Tag: Football
All-Decade: Woodland football
This is part of a series announcing the Citizen's News All-Decade sports teams from Woodland and Naugatuck high schools. Awards are chosen by the...
Hawks hold heads high after loss in Class S quarterfinals
WALLINGFORD — Looking up at the scoreboard on Sheehan High’s turf field Wednesday night and seeing the score didn’t feel good. Nobody in black...
Dominant defense leads Hawks over Wildcats
SEYMOUR — The Woodland-Seymour football rivalry is nearly two decades old, but there had never been a defensive performance like the one the Hawks...
Chargers run past injury-ravaged Greyhounds
NAUGATUCK — The 120th meeting between Naugatuck and Ansonia on the gridiron was all Chargers.
While the Chargers had their way against the Greyhounds in...
Thanksgiving leftovers
Happy Thanksgiving! This is always my favorite column of the year to write, and it’s that way for a few reasons. First, I only...
Mezzo becomes leader for Greyhounds
NAUGATUCK — When Jay Mezzo took over as the Greyhounds’ starting quarterback last year as a junior he had his share of help in...
Two-way players know only one way to play
NAUGATUCK — From a coaching standpoint, the key to success on the football field is finding players that have the skills to put a...
Tight-knit senior class restores Woodland culture
BEACON FALLS — The winter after Woodland’s 2016 football season, well, wasn’t good.
“1-9 wasn't acceptable,” now-Woodland senior lineman Ryan Knobel recalls of that offseason...
Bulinski adds name to short list of Hawks’ gridiron royalty
BEACON FALLS — Almost a decade ago, little Tyler Bulinski got to experience the thrill of his young life every Friday night for a...
Hawks give Chargers all they can handle
ANSONIA — It might have been the best football game the Naugatuck Valley League has seen in the last decade.
Even though Woodland fell painfully...