Battle for the Bell: A history of the series (1990-1999)
By Michael Letendre The annual Thanksgiving Day battles between Bristol Central and Bristol Eastern started to even out a bit when the 1990’s came about. Central’s Dave Moore helped…
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Battle for the Bell: A history of the series (1980-1989)
By Michael Letendre After leaving the decade of the 1970s, the Bristol Eastern football team was still facing a ton of misery during its annual Thanksgiving Day battles against…
Battle for the Bell: A history of the series (1959-1969)
By Michael Letendre The annual Thanksgiving Day football clash between Bristol Central and Bristol Eastern has a rich tradition that started all the way back in 1959 with the…
Battle for the Bell, 64th edition: With a chance at the playoffs still a possibility, Bristol Eastern looks to lower the boom on Bristol Central
By Michael Letendre BRISTOL – The Bristol Eastern football team has the ability to win its first football game on Thanksgiving in quite some time on Thursday. The last time…
Battle for the Bell, 64th edition: Bristol Central can get to .500 with a victory over rival Bristol Eastern on Thanksgiving
By Michael Letendre BRISTOL – The Bristol Central football team is looking to pull off a Thanksgiving Day upset against rival Bristol Eastern. And the surging Rams have the…
Battle for the Bell: A history of the series (1970-1979)
By Michael Letendre TBE continues to churn through the history of the Bristol Central/Bristol Eastern Thanksgiving Day football clashes as the decade of the 1970s are upon us. The…
Bristol Eastern volleyball won 15 matches this season as senior class served up a tremendous campaign
By Michael Letendre NAUGATUCK – It seemed like the postseason run for the Bristol Eastern volleyball team was never going to end this year. The Lancers entered the 2023 Class…
Bristol Central volleyball nearly returned to the Class L championship tilt as group effort fueled the program in 2023
By Michael Letendre NAUGATUCK – The Bristol Central volleyball program reached new heights over the past two scholastic seasons. The team won seven state tournament games, were the 2022 Class…
Bristol Central volleyball absorbs tough 3-1 decision against St. Joseph in Class L semifinal tilt
By Michael Letendre NAUGATUCK – The Bristol Central volleyball squad emptied the tank against surging St. Joseph in an exciting Class L semifinal bout from Naugatuck High School on Wednesday…
Bristol Eastern volleyball drops 3-0 decision to Farmington in Class L semifinal encounter
By Michael Letendre NAUGATUCK – The Bristol Eastern volleyball program gave it a whirl in its showdown against No. 3 Farmington in a Class L semifinal on Wednesday afternoon from…