By, JOHN TORSIELLO Torrington native Brett Longobucco has always enjoyed the concept of sports training. “It goes back all the way to my playing days,” said the 29-year-old who now lives in Cortland Manor, New York. “The push to challenge yourself to step out of your comfort zone with the intent to improve and take …
Brett Longobucco. Making a difference in the Big Apple Read More »
By, JOHN TORSIELLO Being used to success as an athlete, Sarah Arburr got a bit of a shock when she joined the coaching ranks as a young woman fresh out of high school. “My first full season coaching we went 0-30. It was a rude awakening for a kid whose Little League team won back …
There she stands in her stall at Stoney Brook Farm (SBF) Animal Rescue in Harwinton, looking calm, well cared for and enjoying life after racing. Jupiter, AKA Princess of Pearl as she was known on the racetrack, has noble lineage. Very noble actually. She is the great granddaughter of the legendary Secretariat, winner of the …
Celebrating “Princess of Pearl” and all the rescues at SBF Rescue Read More »
The 2017 Torrington softball team will forever hold a special place in my heart, not just for what they accomplished on the field, but off it as well. On the field, the marched their way all the way from a snowy opener in Seymour, through a sun-drenched visit to the land of Mickey to a …
TORRINGTON: As I prepare to roll up my sleave for the second Covid-19 vaccine later today, I am reminded that while this should protect me (after two weeks) from getting something that I have tried my best to avoid, I won’t be letting my guard down anytime too soon. Nobody should have getting Covid on …
My Journey Back in high school, I played soccer and ran cross country at Washingtonville High School. I was a Wizard. No kidding, pre-Harry Potter, we had the Wizards in this Orange County, New York hamlet. Located in a beautiful part of New York State, close enough to the Big Apple for frequent visits, far …
Harnessing the Power of Positive. Tim Gaffney Explains How It All Got Started. Read More »
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 »
For nearly nineteen years now, I have been in the sports media industry, working in newspapers, magazines, web sites, television, and radio. You name it, I’ve basically done it. This industry is one that requires a lot of holidays and weekends away from family and it’s not lucrative, despite the fact you are surrounded by …
A Journey from Water Street to Storrs and Beyond Patrick Tiscia Reflects Read More »
By Luke Pepper Torrington, Connecticut. A town that has been called down and out and past it’s prime for so many years. Those who make those statements don’t understand the great community that resides within this town’s borders. Being born at Charlotte Hungerford in 1995 and subsequently being diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis, nothing means more …
Torrington A Community with a Heart The Luke Pepper Story Read More »
BY, JOHN TORSIELLO My lifelong love affair with sports started in a small, cozy living room in my parents’ and grandparents’ home on a quiet back street in Torrington long ago. Some of my first memories were watching the Army-Navy football game on a black and white television along with my father. I must have …
Strat- O-Matic and an Old Typewriter Lead to a Life Covering Sports Read More »
Gaffney’s Take “Ray, people will come Ray. They’ll come to Iowa for reasons they can’t even fathom. They’ll turn up your driveway not knowing for sure why they’re doing it. They’ll arrive at your door as innocent as children, longing for the past. Of course, we won’t mind if you look around, you’ll say. It’s …
Gaffney’s Take from the May edition of the LCS Magazine Read More »
BRISTOL – Wally Olson is one of those people that has you thinking maybe time kind of gave him a pass. At the very least for the octogenarian, age is truly but a number. On a rather bone-chilling early Monday recently you could find the 81-year- old Olson at the Bristol Sports Amory helping former …
Olson and Sanson – Their story from the LCS Magazine Read More »
The Heroes Edition of the LCS Magazine A Salute to the men and women on the front lines of the Covod-19 fight. We have created a tribute magazine that will highlight the sacrifice, dedication and devotion the brave individuals display each and every day. This special edition will be free to current subscribers as a …
