The Hawks’ heart beats in the trenches

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Editor’s note: This feature appeared in the Citizen’s News special Thanksgiving football section. This version has been updated to include statistics from the Thanksgiving...

Hawks stifle Seymour to win for 3rd-straight year

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SEYMOUR — Matt Zaccagnini rushed for 211 yards and a touchdown, three other Woodland players scored, and the Hawks held Seymour to just 130...

Peters’ legacy surpasses test of time

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For 28 years, Craig Peters was Naugatuck High School football. He did it all—he won league titles, state titles, awards, top rankings, and led the Greyhounds to the best seasons in school history. Simply, Peters is one of the greatest coaches in the history of Connecticut high school football. Since retiring after the 2000 season, Peters has quietly stayed away—mostly—from the game he seemingly had perfected for decades.

Hawks built winning program from ground up

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A little more than 10 years ago, a new place called Woodland Regional High School was about to open, smack dab in the heart...

Hawks swim their way to Woodland history

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BEACON FALLS — A historic season for the Woodland girls swim team is finally over after the team wrapped up action at the state...

Naugy girls save their best for last

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NAUGATUCK — The Naugatuck girls swim team season ended last Wednesday with multiple season-best times. On Sunday, the ‘Hounds celebrated its season filled with...

Woodland manager fits right in

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BEACON FALLS — Nick Oliveira shouted both encouraging and not-so-uplifting messages toward his teammates on the soccer practice field before Woodland's Class M second-round tournament game last Monday. The Woodland senior is the manager of the boys soccer team. And he’s only the manager because he can’t play the sport he loves. Oliveira has cerebral palsy, which requires him to either walk with crutches or use his electric wheelchair. But his physical limitations haven’t kept him from being as much a part of the team as anyone else.

A family affair on the pitch

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BEACON FALLS — Tony Moutinho led the Woodland boys soccer team to an undefeated regular season record, a second division title in a row, the program’s first Naugatuck Valley League championship, and the top seed in the Class M state tournament this fall. Moutinho employs a unique coaching style. He’s humorous but serious. He barks at his players while still letting them take care of business on the field.

Bunnell tops Naugy in dogfight

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NAUGATUCK — The Naugatuck boys soccer team advanced to the second round of the Class L tournament, defeating Fermi last Friday before falling to...

Hawks exit tourney in round two

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BEACON FALLS — The Woodland girls soccer team had its way with Wilcox Tech in last Thursday’s Class M first round. The Hawks were...

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