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A Closer Look

POSTED May, 19, 2013, BY Rick Wilson

Good-bye and thanks Michele

POSTED May, 18, 2013, BY Rick Wilson

Happy Mother's Day and a few other thoughts

POSTED May, 12, 2013, BY Rick Wilson

I'll pass on these sports activities

POSTED May, 05, 2013, BY Rick Wilson

CIAC looks to level the basketball floor

POSTED May, 04, 2013, BY Rick Wilson

Banquetmania not half bad

POSTED May, 01, 2013, BY Rick Wilson

Thomaston's Amy Matthews joins Geno in Hall of Fame

POSTED April, 28, 2013, BY Rick Wilson

A week away in Key West

POSTED April, 23, 2013, BY Rick Wilson

Rick Wilson takes a `Closer Look'

POSTED April, 14, 2013, BY Rick Wilson

Bears' Eberhardt off to Post University

POSTED April, 09, 2013, BY Rick Wilson

Of Johnny D., Matzko and other things

POSTED April, 07, 2013, BY Rick Wilson

Is Torrington's football program being unfairly targeted?

POSTED March, 31, 2013, BY Rick Wilson

Capital Prep and Thomaston from the pen of John Pettit

POSTED March, 27, 2013, BY Rick Wilson

The almost annual Hoopy Awards

POSTED March, 24, 2013, BY Rick Wilson

A ride to remember; a season to savor

POSTED March, 21, 2013, BY Rick Wilson

Big underdogs and big deal; the Bears will fight

POSTED March, 15, 2013, BY Rick Wilson

Triple title games for Bears in the 1990s

POSTED March, 14, 2013, BY Rick Wilson

Keith saves the best for last

POSTED March, 12, 2013, BY Rick Wilson

These are `tough' Bears

POSTED March, 10, 2013, BY Rick Wilson

Northwestern: a `perfect' story

POSTED March, 03, 2013, BY Rick Wilson

A Closer Look

POSTED February, 24, 2013, BY Rick Wilson

Thomaston's Chaplen to run at Quinnipiac

POSTED February, 19, 2013, BY Rick Wilson

A `Royal' homecoming for Sarah

POSTED February, 18, 2013, BY Rick Wilson

Thomaston, Nonnewaug put on a worthy show

POSTED February, 17, 2013, BY Rick Wilson

A snowy Closer Look

POSTED February, 10, 2013, BY Rick Wilson

Spending time with the Division I dream

POSTED February, 09, 2013, BY Rick Wilson

A Closer Look on Super Bowl Sunday

POSTED February, 03, 2013, BY Rick Wilson

Thomaston, Lewis Mills meet in crucial BL battle

POSTED January, 31, 2013, BY Rick Wilson

Wilson: A Closer Look

POSTED January, 27, 2013, BY Rick Wilson

A changing high school landscape on the horizon?

