CHESHIRE—The Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference (CIAC) announced a poll to select the top championship moment from the 2017-18 school year. The official CIAC championship broadcast partner the NFHS Network streamed 51 championship finals this past year and 20 top plays…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER BRISTOL – It’s been a busy stretch for the Bristol Blues and as the squad crept into the July portion of the schedule, there were a couple epic games that were played along the way.…
By KEN MORSE CORRESPONDENT Comebacks are hard to come by when the offense is struggling, the pitching is not as strong as it once was and you are riding the bumps of a three-game skid. The Bristol Blues treated the…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER The Bristol Greeners of the Tristate League have continued to improve, continued to impress, and have taken on – and beaten – just about every squad thrown in front of it this year. Bristol has…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER BRISTOL – Without a shadow of a doubt, the Winsted senior American Legion program is much improved despite its middle of the Zone 1 pack standing it entered with against Bristol on Monday, June 25.…
By KEN MORSE CORRESPONDENT The Bristol Blues were a bit drenched on Wednesday June 27 as they battled the Worcester Bravehearts and Mother Nature. A persistent rain fell on Muzzy Field in the first game of a short home stand…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER The Bristol Blues started last week on the road against the Martha Vineyard Sharks from Vineyard Baseball Park on Monday, June 25. And it was a tough beginning for the Blues as the team fell…
By KEN MORSE CORRESPONDENT The weather has created a much needed break for the (13-8) Bristol Blues as they prepare to wrap up the month of June in hot pursuit of the first place (14-5) Martha’s Vineyard Sharks. The pitching,…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER PLAINVILLE – The Bristol American Legion senior baseball team greeted Zone 1 newcomer Plainville rather forcefully on Tuesday, June 19. Wrapping up a season-high 15 hits, Bristol pounded Plainville for over a dozen runs as…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER WINDSOR LOCKS – A good American Legion baseball squad plays more than a few non-zone games every summer – helping a deep roster to keep fresh. And for the senior squad in Bristol, in its…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE SPORTS WRITER BRISTOL – Either August came early in Bristol this year or the Little League Softball City Series was already underway on Tuesday, June 12 from Rockwell Field. The tournament, a typical August…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER NEW BRITAIN – The boys 4×100 meter relay team from Bristol Central made a little school history at the State Open on Monday, June 4 from Willow Brook Park in New Britain. And in the…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER KENSINGTON – The 2018 Division IV Golf Championships was a loaded field from Timberlin Golf Club in Kensington on Monday, June 4 and the squad from St. Paul Catholic was right in the middle of…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER After splitting a doubleheader on Sunday, June 3, the Bristol Blues of the Futures Collegiate Baseball League got right back to the pay window just a couple nights later. And once again, another Blues’ win…
MIDDLETOWN – The Bristol Central boys track and field team proved to be one of the top Class L programs in the state since the start of the 2018 campaign. And verification of that fact came at the Class L…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER The final week of May meant the Bristol Blues were back in action, opening up the 2018 Futures Collegiate Baseball League campaign on the road on Thursday, May 31. The Blues took its first game…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER BRISTOL – When the postseason starts for the Bristol Eastern softball team, a valuable member of the squad won’t be partaking in the postseason. Freshman Zoe Lowe, who has made a huge impact on the…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER BRISTOL – Bristol Eastern Paige McLaughlin is an athlete every coach wants for their team. The three-sport warrior has a fearless approach to the game and while she’s not the biggest or most imposing athlete,…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER PLAINVILLE – The Bristol Eastern softball team needed to beat CCC South Patriot rival Plainville in the worst way on Friday, May 18. With the postseason quickly approaching, every win meant that the Lancers –…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER The Naugatuck Valley League girls tennis tournament commenced on Monday, May 14 but the program from St. Paul Catholic had to wait until Tuesday to get its first round match in. Ranked third in NVL…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER BRISTOL – When the Bristol Central baseball starting line-up was announced for all to hear at Muzzy Field on Wednesday, May 9, the fourth player mentioned on the P.A. got the loudest ovation of the…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER BRISTOL – The Bristol Eastern baseball team trailed 4-1 in its CCC South challenge against Maloney from Muzzy Field on Wednesday, May 9 through two-and-a-half innings of work. But then a blitzing 10-0 jaunt by…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER BRISTOL – In past seasons, the Bristol Central/Bristol Eastern softball games have been lopsided affairs but that was not the case on Tuesday, May 2. In fact, it was pick ‘em as Eastern was clinging…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER BRISTOL – Trailing 2-0 going into the top of the sixth inning against Bristol Central, the Bristol Eastern baseball squad had the heart of its order up at the plate. It was now or never…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER The St. Paul Catholic tennis squad opened up play last week on Monday, April 23 by sweeping Wilby of Waterbury by a 7-0 final in a Naugatuck Valley League tilt. Several different players earned a…
The Bristol girls lacrosse co-op got to the pay window for the second time this season as the squad downed Holy Cross 18-3 from Bristol Central High School on Tuesday, April 24. The win propelled the Bristol squad to 2-3…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER SOUTHINGTON – There was a “Big Mac” attack on Thursday, April 26 when the Bristol Eastern baseball team traveled to Southington for a Central Connecticut Conference showdown. And no, that wasn’t a trip to McDonalds…
Forestville Little League has recently completed a rehabilitation of their Field House, which was last renovated in 1986. After receiving nearly $40,000 from in-kind donations, the Forestville LL reported in a press release, the Board of Directors approved a multi-part…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER BRISTOL – Off an extremely bumpy ride the previous day against Edwin O. Smith, the Bristol Eastern softball team got right back to work on Wednesday, April 18 against CCC South rival Berlin. And that…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER SOUTHINGTON – On Sunday, April 8, Bristol’s Armand Choinere was inducted into the Connecticut Football Officials Association Hall of Fame in a ceremony held at the Seasons Restaurant in New Haven. “It’s always great to…