‘Golf’



Golfers enter NVL tourney tied for 7th place
NAUGATUCK — As the Greyhounds golf team prepared for the Naugatuck Valley League tournament, which was scheduled for Wednesday, head coach Craig Blanchard reflected on the season. Naugatuck finished match play with a 4-7 overall record, good for a seventh-place tie with Kennedy in the NVL standings. While matches and individual play were up and... »
Word from the Woods: Week of May 14
Boys’ Tennis The Woodland boys’ tennis team split four matches last week, defeating Sacred Heart last Wednesday, 6-3, and Wilby Tuesday, 5-4, but losing to Crosby last Thursday, 6-3, and Watertown Monday, 9-0. Pat Bradley earned a win as the number-one singles player Tuesday with an 8-1 victory. Stephen Pec, Stew Wilson, and Ahmed... »
Naugy Notes: Week of May 14
Tennis The Naugatuck boys’ tennis team is still winless and the girls’ squad suffered its first loss of the season last Wednesday, 4-3, to St. Paul. The boys dropped matches to Crosby and Sacred Heart last week, while the girls rebounded after their loss to the Falcons to defeat Crosby and Sacred Heart. The... »
Fleck, young NHS golfers showing potential
NAUGATUCK — The Naugatuck golf team has shown promise in its first few matches. Despite a 2-4 overall start in match play, Greyhounds head coach Craig Blanchard says his team will get better. In its latest match, Naugy lost to Sacred Heart by five strokes at East Mountain Golf Course in Waterbury on Monday. Naugatuck’s... »
Word from the Woods: Week of April 23
Softball Woodland has upped the ante on its Naugatuck Valley League domination in the first half of the season. The Hawks did not allow a run in three blowouts last week to run their record to 7-0. Last Wednesday, Woodland easily beat St. Paul, 10-0. Senior ace Katie Alfiere allowed only one hit and... »
Naugy Notes: Week of April 23
Track and Field The Naugatuck girls’ track and field team narrowly kept its perfect record alive last Wednesday by sweeping a quad-meet. The Hounds had no problem smoking Watertown (120-30) and Derby (126.5-10.5) but beat Seymour by the slimmest of margins, 76-74. Event winners for Naugatuck included the 4-by-100 and 4-by-400 relay teams; Jocelyn... »
Word from the Woods: Week of April 16
Track and Field Both the boys’ and girls’ track squads are off to fast, 5-0 starts to the season. Last week, both the boys and girls swept quad-meets from Seymour, Derby, and Sacred Heart before wiping out Wilby and North Branford on Tuesday. Both teams’ closest meets were against Seymour; the boys beat the... »
Naugy Notes: Week of April 16
Track and Field The Naugatuck boys are a league-best 6-0 after sweeping a pair of quad-meets while the girls are 3-0 following a sweep of their first quad-meet of the year. Both the boys and girls swept Holy Cross, Wolcott, and St. Paul April 7. The guys also swept Seymour, Watertown, and Derby Tuesday,... »
After debate, golf still a spring thing
Despite survey results that showed a slight majority of Connecticut golf coaches, athletic directors and principals favor moving one or both of the boys’ and girls’ seasons to the fall, the sport will continue to be played in the spring. The decision was made by the CIAC Golf Committee at its Jan. 27 meeting.... »
Woodland All-Decade Golf
Team of the decade: 2006 Only team in WRHS history to qualify for State Open; 11th-place finish Division III Player of the decade: Mark Colangelo All-NVL (2005-06); led Woodland to first and only State Open appearance and best record in school history (2006) Mark Colangelo ’06: Player of the decade Joe Commendatore ’06: Member... »


