By Michael Letendre BRISTOL – Bristol Central pitcher Ty Davis might have played just a half-season for the Rams this past spring. However, when Davis took the mound for Central,…
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By Michael Letendre What is the exact point and purpose of youth sports in America? The answers should be plain and simple. But how about a little background first? I…
By Michael Letendre At the completion of the 2002 Connecticut American Legion Baseball season, Bristol head coach Jim Ziogas called it a career. When Ziogas took charge in 1994, he…
By Michael Letendre MIDDLETOWN – For the second straight game, the Bristol American Legion 17U team squared off against a very familiar opponent in postseason play. After a tough 10-run…
By Michael Letendre MIDDLETOWN – The Bristol American Legion 17U baseball squad ran into a buzz saw in the form of Zone 3 foe Torrington in the first round of…
By Michael Letendre After a tremendous start to the Connecticut American Legion Baseball 17U campaign in 2023, the squad from Bristol hit a bit of a rough patch. Some of…
By Michael Letendre The whirlwind tour for the University of Connecticut men’s basketball championship squad has taken the program just about everywhere since winning its fifth NCAA title. The Huskies…
By Michael Letendre On her way to joining up with the women’s soccer program at Central Connecticut State University in the fall, Rachel Wygant picked up yet another postseason award….
By Michael Letendre SOUTH WINDSOR – When the Bristol American Legion 19U baseball team finally found its bats in first round state tournament play against No. 15 South Windsor on…
By Michael Letendre BRISTOL – After a tough 2-0 loss to Pod C challenger Milford on Tuesday evening, the 17U squad from Bristol American Legion baseball got back to the…
By Riordan Mertens Ocean State’s No. 2 hitter, David Mershon, drove in two runs with a solo homerun in the first inning and an RBI single in the seventh inning…
By Michael Letendre BRISTOL – After what seemed to be a season-ending 13-3 loss at Enfield on Monday afternoon, the Bristol American Legion 19U baseball team met after the game…
By Michael Letendre ENFIELD – The Enfield American Legion baseball team led wire-to-wire against Bristol over a Zone 3 clash on Monday afternoon, zipping up a 13-3 mercy-ruled finish in…
Michael Letendre HARTFORD – There was a lot going on this past week in Greater Hartford Twilight Baseball League play, including its annual trip to Dunkin’ Donuts Park in Hartford. …
By Michael Letendre HARTFORD – The Bristol Greeners of the Greater Hartford Twilight Baseball League nearly roped up its second win this season in its showdown against the Record-Journal Expos…
By Michael Letendre Friends, journalism is nearly dead. And this is your reality check for Sunday, July 16. This industry is basically gone, buried, sent out adrift…
By Michael Letendre TOLLAND – With one game and a makeup on deck for the Bristol American Legion Baseball team on Friday, Post 2 went back to old hand Jayden…
By Michael Letendre TOLLAND – In a game the Bristol American Legion squad trailed in from the start, the squad finally finished its suspended game against the Northeast program out…
By Michael Letendre SOUTH WINDSOR – The Bristol American Legion 19U baseball got the performance of a lifetime by chucker Declan Schenck on Saturday afternoon when the locals battled South…
By Michael Letendre The Bristol Badgers of Bristol Youth Lacrosse (U12) are your 2023 CVYL Champions. The Bristol Badgers were battle tested all season according to Bristol Youth Lacrosse…