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Madison Ready to Scrum it up at Rugby Championships

 May 23, 2012

For the first time ever, Madison will be hosting the State U19 Rugby Championship on Sunday, May 27 at the Madison Surf Club. Twenty-two teams will be competing, including two nationally-ranked squads (Greenwich and Fairfield), and four women's teams. After only...

Hand Girls’ Tennis Earns Conference’s Top Spot

 May 22, 2012

The Hand girls' tennis team came so close to another Southern Connecticut Conference title last season when it fell to Amity, but the Tigers are in prime position to reclaim that title this year. Hand (15-1) avenged its only loss of the season on May 16 when it...

On Deck for Hand and HK

 May 22, 2012

Baseball

Thursday, May 24: Hand at SCC semifinal at Yale Field at 4 p.m. or 7 p.m. (if necessary)

This Week in Hand and HK Sports

 May 22, 2012

Baseball

May 14: Hand 6, Amity 5

May 14: HK 5, Coginchaug 2

May 16: Hand 8, Cross 5

Locals Compete in RI State Tae Kwon Do Championships

 May 22, 2012

The following students from The Madison Academy of Martial Arts competed in the 28th Annual Rhode Island State Tae Kwon Do Championships on April 29 in North Kingston, Rhode Island: Frank Knowles of Madison, gold medal in forms and bronze medal...

Striped Bass and Fluke are on a Hard Bite

 May 21, 2012

Water temperatures have hit the 56-degree mark and all things fishy are showing their spots, stripes, and colors. Many of these fish have been here right along, but the activity certainly has cranked up.

Girls’ Lacrosse Drops Dramatic OT Duel to Guilford

 May 15, 2012

Anything McHugh can do, Smith can do better. Smith can do anything better than McHugh. Putting on a Broadway-like show last week, Hand's Kara McHugh and Guilford's Riley Smith engaged in a back-and-forth battle that highlighted the latest rendition of the girls'...

Hand Baseball Qualifies for the State Tournament

 May 15, 2012

The Hand baseball team and first-year head coach Travis LaPointe are going dancing. The Tigers won a pair of games last week, bringing their win total to eight and qualifying them for the Class L State Tournament.

This Week in Hand and HK Sports

 May 15, 2012

Baseball

May 7: Jonathan Law 3, Hand 0

May 7: HK 7, Morgan 2

May 11: Hand 12, Guilford 5

On Deck for Hand and HK

 May 15, 2012

Baseball

Friday, May 18: HK at Cromwell at 3:45 p.m.

Friday, May 18: Hand at West Haven at 3:45 p.m.

Fluke Season Opens May 15 in CT

 May 14, 2012

Fluke winter in deep ocean waters where they spawn, then migrate to the inshore shallows of bays, beaches, harbors, tidal rivers, etc., where they remain, at least in southern New England, until autumn, which is usually associated with the September equinox.

McHugh Trading in Tigers Stripes for Marist Red

 May 8, 2012

There's no doubt that Hand senior Kara McHugh counted down the imaginary final seconds of a Huskies' game in her backyard like so many Connecticut-born basketball players have done. Those final seconds that hoopsters count in their heads before they hoist one...

Tigers Boys’ Tennis Devours Rival Indians

 May 8, 2012

On paper, it looked like a great match-up as the Hand and Guilford boys' tennis teams were both 9-1. But as many know, how something looks on paper isn't always how it plays out on the court.

Sailing Finishes Sixth in States

 May 8, 2012

The Hand sailing team competed in the 2012 Connecticut State High School Sailing Regatta at the United States Coast Guard Academy in New London on April 28. The Tigers had a very strong overall finish, coming in sixth place out of 20 competing schools.

Girls’ Tennis Keeps Cruising, Ups Record to 12-1

 May 8, 2012

The Hand girls' tennis team did what it does best last week: win. The Tigers improved to 12-1 on the year with two more wins over Shelton (7-0) and North Haven (6-1), which was previously unbeaten. Winners for Hand were Taylor Fay, Rachel Petrini, Megan...

Girls’ Lacrosse Falls to 5-6

 May 8, 2012

The Hand girls' lacrosse team took on some stiff competition last week, dropping a pair of out-of-conference contests in losses to East Lyme and Conard.

Boys’ Golf Rebounds from First Loss

 May 8, 2012

The Hand boys' golf team suffered its first loss of the season on April 23, but didn't allow the defeat to linger as it returned to form last week with two more wins. The Tigers knocked off two Southern Connecticut Conference opponents in Branford and Law to...

Baseball Rights the Ship, Wins Two of Three

 May 8, 2012

After hitting the skids, the Hand baseball team put its head back on straight and got back to its winning ways by claiming two more victories last week, including an impressive 4-3 win over highly ranked Shelton.

This Week in Hand and HK Sports

 May 8, 2012

Baseball

April 30: Hand 6, East Haven 0

April 30: HK 8, Hyde 1

May 2: Foran 3, Hand 1

On Deck for Hand and HK

 May 8, 2012

Baseball

Friday, May 11: HK at East Hampton at 3:45 p.m.

Monday, May 14: HK vs. Coginchaug at 3:45 p.m.

Flip-Flop Gymnastics Competes in Final Competition Before States

 May 7, 2012

Level 4, 5, 6, and Prep Optional gymnasts from Flip-Flop Gymnastics in Deep River competed against Tri-Town and Dunne's at ABC Gymnastics Stars in Niantic on April 22 for their final competition before states.

Tigers' Left Scratching its Head After Loss to Guilford

 May 1, 2012

Hand worked on the play tirelessly in practice while Guilford claimed it didn't. Last week's baseball match-up between the two longtime rivals fittingly came down to one play, a sequence the Indians credited to smarts and guts, whereas the Tigers couldn't...

Hand's Condrin Setting New Learning Curve Standard

 May 1, 2012

There's always that one person who messes up the grading curve for the rest of the class, but Hand junior Sean Condrin is dismissing that curve on the volleyball court despite having less than two years of experience.

Hand Girls’ Lacrosse Wins Two More

 May 1, 2012

After starting the season 1-3 away from home, the Tigers' girls' lacrosse team proved it could prevail in enemy territory, coming away with two SCC victories.

Hand Boys’ Golf Suffers First Hiccup of the Season

 May 1, 2012

The Hand boys' golf team has said all along its focus is solely on the postseason, not the regular season. That is easy to say when the Tigers were undefeated, but last week Hand suffered its first loss of the spring to Amity, 156-166.