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 Jun 24, 2024 01 am
By John Lecardo
Many times, the more successful squads are not farmed through numerous and endless reps or marathon sprints in practices, but rather organically through developing natura...
Sports • Published Jun 05, 2024 10 am
By John Lecardo
The Haddam-Killingworth boys’ outdoor track team may have been knocked off its perch atop the Shoreline Conference last season and seen its three-year reign come to a clo...
Sports • Published May 06, 2024 12 am
By Gabby Hurlbut
Baseball
H-K baseball hosted Cromwell on April 29 and won 11-1. Matt Shea had four hits and drove in two runs to lead the Cougar attack. Luke Mauri chipped in two hits an...
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 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 16, 2022 08 am
By John Lecardo
The Haddam-Killingworth girls’ basketball team is quite literal when it comes to its philosophy for the season, with growing and building a fruitful foundation for succes...
Sports • Published Nov 12, 2022 10 am
Girls’ Swimming and Diving
The Haddam-Killingworth girls’ swimming and diving team capped off its regular season by earning an 87-46 win over Suffield in a home meet...
Sports • Published Nov 05, 2022 12 pm
Football
The Haddam-Killingworth football team hosted Coginchaug/Hale-Ray/East Hampton (C/H-R/EH) for a divisional game on Oct. 28. The Cougars posted a 56-6 win ove...
Sports • Published Nov 02, 2022 12 pm
One week after winning its second-straight Shoreline Conference title, the Haddam-Killingworth girls’ cross country team showed up in a big way for the Class SS State Cha...
Sports • Published Oct 25, 2022 12 pm
For the second-straight season and the sixth time in eight years, the Haddam-Killingworth girls’ cross country team has earned a Shoreline Conference title. The Cougars a...
Sports • Published Oct 13, 2022 10 am
Football
The Haddam-Killingworth football team hit the road to take on Windsor Locks-Suffield-East Granby (WL-S-EG) for a Saturday afternoon showdown on Oct. 8. The ...
Sports • Published Sep 22, 2022 11 am
Girls’ Cross Country
The Haddam-Killingworth girls’ cross country team earned a first-place finish when it started it competed at the Suffern Invitational in Bear Mo...
Sports • Published Sep 13, 2022 12 pm
Year two of Tyler Wilcox’s tenure as head coach of the Haddam-Killingworth football team began with a bang as the Cougars posted a 30-0 shutout over Old Saybrook-Westbroo...
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...
High School • Published Jul 12, 2022 12 am
As he stepped into his first year as head coach of the Madison 19-U American Legion team, Jason Vitale wanted this year’s squad to make a run in Zone 2 while having fun p...
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 05, 2022 12 am
One year after winning a Class L state title, Hand baseball Head Coach Travis LaPointe didn’t want to put any added pressure on the Tigers as they entered the 2022 season...
High School • Published Jul 04, 2022 12 am
The Madison Senior American Legion 19-U baseball team had five contests on its schedule in Zone 2 action last week. Post 79 came away with victories in two of the five ga...
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 27, 2022 12 am
The Haddam-Killingworth softball entered the 2022 season with seven returning starters, all of whom were in their sophomore years. The efforts of those sophomores, combin...
High School • Published Jun 26, 2022 12 am
Madison native Anthony DePino has been named to the 2022 Collegiate Baseball Freshmen All-America Team based on his performance during his first season with baseball team...
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 19, 2022 12 am
The Madison Senior American Legion 19-U baseball team began the 2022 season with a shutout victory versus Branford last week. On June 16, Post 79 hosted Branford at Town ...
High School • Published Jun 19, 2022 12 am
The Hand boys’ volleyball squad had two athletes selected to the All-Southern Connecticut Conference Team for their performances during the 2022 spring season. Senior cap...
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
After spending the past 18 years as the athletic director at Daniel Hand High School, Craig Semple is stepping down to take on a similar role at Masuk. Throughout the pas...
High School • Published Jun 14, 2022 12 am
Boys’ Lacrosse
The Haddam-Killingworth boys’ lacrosse team’s storybook 2022 season come to a close with a loss against Weston the semifinal round of the Class S Stat...
High School • Published Jun 14, 2022 12 am
Baseball
The Hand baseball team was eliminated from the Class L State Tournament by taking a loss versus Windsor in a semifinal game last week. Hand finished the 202...
High School • Published Jun 14, 2022 12 am
The Hand boys’ golf team finished out the 2022 season by earning a third-place finish at the Division I State Championship meet last week. With several of the Tigers retu...
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 07, 2022 12 am
The athletes on the Hand girls’ tennis team never took their sights off making a deep postseason run after legendary coach Kitty Palmer retired prior to the 2022 season. ...
High School • Published Jun 05, 2022 12 am
Boys’ Lacrosse
One week after claiming its second-straight conference title, the Haddam-Killingworth boys' lacrosse team opened play in the Class S State Tournament ...
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
By Christopher Piccirillo
Baseball
The Hand baseball team claimed victory in its first three games of the Class L State Tournament last week to advance into the semifinal round. The Tigers po...
High School • Published May 31, 2022 12 am
After winning its first Shoreline Conference title last season, the Haddam-Killingworth boys’ lacrosse team returned to the field with a new head coach in Fred Federico, ...
High School • Published May 31, 2022 12 am
Last season, Haddam-Killingworth’s boys’ and girls’ outdoor track teams both won the Shoreline Conference title for the first time in the program’s 45-year history. While...
High School • Published May 30, 2022 12 am
By Christopher Piccirillo
Girls’ Lacrosse
The Haddam-Killingworth girls’ lacrosse team took a loss to Old Saybrook in the Shoreline semifinals, but came right back to grab a overtime win agai...
High School • Published May 30, 2022 12 am
By Christopher Piccirillo
Girls’ Tennis
The Hand girls’ tennis team won a nail-biter over St. Joseph in the qualifying round of the Class M State Tournament last week. On May 27, the 15th-see...
High School • Published May 30, 2022 12 am
The Hand boys’ tennis team stormed into postseason play after netting 17 victories during the regular season this spring. The Tigers carried their momentum into the SCC T...
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
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
Boys’ Outdoor Track
The Haddam-Killingworth boys’ outdoor track competed an undefeated regular season with a record of 8-0 by earning an 88-61 home win versus Portla...
High School • Published May 22, 2022 12 am
Boys’ Outdoor Track
The Hand boys’ outdoor track team took first place in four events on its way to placing second as a squad at the SCC East Sectional Championship ...
High School • Published May 15, 2022 12 am
Boys’ Lacrosse
The Haddam-Killingworth boys’ lacrosse team improved its record to 12-1 on the year after scoring victories in both of its contests last week. The Cou...
High School • Published May 15, 2022 12 am
Boys’ Golf
The Hand boys’ golf team improved to 7-3 by winning all four of its matchups last week. The Tigers earned two wins versus Notre Dame-West Haven to go with...
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 Hand boys’ tennis team improved its record to 15-1 for the spring season after winning all five of its matches last week. The Tigers claimed victories against Guilfor...
High School • Published May 08, 2022 12 am
Softball
The Hand softball team won a pair of high-scoring contests by the same score last week to improve its record to 8-4 this year. The Tigers defeated both Nort...
