By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER BRISTOL – Well, the fall scholastic sports season has come and gone with the squads from Bristol making a little noise in the postseason. And it came from nearly every sport. For the first time…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER BRISTOL – The Bristol American Legion Baseball program held its annual banquet on Friday, Nov. 23 from the American Legion Hall in Bristol. And per its usual, several players from the senior program earned postseason…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER BRISTOL – What would be the icing on the cake for Bristol Eastern girls soccer standout Myah Croze? How about a nomination to the All-State team? It’s a done deal and the all-time leading goal…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER On Friday, Nov. 16, the Bristol Sports Hall of Fame held its 22nd annual Induction Program at the DoubleTree in Bristol. Karl Hall, Hal Kilby, Morrie Laviero, Paul Neveu, Sr., deceased, Jon Petke, Tamara Stafford-Kirk,…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER WINDSOR – When the Bristol Eastern volleyball team ended its 2018 campaign with a 3-0 loss to Class L’s top-rated squad Woodstock Academy on Wednesday, Nov. 14, the locals finished the year with an impressive…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER MIDDLETOWN – Both the Bristol Central and Bristol Eastern girls swimming teams were in action at the 2018 Class M championships from Wesleyan University in Middletown on Tuesday, Nov. 14. And the Lancers finished just…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER BRISTOL – Trailing by one point with just the fourth quarter to play, the Bristol Central football team turned to its defense to wrestle the ball away from surging Bristol Eastern. And with the Lancers…
On Friday, Nov. 16, the Bristol Sports Hall of Fame held its 22nd annual Induction Program at the DoubleTree in Bristol. Karl Hall, Hal Kilby, Morrie Laviero, Paul Neveu, Sr., deceased, Jon Petke, Tamara Stafford-Kirk, Bill Sweet, and Todd Ziogas…
The Battle for the Bell will now be played at 2 p.m. on Friday, according to a tweet from Bristol Eastern faculty manager John Stavens. The game will still be played at Muzzy Field. The game is the latest in…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER BRISTOL – Thanksgiving is quickly approaching and that means our local scholastic football squads are attempting to seize a little momentum going into the final game of the year. Bristol Central is in the playoff…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER BRISTOL – November is here and if a certain scholastic football program from Bristol wants a possible postseason bid, the team will have to win out the month and hope for a little luck. The month…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER BRISTOL – The Bristol Eastern volleyball squad did exactly what it has been doing over the past 24 years or so when it comes to city series play against Bristol Central on Monday, Oct. 22.…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE SPORTS WRITER MANCHESTER – You can’t say that the St. Paul Catholic boys and girls squads didn’t show up for the Class S cross country meets from Wickham Park in Manchester on Friday, Oct. 26. The…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE SPORTS WRITER BRISTOL – The Bristol Eastern girls soccer team absorbed a tough 4-2 loss on Friday, Oct. 26 at South Windsor High School from their multi purpose grass field on campus. The loss stopped…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE SPORTS WRITER There was a ton of scholastic sports action to end the month of October including the regular season conclusion for several teams. Here’s a quick peak around the city of Bristol: *The St. Paul…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER BRISTOL – Here we are again, again, another week of scholastic football and three teams trying to get to the pay window. Those squads will be put to the test this weekend as October is…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER BRISTOL – The Platt High School football team is currently No. 7 in the Class L playoff standings but in its game at Bristol Eastern on Friday, Oct. 19, the squad took on a determined…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER BRISTOL – Who just qualified for state tournament play this past Friday? It’s the Bristol Eastern girls soccer team and after three straight defeats to open the season and a 0-4-2 ledger through six matches,…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER NEWINGTON – The Bristol Eastern football team allowed Newington 25 points over the first 21 minutes of its interdivisional game on Friday, Oct. 12. However, the Indians did not score again that night as Eastern’s…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER BRISTOL – For the past 15 years, the boys cross country program from Bristol Central has dominated all the competition at the city series meet. It’s been a decade-and-a-half of excellence and why would the…
It’s week six of the scholastic football season and both public schools are back in action, looking to get to the pay window. Two weeks ago, both Bristol Central and Bristol Eastern missed out on victories as late second half…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER BRISTOL – When the Bristol Central boys soccer team possesses the ball, the squad could put on quite a show. And in its city series showdown against Bristol Eastern on Monday, Oct. 1, that possession…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER BRISTOL – The city series showdown between the Bristol Central and Bristol Eastern girls soccer teams had the potential to be a bit of a score-a-thon on Monday, Oct. 1. Both teams had offensive components…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER The public schools in town are in the bye week for scholastic football while St. Paul Catholic is active in Week 5 of the season. After a tough loss to Ansonia the previous week, undefeated…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER BRISTOL – With just four-and-a-half minutes to go in its showdown against Middletown, the Bristol Central football team’s defense forced a safety, added two points to its tally and was looking for a knock-out scoring…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER FARMINGTON – The Bristol Eastern football team almost ruined Farmington’s homecoming on Saturday, Sept. 29 as the Lancers plastered 32 first half points on the scoreboard. But, after the Lancers boosted more than 250 yards…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER Week three of the scholastic football season was another tough time for the locals with Bristol Central, Bristol Eastern, and St. Paul Catholic all playing against strong competition. The squad from Bristol Central had offensive…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER BRISTOL – The 20 points the Bristol Eastern football squad scored against Maloney on Friday night, Sept. 21 was easily a season high for the program. The problem was Maloney collected triple that score and…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER BRISTOL – There’s going to come a time this season when everything clicks for the Bristol Eastern football team. Unfortunately, the Lancers just have to learn from nights like Friday, Sept. 14 as Middletown rolled…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER BRISTOL – Wins were a bit hard to come by from our scholastic squads over Week 2. Both the public schools rolled up against top-15 programs as Central fell to Windsor and Bristol Eastern was…