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Hartford High School to build track field in honor of late student Heidi Martin
Four decades after 16-year-old Heidi Martin was killed in Hartland, Vermont, her younger sister is thinking about the 16-year-olds of today. While this is one of the state's cold cases, Martin's family is finding light in her passing.
CT school district cuts record number of staff positions, sports programs
About 130 Enfield public school positions are slated to be cut along with all middle school and some high school sports as a result of budget cuts approved Wednesday. At an emotionally fraught meeting Wednesday night, the Board of Education passed a $77 million budget for fiscal year 2024-25. That amount, allocated last week by the town council, fell far short of the Board’s request of $82.5 ...
Late Thursday: Xavier boys track wins Class L by a half point, Windsor girls win sixth straight title
NEW BRITAIN – The possibility of winning, for the Xavier boys track team, started to become more than a thought with about four events to go in the Class L track championship at Willow Brook Park Thursday afternoon. Xavier coach Chris Stonier knew the Falcons would do well in the 3,200 meters, the second to last event, and they did, finishing in three of the top four places. It would come down ...
Tuesday Scoreboard MLB NHL NBA, WNBA, HS, Girls SB Lyman Hall Beats Windsor
A Tuesday Scoreboard. Here we go. MLB: Angels 4 Yankees 3, Red Sox 8 Orioles 3, Gm 1 Dodgers 5 Mets 2(10), Gm 2 Dodgers 3 Mets 0. Florida Panthers 3 New York Rangers 2(ot) Series tied 2-2 NBA Playoffs Best of 7. Minnesota Timberwolves 105 Dallas Mavericks 100 Dallas...
This CT girls track team moved up a class, still dominates in M state championship meet
NEW BRITAIN – The Bloomfield girls track team has won 14 Class S state outdoor championships since 2008. This year, the Warhawks were moved up to Class M, but it didn’t matter. They dominated once again. Bloomfield won the Class M championship Tuesday with 169 points at Willowbrook Park. Runner-up Sacred Heart had 73. The Warhawks, who won the State Open last year, have a new infusion of young ...
UConn football announces kickoff times for six-game home stretch on CBS Sports Network
The UConn football program announced kickoff times for its six home games during the 2024 season, all of which will be televised on CBS Sports Network. The Huskies will begin the season at Maryland on August 31 (Noon, FS1) before the Sept. 7 home-opener against Merrimack (time and TV information TBD). Following another road trip to Duke, scheduled for 6 p.m. on ACC Network Extra and ESPN+, the ...
Hall boys win Class LL track championship, Glastonbury girls send coach out with a title
NEW BRITAIN – Liam Wright set the Class LL meet record in the pole vault Wednesday afternoon. The bar was at 15 feet, 4 inches and he asked the officials to move it up a foot. He wanted to break the state record (16-3 ½) and he could have raised the bar a little at a time but he also had to go compete in the triple jump at Willow Brook Park. His back was giving him a little trouble but if he ...
UConn’s Coe carries late Team Impact member with him as Huskies open NCAA tournament play
Storrs — Tucked into Garrett Coe’s baseball cap is a small photo. It is of a smiling Alexander “AJ” Salisbury, with whom Coe formed a special bond during the Tolland resident’s time as a Team Impact member of the UConn program. Salisbury passed away in April at the age of 10.
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