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…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER NEWINGTON – After good start by the Bristol Senior American Legion baseball team against Newington on Monday, July 8, the game simply got away from the locals on the road. Leading 2-0 though just a…
By KEVIN ROBERTS STAFF WRITER Former St. Paul standout, Bristol Legion pitcher and Southington native Wes Lahey made his first start as a Bristol Blue on July 8, and he earned his second win of the season. Later in the…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER The Bristol American Legion Junior baseball team, the defending Connecticut State champs and the Northeast Regional Champions, are off and running in 2019 and after a bit of a slow start, the squad is nearly…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER BRISTOL – Back in August of 2015, Mac Goulet and Josh Nohilly were playing for Plainville’s entry in the Vantis Life Baseball League and helped the squad get to the postseason championship game. Fast forward…
By KEVIN ROBERTS STAFF WRITER The Bristol Blues won three of their first four games last week and were a season-high four games above .500 (16-12) entering the weekend. The good start was highlighted by back-to-back games where Bristol won…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE SPORTS WRITER SOUTHINGTON – The Bristol American Legion Senior squad had its seven game winning streak snapped when Southington defeated the locals 4-2 in the second game of a doubleheader on Sunday, June 30. However, Post…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE SPORTS WRITER The Bristol Knights are in the thick of things in Connecticut Twilight League play again, near the top of the standings. Through 11 games, the Knights sat in third place of the CTL with…
By KEVIN ROBERTS STAFF WRITER The Bristol Blues won five of their six games last week and improved to 13-11 entering this week’s games. The Blues find themselves in third place in the FCBL, one game behind the second place…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER BRISTOL – Never count the Bristol American Legion Junior Legion team out. The defending Northeast Regional Tournament champions looked listless offensively over the first five innings of its game against Wolcott in a Zone 1…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER BRISTOL – The Bristol American Legion Senior baseball squad had its ace pitcher on the mound in its Zone 1 tilt versus Berlin from Muzzy Field on Monday, June 17 in what was a very…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE SPORTS WRITER BRISTOL – Bristol Central High School saw several of its senior athletes sign the dotted line as several athletes from the school on the hill will continue on into the collegiate ranks of the…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER The Senior American Legion baseball team from Bristol is a diverse group that will once again have representatives from all three high schools in town playing for the squad. The Post 2 line-up includes seven…
By KEVIN ROBERTS STAFF WRITER The Bristol Blues lost three of their four FCBL contests last week and dropped to 4-9 on the season. Bristol manager Ronnie Palmer said it has been a rough start to the season for his…