Bristol Central’s Donovan Clingan is in a class all his own
By Michael Letendre BRISTOL – Bristol Central boys basketball coach Tim Barrette has been there and done that at the scholastic level. Some of his teams – with players the…
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Lishness returns to the sidelines of the Bristol Gladiators
By Michael Letendre When former Bristol Eastern wrestling coach Bryant Lishness left the scholastic ranks, how long would it be before the talented mentor resurfaced? Well, the time between his…
The land of clipboards, Caldor, and VCR’s – how local sportswriters can quickly become out of touch
By Michael Letendre HARTFORD – I think I’m out of touch, folks. Officially. I’ll explain myself with a specific example. The Sixth Annual GHPA High School Boys Basketball Classic last…
All scholastic sports at Bristol public schools postponed until after Christmas
By Michael Letendre An uptick in COVID has forced the Bristol Public schools to postpone scholastic games and practices until next week. The plan is to reassess the situation after…
BC boys hoop dominates rival East Catholic in 74-59 triumph from Mohegan Sun Arena on Wednesday
By Michael Letendre UNCASVILLE – After a big victory over Southington the previous Saturday, the Bristol Central boys basketball team continued its jaunt through Connecticut’s top venues and on Monday,…
Eastern boys hoops gives Avon too many second chances, falls by 19 in home opener on Monday
By Michael Letendre BRISTOL – The Bristol Eastern boys basketball team simply couldn’t get over the hump against Central Connecticut Conference competitor Avon on Monday night. And the Falcons cashed in…
Bristol Eastern wrestling squad places sixth at the C.J .McCormack Tournament on Saturday
By Michael Letendre BERLIN – The Bristol Eastern wrestling squad made a sixth place showing at the C.J .McCormack Tournament on Saturday from the Jim Day Gymnasium at Berlin High…
Rosa and UCONN plan for the future as BC football star stays home to play for the Huskies
By Michael Letendre BRISTOL – This past Wednesday, Bristol Central football stud Victor Rosa finally made his collegiate football plans official. And his decision wasn’t any kind of surprise in…
Bristol Central wrestling makes a fourth place finish on Saturday at the Skip Ardan Invite in Manchester
By Michael Letendre MANCHESTER – After a 63-12 victory over Glastonbury last Wednesday evening, the Bristol Central wrestling team was back in action at the Skip Ardan Invitational from Manchester…
Bristol Central hoops opens up the 2021-22 campaign the way it finished last season…and that’s more winning
By Michael Letendre HARTFORD – Every boys basketball team in the state of Connecticut will be coming after the program from Bristol Central with a little added zest this season….