High School Sports

All-Star Month

2008-07-01T23:28:13Z

We're smack-dab in the middle of what we like to call Connecticut's all-star break, where our outgoing football seniors say one last goodbye in the two local all-star games, the Governor's Cup, sponsored by the Connecticut High School Coaches Association and the Hall of Fame Football Classic, run by the New Haven and Fairfield County chapters of the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame.]]> once again beating up on the Rhode Island all-stars 31-10 at Rentschler Field. Read that story from our own Victor Santos here: McKoy, Easley spark Connecticut to win. Connecticut's victory was its sixth in a row and eighth overall in the 10-game series, which has probably strengthened what had been a subtle call for Connecticut's organizers to drop Rhode Island from the series. The Ralph DeSantis Fairfield County Chapter can relate. It hasn't won since 2002 and it hasn't been close, either. Chapter head Paul Criscuolo has done his best to get Fairfield County's best (players, coaches and effort) out of the game to no avail. This year, with New Canaan coach Lou Marinelli running the show, Fairfield County has launched a rather aggressive media campaign led by local (i.e. FCIAC) football maven Tim Parry of the popular FCIACfootballblog and its fledgling sister Local Sports Feed site (localsportsfeed.com), who is actually holding what is believed to be the first Hall of Fame Classic media day on Monday. Organization helps, but will it work on the field? Here's the skinny on the actual 12th Hall of Fame Classic, which will be held Friday, July 11 at Ken Strong Stadium in West Haven. 12th HALL OF FAME FOOTBALL CLASSIC WHAT — All-Star high school football game. WHO — Seniors from Fairfield County vs. seniors from New Haven County WHEN — July 11, 7:30 WHERE — Ken Strong Stadium, West Haven TICKETS — $7 and available at the gate SERIES — New Haven County leads 8-3 FAIRFIELD COUNTY ROSTER Dimitri Matsiskas, Barlow; Ken Cobb, Central; Dwayne Guscott, Central; Ramon Mignott, Central; Trevardo Williams, Central; Jon Jackson, Bunnell; Mike Escobar, Danbury; Kevin Joy, Darien; Byron Jackson, Harding; Anthoney Biasetti, Immaculate; John Honey Fitzgerald, KLHT; Charlie Westfal, New Canaan; Kyle Duncan, New Canaan; Evan Rosenstein, New Canaan; Pat Cassidy, New Fairfield; Cody Wallace, New Milford; Jamie Goodwick, Newtown; Bob Lappel, Newtown; Christian Garcia, Norwalk; Cyprian Oyomba, Norwalk; Sly Accettullo, ND-Fairfield; Mike Leonetti, Pomperaug; Andrew Mastriani, Pomperaug; Ryan Cicchese, Ridgefield; Sean O’Dea, Ridgefield; Ryan Carino, St. Joseph; Eric Zavadsky, St. Joseph; Torrey Mack, Stratford; Octavias McKoy, Stratford; Jason Vasquez, Stratford; Rob Dombrowski, Trinity Catholic; Alex Testani, Trumbull; Dave Wowk, Trumbull; Chike Madu, Fairfield Warde; John Midy, Westhill; Ron Thompson, Westhill; Dylan Hannum, Weston; Joe Smith, Wilton; Steven Lesperance, Wright Tech. COACH — Lou Marinelli, New Canaan. NEW HAVEN COUNTY ROSTER Nick Ferris, Amity; Tom Finnucan, Amity; Rashaad Bass, Ansonia; Dan DeGennaro, Ansonia; Michael Flynn, Ansonia; Alex Thomas, Ansonia; Shane Lange, Branford; Casey Nugent, Cheshire; Ray Borelli, Crosby; Renee Montgomery, Crosby; Ryan Nolan, Fairfield Prep; Justin Loomer, Foran; Matt Lundberg, Guilford; Fred Turcio, Guilford; Aaron Brockenberry, Hamden; Royce Brunson, Hamden Hall; Jaron Grier, Hillhouse; Donte Wright, Hillhouse; Derek Ward, Holy Cross; Rodney Williams, Hyde; Dave Plaskon, Law; Matt Ramos, Law; Mike Schoenster, Law; Nico Moyer, Lyman Hall; Mike Cappozziello, North Haven; Dan Fleming, North Haven; Nikko Ildefonso, North Haven; Don Savenelli, North Haven; Justin Kopcik, ND-West Haven; Michael Dargan, Platt; Joe Gumbrewicz, Seymour; Andreau McCarthy, Seymour; Rich Spader, Seymour; Andre Henderson, Shelton; Phil Konopka, Shelton; Mike Mainiero, Shelton; Jeff Schultz, Shelton; Mike Brockenberry, West Haven; Erik Matos, West Haven; Sean Williams, West Haven; Jawan Hagan, Wilbur Cross; Wendell Williamson, Wilbur Cross; Eric Alfiere, Woodland; Will Volage, Woodland; Devin Dwyer, Xavier; Ryan Katon, Xavier COACH — Jeff Roy, Shelton. Past Classics New Haven County leads series 8-3 1997 — New Haven 14, Fairfield 7 1998 — Fairfield 19, New Haven 9 1999 — New Haven 20, Fairfield 0 2000 — New Haven 42, Fairfield 14 2001 — Fairfield 24, New Haven 15 2002 — Fairfield 16, New Haven 8 2003 — New Haven 42, Fairfield 19 2004 — New Haven 28, Fairfield 0 2005 — New Haven 19, Fairfield 3 2006 — New Haven 24, Fairfield 15 2007 — New Haven 31, Fairfield 6 This does indeed look like one of the most talented Fairfield County team we've seen in years, with Octavias McKoy, Torrey Mack, Jon Jackson, Trevardo Williams, Charlie Westfal and Kevin Joy leading an all-star cast. But the proof, as always, comes on the lines, which appears to be led by Wilton's Joe Smith, Central's Kenneth Cobb and Trumbull's Dave Wowk. More to come... SPB

