Greyhounds gelling
NAUGATUCK — The Greyhounds took three opponents to task last week.
Naugatuck slammed the door shut on Watertown, Terryville and Holy Cross last week all...
Amato’s 300th career volleyball win nearly went unnoticed
BEACON FALLS — The stage was important enough to overshadow the individual achievement. But then, early this volleyball season, administrators at Woodland had a...
Senior group leads Naugy spikers
NAUGATUCK — The Naugatuck girls volleyball team lost a strong front row presence from last year’s squad that finished 16-8 and reached the semifinals...
‘Hounds score big win over Hawks
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Experienced core guiding Greyhounds
By Elio Gugliotti, Editor
NAUGATUCK — With a core of nine experienced seniors, it’s no accident that the Naugatuck volleyball team staked its claim in...
Hawks develop winning formula off the court
BEACON FALLS — There’s more to winning volleyball matches than kills, digs and hitting percentage. And for the Woodland Hawks, it starts with senior...
Expectations remain high
Hawks not resting on their laurels after state title
BEACON FALLS — After winning the school’s first state title in eight years, the Woodland girls...
Spikers take the court
In only the third game of the season, the Greyhounds and Hawks went at it on Tuesday night in Naugatuck.
The Greyhounds rallied from down...
Hawks top Kennedy; sit in first-place tie
BEACON FALLS — In a meeting of two unbeaten teams—one power and one upstart—power won out in the end. After dropping the first game, Woodland (6-0) staved off Kennedy (6-1) Wednesday night, 3-1 (15-25, 25-23, 25-15, 25-23), to remain atop the Naugatuck Valley League standings.
The Eagles won 10 of the match’s first 14 points, prompting Hawks coach Jim Amato to call time out, in an effort to regroup. But his squad rarely strung together consecutive points and the Eagles, though not a big-hitting team, made few errors, constantly keeping the ball in play en route to a 10-point win.
An ‘undefeatable’ state of mind
BEACON FALLS — After losing the third and fourth sets to Kennedy Oct. 8, the Hawks could have folded in the deciding fifth game....