Council approves referendums for open space, SHS roof
By SHERIDAN CYR STAFF WRITER Town Councilors voted to approve two referendum questions to appear on the Nov. 6 general election ballots for residents of Southington. Both votes were unanimous. The...
View ArticleSports listings for the June 15 edition
SHS CAMPS The following camps are not run, sponsored, or endorsed by the Southington Public Schools or the Southington Board of Education. Brochures are available at...
View ArticleMain Street Community Foundation hosts annual scholarship reception
By JOHN GORALSKI EDITOR Susan Sadecki apologized to the crowd for going out of order at Main Street Community Foundation’s scholarship reception, but it was for a very important reason. With the...
View ArticleKnights Cup draws young, local talent
By JOHN GORALSKI EDITOR Elementary school and middle school athletes descended on the Southington High School track for the fourth annual Knights Cup. On Sunday, June 10, they were challenged to an...
View ArticleHowe, Biscoglio capture New England titles
By BRIAN JENNINGS STAFF WRITER After winning their first state open title in the program’s history earlier in the week, Southington was represented by three Lady Knights at the 73rd annual New England...
View ArticleSouthington’s hall of fame showcases athletic diversity
By JOHN GORALSKI EDITOR Since the first class of inductees was celebrated in 2010, the Southington Sports Hall of Fame selection committee has teased sports fans each year with a seemingly endless list...
View ArticleCyberKnights honored at Town Council meeting
By SHERIDAN CYR STAFF WRITER The Southington High School robotics team, FIRST Team 195 CyberKnights, placed third out of 3,600 teams worldwide in the FIRST Robotics world championship. The team also...
View ArticleUNICO celebrates Southington High School’s top 25 and Italian honor society
By SHERIDAN CYR STAFF WRITER Southington High School’s top 25 graduating students, and six National Italian Honor Society inductees, were recognized and celebrated amongst school administration and...
View ArticleClass of 2018 is ready to take on the world
By SHERIDAN CYR STAFF WRITER A packed stadium of family and friends at Southington High School gathered under the hot sun at the high school turf field to celebrate 531 graduating seniors. On Thursday,...
View ArticleSouthington High School officials announce the Class of 2018
Southington school officials announced the list of 531 graduating students from Southington High School’s Class of 2018 (Names marked with a + are high honors and names marked with a * are honors):...
View ArticleGraduation Station: The Class of 2018
This week, we celebrate the Class of 2018 with our annual graduation edition, and the hardest part was trying to stuff all of the graduation and school news into just one newspaper. Of course, that’s...
View ArticleCompetition begins for Wayton Open Tennis Tournament
By KEVIN ROBERTS STAFF WRITER A dry, hot summer day greeted tennis enthusiasts at Southington High School on the first day of the 2018 Wayton Open last Saturday. “I think we have a good crop,” director...
View ArticleCIAC fans invited to select top championship moment
CHESHIRE—The Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference (CIAC) announced a poll to select the top championship moment from the 2017-18 school year. The official CIAC championship broadcast partner...
View ArticleHall of Fame: It’s how you finish that counts: The 1999 SHS softball team...
By KEVIN ROBERTS STAFF WRITER The story of the 1999 Southington softball state championship team is equal parts family, resolve, and redemption. The Lady Knights had to overcome the near-death...
View ArticleWe’re all in this together….
On Friday, July 20 and Saturday, July 21 Southington youth summer theater players came together in the Southington High School auditorium for two performances of Disney’s “High School Musical Jr.” The...
View ArticleHall of Fame – Southington Lightning: Heather Brousseau-Poutouves still ranks...
By KEVIN ROBERTS STAFF WRITER Heather Brousseau was a Southington softball player to be reckoned with. The former Lady Knight hit line drives but could also knock one out of the park. She could throw...
View ArticleGirls Soccer: Lady Knights battle through their wins…and loss
By KEVIN ROBERTS STAFF WRITER The Lady Knights didn’t go quietly. After the girls soccer team rallied to a convincing 2-0 win over Manchester on Sept. 17 at rainy Fontana Field, they took a perennial...
View ArticleFootball: Turnovers still the story in Manchester victory
By KEVIN ROBERTS STAFF WRITER Southington football scored a touchdown off a Jacob Drena pass to Carter Uhlman on its first offensive drive of a Sept. 21 game against Manchester at Manchester High...
View ArticleBlue Knights win ‘best overall effect’
The Southington Blue Knights Marching Band took the field at Naugatuck High School Saturday evening. The BKMB faced their fellow Class VI bands Trumbull High School and Norwalk High School and...
View ArticleCross Country: Southington splits Farmington, Glastonbury
By KEVIN ROBERTS STAFF WRITER Southington cross country ran into one of the best programs in the conference and the state when it took on Glastonbury, along with Farmington, on Sept. 27 at Winding...
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