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 High school sports talk from Sean Patrick Bowley. Whether it's football, basketball, baseball, or lacrosse season, we've got it covered... May 15, 2008HS baseball playoffs set... almostOK, we finally have some idea of what the local baseball playoffs are looking like. Only one league was set as of this writing. (Here's a hint, it's the best conference in the state! Right?) As for the others, there are still games to play and, unfortunately, Friday's forecast of rain might throw a few wrenches into nice and tidy quarterfinal draws come Monday. So keep an eye on what's going on. Until then, let's take a look at what's what: Continue reading " HS baseball playoffs set... almost " Posted by sports on 11:08 PM | Comments ( 0 ) Bunnell's Lasko perfectOf all the bruises Bunnell has taken over the last few weeks, perhaps none has been beaten up more than pitcher Taylor Lasko. After a hot start to the season, the Boston College-bound lefty lost a nine-inning duel to Bethel's Matt Barnes and got hammered by arch-rival Masuk 10-2. On Wednesday vs. New Milford, it was redemption time for Lasko, who pitched a perfect game with 12 strikeouts. Continue reading " Bunnell's Lasko perfect " Posted by sports on 1:47 AM | Comments ( 0 ) May 14, 2008Masuk's Fico: Perfect, Perfect, Perfect, Perfect, Perfect... D'ohI heard a good joke yesterday, it went something like. "When the Class LL softball tournament's brackets come out, all teams on Masuk's side of the bracket should just tell the CIAC, 'Sorry, Gas prices are too high. We're not renting a bus and going 50 miles to Masuk just to be fodder for Rachele Fico.'" Please, let's examine the line for Miss Fico -- who must be picking off softball records faster than one of her 65 mph strikes. Continue reading " Masuk's Fico: Perfect, Perfect, Perfect, Perfect, Perfect... D'oh " Posted by sports on 1:21 PM | Comments ( 0 ) May 13, 2008Trumbull topples Ludlowe, 3-1Ah. McDougall Field. It was quite a glorious afternoon for baseball at one of the FCIAC's finest facilities, especially sitting next to its namesake, Jerry McDougall, who, when he wasn't giving me orange slices to gnaw on during Tuesday's key FCIAC battle between Trumbull and Ludlowe, he was reading off the names of the Ludlowe players and guessing who their parents or grandparents might be. Meanwhile, not an overly exciting game but a good one for Trumbull, which defeated Ludlowe 3-1 to grab the upper hand on the No. 2 seed in the upcoming FCIAC tournament. Ryan Yerina pitched a complete game, seven-hitter with eight strikeouts. Tim Zubrinsky and Rob Blanc hit solo home runs. Trumbull has just knocked Ludlowe back big time. So here's a look at the FCIAC race with two games left. The playoffs begin Monday at sites of the higher seeded teams. Stamford is in first place at 15-1 and has Danbury and New Canaan left. It has tiebreakers over everybody except Ludlowe. Trumbull is in second place at 13-3. Trumbull has Wilton and Greenwich remaining. Trumbull has lost to Westhill, Ridgefield and Stamford. Ludlowe is in third place at 13-3. Ludlowe has Bassick and Danbury remaining. Ludlowe has lost to Trumbull, Westhill and Fairfield Warde. Ridgefield technically in fourth at 12-4. Ridgefield has lost to Stamford, St. Joseph, Ludlowe and Greenwich. It hold tiebreakers over McMahon and Westhill. McMahon is 12-4. The Senators finish with Trinity Catholic and Ridgefield. McMahon has lost to Trumbull, Darien, Stamford and Ludlowe. It holds tiebreakers over Westhill. Westhill is 11-4 with a game against Darien played Wednesday, and games with Greenwich and Staples left. Westhill has lost to Norwalk, McMahon, Ridgefield, Stamford. Staples is 9-6 and ahead of Norwalk and Darien for seventh in the playoffs. Norwalk and Darien are 8-7. St. Joseph is a longshot at 9-8. Posted by sports on 8:36 PM | Comments ( 0 ) Ludlowe stumbles, Trumbull tonightJust when you thought Ludlowe would just cruise into the top seed in the upcoming FCIAC baseball tournament, crosstown rival Warde comes around and tripped up the Falcons, 6-3, at the Arena at Harbor Yard last Tuesday. (A