POSTED January, 20, 2013, BY Rick Wilson

Bears hand Nonnewaug first loss

POSTED January, 15, 2013, BY Rick Wilson

A Closer Look

POSTED January, 13, 2013, BY Rick Wilson

More Hall of Fame honors for Amy Matthews

POSTED January, 06, 2013, BY Rick Wilson

2012 Year in Review...#1...Newtown numbs the soul

POSTED January, 01, 2013, BY Rick Wilson

2012 Year in Review.. November...Petrocelli and 1967

POSTED December, 31, 2012, BY Rick Wilson

A Closer Look

POSTED December, 30, 2012, BY Rick Wilson

2012 Year in Review...July # 2 Postie and Lucy: It was the best of love stories

POSTED December, 28, 2012, BY Rick Wilson

2012 Year in Review...May. Memorial Day: Take time to say thanks.

POSTED December, 25, 2012, BY Rick Wilson

Bears Franklin copes with Newtown tragedy

POSTED December, 23, 2012, BY Rick Wilson

Thomaston girls remain undefeated

POSTED December, 21, 2012, BY Rick Wilson

2012 Year in Review...February. Assistants play strong role in Red Raiders success. By Rick Wilson

POSTED December, 20, 2012, BY Rick Wilson

A Closer Look

POSTED December, 16, 2012, BY Rick Wilson

Newtown numbs the soul

POSTED December, 15, 2012, BY Rick Wilson

A Pearl Harbor hero

POSTED December, 07, 2012, BY Rick Wilson

Gagne has the touch

POSTED December, 02, 2012, BY Rick Wilson

Of Jack Hunt and other doings

POSTED November, 25, 2012, BY Rick Wilson

A Closer Look

POSTED November, 11, 2012, BY Rick Wilson

`Hutch' led one heck of a life

POSTED October, 25, 2012, BY Rick Wilson

Poniatoski, Leonard living the ESPN dream

POSTED October, 21, 2012, BY Rick Wilson

Taking the show on the road: Gaffney and Wilson on the air from the ESPN Wide World of Sports studios in Orlando

POSTED October, 15, 2012, BY Rick Wilson

Medic enjoying life as an Indian

POSTED October, 07, 2012, BY Rick Wilson

A Closer Look

POSTED September, 30, 2012, BY Rick Wilson

The Coaching Principal

POSTED September, 23, 2012, BY Rick Wilson

A Closer Look

POSTED September, 16, 2012, BY Rick Wilson

Let the games begin

POSTED September, 09, 2012, BY Rick Wilson

Thomaston girls cross country looks to add to amazing run

POSTED September, 07, 2012, BY Rick Wilson

Terryville, Thomaston put rivalry aside, (at least for now)

POSTED September, 02, 2012, BY Rick Wilson

Another Concannon on top of the duckpin bowling world

POSTED August, 31, 2012, BY Rick Wilson

Morrow, Remigino dual in Litchfield running finale

POSTED August, 26, 2012, BY Rick Wilson

Winning never gets old

POSTED August, 24, 2012, BY Rick Wilson

Litchfield Summer Running Results

POSTED August, 20, 2012, BY Rick Wilson

Olympic hangover

POSTED August, 17, 2012, BY Rick Wilson

McKenna gets nod as new Torrington A.D.

POSTED August, 15, 2012, BY Rick Wilson

Area runners shine at Falmouth

POSTED August, 13, 2012, BY Rick Wilson

Holyst appointed interim A.D. at Wamogo

POSTED August, 13, 2012, BY Rick Wilson

Tri-State Playoff Schedule

POSTED August, 13, 2012, BY Rick Wilson

Torrington High A.D. - A few suggestions

POSTED August, 05, 2012, BY Rick Wilson

Tri-State playoff schedule

POSTED August, 04, 2012, BY Rick Wilson

A feel-good day

POSTED August, 02, 2012, BY Rick Wilson

Rigors of the radio booth (if you have one)

POSTED July, 27, 2012, BY Rick Wilson

No hunting for Hunt, just find a baseball field

POSTED July, 21, 2012, BY Rick Wilson

They're still talking about Stephens in Thomaston

POSTED July, 08, 2012, BY Rick Wilson

Some sporting advice to the graduates

POSTED July, 01, 2012, BY Rick Wilson

Gilbert says good-bye to Vaccari

POSTED June, 19, 2012, BY Rick Wilson

Zukowski keeps scoring with Terryville community

POSTED June, 17, 2012, BY Rick Wilson

KidsMarathon: Miles of Smiles

POSTED June, 10, 2012, BY Rick Wilson

Eight Stories in Eight Days. Day 3: Dwan lives on at Road Race Park

POSTED June, 06, 2012, BY Rick Wilson

BL Championships: A smooth run

POSTED May, 20, 2012, BY Rick Wilson

Thanks mom (s)

