Sports • Published Jul 15, 2024 02 am
By Gabby Hurlbut
The goal of the Deep River Horseshoe players in Week 11 was to find shade, wear a hat, drink plenty of water, and put cooling towels on their necks, as temperatures appro...
Sports • Published Jul 05, 2023 07 am
A legacy that Art Leary built years ago is continuing to live on. The Slamma Jamma Basketball Camp is gearing up for its 41st year, which is the longest-running basketbal...
Sports • Published Jun 20, 2023 07 am
By John Lecardo
For the Valley Regional boys’ tennis team, it played strongly enough to enter the postseason party while simultaneously showing it will be there for years to come by cons...
Sports • Published Apr 25, 2023 08 am
By John Lecardo
After a tremendous trek through the regular season and Shoreline Conference to the league’s summit a year ago, the Valley Regional boys’ tennis team has had to reshuffle ...
Sports • Published Feb 28, 2023 08 am
By John Lecardo
The Valley Regional girls’ basketball team finished the regular season on fire after playing some of its best basketball. Now, while the Warriors did not emerge with a Sh...
Sports • Published Feb 21, 2023 08 am
By John Lecardo
From an outsider looking in on the Valley Regional boys’ basketball team and its postseason prospects through the opening six games of the campaign, one might have though...
Sports • Published Feb 13, 2023 03 pm
By John Lecardo
Throughout the course of its season, the East Haven boys’ ice hockey co-op team has created a culture of competitiveness both on the rink as a group and within the ranks ...
Sports • Published Feb 07, 2023 08 am
By John Lecardo
The Valley Regional girls’ basketball program has had a long and storied history of both prominent teams and incredible individual players who have laced ‘em up and drive...
Sports • Published Jan 11, 2023 10 am
By Gabby Hurlbut
On Jan. 3, the Valley Regional girls’ basketball team traveled to Granby Memorial, coming away with a 42-31 road win. Lily Grow led the scoring for the Warriors with 19, ...
Sports • Published Jan 10, 2023 01 pm
By Gabby Hurlbut
On Jan. 4, the East Haven co-op boys’ ice hockey team faced Branford at home, winning by a score of 6-2. The first period was where the Yellowjackets showed the most domi...
Sports • Published Jan 04, 2023 10 am
By John Lecardo
The Haddam-Killingworth/Valley Regional (H-K/VR) boys’ swimming and diving co-op team enters the 2022-2023 campaign this winter with a small, yet very sound and savvy squ...
Sports • Published Dec 27, 2022 08 am
By John Lecardo
With only a handful of games under its belt for this young season, the Hand girls’ ice hockey co-op team has already displayed flashes of prominence and proficiency while...
Sports • Published Dec 12, 2022 01 pm
By John Lecardo
In returning to the biggest stage in the game, the Valley Regional-Old Lyme (VR-OL) football team did not come away with the grand prize. Yet in the totality of their cam...
Sports • Published Dec 06, 2022 10 am
By John Lecardo
The Valley Regional-Old Lyme (VR-OL) football team competed last week in the Class SS State Playoffs and took down Foran and Gilbert-Northwestern-Housatonic (G-N-H) to ad...
Sports • Published Nov 08, 2022 04 pm
Football
The Valley Regional-Old Lyme (VR-OL) football team hit the road to square off against the Stafford-East Windsor-Somers (S-EW-S) co-op squad on Nov. 4. The W...
Sports • Published Oct 27, 2022 12 pm
Football
The Valley Regional-Old Lyme football team remained undefeated on the season after recording a shutout victory against a divisional opponent on the road las...
Sports • Published Oct 21, 2022 12 pm
When Lloyd Warren returned to coach at Valley Regional High School, his main goal was to restore enthusiasm for girls’ soccer in the community. While the participation wi...
Sports • Published Oct 11, 2022 10 am
Football
The Valley Regional-Old Lyme (VR-OL) football team hosted the Coventry-Windham Tech-Bolton-Lyman co-op squad for a Saturday afternoon contest at Old Lyme Hi...
Sports • Published Oct 03, 2022 02 pm
Life is all about adjustments and, if that sentiment hadn’t already been made clear to the players on the Valley Regional field hockey team, they should certainly know b...
Sports • Published Sep 29, 2022 07 pm
Football
The Valley Regional-Old Lyme (VR-OL) hosted Morgan for a Pequot Conference Sassacus Division contest at Blythe Field on Sept. 23. The Warriors put together ...
Sports • Published Sep 19, 2022 01 pm
The Valley Regional-Old Lyme (VR-OL) football team hosted divisional opponent Coginchaug/Hale-Ray/East Hampton for its second game of the 2022 season on Sept. 16. The War...
Sports • Published Sep 12, 2022 01 pm
The Valley Regional boys’ soccer team started off the fall season on a strong note by earning a convincing victory versus North Branford last week. With a young roster, H...
Sports • Published Sep 05, 2022 01 pm
Cardinals Take the Title by Defeating the Giants
Sports • Published Aug 22, 2022 01 pm
The Valley Regional-Old Lyme (VR-OL) football team is entering the 2022 season with a roster full of experienced seniors. Now in his second year as head coach, Hill Gbun...
