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By Rick Wilson He finds a seat wherever there is an open space but kind of prefers a spot on the back wall, “So I’m not the guy yelling at the refs.” He could be any dad or fan just looking for some high school boys basketball entertainment to heat up the cold winter months. …
It was a magnificent weekend if you were a golf fan or even if you aren’t and were smart enough to watch a least of portion of the Ryder Cup. It wasn’t drama-soaked if that’s your appeal but it was dominance-drenched and there is beauty in brilliance. The venue was breath-taking, the camaraderie was palpable …
Applications for the Omar N. Pollick Scholarship are available from the Guidance Departments at both the Torrington High School and Oliver Wolcott Regional Technical School. They are also available online at https://onpscholarship.wixsite.com/form Applications must be submitted by May 28. The Omar N Pollick Scholarship Committee awards a one year scholarship in the amount of $1500.00 …
He pushed the lever and the wheelchair started off bearing the broken body leaving me and perhaps Roxy Campanella as well to marvel at the vaulting human spirit imprisoned yet free in the noble wreckage of the athlete in the dazzling palace of the man.” Roger Kahn on Roy Campanella in `The Boys of …
40 Years of People, Games and Moments. Rick Wilson Reflects Read More »
TORRINGTON: In the eleven year since the inception of Litchfield County Sports, so many magnificent things have transpired, so many great relationships have developed that will remain forever. We took an idea, born on the sidewalk outside the studios of WAPJ in Torrington on Water Street, with absolutely no idea of where we would end …
TORRINGTON: Alright Torrington. It’s game time. Call it Championship Tuesday, otherwise known as Election Day, November 3, 2020. As I write this story on Saturday morning, we have less than three days before the polls open at 6 a.m. Tuesday morning around our fine city. While there is much at stake both nationally and locally …
It’s Game Time for the THS/TMS Referendum on November 3. Why we should vote Yes! Read More »
LITTLE BEAR The name didn’t quiet fit this marvelous black cat who lived life on her own terms and most times completely ignored the fact that she was a cat, especially when it came to the loves of her live, her dogs. Yes, I said dogs. Much to the chagrin of just about every dog …
Remembering a special friend, a four-legged one named Little Bear Read More »
Rain shuns us and has brown grass crunching under our feet while parts of New England play Halloween and dress up like a Sahara Desert vacation spot. The Coronavirus dominates and alters lives on a daily basis with no final buzzer or last inning in sight. Cities burn and rage and a hateful election with …
A Good Time to Remind Ourselves of the Other Side Read More »
I walked out of Classical Magnet High School on March 9 with my wife and son in the midst of an almost giddy Thomaston High fan base. Coach A.J. Bunel’s boys’ team had just won its first state tournament game in 25 years and done it stunning fashion turning a 16-point third-quarter deficit into a …
Who’s next? It was a simple question posed by my son as I sat molded to the couch with a not so simple answer. It was a sweltering mid-summer Sunday afternoon, the heat sucking energy from the body like an embalmer drains blood. Wanting no part of the outside, I was safely ensconced watching some …
TORRINGTON: As the COVID-19 pandemic roars into the summer of 2020 with no sign of relenting, I have a simple request that isn’t new or something everyone has hopefully heard but it’s worth repeating. Please, please wear a mask and social distance. I get that there are so many factors in play about this devil …
Wear a Mask. Social Distancing. Our weapons against COVID-19. Read More »
The longer the playing days sink into the past, the better the numbers get. You know how it works. The memory does a little script revision and the .275 batting average becomes .350. The 1,000 yards gained becomes 1,500. The point totals move upward like a cost-of-living increase. The average player becomes the awesome dude …
My wife is seriously threatening to pitch a tent on the Litchfield Green this morning (Sunday, June 14) and sit there with a cooler with a stop at the Village Restaurant thrown in even if it is just to sit in front. Hey, that’s one of the things you do on Road Race Sunday, right? …
Wilson: An empty feeling with no Litchfield Hills Road Race Read More »
HARTFORD – I remember sitting in that particular study hall like it was yesterday. It was my junior year in high school and we lucked in to having a sub, who agreed to put the 1998 NCAA Tournament on the classroom television. The Hartford Civic Center was a first and second round host and somehow …
From 2019: Ja Morant thrills Hartford crowd with epic tournament performance Read More »
