Checking in with ... Lilyana Sherbanee (NFA)
Lilyana Sherbanee plays for the NFA girls' golf team and shot a personal-best round of 48 in last year's ECC championship. She'll attend UConn and major in economics.
Florida H.S. football coach is suspended for allegedly holding practice during pandemic
A Florida coach whose high school football teams have won three straight state championships was suspended pending an investigation into "an unauthorized athletic activity" during the novel coronavirus pandemic.
NFA all-stater Mason Jackson will transfer to Canterbury
Mason Jackson, a CHSCA Division I all-state selection as a junior last season for the unbeaten Norwich Free Academy boys' basketball team, announced this week on Twitter that he would transfer to play next season at the Canterbury School.
Checking in with ... Jonah Person (Lyman Memorial)
Lyman Memorial senior Jonah Person delivered the game-winning single for the Bulldogs last year as they captured a share of the ECC Division III title with a victory over Montville.
Checking in with ... Topaz Baker (Grasso Tech)
Topaz Baker is a three-sport athlete at Grasso Tech and was one of the school's CIAC scholar-athlete representatives.
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MORE HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
Waterford's Burrows named Gatorade Connecticut Baseball Player of the Year
Waterford's Jared Burrows, the winning pitcher in the 2019 Class L state championship game, was named the 2020 Gatorade Connecticut Baseball Player of the Year on Thursday.
Checking in with ... Zachary Pasquin (Stonington)
Stonington's Zachary Pasquin was part of a the crew team's million-meter challenge recently, raising more than $7,000 for the Pawcatuck Neightborhood Center.
Bacon names Farnsworth new head football coach
Mark Farnsworth has been named the new head football coach at Bacon Academy, the school announced Thursday. He'd been a Thames River assistant coach the past two seasons and also coached at Ledyard.
Checking in with ... Liz Beaulieu (East Lyme)
Liz Beaulieu of the East Lyme girls' tennis team trained at the prestigious IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla., this fall in anticipation of her senior season for the Vikings.
UCONN
UConn women won't play Louisville next season
It was Louisville coach Jeff Walz who first spoke last November of the possibility his Cardinals would play the UConn women’s basketball team in a neutral-site contest during the 2020-21 season.
Springs looking forward to playing for Huskies
Richie Springs is taking full advantage of his extended free time by improving his body and mind.
Vital looks back on his UConn career
Vital arrived in Storrs almost a forgotten member of a highly-regarded recruiting class.
COLLEGES
Eddie Sutton, Hall of Fame basketball coach, dies at 84
Hall of Fame basketball coach Eddie Sutton has died
Historically black schools hit hard by academic penalties
Historically black colleges and universities have once again been hit disproportionately with NCAA-imposed penalties based on Academic Progress Rate scores
LOCAL ROUNDUP
Where are they now? Ledyard's Manwaring lives in Boston, still using lessons learned as a Colonel
Former Ledyard running back Alex Manwaring had one of the greatest seasons in state high school football history in 2011. He has taken those lessons he learned playing sports with him into life.
Local college honors
Following is a list of local college athletes who were recognized for their accomplishment during the winter season:
Ledyard's Woodruff has become a master of basketball trick shots
Meet Jack Woodruff, a basketball trick shot artist with his sights set on becoming a social media influencer.
PROFESSIONAL
Keselowski wins Coca-Cola 600
Brad Keselowski extended Jimmie Johnson’s losing streak to 102 races, holding off the seven-time NASCAR champion in overtime early Monday in the Coca-Cola 600
Gov. Cuomo gives New York’s pro sports teams the OK to start ‘training camps’
The governor has been adamant about reopening facilities to sports teams for weeks, which is a good sign for the Mets and Yankees as they hope to open the regular season at Citi Field and Yankee Stadium by early July.
ON THE AIR
Auto Racing
7:30 p.m., FS1 — NASCAR Xfinity Alsco 300 from Concord, N.C.
Baseball
5:25 a.m. (Tuesday), ESPN2 — Korean: Samsung Lions at Lotte Giants.
Horse Racing
1 p.m., FS2 — Live racing from various sites.
6 p.m., NBCSN — Live racing from various sites.