game, incidentally, which wasn't called into the newspaper, so no info on that game ... grr). Toss in a subsequent 10-2 blowout loss to Westhill and suddenly the Falcons have started sliding. They've lost two in a row and were a game back of Stamford in the FCIAC race heading into Monday's game at Trumbull. That game, however, was postponed from Monday night to today when, according to Trumbull coach Phil Pacelli, an accident on Strobel Road in Trumbull caused a massive power outage, early dismissal and the postponement of all athletic contests after school. The game, which essentially is for the No. 2 seed in the FCIAC tournament, will be played today at 4 p.m. at Trumbull. Posted by sports on 9:57 AM | Comments ( 0 ) May 12, 2008High School baseball... down the stretchBaseball is heading into its final week before conference tournaments begin and, a week later the state tournament. We have so much do do and say, I think it's best to take tiny nibbles and see how many story lines we can knock off before tournament time. If all goes well, we'll try to hit a few other sports (Softball, lacrosse) as well. Let's start with... Platt Tech Continue reading " High School baseball... down the stretch " Posted by sports on 11:29 PM | Comments ( 0 ) May 2, 2008It's been a while since... (hs football)I was just going through my old blog postings back in December, toward the end of high school football season. I just realized that it's been a while since I hit the virtual picket lines for my realistic state playoff proposal. ...One more round, Three state championships! ...One more round,Three state championships! ...One more round, Three state championships! ...One more round, three state championships! ...One more round, Three state championships! ...One more round,Three state championships! ...One more round, Three state championships! ...One more round, three state championships! ...One more round, Three state championships! ...One more round,Three state championships! ...One more round, Three state championships! ...One more round, three state championships! ...One more round, Three state championships! ...One more round,Three state championships! ...One more round, Three state championships! ...One more round, three state championships! Continue reading " It's been a while since... (hs football) " Posted by sports on 2:09 PM | Comments ( 2 ) April 29, 2008McCloskey new Ludlowe football coachMatt McCloskey has been named head football coach at Fairfield Ludlowe, Athletic director Dave Schulz announced Tuesday. Posted by sports on 3:46 PM | Comments ( 0 ) April 24, 2008Shelton coach Ed Marocco diesShelton baseball coach Ed Marocco died early this morning while recovering from emergency quadruple bypass surgery. He was 58. A Shelton graduate and history and science teacher there since 1974, Marocco was in his 29th season as baseball coach. He was also the PA announcer for Shelton football for the last 30 years, a regular scorekeeper for Shelton's boys and girls basketball teams, and part owner of B&B Batting Cages on Howe Ave. with former coach Joe Benanto. Calling hours will be Sunday from 3-7 p.m. at Riverview Funeral Home on River Road in Shelton. Shelton athletic director John Niski said the team's next two games, Friday vs. Foran and Monday vs. Fairfield Prep will be postponed while the team, school and community tends to memorial services. "He bled orange and black," Niski said. "He really gave his entire life to Shelton and Shelton athletics, and to the town and to the Valley. He was well known and well loved throughout the Valley. He affected so many lives and helped formulate so many young people. Visit the Riverview Funeral Home website here for Eddie's obituary. Posted by sports on 1:08 PM | Comments ( 1 ) April 3, 2008JCC game next weekThe New Jersey roster for the Jewish Community Center's Schoolboy/Schoolgirl Basketball Classic on April 12 has been set for almost a week. But, silly me, I didn't post the names on this site until right now. Here they are: Continue reading " JCC game next week " Posted by sports on 3:19 PM | Comments ( 0 ) |
 
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