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Welcome to the New Haven Register high school sports blog where our talented staff of Chris Hunn, Joe Morelli, Dan Nowak and Mike Pucci will keep you up to date on everything to do with high school sports in Connecticut. Mike Pucci's Gridiron Glory blog for high school football remains. We hope you enjoy and feel free to join in the conversation.

Saturday, April 30, 2011

Girls' lacrosse: Hand denies Cheshire comeback bid

By Dan Nowak
Register Staff

CHESHIRE - The Cheshire girls lacrosse team, which fell behind five goals in the second half against Southern Connecticut Conference rival Hand, gave its fans something to cheer about with five unanswered goals to tie the game at 9. But center midfielder Cat Chatillon scored the game-winning goal with 1 minute, 57 seconds left in the game and Meghan Kane added an insurance goal with 56 seconds to go to give Hand an 11-9 victory over Cheshire at Bartlem Park on Saturday.



Attack player Hannah Morgan led the Tigers (8-0) with four goals and an assist and goalie Christy Forest made 11 saves.
"Cat has really started to find her shot," Hand coach Kevin Siedlecki said. "She’s finally starting to do it (score) on a regular basis during games. Cat has great speed and agility. But she really has a powerful shot, which is why I always insist that she shoot high and that’s what she did on that 10th goal."
It was Hand’s second win of the season over Cheshire with the Tigers coming away with a 7-5 win in OT on April 12.
"These are always up and down battles with Cheshire, so I knew a five-goal lead wasn’t safe," Siedlecki said. "We happen to be two great teams, were equal teams and it requires a solid effort to win."
Cheshire’s Maria Blois scored with one second left in the first half to cut the Tigers’ lead to 5-3 at halftime. The Tigers opened the second half with three unanswered goals to take an 8-3 lead. Kelsie Carlette scored for the Rams to cut the lead to 8-4 with 18:56 left in the half and Morgan responded for Hand 40 seconds later to make 9-4.
The momentum seemed to be in Hand’s favor but Cheshire soon took over. The Rams went on a five-goal run with Alyssa Hague scoring three of the goals. Her third goal with 3:49 to go tied the game at 9 and gave new life to the Rams.
But the Rams couldn’t get a quality shot off the rest of the way and Chatillon would give the lead back to the Tigers.
Chatillon bolted down the right wing and broke toward Cheshire goalie Ashley Zane. She wound up and fired a blazing shot from about six feet out into the upper right corner for the goal to make it 10-9.
"I just grabbed the ball and sprinted down the right wing toward the goal," Chatillon said. "When I’m on a breakaway like that, I really don’t know what I’m going to do. I’m so focused I just keep going forward to the cage and when I see an opening I just shoot.
"When I took the (game-winning) shot, I didn’t see it go in. Then I looked down and saw the ball in back of the net. It was a great feeling because this is our biggest game of our season so far. I knew that lead would hold up the rest of the way. We really didn’t want to have to go into overtime."
The Rams tried to regroup but Kane’s goal with 56 seconds to go put the game away for the Tigers.
"I’m disappointed we lost, but I’m not upset," Cheshire coach Dan Warburton said. "This was a turning point for us today. We only have one senior on offense and we’re a young team. It’s taken a while for the girls to figure it out and with this comeback they realized what we need to do as a team.
"We haven’t had a lot of success against Hand the last couple of years. In the second half we discovered if we just play and not second guess ourselves we can score and be successful. The thing is you can’t spot Hand a five-goal lead because it takes a lot of effort to get back into the game."

