Battle for the Bell: A history of the series (1980-1989)
By Michael Letendre When it came to scholastic Thanksgiving Day football in the Mum City, Central always seemed to have the edge. And in the decades of the 1980s, the…
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Battle for the Bell: A history of the series (1990-1999)
By Michael Letendre The decade of the 1990s was an interesting time during the Thanksgiving Day rivalry between the Bristol Central and Bristol Eastern programs. Central opened the 90s four…
Battle for the Bell: A history of the series (1970-1979)
By Michael Letendre The Bristol Eastern football program had tremendous luck against Bristol Central during the first decade or so of its Thanksgiving Day battles. But all of that would…
Battle for the Bell: A history of the series (1959-1969)
By Michael Letendre It’s nearly time for the annual Bristol Central/Bristol Eastern football clash – our own little Super Bowl that’s all Bristol all the time. It’s the 63rd annual…
Victor Rosa has career day for UConn football but Huskies fall to Army on Saturday afternoon
By Michael Letendre WEST POINT, N.Y. – It was a tough Saturday afternoon for the UConn football program when the team squared off against a struggling Army contingent on the…
Bristol Central Volleyball leaves it all on the court on Championship Saturday but falls to top ranked Joel Barlow in straight sets
By Michael Letendre EAST HAVEN – The Bristol Central volleyball team left it all on the court on Saturday afternoon at the Class L championship showdown against top seeded Joel…
Championship Saturday: No. 7 Bristol Central battles No. 1 Joel Barlow – More on this huge volleyball confrontation
By Michael Letendre The Class L volleyball championship finals, pitting No. 7 Bristol Central against No. 1 RHAM, is going to be an epic battle on Saturday. The showdown, emanating…
Championship Saturday: No. 7 Bristol Central battles No. 1 Joel Barlow for the Class L volleyball championship
By Michael Letendre It’s just about time for ‘Championship Saturday’ and that means one final showdown for the Bristol Central volleyball program. There are only eight volleyball teams left playing…
Championship Saturday: No. 7 Bristol Central battles No. 1 Joel Barlow – Should Bristol Central High School now be considered ‘title town’?
By Michael Letendre CROMWELL – Can the high school on top of the hill in Bristol – and we’re talking about Bristol Central – be finally classified as “Championship alley”…
Championship Saturday: No. 7 Bristol Central battles No. 1 Joel Barlow – BC volleyball stud Lily Kirk doesn’t exactly play like a freshman
By Michael Letendre CROMWELL – Where would the Bristol Central volleyball program be without the immense contributions of freshman Lily Kirk? The tremendous athlete must have ice water in…