Boys 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 ArticleCIAC reconfigures boys basketball postseason brackets
By BRIAN JENNINGS STAFF WRITER The biggest focus of the upcoming boys basketball season is the CIAC’s creation of five new divisions to be implemented into the state tournaments. Southington went from...
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 ArticleGreg Ferry: From the director’s chair
By BRIAN JENNINGS STAFF WRITER In the break between seasons, Southington athletic director Greg Ferry sat down with The Observer to look back at the fall and forward to the winter. Although the Knights...
View ArticleWeekly scoreboard for the Dec. 22 edition
These are the scores for games played between Monday, Dec. 11 and Sunday, Dec. 17. For more in depth coverage, read us in print or on-line. Girls Basketball RHAM 55, Southington 40 Monday, Dec. 11 At...
View ArticleIce hockey falls to Tri-Town
By BRIAN JENNINGS STAFF WRITER Hall-Southington coach Brian Cannon looked as if he had just come off the ice with a win under his belt in the team’s first game of the season. You would have never known...
View ArticleIndoor track hits the ground running at Hillhouse Invite
By BRIAN JENNINGS STAFF WRITER Their first scheduled meet of the regular season was canceled because of inclement weather, but the Knights didn’t let that dampen the mood in their second meet. They...
View ArticleGirls Basketball: Lady Knights outlast Hall in home opener
By BRIAN JENNINGS STAFF WRITER Following Brianna Harris’ three-pointer that tied the game, the Warriors quickly rushed the ball up the court past Southington’s full-court press. Allison Carr and...
View ArticleWrestlers win Lancer Invite: Southington rebounds quickly from loss to...
By BRIAN JENNINGS STAFF WRITER As the defending New England champion of the 160-pound weight class, it wasn’t surprising that 170-pounder Paul Calo was most outstanding wrestler at the Lancer...
View ArticleWeekly scoreboard for the Dec. 29 edition
These are the scores for games played between Monday, Dec. 18 and Saturday, Dec. 23. For more in depth coverage, read us in print or on-line. Boys Basketball Glastonbury 59, Southington 57 (Overtime)...
View ArticleBoys basketball hopes to build on early win
By BRIAN JENNINGS STAFF WRITER The Knights managed to hold on to a two-point lead with less than a minute to go in the contest after the Indians failed to convert three free throws, but the Indians had...
View ArticleIce hockey blanked by Enfield
By JOHN GORALSKI EDITOR Hall-Southington skaters controlled the ice for much of the first period until a tripping penalty left them shorthanded. Enfield scored. The Warrior-Knights dominated the second...
View ArticleGirls basketball drops 2
By BRIAN JENNINGS STAFF WRITER The girls basketball team finished off arguably their toughest stretch of the season this past week, but it was costly. The Lady Knights dropped a pair games, suffering...
View ArticleWrestlers manhandle Farmington
On Wednesday, Dec. 20, he Blue Knights raced out to a 61-point advantagebefore losing their first bout as they cruised past Farmington, 67-9, in the team’s home opener on Wednesday, Dec. 20. The dual...
View ArticleWeekly scoreboard for the Jan. 5 edition
These are the scores for games played between Monday, Dec. 25 and Sunday, Dec. 31. For more in depth coverage, read us in print or on-line. Boys Basketball Shelton tournament Dec. 27-29 At Shelton HS...
View ArticleObituary: Paula DeMartino-Kulak, 69
Paula DeMartino-Kulak, 69, of Southington, passed away Friday, Dec. 22, 2017 at Apple Valley Rehabilitation in Plainville, after having struggled with MS for most of her adult life. She was born July...
View ArticleLady Knights win Wolcott basketball tournament
Janette Wadolowski battled for 56 points and 26 rebounds over two games, so it was no surprise when the Lady Knight senior was crowned as MVP at the John Rossi Holiday Tournament in Wolcott. Wadolowski...
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