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Friday, April 29, 2011

Boys' lacrosse: Hopkins leading scorer drawn to Nordic poems

Senior midfielder Mike Rogers of New Haven has had his share of notorierty on the field this season for the Hopkins’ boys’ lacrosse team as its leading scorer with 18 goals and three assists. But he is also garnering attention off the field with a unique academic project - translating Norse poetry.
Hopkins’ seniors, if they choose to, are allowed to replace one class the last seven weeks of the school year with a special project. Rogers decided to translate 64 lines of Norse poetry in a book of poems called Edda (author unknown).
“Some kids I knew liked pirates, I always liked the Vikings as a kid,” Rogers said. “That’s where the interest started with me. I have Nordic books and I’ve always loved reading about them.
“A friend of mine showed me some Nordic books on the Internet. We came across the Edda. a compilation of poems of Nordic folklore and religion and I thought it would be fun to translate it into English.”
The deadline to complete the project is next Friday. He has 40 lines translated and expects to be completed before the deadline. The last week of school all the projects are displayed and each student does a presentation of their work.
Hopkins boys’ lacrosse coach Sandy MacMullen is Rogers’ advisor on the project.
“Translating Norse poetry into English is certainly unique,” MacMullen said. “Mike has really really put a lot of time and effort into it.”

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Thursday, April 28, 2011

Thursday's postponements

BASEBALL

SCC interdivision

Sheehan at Fairfield Prep, ppd. to Friday, 4:30 p.m.

SOFTBALL

CSC


Platt Tech at O’Brien Tech, ppd., TBA

Shoreline

Westbrook at Old Lyme, ppd. to Saturday, 10 a.m.

SCC interdivision

West Haven at Lyman Hall, ppd. to Tuesday, 3:45 p.m.

Non-league

Watertown at Shelton, ppd. to May 10, 3:45 p.m.

Wilcox Tech at Whitney Tech, ppd. to Thursday, 3:30 p.m.

BOYS’ LACROSSE

Shoreline


Morgan at Valley Regional, ppd. to Friday, 4 p.m.

SCC

Xavier at Fairfield Prep, ppd., TBA

SWC

Masuk at Bunnell, ppd. to Friday, 7 p.m.

GIRLS’ LACROSSE

SCC


West Haven at Sacred Heart Academy, ppd., TBA

Shoreline

Old Saybrook at Haddam-Killingworth, ppd. to Friday, 4 p.m.

Valley Regional at Morgan, ppd. to today, 4:30 p.m.

SWC

Brookfield at Stratford (Wooster Middle School), ppd., TBA

Weston at Lauralton Hall, ppd. to Wednesday, 4 p.m.

BOYS’ TENNIS

CSC


Platt Tech at Grasso Tech, 4 p.m.

GIRLS’ TENNIS

SCC


Law at Foran, ppd. to Tuesday, 3:30 p.m.

BOYS’ OUTDOOR TRACK

SCC

West Haven at Foran, ppd. to Friday, 3:45 p.m.

GIRLS’ OUTDOOR TRACK

SCC


East Haven, Lyman Hall at Branford, ppd. to Friday, 3:45 p.m.

Shelton at Sheehan, ppd., TBA

BOYS’ GOLF

CSC


O’Brien Tech at Kaynor Tech (East Mountain GC), 2 p.m.

Shoreline

North Branford at Haddam-Killingworth (Banner Lodge GC), ppd. to Thursday, 2:30 p.m.

Cromwell, Coginchaug at Old Saybrook (Fenwick GC), 3 p.m.;

SCC

Hillhouse at Sheehan (Farms CC), ppd., TBA

Hamden at Notre Dame-West Haven (Race Brook CC), ppd. to May 10, 2:45 p.m.

Guilford at Law (Orange Hills CC), ppd. to May 24, 2:45 p.m.

Lyman Hall at Shelton (Brownson CC), ppd., TBA

Cheshire at Fairfield Prep (Brooklawn CC), ppd., TBA

SWC

Bunnell at Masuk (Whitney Farms GC), ppd., TBA

GIRLS’ GOLF

Non-league


Cheshire at Suffield (Copper Hill GC), ppd., TBA

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

FLASHBACK: Notre Dame's Moffitt commits to Wisconsin in 2005

Wisconsin's John Moffitt, a Guilford resident and a former standout at Notre Dame-West Haven, is expected to be one of the top offensive linemen selected in this year's NFL Draft (which begins tomorrow night) but ironically he said that he chose Wisconsin in part because he was going to get the chance to play defense. Check out this article by Steve Kirck that originally ran in the West Haven News in Oct. 2005 that chronicle's Moffitt's decision to commit to Wisconsin. Read it here

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Vartelas records double-eagle!