POSTED May, 12, 2012, BY Rick Wilson

Gadomski: Tri-State's good guy

POSTED April, 28, 2012, BY Rick Wilson

The running season is here and I think I'll watch

POSTED April, 27, 2012, BY Rick Wilson

Torrence gives Bears added extras

POSTED April, 07, 2012, BY Rick Wilson

Resurrecting the Hoopy Awards

POSTED April, 01, 2012, BY Rick Wilson

Litchfield Hills Road Race off and running

POSTED March, 24, 2012, BY Rick Wilson

On the tournament road

POSTED March, 11, 2012, BY Rick Wilson

Some High School March Madness Thoughts

POSTED March, 04, 2012, BY Rick Wilson

Let the dream season begin

POSTED February, 25, 2012, BY Rick Wilson

A weekend to savor

POSTED February, 12, 2012, BY Rick Wilson

Fortier getting it done at Pomperaug

POSTED February, 09, 2012, BY Rick Wilson

Ball is in the Bears court now

POSTED February, 02, 2012, BY Rick Wilson

High school season promises wild second half

POSTED January, 22, 2012, BY Rick Wilson

Beware the Highlanders

POSTED January, 17, 2012, BY Rick Wilson

1929 Club welcomes Brenden Lytton

POSTED January, 15, 2012, BY Rick Wilson

Royals making progress

POSTED January, 08, 2012, BY Rick Wilson

Bears ride defense past Northwestern

POSTED January, 06, 2012, BY Rick Wilson

2011 Year in Review. November 3. Hunt Resigns as Titans Coach

POSTED December, 31, 2011, BY Rick Wilson

2011 Year in Review. August 25. Lytton continues to soar. Story by Rick Wilson

POSTED December, 30, 2011, BY Rick Wilson

2011 Year in Review. September 17. One Year Later We Say Thank-You. Story by Rick Wilson.

POSTED December, 30, 2011, BY Rick Wilson

2011 Year in Review. August 18. Stolle resigns as Wamogo A.D.

POSTED December, 29, 2011, BY Rick Wilson

Happy Holidays in Rhyme

POSTED December, 29, 2011, BY Rick Wilson

2011 Year in Review. July 27. BL Loses One of Its Best in Gamari

POSTED December, 28, 2011, BY Rick Wilson

2011 Year in Review. June 22. Jordan Williams: His NBA Day Has Arrived. Story by Rick Wilson

POSTED December, 26, 2011, BY Rick Wilson

2011 Year in Review. June 12. LHRR: 35 Thoughts for 35 Years. Story by Rick Wilson.

POSTED December, 26, 2011, BY Rick Wilson

A Few Stocking Stuffers

POSTED December, 24, 2011, BY Rick Wilson

2011 Year in Review. May 3. Can't beat Camden Yards

POSTED December, 23, 2011, BY Rick Wilson

2011 Year in Review. January 16. Wolcott Tech Makes the Right Move.

POSTED December, 19, 2011, BY Rick Wilson

Bears give Franklin first win

POSTED December, 14, 2011, BY Rick Wilson

BL basketball benefits playing outside the league

POSTED December, 11, 2011, BY Rick Wilson

Franklin ready to roll as Golden Bears new head coach

POSTED December, 03, 2011, BY Rick Wilson

Raiders, Indians provide Thanksgiving Day surprise

POSTED November, 28, 2011, BY Rick Wilson

Litchfield girls look to grab first state soccer title

POSTED November, 25, 2011, BY Rick Wilson

Class S title in reach for Cowboys

POSTED November, 25, 2011, BY Rick Wilson

Ansonia rolls on

POSTED November, 18, 2011, BY Rick Wilson

Thomaston girls running into history

POSTED November, 11, 2011, BY Rick Wilson

Hunt Resigns as Titans Coach

POSTED November, 03, 2011, BY Rick Wilson

Ticking off Mother Nature

POSTED November, 02, 2011, BY Rick Wilson

Housatonic: Under the radar, on top of the BL

POSTED October, 25, 2011, BY Rick Wilson

One of those really good weeks

POSTED October, 23, 2011, BY Rick Wilson

A Wild day at BL Cross-Country Championships. Story by John Torsiello.

POSTED October, 22, 2011, BY Rick Wilson

It's Tuxbury Time

POSTED October, 19, 2011, BY Rick Wilson

You gotta Love Those Friday Nights

POSTED October, 16, 2011, BY Rick Wilson

What is proper etiquette?

