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Fairfield Little League Team Headed To Tournament After Winning State Championship
Coach Chad Czapla said the Fairfield American team, known as the "Summer Brothers," will get a big send-off to the tournament with a barbecue on Thursday, July 18, and a parade of cars will escort them as they take off for Delaware on Friday, July 19. "Our team is proud...
Bridgeport 9-11 Little League All-Stars Defeat Hurricane, 9-5, to win State Championship
The Bridgeport 9-11 Little League All-Stars captured the state championship on Wednesday with a 9-5 victory against Hurricane in Ona. Riley Haddix and Reed Hurst each had two hits to lead Bridgeport. Haddix, Walker Horne and Cam Nicewarner each scored a pair of runs. Parker Tuttle and Collin Benson each...
Women’s Hockey Earns 15 All-American Scholars
BOSTON, Mass. — For a consecutive year, the Sacred Heart University women's ice hockey team grabbed national recognition for their work in the classroom. This season 15 Pioneers have been named Krampade All-American Scholars through the American Hockey Coaches Association. SHU's 15 honorees were the most among all New England Women's Hockey Alliance (NEWHA) and led all DI programs who had nominees. 12 skaters and three goalies earned the recognition this season for SHU with Sydney Antonakis, Diana Bishopp, Carly Greene, Kate Helgeson, Julianna Koman, Olivia LaRoche, Lauren Larson, Sophie Lupone, Macey Merdinian, Kerryn O'Connell, Samantha Ostrowski, Jillian Petruno, Maddie...
John Jay's Garofolo is Still Larger Than Life at Wesleyan
CROSS RIVER, N.Y. - If by the unlikely chance you’ve forgotten Gerard Garofolo and his outgoing ways, let the 2023 John Jay grad remind you in his own words. “The parties were awesome. They were a lot of fun,” said the Wesleyan freshman. “I had a great time at school.” But the former lineman didn’t get into one of the top academic schools in the country by simply grinding hard on the football field and reaping the social rewards before, during and after.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER “I wound up doing really well this...
Stags Win Third Consecutive CAA Team Academic Excellence Award
RICHMOND, Va. – For the third consecutive season, Fairfield University Men's Lacrosse has earned the Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) Team Academic Excellence Award, as announced on Tuesday morning by the conference office. The Stags earned a 3.51 team GPA in the 2023-24 academic year, sharing the award with Hofstra as the top performing squads among the eight CAA men's lacrosse programs. The Team Academic Excellence Award recognizes the institution with the highest collective grade point average in all 22 sports sponsored by the CAA. Forty-five of the 50 student-athletes on Head Coach Andrew Baxter 's roster currently own an overall...
Milford Little League Softball downs Madison 3-1 to win its 6th straight CT state championship
MILFORD — For the sixth year in a row, Milford's 12U Little League softball team is Connecticut's state champion. Milford defeated Madison 3-1 at Brewster Field on Tuesday thanks to strong pitching from Marina Cosmas and clutch hitting from Brynn Ayres. It was the third matchup between Milford and...
In Your Neighborhood: Golfing for CHOICES
FAIRFIELD, Conn. (WTNH) — Good Morning Connecticut’s Laura Hutchinson joined dozens teeing off Wednesday morning at the Fairchild Wheeler Golf Course in support of putting kids and students on a positive path in life. All proceeds benefit CHOICES, which is a program currently in Waterbury and Bridgeport high...
University of Bridgeport Announces Evan Sholudko As New Head Swim & Dive Coach
Sholudko takes over the newly-restored program after spending three seasons as the head coach of the Lewis University Flyers. Current photo via Bridgeport Athletics. BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – University of Bridgeport’s Vice President of Athletics and Recreation Jay Moran is thrilled to announce the appointment of Evan Sholudko as the head coach of the newly restored men’s and women’s swimming and diving programs. Coach Sholudko brings a wealth of experience and a proven track record of success to UB and will be instrumental in building a competitive swimming and diving program.
Stags Add A-10 Guard Noah Best
FAIRFIELD, Conn. – Fairfield University Men's Basketball Head Coach Chris Casey has announced the addition of Noah Best to the Stags for the 2024-25 season. Best, who competed in the Atlantic-10 Conference last season at Fordham University, comes to Fairfield with three years of eligibility remaining. Best spent two seasons at Fordham – under the direction of Fairfield alum Keith Urgo – where he served a redshirt season in 2022-23 and appeared in eight games for the Rams this past winter. Best was a three-star recruit out of Mount Saint Michael Academy in the Bronx, where he averaged a team-leading...
Register Now For Upcoming Newtown Golf Outing
A reminder again that the Annual Newtown Golf Outing presented by the Greater Danbury Chamber of Commerce, is coming up on Monday, July 29th at Rock Ridge Country Club in Newtown. The fun begins with check in at 11am, followed by lunch at noon and then a shotgun start at 2pm. Contests will include the longest drive, closest to the pin, and of course… hole in one. Individual fee is $175. A Foursome is $700. For further details and to sign up, click HERE.
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