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An OT winner, a 5-for-5 day and more: Vote for the High School Athlete of the Week
Norwich Free Academy’s Hailey Smith has been voted The Bulletin “Athlete of the Week” for the fifth week of the spring season. The Wildcats senior pitcher lifted NFA to impressive wins over Waterford and Glastonbury. Smith allowed just two earned runs while striking out six in a 7-2 victory against Waterford.
One of UConn’s first NCAA men’s basketball champs earns his degree
STORRS, CT (WFSB) - University of Connecticut men’s basketball champion Khalid El-Amin can add “graduate” to his list of accolades. The point guard from UConn’s ‘99 championship team participated in the university’s commencement ceremony over the weekend. El-Amin finished his academic work over the...
Spring notebook: Norwich Free Academy boys volleyball win streak ends at nine games
Week 6 of the spring season featured a number of highlights and top performances. The Killingly girls lacrosse team edged Montville, 10-9, on a goal from Molly Crabtree with just 33 seconds remaining in double overtime. The Norwich Free Academy baseball team snapped a three-game losing streak with a victory over...
Baseball Recap: Chase Collins can't quite lead Windham over New London
Windham was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They lost 25-3 to the New London Whalers. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Windham of the 11-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture last Friday.
Inside the gym on a sunny day, NFA boys’ volleyball continues to impress
Norwich — Gage Hinkley is a 6-foot-1, 225-pound middle linebacker who leaves June 24, just after his graduation from Norwich Free Academy, to play Division I football at the University of Rhode Island. The versatile Hinkley also played quarterback at NFA. To find Hinkley on Tuesday, despite a temperature...
Macca named the new athletic director at Wheeler
North Stonington — Bern Macca, who once held the same position at The Williams School for six years, has been named the new athletic director at Wheeler High School. Macca succeeds Ellen Turner, who will retire after this school year, following 35 years of teaching, coaching and administrating at Wheeler.
Waltke is back and NFA’s offense is strong; Wildcats beat Vikings 11-2 in ECC DI softball
Norwich — There are times the Norwich Free Academy softball team will spend an entire practice on offense, which is not entirely surprising if you’ve seen the Wildcats hit. “The best hitting team in the league consistently 1-9,” East Lyme coach Judy Deeb said Monday in praise of...
Ficocelli's first career homer helps Mitchell College baseball team reach GNAC finals
NEW LONDON, Conn. – North Providence’s Michael Ficocelli, who is a freshman catcher/first baseman on the Mitchell College baseball team, helped the Mariners advance to the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) championship series, thanks to a 7-1 victory over Colby-Sawyer College in the seventh and final game of pod play on Sunday afternoon at the Mariners’ Alumni Field.
Softball Recap: Kaylyn Vernan can't quite lead Old Lyme over Hale Ray
Old Lyme was the 2-1 winner over Hale Ray when they last played one another back in April, but their luck changed this time around. The Old Lyme Wildcats fell just short of the Hale Ray Noises by a score of 2-1 on Monday. Old Lyme's defeat continues a trend for the team, making it three in a row.
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