The offense lost some key contributors, but a solid core, led by Shaban, is intact and ready to contend for the program's first division title since 2008. And like lineman Austin Gomar, who registered 14 sacks and 64 tackles. 2023 Spring Tournament Schedule Girls & Boys Outdoor Track Mon., May 22, 2023 - Co-ed Championship Meet @ Bunnell - 3:00 p.m. 2008 Pomperaug Lauralton Hall. We need to find a couple of pieces that can play on a regular bases. We had to deal with field availability after the heavy snow, closed schools due to power outages and local rules governing practice and play during school closings. The work ethic has been great. "I can only coach one team so I only worry about one team. jhayden@swccd.edu. Schedule and scoreboard for the 2023 CIAC Spring Championships in baseball, softball, boys and girls lacrosse and boys volleyball. Results and story links will appear here after the games are Will Aldam has been a sports reporter with Hearst Connecticut Media since 2018. Following a meeting Wednesday night of SWC athletic directors, SWC executive secretary Norm Winnerman issued the following statement regarding the updated schedule: "It isn't perfect but the problems we faced were varied and serious. ", SWC updates playoff schedule; no championship games for girls soccer or field hockey. REASON TO SMILE: Brad Westmark is back at quarterback. The 2021 season comes with plenty of questions for Barlow. Baseball QUARTERFINALS Sunday, May 21 at higher seed Masuk 3, New Fairfield 2 Barlow 3, Newtown 1 Bethel 5, Immaculate 2 We will prepare our team the same way regardless of who we are playing. Senior Carter Janki and junior Danny Shaban are in competition for the starting quarterback job. New Canaan's Grip It and Rip It football features 24 CT teams. Week 1: Branford; Week 2: at Stonington: Week 3: Rocky Hill; Week 4: New London; Week 5: Bye; Week 6: Ledyard; Week 7: at Griswold; Week 8: Windham; Week 9: at Killingly: Week 10: at Bacon: Week 11; Bye: Week 12: at East Lyme. 9:00am-12:00pm CT Swimming Officials Meeting and Coaches Rules Meeting (Commons C1; Conference Center C2) Tue., Oct. 10 . REASON TO WORRY: Home slate includes visits from Bethel, Newtown, Oxford and Brookfield. REASON TO WORRY: The Panthers open the season with pivotal back-to-back games against perennial SWC contenders. Week 6: Fitch at Xavier, NFA at Shelton, Thames River at Montville. New Fairfield High School (CT) Varsity Football - MaxPreps Things seemed to have been smoothed over following a scrimmage two days later. Dammen-Brower led the team in tackles last year with 84 and caught four touchdown passes. 6 Northwest Catholic on late goal, Volleyball top performances, games to watch (Oct. 19), Your Privacy Choices (Opt Out of Sale/Targeted Ads). The faster the offensive line comes around, the stronger the team will be this season.. Are changes needed at Travelers Championship course? OUTLOOK: Last year's goal was to get the ball rolling, to shake up the SWC hierarchy with a quality win or two. 6 Will Daniels Bethel Jr. WR/DB. Barlow plays SWCgames against Bethel, Notre Dame-Fairfield, Bunnell, Brookfield, Masuk, Pomperaug and Weston. Should the Falcons win that it could force the SWC to an unenviable position since it doesn't play Newtown. PLAYERS TO WATCH: Sr. QB Mike McCourt (5-8, 165); Sr. RB Collin Cioffi (5-10, 165); Sr. WR Joey Hicks (5-9, 165); Sr. OL Chris Hernandez (6-0, 215). 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Weekly sports editor, Hearst Connecticut Media. Girls basketball showcase for CIAC athletes coming to St. Joseph boys basketball coaching legend Montelli dies Notre Dame-West Haven loses key player to prep school, Townsend named Amity boys hockey coach after title at Masuk. Director of Football Operations. I am a sportswriter for the New Haven Register and GameTimeCT. Women's Soccer - Southwestern Athletic Conference REASON TO SMILE: A senior class that runs 19 deep. Three teams have been added this week, Wilton, Stamford and King School-Stamford, withSouthington and Harding dropping out. The resulting chaos caused by Hurricane Sanday earlier this week, however, won't stop the league from completing its 2012 postseason or crowning individual champions in field hockey, volleyball, swimming and diving along with boys and girls soccer. Schedule Roster News Cross Country Schedule Roster News Instagram . Schedule at a Glance Full Schedule Fri, 9/08 @ Windham 7:00 PM Fri, 9/15 vs Bunnell 7:00 PM Fri, 9/22 vs Foran 7:00 PM Team Leaders Player Stats have not been entered Stats are entered by the coach or designated team statistician in the admin. He enjoys pretzels, bad movies and high school football and baseball. All Conference First Team : All Conference Second Team : Anna Brown: Brookfield : Jessica Konkol: Masuk: Kalli Melville: Brookfield : Kaitlyn Murtha: New Fairfield Shaban's older brothers, Jack and Henry, were both stars for the Falcons. 