ND-Fairfield shippin' up to Boston

2008-06-21T16:40:11Z

After much searching, Notre Dame-Fairfield's football team has an 11th game. According to a notification by the CIAC, the Lancers will travel far up to Braintree, Mass. (just outside of Boston) to face Archbishop Williams. ]]> Check out Notre Dame-Fairfield's schedule here. Not a heck of a lot of webstuff to sink your teeth into, but here's the Bishops' MaxPreps page. The Bishops went 5-5 last year, a marked improvement on its 1-9 record the previous season. It went to a Division 3 Super Bowl in 2005, according to a Wikipedia entry on the school. It's an intriguing matchup, but only because it matches one of ours against one of theirs. I would have much rather seen Notre Dame play a Connecticut school out of conference. Alas, like a quite a few schools around here, Notre Dame needed to look far beyond Connecticut's borders for this game thanks to a couple of short-sighted conferences who chose to schedule their 11th games in-house (cough, cough, FCIAC! FCIAC! Cough, cough, NVL! NVL!). So it's off to Boston, ND goes. SPB

Football recruiting: Who's next?

2008-06-18T17:30:10Z

With Bunnell's Mark Harrison throwing his helmet in with Greg Schiano and Rutgers, who's left among Connecticut prospects? Aside from Seymour LB Mike Osiecki committing to UConn and a few others of note, there don't seem to be many high-profile BCS recruits from the great state of Connecticut among the Class of 2009. We already knew this wasn't going to be the kind of year we had last season, where we had seven (or eight if you count Ansonia's Alex Thomas going to Yale) regional athletes going to high-profile football-playing universities. But will the fall from grace be so dramatic? ]]> Jake White. Here's White doing his thing for the Lions last fall in a nice little clip found on White's YouTube page. According to Scout.com, he has reportedly been looking at BCS schools like Temple, Iowa, Syracuse, Louisville, Duke and Connecticut. It's certainly a nice list for White, especially with Louisville in the fold, but standard fare for any BSC-caliber Connecticut recruit. After White there's a drop. You can mention Greenwich LB Ricky Riscia, Stamford CB Carrington Beckford and Hamden S Kris McKinnie to sum up our region's prospects. Elsewhere in Connecticut seems stronger. You have ~~East~~ Northwest Catholic TE Jake Golic (Notre Dame), St. Paul WR Marcus Aiken (UConn), Hartford Public's Andre Lawrence ~~(uncommitted)~~ (Boston College), Wilby WR Dwayne Bennett (uncommitted). Over in New London you have TE Anthony Schiavone (uncommitted) who is getting looks from Boston College, Buffalo, Connecticut, Duke, Maryland, Rutgers, Temple. His quarterback, however, just might be Connecticut's top 2009 recruit: Jordan Reed (uncommitted), the Class of 2009's biggest recruit, who's reportedly got Boston College, Duke, Florida, Maryland, Oregon, Penn State, Tennessee on his tail. But that's about it, folks: A nice offering but nowhere near the Class of 2008, which shows just how exceptional that class was in the big picture of Connecticut high school football talent. How's the Class of 2010 shaping up? SPB

Harrison commits to Rutgers

2008-06-17T23:18:41Z

Bunnell receiver Mark Harrison has given a verbal commitment to attend Rutgers on a football scholarship, the all-SWC receiver confirmed Tuesday night. “I’d watch them play on television and I thought this was the best place for me,” Harrison told the Connecticut Post in this article. “This was the school I wanted to go to. It was perfect.” The 6-foot-5, 205-pound Harrison caught 42 passes for 880 yards and nine touchdowns while leading Bunnell to its second straight SWC and Class L state championships. Harrison was a Connecticut Post all-star in basketball, not football, during his junior season. But there was no doubt about his skill and athleticism, those who witnessed his 99-yard nullified-by-procedure-penalty finger-tip touchdown catch in the SWC title game can tell you that. He made his decision after visiting the school over the weekend.]]> Update: Here's a post on YouTube of Harrison playing basketball. Obviously a much better production than my shoddy football vid up top. Just to show you his nice ups, here's a nice dunk clip against Masuk. SPB

Championship Saturday and Who's No. 1?

