Montville and New London will battle one another to decide who remains in Bristol and who comes home.
That's the result of Montville's 4-3, 10-inning loss to Branford in the winner's bracket of the American Legion State Tournament earlier this morning.
The Norwich Bulletin will cover that game in Bristol this afternoon with John Shishmanian coming along to provide the photos.
Joe Perez will continue our coverage of Jewett City's quest for a Little League softball state championship. Jewett City faces a must win tonight at 6 p.m. when they play Milford at Waterford South Little League. Milford won the first game between the two, 4-3, in nine innings on Sunday.
Monday, July 27, 2009
Sunday, July 26, 2009
A look ahead
Jewett City's Little League softball All-Star team begins its quest for a state title tonight at 6 p.m. in Waterford as they open a best-of-three series against Milford at the Waterford South Little League complex.
The series is starting a day later than planned thanks to a rainout earlier in the week in the Section II finals. Jewett City coach Archie Drobiak was concerned that if the series had started yesterday, as originally planned, his pitching rotation would have been compromised. (Little League softball pitchers must have a day of rest between outings). Thus, the first game was pushed back to tonight, we do plan to have complete coverage for you in Monday's Norwich Bulletin.
The Connecticut Defenders are back at home and Joe Perez will be on hand to report on today's game.
Matt Stout also has a look back at yesterday's WNBA All-Star game especially the lady of the day, Most Valuable Player Swin Cash.
The series is starting a day later than planned thanks to a rainout earlier in the week in the Section II finals. Jewett City coach Archie Drobiak was concerned that if the series had started yesterday, as originally planned, his pitching rotation would have been compromised. (Little League softball pitchers must have a day of rest between outings). Thus, the first game was pushed back to tonight, we do plan to have complete coverage for you in Monday's Norwich Bulletin.
The Connecticut Defenders are back at home and Joe Perez will be on hand to report on today's game.
Matt Stout also has a look back at yesterday's WNBA All-Star game especially the lady of the day, Most Valuable Player Swin Cash.
Friday, July 24, 2009
What tomorrow brings
You can call this a little preview of what to expect in Saturday's sports pages of the Norwich Bulletin.
Joe Perez will be in Rocky Hill tonight covering the Little League softball 11-12 year-old Section II championship. Jewett City takes on Vernon in the game slated to begin at 5:30 p.m. (You can check Thursday's sport section for directions to the park). A win for Jewett City sends them to the state championship against the Section I champion. That series is slated to begin Saturday at 6 p.m. at the Waterford South Little League complex. It's a best two-out-of three series for the state title.
Matt Stout and I have been working on a special preview for the WNBA All-Star game that takes place tomorrow at 3:30 p.m. at the Mohegan Sun Arena. We'll have a complete rundown of the members of both teams as well as several features.
We'll also have the results from Montville's rain-delayed American Legion play-in game (Montville trailed Stamford 5-1 in the fifth inning when it was suspended) and our weekly NASCAR page.
We hope you enjoy.
Joe Perez will be in Rocky Hill tonight covering the Little League softball 11-12 year-old Section II championship. Jewett City takes on Vernon in the game slated to begin at 5:30 p.m. (You can check Thursday's sport section for directions to the park). A win for Jewett City sends them to the state championship against the Section I champion. That series is slated to begin Saturday at 6 p.m. at the Waterford South Little League complex. It's a best two-out-of three series for the state title.
Matt Stout and I have been working on a special preview for the WNBA All-Star game that takes place tomorrow at 3:30 p.m. at the Mohegan Sun Arena. We'll have a complete rundown of the members of both teams as well as several features.
We'll also have the results from Montville's rain-delayed American Legion play-in game (Montville trailed Stamford 5-1 in the fifth inning when it was suspended) and our weekly NASCAR page.
We hope you enjoy.
Saturday, June 13, 2009
State championship odyssey
I always love to see where state championship Saturday will take me, because it's always an adventure.
This year is no exception as I begin this Saturday at Palmer Field in Middletown where the New London Whalers are playing the Knights of Ellington for the Class M baseball championship.
I love Palmer Field, it's a great baseball venue, I just hate getting here. Coming from my home in Killingly, there's only one route that's even semi-direct and it's two-lane blacktop all the way on Route 66. It's a great road through the middle of the Connecticut countryside, but you don't get any where very fast.
From here, provided the weather doesn't go downhill, it's off to West Haven for the Class L girls softball championship game between Waterford and Darien at 3:30 p.m.
We finish off tonight at 7 p.m. in Stratford at DeLuca Field as Fitch meets Masuk for the Class LL girls softball state title.
