Gerry deSimas

The Connecticut Sun huddle up during the game four of their WNBA semifinal against the Minnesota Lynx on Sunday. The Sun won to tie the series at 2-2. (Photo by David Dow/NBAE via Getty Images)

ENFIELD, Oct. 4, 2024 – Quarterback Patrick Matczyk ran for three touchdowns and threw a touchdown pass as the Simsbury High football team snapped an seven-game losing streak with a 33-15 win over Enfield in CCC Tier II contest on Friday. Matczyk ran for 60 yards on nine carries and completed 8-of-11 passes for 142

Three Connecticut wrestlers won medals at the Super 32 Challenge wrestling tournament on Sunday in Greensboro, North Carolina, one of the most competitive folkstyle wrestling tournaments in the nation. However, the competition in the girls division is freestyle and Milford’s Kayla Batres, who is a sophomore at Westport’s Green Farms Academy this fall, came the

2024 Connecticut state high school football standings. Compiled from results as reported by the respective leagues and information reported to Max Preps. As of October 14, 2024 Central Connecticut Conference CCC Tier I Div. Overall New Britain 2-0 4-0 Maloney 2-0 2-2 Manchester 1-1 3-1 Glastonbury 1-1 3-1 Southington 0-1 1-3 East Hartford 0-2 1-3 […]

North Central Connecticut Conference’s 2023 fall championship tournament schedule and results. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL TBA BOYS CROSS COUNTRY NCCC championships At Bolton (Oct. 16) Team results — Bolton 34, Suffield 68, Somers 100, Coventry 133, Rockville 143, Ellington 154, Stafford 180, Canton 190, Granby 224, Windsor Locks 262, East Granby 310 Top 10 individuals: Shepard Livingston, Bolton, 16:41.39 for […]

Connecticut Sun forward Alyssa Thomas was named to the All-WNBA First Team, the league announced. This marks the second All-WNBA First Team honor of Thomas’ career (2023, 2024). She was also named to the All-WNBA Second Team in 2022. League MVP A’ja Wilson of Las Vegas was also named to the first team along with […]

HARTFORD, Oct. 19, 2024 – They are engaged to be married but on Saturday, Glastonbury’s Alex Norstrom and fiancé Angie Rafter accomplished something that few couples will ever achieve. Both won a marathon on the same day, in the same race and on the same 26.2 mile course. Norstrom won the marathon race at the […]

It’s been more than a quarter century since Brian Crudden was coaching wrestling at Windham High. When he stepped away from the sport at the conclusion of the 1998 season, Windham was one of the dominant wrestling programs in the state. Under his leadership, the Windham won 10 Central Connecticut Conference (CCC) East Division titles,

Fourteen years ago, I wrote this about Canton High coach Bill Phelps when he stepped away from the Warrior wrestling program after 28 years of service. It just seems like Canton High wrestling coach Bill Phelps has been around forever. But he hasn’t. Perhaps, I should rephrase this — for a generation of Canton High […]

This past Saturday Avon Field Hockey dedicated their game to Morgan’s Message, an organization dedicated to bringing awareness to mental health for student athletes. Sophomore ambassador, Megan Wyss says “it’s just as important as physical health.” Morgan’s Message, according to the organization, is an initiative that strives to: Eliminate the stigma surrounding mental health within […]