2008-06-08T23:17:07Z

Here are the big stories from Saturday's championship games and, below, a chance to vote for your Top 10 baseball teams: Softball: Fico's no-hitter gives Masuk a second straight title (no shock here) Softball: Gates lead Lauralton Hall to third championship (after beating Seymour in the quarters, this, too became a foregone conclusion) Baseball: Law completes improbable run (From 9-11 to state champs, you can't script a better ending) Baseball: Westhill buries Masuk's title hopes (this was a mild surprise. The score, not the result) Lacrosse: Parnell lifts Prep to third straight title in three-overtime thriller (easily the best game of the day) Lacrosse: New Fairfield earns undefeated season over Weston. (SWC and Class S glad to see C.J. Costabile go) Volleyball: Staples wins third straight title Also, in baseball I got the final tally from the New Haven Register today and, frankly, I'm flummoxed when trying to pick the No. 1 baseball team in Connecticut. Is it Westhill, which couldn't win the FCIAC but won Class LL? Is it Plainville, which upset No. 1 Seymour in the Class M semifinals? Or do you reward other teams. You make the call. Give me your top 15 teams in the comments below this list: 1. Seymour 25-1 def Stonington 4-3, Granby 5-1, Montville 7-2 and lost 5-1 (9) to Plainville 2. Guilford 20-4 def. Platt 9-0, Berlin 9-8 and lost 6-3 (9) to Law 3. Amity 21-6 def. South Windsor 9-0, Staples 3-0, Fitch 9-2 and lost 1-0 to Westhill 4. Stamford 21-4 def. Farmington 2-0, Shelton 4-3, Trumbull 2-1 and lost to Masuk 7-4 5. Wethersfield 18-3 lost 7-4 to East Haven 6. East Catholic 19-3 def. Vinal Tech 29-0, St. Joseph 3-1 and lost 3-1 to Holy Cross 7. Xavier 16-7 def. New Britain 4-2 and lost 1-0 to Glastonbury 8. Simsbury 19-4 def. Cheshire 7-2, Southington 12-8 and lost 13-6 to Westhill 9. Plainville 20-4 def Morgan 11-0, Bullard Havens 19-5, Waterford 5-3 Seymour 5-1 (9), Holy Cross 5-4 to win Class M (this is the first state champ on the list) 10. Notre Dame-West Haven 16-8 lost 8-2 to Shelton 11. Fitch 20-6 def. Newtown 4-1, Ridgefield 7-2 and lost to Amity 9-2 12. Bristol Central 17-5 def. Wilton 9-1 and lost 6-5 (8) to Masuk 13. Westhill 22-4 def. Naugatuck 16-0, Bunnell 4-1, Simsbury 13-6, Amity 1-0, Masuk 12-1 to win Class LL 14. Bunnell 17-7 def. West Haven 1-0 and lost to Westhill 4-1 15. Trumbull 18-6 def. Hall 7-1, Newington 3-2 and lost 2-1 to Stamford 16. Avon 20-4 lost to Hand 10-8 17. Staples 16-9 def. McMahon 6-0 and lost to Amity 3-0 18. Branford 15-7 lost 5-3 to Maloney 19. Montville 19-7 def. Stratford 5-4, Haddam-Killingworth 4-3 and lost to Seymour 7-2 20. Berlin 17-6 def. Watertown 3-1, East Lyme 5-1 and lost 9-8 to Guilford 21. Newington 16-6 def. Conard 17-10 and lost 3-2 to Trumbull 22. Bristol Eastern 16-6 def. RHAM 4-1 and lost 5-4 to Hand OTHERS... Masuk 21-7 def. Norwalk 3-2, Bristol Central 6-5, Glastonbury 9-1, Stamford 7-4, lost 12-1 to Westhill Law 14-11 def. Darien 2-0, Platt Tech 22-1, Maloney 6-5, Guilford 6-3, def. Ludlowe 7-1, to win Class L final Fairfield Ludlowe 18-7 def. Bethel 3-1, East Haven 6-2, Hand 4-1, lost to Law 7-1 in Class L final Holy Cross 19-5 def. Enfield 10-3, Tolland 5-4, East Catholic 3-1, Foran 7-4, Plainville 5-4 in Class M final Hand 18-10 def. Fermi 10-2, Avon 10-8, Bristol Eastern 5-4 and lost to Ludlowe 4-1 St. Bernard 17-8 def. Whitney Tech 19-0, East Hampton 10-0, Cromwell 2-1, Old Lyme 10-2, lost to Thomaston 6-5 in Class S final Thomaston 18-6 def. Gilbert 10-3, East Granby 1-0, Sacred Heart 6-5, def. St. Bernard 6-5 to win Class S final