2023 Hearst Media Services Connecticut, LLC, On Wilcox/Kaynor opt-out, schools of choice in CIAC football, New Haven's Robinson No. TEAM WEBSITES JBFootball.org | Maxpreps CIAC, NEPSAC hosting girls, boys basketball showcases. Name School Grade Position. New Canaan's Grip It and Rip It football features 24 CT teams; GameTimeCT. South West Conference VanKamerik is an all-state receiver with game-breaking speed. The final is Tuesday at Pomperaug at 7 p.m. Volleyball quarterfinals are Sunday with doubleheaders at Newtown and Barlow. REASON TO SMILE: Used for just one game in 2012, the new turf at Penders Field should pay dividends for the Red Devils, who formerly conducted practices on a lopsided, undersized, unmarked patch of grass without uprights. Following is a list of games involving ECC schools and Plainfield (days and times to be determined): Week 1: Wilton at NFA, New London at Barlow, Fitch at Guilford, East Lyme at Hand, Ledyard at East Haven, Notre Dame-Fairfield at Stonington, Woodstock at Enfield, Griswold at NW Catholic, Weaver at Tolland, East Catholic at Bacon Academy, Branford at Waterford. 1 Eastern Nazarene in the final. "Would you practice baseball on a field with no pitcher's mound?" Week 1: at Barlow; Week 2: at Fitch; Week 3: Stonington; Week 4: at Waterford: Week 5: Bye; Week 6: Weaver; Week 7: at Windham; Week 8: East Lyme: Week 9: Bacon; Week 10: Ledyard; Week 11: Bye; Week 12: at NFA. Bowman will be a key player on both sides of the ball. REASON TO WORRY: The Devils' last winning season was 2007. We had great attendance. "The football games provided to our league member schools from the alliance are beneficial not only to the individual school, but also to the continued success of our conference moving forward," ECC football chair Jim Buonocore said. Connecticut Interscholastic . REASON TO WORRY: Reports surfaced that some players and parents were unhappy with new head coach Dave Brennan, who took over after John Murphy resigned. The Rebels' inexperience may, however, show up most on defense, where they're counting on several underclassmen. Weaver, which joins the ECC as a football-only member this fall, will also play two alliance games. OUTLOOK: Last year was uncharacteristic of the perennial SWC power. South West Conference REASON TO SMILE: The Wolverines return eight starters on each side of the ball, though seven of the eight are two-way players. The Naugatuck Valley League and Pequot Football Conference are the only two state conferences not taking part. PLAYERS TO WATCH: Sr. WR/DB Chris VanKamerik; Sr. QB/DB Kyle Chudoba; Sr. WR/DB Kevin Loschiavo; Sr. TB/DB Steve Persson; Sr. TB/LB Marcus Esteves; Sr. OL/DL Dan Carbonaro; Sr. OL/DL Justin Hanna; Sr. OL/DL Kyle Sastrum; Sr. FB/LB Jeff Haney; Sr. TE/DE Eric Jensen; Sr. TB/OLB Dan Trombetta; Sr. OL/LB Anthony Nichio. Composed primarily of schools from Texas, at various times the conference included schools from Oklahoma and Arkansas.. For most of its history, the core members of the conference were Texas-based schools plus one in Arkansas: Baylor University, Rice University . The remaining 16 will be played throughout the reminder of the season. 6 Northwest Catholic on late goal, Volleyball top performances, games to watch (Oct. 19), Your Privacy Choices (Opt Out of Sale/Targeted Ads). 3 Brookfield, ppd to Sunday, Noon. Schedules and Results | CIAC Boys soccer semifinals will be played Sunday at Newtown with Pomperaug facing Brookfield at 5 p.m. and Barlow facing Bethel at 7. Tucker Carlson? The winners of Sunday's semifinal games in girls soccer and field hockey will be crowned co-champions. No. The cable news network . The 2023 GameTimeCT All-State Girls Outdoor Track and CIAC Spring State Championships by the numbers, Bloomfield girls win 8th State Open Track title, The 2023 GameTimeCT All-State Boys Ice Hockey Team, The 2022-23 CHSCA boys hockey all-state teams, Boys hockey top performers (CIAC tournament edition), No. S.F. The alliance is a crossover scheduling arrangement between six of the state's eight CIAC football leagues. Another heat wave is heading for California. Cummings passed for 2,158 yards and 19 touchdowns last year. Grenier (95), Capriglione (85), Phillips (41) and Kimball (41) were all among the team's leading tacklers last season; Capriglione and Kimball each had two interceptions. 