naugy’s Maud Hrezi and Nick Moriello earned all-state honors on Saturday at Wickham Park in Manchester. Hrezi finished second overall,... »
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... »
Naugy’s Hrezi runs to first at NVL championships
WATERTOWN — Naugatuck’s Muad Hrezi won the Naugatuck Valley League cross country championship for the second straight year to highlight an event filled with positive results for both Naugatuck and Woodland’s teams. The Greyhounds’ boys team finished second overall behind Watertown, while the girls team took fourth. Woodland’s girls were fifth, while the boys... »
Hrezi wins NVL boys cross country title
WATERTOWN — For the second consecutive year, Naugatuck’s Muad Hrezi is the best cross country runner in the Naugatuck Valley League. Hrezi won the league championship meet on Thursday at Watertown’s Veterans Park in 15:50. Teammate Nick Moriello finished second in 16:10, giving the Greyhounds a 1-2 finish in the meet. “I felt good,”... »






