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Naugy firing on all cylinders heading into Thanksgiving
The 113th meeting between Naugatuck and Ansonia will not decide a Naugatuck Valley League title. It won’t secure a state playoff spot. But that won’t take anything away from the game that 25-year Naugy assistant coach Chuck Rek calls “our Super Bowl.” The Chargers are 10-0 and on 24-game winning streak. Ansonia, the defending NVL... »
The spice is back in Woodland, Seymour rivalry
After a down stretch in the Woodland-Seymour football rivalry, Hawks coach Tim Shea thinks the Valley’s youngest Thanksgiving series is ready to revert back to its competitive roots. “Hopefully it’s a rivalry again,” Shea said. “Both programs are playing better football again. It’s Thanksgiving in the Valley. It’s what people look for.” In the... »
Do They Really Matter?
Football in the Valley on Thanksgiving is a longstanding tradition, but will shrinking crowds and talk of changing the schedule make Turkey Day games dead as the bird? Once upon a time, Thanksgiving football games were the end-all, be-all in the Naugatuck Valley. Here’s a sample agenda of a Valley Thanksgiving morning: Wake up... »
Ansonia ups Turkey Day streak to 8 over NHS
NAUGATUCK — There was no time left on the scoreboard clock as Ansonia raced off the field, heading to the locker room at the half. The referees ruled the clock should have stopped because Naugatuck had gained a first down, leaving one second before the break. Naugatuck quarterback Tyler Conklin is tackled... »
Hawks crush Cats, end Thanksgiving drought
SEYMOUR — Finally. In one of the most incredible showings of offensive production in Woodland history, the Hawks ended a five-game losing streak to Seymour with a dominating, 55-32 win over the Wildcats on Thanksgiving Eve at DeBarber Field. A pair of all-time performances paced the Black and Gold—both junior tailback Jack... »
The Burning of the Shoe
The fire everyone knows about, the one that’s the flaming hub of a spirited Thanksgiving Eve pep rally, will take place Wednesday night, just hours before the Greyhounds host rival Ansonia. The one that players and alumni know about, the one that’s the flickering center of a pensive gathering, will take place just a... »
A Team to Call Their Own
Lou Poeta and Paul Brennan are lifelong residents of Beacon Falls. They remember the days when Woodland Regional High School didn’t exist. Heck, there was no consideration of a high school being built anywhere near Beacon Falls when they were in school. Back then, kids from town went to Laurel Ledge Elementary and Long... »
Hounds hope beginning, end are memorable
People remember the beginning and the end but not the middle. If that old nugget of wisdom actually contains a nugget of truth, the Naugatuck High School football team has a chance Thursday to make the 2009 season pretty memorable—in a good way. Opening night was storybook: The Greyhounds, coming off a 3-8 campaign,... »
Hawks believe this year will be different
Here’s something Woodland football fans don’t need to be reminded of: The last time the Hawks beat Seymour, the Red Sox had just won their first World Series of the century, George W. Bush wasn’t even through his first term as president, and the high school hadn’t yet been standing for four years. It’s... »