Xavier High School's Geoff Vartelas was the medalist in a match against Hamden Tuesday, shooting a 38 at Laurel View Country Club in Hamden. The biggest reason he achieved that score was by posting a double-eagle on the par-5 fourth hole, holing a 3-wood from 250 yards away according to his coach, Mike Kohs.

In other high school golf news, Notre Dame-West Haven beat Fairfield Prep by five strokes (149-154) at Race Brook CC. It was the first time ND beat Prep in a decade.

Monday, April 25, 2011

LACROSSE: Joe Lombardi special guest on Tuesday lacrosse chat

The Register will host another live lacrosse chat on Tuesday at 7 p.m. and the special guest on the chat will be Joe Lombardi.
Lombardi writes for Inside Lacrosse and Laxlessons.com focusing on New York and Connecticut lacrosse. He is also an analyst for MSG Varsity television network and has written the book "Lacrosse for Dummies."
Join us for an informative chat.

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BOYS' LACROSSE: Today's Xavier-Hand ppd

Because Xavier's field has water issues, today's boys' lacrosse game with Hand has been moved to Hand's turf field on Tuesday (April 26) at 7 p.m.

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Sunday, April 24, 2011

Schedule change

Wilbur Cross at North Haven baseball Monday night is at 7 p.m.

Hamden tennis players profiled

Sarah Baker and Teal Howard are off to 5-0 starts for the Hamden High tennis team.

For their story, and a video presentation, check it out!

Saturday, April 23, 2011

CIAC Scholar Athlete Banquet

The annual CIAC High School Scholar-Athlete Banquet will be held Sunday, May 1, at 5 p.m. at the Aqua Turf in Southington.
The Scholar-Athlete Program annually recognizes two high school seniors - one boy and one girl - from each member high school whose academic and athletic careers have been exemplary, personal standards and achievements are a model to others, and possess high levels of integrity, self-discipline and courage.
Dr. Richard Diana of Connecticut Orthopedic Specialists will be the keynote speaker. For more information contact Stephanie Ford at 203-250-1111 or sford@casciac.org.
Here is the list of area recipients:

Katelyn Wong and Zezhong Ze of Amity
Courtney Egan and Zachary Rivers from Ansonia
Paige Simmons and Brendan Shea from Branford
Laura Collins and Kevin Champagne from Bunnell
Ashley Raymond and Brendyn Benson from Career
Wendy Fang and Brendan Pier from Cheshire
Lora Manley and Thomas Ryan from Coginchaug
Meghan Lynch and James Florentine from Hand
Irini Agaraj and Jonathan Haydu from Derby
Brittany Douglas and Andrew Schneer from East Haven
Matt D’Ambrisi from Fairfield Prep
Cristina LaPenna and Matthew Haselkamp from Foran
Valerie K. Williams and Jesse D. Iassogna from Guilford
Ashley Scully and Clayton Roundtree from Haddam-Killingworth
Gabriella Benitez and Patrick Cyr from Hamden
Jenna Wilborne and Joel Clarke from Hillhouse
Shaunea Green from Hyde
Meaghan Abbott and Andrew Fowler from Law
Danielle Sekerak from Lauralton Hall
Rebecca Furgalack from Allen Copas Lyman Hall
Elizabeth Saia from Mercy
Sara Boudreau and Guillaume Bastian from Morgan
Margaret Sullivan and Michael Reilly from North Branford
Alicia Criscuolo Istvan Kanyo from North Haven
Matthew Merola from Notre Dame-West Haven
Shelby Betts and John Sinnorai from O’Brien Tech
Caroline Bruno and Shane Olsen from Old Saybrook
Sara Taylor and Juan Pinto from Platt Tech
Clare Kane from Sacred Heart Academy
Kimberly Ferris and Bhupinder Singh from Seymour
Sarah LaPlante and Jeffrey DeVince from Sheehan
Kelli Freer and Daniel Guerrera from Shelton
Taylor Whiting and Lancelot Hunt from St. Joseph
Jessica Barragan and Tadhg C. Hannon from Stratford
Amelia Haney and Ryan Wichtowski from Valley Regional
Shannon Connor and Michael Binkowski from West Haven
Jamie Abraham and Alexander Lawton from Westbrook
Lillian Flowers and Ben Gyuko Whitney Tech
Catalina Gatica-Brennan and Jordy Padilla from Wilbur Cross
Michael R. Thompson from Xavier

