By MICHAEL LETENDRE SPORTS WRITER BRISTOL – What would the encore be between the Bristol Eastern and Bristol Central boys soccer teams on Monday, Nov. 4? How about more overtime? And while the teams couldn’t settle their differences after…
by MICHAEL LETENDRE SPORTS WRITER BRISTOL – We’re getting close to Thanksgiving and Week 9 of the scholastic football season encompasses three stern challenges. The outfit from Bristol Central is home to square off against Conard from West Hartford…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE SPORTS WRITER BRISTOL – Game eight is upon the scholastic football programs in town as the month of November gets thrown into high gear. Bristol Central does not leave the city again this year, squaring off…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE SPORTS WRITER MANCHESTER – The Bristol Central boys cross country team did very well at the CIAC State Open meet from Wickham Park in Manchester on Friday, Nov. 1 and off that success, one member of…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE SPORTS WRITER BRISTOL – The Bristol Central volleyball team gave Bristol Eastern another stern challenge on Wednesday, Oct. 30 – this time from the Charles C. Marsh Gymnasium from the campus of Bristol Central. The Rams…
The Bristol Sports Hall of Fame will hold its 23rd annual induction program on Friday, Nov. 22, at the DoubleTree in Bristol. “I am pleased to announce the Bristol Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2019,” Hall of Fame president…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE SPORTS WRITER HARTFORD – When the final horn sounded in the Bristol Eastern boys soccer team’s 5-0 victory over Hartford Public on Tuesday, Oct. 15, all eyes were on Lancers’ coach Bill Sweet. After the…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE SPORTS WRITER HARTFORD – The Hartford Public boys soccer team made the squad from Bristol Eastern sweat a little on Tuesday, Oct. 15 in a Central Connecticut Conference Interdivisional tilt from Hartford. The Owls proved to…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE SPORTS WRITER BRISTOL – After a huge 3-1 bounce back match victory against Farmington the previous Friday, the Bristol Central volleyball squad was at it again, this time taking on New Britain in a Central Connecticut…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE SPORTS WRITER BRISTOL – Week 4 of the scholastic football season has a couple tough challenges for Bristol Central and St. Paul Catholic. The plus for the squads is that they will be playing those contests…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE SPORTS WRITER BRISTOL – Week 3 is the epic challenge portion of the scholastic football schedule for the squads in town as Bristol’s collective opponents have the ability to plaster points on the scoreboard in a…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE SPORTS WRITER BRISTOL – The Newington football team is a versatile bunch on both sides of the ball and against Bristol Eastern on Friday, Sept. 20, the Indians proved that very point. Newington quarterback Nick Pestrichello…
by MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER Sure, the program is in great hands now with Stefanie Reay at the helm as she brings in a wealth of experience, knowledge and leadership to the position. The current coach has been around the…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER BRISTOL — Of course, the final game of the City Series between the baseball squads from McCabe-Waters and Forestville went to extra innings on Thursday, Aug. 29. Tied at 10-10 in the top of the…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER BRISTOL — In recent City Series battles, one of the three baseball programs within the city limits usually triumphed over all. But its 2019 and there was more than one sheriff in this town. Simply…
Twenty eight girls from Bristol Future Champion Gymnastics, a division of the Bristol Boys & Girls Club, recently attended the 2019 AAU National Gymnastics competition in Orlando, Fla. and returned with five first place national champions. Alongside their coaches, Jessica…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER In just a few weeks, Bristol Central and Bristol Eastern will welcome Lewis Mills of Burlington into the Central Connecticut Conference, Southern Division and several of our local squads are going to start some new…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER SOUTH WINDSOR – How successful was the season for the 2019 Bristol American Legion Senior baseball squad? Maybe the program did not get to the Connecticut state championship game but a 24-win campaign can’t be…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER BRISTOL — The McCabe-Waters Astros refused to be denied on Friday, Aug. 23 as the squad — bouncing back from a tough 7-4 loss to the Forestville Dodgers in the first game of the City…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER BRISTOL — It might have taken two hours and 45 minutes but the Bristol Little League City Series battle between the Forestville Dodgers and the McCabe-Waters Astros on Monday, Aug. 19 was worth every second…
By KEVIN ROBERTS STAFF WRITER The Futures Collegiate Baseball League of New England announced its first and second teams, and there were six Bristol Blues among the 30 players chosen. Four Blues made the first team. Zeke Diamond, Buddy Dewaine,…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER BRISTOL — After a promising start to the second game of the Connecticut Twilight League championship series between the Bristol Knights and Fat Orange Cat Brewers on Wednesday, Aug. 14, it was obvious that the…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER BRISTOL – Chris Murtaugh, the president of Edgewood Little League, recently announced that this year’s Bristol Little League City Series was underway from Breen Field, the host of the tournament in 2019. All three Little…
By KEVIN ROBERTS STAFF WRITER From a 5-10 start to playing in the FCBL championship series, the Bristol Blues had a whirlwind 2019 season. Bristol finished the 2019 season with an overall record of 33-26. The Blues started out 5-10,…
By KEVIN ROBERTS STAFF WRITER The Bristol Blues returned to the FCBL championship series for the first time since 2015, but it wasn’t a pleasant trip. The Worcester Bravehearts won the first game of the best-of-three series, 2-1, at Hanover…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER BRISTOL – Selecting the “Bristol Observer Female Athlete of the Year” is the most daunting challenge to come up with every and year. Once again, there were truly too many candidates to choose from over…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER BRISTOL – The 2019 Bristol Observer Male Athlete of the Year came down to one warrior who has been tearing it up scholastically since he stepped on the wrestling mats at Bristol Eastern. You probably…
By KEVIN ROBERTS STAFF WRITER The Bristol Blues went 5-2 last week to finish the regular season with a record of 31-23. It was the same record as the Brockton Rox, who finished as the FCBL’s top team by virtue…
By KEVIN ROBERTS STAFF WRITER Zeke Diamond tapped a short roller down the third base and bolted toward first base. Diamond thought he could beat it out, but third baseman Buddy Dewaine had other ideas. The Bristol Blue Dewaine scooped…
By KEVIN ROBERTS STAFF WRITER In college baseball summer leagues, roster attrition is just part of the job that coaches must deal with. The Bristol Blues of the FCBL are no exception, but they were lucky to get six innings…