For the many who are wondering when the all- Norwich Bulletin section is coming out, the wait is almost over.
The full-color, 16-page section complete with the best athletes who competed in basketball, indoor track, wrestling, hockey, gymnastics and swimming, will be on your doorstep and on the newsstand this coming Sunday.
How do we choose the all-Norwich Bulletin athletes?
The Bulletin sports staff has seen just about every team play this past winter and we use that information, statistics, and input from coaches (when we feel we need even more information) to make the choices.
There may be a few surprises and I will be able to write more about some of the selections after we reveal them on Sunday.
In the meantime, the high school spring sports season begins today, but our spring sports previews continue. In today’s edition, check out the girl’s lacrosse preview including a story about the new coaching staff at East Lyme.
On Thursday, we preview the boy’s tennis season as well as give you all the results from the first day of spring competition.
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Saturday, December 5, 2009
Montville hanging tough with St. Joseph's
St. Joseph has had the edge in possession, Montville in position in the first half of the Class SS state championship game in West Haven.
The Indians have had more than their share of big plays, but turnovers have been costly.
A 52-yard pass from J.P. Morales to Jesse Sutherland got Montville down to the 33-yard line of the Cadets. A fumble by Tyler Girard Floyd was then picked up by Sutherland at the 13 and he moved it to the two. But the Indians fumbled into the end zone one-play later to end the threat.
The Indians also got a 44-yard run by Skyler McNair (4 carries, 46 yards), to the St. Joseph 29-yard line, only to fumble it back to the Cadets three plays later.
The Cadets, meanwhile, have not been able to get much against the Montville defense. Tyler Matakevitch has 58 yards on the ground, but it's taken him 14 carries to get it. Quarterback Joe DellaVecchia has completed 4-of-10 passes for just 19 yards.
The game right now rests on the leg of Montville kicker Ben Middel who kicked a 47-yard field goal on the last play of the first half to give the indians the 3-0 lead.
The Indians have had more than their share of big plays, but turnovers have been costly.
A 52-yard pass from J.P. Morales to Jesse Sutherland got Montville down to the 33-yard line of the Cadets. A fumble by Tyler Girard Floyd was then picked up by Sutherland at the 13 and he moved it to the two. But the Indians fumbled into the end zone one-play later to end the threat.
The Indians also got a 44-yard run by Skyler McNair (4 carries, 46 yards), to the St. Joseph 29-yard line, only to fumble it back to the Cadets three plays later.
The Cadets, meanwhile, have not been able to get much against the Montville defense. Tyler Matakevitch has 58 yards on the ground, but it's taken him 14 carries to get it. Quarterback Joe DellaVecchia has completed 4-of-10 passes for just 19 yards.
The game right now rests on the leg of Montville kicker Ben Middel who kicked a 47-yard field goal on the last play of the first half to give the indians the 3-0 lead.
Wilcox says 'Montville is ready'
"This is Montville weather!," Montville assistant coach Gary Wilcox said as the indians left the field from pregame warmups.
The rain continues to come down at West Haven High School where Montville and St. Joseph's will square off for the Class SS state championship in just about 20 minutes.
Along with the rain, a stiff breeze has started to develop, blowing left to right across the field and it's definitely getting colder. Montville running back Skyler McNair went to find his gloves on the sidelines as he "couldn't feel his fingers" after about 20 minutes of warmup work.
Still, Wilcox thought the weather will work in Montville's favor as St. Joseph comes out of the spread offense.
"The kids are excited, they're up, they're pumped and they're just happy to be here," Wilcox said. "Now, we just have to go play against a very good opponent."
The rain continues to come down at West Haven High School where Montville and St. Joseph's will square off for the Class SS state championship in just about 20 minutes.
Along with the rain, a stiff breeze has started to develop, blowing left to right across the field and it's definitely getting colder. Montville running back Skyler McNair went to find his gloves on the sidelines as he "couldn't feel his fingers" after about 20 minutes of warmup work.
Still, Wilcox thought the weather will work in Montville's favor as St. Joseph comes out of the spread offense.
"The kids are excited, they're up, they're pumped and they're just happy to be here," Wilcox said. "Now, we just have to go play against a very good opponent."
Bundle up
The game between Montville and St. Joseph's will take place today, but the conditions are far from ideal.
A steady, cold rain is falling at West Haven High School and the wind is beginning to pick up as evidenced by the umbrellas getting inverted in the stands.
The 2 p.m. games, including the Indians and Cadets and New Canaan against East Lyme will be played today. The two night games, however, will not take place until tomorrow at 2 p.m. as today's rain is expected to turn into snow by nightfall.
The Indians arrived at West Haven well in advance of St. Joseph's which came in around 12:30 p.m. this afternoon. The Cadets do have the proximity advantage as their school is just a short 20-minute ride away.
A steady, cold rain is falling at West Haven High School and the wind is beginning to pick up as evidenced by the umbrellas getting inverted in the stands.
The 2 p.m. games, including the Indians and Cadets and New Canaan against East Lyme will be played today. The two night games, however, will not take place until tomorrow at 2 p.m. as today's rain is expected to turn into snow by nightfall.
The Indians arrived at West Haven well in advance of St. Joseph's which came in around 12:30 p.m. this afternoon. The Cadets do have the proximity advantage as their school is just a short 20-minute ride away.
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Evans not bothered by today's signing
Norwich Free Academy senior Kastine Evans is making one of the biggest decisions of her life today.
She didn't let that affect her on the volleyball court Thursday night.
Evans had 18 kills and 11 assists to help NFA defeat Fitch, 3-1, for its first-ever ECC championship in the sport Thursday night at Griswold High School.