POSTED October, 09, 2011, BY Rick Wilson

Ferguson: Few words, big deeds

POSTED October, 06, 2011, BY Rick Wilson

Sometimes it takes a village to get a story

POSTED October, 02, 2011, BY Rick Wilson

Over-40 baseball semifinals has Thomaston flavor

POSTED September, 29, 2011, BY Rick Wilson

Torrington 66, Wolcott 28 (Boxscore)

POSTED September, 24, 2011, BY Rick Wilson

Nonnewaug, Mills - A winning rivalry

POSTED September, 23, 2011, BY Rick Wilson

Thomaston ranked 8th in Northeast CC ratings

POSTED September, 18, 2011, BY Rick Wilson

Torrington, Ansonia Football Box

POSTED September, 15, 2011, BY Rick Wilson

Thomaston girls cc ready to roll on

POSTED September, 12, 2011, BY Rick Wilson

9/11: Thank-you Shannon Mesaros

POSTED September, 11, 2011, BY Rick Wilson

NVL Headache: Lytton bigger, faster and better

POSTED September, 04, 2011, BY Rick Wilson

Fabiaschi enjoying solid season in Oakland farm system

POSTED August, 27, 2011, BY Rick Wilson

Medic new A.D. at Wamogo

POSTED August, 23, 2011, BY Rick Wilson

Stolle, Dranginis: Familiar faces, different endings

POSTED August, 21, 2011, BY Rick Wilson

HARWINTON'S MORROW WINS AGE-GROUP AT 39th FALMOUTH ROAD RACE

POSTED August, 15, 2011, BY Rick Wilson

Carbone's Fire Leaves A Lasting Mark

POSTED July, 24, 2011, BY Rick Wilson

If You Play, They Will Come

POSTED July, 20, 2011, BY Rick Wilson

Former Golden Bear Johnston was SCSU's `Saver'

POSTED July, 10, 2011, BY Rick Wilson

McMahon Sparkles Again For Titans

POSTED July, 06, 2011, BY Rick Wilson

The Game Never Gets Old For Arigoni

POSTED July, 06, 2011, BY Rick Wilson

A Week To Savor

POSTED June, 14, 2011, BY Rick Wilson

Wamogo - Litchfield Baseball Boxscore

POSTED June, 04, 2011, BY Rick Wilson

Pesce's cancer battle adds meaning to diploma

POSTED May, 29, 2011, BY Rick Wilson

LHRR: Fun and Games

POSTED May, 22, 2011, BY Rick Wilson

LHRR: 35 years of good times, good memories

POSTED May, 14, 2011, BY Rick Wilson

Bears are tennis trouble for rest of BL

POSTED May, 07, 2011, BY Rick Wilson

2011 Torrington High Hall of Fame inductee - #6 Jay Reginatto

POSTED April, 30, 2011, BY Rick Wilson

Raiders rough up Falcons

POSTED April, 29, 2011, BY Rick Wilson

Route 95 stinks and other thoughts

POSTED April, 24, 2011, BY Rick Wilson

Sunday meanderings

POSTED April, 10, 2011, BY Rick Wilson

Baseball: Torrington has high hopes

POSTED April, 06, 2011, BY Rick Wilson

A `Weighty' Matter

POSTED April, 03, 2011, BY Rick Wilson

Saying so long to `Postie'

POSTED March, 27, 2011, BY Rick Wilson

Royals, Fowler and Adamski

POSTED March, 20, 2011, BY Rick Wilson

On the Road Again

POSTED March, 13, 2011, BY Rick Wilson

A Week at Wamogo

POSTED March, 06, 2011, BY Rick Wilson

Martin a key ingredient to Thomaston's surprising season

POSTED March, 02, 2011, BY Rick Wilson

Sports Writing: Why write about anything else?

