Boys Track preview: Finding the right talent; building a winning team
By BRIAN JENNINGS STAFF WRITER After spending two years as head coach with the Lady Knight outdoor track and field team, Southington coach Dan Dachelet is switching gears and heading to the boys’ side...
View ArticleCross Country: Off-season mileage raises postseason expectations
By BRIAN JENNINGS STAFF WRITER Generally, every year, Southington coach Dan Dachelet has seen runners sweep into the fall season with several hundred summer miles under their belts. But the number of...
View ArticleGirls Swimming: Making an even bigger splash at the state open
By BRIAN JENNINGS STAFF WRITER Not surprisingly, it was another good year for the Lady Knight swimming and diving team. The program has been pretty consistent for a while now, in terms of success in...
View ArticleFootball preview: Blue Knights are poised to make another run
By BRIAN JENNINGS STAFF WRITER The Blue Knight football team’s 28-7 victory over Xavier at home in a friendly scrimmage before the start of the 2017 regular season was a good measure. Even more...
View ArticleGirls Indoor Track preview: One giant leap for womankind
By BRIAN JENNINGS STAFF WRITER They’re much older than they’ve been in the past. There’s more of them than there’s been in the past. They have a pair of senior athletes that have represented...
View ArticleBoys Indoor Track preview: Knights are ready to take off
By BRIAN JENNINGS STAFF WRITER Although the boys team wasn’t able to score any points at last year’s state meet, Southington coach Connor Green said that they’re shooting for a top-10 position this...
View ArticleWrestling preview: Back in the Saddle
By BRIAN JENNINGS STAFF WRITER The wrestling pit in the high school has been packed to capacity throughout the first weeks of practices. There have been close, hard-fought matches up and down the...
View ArticleGirls Basketball Preview: All for one; one for all
By BRIAN JENNINGS STAFF WRITER Coach Mike Forgione has boasted winning seasons at Southington ever since he arrived, but this season might be the toughest challenge he’s faced. This winter, Forgione...
View ArticleIce Hockey preview: Punished for postseason prowess
By BRIAN JENNINGS STAFF WRITER After finishing the regular season just one game above .500, the Warrior-Knights didn’t enter last postseason with high expectations. To make matters worse, they fell to...
View ArticleBoys Basketball preview: Realignment raises tourney expectations
By BRIAN JENNINGS STAFF WRITER They’re a seasoned team with players that have been in the program for three years now. They haven’t skipped a beat in the practices they’ve had since tryouts. They’ve...
View ArticleBoys Swimming preview: Knights ready to take the plunge
By BRIAN JENNINGS STAFF WRITER The 14 swims and 13 athletes that represented Southington at last year’s Class LL championship were the most that represented the school at the state meet during Evan...
View ArticleGirls Lacrosse preview: Lady Knights are ready to take the next step
By BRIAN JENNINGS STAFF WRITER Southington coach Jill Pomposi said that making last year’s Class L Tournament for the first time since 2014 was awesome, but the Lady Knights want to do even better this...
View ArticleBoys Lacrosse preview: Blue Knights get back to basics
By BRIAN JENNINGS STAFF WRITER If the majority of the players on your team aren’t playing and training in the offseason, you’re not going to be successful. That plays a part in the overall success of...
View ArticleVolleyball preview: Blue Knights prepare for another run
By BRIAN JENNINGS STAFF WRITER The Blue Knights held a preseason meeting before tryouts in the high school’s cafeteria. Discussed at the meeting were the philosophies of Southington coach Lou...
View ArticleBaseball preview: Young team embraces rebuilding challenge
By BRIAN JENNINGS STAFF WRITER They lost in the second round of last year’s state tournament. They almost all of their starting lineup from last season. They lost most of their experience. But they...
View ArticleSoftball preview: Lady Knights are women with a mission
By BRIAN JENNINGS STAFF WRITER They still have fun at practices, but there’s something different about these first few practices. Southington coach Davina Hernandez said that she noticed a different...
View ArticleGirls Tennis preview: Lady Knights are young, but they are experienced
By BRIAN JENNINGS STAFF WRITER Lady Knight tennis coach Robin Thompson said that she’s hoping there is some really good chemistry with the girls tennis team. Behind the scenes, parents have been...
View ArticleBoys Tennis preview: Team chemistry is their calling
By BRIAN JENNINGS STAFF WRITER The boys tennis practice was only scheduled until 6:30 p.m., but it was already dark when the returners finally left the court. Coach Tony Mauro had only scheduled two...
View ArticleBoys Track preview: Buying in with a changing of the culture
By BRIAN JENNINGS STAFF WRITER Although last season could have been quantified with victories and top finishes, Southington coach Dan Dachelet said that he remembers it for the program’s change in...
View ArticleGirls Track preview: Lady Knights are hungry for top 3 finishes
By BRIAN JENNINGS STAFF WRITER You saw it during the indoor season, and you could very well see it again this outdoor season. Southington coach Connor Green said that the girls team got a taste of...
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