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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...
Road to Paris: Jess Savner is a first-time Olympian from Bethlehem
NBC Connecticut’s "Road to Paris" is counting down the days to the start of the 2024 Paris Olympics by highlighting local athletes who will represent Connecticut on the world stage this summer. Every Monday at 5 p.m. from July 1 to July 22, we will introduce you to one...
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...
Team of teens in Kent build racecar run by the sun
KENT, Conn. — For the past two years, a team of teens from Kent School in Litchfield County, also known as the Holy Solars, have worked to engineer and design a solar vehicle that runs solely from the sun. Test laps are taking place now for what’s coming down...
Mets Win, Little League Scores, Tatum Signs Extension With Celtics
Mets 9 Nationals 7(10); the Yankees and Red Sox had Monday night off. Hamden 4 Orange 3 (completion of suspended game from Sun. 6/30) Standings: Hamden 6-0, Milford 5-1, Orange 5-1, Cheshire 3-3, Max Sinoway 2-4, Branford 2-4, Pop Smith 1-5, East Haven 0-6 Tuesday 7/2. Hamden at Milford, Orange...
Joe Van Gilder Promoted to Associate Head Coach: Record-Breaking Success in Track & Field
The Quinnipiac women's cross country and track and field program promoted Joe Van Gilder to associate head coach for the upcoming 2024-25 campaign, recognizing his key role in the team's recent successes, including breaking its MAAC Outdoor Championships points record at Rider in May. Van Gilder enters his sixth season...
Weekly scoreboard: July 1-7, 2024
Oakville at Simsbury, 6:30 p.m. Torrington at Naugatuck, 7 p.m. Tri-Town at Valley Ducks (Wolcott), 5:45 p.m. District 6 Age 9-11: Avon at East Granby/Granby, 5:45 p.m. District 6 Major Division (ages 11-12): Tri-Town at Avon, 8 p.m. Simsbury vs East Granby/Granby at Terryville, 8 p.m. LITTLE LEAGUE SOFTBALL. District...
Record Number of Post University Athletes on CACC’s 2024 Spring Academic Honor Roll
175 Student-Athletes from Post University were honored on the CACC Spring 2024 Academic Honor Roll, with GPAs between 3.0 and 4.0 during the spring semester. Post athletes achieved various levels, including 34 at the Commissioner's Level (3.0-3.49 GPA), 93 at the Presidents' Level (3.50-3.99 GPA), and 48 at the FAR Award of Distinction Level. Notable students who reached the FAR Award of Distinction Level include Evan Cornwell, Nico Gaudio, and Maya Klein.
Six Golfers Named To WGCA All-American Scholar Team
CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. – The Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) has announced that 1,497 women's collegiate golfers from 412 programs have been named to the 2023-24 WGCA All-American Scholar Team, announced on Monday, July 1st. Quinnipiac's Samantha Galantini, Leeyen Peralta, Natalie Spiska, Aimee Uchida, Meg Yoshida, and Fuge Zhang...
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