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Caitlin Clark Makes 'Sad' Admission About First Month As WNBA Player
Caitlin Clark's first month as a WNBA player has been a bit of a roller coaster. The No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 WNBA Draft has been the subject of many debates and many headlines. The Indiana Fever had a rough start to the season, losing their first five games, before finally getting win No. 1 ...
CIAC state tournaments begin this week
The CIAC state tournaments begin this week. Here’s a look where Norwich Free Academy, Norwich Tech, Griswold, Plainfield, Killingly and Ellis Tech are headed in their quest for a state championship banner. Baseball Class LL: No. 25 Norwich Free Academy travels to No. 8 Naugatuck on Tuesday. The winner meets either No. 9 Newington...
Norwich adds to its Sports Hall of Fame
Just thought I’d empty out my reporter’s notebook while wishing for a Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown versus Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving matchup in the NBA finals … New Hall of Famers The biggest sports celebration of the year is just around the corner. ...
Connecticut Sun survive star player’s ejection, win 86-82 over Chicago Sky, Angel Reese
Despite playing the entire fourth quarter without superstar forward Alyssa Thomas, the Connecticut Sun continued its undefeated streak with an 86-82 win over the Chicago Sky. Thomas, who played 40-plus minutes in the Sun’s previous two games, was ejected with 3:41 remaining in the third period after a foul against Sky rookie Angel Reese was upgraded to a flagrant 2. Thomas went up for a ...
What should Norwich do with Dodd Stadium? Why the city should update it, and who opposes it
As baseball is a seasonal game, discussion of what to do with the city-owned Dodd Stadium also emerges during budget season. Glenn Carberry, retired lawyer and the man who pushed for Norwich to get into baseball, presented a white paper on the 30th season of baseball in Norwich to the City Council on Monday.
'We never once lost faith': Norwich Tech softball rallies to win CTC title in 27-run game
With two outs and the tying run on second base in the top of the seventh, Norwich Tech junior pitcher Autumn Hanks, who is described as “unflappable” by her coaches, fielded a comebacker off the bat of O’Brien Tech’s Cloe Tomasella. A perfect throw to first base was all the Warriors needed now to win the Connecticut Technical Conference softball championship. ...
Killingly, Griswold fall in ECC softball quarterfinals
Killingly entered Tuesday’s Eastern Connecticut Conference Division 1-2 softball tournament quarterfinals with five straight victories, including a win over Division I Woodstock Academy that highlighted a stretch of six wins in seven games. A rough start against Fitch, however, spelled doom for Killingly. The Falcons (11-10) scored three runs...
Norwich Free Academy wins ECC softball championship
Ever since she was a wide-eyed Little Leaguer, Madison Waltke has dreamed of hitting a big home run in a championship game. She got her wish. Powered by Waltke’s a two-run homer, a terrific performance in the circle from Hailey Smith, and another fine defensive performance anchored by shortstop Melina Graziano, Norwich Free Academy captured the Eastern Connecticut Conference softball tournament championship with a 7-3 victory over East Lyme on Thursday night at Griswold High School. ...
Griswold baseball eliminated in ECC semifinals
NEW LONDON - The Griswold baseball team ran into Stonington's "A-game" Thursday in the ECC Division II tournament semifinals at Mitchell College. The Bears finished a game behind the Wolverines, who won ECC Division III's regular season with a 6-2 record. Still, many ECC baseball followers considered Stonington a dangerous team and one of the favorites to reach the postseason final at Dodd Stadium.
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