5 New Milford at No. WR/DB Davon Davidson (6-3, 215); Jr. OLB/WR Geuber Docteur; Sr. DB/WR Milo Mitchell. Barlow is also 7-0 and plays Masuk on Nov. 9. Mitchell College plays on the road on Saturday in the New England Collegiate Conference tournament finals. The results of pool play will be used to seed a double elimination tournament on July 8. The Connecticut High School Football Alliance announced Friday it has scheduled 90 games for 2022, including games involving all 14 Eastern Connecticut Conference teams, plus Thames River of the Connecticut Technical Conference and Plainfield, which has opted to play an independent schedule this fall. All-SWC football team - CTPost to enforce the damn laws. What does that mean? "Newtown seems to be the favorite in our league, and we, as always, expect our team to compete with everyone we face." MacDonald; Sr. Nick Kimball; Sr. WR Scott Eherts; Jr. QB Jaimie Portunato; Jr. DL Denzel Phillips; Sr. LB Nick Capriglione. 2023 SWC spring postseason tournament scoreboard, schedule - CT Insider 6 Northwest Catholic on late goal, Volleyball top performances, games to watch (Oct. 19), Your Privacy Choices (Opt Out of Sale/Targeted Ads). Marjorie Taylor-Greene? 2023 Hearst Media Services Connecticut, LLC, On Wilcox/Kaynor opt-out, schools of choice in CIAC football, New Haven's Robinson No. 2 Darien tips No. Boys soccer and girls volleyball will play championship games. The alliance has scheduled 88 games between the CCC, SCC, FCIAC, ECC, SWC and CTC. We have a little experience coming back in Guidera, and we will be working in several other candidates to find the right combination. 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New Canaan's Grip It and Rip It football tournament features 33 teams The South-West Conference is a high school athletics conference in Southwestern Connecticut. CT Football Classes. 2023 Western Connecticut State Wolves Schedule | ESPN Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate. OUTLOOK: Piatnik has the arm to keep teams honest and Daniels is a legitimate deep threat (42 catches, 481 yards, 7 touchdowns), but the Wildcats won't stray too far from their "ground and pound" identity, according to Gill. This is a carousel. They host Newtown on Sept. 12 and visit Brookfield on Sept. 20. Key to the Bobcats' success will be getting their running game going to complement Westmark's air attack. Annually one of the SWC's premier rushing units, Piatnik led the charge last year with over 1,700 yards. Football | CIAC But for many in the party, that situa WASHINGTON (AP) President Joe Biden leaves on Sunday for Europe, where he will spend time in three nations tending to alliances that have been tested by Russia's invasion of Ukraine. 2014 All-SWC Football. REASON TO SMILE: Boynton had been an assistant at Notre Dame for 10 seasons. REASON TO WORRY: Pacheco and his 2,001 yards and 21 touchdowns will be tough to replace for a team that rode their one-year phenom to a renaissance season. Janki converted on his lone passing attempt for 33 yards in 2019. Last year, he threw for more than 2,500 yards and 18 touchdowns while being intercepted just five times. The championship game is Tuesday at Newtown at 4:30 p.m. 1 contender, and the rejuvenated Bulldogs will be in the mix. 1 New England College for the title and the No. MAXPREPS; CBSSPORTS.COM; 247SPORTS; . OUTLOOK: The installation of Murphy as the head coach has created a whirlwind of excitement and optimism surrounding the Green Wave. 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Lyons led the team in sacks last year with six. Heres a timeline of its Californias fastest-growing city is now majority Asian. Brookfield swimming coach Brian Reiff announced his retirement last month, finishing his career as the "Number One" coach in Brookfield. Baseball We've got a journey." I have been with the New Haven Register since 1997. That alone is a major victory for a program that is roughly 50 years old and has never played in a state playoff game. 2003 Lauralton Hall Newtown. Football - Southwestern Community College