Darien High School’s annual homecoming football game tradition is one of the most eventful games of the season, and definitely the game with the most spirit. This years game fell on Friday October 19th 2024; a home game against St. Joseph High School based in Trumbull CT. As of October 2024, Darien High School is Ranked #1 for Class L High School Football, According to Sports Illustrated. Darien had a record of 3-1 prior to the homecoming game with their only loss being to Windsor during a tough double OT loss.

HOPKINTON, N.H. – Returning to the track, the University of New Haven Men's Cross Country team returned to New Hampshire to compete for a conference crown at the Northeast 10 Cross Country Championships where New Haven was one of 1 teams competing at the meet. Mohammed Abunar (Trumbull, Conn./Trumbull) continued to set the pace for New Haven as Abunar finished ninth overall with a final time of 25:41.5 and earning himself a spot on the All- Conference second team. Finishing second for the Chargers, Liam Taggart (Wakefiled, Mass./Wakefield Memorial) finished 27 overall crossing in 26:31.7. William Brown (Middletown, Pa./Middletown Area)...

Bulldog Swim Academy opened its doors and dived into the Orange community yesterday by holding a packed house, grand opening ribbon cutting. Located at 200 Indian River Road (former Christmas Tree Plaza), Bulldog Swim Academy is owned by Adriana and Kyle Schack, a local couple fueled by their love for swimming and dedication to community service. Adriana is a former Mexican Olympian whose life has been transformed by swimming. Kyle is an associate head coach of swimming at Yale University.

Sophomore Emily Vella made her mark on the Law girls soccer team this year by breaking the school record for goals in a season. Vella scored 19 goals in the regular season and one more in first round of the SCC Tournament. “My goal is to break the career scoring...

Then there’s what the St. Joseph football team has been doing. The Cadets have been bedeviled by injuries. They’re down several starters, including four for the year, and have had to scramble players around the lineup to fill in the holes. “We’re on a record pace,” St. Joseph...

WEST HAVEN, Conn. – Junior Erin Smith (Warrington, Pa./Central Bucks South) struck twice under the lights on Tuesday night to lead the New Haven Field Hockey team to a 2-1 win over the visiting Adelphi Panthers in the Chargers final regular season home game. With the win, New Haven improves 7-10 on the season and evens its Northeast-10 Conference record to 6-6 with one game remaining in the regular season.

Morehouse College became the first historically black college and university (HBCU) to field a polo team. In 2019, Morehouse College became the first historically Black college and university (HBCU) to field a polo team. After discussing the possible matchup for two years, the team recently played against Yale University’s polo team.

Olympic gold medalist and Hamden native Alexis Holmes is speaking at Southern Connecticut State University on Wednesday and tickets are available for the public to attend. SCSU will host the event with Holmes in a moderated conversation at the John Lyman Center for the Performing Arts. Holmes is expected to...

Long before Patrick Ford ever thought about being Bridgeport’s next city manager, he was already well versed in the tradition of Indians’ football. For a native of Kansas who graduated from the University of Virginia that may seem odd. Ford is married to the former Alecia Sirk, a...

The Bridgeport High School volleyball team captured the Class AAA Region II, Section 2 championship on Wednesday, defeating Robert C. Byrd, 25-12, 25-11 and 25-11. The Indians now 48-8-2, will be host for one of the co-regional finals next Thursday against Hampshire where a spot in the state tournament will be on the line. Game time is tentatively scheduled for 6 p.m.

This past Saturday, the Yale Men’s and Women’s Fencing teams took to the piste in the annual, fun-spirited Dernell Invitational match, marking the unofficial beginning of their season. The Dernell Invitational is named after famous Yale fencer Dernell Every, class of 1928, a 1932 Olympic bronze medalist for...

HAMDEN, Conn – Quinnipiac men’s soccer finally emerges triumphant in a conference game for the first time in 25 days, right in time to end their October on a high note. It’s a victory they desperately needed, now sitting only one point outside a coveted MAAC playoff spot. The Bobcats shockingly missed that mark in 2023 after winning their conference the year before.

As Fall sets in, the 22nd Annual Commodore Hull Thanksgiving Day 5K Road Race — a cherished community tradition — is fast approaching. The road race, orchestrated by Boys & Girls Club of the Lower Naugatuck Valley, is one of their major fundraising events. Scheduled for Thanksgiving morning, the iconic charity road race begins 8 a.m. at Veterans Memorial Park in Shelton, paces downtown and over the Derby-Shelton bridge, winds through Derby, and loops back to Shelton, offering participants a scenic route through the historic downtown areas of these neighboring towns.

On Oct. 27, the Chargers faced off against the Assumption University Greyhounds at Brian Kelly Stadium in Worcester, Massachusetts. In a tightly contested game, the Greyhounds defeated the Chargers 19-14. In the first quarter of the game, New Haven won the coin toss and chose to defer. Assumption started their first drive but quickly struggled to gain yards which resulted in a punt. When New Haven took over, they faced some challenges, including penalties that pushed them back and made it difficult to advance. However, running back Christopher Ais stepped up and made several impressive runs which helped the team start to find their rhythm. Despite the setbacks, the Chargers managed to string together some successful plays. The back-and-forth action kept fans engaged, but neither team could score in the quarter, leaving the game tied at 0-0.

Searching for their first Ivy League win of the year, the Yale Football team needed someone to step up. Wide receiver David Pantelis ’25 proved to be just that player on Friday night. Pantelis has been a force for the Bulldogs all season, but this may have been his...

FAIRFIELD, Conn. – The Quinnipiac University women's soccer team fell in the regular season finale to the Fairfield Stags by a final score of 2-0 on Wednesday evening. With the loss, the Bobcats close out the regular season with a 12-4-1 overall and 10-2 mark in the MAAC, finishing in second place in the conference. FINAL SCORE Quinnipiac 0, Fairfield 2 LOCATION Lessing Field| Farifield, Connecticut RECORDS Quinnipiac (12-4-1, 10-2-0 MAAC) | Fairfield (15-2-1, 10-1-1 MAAC) The Stags got on the board first in the 24 th minute of action as Maddy Theriault found the back of the net. Fairfield...

NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. – The Quinnipiac women's volleyball team takes on the Merrimack Warriors in a midweek contest on October 30th. The match is slated to start at 7 PM inside Hammel Court. SCOUTING MERRIMACK. The Merrimack Warriors enter the midweek contest with a 6-16 overall record and a...

Last Sunday, Oct. 22, the New Haven Chargers defeated the Adelphi University Panthers in the Northeast 10 Championship Final. After a series of nine matches, three doubles and six singles, the Chargers won 4-1. Head coach Chris Raffone and assistant coach Ariadna Cabezas Marti led the team to the program’s...

The Bridgeport High School girls soccer team heads to John Marshall High School today for the Class AAA Region I championship game against Morgantown. The Indians are 17-3 heading into today’s game, while the two-time defending state champion Mohigans are 16-2-2. Morgantown also handed Bridgeport a 3-0 loss on Oct. 1.

The Yale swimming and diving team dove headfirst into their season at their Oct. 26 meet at the University of Delaware, winning dozens of events across various distances and strokes. Even though it’s only the team’s second meet of the season, they have been hard at work for almost two months now, with morning and afternoon practices six days a week.