By Michael Letendre BRISTOL – The Bristol Eastern boys basketball team – at one point over its CCC Interdivisional showdown against Hall on Tuesday – led by 13 in the…
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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 MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – Maybe the ultimate ending at the Myrtle Beach Bowl didn’t go the way the football program from UConn had envisioned it on Monday….
By Michael Letendre BRISTOL – The Bristol Eastern boys basketball squad won big this past Thursday, dropping Plainville by a 54-24 final which allowed Lancers’ head coach Bunty Ray to…
By Michael Letendre BRISTOL – There’s always a loud cheer from the crowd at the Thomas M. Monahan Gymnasium when Bristol Eastern super sophomore Zaveyn Tate is doing his thing,…
By Michael Letendre BRISTOL – At the end of her scholastic basketball career at Bristol Eastern, standout forward Jordan Ouellette wanted to continue her hardwood education. And there were several…
By Michael Letendre MANCHESTER – Apparently, basketball played from the gymnasium at Manchester High School seems to be the launching point of some very talented scholastic players from Bristol. And…
By Michael Letendre BRISTOL – The Bristol Eastern boys basketball team getting to the pay window last Thursday night wasn’t a complete surprise. The Kingstreeters downed Plainville 54-24 to start…
By Michael Letendre BRISTOL – In the middle of the scholastic season this year, the Bristol Eastern girls basketball team is going to find ways to win a lot of close…
By Michael Letendre BRISTOL – A little confidence could go a long way for the Bristol Eastern boys basketball team this year. And the Lancers big 54-24 runaway win against…
By Michael Letendre BRISTOL – The boys basketball program over at Bristol Eastern has a chance to start the season with a couple of victories off the bat. But the…
By Michael Letendre BRISTOL – The Bristol Eastern boys basketball team could be on track to get back to the state tournament picture for the first time since 2015. The Lancers…
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 MANCHESTER – The Bristol Eastern girls basketball team made its 2022-23 debut count on Tuesday night, spinning Manchester by a 51-39 final in a CCC Interdivision battle…
By Michael Letendre BRISTOL – The Bristol Eastern girls basketball squad might be challenged off the bat this season as the program graduated three of its top four scores and…
By Michael Letendre BRISTOL – What’s the encore for the Bristol Central girls basketball team after a stellar 11-win campaign last season? How about another double-figure victory total and a…