Bristol Eastern no-hit by New Britain Monday night
New Britain’s Alex Heidel threw a no-hitter against Bristol Eastern on Monday night, leading the Hurricanes to a 3-0 win over the Lancers. Heidel, a senior left-hander, threw 88 pitches…
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UConn and Clingan march to 2nd national championship with win over Purdue
UConn men’s basketball and Bristol native Donovan Clingan scored a 75-60 victory over Purdue to win the men’s NCAA national title for the second year in a row. In a…
UConn men’s basketball on the way to the NCAA Final, women fall short in an amazing run and a solar eclipse
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, UConn men’s basketball team will have defeated a feisty Alabama in a clinical, if not surgical, manner. Team is the critical term here–the starters…
St. Paul baseball defeats Kennedy in Waterbury
The St. Paul Catholic High School battery of Kyle Wilson and Cal Chance led the Falcons to an 11-0 win over the Kennedy Eagles in Waterbury last night. Senior pitcher…
Freshman Dagata tosses no-hitter over 5 innings as St. Paul baseball defeats Ansonia, 10-0
In his first Varsity appearance, freshman Coby Dagata tossed a no hitter over 5 innings and led the St. Paul Falcons to a 10-0 win over the Ansonia Chargers in…
UConn men’s and women’s basketball programs continue to hold their own in this year’s NCAA tournaments
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, UConn men’s basketball team will have broken away from Illinois at half time and never looked back. For a while in that first half,…
Bristol Sports Hall of Fame honors 107 scholar-athletes from the three city high schools
On Sunday night, the Bristol Sports Hall of Fame held their 26th annual Jack Hines Scholar-Athlete Award Ceremony. The idea behind this event is to not just honor athletes who…
Bristol Eastern girls rout Shelton in first round of CIAC Class L State Tournament, 74-29
Bristol Eastern came out on fire in their opening tournament game against Shelton Tuesday night, using a full court press to create multiple steals and offensive opportunities. The Lancers, led…
St. Matthew JV Girls basketball team wins the Waterbury Parochial League and Tournament Championship
The girls of St. Matthew School had a very successful season going 8-0 in the regular season and then securing two wins in the league tournament to claim the championship….
Bristol Eastern boys improve to 15-4 with 72-53 win over E.O. Smith on Saturday
BRISTOL – The Bristol Eastern boys basketball team had less than 24 hours to absorb a tough 51-47 loss at South Windsor on Friday night and then battled a proven…
Lancers fall to Rocky Hill in CCC girls basketball tournament, 57-49
The Bristol Eastern girls played another nerve-wracking game against Rocky Hill Thursday night, with the Lancers one point down with two minutes remaining. But the Terriers of Rocky Hill totally…
Bristol Eastern girls get shut down in second quarter on Monday and never recover, losing at Berlin, 49-33
Berlin broke open a close contest by outscoring Eastern in the second period, 15-2, and coasted through the remainder of the game to a 49-33 triumph Monday night. The Lancers…
BE wrestlers continue perfect record in CCC South with 58-21 decision over Plainville Wednesday night
The Lancer wrestling team continued their March through the CCC South Wednesday night with a convincing win over Plainville. Eastern’s Yussuf Bah, Juan Florentino, Luke Viens, Gabe White, Adoni Fernandez,…
St. Paul announces the hire of Tony Mazzarella as head coach of the Falcon’s football program
St.. Paul Catholic High School recently announced the appointmentof Tony Mazzarella as their new head football coach. A graduate of the St. Paul class of 1973, Mazzarella brings with him…
Eastern wrestlers get huge win over Berlin in contest that goes down to final match, hang on for 34-33 decision
Bristol Eastern outlasted Berlin last Wednesday in a match between the last two undefeated teams in the CCC South. The Lancers won the seat-squirmer by a single point, 34-33, and…
Eastern boys win big at Maloney, run their record to 8-2
MERIDEN – The Bristol Eastern boys basketball team rolled out a 68-40 victory over Maloney on Friday night and, in the process, they moved to 8-2 overall, qualifying for state…
Bristol Eastern girls hoop team pulls away from Lewis Mills in 2nd and 3rd quarter, then hangs on for a 53-46 Friday victory
Bristol Eastern’s girls had just enjoyed their biggest win of the season the night before against their cross-town rivals, and they understandably came out looking a little sluggish at Lewis…
Bristol Central boys hoop takes advantage of eight days off as the Rams look to make some noise in time for a long home stand
By Michael Letendre BRISTOL – Bristol Central’s boys basketball team has been competing over another tough slate of games this season – another year of the Donovan Clingan schedule. The…
When you’re hot, you’re hot: BE’s Jordan Chisholm putting some big numbers for the Bristol Eastern boys basketball program
By Michael Letendre BRISTOL – The Bristol Eastern boys basketball program has been fortunate to have junior sharpshooter Jordan Chisholm take one of the leads on offense this season. This season,…
Bristol Eastern girls hoop ready to square off against Bristol Central in first city series tilt on Tuesday
By Michael Letendre BRISTOL – It’s already time for a little city series clash as the Bristol Central and Bristol Eastern girls basketball teams are ready to hit the court…