SPORTS

The team made it’s return to the playoffs against defending-state champs Greenwich High School at Cardinal Stadium.

The Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) has confirmed that its New York franchise will host home games at Total Mortgage Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The first home game is set for Friday, January 5, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. ET against Toronto. The league has also scheduled home openers for all its teams, with the season starting on New Year’s Day in Toronto. Pascal Daoust, PWHL New York General Manager, is looking forward to showcasing the team in a high-quality arena.

Princeton defeated Bridgeport, 73-70 in the Class AAA semifinals (Photo by Ben Queen & Joey Signorelli/www.BenQueenPhotography.com)

The Yale men’s basketball team has a number of valuable pieces this year, but it may take some time to put them together. The Bulldogs (4–3, 0–0 Ivy) had an up-and-down stretch of games over the break, winning two of three games at the Atlantic Slam tournament in New Brunswick, Canada, and then falling to the University of Rhode Island (5–2, 0–0 A10) this past Sunday.

In Connecticut, it's playoff time for a lot of high school football teams all across the Constitution State. Almost 30 games are lined up for Tuesday and one of the top teams in the state will be in action.  The Fairfield Prep Jesuits (4-6) and Staples Wreckers (9-1) face off in a state ...

On Monday, Nov. 27, the Lake Club returned to the Planning and Zoning Commission nearly seven months after a public hearing brought attention to the increasingly tense relationship between the Club and its residential neighbors — many of whom are themselves active members. Located at 175 Thayer Pond Rd.,...

MONROE, CT — An incomplete lateral pass was scooped up by a Cheshire Rams defender, who ran it into the end zone for a quick 7-0 lead over Masuk on the Panthers home field in the Quarterfinals game of the Class M Playoffs. Moments later, the Rams’ defense stopped...

Halftime of West Virginia University’s game with Bellarmine Sunday at the Coliseum in Morgantown had a local flavor to it. Youngsters from Bridgeport who are members of the Jerry West League at The Bridge faced off against youth from Doddridge County in a basketball contest. All of the players from Bridgeport are fourth grade students, according to Coach Jimmy Stemple.

FAIRFIELD — The Bobcats never stood a chance. Exactly 365 days after Quinnipiac volleyball upset the then top-seeded Fairfield Stags to win its first MAAC title at the ESPN Wide World of Sports complex in Orlando, Florida, the Stags charged back. They took down Quinnipiac in four sets on their home court in front of what felt like thousands of rowdy fans to win their record 13th MAAC volleyball title.

After addressing his team and talking to a reporter, New Canaan coach Lou Marinelli walked across Dunning Field’s frozen tundra towards Killingly’s players and coaches. The Rams had just rolled to another big playoff win and Marinelli wanted to offer Killingly some encouraging words. Seems the winningest coach...

The Norwalk Boys Basketball Team will play their first home game of the season tonight at 7:45 p.m. in the NPECC. “First games are not as important as I used to think they were,” said Aaron Pelzer, head coach. “It’s nice to get out there and see what you have but overall there’s not a ton of importance other than finding out that starting point. We typically try to keep it simple for the first game since we only have 10 practices before the first game and build on as the season goes.”

With home field advantage, the third-seeded Wilton High School Warriors football team won their first post-season game, the quarterfinals of the CIAC Class MM tournament. The Warriors advance to the semifinal game this Sunday, Dec. 3 at 12:30 p.m. against Masuk High School in Monroe. “Warrior Sports Week on GOOD...

I’m not a big movie watcher so I don’t have one thing I would say is definitely by favorite movie but I’d say any of the Harry Potter movies. I’m a little bit of a book nerd. This is from when I was a little bit...

• UConn men's basketball team won a record-setting game against UNH with a score of 84-64. • The win marked their 24th consecutive non-conference game won by double-digits.

Bridgeport junior standout Myleigh Smell was a finalist for the State Volleyball Player of the Year Award, an honor that was won by Philip Barbour’s MacKenna Halfin. Smell emerged as one of the state’s premier all-around players this year and led the Indians to a 40-8-7 record and a spot in the state tournament for the ninth consecutive year.

The GameTimeCT Top 10 high school football poll as voted by sportwriters and broadcasters. First-place votes in parentheses and points tabulated on a 30-28-26-24-22-20-18-16-14-12-11-10-9-8-7 basis. The next poll will be the final poll of the year after the state championship games on Dec. 9. Week 12, Nov. 27, 2023. Team...

Coach Howie Draper discusses the tough decisions to come, the role of Claire Thompson, an injury to Madison Packer, and a fight in net for jobs.

PRINCETON, W.Va. — In a game that featured touchdowns on twelve consecutive possessions in the second half, No. 5 Princeton secured their first trip to the WVSSAC Class AAA State Championship game with a 73-70 win over Bridgeport in a wild shootout at Hunnicut Stadium. “It is very difficult...

MAAC-champion Fairfield opens NCAA Tournament play at 13th-seeded Purdue, which finished third in the Big Ten, on Thursday. Also in West Lafayette, Indiana, Ohio Valley-champion Eastern Illinois plays Marquette of the Big East. The winners play Friday. Nancy Somera had it pretty good. After three decades coaching volleyball, she took...

The East Haven football team may not have won any championships between the lines of a piece of paper, yet when looking at the group that actually performed between the white lines on the turf, the Yellowjackets gave their all day in and day out, and never relented an inch when it came to displaying maximum effort.