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Mid-January Updates: Dec 31, 1969 7:00 pm; Howdy, everyone! We hope that you guys are handling the beginning of your high school football withdrawal without too many signs and symptoms. Since...more »

Awards: New Haven Register All-State: Jan 8, 2012 10:40 am; The last of the major awards have been released with the New Haven Register All-State teams coming out on Sunday. Ansonia sophomore running back...more »

SPB’s High School Football

Connecticut’s humble National Signing Day list, 2012: Feb 1, 2012 4:43 pm; It’s National Signing Day for college recruits everywhere and, welp, here in Connecticut it’s pretty quiet. Most of the major signings are from...more »

Walter Camp’s 2011 All-State Team: Jan 18, 2012 12:55 pm; A little slow on getting this out because — well — I’ve been taking a long (and dare I say, well-deserved) break from the beat. However, last week...more »

Ansonia Football

Championship Banquet

Jan 11, 2012 12:18 pm

The Championship Banquet will take place on March 23rd at 6:30 p.m. at Grassy Hill Lodge in Derby. Details are in the document below.

New Haven Register All-State: Jan 11, 2012 12:10 pm; Several members of the 2011 Class M Championship Team were selected to the New Haven Register All-State Team. Congratulations to the following...
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Morelli’s Musings

Jacobson, Watson among early Travelers commitments: Feb 10, 2012 11:27 am; Former champions Fredrik Jacobson, Bubba Watson and Hunter Mahan, along with Vijay Singh and Anthony Kim, are the first players who have officially...more »

LPGA Futures Tour drops state event: Feb 9, 2012 7:39 pm; The LPGA Futures Tour 2012 schedule came out Thursday — but with no event from Connecticut. The tour's CEO is leaving the door open for 2013.

For...more »

Register High School Sports

SCC, SWC wrestling meets postponed: Feb 10, 2012 3:29 pm; Both the SCC and SWC wrestling meets scheduled for Saturday have already been postponed due to the inclement weather that is expected for Saturday...more »

Hartmayer to sign with Marist: Feb 9, 2012 5:36 pm; Shelton girls' soccer player Jessica Hartmayer will sign a National Letter of Intent on Monday to play at Division I Marist.
A co-captain, Hartmayer...more »

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Ansonia’s Newsome: Best Season In History?

by STAFF | Dec 16, 2011 2:30 pm | Comments (0)

ESPN gives Ansonia running back a shout out on its high school football blog.

Here are the opening grafs:

How good was Arkeel Newsome’s sophomore season?

So good that you could argue it’s the best season ever turned in by a Connecticut high school running back.

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Derby Runners Participate In Bridgeport Race

by Derby MS Running Club | Dec 14, 2011 4:33 pm | Comments (1)

The Derby Middle School Running Club competed in the Bridgeport PAL Christmas Village 5K road race on December 10, 2011.

Steven Stanley led the club with a time of 20:56 (3rd place in the Male 12 and under division), followed by Jack Peccerillo at 22:09, and Sarah Gerckens at 22:34.

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‘Title Town’ Honors Champion Cheerleaders

by Jodie Mozdzer | Dec 14, 2011 2:05 pm | Comments (0)

Ansonia is sometimes referred to as “Title Town” because of its record winning state championships in football, according to Board of Aldermen President Eugene Sharkey.

Now add Ansonia cheerleaders to that tradition.

Two squads from the city’s United Youth Football League took home first-place trophies in their divisions at a national cheerleading competition in Florida earlier this month.

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Derby Pop Warner Cheerleaders Return Home with National Runner-Up Titles

by Greg Genna | President Derby Pop Warner | Dec 14, 2011 1:25 pm | Comments (1)

The Derby Junior Pee Wee and Pee Wee Cheerleaders, coaches and parents returned to chilly and rainy Connecticut from warm and sunny Disney World earlier this month with a little extra carry on luggage — National-Runner Up Titles.

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PHOTOS: ANSONIA CHARGERS WIN STATE CHAMPIONSHIP

by STAFF | Dec 10, 2011 12:34 pm | Comments (0)

The Ansonia Chargers put a beat down on Ledyard Saturday to win the class M state championship 38-0.

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Ansonia Chargers Ready For Ledyard In State Championship

by STAFF | Dec 8, 2011 9:23 am | Comments (0)

The Ansonia High School varsity football team take their 12-0 record into the Class M state championship Saturday against 11-1 Ledyard.

The game is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. at Rentschler Field in East Hartford.

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2011 Quarterfinals: Ansonia 35, Bethel 6

by STAFF | Nov 30, 2011 11:32 am | Comments (0)

The unstoppable, unflappable and undefeated Ansonia Chargers rolled over Bethel in a 35-6 victory in the Class M quarterfinals Tuesday night.

For more information on the game, visit the NVL Football blog.

The chat box below includes scoring updates as they happened Tuesday.

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Lionetti Questions Hiring Of Derby Basketball Coach

by Eugene Driscoll | Nov 27, 2011 7:20 pm | Comments (9)

A Derby resident is questioning the process the school district used to hire a varsity boys basketball coach.

The Derby Board of Education unanimously approved the appointment of Francisco Salazar as the high school basketball coach in July. Salazar is a Spanish teacher at Derby High School and has previous experience coaching athletic teams within the district.

However, Thomas Lionetti, a lifelong resident of the city, complained that school officials did not advertise for the position externally — and they didn’t use a search committee to screen applicants.

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