high school sports

High school spring sports hit the field for the first time in nearly two years on Saturday. Among the excitement, a bittersweet celebration at Foran High School in Milford. One year delayed, the school was finally able to dedicate their new softball field in the name of Danielle Kemp. Kemp was a standout catcher for the Lions who went on…

The high school spring sports season begins competition on Saturday and the excitement level is very high after last season was canceled. “I can’t even put it into words because overall we just didn’t expect to lose a season and the fact that we get this full season with so many games and get to play with the girls...

Live streaming high school sports has gone from a rarity to a necessity amid the COVID-19 pandemic. “It certainly sped up the timeline,” said Ridgefield High School athletic director Dane Street. As fan attendance has been limited at best, schools have scrambled to get streaming systems off the ground. “This is something that we always envisioned was going to be…

Livestreaming high school sports has become a way to allow fans back into the picture. it also gave one hockey player a chance to take back his senior season.

The high school hockey regular season is wrapping up and on the ice in Wallingford, the Sheehan Titans are at the top of their game. The boys hockey program will head to the post season with a 10-1 record. That’s in big part thanks to their top line of seniors: Anthony Romano, Joe Romano and Luke Festa. The three...

An announcer for a live stream of an Oklahoma girls high school basketball game cursed and called one team by a racial epithet as the players kneeled during the national anthem

This week marked the return of high school track and field competition, with smaller meets taking place around the state. “All I’ve wanted to do is be able to compete,” said East Haven senior Kisha Francois. Hillhouse and East Haven met for a dual meet at Floyd Little Athletic Center on Thursday. “Even though this was only two teams,...

This week marked the return of high school track and field competition, with smaller meets taking place around the state.

As Governor Ned Lamont eased COVID-19 restrictions across all sectors, some new sports got the green light to start playing again. Thursday, Lamont said all sports can play starting March 19, subject to state Department of Public Health guidelines. DPH released new guidance the same day. Throughout the pandemic, the state has looked to the high, medium and low risk…

The Biden administration has withdrawn government support for a federal lawsuit in Connecticut that seeks to ban transgender athletes from participating in girls’ high school sports. Connecticut allows high school athletes to compete in sports according to their gender identity. The lawsuit was filed a year ago by several cisgender runners who argue they have been deprived of wins, state titles...

As other sports start to play games during the high school winter sports season, wrestling remains limited to moderate and low risk activities. “I put like my whole life into here and the chance – I can’t wrestle, it’s just sad,” said Simsbury senior Saul Pera. “It’s devastating having it be your last year to wrestle in high school,”...

As other sports start to play games during the high school winter sports season, wrestling remains limited to moderate and low risk activities.

For the first time in 11 months, high school basketball and hockey games were played in Connecticut on Monday. It’s been 336 days since the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference canceled the state basketball tournament last March as the COVID-19 pandemic took hold of the nation. Since then, student-athletes have been wondering if and when they would get the chance to…

It’s been 336 days since the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference canceled the state basketball tournament last March as the COVID-19 pandemic took hold of the nation. Since then, student-athletes have been wondering if and when they would get the chance to play again

The National Federation of State High School Sports Associations has new guidance for assessing the risk of high school sports during the pandemic. The NFHS, which created the “high”, “moderate” and “low” risk categories, said Tuesday they’re moving away from those classifications. The Connecticut Department of Public Health, Governor Ned Lamont and the CIAC have used these risk classifications...

High school hockey is back on the ice. Many teams starting practice on Jan. 19, the first day the state lifted its sports ban. At Newington, their co-op team spent the first week meeting virtually before finally hitting the ice for practice this week. Practice with a much different feel this year. Newington is a five-school co-op, so unable to…

Tuesday is the first day some high school athletes can return to practice after the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference approved a proposal to move forward with a winter sports season. The first possible practice date for winter sports is today with games beginning on or after Monday, Feb. 8, according to the CIAC. The association’s board approved the plan last…

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.