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Gerry deSimas is a journalist at [Employer]. He covers a wide range of topics within the realm of sports, including individual and team sports, major league events, and sports tournaments, while also exploring themes of culture and society, gender issues, and diversity and inclusion in the sports business. With a focus on both competitive and professional sports, Gerry brings a nuanced perspective to the intersection of sports and social interest.
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Gerry deSimas' coverage is heavily focused on local sports, particularly wrestling and high school sports in Connecticut. He appears to prioritize event coverage and announcements related to these topics.
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By: Jr., Gerry Desimas
Sug Sutton hit a jump shot in the lane with 22 seconds left in regulation and the expansion Portland Fire had two key steals in the final two minutes to beat the Connecticut Sun on Monday night, 83-82 in WNBA action at the Moda Center in Portland before 12,010 fans. Sutton’s jumper gave Portland (2-2) […]
By: Gerry Desimas, Jr.
With the Connecticut Sun moving to Houston next summer, the Sun will be taking the opportunity to retire the numbers of four players in the coming weeks – Tina Charles, Jasmine Thomas, Phoenix’s Alyssa Thomas and New York’s Jonquel Jones along with honoring former coaches and general managers Curt Miller and Mike Thibault. Six Sun […]
Schedule and results for North Central Connecticut Conference (NCCC) spring 2026 tournaments. BASEBALL TBA SOFTBALL TBA BOYS LACROSSE No tournament in 2026 Final league standings: GIRLS LACROSSE Tuesday, May 26 Semifinals (4) Granby at (1) Ellington Somers vs. Suffield, site TBA Friday, May 29 Championship Site TBA Final league standings: TRACK and FIELD Tuesday, May […]
By: Gerry Desimas, Jr.
At one time, these two franchises faced each other for a WNBA championship. In 2004, former UConn star Sue Bird and Australian Olympian Lauren Jackson led Seattle to their first WNBA championship prevailing in a best-of-three series, 2-1, over the Connecticut Sun, led by Bloomfield native Nykesha Sales and Katie Douglas. In game two, Sales […]
By: Gerry Desimas
The WNBA returns to Hartford for the first time in 23 years on Saturday when the Connecticut Sun host the Los Angeles Sparks at 6 p.m. at the PeoplesBank Arena. It is a bittersweet return with the Sun leaving the state at the end of September to play in Houston. But it is the first […]
By: Gerry Desimas, Jr.
USA Wrestling’s U23 and U20 world team trials begin on Thursday in Geneva, Ohio. Competition in U23 men’s freestyle begins on Saturday, May 30 and concludes on Sunday with champions being determined in best-of-three finals. Champions in each U23 weight class will be well-positioned to represent the United States at the 2026 U23 world championships […]
By: Jr., Gerry Desimas
Southbury’s William Henckel won three consecutive matches before losing in the fifth round of the U23 freestyle national championship tournament Saturday at SPIRE Academy in Geneva, Ohio. Henckel, who will begin his sophomore year at Penn State in September, won his first three matches at 79 kilograms (174.1 pounds) with two technical falls before getting […]
By: Gerry Desimas, Jr.
Southbury’s William Henckel won eight matches at USA Wrestling’s U23 national championship freestyle tournament this weekend in Geneva, Ohio at the SPIRE Academy. But he couldn’t get past Iowa State All-American M.J. Gaitain. On Saturday, Gaitain, a three-time NCAA qualifier who finished eighth at 174 at this year’s NCAA national championships, beat Henckel by pin […]
By: Jr., Gerry Desimas
It’s been 70 years since an Avon High track and field athlete swept the hurdling events at a CIAC state championship meet. Avon junior Logan Murray won multiple state championships on Sunday at Willowbrook Park in New Britain by sweeping the 110 meter hurdles and 300 meter hurdles at the CIAC Class MM championship meet, […]
By: Jr., Gerry Desimas
The Southern Connecticut Conference has voted unanimously to host a girls wrestling postseason tournament, the league reported in a news release on June 2. The SCC will become the second league to host a girls tournament. The Central Connecticut Conference hosted their first girls wrestling tournament last February. No team scores were kept at the […]
