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'He checked every box': Norwich Free Academy introduces new head football coach
When Dylan Schroth was growing up in Westerly, Norwich Free Academy was like Tuscaloosa for him and his football playing friends. One of Schroth’s coaching heroes was, indeed, Paul “Bear” Bryant and on Friday afternoon NFA officials introduced Schroth as the school’s new head football coach. “The respect this place commands and the prestige...
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.
Mitchell College captures GNAC baseball championship in its first season in the league
New London — Relying on guts, heart and adrenaline, senior Cam Varney battled his way through the bottom of the ninth inning on Friday while trying to close out the Great Northeast Athletic Conference baseball championship series. Varney leaned on his previous pressure-packed tournament experience. And Mitchell College coach...
Baseball Recap: Putnam wins going away against Windham
Putnam can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Windham Whippets as the Putnam Clippers made off with a 14-3 win. The victory was nothing new for Putnam as they're now sitting on three straight. For Windham's part,...
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...
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 ...
Valley Regional Co-Op Crew Rowing Towards Sustained Success
For the Valley Regional-Old Saybrook crew co-op team, it has been a spring season as bright as the weather. The Warriors are both having fun in the sun and on the water while developing a great breadth of talent and acumen across the board and in each of their numerous boats.
Softball Game Preview: Norwich Free Academy Hits the Road
The Norwich Free Academy Wildcats will head out on the road to challenge the Edwin O. Smith Panthers at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. Norwich Free Academy will be strutting in after a victory while Edwin O. Smith will be coming in after a defeat. Norwich Free Academy is coming in...
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