The Decision is in: Rosa Picks UCONN
By Michael Letendre Bristol Central football star Victor Rosa finally made his choice about his collegiate future public on Wednesday. And, just like his All-State basketball teammate Donovan Clingan, his…
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TBE Sports Sunday: Friday Night Lights making a comeback in the Mum City
By Michael Letendre Are you ready for some scholastic football this fall? You know, 11-v-11 football that was missed last season due to the pandemic? Next month, practice begins for…
TBE Sports Sunday: Rosa to make his collegiate decision in football over the month of June
By Michael Letendre Decision time is looming for Victor Rosa as the standout athlete from Bristol Central will have his collegiate football future locked up. The quarterback, running back, and…
With one door opening, the other shuts closed on scholastic football in Connecticut this calendar year
By Michael Letendre With the news of the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference finally allowing the winter sports season to begin practicing officially, a long awaited door opened for several athletes…
Let’s get football back on the scholastic schedule before it’s too late
By Michael Letendre On September 11, 2020, the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference (CIAC) held a COVID Mitigating Strategies Review with the Department of Health to establish the guidelines of safely…
Brawl between Bristol Central and Maloney football teams eliminate the Meriden schools from the winter scholastic sport slate in 1959
By Michael Letendre Bristol Eastern high school was opened in the late summer of 1959 and while the fall scholastic sports campaign didn’t exactly go according to plan, at least…
Bristol Central and Bristol Eastern football teams trade winning streaks on Thanksgiving during 21st Century
By Michael Letendre The Bristol Edition finishes its series on Bristol’s annual Battle for the Bell with a special look at the Bristol Central/Bristol Eastern showdowns from the 21st Century. …
Bristol Central held the edge in early CCC Thanksgiving day football battles against Bristol Eastern
By Michael Letendre The Bristol Edition is in the middle of reviewing all the epic Thanksgiving Day scholastic football wars between Bristol Central and Bristol Eastern over the years. The…
Thanksgiving Day football in Colonial Conference play belonged to Bristol Central
By Michael Letendre The trek through the history of the Bristol Central/Bristol Eastern Thanksgiving football battles continues today in The Bristol Edition, focusing on the squad’s confrontations in Colonial Conference…
It’s not Thanksgiving without a little Battle for the Bell chat
By Michael Letendre The year is simply going to be forgettable due to the fact that there will not be a Bristol Central/Bristol Eastern football clash on Thanksgiving. The reality…