high school sports

The CIAC Board of Controls approved a plan for the winter sports season on Thursday.

While some sports will get underway soon, others will not be able to hold their winter seasons under the approved CIAC plan.

The Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference says efforts it has taken to protect student-athletes from the spread of coronavirus through school sports have been successful.

It’s the latest in a conversation of what sports can play and when: last season, girls and boys lacrosse players in Connecticut missed their spring seasons as the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic unfolded. Now, the boys lacrosse community is worried they’ll miss a second season while others get to play. “One of the things that we did...

There has been much conversation surrounding which sports are considered “high risk” during the coronavirus pandemic. Now, the boys lacrosse community is worried they’ll miss a second season while others get to play.

Earlier this month, the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference postponed the start of winter sports after the state laid out new rules in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and now the start date has been postponed again as cases in the state continue to rise. On Tuesday, the CIAC Board of Control announced its decision to postpone the start of winter…

The CIAC has voted to postpone winter sports until late January in 2021.

On Tuesday, the CIAC Board of Control is set to meet to discuss the guidelines for winter sports.

The Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference is planning to postpone all “high risk” winter sports until after January 1, 2021, while moderate and lower risk sports will be allowed to start practice in December, according to a copy of the plan NBC Connecticut obtained from a source with direct knowledge. According to the copy of the proposal, high-risk sports like wrestling,…

Six states have joined Connecticut in suspending interstate youth hockey activities through the end of the year.

For a moment at Cheshire Swim and Dive’s meet on Saturday, things felt normal. “When it’s time to swim fast, they swim fast,” said Cheshire swim coach Dave Modzelewski. “When they get excited, they get really excited.” It was senior night. They rolled out the red carpet at the Cheshire community pool. Parents and athletes posed for photos. “They...

This season, each team swam at their home pools, compared the numbers and got their results the next day.

High school sports are back on the field. “Soccer is soccer, no matter how long, if you have the love for the game, you’re going to be alright,” said Jacob Conde, the Bloomfield boys soccer coach. Six months since the winter season was cut short, fall sports are getting to play games. There’s plenty of differences, notably, no football...

Student-athletes from high schools across Connecticut were back in action on Thursday for the first time since sports were halted in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Since the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference canceled full-contact high school football in the fall, independent leagues are gaining traction across the state.

With the CIAC opting to cancel the high school football season, independent leagues are aiming to offer student athletes an alternative.

With no full-contact high school football in the fall, many student-athletes won’t have the chance to show colleges what they can do and potentially earn a scholarship. On Saturday, St. Joseph hosted a combine to give athletes the chance to record their times and measurements. “We’re not going to have the film to show our colleges so this is...

With no full-contact high school football in the fall, many student-athletes won’t have the chance to show colleges what they can do and potentially earn a scholarship. On Saturday, St. Joseph hosted a combine to give athletes the chance to record their times and measurements.

High school football won’t take the field this fall, but that doesn’t mean other youth sports won’t. The argument to play or not to play for any high risk sport seems to have a grey area. Rich Photos had to pull the plug on Southern Connecticut Pop Warner Football in August. “I tried to keep it going, I really...