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Fitch boys, NFA girls repeat as ECC outdoor track champs

 May 19, 2013; Updated: 1:43 am

Montville - Tyler Latham was competing in the javelin Saturday in a field adjacent to the main stadium at Montville High School, where the public address announcements were more like an echo.

H.S. roundup: Fitch softball rallies past Stonington 8-7

 May 19, 2013; Updated: 11:52 pm

Stonington - Alana Luzzio reached base on an error with two outs, scoring Mackenzie Aldridge and Lauren Szczesny, to give the Fitch High School softball team an 8-7 come-from-behind win over Stonington on Saturday.

Jacque finds an outlet on the track

 May 19, 2013; Updated: 11:42 pm

Montville - Francine Jacque still texts her mother every day: "Good morning." "Good night." "I love you."

Knowing that her mother is living in a tent in Haiti following the destruction of the family's home during a catastrophic...

Rivalries add some spice to competition

 May 19, 2013; Updated: 11:42 pm

Montville - For one final time in their high school careers, two rivals stood on the starting line next to each other in an Eastern Connecticut Conference meet.

Prior to the start of the boys' 800-meter race, East Lyme's Ben...

High school roundup: St. Bernard softball team produces a title in the clutch

 May 18, 2013; Updated: 12:06 am

Montville - Gretchen Greene's RBI double in the bottom of the seventh inning led the St. Bernard School softball team to a 2-1 win over Wheeler on Friday, assuring the Saints of at least a share of the Eastern...

Fitch boys, NFA girls will try to defend ECC titles in track

 May 18, 2013; Updated: 11:55 pm

Fitch's Tyler Latham (110-meter hurdles, 300 hurdles), East Lyme's Ben Ostrowski (400, 800) and Montville's Jesse Joseph (1,600, 3,200) are each the top seeds in two individual events at today's Eastern Connecticut Conference Track & Field...

Vikings beat NFA to win ECC Large golf championship

 May 17, 2013; Updated: 12:01 am

Sprague — On the van ride to a match that would decide a division championship Thursday, East Lyme's golfers talked strategy.
The Vikings also quoted lines from the movie "Happy...

H.S. roundup: Stonington denies Ledyard a share of ECC Medium golf title

 May 17, 2013; Updated: 12:00 am

Stonington - Stonington High School won the top three matches and upset Ledyard 5-2 Thursday in an Eastern Connecticut Conference Medium Division boys' golf match, denying the Colonels a share of the title.

H.S. lacrosse roundup: Stonington boys wrap up ECC Small crown

 May 17, 2013; Updated: 11:59 pm

Stonington - Tyler Grills had three goals in Stonington High School's 19-2 victory Thursday over Wheeler, which clinched the Eastern Connecticut Conference Small Division boys' lacrosse championship for the Bears.

H.S. softball roundup: Vikings, Lancers share ECC Large title

 May 17, 2013; Updated: 11:42 pm

East Lyme High School forged a tie for the Eastern Connecticut Large Division softball championship on Thursday, beating Woodstock Academy 9-0 on a combined four-hitter by pitchers Erica Hill and Megan Welch.

Meanwhile, Fitch defeated...

Lancers get the job done

 May 16, 2013; Updated: 12:04 am

Groton - The losses for the Waterford High School baseball team this season have been for the most part, according to coach Art Peluso, "letdown games."

"That happens," Peluso said. "We have a young group. A lot of our losses have...

Baseball roundup: Montville gets past St. Bernard

 May 16, 2013; Updated: 12:01 am

Norwich - Buddy Dewaine, Chad Mooney and Jordan Volpe each had two hits and scored as Montville beat St. Bernard Wednesday, 6-2, at Dodd Stadium.
Joe Brachas pitched 5 2/3 innings and...

