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UConn and USC beginning two game series in 2024-25 season
STORRS, CT (WFSB) - After their matchup in the Elite Eight this year, the UConn Huskies and USC Trojans will begin a two game series next season. The programs announced this Monday on the back of the enthralling matchup which saw the Huskies advance to the Final Four in Cleveland. They would eventually fall to Caitlin Clark and the Iowa Hawkeyes.
Baseball Recap: Southington extends road winning streak to nine
Southington put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They walked away with a 13-8 victory over the Glastonbury Guardians. That's more bragging rights for Southington, who also won the pair's last head-to-head. Southington got a great performance from Gabe Hinkson as he struck...
On the Diamond: Pitching gems highlight big week in baseball, softball
Week 7 of the baseball and softball season featured a number of highlights and top performances. In baseball, Landon Manzi (Killingly), Keyan Mayernik (Plainfield), and Ian Brais (Ellis Tech) each tossed pitching gems to lead their respective teams to wins. On the softball diamond, Norwich Tech’s Autumn Hanks and Ellis...
Golf Wins Twice, Girls’ Lacrosse Splits the Week
The Morgan golf team traveled to the Wildcat Invitational in Norwich on May 6 and finished 12 out of 15 teams. Jack Nye scored an 83 on the course, Patrick O’Neil scored an 88, Kolby Clifton earned a 91, Sean Davis recorded a 98, and Tyler Baldwin earned a 104.
Softball Game Recap: Somers Gets the Win
Somers put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They never let the Bolton Bulldogs onto the board and left with a 15-0 win. The high-scoring effort was just what Somers needed considering they were shutout in their previous matchup. Somers' victory bumped their...
Alyssa Thomas personifies ‘gritty’ culture for Connecticut Sun as veteran squad chases WNBA championship
UNCASVILLE — On the morning of Game 2 in the 2023 WNBA Semifinals series between the Connecticut Sun and the New York Liberty, Breanna Stewart was crowned league MVP for the second time in her career. Stewart learned the news at the Liberty’s pregame shootaround, embraced by her teammates as she tearfully watched a video on the Jumbotron at Barclays Center in Brooklyn chronicling her first ...
Ericson, Woodstock top East Lyme to win ECC Div. I baseball title
East Lyme — There is this young man on the mound, shaped like 6 o’clock, who releases the ball seemingly from the heavens. Good luck to the hitters and the milli-second they have to identify the pitch, let alone make solid contact. And these are among the reasons...
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