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CT teens to compete in international baseball competition
(WFSB) - Summertime has long been baseball season and at the youth level that means a lot of all-star play. For a couple of Connecticut teenagers that means a trip to the Bahamas for a big international competition. Lorenzo Flores from Bridgeport and Waterbury’s Issac Leon are two members of...
Bloomfield triple jumper finishes fifth in the Olympic Trials
Sean Dixon-Bodie, a University of Florida All-American from Bloomfield, jumped his personal best in the finals of U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials triple jump Sunday night and finished fifth overall with a jump of 55 feet, 1 ½ inches. In order to make the U.S. Olympic team, Dixon-Bodie would have had to finish in the top three and reach the Olympic standard of 56-6. Salif Mane, who jumped a ...
Avon makes their hits count to win second straight D6 championship
SIMSBURY, July 1, 2024 – The Avon Little League softball All-Star had just three hits in Monday night’s District 6 Major Division (ages 11-12) championship game. But they made each one count. Each Avon player with a hit stole at least one base and scored a run as...
Swimming areas at 3 state parks closed due to bacteria
HARTFORD, Conn — The swimming areas in three state parks are closed to swimmers Tuesday after indicator bacteria was found in the water. Day Pond State Park in Colchester, Wadsworth Falls State Park in Middlefield/Middletown and Wharton Brook State Park in Wallingford had their swimming areas closed. Indicator bacteria...
Ponies Drop Series Opener To Hartford, Stuart Deals 11 Strikeouts
The Binghamton Rumble Ponies would drop their series opener to the Hartford Yard Goats on Monday at Mirabito Stadium in a 6-1 final. Throughout the first three innings all eyes were on Rumble Ponies pitcher Tyler Stuart who would be lights out, Stuart would deal 7 strikeouts through the first three innings and finish with 11 total strikeouts through 7.0 innings.
Weekly scoreboard: July 1-7, 2024
District 6 Age 9-11 Avon 3, East Granby/Granby 0. District 6 Major Division (ages 11-12): Final — Avon 3, Simsbury 0. Tyler Egan, A. Howell (5) and S Sirica; Kieran Beman and J Nadeau; WP: Beman (1-1); LP: Egan; 2B: Colby Wilhelm (S), HR: Colby Wilheim (S); NOTE: Wilheim (S) was 2-3 with 4 RBI, Lucas Gifford (S) was 2-4 with Connor Naspo (S) going 2-4 with 3 RBI. Chad Orluk (S) was 1-3 with 3 RBI.
Simsbury Little League U11 team wins District 6 title
The Simsbury Little League under-11 baseball team remained undefeated this summer with a 13-9 win over Avon to win the District 6 Minor Division (ages 10-11or U11) championship on Tuesday night. A majority of this Simsbury team was on the U10 team a year ago that also won a District...
Connecticut Sweeps Select Side Tourney in NY
Part of the resurgence of HS all-star and select-side tournaments took place in late June in New York. Teams from New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, both boys and girls, converged on Glover Field in Pelham, NY for a on-day event. The idea of the tournament was to give...
PREVIEW: Hartford Finish Road Trip in Virginia
HARTFORD ATHLETIC (5-9-1) vs LOUDOUN UNITED FC (6-6-4) Hartford Athletic are heading back to the East Coast to challenge Loudoun United FC on Wednesday for the second match of their two-game road trip. LAST TIME OUT. Hartford Athletic are coming off a 1-0 loss to Sacrameno Republic FC on the...
LEADING WITH PASSION: ALISON PATRICELLI AND LBL POLO - AN ARTICLE BY CLICKPOLOUSA
Four years—that is how long it took Alison Patricelli to convince her father to buy her first pony. With no family connection to equestrian sports, she forged her path with patience and determination. Now, over 40 years later, Patricelli operates a large farm in Connecticut and simultaneously leads LBL Polo team.
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