Anderson leaves Woodland

2008-06-05T00:42:06Z
Chris Anderson has resigned his position as head football coach at Woodland in order to take take an assistant coaching position at the University of New Haven. "It was a hard emotional decision," Anderson said via email. "But one that I feel is right at this time." Anderson became the new school's first football coach in 2001 and went 49-19 in six varsity seasons. His only losing season was his first, 3-8 in 2002. Woodland was 8-3 in its first official NVL season in 2003. From 2004-2005, Woodland went 24-1 and won back-to-back Class SS and NVL championships. After a 6-4 season in 2006, Woodland rebounded with an 8-3 season last year and was the NVL runner up a Class SS semifinalist. Because of that success, Anderson's name constantly came up when other head coaching positions opened. He was turned down for the head coaching job at Hamden, which went to Guilford's Scott Benoit, and was rumored to be in the running at Torrington before that job went to SCSU strength and conditioning coach and former Seymour assistant Dan Dunaj. Edit: Anderson officially resigned this morning and told his players during a workout. Outgoing AD Dan Scavone said the assistants will run the team's upcoming spring practice. Anderson added that it would be Tim Shea. Anderson will coach receivers at UNH, which is reviving its once-dominant football program under new coach Peter Rossomando. SPB

Baseball Saturday Postponed (Lax still on)

2008-05-31T17:31:30Z
Due to the threat of rain and, probably more important, thunder and lightning, the CIAC baseball has been postponed to Sunday (look below for the rescheduling). The first rounds of the boys lacrosse tournaments are still on, however. (And here they are: Class L | Class M | Class S ) At first there had been some gloomy and doomy (sic) weather forecasts. Rain. Thunder. Lightning. Hail. Brimstone. Cats. Dogs. But a quick check of our friends at The Weather Channel shows that the heavy stuff would barely touch our fair state... if at all. So, probably an ill-advised preemptive strike by the CIAC. We could have played all of these games. This makes me angry 'cause now I'm working Sunday. Thanks CIAC. Here's today's reading from Day 4: ]]> Fico, Masuk turn back Newtown again (two hits, but no Newtown runner advanced past first). Bunnell drops heartbreaker in quarterfinals Dargon, Trumbull advance to softball semifinals. From Class M, a pretty amazing effort Lauralton Hall rallies past Seymour. (The Crusaders start three freshmen but are now the favorites to win this draw.) Elsewhere, in girls tennis: Weston girls repeat And, finally, the high school roundup. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Here are the postponements from Saturday's baseball quarterfinals. CLASS LL Amity vs. Fitch, ppd. to Sun., 12:30 at Palmer Field, Middletown Masuk vs. Glastonbury, ppd. to Sun., 12:30 at Municipal Stadium, Waterbury Simsbury vs. Westhill, ppd. to Sun., 3:30 at West Haven Stamford vs. Trumbull, ppd. to Sun., 3:30 at Darien CLASS L Daniel Hand vs. Bristol Eastern, ppd. to Sun., 7:00 at Palmer Field, Middletown East Haven vs. Fairfield Ludlowe, ppd. to Sun., 3:30 at Nolan Field, Ansonia Guilford vs. Berlin, ppd. to Sun., 7:00 at West Haven Jonathan Law vs. Maloney, ppd. to Sun., 12:30 at Nolan Field, Ansonia CLASS M East Catholic vs. Holy Cross, ppd. to Sun., 3:30 at Muzzy Field, Bristol Foran vs. Windsor Locks, ppd. to Sun., 7:00 at Muzzy Field, Bristol Plainville vs. Waterford, ppd. to Sun., 12:30 at McKenna Field, East Hartford Seymour vs. Montville, ppd. to Sun., 12:30 at West Haven CLASS S Career Magnet vs. Old Lyme, ppd. to Sun., 3:30 at Palmer Field, Middletown Cromwell vs. St. Bernard, ppd. to Sun., 7:00 at Eastern Connecticut State East Granby vs. Thomaston, ppd. to Sun., 12:30 at Muzzy Field, Bristol Sacred Heart vs. Coginchaug, ppd. to Sun., 12:30 at Cheshire It is now 2 p.m. and still no rain. SPB

State Tournaments: Day 3 in review

2008-05-30T16:52:48Z
Before we can move on to today's action, here are the links to the myriad of state tournament stories out there. Greenhouse Effect: Amity ace shuts out Staples Westhill ends Bunnell's baseball season. Thursday's High School Roundup:

State Tournaments: (Breezy) Day 3

2008-05-29T17:53:27Z
For the first time since Saturday, I'm off to cover a game for the print edition. And it should be a good one: SCC runner-up Amity, which defeated South Windsor 9-0 (but didn't call it in to our offices for publication) takes on Staples, the FCIAC champions, who will likely throw sophomore ace DAVID Speer (ahem, I accidentally confused him with a former family friend in Tuesday's state tournament primer), the MVP of said FCIAC championship game. Elsewhere, Amity's will take on Bunnell in the Class LL softball second round. That game can be heard here on SportingNewsCT.com Update (6:21 p.m.) -- Class LL baseball: Amity 3, Staples 0; Class LL softball: Bunnell 7, Amity 1.]]> Update (8:39 p.m.) -- Class LL baseball: Stamford edges Shelton, 4-3 and advances to face Trumbull; Masuk, meanwhile, topped Bristol Eastern 6-5 in eight innings and will play Glastonbury (a 1-0 winner over Xavier); Amity advances to play Fitch in Middletown. Westhill advances to play Simsbury in West Haven, Class L Big shock, Law crushes Platt Tech 22-1 and will face Maloney; Fairfield Ludlowe tops Bethel, 3-1 and advances to play surprise winner East Haven (7-4 over Wethersfield). ...Foran and Seymour advance to the quarterfinals in Class M. ...In Class S, Ansonia lost so don't ever look here for Class S information again. :) SOFTBALL The Rachele Fico Invitational quarterfinals will feature Trumbull vs. Southington; Naugatuck vs. Bunnell; Fitch vs. Westhill; and, of course, Masuk vs. Newtown. ...In Class L Warde lost to Mercy and Law lost to Berlin. So we're done with this bracket. . ...Lauralton Hall plays Seymour in our only Class M quarterfinal game. Finally, in Class S: No more teams so we don't care :) SPB

State Tournaments: (Sunny) Day 2 - updated

2008-05-28T21:17:33Z

It's a gorgeous day for baseball and softball state tournament games, so if you're sitting inside reading this, get outside and go to a game. For those hopelessly stuck indoors, here's the link for SportingNewsCt.com's broadcast of Amity/South Windsor or Notre Dame-West Haven/Shelton in the Class LL tournament. The CIAC will post all scores live as they come in for both baseball and softball. Here are the links: BASEBALL Class LL Class L Class M Class S SOFTBALL Class LL Class L Class M Class S Here are some early returns on baseball... ]]> -- So much for the newly-crowned SCC champs. Amity 9, South Windsor 0 (F) -- No such problems for the SCC runners-up. In softball... NFA 20, Ridgefield 1 -- Ridgefield pitcher Ashley Higgins was not available due to a death in the family and, unfortunately, the Tigers had to go to an inexperienced pitcher. NFA's reward? Masuk. Bunnell 10, Staples 5 -- Staples' pitcher, we hear, was knocked out of the game with a line drive. ...Bunnell now faces Amity in the second round. Sacred Heart Academy 3, Bristol Eastern 1 -- This is pretty amazing given that Eastern is a softball powerhouse. 7 p.m. update baseball -- In Class LL SWC champion Masuk defeats FCIAC power Norwalk 3-2. ...Taylor Lasko and Bunnell outlast Tom Lawrence and West Haven, 1-0. ...Bunnell advances to play Westhill, a 16-0 winner over Naugatuck (uh oh. Is this further proof of a weak NVL?) ...Ridgefield 7-6 over New Milford. ...Class L -- Law defeats Darien, 2-0, and advances to face Platt Tech. ...Bethel will indeed play Fairfield Ludlowe in the second round. The Wildcats crushed (another) NVL team in Crosby, 13-2 (this does NOT bode well for Seymour's record). ...In Class M Weston advances (5-0 over Lewis Mills), St. Joseph advances (12-0 over Suffield) and will face East Catholic. ...Wolcott beat No. 2 seed Cheney Tech, 7-3, (no shock here) and will play Foran, a 12-5 winner over Northwestern. And, what were we just talking about? Seymour crushes No. 33 seeded Stonington 4-3 in the first round of Class M. Yikes, guys. Yikes. In softball: Newtown defeated Greenwich 2-0 in the LL first round and will now face Simsbury for the right to (ahem) lose to Masuk. ...Cheshire and Westhill both won 9-0 and will face each other in the second round. ...In Class M Lauralton Hall defeated St. Joseph, 5-0. Baseball, 7:18 update Trumbull, one of the only teams to actually play a second round game, defeated Newington 3-2 and advances to Saturday's quarterfinals. They get a nice break. SPB

State tournaments: (Rainy) Day 1

2008-05-28T18:32:36Z
Lots and lots of state tournament games were postponed Tuesday because of the squalls that ripped through the region. Understanding that many of the locations must have been hopelessly deluged, I still believe some towns could have wait out the storm and played. Some did, but not nearly as many I thought. Regardless, we had some intriguing goings on in the first round...]]> Heartbreaker for Stratford. The Red Devils' inconsistent season comes to a 5-4 close aginst Montville in the Class M tournament's first round. Stratford failed to hold a three-run lead in the seventh inning and then lost on a bases-loaded walk in the eighth. ...Elsewhere, Bullard-Havens advanced against Windham Tech. So much for Notre Dame: We thought the Class S bracket shaped up nicely for the Lancers as the No. 12 seed. Yet they lost to No. 21 Gilbert 7-5 in the first round. ...Can't tell you much about that game since no one from ND called it in. Edit: Actually, here's the report from the Register Citizen of Torrington, which covers Gilbert. Looks like it was almost a carbon copy of the SWC title game, except that Notre Dame showed a little more offensive life... just not enough to stave off the first round exit. Mahlstadt goes for Trumbull I thought Trumbull would have started Ryan Yerina in the first round of the Class LL tournament. But Dan Mahlstadt goes instead. Despite giving up a first-inning run, Trumbull advances with a 7-1 win over Hall, despite just five hits and four Hall errors. Trumbull, which has struggled offensively through most of this year, is going to have to do better than that, especially against Newington, which won its first-round game 17-10. In softball congrats to Derby's Christina Gelardi for throwing a no-hitter in her first-round win over Norwich Tech. ... a passed ball is Foran's savior and Bethel's death-knell in a 3-2 nine-inning win. ...With a 15-0, six-inning win, Lauralton Hall shows Enfield it has long way to go before it can start playing real softball like the rest of us. To check out Tuesday's entire round up click here. SPB

