Gerry deSimas

Voters in Canton approved a proposed town budget of $52.8 million on Tuesday night by a little more than 100 votes. The budget received 1,180 votes in favor and 972 votes against, according to figures released by town officials.

Ridgefield’s Mark Dollins was a member of the U.S. coaching staff at the recent U23 Pan American Championships in Lima, Peru earlier this month. Dollins,65, is in the final stage of getting his gold certification in coaching from USA Wrestling – its highest certification. One of the 11 tasks to complete his gold certification is […]

CANTON, June 28, 2026 — Cole Verano was 4-for-4 with three runs scored and one RBI as the Canton Crushers won their third straight game with a 10-8 win over the Torrington Thunder on Sunday at Bowdoin Field in Tri-State League action. With 13 hits, Canton (8-4) built a six-run lead, 10-4, before Torrington closed […]

Xavier High wrestler Braylon Gonzalez won the award for the Best Championship Performance in a boys sport at the second annual GameTimeCT High School Sports Award show on Tuesday night at the Hartford HealthCare amphitheater in Bridgeport. Part of the Hearst Connecticut media group in Connecticut, GameTimeCT focuses on high school sports coverage and provides […]

Five Avon High athletes earned All-State honors for their play on the field this spring. Lacrosse Dean Fisher earned All-State honors along with softball players Eve Beloin and Fallyn Banks and track and field athletes Logan Murray and Brahm Bulow.

COLLEGE BASEBALL Connecticut Collegiate Baseball League standings (As of July 6): Bridgeport 9-1, Simsbury 10-3, Danbury 8-4, Southington 6-4, Gold Star (Groton) 6-6, West Haven 6-6, Meriden 6-7, Silk City 6-8, Hamden 5-9, Western Massachusetts 5-9, Waterbury 4-9, Glastonbury 4-9

Seven Canton High athletes earned All-State honors for their play on the field this spring. Mackenzie Robinson (softball), Kian Murphy (boys lacrosse), Jackson Bowne (boys lacrosse), Owen Weller (boys lacrosse), Helen Canny (girls lacrosse), Lucy O’Connor (girls track) and Kayla Berning (girls track) earned All-State honors. City & Local Guides

More than 90 wrestlers from Connecticut will be competing at USA Wrestling’s Junior National and 16 and under national championship tournament in Fargo, North Dakota. The tournament, which calls itself the largest wrestling competition in the world, will be held on 30 mats in the Fargodome on the campus of North Dakota State beginning on […]

SIMSBURY, July 11, 2026 – The pitchers had control of Saturday night’s District 6 Major Division baseball tournament game between District 6 newcomer West Hartford and Simsbury. And when they ceded control, their defenses backed them up. Simsbury (7-1) got just two hits off West Hartford starting pitcher Graham Caines but it was enough in […]

SIMSBURY, July 12, 2026 – A majority of baseball players on the Simsbury Major Division All-Star have been playing together for three years. Two years ago, they played in the state 10-and-under tournament and were among the final four teams in the state. A year ago, they advanced to the state championship game in the […]