Bears waltz, Housy crawls into BL final
Thomaston’s Julia Quinn drives to the basket against Gilbert’s Ali Brochu during the Berkshire League tournament semifinals at Wamogo on Saturday. John McKenna Photo By RICK WILSON Republican-American...
View ArticleGirls basketball roundup for Feb. 18
TORRINGTON 55, SEYMOUR 54 Seymour (15-6): Samantha Torres 5 1 12, Sydnie Drezek 6 0 16, Megan Condo 0 0 0, Caty Ragaini 0 0 0, Grace Hayes 0 0 0, Tori Kellogg 0 0 0, Faith Thurmond 11 4 26. Totals: 22...
View ArticleNVL semifinal preview: St. Paul vs. Kennedy
No. 2 St. Paul Catholic (18-3) vs. No. 6 Kennedy (16-5) Regular season: St. Paul defeated Kennedy, 50-37 Worth noting Kennedy and St. Paul have played in the last three NVL tournaments. Kennedy have...
View ArticleNVL semifinal preview: Holy Cross vs. Torrington
No. 1 Holy Cross (20-1) vs. No. 4 Torrington (16-5) Regular season: Holy Cross defeated Torrington, 60-56 Worth noting Since 2008, the first season that the NVL title was determined through a...
View Article7 girls named to All-NVL team
The All-NVL girls basketball team for the 2016-17 season, as selected by the league coaches, includes seven players all from different schools. The NVL also honored players in each division. Here are...
View ArticleFalcons beat Kennedy, advance to NVL final
Coach Joe Mone and St. Paul Catholic advanced to the NVL title game with a 44-38 victory over Kennedy on Monday. (Palladino/RA) WATERBURY — St. Paul advanced to the NVL championship with a 44-38...
View ArticleVideo flashback: St. Paul in 2014 NVL final
St. Paul will appear in its second NVL girls basketball final Wednesday night. The Falcons previous final was in 2014, a 48-38 loss to Holy Cross. [This post contains video, click to play]
View ArticleFlashback: 2014 NVL girls final (Holy Cross beats St. Paul)
Video of 2014 NVL final The girls hoop teams from Holy Cross and St. Paul (the top two seeds) will meet for the 2017 NVL basketball championship Wednesday night. The teams also met in the 2014 final....
View ArticleCross fights off Raiders to get back to NVL title game
Holy Cross defeated Torrington Monday night in the NVL tournament semifinal, 59-48, at Kennedy’s Taglia Gym. Cross advanced to the league final on Wednesday against St. Paul. (Palladino/RA) WATERBURY —...
View ArticleVIDEO: Falcons top Kennedy in semifinal
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View ArticleVIDEO: Holy Cross will play for title again
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View ArticleKaynor Tech girls eye spot in CSC title game
BY ADAM BAKER The Kaynor Tech girls basketball team has been on quite the roll this season, earning the No. 2 seed in the Constitution State Conference tournament. The Panthers will host sixth-seeded...
View ArticleParochial power: Cross, St. Paul reach NVL girls hoop final
BY RICK WILSON Hard to guard just doesn’t seem to do justice when talking about Holy Cross. Stopping the Crusaders is more like trying to stop a swarm of mosquitos with a flyswatter. And nobody in the...
View ArticleBL girls tourney final preview: Thomaston vs. Housatonic
BL girls basketball final Thomaston (18-4) vs. Housatonic (20-2) The top two seeds in the BL girls tournament split their regular season meetings, each winning on its home floor. The BL final features...
View ArticleKaynor girls reach CSC hoop final
BY ADAM BAKER The Kaynor Tech girls basketball team continued its roll Tuesday night as it defeated Windham Tech, 58-41, in the Constitution State Conference tournament semifinals in Waterbury. The No....
View ArticleBasketball roundup for Feb. 21: Cross tops Torrington
BOYS BASKETBALL H. CROSS 68, TORRINGTON 65 Torrington (12-8): Andrew Languell 0 0 0, Richy Rodriguez 2 0 4, Tyreek Davis 10 3 28, Nicholas Dalla Valle 2 0 6, John Roscello 0 0 0, Dontae Thomas 0 0 0,...
View ArticleNVL girls hoop final: Crusaders, Falcons ready to go
COMMENTARY BY JOE PALLADINO This makes sense. These are the teams you thought would get here. No. 1 Holy Cross (21-1), unbeaten in the NVL regular season, and No. 2 St. Paul (19-3) play for the NVL...
View ArticleIt’s Thomaston-Housy (Round 3) for tourney crown
BY RICK WILSON “The game means everything. We have never been in a game for the Berkshire League tournament title. We’ll do what it takes to win.” — Housatonic forward Amanda Jacquier. “We’re going in...
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