Saturday's postponements

BASEBALL
Non-league
O’Brien Tech at Kennedy (Municipal Stadium), ppd., TBA
Wilbur Cross at Wilton, ppd. to Tuesday, 4:15 p.m.
Preps
Masters at Hopkins, ppd., TBA
SOFTBALL
CSC
Wilcox Tech at Whitney Tech, ppd. to Thursday, 3:30 p.m.
SCC Quinnipiac
Sacred Heart Academy at West Haven, ppd. to Tuesday, 3:45 p.m.
Preps
Willison Northampton at Hopkins, ppd., TBA
FCIAC
St. Joseph at Fairfield Warde, ppd., TBA
NVL
Naugatuck at Kennedy, ppd., TBA
Non-league
Hale-Ray at Lyman Memorial, ppd., TBA
BOYS’ LACROSSE
Non-league
Woodstock Academy at Old Saybrook, ppd., TBA
GIRLS’ LACROSSE
Non-league
Newington at North Branford, ppd., TBA
Hand at Glastonbury, ppd., TBA
SWC
Notre Dame-Fairfield at Lauralton Hall, ppd., TBA
SCC
West Haven at Shelton, ppd. to May 11, 7 p.m.
BOYS’ TENNIS
Shoreline
Westbrook at North Branford, ppd. to Tuesday, 3:45 p.m.
GIRLS’ TENNIS
Shoreline
North Branford at Westbrook, ppd. to Tuesday, 3:45 p.m.
Preps
Pomfret at Hopkins, ppd., TBA

Thursday, April 21, 2011

All-Area section out today!!!!

Go pick up a copy of the New Haven Register today...it includes a 16-page special section of our winter sports all-area teams.
The section includes a page on each of the eight all-area teams (boys’ and girls’ basketball, boys’ and girls’ indoor track, hockey, wrestling, boys’ swimming and gymnastics) and the head shots of each of the all-area athletes on the cover of the section.
There are also stories on each of the Area MVP selections and three seperate pages of our three All-State teams (boys’ basketball, girls’ basketball and hockey).

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

NH Register all-area special section out Thursday

Each of our New Haven Register All-Area winter high school sports teams will be in a 16-page special section in Thursday's editions.

The section includes a page on each of the eight all-area teams (boys’ and girls’ basketball, boys’ and girls’ indoor track, hockey, wrestling, boys’ swimming and gymnastics) and the head shots of each of the all-area athletes on the cover of the special section.

There are also stories on each of the Area MVP selections and three seperate pages of our three All-State teams (boys’ basketball, girls’ basketball and hockey).

We hope you like it.

Sunday, April 17, 2011

Boys basketball all-state team

The 63rd NH Register boys basketball team has been announced. Here is the complete team:

Friday, April 15, 2011

High School football officials needed

The New Haven Football Officials Association is registering candidates for the upcoming season. Classes begin in July with both on-field and rulebook sessions. New officials are trained to begin working youth and sub-varsity games. No experience is required. Those wanting more information should contact Michael Barbaro at mbarbaro@townfair.com

All-State Basketball running Sunday

The NH Register All-State boys' and girls' basketball teams are running in this Sunday's edition. It will also include the MVP stories and the second and third teams, along with honorable mentions. The All-Area basketball teams, along with all of the other teams, will be featured in a special section on Thursday, April 21.

Thursday, April 14, 2011

Wilbur Cross golf team heading to Florida

It's like a rite of spring for the Wilbur Cross golf team. For the past 21 years, head coach Joe Steele has taken his varsity players to Kissimmee, Fla. to practice at Kissimee Country Club and to play a match against Gateway, a school that resides in Kissimee. The team pays for the entire trip through fund-raising. And it is more than just about golf, as you will see below...

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

All-Area, All-State update

We know you have been waiting patiently. Here are the tentative run dates for the all-area and all-state winter sports:

The all-state teams for both boys' and girls' basketball is scheduled to run this coming Sunday.

