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Heads up (and guard those wind shields)
By Kyle Brennan When you think about it, foul balls are fascinating. There aren’t many sports out there in which the ball ventures out of play as often as it does in baseball. Sure, you might have the...
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Naugy’s new guys
By Kyle Brennan Much of the team that led Naugatuck last spring to its first Class LL quarterfinal berth since 2000 graduated, so the Greyhounds had to reload by forcing some of last season’s role...
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Another look: NVL softball titans meet
By Steven Lewis SEYMOUR – Among the several-hundred fans in attendance for an NVL pitcher’s duel between Seymour’s Raeanne Geffert and Oxford’s Ashley Guillette Wednesday, were two accomplished coaches...
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NVL baseball: who’s in tourney?
By Kyle Brennan The Naugatuck Valley League baseball and softball tournaments begin Saturday with quarterfinals, followed by semifinals next Tuesday and championships next Wednesday. With a few days...
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NVL softball: Beyond the Big 2, who has shot?
By Kyle Brennan The eight-team field is also set in the NVL softball tournament—Oxford, Seymour, Torrington, Holy Cross, Watertown, Naugatuck, Woodland and St. Paul—but a few more things need to be...
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NVL tourney time: the seeds, the matchups
The NVL baseball and softball tournaments begin on Saturday at the site of the higher seeds. Here are the seedings and schedule: BASEBALL Wolcott (14-4) St. Paul (14-4) Watertown (14-4) Oxford (13-5)...
View ArticleThanks to smart phones, everyone’s a meteorologist
So, Wednesday night produced two storms over two NVL championship games, forcing both baseball (in Torrington) and softball (in Naugatuck) to be postponed. Now, the NVL has bagged Thursday all together...
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Controversy in Torrington: Watch the play
By Steven Lewis TORRINGTON – Buried into No. 5 Torrington softball’s 4-0 victory over No. 12 East Lyme in the Class L state tournament on Thursday was one of the most bizarre umpiring decisions of the...
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State softball final: Oxford vs. St. Joseph
The top two teams in the Class M softball tournament will play Friday night to decide the state championship. Both teams feature dominant pitchers so scoring should be at a minimum. Preview podcast on...
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Five area teams will play for state softball championships Friday and Saturday and the Strike Zone has your preview here: Class M: Oxford vs. St. Joseph Class S: Thomaston vs. Holy Cross Class LL:...
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