By Michael Letendre TOLLAND – On last season’s CIAC Division II state championship squad in boys basketball, Bristol Central forward Jayeson VanBeveren got a chance to play in several games….

By Michael Letendre TOLLAND – Twenty-six seconds into the Bristol Central boys basketball game at Tolland on Monday evening, coach Tim Barrette was already calling for a timeout. Off two…

By Michael Letendre  BRISTOL – The loss of Julius Powell, Bristol Central’s senior center on the boys basketball team, will certainly hurt the depth of the squad this season.  And…

By Michael Letendre    BRISTOL – Due to all sorts of lovely mathematical formulas the CIAC uses to determine how to sort its sports teams for postseason play, the boys basketball…

By Michael Letendre  There’s good news in terms of playoff qualification for the Bristol Central boys basketball team as the defending CIAC Division II champs were booted up to Division…

By Michael Letendre      BRISTOL – The Bristol Central boys basketball did it all last season, securing its second ever state championship while going 28-0 overall and 43-0 over the past…

By Michael Letendre   The men’s basketball program at the University of Connecticut is 2-0 to open the 2022-23 season and former Bristol Central All-Stater Donovan Clingan is a big reason…