Girls Volleyball: Studying chemistry during school vacation
By KEVIN ROBERTS STAFF WRITER Most high school teams practiced or took Columbus Day of. Southington girls volleyball wasn’t among those teams. On Monday, Oct. 8, the Lady Knights tested their mettle...
View ArticleKnights place second in Trumbull
The Blue Knight marching band finished second again in a head-to-head battle against Trumbull last Saturday. Southington scored 84.7 to finish as runners up to the host teams. Next up, the Knights will...
View ArticleHall of Fame – Having a ball; scoring at will: Lauren Lattanzio-Romanelli...
By KEVIN ROBERTS STAFF WRITER Lauren Lattanzio was born to player soccer, or at least it seemed that way. She started playing soccer at age three, and it didn’t take long to get pushed ahead to higher...
View ArticleAnother win leaves field hockey poised for the postseason
By KEVIN ROBERTS STAFF WRITER Southington field hockey put together some strong efforts, but the competition was fierce and the Lady Knights finished the previous week with two losses bookending a...
View ArticleSwimmers challenge Conard despite depleted lineup
By KEVIN ROBERTS STAFF WRITER Southington girls swimming and diving was short-handed during its Oct. 16 meet against Conard, but the Lady Knights showed plenty of fight and character in a 91-89 loss at...
View ArticleLady Knight soccer win streak at eight games
By KEVIN ROBERTS STAFF WRITER Southington girls soccer found itself on an eight-game winning streak by the end of last week. The Lady Knights were 12-1 entering Monday evening’s road game against Hall....
View ArticleBoys soccer eliminated from postseason play
By KEVIN ROBERTS STAFF WRITER Southington boys soccer saw its chances at the postseason extinguished with a pair of losses this past week. The Blue Knights are 2-9-2 after losing 2-0 to Avon on Oct. 16...
View ArticleKnights keep their eyes on the prize: Football wasn’t sidetracked by East...
By KEVIN ROBERTS STAFF WRITER Southington fans had already circled this Friday’s game on the calendar, but the Blue Knights weren’t looking forward…yet. On Friday, Oct. 19, Southington football took...
View ArticleGirls Volleyball sweeps 3 more foes
By KEVIN ROBERTS STAFF WRITER Southington girls volleyball coach Rich Heitz knew his team faced a big test on Oct. 16 when it took on Avon at Avon High School. “I was concerned about the match. They...
View ArticleCross country surges into the postseason
By KEVIN ROBERTS STAFF WRITER The ultimate goal for the Southington girls cross country team is to run in early November. If the Lady Knights are still running at that point, it will be at the state...
View ArticleSoup Nite: No one left hungry
By SHERIDAN CYR STAFF WRITER Bread For Life officials joined hands with the Southington High School Key Club, the DePaolo Middle School leadership program, and more than 30 local restaurants for their...
View ArticleMusic of the Knight offers a well-timed break from competition
By SHERIDAN CYR STAFF WRITER Just one week before the Southington Blue Knights Marching Band heads into their state competition, BKMB hosted their biggest fundraiser event of the season: the annual...
View ArticleBoys soccer drops 2 in final week
Southington boys soccer was hoping for a strong close to the regular season entering its final three games. With any fleeting postseason thoughts dashed in the prior week, the Blue Knights hosted Hall...
View ArticleSwimmers win in season finale
By KEVIN ROBERTS STAFF WRITER Southington girls swimming and diving closed out the regular season with a strong 95-82 victory over Berlin on Oct. 23 at Platt High School in Meriden. The Lady Knights...
View Article3 shutouts: Lady Knights soccer team is ready for the tourney
By KEVIN ROBERTS STAFF WRITER Southington girls soccer passed a trio of West Hartford tests, and the result was a No. 3 seed and first round bye in the Class LL state tournament. The Lady Knights also...
View ArticleField hockey clinches tournament berth
By KEVIN ROBERTS STAFF WRITER Southington field hockey wrapped up a second straight Class L state tournament berth with back-to-back wins at the end of a three-game week. “One of our goals at the...
View ArticleGirls Volleyball: Nothing regular about the regular season
By KEVIN ROBERTS STAFF WRITER The Southington girls volleyball team has had a very successful run under coach Rich Heitz. There have been undefeated regular seasons in conference play, but an entire...
View ArticleFootball battles back to beat East Hartford
By KEVIN ROBERTS STAFF WRITER Southington football found itself in a 21-7 hole after one quarter against East Hartford in an Oct. 26 battle of undefeated teams at East Hartford High School. The Hornets...
View ArticleCross country: Runners hit the wall at Class LL race
By KEVIN ROBERTS STAFF WRITER Illness and a strong Class LL field conspired against the state open aspirations of the Southington girls cross country team. The Lady Knights competed at Wickham Park in...
View ArticleWall of Honor committee announces Class of 2018
The Southington High School Wall of Honor Committee recently announced this year’s inductees, and the Class of 2018 includes SHS grads that have gone on to make a contribution to medicine, business,...
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