Top 10 Baseball Poll (tournament edition)

2008-05-27T18:24:46Z

Not that I put too much stock into the Register's state baseball poll because it's tough, really, to judge a team by one game. However, I think we should note the poll's standings heading into the state tournament. When its all over, we can compare notes and see how everything shook out. Top 10 Baseball Poll Compiled by New Haven Register. Results through Saturday’s games. (First-place votes in parentheses and points tabulated on a 30-28-26-24-22-20-18-16-14-12-11-10-9-8-7 basis. Team......................................Points.......Last 1. Seymour (15) (22-0).................450..........1 2. Guilford (18-3).........................384..........2 3. Amity (18-5)...........................382..........4 4. Stamford (18-3).......................374..........3 5. Wethersfield (18-2)..................301..........7 6. East Catholic (17-2).................293..........9 7. Xavier (16-5)...........................227..........5 8. Simsbury (17-3).......................201..........NR 9. Plainville (16-4).......................193..........6 10. Notre Dame-WH (16-7)...........164..........NR Others receiving votes: Fitch (18-5), 152; Bristol Central (16-4), 147; Masuk (16-6), 119; Westhill (18-4), 98; Bunnell (16-6), 79; Trumbull (16-5), 72; Avon (20-3), 58; Staples (15-8), 54; Branford (15-6), 33; Montville (17-6), 30; Berlin (15-5), 24; Newington (15-5), 19; Bristol Eastern (15-5), 12. The following voted: Mike Anquillare, West Haven; Sean Patrick Bowley, Connecticut Post; Ed DiPersio, Connecticut Scouting Bureau; Eric Frank, Newington; Ned Griffen, The Day of New London; Chris Hunn, New Haven Register; Hal Levy, Shoreline Newspapers; Mike Madera, Elm City Newspapers; Joe Morelli, New Haven Register; Bill Mrowka, Cheshire; Phil Orbe, Montville; Brian Roy, Canton; Dave Ruden, Stamford Advocate; Jim Stout, MaxPreps.com; Bob Studley, St. Joseph-Trumbull. ]]>

Championship Week (updated Saturday)

2008-05-24T03:44:30Z

Here are all the links you need for the regional championship games for softball and baseball. SOFTBALL FCIAC: Westhill 3, Fairfield Warde 2 (9) (at Sacred Heart) SWC: Masuk 7, Newtown 1 (at DeLuca Field, Stratford) SCC: Amity 5, Cheshire 3 (at Biondi Field, West Haven) NVL: Naugatuck 4, Seymour 3 (at Naugatuck). BASEBALL FCIAC: Staples 3, Westhill 1 (at The Ballpark at Harbor Yard) SWC: Masuk 6, Notre Dame-Fairfield 1 (at Bethel) SCC: Notre Dame-WH 10, Amity 8 (at Yale Field) NVL: Seymour 12, Woodland 4 (at Fuessenich Park) VOLLEYBALL FCIAC: Staples 3, Ridgefield 0 SCC: Shelton 3, Hand 1

STATE TOURNEY TIME: Softball Pairings

2008-05-23T16:03:52Z

We're going to just provide the links for softball because, well, it's just silly that we publish them here when it's a much nicer presentation by Matt Fischer at CIAC. (translation: I'm too lazy to write all the HTML codes for another bracket when you can look at them yourself.) The Rachele Fico Invitational (aka Class LL). Class L Class M Class S SPB

