Blues to Host ‘Bark in the Park’ Sunday afternoon
By Laura Bailey The Bristol Blues will welcome man’s best friend to Muzzy Field Sunday afternoon for the “Bark in the Park” event. “Dog owners are just really fun people,…
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Late rally just falls short for the Bristol Senior American Legion baseball team as West Hartford snares a 9-6 Zone 1 victory to stay perfect on the year
By Michael Letendre WEST HARTFORD — The Bristol Senior American Legion baseball squad nearly pulled off a Zone 1 miracle against West Hartford on Tuesday afternoon – trimming a nearly…
Bristol American Legion Baseball Notebook: Norris and Churchill combine for lethal one-two punch at the top of Post 2’s batting order
By Michael Letendre BRISTOL – The Bristol Senior American Legion baseball squad is suddenly on a hot streak – winning four straight games as the month of June is about…
Bristol American Legion Baseball Notebook: CT releases Top-10 poll; Latko joins Post 2
By Michael Letendre Once again, the Connecticut American Legion Baseball Top-10 poll was recently released for the Seniors level. Not surprisingly, the top three teams from last week are in…
Churchill hits (and pitches) the Bristol Senior American Legion baseball team to a 6-5 victory in game two of a twin bill from Muzzy Field on Sunday
By Michael Letendre BRISTOL — After spinning the Torrington Senior American Legion team in the first game of a doubleheader on Sunday, the squad from Bristol was right back at…
Roberto Cruz, Post 2, drops Torrington 6-2 in game one of a Zone 1 doubleheader from Muzzy Field in Bristol on Sunday
By Michael Letendre BRISTOL — In the first game of a twin bill against Torrington, the Bristol Senior American Legion baseball team turned to its ace chucker, Roberto Cruz. And…
Bristol Eastern’s Hannah Webber will play NCAA Division I volleyball at Merrimack
By Michael Letendre BRISTOL — After a stellar scholastic career, Bristol Eastern volleyball star Hannah Webber knew she wanted to compete at the collegiate level. Webber, a sensational middle hitter,…
It’s time to better maintain the baseball/softball fields in town
By Michael Letendre After the Bristol Central softball program went to the state championship game in Class LL a couple weeks ago, along with the run Bristol Eastern made in…
Scholastic football moving to a half dozen divisions for the 2022 campaign
By Michael Letendre Scholastic football is coming back with a vengeance this fall. But instead of the same old postseason, you’re going to see a slight change to the CIAC…
In May ’47, three-way tie for high school valedictorian
Compiled by Dave Greenleaf 150 Years Ago – May 1872 A destructive fire occurred last Thursday caused by sparks from the locomotive setting fire to dry leaves near Cuss Gutter….
St. Paul wins 22-0 blowout over Terryville in first round of CIAC Class S baseball tournament
Top-seeded St. Paul defeated Terryville 22-0 in Bristol Tuesday afternoon to advance to a round 2 game vs St. Bernard today. While the St Paul offense was pounding out 22…
St. Paul opens NVL baseball playoffs with 12-3 win over Seymour
The St. Paul baseball team had a little trouble pulling away through the first five innings, but an eight run sixth inning earned the Falcons a victory over Seymour, 12-3,…
St. Paul baseball finishes a perfect regular season, defeats Watertown 16-1
St Paul completed a perfect 20-0 regular season with a 16-1 win over Watertown Thursday afternoon. Brendan Foley picked up his eighth win of the season for the Falcons, pitching…
Bristol Central boys track & field team opens the 2022 campaign with a resounding victory over rival Berlin on Tuesday afternoon
By Michael Letendre BRISTOL – The Bristol Central track and field program should be one of the featured squads in all the CCC South this season. And in the team’s…
After a tremendous 2021 campaign, BCHS softball looking to replicate its success from last spring
By Michael Letendre BRISTOL – After a tremendous 2021 campaign, the softball program at Bristol Central sees a majority of the squad back for another go-around. And that means the…
TBE Scholastic Sports Round-up for Tuesday, April 5
Bristol Eastern Boys Track & Field PLATT 81, BRISTOL EASTERN 68 MERIDEN – The Eastern boys track and field team just missed out on winning against Platt of Meriden on…
Bristol Eastern baseball starts its 2022 campaign with several new faces in the dugout
By Michael Letendre BRISTOL – After an excellent second-half finish by the Bristol Eastern baseball team in 2021, the program is back to work this year – having graduated nearly…
TBE Scholastic Sports Round-up for Monday, April 4
By Michael Letendre Several local scholastic teams opened up the 2021-22 spring campaign on Monday. The Central girls lacrosse program started the year off with a win while the Eastern…
BE boys track & field team looking for a tremendous season, and some big results, in 2022
By Michael Letendre BRISTOL – The Bristol Eastern boys track team is poised for a good season as a boatload of athletes are looking to compete in and around Alumni…
Bristol Eastern girls tennis looking to hit the courts with a big 2022 push
By Michael Letendre BRISTOL – The Bristol Eastern girls tennis team is looking to improve on its four-win campaign from one short year ago and returns some experience to the…