Local roundup: Old Lyme avenges its only loss in boys' tennis

 May 16, 2013; Updated: 11:59 pm

Old Lyme - The Old Lyme boys' tennis team avenged its only loss of the season, beating Old Saybrook 4-3 Wednesday in a Shoreline Conference match.
Senior Morgan White won 6-0, 6-0 to...

H.S. softball roundup: Waterford's Spellman throws no-hitter against Stonington

 May 16, 2013; Updated: 11:42 pm

Stonington - Megan Spellman pitched a no-hitter with seven strikeouts and four walks as Waterford High School beat Stonington Wednesday, 9-0.

Waterford (13-4) is the only team to beat the Bears this season. The Lancers won the first...

Bears hang on

 May 15, 2013; Updated: 11:56 pm

Ledyard - Ledyard was capable of scoring fast, three goals in the final 2 minutes, 36 seconds of the third period, for instance.

That gave the Stonington High School boys' lacrosse team somewhat of a quandary at times on Tuesday...

H.S. track roundup: Ledyard boys win ECC Medium title

 May 15, 2013; Updated: 12:00 am

Plainfield - Ledyard High School clinched the Eastern Connecticut Conference Medium Division boy's track and field regular season title with a 94-55 victory over Plainfield on Tuesday.

H.S. tennis roundup: Waterford boys win ECC Medium title

 May 15, 2013; Updated: 12:00 am

Waterford - Waterford High School won its second straight Eastern Connecticut Conference Medium Division boys' tennis title Tuesday with a 6-1 victory over Stonington.
Singles player...

H.S. lacrosse roundup: Stonington, East Lyme girls wrap up division titles

 May 15, 2013; Updated: 11:59 pm

Stonington - Jenny Sieczkiewicz had five goals as the Stonington High School girls' lacrosse team beat Ledyard Tuesday, 18-10, and won the Eastern Connecticut Conference Small Division.

Local roundup: Stonington clinches ECC Medium title in softball

 May 15, 2013; Updated: 11:58 pm

Ledyard - Andrea Chiaradio pitched a two-hitter with 13 strikeouts as the Stonington High School softball team beat Ledyard 4-0 on Tuesday to clinch the Eastern Connecticut Conference Medium Division title.

Vikings fourth at Wildcat Invite

 May 14, 2013; Updated: 11:58 pm

Sprague — East Lyme High School coach Rudy Bagos is a bit superstitious.
He avoids talking to his golfers during a round. The Vikings prefer it that way.

H.S. tennis roundup: Montville girls outlast Lyman

 May 14, 2013; Updated: 11:57 pm

Lebanon - Montville High School won a pair of three-set doubles matches to pull out a 5-2 victory over Lyman Memorial in an Eastern Connecticut Conference Small Division girls' tennis match Monday.

H.S. roundup: East Lyme boys win ECC Large lacrosse title

 May 14, 2013; Updated: 11:56 pm

East Lyme - East Lyme High School captured the Eastern Connecticut Conference Large Division boys' lacrosse championship Monday night with a 13-6 victory over Fitch.
The Vikings (11-3,...

H.S. baseball roundup: Saints beat Fitch for 15th straight win

 May 14, 2013; Updated: 11:42 pm

Groton - Willie Rios pitched a two-hitter with 10 strikeouts and St. Bernard School scored four times in the top of the sixth inning to beat Fitch on Monday night, 5-2, the Saints' 15th straight win.

Andrew Fogarty hit a two-run...

Wildcats Invite returns to Mohegan Sun CC today

 May 13, 2013; Updated: 11:29 pm

The 41st Wildcat Invitational will feature another impressive field when the high school golf tournament tees off today at Mohegan Sun Country Club at Pautipaug in Sprague.

Defending champion Xavier, former champion Glastonbury and...

EL softball coach Deeb now state career leader in wins

 May 12, 2013; Updated: 11:43 pm

Ledyard - If the victory the night before was steeped in ambiance, a well-pitched game under the lights in front of a big crowd, Saturday morning's victory was quite the opposite.
East...

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