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Lancers face Vikings in ECC girls' semis tonight

 February 22, 2012

Second-seeded Waterford was in the midst of a five-point victory against No. 7 Ledyard on Saturday when the Ledyard fans began the "overrated" chant directed at their opponents.

Waterford boys complete 19-1 regular season with easy win

 February 22, 2012

Waterford - Nolan Long had 18 points, 15 rebounds and six blocked shots to lead the Waterford High School boys' basketball team to a 63-51 victory over Woodstock Academy on Tuesday night in their regular-season...

CIAC State Open wrestling seedings

 February 20, 2012

Following are seedings for the 2012 State Open, which will take place on Friday and Saturday at the Floyd Little Athletic Center in New Haven (pairings will be released later in the week):

106 pounds

1. Kevin Jack (Danbury);...

Ledyard captures 18th state title in wrestling

 February 19, 2012

Willimantic - It's been four years since Ledyard High School hoisted a state championship wrestling trophy, which for most programs doesn't seem like a very long time.

Vikings knock off Bobcats at the buzzer

 February 19, 2012

Norwich - In the last week, East Lyme High School coach Bill Reagan drew up a play designed to get the ball from end to end with time running out.

ECC Girls' Basketball Tournament: Top seeds Plainfield, Waterford advance

 February 19, 2012

Norwich - Waterford High School went 6-for-8 from the free throw line in the final 1 minute, 24 seconds to clinch a 50-45 victory over Ledyard in the quarterfinals of the Eastern Connecticut Conference girls' basketball...

H.S. Roundup: Old Saybrook wins Class S wrestling crown

 February 19, 2012

Haddam — Old Saybrook/Westbrook's cooperative high school wrestling team had four champions Saturday to win the Class S state championship at Haddam-Killingworth, finishing with 180.5 points. Griswold was second...

Montville's Wattley a double-placewinner at State Open track meet

 February 19, 2012

Montville High School senior Shatajah Wattley finished second in the girls' 300 meters (40.58 seconds) Saturday at the State Open indoor track championship in New Haven and was third in the 55 dash (7.23).

Norwich Free Academy was the top...

H.S. boys' basketball: Dunn hits 2,000-point plateau for Whalers

 February 18, 2012

New London - Kris Dunn hit a pull-up jump shot in the third quarter that gave him 2,000 career points in the New London High School boys' basketball team's 89-54 victory Friday over Woodstock Academy in the Eastern...

Matira starts it off for Colonels

 February 17, 2012

Ledyard - Ledyard High School coach Adam Baber was being interviewed following his team's 48-41 victory over Stonington in the first round of the Eastern Connecticut Conference girls' basketball tournament.

And every so often he...

Local Roundup: Sullivan leads St. Bernard to ECC girls' basketball tournament win

 February 17, 2012

Montville - It was a game that was termed as "weird" by the winning coach.

State Open indoor track qualifying list

 February 17, 2012

Following is a list of top seeds and local qualifiers for Saturday's State Open indoor track and field championships at the Floyd Little Athletic Center in New Haven (noon):

GIRLS

55-meter dash - No. 1 seed: Shellyann...

CIAC Wrestling Tournament / Seedings

 February 17, 2012

Following is a list of top seeds, along with local wrestlers seeded among the top eight, for the 2012 CIAC wrestling tournament class meets on Friday and Saturday:

CLASS LL

At Trumbull

106 pounds - No. 1...

Kurasz ready to take next step

 February 16, 2012

Montville - Dan Kurasz found his spot on the awards podium following a third-place finish at last year's State Open and glanced up at the champion, Bacon Academy's Devin Covone.

Kurasz's immediate thought: That's the place I want to...

CIAC Wrestling Tournament / Seedings

 February 16, 2012

Following is a list of top seeds, along with local wrestlers seeded among the top eight, for the 2012 CIAC wrestling tournament class meets on Friday and Saturday:

Waterford boys win first ECC basketball title in 36 years

 February 15, 2012

Waterford - What could have been bad news for the Waterford High School boys' basketball team Tuesday night, down 12 in the first half, Windham making 3-pointers look as easy as layups, turned into a long-awaited...

Ostrowski provides the anchor as EL boys' indoor track is second in 'M'

 February 15, 2012

New Haven - Ben Ostrowski won the 600 meter race and ran an anchor leg on the winning 4x800 and 1,600 sprint medley relay teams, leading East Lyme High School to a second-place finish in the CIAC Class M...

Roundup: Vikings earn piece of ECC swim title

 February 15, 2012

East Lyme - East Lyme clinched a tie for first place in the Eastern Connecticut Conference with a 100-83 win over Windham on Tuesday in a high school swim meet.

EL's Martinez wins Class L pole vault title

 February 14, 2012

New Haven — Jane Martinez and Kaitlyn Kuvalanka placed first and second, respectively, in the pole vault, leading the East Lyme High School girls to a third-place finish in the CIAC Class L Indoor Track and Field...

ECC announces girls' basketball pairings

 February 14, 2012

Pairings are set for the Eastern Connecticut Conference girls' basketball tournament, which begins Thursday night with three opening round games.

For Ledyard wrestling, all for one

 February 13, 2012

Groton - As Steve Bilheimer bounced from mat to mat Sunday, it was hard to imagine who was enduring a more grueling afternoon, the head coach or his Ledyard High School wrestling team.

Lancers hoping to seize the day in ECC Medium

 February 12, 2012

Waterford - Greg Gwudz has never questioned his team's character, but days like Saturday certainly reinforce just how mentally tough his Waterford High School boys' basketball team has become.

The Lancers, playing without injured...

Girls' basketball: Lancers beat Vikings for 14th straight win

 February 11, 2012

Waterford - Adily Martucci and Christine Hadfield each scored 18 points Friday night to help lift the Waterford High School girls' basketball team to a 60-49 victory over East Lyme.

ECC postpones final day of wrestling tourney to Sunday

 February 11, 2012

Ledyard High School has the first day lead at the Eastern Connecticut Conference wrestling tournament, but the Colonels will have to wait in extra day in their attempt to dethrone Bacon Academy.

Boys' basketball: Dunn's quadruple double lifts Whalers past Bears

 February 11, 2012

New London - Kris Dunn finished with 32 points, 15 rebounds, 11 assists and 10 steals Friday night in the New London High School boys' basketball team's 88-67 victory over Stonington.

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