Sports • Published Aug 16, 2022 01 pm
The competitors in the Deep River Horseshoe League (DRHL) are starting to think about the playoffs with the regular season drawing to a close over the next couple of week...
Sports • Published Jul 25, 2022 01 pm
With 18 of the rowers being novices, first-year Head Coach Ashley Malinovsky knew that communication and teamwork would be crucial in order for the Valley Regional crew ...
High School • Published Jul 10, 2022 12 am
It may have been the last day of June, but the Royals and Marlins started their Fourth of July celebration early when they met up in a prime-time matchup during Week 10 p...
High School • Published Jul 10, 2022 12 am
As they entered their final year with the Warriors, the seniors on the Valley Regional girls’ lacrosse team felt confident that they could put together a strong season in...
High School • Published Jun 30, 2022 12 am
The Deep River Horseshoe League is entering the second half of its 2022 season and, based on the way the standings are looking, there is a possibility of as many as 15 te...
High School • Published Jun 30, 2022 12 am
Featuring a talented roster from top to bottom, the Valley Regional baseball team put together a memorable 2022 season that won’t be forgotten any time soon. The Warriors...
High School • Published Jun 26, 2022 12 am
The top three teams in the Deep River Horseshoe League all took 5-1 defeats during Week 8 play at the First Congregational Church on June 16. The Marlins remain in first ...
High School • Published Jun 26, 2022 12 am
With the bulk of last year’s club returning, Head Coach Callie Riggio felt that the Valley Regional boys’ tennis team had the potential to put together a strong season in...
High School • Published Jun 19, 2022 12 am
The Pirates posted their second sweep in a row when they blanked the Dodgers by a 6-0 score during Week 7 play in the Deep River Horseshoe League on June 9. The Pirates m...
High School • Published Jun 19, 2022 12 am
Chester resident JacAlan Cecchini put together an exceptional performance during his gymnastics season this year, earning multiple first-place finishes at some big-time c...
High School • Published Jun 13, 2022 12 am
While it was only his first year as head coach of the Valley Regional boys’ lacrosse team, Colby Hawkins entered the 2022 season with big expectations. After seeing his t...
High School • Published Jun 12, 2022 12 am
After the rains came and postponed recent play in the Deep River Horseshoe League by a couple of days, Week 6 action took place on the green at the First Congregational C...
High School • Published Jun 12, 2022 12 am
Senior Nic Wyszkowski represented the Valley Regional boys’ tennis team when he competed in the singles bracket of the Individual Invitational Tournament held at Wesleyan...
High School • Published Jun 05, 2022 12 am
With six teams tied for second place entering the week, the Rangers moved into sole possession of the No. 2 spot in the standings following Week 5 action in the Deep Rive...
High School • Published Jun 05, 2022 12 am
Baseball
The Valley Regional baseball team took a 4-2 loss against Old Saybrook in the championship game of the Shoreline Conference Tournament and then won its firs...
High School • Published May 26, 2022 12 am
The Valley Regional High School athletic program hosted college athlete signing day event on May 12. The Valley Class of 2022 features 11 seniors who will continue their ...
High School • Published May 26, 2022 12 am
Boys’ Tennis
The Valley Regional boys’ tennis team put forth some exceptional performances when the Shoreline Conference tournaments were held at Old Lyme and Morgan...
High School • Published May 25, 2022 12 am
The Marlins took their second-straight loss by dropping a 3.5-2.5 decision against the Dodgers during Week 4 action in the Deep River Horseshoe League, but still remain a...
High School • Published May 22, 2022 12 am
Baseball
The Valley Regional baseball team completed the 2022 regular season with an overall record of 18-2 after claiming victory in all four of its games last week...
High School • Published May 22, 2022 12 am
The Reds handed the Marlins their first loss of the season by claiming a 4-2 victory when the two teams squared off during Week 3 action in the Deep River Horseshoe Leagu...
High School • Published May 22, 2022 12 am
The 2022 season has been all business for the Valley Regional softball team. With their regular-season record finalized at 8-11, the Warriors are eyeing a deep run throug...
High School • Published May 15, 2022 12 am
Baseball
The Valley Regional baseball team continued its winning ways by winning all of its four games last week to improve to 14-2 on the season. The Warriors notch...
High School • Published May 15, 2022 12 am
The Deep River Horseshoe League hosted Week 2 of its 67th season at the First Congregational Church on May 5. With the weather warming up a bit from the first week of act...
High School • Published May 15, 2022 12 am
The Valley Regional boys’ tennis team put together another excellent stretch by earning three more victories to clinch the regular-season Shoreline Conference title last ...
High School • Published May 08, 2022 12 am
Baseball
The Valley Regional baseball team hit the field to play two games last week and came away from the slate with a pair of victories to improve to 10-2 in the ...
High School • Published May 08, 2022 12 am
After losing just four matches all of last season, the Valley Regional boys’ tennis team has returned to its winning ways in the 2022 campaign. The Warriors are sporting ...