STATE TOURNEY TIME: Baseball Pairings

2008-05-23T15:33:58Z

As we all tend to news of Pomperaug's sudden withdrawal from all postseason tournaments (there will be no 7 p.m. semifinal game. Notre Dame advances to Saturday's final... which, really, should be played immediately following the conclusion of the first semifinal, but whatever), the CIAC has released its tournament brackets for baseball today. Here we go... ]]> CLASS LL: Bracket QUALIFYING ROUND Greenwich (8-12) at Farmington (9-11), 5/24, 12:00 FIRST ROUND Upper Bracket: Farmington/Greenwich winner at No. 1 Stamford (18-2), 5/27, 3:30; No. 17 Shelton (13-7) at No. 16 Notre Dame-West Haven (13-7), 5/27, 3:30; No. 25 Hall (11-9) at No. 8 Trumbull (16-4), 5/27, 3:30; No. 24 Conard (11-9) at No. 9 Newington (15-5), 5/27, 3:30; No. 29 Wilton (9-10) at No. 4 Bristol Central (16-4), 5/27, 3:30; No. 20 Norwalk (12-8) at No. 13 Masuk (14-6), 5/27, 3:30; No. 28 New Britain (10-10) at No. 5 Xavier (16-4), 5/27, 3:30; No. 21 Glastonbury (12-8) at No. 12 Manchester (14-6), 5/27, 3:30 Lower Bracket: No. 31 Cheshire (9-11) at No. 2 Simsbury (17-3), 5/27, 3:30; No. 18 Norwich Free Academy (13-7) at No. 15 Southington (12-6), 5/27, 3:30; No. 26 Naugatuck (10-10) at No. 7 Westhill (16-4), 5/27, 3:30; No. 23 West Haven (12-8) at No. 10 Bunnell (15-5), 5/27, 3:30; No. 30 South Windsor (9-10) at No. 3 Amity (16-4), 5/27, 3:30; No. 19 Staples (12-8) at No. 14 Brien McMahon (14-6), 5/27, 3:30; No. 27 New Milford (10-10) at No. 6 Ridgefield (16-4), 5/27, 3:30; No. 22 Newtown (12-8) at No. 11 Fitch (15-5), 5/27, 3:30 SECOND ROUND Upper Bracket: Farmington/Greenwich/Stamford winner vs. Shelton/Notre Dame-West Haven winner, 5/28, 3:30; Hall/Trumbull winner vs. Conard/Newington winner, 5/28, 3:30; Wilton/Bristol Central winner vs. Norwalk/Masuk winner, 5/28, 3:30; New Britain/Xavier winner vs. Glastonbury/Manchester winner, 5/28, 3:30 Lower Bracket:Cheshire/Simsbury winner vs. Norwich Free Academy/Southington winner, 5/28, 3:30; Naugatuck/Westhill winner vs. West Haven/Bunnell winner, 5/28, 3:30; South Windsor/Amity winner vs. Staples/Brien McMahon winner, 5/28, 3:30; New Milford/Ridgefield winner vs. Newtown/Fitch winner, 5/28, 3:30 QUARTERFINALS - 5/31 SEMIFINALS - 6/3 FINALS at Palmer Field, 6/6-7, time TBA ------------------------------------------------------------------- CLASS L: Brackets FIRST ROUND Upper Bracket: No. 1 Guilford - Bye; No. 17 Sheehan (10-10) at No. 16 Platt (10-10), 5/27, 3:30; No. 25 Watertown (8-12) at No. 8 Berlin (15-5), 5/27, 3:30; No. 24 Ledyard (8-12) at No. 9 East Lyme (13-6), 5/27, 3:30; No. 4 Platt Tech - Bye; No. 20 Jonathan Law (9-11) at No. 13 Darien (12-8), 5/27, 3:30; No. 5 Branford - Bye; No. 21 Maloney (8-11) at No. 12 Bacon Academy (13-7), 5/27, 3:30 Lower Bracket: No. 2 Wethersfield - Bye; No. 18 East Haven (10-10) at No. 15 Rockville (10-9), 5/27, 3:30; No. 7 Fairfield Ludlowe - Bye; No. 23 Crosby (8-12) at No. 10 Bethel (12-6), 5/27, 3:30; No. 3 Avon - Bye; No. 19 Fermi (9-11) at No. 14 Daniel Hand (11-9), 5/27, 3:30; No. 6 Bristol Eastern - Bye; No. 22 Lyman Hall (8-12) at No. 11 RHAM (13-7), 5/27, 3:30 SECOND ROUND Upper Bracket: Sheehan/Platt winner at No. 1 Guilford (18-2), 5/28, 3:30; Watertown/Berlin winner vs. Ledyard/East Lyme winner, 5/28, 3:30; Jonathan Law/Darien winner at No. 4 Platt Tech (16-4), 5/28, 3:30; Maloney/Bacon Academy winner at No. 5 Branford (15-5), 5/28, 3:30 Lower Bracket: East Haven/Rockville winner at No. 2 Wethersfield (18-2), 5/28, 3:30; Crosby/Bethel winner at No. 7 Fairfield Ludlowe (15-5), 5/28, 3:30; Fermi/Daniel Hand winner at No. 3 Avon (17-2), 5/28, 3:30; Lyman Hall/RHAM winner at No. 6 Bristol Eastern (15-5), 5/28, 3:30 QUARTERFINALS - 5/31 SEMIFINALS - 6/3 FINALS at Palmer