Stories relating to Torrington sports
TORRINGTON: This was the win they had been searching for. For most of the 2022 campaign, the Torrington softball team had gotten close to a few signature wins but aside from an early season win over Holy Cross (8-1 in game two), the had fallen short. They had another opportunity on Monday when the Seymour …
By Rick Wilson Days of rage and they wear on you. Television, newspapers, social media – a relentless chronicle of addiction to agitation. Choreographed conversations to keep the peace. It’s bad enough that the sun seems to be more rumor than reality these days. The positive used to share time with the negative, it seems …
Daley Curry on her dad Ora If I could bottle up a memory and carry it with me for the rest of my life, it would be October 15th, 2021: my dad’s last birthday. It truly was nothing crazy. My dad never made a fuss out of his Birthday and instead only ever insisted that …
TORRINGTOM: Okay, so that week didn’t go as planned for the Torrington softball team. When Spring vacation week began, the Raiders had a tough stretch of games upcoming, starting with a visit to take on rival Naugatuck on Monday. That game and day worked out very nicely thank you, in a 6-1 win to improve …
Tough ending to promising week for Raider’s softball Read More »
TORRINGTON: The spring sports season is one defined by stretches where teams have opportunities to make a statement, to potentially separate themselves from the pack; one way or another. Either up or down. Over the next seven days, the Torrington softball team will be faced with just that opportunity as they face the heart of …
TORRINGTON: Sometimes, it’s not how the table gets set, it’s how you clear it. With the Torrington girls’ softball team up 3-1 over visiting Holy Cross in their home opener of a much-delayed 2022 campaign, junior Amelia Boulli had one of those table situations that needed attention. In the top of the fourth, the Crusader …
Amelia Boulli dominates Crusaders with 14 K effort in Raiders 8-1 win Read More »
By Holly Russo After chatting for several months, Ora and I had our first date in May of` 2015 at a restaurant in Middletown. I ordered the scallops and several glasses of wine, and he had the pasta Bolognese and not much to drink. Since he was a gentleman, he scooped up the bill. He …
By Rick Wilson UNCASVILLE – They had watched their predecessors make magic on the Mohegan Sun court and all they ever wanted was their turn. A chance to be part of a brilliant story with their own special chapter. That time came Saturday and like those who came before they did not disappoint. Sparked by …
By Rick WILSON It seems like just yesterday and at the same time eons ago. It just depends on what kind of reflective mood you’re in. Now that the end is here, you revel in the journey and this moment and think back to the beginning at the same time. Either way so much it …
For Barker and Sanson Mohegan Sun the perfect ending Read More »
By Rick WILSON NEW BRITAIN – It is the grandest destination in the Connecticut high school basketball world, the promised land for anyone who has ever dribbled, the arena of dreams – Mohegan Sun. And once again it is where the Thomaston High girls will end their season. The top-ranked Golden Bears used a rugged …
NEW YORK – It was fitting the third round of UConn-Villanova would come down to the last second. When the Huskies look back at the final chapter, though, they will come to regret the numerous opportunities they whiffed on. On the backs of Jermain Samuels (21 points and 12 rebounds) and Brandon Slater (15 points), …
NEW YORK – Teams always give the politically correct answer on how they never look past any opponent, but everyone knows the truth in this situation – UConn and Villanova have been eyeing Round 3 since the Big East Tournament bracket was finalized last weekend. In different fashion, each team took care of business Thursday …
UConn smothers Seton Hall, rematch set with Nova Read More »
By Rick Wilson THOMASTON – A lot of spit and grit, a big-time lockdown and a touch of revenge. Oh and a spot in the Class S semifinals. You might say Tuesday night was a mighty good night for the Thomaston High girls basketball team. The top-ranked Golden Bears overcame a sluggish start with a …
Thomaston takes down Gilbert to advance to Class S semifinals Read More »
Hawkins Selected To All-Freshman Team NEW YORK – UConn grad student guard R.J. Cole and sophomore forward Adama Sanogo, the top two scorers on the men’s basketball team, were named to the All-BIG EAST First Team and freshman Jordan Hawkins was named to the league’s All-Freshman Team, as the BIG EAST Conference announced its first …
Cole, Sanogo Named All-BIG EAST First Team. Press Release Read More »
TORRINGTON: When the 2021-2022 Torrington girls basketball campaign began in December, nobody knew what to expect. The Raiders had lost their leading scorer from the year before when Leah Pergola was lost to injury after leading the team in scoring as a sophomore. What happened over the next two and a half months was a …
Fine season comes to an end for Raider girls in Class 2nd round game. Read More »
TORRINGTON: For the first three quarters of their Class L First Round contest, the No 8 ranked Torrington girls looked as if it would be a one and done as they trailed No 25 Stratford by a 33-26 score. Nothing was working. To say that shot were not falling would be a gross understatement. Something …
Marissa Burger (19), Leads Raiders to Opening Round Comeback Win Over Stratford Read More »
Class L First Round Torrington 44, Stratford 37 At Torrington Stratford 14 8 13 4 37 Torrington 7 6 11 18 44 Stratford (37): Grace Petrie 5-4-14, Lauren Ogrodowicz 3-3-9, Julia Carbone 1-0-2, Amanda Ogrodowicz 2-0-5, Juliette Macisco 1-0-2, Ali Diaz 2-0-6: Totals: 14-7-37 Torrington (44): Marissa Burger 6-7-19, Rachel Brewer-Karimi 0-4-4, Amelia Boulli 3-2-8, …
By Rick Wilson THOMASTON – Adam Brutting had stood there before. In a different time and era, in a different century. He had smiled the smile of champions as only a 17-year old can do when you sit on the top of your basketball world. And indeed his Thomaston High Golden Bears (1989-1991) had ruled …
Tony Turina wasn’t looking for a second home when friend John Ponte asked him to take over managerial duties at his Bess Eaton donut shop in Thomaston in January of 1996. He was a Torrington guy through and through. Born and bred with celebrity status nurtured through an athletic career that started as a fine …
Coach Turina and Thomaston. A perfect second hometown Read More »
By Rick Wilson THOMASTON – Nobody brightened up the Thomaston High gym Saturday morning than Kerri Stolle. The Berkshire League Girls Basketball Tournament was in the house and Stolle had her Wamogo team on hand to do battle with league champion Thomaston. Looking resplendent and chic in a striking red suit jacket and a matching …
