Stories relating to Torrington sports
THOMASTON – Some people you remember. Then there are those who stick with you like a warm childhood memory. You can’t shake them. Little signs and experiences keep an already steady companion fresh and alive even as the days and years travel by. Marc Damelio falls in the latter category. It’s been almost 20 years …
Mother Nature forgot school starts this time of year. Okay for the calendar folks it is still summer but once that school bus starts rolling and the bells start ringing it’s time to take it down a notch and not rev it up to bake mode. That being said it’s a great time of year …
TORRINGTON: Up 6-0 in the third quarter of their Saturday morning home opener against Crosby, the Torrington Raiders football team was facing a daunting task. It was third down and forever after a penalty had driven the home team back in the wrong direction. After scoring the first touchdown of the game the Raiders had …
THOMASTON – He may just go on forever. On a day where the air was heavier than a quilted blanket, Thomaston and Litchfield opened up their girls soccer season. The Golden Bears waded through the rather shaggy lawn surface to cruise to a 6-0 victory. The officiating crew did what it needed to and went …
TORRINGTON – Maurilio Gregori. Name is a little vague or flat out non-existent in the old memory bank? Understandable. You have to fire up the way-back machine back into the last century to attach some sporting significance to Mr. Gregori. We will save you the trip. Maurilio Gregori helped start the Torrington High soccer program …
Torrington soccer success owes much to the Fritches Read More »
BETHLEHEM – Plow For Life. Bethlehem’s cozy, character-filled Gallop Baseball Field with its Beatle-like haircut beamed with the sentiment on a day built for reliving, reloading, remembering and relishing a life experience. The Bethlehem Plowboys celebrated 100 years of existence on a fitting baseball day, a remarkable milestone of longevity for any person or organization …
WEST HARTFORD – It wasn’t quite an infestation but there were a fair share of Bears congregating on the University of Saint Joseph’s field hockey field Wednesday morning. Not those loveable black bears that like to overpower your bird feeders and slug and ravage garbage cans. These were of the brown and gold variety. On …
WATERBURY –The Tri-Town Trojans won their third straight Tri-State League baseball title Sunday, closing out Bethlehem, 9-0, at Municipal Stadium in the deciding game of a three-game series. A darn impressive day for sure. The championship three-peat a trilogy of titles adding gusto to the day’s glory. The story however hardly starts or ends with …
Tri-Town: Not just a great day, Another great day Read More »
WATERBURY – You know the old saying when it comes to winning titles – It’s hard to get there but even harder to stay there. Really? Maybe the Tri-Town Trojans never heard it. Maybe they’ve heard it but don’t believe it. One thing is for sure they certainly don’t abide by the thought. In fact …
WATERBURY – Keegan Daigle was too good and Kyle Banche was just good enough. All of which sets up a Game 3 battle at 2 p.m. Sunday at Municipal Stadium to decide the Tri-State League championship. Daigle was brilliant on the mound through eight innings while Banche survived a rocky ninth inning with a game-ending …
Bethlehem forces a Game 3 for Tri-State League title Read More »
TORRINGTON: I’ll never forget the first Varsity Alumni Club dinner I attended. While I don’t remember the year, I clearly remember that it was held at the Riverton in, a majestic old location, rich in history. I was doing some freelance work at the Torrington Register Citizen and normally would never have gotten such a …
Remembering my first VAC dinner with Mr. Pace and Mr. Russo. Read More »
Where you going this summer? It’s the biggest issue to be dealt with once the school bus stops rolling and global warming (formerly called summer) arrives for a couple of months. Overseas for some culture expansion? Up north to take in New England’s charm? A cruise? African safari? Maybe a walk out the front or …
Reminder: The Bethlehem Plowboys 100th anniversary celebration is Saturday, Aug. 26. BP at 9:30 am. Old Timers Game 10-11:30 followed by a brief ceremony. All current and former Plowboys are invited to attend. Children of players are invited to play in the game as well. Please help us get the word out. Families and fans …
A great group of student athletes will be celebrated on Tuesday, August 8 by the Torrington Varsity Alumni Club. The event will take place at Greenwoods Country Club. They are.. Marco D’addona Fhasal Alam Brianna Murelli Ethan Stater Maria Fragione Lindsay Pramono Amelia Boulli Rachel Brewer-Karimi Jessica Maiga Luan Martins Xavier Belle Smith
Gaffney’s Take So, in the course of doing my job as a sportswriter, there are certain things I expect to do. Knowing statistics for the particular sport I’m talking about or the history of a team or league I cover. Not so much the exploits of one SpongeBob Square pants. Yep. I said SpongeBob SquarePants. …
“Gaffney’s Take” on SpongeBob and Humbling Awards Read More »
The Gilbert School’s Athletic Director Buckley Morgan said hiring Jorge Pimentel to be the school’s baseball coach was “a pretty easy decision”. “He came highly recommended by our departing baseball coach, Pat Cooke. After meeting with Jorge it was clear to me that he was highly motivated and very much driven to be a Gilbert baseball coach. …
Meet Jorge Pimentel. The new Gilbert baseball manager Read More »
TORRINGTON – Doug Benedetto was feeling pretty darn proud of himself. It was November of 2011 in Philadelphia and his body energy registered about two levels below that needed to sustain life after finishing his first ever marathon in 3:24.39, good enough to qualify for the Boston Marathon by .21 of a second. Friends Kim …
Behind Torrington High School the Raiders and Holy Cross were locked in one of their two seasonal baseball battles. It was the mid 1990s and coach Jim Shove’s Crusaders were in the midst of domination over Torrington having won 17 straight meetings. But on this day the inevitable happened and the streak finally became history. …
Jim Shove: He filled the room with a big presence and a big heart Read More »
SEYMOUR – All you need to hear is Yak. You know immediately. Big guy, big smile and big, big part of Seymour softball. Actually big even when repeated doesn’t do him justice. Yak goes beyond that. He is an essential ingredient in the recipe that makes Seymour arguably the best softball program in Connecticut over …
‘Yak’ a major part of Seymour’s softball success Read More »
This year’s Omar N. Pollick Scholarship goes to Cora Nadeau. She is the daughter of Michelle and Ryan Nadeau of Torrington. The annual $2,000 scholarship has been awarded to a Torrington High School or Wolcott Tech graduate every year since 1975 in honor of a great local sports activist. Pollick, who died in 1973, promoted …
THS graduate Cora Nadeau wins Omar N. Pollick Scholarship. Read More »