The all-state hockey team, along with all of the all-area teams. are scheduled to run in a special section in the April 21 edition of the Register.

Wednesday's postponements (UPDATED)

BASEBALL
CSC
Kaynor Tech at Whitney Tech, ppd. to April 26, 4 p.m.
Bullard-Havens at Platt Tech, ppd. to Thursday, 4 p.m.
Shoreline
Hyde at East Hampton, ppd. to Thursday, 3:45 p.m.
Coginchaug at Old Saybrook, ppd. to Thursday
Haddam-Killingworth at Morgan, ppd. to Thursday, 4 p.m.
Portland at North Branford, ppd. to Thursday, 4 p.m.
Old Lyme at Valley Regional, ppd. to Thursday, 3:45 p.m.
NVL
Seymour at Derby, ppd. to Thursday, 3:30 p.m.
SCC interdivision
Wilbur Cross at West Haven, ppd. to Thursday, 3:45 p.m.
Career at Hamden, ppd. to Thursday, 3:45 p.m.
Amity at Foran, ppd. to Thursday, 3:45 p.m.
Hand at Shelton, ppd. to Thursday, 3:45 p.m.
Hillhouse at Sheehan, ppd. to Thursday, 3:45 p.m.
Xavier at Branford, ppd. to Thursday, 3:30 p.m.
Cheshire at Law, ppd. to Thursday, 4 p.m.
Lyman Hall at Guilford, ppd. to Tuesday, 4 p.m.
FCIAC
St. Joseph at Ridgefield, ppd. to Thursday, 4 p.m.
SWC
Bunnell at New Fairfield, ppd. to Thursday, 4:15 p.m.
SOFTBALL
CSC
Kaynor Tech at Platt Tech (Foote Field), ppd. to Friday, 3:45 p.m.
NVL
Wolcott at Ansonia, ppd. to Thursday, 3:45 p.m
Derby at Seymour, ppd. to Thursday, 4:30 p.m.
SCC interdivision
West Haven at North Haven, ppd. to Thursday, 3:45 p.m.
Hamden at Wilbur Cross, ppd. to Tuesday
Hillhouse at Amity, ppd. to Saturday, noon
Guilford at Sheehan, ppd. to Thursday, 3:45 p.m.
Foran at Shelton, ppd. to Thursday, 3:45 p.m.
Sacred Heart Academy at Career, ppd. to Tuesday, noon
Mercy at Branford, ppd. to Thursday, 4 p.m.
Law at Cheshire, ppd. to Saturday, 11 a.m.
Hand at Lyman Hall, ppd. to Thursday, 4 p.m.
Shoreline
Portland at North Branford, ppd. to Thursday, 3:45 p.m.
Coginchaug at Old Saybrook, ppd. to Thursday, 3:45 p.m.
Haddam-Killingworth at Morgan, ppd. to Thursday, 3:45 p.m.
FCIAC
Ridgefield at St. Joseph, ppd. to Thursday, 4 p.m.
SWC
Bunnell at New Fairfield, ppd. to Thursday 4:15 p.m.
GIRLS’ LACROSSE
Non-league
Hamden at East Lyme, ppd. to May 4, 7 p.m.
BOYS’ TENNIS
SCC
Hamden at Xavier, ppd. to Tuesday, 3:30 p.m.
Branford at Guilford, ppd. to Tuesday, 3:45 p.m.
Hand at Amity, ppd. to Thursday, 3:45 p.m.
Law at Sheehan, ppd. to Thursday, 2 p.m.
