By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER BRISTOL – The Bristol Central and Bristol Eastern wrestling programs locked horns in the 57th annual city series battle between the schools on Wednesday, Feb. 6 from the Thomas M. Monahan Gymnasium on the Bristol…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER WETHERSFIELD – With a generous slate of home games left on its schedule, the Bristol Eastern girls basketball team ended its road portion of the 2018-19 campaign with yet another victorious effort. On Monday, Feb.…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER WATERTOWN – The St. Paul Catholic girls basketball team continued to win into the month of February with tournament time right around the corner. On Tuesday, Feb. 5, the Falcons continued that winning play, defeating…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER BRISTOL – The Bristol Eastern boys basketball team went with a bit of a youth movement against New Britain on Monday, Feb. 4 and while the Lancers fell 63-37 in a Central Connecticut Conference interdivisional…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER PLAINVILLE – A three-pointer by Plainville’s Dane Stephens, in the overtime period against the Bristol Eastern boys basketball team on Thursday, Feb. 7, proved to be the game-winner as the Blue Devils nabbed a 38-36…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER NEW HAVEN – The boys indoor track squad from Bristol Central did quite well at the Class L championships from the Floyd Little Athletic Central in New Haven on Friday, Feb. 8. The Rams placed…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER BRISTOL – The St. Paul Catholic wrestling squad picked up an important victory on Wednesday, Feb. 6 as the Falcons downed Derby 48-24 from the Maltby Street Gymnasium in Bristol. St. Paul Catholic’s Ben Foligno…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER TORRINGTON – Continuing to cruise right along, the St. Paul Catholic girls basketball squad took care of business on back-to-back nights last week – improving to 16-2 on the season and winning for the 10th…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER NEW FAIRFIELD – The Bristol Eastern wrestling team ended up taking the runner-up trophy from the Fairfield Duels on Saturday, Feb. 2. It was another solid showing by the Lancers, one in which the squad…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER MIDDLETOWN – Every victory for the Bristol Eastern girls basketball is critical in improving its Class L playoff standings – attempting to avoid trips to places like New London, where the Lancers lost in the…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER MERIDEN – For one quarter of play, the Bristol Eastern boys basketball team hung in with a fast-paced Maloney squad on Friday, Feb. 2 in Meriden. But the other three periods were nearly a forgettable…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER MERIDEN – While the recent bad weather has played havoc with the scholastic sports schedule, the Bristol Central wrestling squad was more than prepared to battle Platt in a CCC South confrontation from Orville H.…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER BRISTOL – The Bristol Greeners of the Connecticut Tri-State Baseball League are looking forward to the upcoming 2019 campaign as the program wants to continue its recent success. After not qualifying for the Tri-State Baseball…
St. Matthew’s Brayden Dauphinee takes a shot in the game against Catholic Academy Saturday. Photo by JANELLE MORELLI
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER NEW HAVEN – Both the boys and girls indoor track teams from Bristol Central and Bristol Eastern competed at the 2019 CCC Indoor Track & Field Championships from the Floyd Little Athletic Center in New…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER HAVEN – On Monday, Jan. 28, the Naugatuck Valley League held its annual Indoor Track & Field Championships from the Floyd Little Athletic Center in New Haven. Woodland won the girls event with 99 points…
The Boys and Girls Club of Bristol Family Center has teamed up with the University Boxing Team to host the 2019 National Collegiate Boxing Association Eastern National qualifier. The event will take place at the Club, 255 West St., and…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER BRISTOL – The Bristol Central/Bristol Eastern boys basketball squads square off on Friday in what should be one heck of a battle. The Rams have been playing better basketball as of late while a…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER BRISTOL – Tonight, the Bristol Central and Bristol Eastern girls basketball program clash and the first edition of the city series challenge could look a bit one-sided if records are solely taken into account.…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER Bristol Eastern wrestling squad, the second ranked team in the state of Connecticut, continued its dominance on Wednesday, Jan. 9 as the Lancers toppled Edwin O. Smith of Storrs 65-6 in a Central Connecticut Conference…
By KEN MORSE CORRESPONDENT Maybe the St. Paul girls basketball team was using the early part of the season as a warm up. The Falcons squeaked by perennial NVL powerhouse Holy Cross 57-54 in the season opener. After a pair…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER PLAINVILLE – The Plainville girls basketball squad came rolling into its game against Bristol Eastern on a hot streak. With its big three of Caitlin Barker, Sam Lozefski, and Jaida Vazquez, the Blue Devils had…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER BRISTOL – The Bristol Eastern boys basketball squad never got into its game against Enfield on Friday, Jan. 11. In fact, before the Lancers could tally a single point, the Eagles had built a 15-0…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER DANBURY – The Ryan Sabbagh Holiday Tournament was the final wrestling meet of the year for the squad from Bristol Eastern and on Saturday, Dec. 29, the Lancers were tested against the top squad in…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE SPORTS WRITER AVON – Even with a severe injury to a senior member of the Bristol Eastern boys basketball team, the squad battled Avon down to the wire on Saturday, January 5. The Lancers lost Carter…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER BRISTOL – Last season, at Bristol Central Holiday Tournament, the host squad ran Wolcott out of the building by a 75-38 final, posting its first win of the campaign. But fast forward one year later,…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER The Bristol Eastern wrestling team is going to win more than a couple weekend tournaments this year. And it all started for the Lancers at the 30th annual C.J. McCormack Invitational in Berlin on Saturday,…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER After defeating Farmington 50-27 to open the season, the Bristol Central wrestling team took part of the Plainville Invitational from Plainville High School on Saturday, Dec. 15 and had nine grapplers place in the top…
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…