Matt Stout, meanwhile, is headed to Trumbull to cover St. Bernard's Division II girls lacrosse state championship match with Immaculate at 3 p.m..
We'll keep you up-to-date as time, and facilities, permit.
This year is no exception as I begin this Saturday at Palmer Field in Middletown where the New London Whalers are playing the Knights of Ellington for the Class M baseball championship.
I love Palmer Field, it's a great baseball venue, I just hate getting here. Coming from my home in Killingly, there's only one route that's even semi-direct and it's two-lane blacktop all the way on Route 66. It's a great road through the middle of the Connecticut countryside, but you don't get any where very fast.
From here, provided the weather doesn't go downhill, it's off to West Haven for the Class L girls softball championship game between Waterford and Darien at 3:30 p.m.
We finish off tonight at 7 p.m. in Stratford at DeLuca Field as Fitch meets Masuk for the Class LL girls softball state title.
Matt Stout, meanwhile, is headed to Trumbull to cover St. Bernard's Division II girls lacrosse state championship match with Immaculate at 3 p.m..
We'll keep you up-to-date as time, and facilities, permit.
Saturday, June 6, 2009
Montville leading, 3-1, in M quarterfinals
You almost wonder if both Montville and Ellington had proms last night.
Neither is playing the smoothest of baseball right now in their Class M quarterfinal meeting at ECSU in Mansfield.
The Indians have already committed three errors in the game, but have managed to build a 3-1 lead through three innings.
Montville scored one in the first on a RBI ground out by Tyler Seeley. After the Knights answered with a run in the top of the second, Montville added two more in the third off Ellington lefty Brian Francolini.
Jesse Sutherland singled hard past short to score J.P. Morales who had reached on an error. Sutherland came home on a triple by Alec Brown.
Derek Wilcox (8-0) is pitching for the Indians.
Neither is playing the smoothest of baseball right now in their Class M quarterfinal meeting at ECSU in Mansfield.
The Indians have already committed three errors in the game, but have managed to build a 3-1 lead through three innings.
Montville scored one in the first on a RBI ground out by Tyler Seeley. After the Knights answered with a run in the top of the second, Montville added two more in the third off Ellington lefty Brian Francolini.
Jesse Sutherland singled hard past short to score J.P. Morales who had reached on an error. Sutherland came home on a triple by Alec Brown.
Derek Wilcox (8-0) is pitching for the Indians.
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Vincent likes Dodd Stadium site
Eastern Connecticut Conference baseball chairman Pete Vincent said the crowd could have been a bit more robust, but he's been pleased with how everything has gone in tonight's ECC baseball championship at Dodd Stadium.
"Dodd Stadium has been great offering up the facility," Vincent, the Ledyard High athletic director, said. "The kids got on the field for batting practice before the game, the field is in great shape and, hopefully, we can continue this for years to come."
The Defenders did chip in and help create the atmosphere. Connecticut General manager Charlie Dowd was even out in the parking lot prior to the game helping to direct traffic.
"It's a family crowd, a high school kid crowd, two good rivals (Montville and NFA), the only thing that could have been better was that the sun could have been shining a bit more," Dowd said.
"Dodd Stadium has been great offering up the facility," Vincent, the Ledyard High athletic director, said. "The kids got on the field for batting practice before the game, the field is in great shape and, hopefully, we can continue this for years to come."
The Defenders did chip in and help create the atmosphere. Connecticut General manager Charlie Dowd was even out in the parking lot prior to the game helping to direct traffic.
"It's a family crowd, a high school kid crowd, two good rivals (Montville and NFA), the only thing that could have been better was that the sun could have been shining a bit more," Dowd said.
Nice crowd at Dodd
They're adorned in Norwich Free Academy red down the third base line and Montville orange on the first base side.
A good crowd has come out for the Eastern Connecticut Conference baseball championship being played at Dodd Stadium in Norwich between the Wildcats and Indians on this gloomy Thursday night.
The Indians' fans have had more to cheer about thus far as Montville shortstop Jesse Sutherland led off with a double and scored on a base hit by Alec Brown in the bottom of the first inning for the early lead.
Tyler Contillo added a triple for Montville in the first, but a base-running miscue was followed by a pair of strikeouts which prevented any further damage by the Indians.
A good crowd has come out for the Eastern Connecticut Conference baseball championship being played at Dodd Stadium in Norwich between the Wildcats and Indians on this gloomy Thursday night.
The Indians' fans have had more to cheer about thus far as Montville shortstop Jesse Sutherland led off with a double and scored on a base hit by Alec Brown in the bottom of the first inning for the early lead.
Tyler Contillo added a triple for Montville in the first, but a base-running miscue was followed by a pair of strikeouts which prevented any further damage by the Indians.
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