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Season marks a different kind of success for ‘Hounds
NAUGATUCK — Records aren’t always the only measure of success. Take the Naugatuck girls volleyball team, for example. The Greyhounds finished 8-12 overall and lost a Class L first-round state tournament match to Bristol Central. In many ways, the state match was a microcosm of the season. The ‘Hounds lost a lopsided first set,... »
Wishing upon a net
NAUGATUCK — Naugatuck High School faculty might have slammed students in a faculty versus student volleyball and badminton tournament last Thursday, but the real winners were two children with life-threatening diseases. As part of her capstone project, NHS senior Andrea Neagu organized the “Wish Upon a Net” tournament to raise money for the Kids Wish... »
Rallies fall short for Hawks
BEACON FALLS — The Woodland volleyball team tore through the regular season undefeated in part due to its ability to come back from deficits. The Hawks’ inability to do it again ended their season in Monday’s Class M quarterfinals. Woodland made late charges in each of the three sets, the but the top-seeded Hawks... »
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‘Hounds fall in the first round BRISTOL — The Naugatuck volleyball team fell to Bristol Central, 3-1, in its Class L first-round match last Thursday. The game scores were 25-15, 22-25, 25-21, and 25-18. No. 12 Bristol Central breezed through the first set while the No. 21 Greyhounds held the lad through most of... »
‘Hounds, Hawks spiked in quarterfinals
They play these Naugatuck Valley League tournaments for a reason, and no matter if a team is ranked first or eighth, every squad enters on the same playing field with an equal chance to win. No. 8 seed Torrington proved that theory last Friday in the quarterfinals of the NVL volleyball tournament as they... »
Local spikers fall in NVL quarterfinals
The Naugatuck volleyball team wasn’t necessarily expected to win its Naugatuck Valley League tournament quarterfinal against Seymour. But Woodland was certainly supposed to prevail. Instead, both local squads fell in Friday’s NVL quarterfinals and were knocked out of the tournament. The No. 7 Greyhounds lost to No. 2 Seymour at Seymour while No. 1... »
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... »
Historic Hawks wrap up perfect regular season
BEACON FALLS — Woodland volleyball made history on Tuesday night. The Hawks defeated St. Paul, 3-0 (25-9, 25-13, 26-24), and finished the regular season 18-0 to mark the program’s first undefeated run. Up next, Woodland competes in the Naugatuck Valley League tournament that begins on Saturday. Woodland honored its four seniors—Adriana Ambari, Sam Edwon,... »