Lyman Hall at Shelton, ppd. to Tuesday, 3:45 p.m.
Wilbur Cross at Foran, ppd. to Tuesday, 10 a.m.
Career at North Haven, ppd. to Tuesday, 11 a.m.
SWC
Bunnell at Masuk, ppd. to Friday, 3:15 p.m.
Stratford at Newtown, ppd. to April 26, 3:45 p.m.
Shoreline
North Branford at Cromwell, ppd., TBA
Coginchaug at Morgan, ppd. to Thursday, 3:45 p.m.
Valley Regional at Westbrook, ppd. to Thursday, 3:45 p.m.
Portland at Old Saybrook, ppd. to Thursday, 3:45 p.m.
Non-league
New Canaan at Fairfield Prep, ppd. to April 21, 3:45 p.m.
CSC
Platt Tech at Prince Tech, ppd. to Thursday, 4 p.m.
GIRLS’ TENNIS
NVL
Wolcott at Ansonia (Nolan Field), ppd. to Thursday, 3:30 p.m.
Crosby at Naugatuck, ppd. to Thursday, 3:30 p.m.
Shoreline
Westbrook at Valley Regional, ppd. to Saturday, 10:30 a.m.
Morgan at Coginchaug, ppd. to May 3, 3:45 p.m.
North Branford at East Hampton, ppd. to Thursday, 3:45 p.m.
SCC
Hillhouse/Career at East Haven, ppd. to Thursday, 3:45 p.m.
Guilford at Mercy (Wesleyan), ppd. to Thursday, 3:45 p.m.
West Haven at Lyman Hall, ppd. to Tuesday, 11 a.m.
Sacres Heart Academy at Branford, ppd. to April 26, 3:30 p.m.
SWC
Brookfield at Lauralton Hall (Eisenhower Park), ppd. to Friday, 3:45 p.m.
Masuk at Bunnell, ppd. to Friday, 3:45 p.m.
Newtown at Stratford (Short Beach Tennis Courts) ppd. to April 26, 3:45 p.m.
Non-league
Hand at New Canaan, ppd., TBA
BOYS’ OUTDOOR TRACK
SCC
Sheehan, Guilford at Amity, ppd. to May 3, 3:45 p.m.
Branford, West Haven at East Haven, ppd., TBA
Hillhouse at Law, ppd. to Monday, 4 p.m.
GIRLS’ OUTDOOR TRACK
Barlow, Lauralton Hall at Pomperaug, ppd. to Thursday, 4 p.m.
BOYS’ GOLF
SCC
Lyman Hall at Wilbur Cross (Alling Memorial GC), ppd. to Thursday, 1:30 p.m.
East Haven, North Haven at Career (Alling Memorial GC), ppd. to Thursday, 2:30 p.m.
Xavier at Notre Dame-West Haven (Race Brook CC), ppd. to April 27, 2:45 p.m.
Hand at Law (Orange Hills CC), ppd. Thursday, 2:45 p.m.
Guilford, Hillhouse at Foran Grassy Hill CC), ppd. to April 26, 3 p.m.
SWC
Pomperaug at Bunnell (Oronoque CC), ppd. to April 26, 3 p.m.
Newtown at Stratford (Mill River CC), ppd., TBA
Shoreline
Valley Regional at East Hampton (Banner Lodge CC), ppd. to May 25, 3:15 p.m.
GIRLS’ GOLF
Darien at Bunnell (Oronoque CC), ppd., TBA
Suffield at Haddam-Killingworth (Banner Lodge GC), ppd., TBA