This afternoon at 3 p.m. on the NFA campus, Evans will make her decision known as to what school she will attend to play Division-I college basketball, CiCincinnati or Kentucky.
"I already know," Evans said when asked if the announcement was weighing heavy on her mind Thursday night. "It's just there, everybody else is waiting, I already know."
Evans sounded pretty confident about the decision that she has made.
"Very comfortable," Evans said. "I know that where I go, I'm going to be in the right place. I think it's going to be the right fit for me."
She didn't let that affect her on the volleyball court Thursday night.
Evans had 18 kills and 11 assists to help NFA defeat Fitch, 3-1, for its first-ever ECC championship in the sport Thursday night at Griswold High School.
This afternoon at 3 p.m. on the NFA campus, Evans will make her decision known as to what school she will attend to play Division-I college basketball, CiCincinnati or Kentucky.
"I already know," Evans said when asked if the announcement was weighing heavy on her mind Thursday night. "It's just there, everybody else is waiting, I already know."
Evans sounded pretty confident about the decision that she has made.
"Very comfortable," Evans said. "I know that where I go, I'm going to be in the right place. I think it's going to be the right fit for me."
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Power and Ziegler are a handful
Woodstock Academy coach Jason Gerum came over to me at midfield as we watched his Centaurs battle the East Lyme Vikings in a boys soccer game on Wednesday and had one question.
"I wonder what their goal-to-shot ratio is?," Gerum questioned.
I only had a two-word answer for him, "pretty good."
The Vikings, at one point in the second half, had only three shots on goal- two of them found their way into the net.
That's what happens when you have players like Phil Ziegler and Gary Power. Ziegler is noew the school's all-time leading scorer and , not surprisingly , Power is now the all-time playmaker. Put that together and it spells more than trouble for opponents.
What's worse, the Vikings continue to put things together and could be primed for a run like last season. A run that carried them into a state championship game.
"We've had a very tough schedule and the only game we've lost in the past three weeks was to Waterford," East Lyme coach Paul Christensen said.
"We've fought back and started the momentum going again- we've played our best soccer in the last three days," he added. "We've come together as a team - it took a little while longer than I hoped - but this is the time of year that we want to play."
Ziegler finished with two goals on Wednesday to give him 26 on the season. Power helped on one of those to give him 23 assists on the season.
"This was a great way to end the season and go into the tournament on a high," Ziegler said of the Woodstock win. "Hopefully it ends like last year, in the finals."
"I wonder what their goal-to-shot ratio is?," Gerum questioned.
I only had a two-word answer for him, "pretty good."
The Vikings, at one point in the second half, had only three shots on goal- two of them found their way into the net.
That's what happens when you have players like Phil Ziegler and Gary Power. Ziegler is noew the school's all-time leading scorer and , not surprisingly , Power is now the all-time playmaker. Put that together and it spells more than trouble for opponents.
What's worse, the Vikings continue to put things together and could be primed for a run like last season. A run that carried them into a state championship game.
"We've had a very tough schedule and the only game we've lost in the past three weeks was to Waterford," East Lyme coach Paul Christensen said.
"We've fought back and started the momentum going again- we've played our best soccer in the last three days," he added. "We've come together as a team - it took a little while longer than I hoped - but this is the time of year that we want to play."
Ziegler finished with two goals on Wednesday to give him 26 on the season. Power helped on one of those to give him 23 assists on the season.
"This was a great way to end the season and go into the tournament on a high," Ziegler said of the Woodstock win. "Hopefully it ends like last year, in the finals."
Monday, November 2, 2009
Tournament time
If you are looking for something else to do other than just checking election results, there will be some good volleyball being played at Griswold High School.
The Eastern Connecticut Conference volleyball semifinals get underway at 4;30 p.m. with the Plainfield Panthers taking on Fitch in the first semifinal. The second matchup will pit the top seed, NFA, against No. 4 East Lyme.
One thing the Wildcats will not be able to do this season is sneak around. NFA is, of course, the defending Class LL state champ and that means the bullseye will be large, not only in the ECC tournament, but in the states which begin next week.
"It's tough to repeat, but we're hungry," NFA coach Bill Howard said. "People didn't know about us last year and we kind of flew under the radar. They will be expecting us this year."
That includes the Vikings who lost to NFA, 3-0, just a week ago but look like they have recovered with their bout with the flu bug that took place last week.
The Panthers have a tough task today as it will be their first appearance in a match at this level. The three-year old varsity program advanced with a little revenge -match win over Lyman Monday night.
"Fitch is a really good team and a well-established program," Plainfield coach Bob Arremony said.
The Eastern Connecticut Conference volleyball semifinals get underway at 4;30 p.m. with the Plainfield Panthers taking on Fitch in the first semifinal. The second matchup will pit the top seed, NFA, against No. 4 East Lyme.
One thing the Wildcats will not be able to do this season is sneak around. NFA is, of course, the defending Class LL state champ and that means the bullseye will be large, not only in the ECC tournament, but in the states which begin next week.
"It's tough to repeat, but we're hungry," NFA coach Bill Howard said. "People didn't know about us last year and we kind of flew under the radar. They will be expecting us this year."
That includes the Vikings who lost to NFA, 3-0, just a week ago but look like they have recovered with their bout with the flu bug that took place last week.
The Panthers have a tough task today as it will be their first appearance in a match at this level. The three-year old varsity program advanced with a little revenge -match win over Lyman Monday night.
"Fitch is a really good team and a well-established program," Plainfield coach Bob Arremony said.
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