POSTED February, 19, 2011, BY Rick Wilson

Thomaston's Alan Sanford - The championship wrestler who wants more

POSTED February, 16, 2011, BY Rick Wilson

Gilbert's Brochu: Big Man, Big Game

POSTED February, 12, 2011, BY Rick Wilson

High School Hoops Confusion (and you love it)

POSTED February, 06, 2011, BY Rick Wilson

Bears Bop Highlanders

POSTED January, 31, 2011, BY Rick Wilson

O'Connell Has Time In His Hands

POSTED January, 30, 2011, BY Rick Wilson

Chiefs Still BL's Big Boys

POSTED January, 25, 2011, BY Rick Wilson

Thomaston Girls Hustle Past Wamogo

POSTED January, 23, 2011, BY Rick Wilson

Here, There and Everywhere in Winter Wonderland

POSTED January, 09, 2011, BY Rick Wilson

Mills, Thomaston In A Battle of BL Unbeatens

POSTED January, 06, 2011, BY Rick Wilson

Happy New Year From Us To You Complete With Names and a Rhyme or Two

POSTED January, 01, 2011, BY Rick Wilson

Nonnewaug's Brenner - Coach of the Year

POSTED December, 30, 2010, BY Rick Wilson

A Few Late Christmas Gifts

POSTED December, 27, 2010, BY Rick Wilson

Remembering a bright light and a dark day

POSTED December, 19, 2010, BY Rick Wilson

Adamski, Spartans Sparkle

POSTED December, 17, 2010, BY Rick Wilson

Remember the Bears ?

POSTED December, 11, 2010, BY Rick Wilson

Ending doesn't deter from G-N's greatest season

POSTED December, 05, 2010, BY Rick Wilson

Hillhouse in Gilbert's way to `Big House'

POSTED December, 03, 2010, BY Rick Wilson

New Lettermen's Club to aid THS football

POSTED November, 28, 2010, BY Rick Wilson

Schebell has made the most of it

POSTED November, 24, 2010, BY Rick Wilson

Agony and ecstasy: Fowler has seen both extremes

POSTED November, 22, 2010, BY Rick Wilson

Mills continues `first season'

POSTED November, 11, 2010, BY Rick Wilson

Lytton's Season for the Ages

POSTED November, 07, 2010, BY Rick Wilson

Sabrina Olsen runs past Class S field

POSTED November, 03, 2010, BY Rick Wilson

Greyhound girls soccer win round 3 against Raiders

POSTED November, 02, 2010, BY Rick Wilson

Thomaston, Shepaug run to State Titles. Bears' Olsen takes Class S crown.

POSTED October, 30, 2010, BY Rick Wilson

Results from the Berkshire League Cross Country Championships.

POSTED October, 23, 2010, BY Rick Wilson

Great day at the BL Cross Country Championships.

POSTED October, 23, 2010, BY Rick Wilson

Storylines abound at BL Cross Country Championships

POSTED October, 21, 2010, BY Rick Wilson

Chiefs make Field Hockey statement

POSTED October, 19, 2010, BY Rick Wilson

There's no place like the Press Box

POSTED October, 17, 2010, BY Rick Wilson

Naugy, Torrington cap off a wild soccer week.

POSTED October, 10, 2010, BY Rick Wilson

Thomaston Girls Cross Country off to fast start.

POSTED October, 05, 2010, BY Rick Wilson

Pete Montesano: Living and Giving

POSTED October, 03, 2010, BY Rick Wilson

A Football Glow in Watertown

POSTED September, 26, 2010, BY Rick Wilson

This day belonged to Lewis Mills

POSTED September, 19, 2010, BY Rick Wilson

So long and thanks to those who gave so much.

POSTED September, 15, 2010, BY Rick Wilson

Fritch Hands off to Fritch

POSTED September, 12, 2010, BY Rick Wilson

Ump's Depression no match for lure of Little League.

POSTED September, 02, 2010, BY Rick Wilson

Capitanio Rushes to MVP in Slovenia

POSTED September, 01, 2010, BY Rick Wilson

CIAC's Savage Made Area Proud

POSTED August, 31, 2010, BY Rick Wilson

Thomaston girls remain undefeated

POSTED December, 31, 1969, BY Rick Wilson