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Tuesday's postponements

Here is the list of Tuesday's postponements: BASEBALL SCC interdivision North Haven at Fairfield Prep, ppd., TBA Preps Hopkins at Hamden Hall, ppd. to Thursday, 4:30 p.m. SOFTBALL Non-league East Haven at Platt Tech (Foote Field), ppd. to May 3, 3:30 p.m. BOYS' LACROSSE Non-league Notre Dame-West Haven at Old Saybrook, ppd., TBA GIRLS' LACROSSE Shoreline Old Saybrook at Valley Regional, ppd., TBA Non-league St. Joseph at Amity, ppd., TBA Sheehan at Bacon Academy, ppd., TBA Morgan at West Haven, ppd. to Thursday, 7 p.m. BOYS' TENNIS SCC Foran at Law, ppd. to Thursday, 3:30 p.m. Hand at Amity, ppd. to Wednesday, 3:45 p.m. Xavier at Branford, ppd. to Thursday, 3 p.m. Shoreline East Hampton at North Branford, ppd. to Thursday, 3:45 p.m. GIRLS' TENNIS SCC Branford at North Haven, ppd. to April 19, 2 p.m. BOYS' OUTDOOR TRACK SCC North Haven, Lyman Hall at Wilbur Cross, ppd. to Monday, 11 a.m. Branford, West Haven at East Haven, ppd. to Wednesday, 3:45 p.m. Shelton at Cheshire, ppd. to Thursday, 3:45 p.m. Fairfield Prep at Hamden, ppd. to Friday, 3:45 p.m. Notre Dame-West Haven, Career at Xavier, ppd. to Thursday, 3:30 p.m. Hillhouse at Law, ppd. to Wednesday, 4 p.m. Shoreline Westbrook, Hyde at Valley Regional, ppd. to Thursday, 3:45 p.m. Old Saybrook at North Branford, ppd. to Thursday, 3:45 p.m. GIRLS' OUTDOOR TRACK SCC Law at Hand, ppd. to April 21, 3:45 p.m. Shelton, Foran at Sheehan, ppd., TBA Cheshire at Amity, ppd. to Thursday, 3:45 p.m. East Haven, Lyman Hall at Branford, ppd. to April 28, 3:45 p.m. Wilbur Cross at North Haven, ppd. to Thursday, 3:45 p.m. Mercy at Hamden, ppd. to Friday, 3:45 p.m. West Haven, Career at Sacred Heart Academy, ppd. to Thursday, 3:45 p.m. Shoreline Westbrook, Hyde at Valley Regional, ppd. to Thursday, 3:45 p.m. Old Saybrook at North Branford, ppd. to Thursday, 3:45 p.m. SWC New Milford, Immaculate, Oxford at Bunnell, ppd. to Thursday, 4 p.m. Barlow, Lauralton Hall at Pomperaug, ppd. to Wednesday, 4 p.m. BOYS' GOLF SCC Amity at Lyman Hall (Wallingford CC), ppd. to May 4, 2 p.m. North Haven, Wilbur Cross at Branford (Pine Orchard CC), ppd., TBA SWC Bunnell at Barlow (Redding CC), ppd., TBA GIRLS' GOLF Non-league Avon, Mercy at Masuk (Whitney Farms GC), ppd. to April 27, 3 p.m. SCC Cheshire at Hand (Fenwick GC), ppd. to Wednesday, 3 p.m.

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Thursday, April 7, 2011

Don't forget JCC Schoolboy Classic Saturday

The 50th edition of the basketball all-star games, featuring Hillhouse's Freddie Wilson among others, is Saturday night. The girls game begins at 6:15 p.m. at the JCC Center on Park Avenue in Bridgeport. The boys game, Connecticut vs. New Jersey, follows at 8:15. Here are the rosters: The Connecticut Boys team is: coaches Vin Laczkoski (Notre Dame-Fairfield) and Craig Parker (New London). Players: Torin Childs-Harris (New London), Jamill Powell (Bassick), Bryan Galvin (Ridgefield), Anthony Jernigan (South Kent), Freddie Wilson (Hillhouse), Ethan O’Day (Northfield MT Herman), Rohan Brown (East Catholic), Marvin Hampton (Crosby), Oscar Assie (St. Joseph), J.C. Carr (Northwest Catholic). The Connecticut West girls’ team is: coaches Dave Strong (Masuk) and Catrina Hawley-Stewart (Hillhouse). Players are Sarah Royal (Torrington), Brooke Butkovsky (Masuk), Cherelle Moore (Kolbe Cathedral), Andreana Thomas (Hillhouse), Amber Bepko (Mercy), Heather Framski (Woodland), Briyana Pabon (Newington), Ali Berman (Hopkins), Atong Reyak (Wilbur Cross) and Amanda Amanski (Lewis Mills). The Connecticut East team is: coaches Dave Shea (Bacon Academy) and Tony Floyd (Bristol Eastern). Players Shianne Walker (Bristol Eastern), Dreisen Heath (Hamden Hall), Damika Martinez (Platt), Margaret Sundberg (E.O. Smith), Kelly Coleman (Portland), Katie Mahoney (Bacon Academy), Kaley Watras (Glastonbury), Kelsey Booth (East Hampton), Sara Binkhorst (Hall), Jahira Smith (Norwich Free Academy) and Kelly Dixon (Bacon Academy).

