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Naugy swimmers look ahead to bright future
NAUGATUCK — The Naugatuck girls swim team ran into some tough competition at the Class L swim meet last Wednesday at Southern Connecticut State University. The Greyhounds finished 17th out of the 20 teams but only had three relay squads and senior Rebecca Doback who qualified. “Those are some of the best girls in the... »
Woodland swimmers wrap up season at states
BEACON FALLS — Woodland’s Sydney Corneau and Chrissy Leeper were named to the All-Naugatuck Valley League girls swim team to wrap up the final week of competition for the Hawks. Corneau and Leeper, both senior captains, just missed lifetime-best times last Tuesday at the Class S state finals. Woodland finished 13th overall with 159.5... »
Hawks swim to fifth at NVLs
WATERBURY — Chrissy Leeper broke a long-standing school record and helped Woodland finish fifth at the Naugatuck Valley League girls swimming championships last weekend at Kennedy High in Waterbury. Leeper shattered Woodland’s best-ever time in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 1 minute, 3.02 seconds, which was good for third in the race. The senior’s finish... »
Naugy swimmers take second at NVLs
WATERBURY — The Naugatuck girls swim team raced to a second-place finish at the Naugatuck Valley League championship meet last weekend, just ahead of Sacred Heart and Torrington. Watertown won the title for the second year in a row, capturing five first-place finishes, four second-place spots and four third-place showings to score a league-best... »
Hawks go on late-season charge
BEACON FALLS — The Woodland girls swim team might not have as many wins as last year’s record-setting squad, but it has plenty of other important traits. “Not only do we have some of the best swimmers around, we also have some of the best singers and dancers,” Woodland coach Mike Magas joked. “Between... »
Naugy edges Torrington in the pool
TORRINGTON — The Naugatuck girls swim team held a 79-77 lead over Torrington heading into the final event of last Friday’s meet at the Torrington YMCA. The Red Raiders posed a serious challenge, having won three of the last four Naugatuck Valley League titles. But the Greyhounds held on to the victory by taking... »
Naugatuck swims past Woodland
NAUGATUCK — Nothing can be taken for granted in the border rivalry between Naugatuck and Woodland. Greyhounds swim coach Jim McKee wasn’t taking any chances last Friday night and Naugy responded with 48 best times and built a solid lead early on. Woodland came on late to close the gap but the ‘Hounds held... »
Greyhounds’ potential rising to the surface
NAUGATUCK — It was a meet for which Naugatuck swim coach Jim McKee was waiting. The Greyhounds hosted one of the top teams in the Naugatuck Valley League last Friday, falling to Watertown. The Indians came away with a 100-70 victory but Naugatuck swam 80 best times, showing vast improvement and the potential to... »
Hawks hit rough waters early on
BEACON FALLS — Woodland girls swim coach Mike Magas knew the Hawks would need to step up their efforts to replace all the record-holders they graduated from last season. Woodland broke out in the win column to start the season by defeating Holy Cross, 93-84. But the Hawks have fallen on hard times over... »
Hawks look for team effort to follow up record year
BEACON FALLS — There are 13 events at a high school swim meet, so some simple math allows us to figure out each school has 13 records. Of those 13 all-time marks at Woodland, all but two have the digits “11” alongside. That’s how good the Hawks were last fall. But most of those... »