NEW BRITAIN HIGH FOOTBALL PREVIEW
The New Britain High football program has never been at a loss for talent at the skill positions.The list of former Hurricanes with flashing feet, soft hands and gridiron intuition is lengthy and...
View ArticleSAFETIES, TURNOVERS CRAMP NB'S STYLE
Southington 32, New Britain 7Southington (2-0) 7 0 25 0 – 32New Britain (0-2) 0 7 0 0 – 7SCORING SUMMARYFirst QuarterS – Stephen Barmore 19 run (Kyle Smick kick), 6:43Second...
View ArticlePOLITICALLY CORRECT IDIOCY REACHES NEW LOW
Is there any foreseeable end to the politically correct rubbish that has permeated our society?The latest is a local report that stopping or advancing a soccer ball can be deleterious to the health of...
View ArticlePRAYING FOR PAT
Life's peaks and gulleys were never so vivid to me than over the last 48 hours.Pat Neshek is a sidearming right-handed relief pitcher for the Oakland A’s who spent parts of three seasons with the New...
View ArticlePLAINVILLE'S PASSION FOR THE PAST
The down-to-earth nature of Plainville’s sports heritage is shaped to some extent by the town’s geographical distinction – a village bookended by much larger municipalities.When Byron J. Treado III and...
View ArticleHILLHOUSE LOSS SERVES PURPOSE FOR NB
(As published on the New Britain City Journal website)Todd Stigliano emerged from his postgame meeting after meeting Hillhouse on December 19 sensing his New Britain High boys basketball team learned...
View ArticleNEW BRITAIN FALLS TO RIDGEFIELD IN OT
NEW BRITAIN – Disappointment was the foremost emotion that gripped New Britain High boys basketball coach Todd Stigliano as he emerged from the season’s final postgame discussion.But other thoughts...
View ArticleCIAC ADVOCATES BALANCING THE FIELD
I have heard and generally agreed with the undercurrent of protests asserted by public high school coaches and fans about what they perceive as the unfair advantages that “schools without borders”...
View ArticleHALL RETAINS MAYOR'S CUP
By Ken LipshezWEST HARTFORD – The warm spring sun kissed the day like a blessing from above.The grandstands at the University of Hartford’s Fiondella Field filled up quickly with parents, youngsters...
View ArticleBOYLE NETS 5 AS HALL LAX LADIES EDGE FARMINGTON
WEST HARTFORD – With the Farmington High girls lacrosse team a recent graduate from the CCC South to the CCC North, Hall coach Steve Boyle witnessed a marked improvement in his next-door neighbor’s...
View ArticleIMPROVING BERLIN LAXMEN WIN FINALE
BURLINGTON – The end of the Berlin High boys lacrosse season came like that final day of vacation.The Redcoats know a long winter awaits with the constant reminder that they were unable to qualify...
View ArticleHARRIS LOWERS THE BOOM ON HIGHER SEED
(Berlin Citizen exclusive)VERNON – The clouds were gathering in the first inning.The Berlin High softball team used its patented small-ball style of offense to load the bases with no outs, but...
View ArticleNOSTALGIA IN THE OLD HOMETOWN
It’s Father’s Day and I’m trying to figure out why we get more nostalgic as time goes by. Is it simply a consequence of chronology – we’re spending more and more time here so we leave more and more...
View ArticleGROWING WITH THE CHANGES
"Continuity gives us roots; change gives us branches letting us stretch and grow and reach new heights."I actually saw this marvelous quote when I searched the internet for something that would define...
View ArticleMY LOVE IS STRONGER THAN MY FEAR OF DEATH
The tale of 2 men who lovingly touched so many livesThe obituary page in Wednesday's Hartford Courant told a sobering story of two men taken from us who did everything in their power to make life...
View Article"BLOUNT-LY" SPEAKING, HYPE IS HORRIBLE
Aah, what a great time of the year it is!To augment the joy we derive by straining our back muscles shoveling away a foot of “global warming,” we get to sit in front of the fireplace and read the...
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A Re-Introduction and Renewal
Life has changed significantly for me since I last posted a blog, as life is prone to do over 10 years.A torn meniscus in my right knee and psoriatic arthritis effectively ended my days as a sports...
View ArticleHUSKIES, YOU NEVER SHOULD HAVE LEFT
I've been reading about the conference changes in UConn athletics with great interest and I thought I'd offer my taxpayer's portion of the millions we must cough up to support the transfer from the...
View ArticleWRESTLING'S SOUTHLAND: A LEGACY OF LOVE
Ray Southland stood at the head of the class.When I was assigned to cover high school wrestling back in 1992, all I knew was the orchestrated, pre-ordained legacy of what is known as the professional...
View ArticleAn Autumn Weekend -- Football and Music
The transition between two of my greatest pleasures was delightful.On Saturday, we attended a live sporting event for the first time since well before the first wave of COVID, courtesy of the...
View ArticleHe Does His Best For Peace and Love
Richie Furay is a rock ‘n’ roll pioneer.The 79-year-old native Ohioan brought his lyrics of love and catchy tunes to Buffalo Springfield, Poco and the Souther-Hillman-Furay Band through the 1960s and...
View ArticleYanks net 31st straight winning year yet fans moan
Heartfelt congratulations to the New York Yankees on another winning season.That’s right. Despite all the grousing and groaning from discordant Bronx Bombers fans across the Evil Empire, these Yankees...
View ArticleUnionville a center for coffee and good tidings
As the effects of the pandemic tightened their grip on us, I couldn’t help but think how important it is to get back to basics as a means of coming together against a common enemy.We stayed home for...
View ArticleMore than the games have gotten worse
One of the great blessings of my life is having been spared from any hospital stays since I was 16.That was the summer of 1968. I remember bits and pieces of the experience. To nobody’s surprise, I...
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Neighbors in Time of NeedThe pain associated with death and dying that paid our family an extended visit over the last year came to a somber culmination Friday when our matriarch and my wife’s mother...
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