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Woodland football squad gears up
Photos by Dan DeBlasio, Staff Writer »
Woodland football alumni club making strides
BEACON FALLS — It wasn’t long ago that the Woodland Hawks were crowned kings of the Naugatuck Valley League on the gridiron, putting together a torrid, 24-1 record while capturing the school’s first two NVL and Class SS state championships in 2004 and 2005. Now, the core group of players from those squads is... »
Hawks start to find answers at spring game
BEACON FALLS — One thing will be sure about the Woodland football team this fall: Senior Jack DeBiase will be the man on both sides of the ball. Besides the returning all-state running back, though, little of the Hawks’ starting lineup will be set in stone come September. Questions surround the inexperienced offensive and... »
Plasky excited for fall after spring game
NAUGATUCK – Naugatuck sports fans might become accustomed this fall to the sight of a stable of thoroughbreds galloping past the competition. No, horse racing isn’t coming to the borough. But the athletes in the backfield of the Greyhounds football squad has head coach Rob Plasky excited, especially after Saturday’s game, which wrapped up... »
CLISE: Non-NVL games a boon
We’re two-thirds of the way through the Naugatuck Valley League’s non-conference experiment and so far the results—both quantitative and qualitative—have local athletic directors believing their decision to end the era of NVL isolationism was a wise one. The league’s ADs voted in December 2008 to amend the NVL constitution to allow non-conference games during... »
Death of a Three-Sport Athlete
It’s the classic, all-American athlete: The teenage boy who excels in football, basketball, and baseball, or the high school girl who stands out in soccer, basketball, and softball. He’s the most popular guy in school; she’s featured in every newspaper in the area. Some of our nation’s most legendary athletes have taken center stage... »
WRHS lifters power into 3rd at NVL meet
WOLCOTT — To diehard fans, football season is really never over. So to those fanatics, Saturday’s Naugatuck Valley League weightlifting championship at Wolcott High School was a major offseason milestone in preparation for next fall. The insiders knew how the competition would end, though—for the fourth consecutive year, Wolcott easily out-pumped the rest of the... »
Woodland All-Decade Football
Team of the decade: 2004 Undefeated Class SS and NVL champion; No. 6 in final NH Register poll; WRHS records points (437), shutouts (7); 3 All-State picks; 7 All-NVL picks Player of the decade: Pat Krakowski All-State (2004); NH Register All-Area (2004); All-NVL (2003-04); WRHS records career touchdowns (66), points (412); only 3-year captain... »
Naugatuck All-Decade Football
Team of the decade: 2001 Best record of the decade (10-0 regular season, 10-1 overall); NVL champion; last NHS team to beat Ansonia and qualify for Class LL Tournament; 7 All-NVL picks Player of the decade: Matt Gomes All-State (2003); New Haven Register All-State (2003); All-NVL (2002-03); 59 receptions, 1,040 yards, 11 touchdowns (2003);... »
Football playoffs expand, season extends
The path to Connecticut high school football playoffs—the most exclusive postseason in the state—will get a little wider next fall. The CIAC has unveiled a new playoff format and divisional alignment that will increase from 24 to 32 the total number of teams that participate in the state tournament. Until now, four teams from... »