The Bristol Eastern High School wrestling team held its annual banquet at the Italian Social Club last Sunday. The wrestling team won the state championship for Class L, this year, making it three years in a row that they have…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER Once again, Bristol Eastern grappler Ella Nichols is making waves on the spring wrestling circuit and was off to an impressive performance at tournaments in Irving, Texas over the weekend of May 10-12. The soon…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER Bristol’s scholastic wrestlers are continuing to excel on the spring circuit as a trio of grapplers from the Mum City recently put their talents to the test in the Middle Atlantic Wrestling Association scholastic tournament…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – Bristol Eastern wrestling standout Ella Nichols took the National High School Coaches Association wrestling tournament by storm over the weekend of March 31. And at the tournament from Virginia Beach, Virginia,…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER SOUTHINGTON – On Sunday, March 10, the Connecticut High School Coaches Association held its annual All-State Wrestling banquet from the Aqua Turf in Southington as grapplers from all over the state were honored. The event…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER BRISTOL – On its way to yet another Class L state championship, the Bristol Eastern wrestling squad hit a late-season bump in the road. And over the last three campaigns, it was pretty smooth sailing…
STAFF WRITER Zach Thompson, one of the top grapplers to ever come out of the Bristol Eastern wrestling program, continues to apply his trade for the squad at the University of Southern Maine. The Huskies have an outstanding squad year-in…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER The 2019 New England Wrestling Championships took place from the Providence Career and Technical Academy in Rhode Island on Friday and Saturday, March 1-2. The tournament showcased scholastic talent from all over the Northeast and…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER NEW HAVEN – The Bristol Eastern wrestling team ended its 2018-19 campaign with a fourth place showing at the State Open on Saturday, Feb. 24 from the Floyd Little Athletic Center in New Haven. The…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER BRISTOL – Over the past two scholastic seasons, the Bristol Eastern wrestling program has been the symbol of excellence in Class L competition. It’s been two years and two championships. And now, the Lancers have…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER WINDHAM – The St. Paul Catholic wrestling team placed 16th overall at the Class S championships from Windham High School on Saturday, Feb. 16. The Falcons had one grappler make it to the finals as…
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 STAFF WRITER PLAINVILLE – When the Bristol Eastern wrestling team hit the mats, head coach Bryant Lishness expects his squad to treat the event like the 1999 New York Yankees did for each and every game during…
By MICHAEL LETENDRESTAFF WRITER NORTH ANDOVER, MA – The 51st Annual New England Interscholastic Wrestling high school Championships were held on Friday, March 6, and Saturday, March 7, from North Andover High School in North Andover, Massachusetts and a grappler from…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER BRISTOL – The Bristol Central wrestling team just missed out in pulling off a big win against Plainville on Wednesday, Jan. 28. However, the Rams were right there, right in it with two matches left…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER BRISTOL – The Bristol Eastern wrestling team made a second place finish at the Bristol Central Invitational on Saturday, Jan. 3. The Lancers, scoring 220 points at the event, were only bested by state power…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER SOUTHBURY – All those weekend scholastic wrestling tournaments that the Bristol Eastern wrestling squad participates in on a yearly basis always pay huge dividends throughout the season. And to start the weekend slates in 2014-15,…
By MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR Kurt Adonis retired from pro wrestling back in 2009. Ever since that moment, there has been a move afoot to bring the Bristol-based wrestler to the ring for “one more match.” At last, the fans…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER BRISTOL – The Bristol Eastern wrestling team took on some of the state’s top teams in state in a huge non-conference challenge from the Thomas M. Monahan Gym on Saturday, Jan. 25. Being that the…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER PLAINVILLE – The Bristol Central wrestling team picked up its first CCC South victory of the year under first year coach Matt Boissonneault as the Rams grappled with Plainville. Central worked hard as a unit…
At the Bristol Central Wrestling Invitational 2014 on Saturday, the Bristol squads were bested by the visiting squad from New Milford. Bristol Eastern had to settle for second place with 165 points to New Milford’s 219.5. The hosts Bristol Central…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER The Bristol Central wrestling team opened its season with a big win against Fermi of Enfield while just missing out on winning the Plainville Invitational Championship on Saturday, Dec. 21. Against the Falcons on opening…
Oakes (152) took down Jordan Pelletier before picking up a pin in 3:32. Meanwhile Hoffman (160), a very impressive sophomore, trailed early but in the end, made a critical takedown with 13 seconds remaining to break a 4-4 stalemate and…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER WEST HARTFORD – On Saturday, Jan. 12, the Bristol Central wrestling team placed eighth in the Greater Hartford Invitational from Hall high school in West Hartford. The Rams scooped up 96.5 points at the event…