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Greater State of Mind: ‘SLOOH’ brings the cosmos to middle school children
WASHINGTON, CT -- This week in “A Greater State of Mind”, we take you to a middle school in Washington, Connecticut, that has found a portal to the cosmos at their finger tips by way of the Lichfield hills. The website, 'SLOOH', is the brain child of Washington resident Mike Paolucci. → Read More
Cheshire upset in high school volleyball championship
WEST HARTFORD -- Conard High School was the site for two boys volleyball semi-finals Tuesday night. First up the Class L bracket featuring the undefeated and #1 seeded Rams from Cheshire High School taking on the #4 seed Hornets from East Hartford. → Read More
Tolland goes up against Ellington and Bristol Eastern plays Cent
TOLLAND -- The Tolland Eagles lost a tough 1-0 game to E.O. Smith on Monday so Tuesday they tried to bounce back as they faced the 19-0 Knights of Ellington. → Read More
HS Baseball: Tolland rises to the top after a win over South Windsor
TOLLAND -- Tuesday night the Tolland Eagles defeated the No. 2 South Windsor Bobcats 6-5, inching them closer to the number ranking. With their win over the Bobcats, and a loss by the No. 1 Amity Spartans, the Eagles will most likely catapult to the number one spot. → Read More
New Haven’s Jimmy Williams looking forward to Friday’s fight
NEW HAVEN -- New Haven boxer Jimmy Williams last fought in July of 2016. Winning that fight extended his professional record to 12-0. Since then Williams besides constant training, has gotten married and recently found out that he and his new wife are expecting twins. → Read More
UConn wins hockey home opener in Hartford over Arizona State
HARTFORD- The UConn men's hockey team opened their home season at the XL Center Friday night and beat the Arizona Sun Devils 5-1 to improve to 2-1 on the season. → Read More
Father-son coaches stear Southington’s success
SOUTHINGTON - The Southington Blue Knights football program has a long history of success, including being two-time defending state champions. Head Coach Mike Drury has held the reins for both vict... → Read More
Trinity tops Williams, 24-0
HARTFORD - The Trinity College Bantams improve to 2-0 on the season by defeating the Williams Ephs 24-0. That was the second straight shutout for the Bantams who blanked the Colby last week 34-0. N... → Read More
Glasonbury remains undefeated on the soccer pitch, but loses that status on the gridiron
GLASTONBURY--In a battle of top-ranked teams, both undefeated so far this season, the Southington Blue Knights handed the Glastonbury Tomahawks a 61-41 loss on the high school gridiron. But the sco... → Read More
Friday night football highlights
The Maloney Spartans stayed unbeaten on the season with a thrilling 27-21 win over the Newington Indians. Plus the Southington Blue Knights continued their quest for a third straight title with 55-... → Read More
New Haven running back Andre Anderson a triple threat
NEW HAVEN - Junior running back and New Haven native Andre Anderson has become a triple threat, averaging over eight yards a carry, 22 yards a catch and 24 yards on each kick return for the Univers... → Read More
UNH football blasts AIC, 31-12
NEW HAVEN - The University of New Haven Chargers defeated the AIC Yellow Jackets 31-12. The Chargers scored 21 points in the second half to take control of the game and improve to 2-1 on the season... → Read More
UConn men’s soccer win third straight against URI
STORRS - The UConn Huskies mens soccer team hosted the URI Rams. Before the game a moment of silence was observed to honor long-time coach and soccer legend Joe Morrone who pasted earlier this week... → Read More
Glastonbury boys soccer getting national notice
GLASTONBURY - The Glastonbury boys soccer team is receiving some national attention. The Tomahawks were ranked 24th in the USA Today preseason national high school poll. Finishing last season as th... → Read More
Xavier Falcons football hopes to repeat without returning players
MIDDLETOWN - The Xavier Falcons ended last season just where they wanted - holding the state championship trophy. This season they have the same goal. But with only 13 returning seniors, it will b... → Read More
CCSU football season preview
NEW BRITAIN - After finishing the 2014 season with a disappointing 3-9 record, the CCSU Blue Devils look to rebound in the 2015 season. Head coach Pete Rossomando is in his second year at the helm ... → Read More
Local college football seaons kick off
NEW HAVEN -The first weekend of the college football season is in the books. Most of the area teams got their seasons underway but not all had the result they were hoping for. The SCSU Owls had a l... → Read More
UConn women’s soccer team off to a good start
STORRS--The UConn Huskies women's soccer team opened their regular season with a 4-1 win over the Colgate Raiders. The Huskies were lead by Rachel Hill, who had two goals. UConn is back in action T... → Read More
A new sport takes off in Winsted
WINSTED - Nowadays any form of racing has been influenced by technology, from computer-designed race cars to biometrics for Olympic athletes and new technology has given rise to a sport unthinkable... → Read More
UConn wants to get running game back on track for opener
HARTFORD - The UConn Huskies football team opens their season in just two weeks against Villanova. One key component to the seasons success will be the running game. After being plagued by turnover... → Read More