Field, 6/6-7, time TBA ------------------------------------------------------------------- CLASS M: Brackets QUALIFYING ROUND Stonington (8-12) at O'Brien Tech (9-11), 5/24, 1:00; Wolcott (8-12) at Ellington (9-11), 5/24, 12:00 FIRST ROUND Upper Bracket: O'Brien Tech/Stonington winner at No. 1 Seymour (20-0), 5/27, 3:30; No. 17 Kaynor Tech (11-7) at No. 16 Granby Memorial (11-6), 5/27, 3:30; No. 25 Stratford (10-10) at No. 8 Montville (15-5), 5/27, 3:30; No. 24 New London (10-9) at No. 9 Haddam-Killingworth (15-5), 5/27, 3:30; No. 29 Morgan (10-10) at No. 4 Plainville (16-4), 5/27, 3:30; No. 20 Bullard Havens Tech (10-8) at No. 13 Windham Tech (13-7), 5/27, 3:30; No. 28 Nonnewaug (10-10) at No. 5 Waterford (15-5), 5/27, 3:30; No. 21 Plainfield (11-9) at No. 12 Woodland (13-7), 5/27, 3:30 Lower Bracket:Ellington/Wolcott winner at No. 2 Cheney Tech (19-1), 5/27, 3:30; No. 18 Foran (12-8) at No. 15 Northwestern (13-7), 5/27, 3:30; No. 26 Windsor Locks (10-10) at No. 7 Wilcox Tech (15-5), 5/27, 3:30; No. 23 Weston (11-9) at No. 10 Lewis Mills (15-5), 5/27, 3:30; No. 30 Vinal Tech (9-10) at No. 3 East Catholic (17-2), 5/27, 3:30; No. 19 St. Joseph (12-8) at No. 14 Suffield (13-7), 5/27, 3:30; No. 27 Enfield (10-10) at No. 6 Holy Cross (15-5), 5/27, 3:30; No. 22 Killingly (11-9) at No. 11 Tolland (14-6), 5/27, 3:30 SECOND ROUND Upper Bracket: O'Brien Tech/Stonington/Seymour winner vs. Kaynor Tech/Granby Memorial winner, 5/28, 3:30; Stratford/Montville winner vs. New London/Haddam-Killingworth winner, 5/28, 3:30; Morgan/Plainville winner vs. Bullard Havens Tech/Windham Tech winner, 5/28, 3:30; Nonnewaug/Waterford winner vs. Plainfield/Woodland winner, 5/28, 3:30 Upper Bracket: Ellington/Wolcott/Cheney Tech winner vs. Foran/Northwestern winner, 5/28, 3:30; Windsor Locks/Wilcox Tech winner vs. Weston/Lewis Mills winner, 5/28, 3:30; Vinal Tech/East Catholic winner vs. St. Joseph/Suffield winner, 5/28, 3:30; Enfield/Holy Cross winner vs. Killingly/Tolland winner, 5/28, 3:30 QUARTERFINALS - 5/31 SEMIFINALS - 6/3 FINALS at Palmer Field, 6/6-7, time TBA SPB ------------------------------------------------------------------- CLASS S: Brackets FIRST ROUND Upper Bracket:No. 1 Shepaug Valley - Bye; No. 17 Sacred Heart (11-9) at No. 16 Canton (10-8), 5/27, 3:30; No. 25 Terryville (8-12) at No. 8 Hale Ray (14-6), 5/27, 3:30; No. 24 Wheeler (8-12) at No. 9 Coginchaug (13-7), 5/27, 3:30; No. 4 East Granby - Bye; No. 20 Somers (9-11) at No. 13 Ansonia (13-7), 5/27, 3:30; No. 5 Thomaston - Bye; No. 21 Gilbert (9-11) at No. 12 Notre Dame-Fairfield (13-7), 5/27, 3:30 Lower Bracket: No. 2 Sport and Med. Sci. Ac. - Bye; No. 18 Northwest Catholic (10-10) at No. 15 Cromwell (12-8), 5/27, 3:30; No. 26 Tourtellotte (8-12) at No. 7 East Hampton (14-6), 5/27, 3:30; No. 23 Whitney Tech (8-12) at No. 10 St. Bernard (13-7), 5/27, 3:30; No. 3 Career Magnet - Bye; No. 19 Portland (10-10) at No. 14 Wamogo (12-8), 5/27, 3:30; No. 6 Old Lyme - Bye; No. 11 Lyman Memorial (13-7) vs. No. 22 Litchfield (9-11) at Recreation Park, Willimantic, 5/27, 3:30 SECOND ROUND Upper Bracket: Sacred Heart/Canton winner at No. 1 Shepaug Valley (15-5), 5/28, 3:30; Terryville/Hale Ray winner vs. Wheeler/Coginchaug winner, 5/28, 3:30; Somers/Ansonia winner at No. 4 East Granby (14-6), 5/28, 3:30; Gilbert/Notre Dame-Fairfield winner at No. 5 Thomaston (14-6), 5/28, 3:30 Lower Bracket:Northwest Catholic/Cromwell winner at No. 2 Sport and Med. Sci. Ac. (12-5), 5/28, 3:30; Tourtellotte/East Hampton winner vs. Whitney Tech/St. Bernard winner, 5/28, 3:30; Portland/Wamogo winner at No. 3 Career Magnet (14-6), 5/28, 3:30; Litchfield/Lyman Memorial winner at No. 6 Old Lyme (14-6), 5/28, 3:30 QUARTERFINALS - 5/31 SEMIFINALS - 6/3 FINALS at Palmer Field, 6/6-7, time TBA