‘Swimming’
Naugy swims to fifth at NVLs, Moody makes history
WATERBURY — The string of four straight NVL championships came to an end last year for the Naugatuck boy’s swim team as Sacred Heart edged them out by a slim, 8-point margin. Sacred Heart defended its NVL title winning the league championship meet last Friday at Kennedy High School in Waterbury. The Hearts’ finish... »
Hawks, ‘Hounds swimming in different directions
Woodland swimming with current The Woodland boys swim team is starting to gain momentum. After starting the season 0-4 overall and 0-2 in the Naugatuck Valley League, the Hawks have rallied to win three of their last four meets, including two in the league to improve to 3-5 and 2-2 in the NVL. Meanwhile,... »
Hawks swimming at record pace
BEACON FALLS — School records may not be safe this season for the Woodland boys swim program. Three meets into the season, several program records are already in jeopardy. For starters, the 200 medley relay team of Pat O’Dell, Andy O’Dell, Andrew Cullen and Eric Dietz have produced a time within two seconds of the... »
‘Hounds eager to make waves
NAUGATUCK — The Naugatuck boys swimming and diving team came within eight points of winning its fifth-straight Naugatuck Valley League championship last year. This year’s team has the potential to start a new streak. The Greyhounds lost 14 seniors from 2010, including numerous state qualifiers. Kyle Conrad, another class of 2011 member, won the... »
Hawks shallow on depth, deep on talent
BEACON FALLS — The Woodland boys swimming and diving team may come up short when it comes to depth in the 14-member lineup, but the Hawks are hardly short on talent. Last season, Woodland swam to a sixth-place finish at the Naugatuck Valley League championships and followed that up with a sixth-place showing in... »
Hawks, ‘Hounds make a splash at NVLs
WATERBURY — The Woodland Hawks set seven school records and posted their best finish in program history at the Naugatuck Valley League swimming and diving championships last Saturday at Kennedy High. The Hawks took third overall behind second-place Torrington and champion Watertown. Naugatuck finished fifth. With a 13-1-1 record, the Hawks are in the... »
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... »
Hawks soak Yellowjackets
BEACON FALLS — Woodland made a nonconference statement on Monday afternoon. The Hawks defeated East Haven, 86-52, and improved to 3-0 on the season. Chrissy Leeper won two individual events and Dayna Chucta set the school’s six-dive record. “They’ve been working really hard since the first day of practice,” Woodland head coach Mike Magas... »
Naugy, Woodland swimmers make waves at states
The Naugatuck and Woodland boys swim teams competed in the state championships last week. Naugy took fifth in the Class L competition, while the Hawks finished sixth overall in Class S. Both squads had multiple competitors in the State Open last Saturday. Individually, Kyle Conrad won the 100-yard freestyle in the Class L championships... »
Greyhounds’ swimming title streak ends at four
WATERBURY — Naugatuck’s four-year streak as Naugatuck Valley League boys swimming champion ended last Saturday at Kennedy High’s John Reardon Pool. But the results show that Sacred Heart had to earn the title in a competitive meet. Between the NVL trials and finals, the Greyhound swimmers produced about 100 best times. The Greyhounds won... »