Vote for Wednesday's star

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Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Branford's Carden third at national tournament

Branford wrestler Cheyenne Carden was third at 134 pounds at the 14th national girls tournament held this past weekend at Eastern Michigan University. Carden won by decision, 4-2, over Payton Woodall (Plainfield, IL) in the third-place match. To see complete results, click here.

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Sunday, April 3, 2011

Gillen loses at national tournament

Shelton senior Pat Gillen was pinned by Nick Gwiazdowsk of New York at 4:57 in the 215-pound division at the national tournament, held Sunday at Virginia Beach, VA.

Gillen finishes his career as a four-time All-American and four-time Academic All-American. He went 53-1 this year and 204-15 in his career. He set the state record for career wins at the national tournament. Gillen was a four-time Register All-Area selection and a two-time MVP.

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Lacrosse season begins Wednesday

Check out our preview on the Hand boys' lacrosse team here Here are the state's top 10 boys lacrosse players, according to Dan Nowak. He also lists the top 10 girls' players here We debuted our boys lacrosse poll as well. Check it out here

Saturday, April 2, 2011

Gillen could be first CT wrestler to win national title

Some information from Shelton wrestling coach Bill Maloney:

Shelton senior Pat Gillen, a four-time NHSCA All-American, is looking to become the first Connecticut wrestler to win a NHSCA Senior National title. Only two other state wrestlers have earned a spot in the senior finals – Windham High’s James Poulin at 275 pounds in 1991 and Hand’s Jim Guzzio at 130 in 1992. Both finished second.

Ledyard’s T.J. Hepburn is the only Connecticut wrestler to win a NHSCA national championship when he won a Junior National title at 135 pounds in 2006.

Gillen advanced to the championship final at 215 pounds at the national wrestling tournament after an impressive performance Saturday at Virginia Beach, Va. Gillen earned a major decision over Darren Hankins of Virginia, 15-7, to earn a spot in the finals, which will be held today at 5 p.m. Earlier in the day, Gillen pinned Blake Bean of Kansas at 2:41. Gillen will face Nick Gwiadowski of New York for the championship. Gillen is currently 53-0 on the season and has a career record 204-14.

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Gillen reaches national wrestling final

Shelton senior Pat Gillen advanced to the championship final at 215 pounds at the national wrestling tournament after an impressive performance Saturday at Virginia Beach, Va. Gillen earned a major decision over Darren Hankins of Virginia, 15-7, to earn a spot in the finals, which will be held today at 5 p.m. Earlier in the day, Gillen pinned Blake Bean of Kansas at 2:41. Gillen will face Nick Gwiadowski of New York for the championship. Gillen is currently 53-0 on the season and has a career record 204-14.

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Wilbur Cross Hall of Fame

The seventh annual Wilbur Cross High School Athletics Hall of Fame Dinner and induction ceremony will be held Thursday at 6 p.m. at Anthony’s Oceanview in New Haven. To see the inductees for this year, read the story here

Milford's Abbott, Haselkamp excel in the classroom and on the field

Here's a feature story by Peter Vander Veer highlighting the accomplishments, on and off the field, by Milford scholar athletes Meaghan Abbott (of Law) and Matt Haselkamp (of Foran). Read it here

Friday, April 1, 2011

spring sports previews

The Register's spring sports previews begin on Sunday with lacrosse. A new boys lacrosse preseason poll will be featured, along with the top players to watch, a look at each of the CIAC divisions and a feature on Hand. You can view all of this at www.nhregister.com. On Tuesday, the softball previews will debut (on Monday night on our website) and baseball will come out on Wednesday.

Shelton's Gillen sets state record for wins

Shelton senior wrestler Pat Gillen set the state record for career wins when he recorded his 201st during the NHSCA Senior Nationals in Virginia Beach on Friday. Gillen claimed the top spot after a pin over Brandon Lustgarten of FL in 35 seconds in his first match. Gillen's victory surpasses former Ledyard standout TJ Hepburn's mark of 200 wins. Gillen will face Michael Chapman of GA in the Round of 16 starting at 9 a.m. on Saturday. For brackets and results, click here.

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