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Friday, July 26, 2024
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Local roundup: Gianakos lifts East Lyme Little League to championship round of state Final Four
Shelton — Blake Gianakos pitched a one-hitter through five innings Friday, striking out 10 and walking none, as the East Lyme Little League baseball team (ages 10-12) de...
New London — Jim O’Brien, who has extensive coaching experience at the Division I and II levels, was named the head coach of the Mitchell College women’s soccer team, ath...
Groton — Connor Podeszwa has a closer’s personality.
He’s a bit goofy.
He’s also a bulldog.
That combination, along with an effective pitching repertoire, has helped the ...
Norwich — The Futures League All-Star game talent was on display on Tuesday night.
So was the Norwich Sea Unicorns organization.
Norwich was well-represented with eight p...
Shelton — Jonathan Menchaca hit a three-run homer in the first inning and finished 3-for-3 as the East Lyme Little League baseball team (ages 10-12) defeated South Winds...
Bristol — Waterford’s Connor Podeszwa (Tufts) of the Mystic Schooners pitched a scoreless ninth inning Sunday to earn the save at the New England Collegiate Baseball Lea...
Norwich — Christian Jensen became emotional while talking about what winning the 98th Norwich Invitational championship means to him.
Jensen, 34, grew up playing at Norwi...
Norwich — UConn right-hander Hector Alejandro pitched a no-hitter Saturday for the Norwich Sea Unicorns in a 3-1 victory over the Worcester Bravehearts in a Futures Coll...
West Hartford — Rocco Russo and Blake Gianakos each had three hits for East Lyme Little League in an 11-0 victory Thursday over West Hartford to capture the Connecticut S...
Mohegan — The Connecticut Sun announced a trade with the Chicago Sky on Wednesday, acquiring veteran guard Marina Mabrey in exchange for Moriah Jefferson and Rachel Banha...
Groton — Fran Quinn is as comfortable as a well-worn pair of slippers playing tournament golf.
He’s battle-tested from his experience competing in high-profile events lik...
Storrs — UConn has added a marquee matchup to its nonconference men’s basketball schedule. The Huskies have agreed to a home-and-home series with Texas, starting next se...
Groton — Seven golfers with local ties made the cut in the 42nd Connecticut Senior Open after Monday’s first round at Shennecossett Golf Course.
Dave Jones of Norwich is ...
North Adams, Mass. — The Mystic Schooners had seven players named Sunday to the East Division roster for the New England Collegiate Baseball League All-Star Game on Jul...
A member of the Norwich Free Academy family shook his head and caught a wry grin one day in late winter, lamenting the story of junior Chris Amy, whose relative anonymity...
Jan Merrill-Morin, the Old Lyme High School girls’ track and field coach, calls Chase Gilbert “a total student of the sport.”
Gilbert, The Day’s 2024 All-Area Girls’ Trac...
Waterford — Waterford’s Babe Ruth 14-year-old state championship winning celebration was on the subdued side after recording the final out on Friday.
Probably because Wat...
Brady O’Neil got along so well with teammate Tucker Callahan that every time the two faced each other in practice, Stonington High School tennis coach John Adriano had to...
New London — Connecticut College graduate Maggie Shea was named to the U.S. Olympic Team for sailing, making her second Olympic appearance in Paris for the 2025 Games.
Sh...
Sarah Hage is the girl Waterford High School coach Ed Kolnaski has seen practicing on the school’s outdoor tennis courts with her mother Amale, sometimes in the middle of...
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