OCTOBER 31, 2014 on the CPTV Sports Wire: It’s a key Pequot League battle Friday night as Morgan-Clinton (5-1) visits 6-0 Valley Regional/Old Lyme at 6:30 in our Week 7 LIVE high school football game of the week — check it out and our array of in-game features and coverage; Wrapping up Thursday’s high school sports action; Trinity College football returns to CPTV Sports Saturday.
The Wire, CPTV Sports’ radio initiative featuring reports by Francesco Graziano Jr. can be heard on our exclusive radio partners, sports stations ESPN 97.9 FM and Fox Sports Radio 1410 in Hartford.
Sophomore Madison Seymour scored with 17:38 remaining to give Glastonbury High a 1-0 victory over RHAM-Hebron in the CCC girls soccer tournament championship game Oct. 29 at Middletown High. CPTV Sports was there and will show the broadcast premiere Sunday Nov. 2 at 4:00pm
Glastonbury (18-1) won its first confernce title. RHAM goalie Christina Folsom had 13 saves for RHAM (16-3) and Abbey Renaud had three for Glastonbury. The Tomahawks (Class LL) and Sachems (L) are likely to be top seeds in their divisions in the CIAC tournament.
Read the game story by TheSportsDept.com’s Dan Atkinson here.
Marcos Bozi scored on a pass from Ozgur Horuz off Rick Lopez’s free kick to give Maloney-Meriden a 2-1 win over RHAM-Hebron in the CCC boys soccer tournament final Oct. 29 at Middletown High. CPTV Sports was there and will show the broadcast premiere Sunday Nov. 2 at 6:00pm.
The score was tied at 1 when Bozi scored in the 59th minute to win it for Maloney (16-2-2), likely to be one of the top seeds in the CIAC Class L tournament along with RHAM (15-2-2).
Lopez scored in the 32nd minute to give Maloney the lead. Kyle Purcell scored in the 50th minute for RHAM following a rebound off Wade Titterton’s free kick from 40 yards. That was the first goal Maloney allowed in nine games.
Cameron Fahey had five saves for Maloney; John Pilver had three for RHAM, which had a 15-game unbeaten streak going into the game.
Read the game story by the Meriden Record-Journal’s Ken Lipshez here.
OCTOBER 30, 2014 on the CPTV Sports Wire: Five years after a minor-league stint in Norwich, Giants pitcher Madison Bumgarner is named World Series MVP; Kemba Walker hits two big shots for Michael Jordan’s Charlotte Hornets the day after news broke about his big raise; Maloney boys, Glastonbury girls win CCC soccer titles; other HS soccer titles decided; new GameTime tonight at 7; two live football games this weekend.
The Wire, CPTV Sports’ radio initiative featuring reports by Francesco Graziano Jr. can be heard on our exclusive radio partners, sports stations ESPN 97.9 FM and Fox Sports Radio 1410 in Hartford.
OCTOBER 28, 2014 on the CPTV Sports Wire: Former Whaler and Hockey Hall of Famer Gordie Howe, 86, has stroke; Former UConn guard Kemba Walker set to sign 4-year, $48 million extension with Michael Jordan-owned Charlotte; Updating high school conference tournaments, including tonight’s boys and girls CCC soccer finals in Middletown that will on CPTV Sports Sunday afternoon; updates on our Best in CT Sports Spotlight Series.
The Wire, CPTV Sports’ radio initiative featuring reports by Francesco Graziano Jr. can be heard on our exclusive radio partners, sports stations ESPN 97.9 FM and Fox Sports Radio 1410 in Hartford.
OCTOBER 28, 2014 on the CPTV Sports Wire: Central Connecticut men’s basketball senior guard Kyle Vinales suspended indefinitely after assault charge; high school conference soccer tourney updates; a look at tonight’s topics on Beyond The Beat (7pm); Cheney Tech QB Rafael Lebron voted UChoose Student-Athlete of the Week.
The Wire, CPTV Sports’ radio initiative featuring reports by Francesco Graziano Jr. can be heard on our exclusive radio partners, sports stations ESPN 97.9 FM and Fox Sports Radio 1410 in Hartford.
Trinity College football returns to CPTV Sports Saturday Nov. 1 when the Bantams host Amherst LIVE at 12:30pm in a NESCAC battle.
Trinity (5-1) is coming off a 27-7 loss to Middlebury that ended the Bantams’ 53-game home winning streak.
Nov. 8, CPTV Sports will be in Middletown LIVE at noon as the Bantams renew their rivalry with Wesleyan. The Cardinals lost to Amherst 33-30 in overtime in a game seen LIVE on CPTV Sports.
Read more about the Bantams and the upcoming matchup with Amherst from Trinity sports information here.
Quarterback Rafael Lebron of Cheney Tech-Manchester has been voted our fall Week 6 UChoose Student-Athlete of the Week!
Rafael, a junior, was 12-for-16 passing for 337 yards and five touchdowns and ran for a score in Cheney Tech’s 55-36 win over visiting O’Brien Tech in a CSC game football game Friday.
Congrats to Rafael, who joins Fairfield Warde soccer player Taylor Grabenas and Cheshire girls volleyball player Jillian Haberli and Torrington boys soccer player Kevin Vaca as our UChoose honorees this fall.
Click here on our guidelines for the award, which is determined in an online vote starting Saturday night and ending Monday at noon. Be on the lookout for our Week 7 nominees starting Nov. 1!
OCTOBER 27, 2014 on the CPTV Sports Wire: We’ll be announcing our fifth UChoose Student-Athlete of the Week later Monday (voting ended at noon); Wrapping up the high school sports weekend and looking ahead to key games in high school conference soccer and field hockey tournaments this week.
The Wire, CPTV Sports’ radio initiative featuring reports by Francesco Graziano Jr. can be heard on our exclusive radio partners, sports stations ESPN 97.9 FM and Fox Sports Radio 1410 in Hartford.
At 5 foot 6, 220 pounds, Danbury High center Quentin Falkowski is a starter in the tough FCIAC. He’s not letting his height — or a hearing impairment — prevent him from being successful.
