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Western Connecticut State to Drop Men’s and Women’s Swimming
Western Connecticut State to Drop Men’s and Women’s Swimming. Western Connecticut State is dropping men’s and women’s swimming and diving, effective immediately. The decision was announced on April 12 and is effective at the end of the 2024 academic year. “One area of resounding success throughout...
BHS Softball Teams Begins Sectional Play Monday
The Bridgeport High School softball team will begin postseason play on the road Monday. The Indians (5-17) are the No. 4 seed and will play at No. 1 University at 5 p.m. in the opening round of the Class AAA Region I, Section 2 tournament on Monday. The same day, No. 2 Buckhannon-Upshur will be at home to play No. 3 Preston.
Masuk girls lacrosse wins OT thriller, blowouts
MONROE, CT — Masuk High’s girls lacrosse team had quite a week, following up a 6-5 overtime win at New Fairfield on April 20 with an 18-1 home win over New Milford on April 23 and a 16-3 triumph at Brookfield on Thursday, April 25. In the win...
Boys lacrosse pummels Trumbull after key out-of-state win
TRUMBULL — The Staples High boys lacrosse team improved to 5-3 overall with a 17-2 triumph over host Trumbull on Tuesday night. That victory was big in terms of the score, but the team’s previous win — a 9-8 edging of host Bishop Guertin in Nashua, N.H., on Saturday — was more significant since the Wreckers’ counterparts are three-time New Hampshire state champions.
University of Bridgeport in Connecticut Will Re-Add Swimming Programs After 6 Year Hiatus
The University of Bridgeport, now under new ownership, is bringing back its swimming & diving program for the 2025-2026 season. Archive photo via Bridgeport Athletics. A week after Western Connecticut State announced that the school was dropping its swimming programs, the state got some positive news in the opposite direction: NCAA D2 program University of Bridgeport has announced that it plans to add men’s and women’s swimming & diving programs for the fall 2025 semester.
College softball: Rockland native enjoying comeback season after open-heart surgery
SPARKILL − Like all senior athletes in their final season, St. Thomas Aquinas standout Tara Hagan is aiming to make the most out of her last hurrah on the softball field. The New City native and Clarkstown South alumna is fearless whenever she steps into the batter's box. There isn't a fiery fastball or a crafty changeup in an opponent's arsenal that intimidates her.
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