Ice Hockey: Moral victory, Warrior-Knights find reason to celebrate at CCC...
By KEVIN ROBERTS STAFF WRITER Hall-Southington ice hockey’s regular season ended on Feb. 23, but there wound up being two more games to play. The Warrior-Knights were the No. 4 team in the top four in...
View ArticleIndoor Track: Cardillo medals at New England championship
By KEVIN ROBERTS STAFF WRITER Southington indoor track and field juniors Trinity Cardillo and Sydney Garrison got to take a special trip to Boston this past Saturday. Both competed in the 32nd Annual...
View ArticleWrestling: Blue Knight duo compete at NE championship
By KEVIN ROBERTS STAFF WRITER Southington wrestlers Jacob Cardozo and Josh Vitti got the opportunity to compete against the northeast’s finest grapplers this past weekend at the New England...
View ArticleSHS takes on ‘Grease’: Curtains open March 15-16
By SHERIDAN ROY STAFF WRITER Grease is the word this year for the Southington High School drama club production, which is just about ready to take the stage. The drama club will perform the 1970s...
View ArticleSHS art students receive state awards
By SHERIDAN CYR STAFF WRITER The Southington Board of Education celebrated the achievements of two high school seniors on Feb. 28 with certificates of excellence for each of them. Alaina Rivers and...
View ArticleRegistration underway for Wayton Open tennis tournament
The 2019 Wayton Open tennis tournament will take place July 6-14 at Southington High School. Registration for the 12th year of the Wayton Open is currently open and will close on July 4. Players can...
View ArticleSwimmers place 9th at Class LL championship
By KEVIN ROBERTS STAFF WRITER Southington boys swimming went into Monday afternoon’s Class LL state meet at Southern Connecticut State University with some specific goals. “Get best times, finish top...
View ArticleLady Knight gymnasts shine at state open
By KEVIN ROBERTS STAFF WRITER A pair of Southington gymnastics sophomores got the chance to compete at the state open meet on March 6 at New Milford High School. The meet was rescheduled from March 2...
View ArticleIndoor Track: Cardillo clears 40 feet…again
By KEVIN ROBERTS STAFF WRITER Southington junior Trinity Cardillo has proven herself to be among Connecticut’s best throwers. This past weekend, Cardillo showed she can be one of the best throwers in...
View ArticleBlue Knight weightlifters capture Nutmeg title
By KEVIN ROBERTS STAFF WRITER The Nutmeg State Games held their sixth annual high school football weightlifting competition this past Saturday, and it was Southington who came out on top. Not only were...
View ArticleBoys Basketball: Knights reach second round
By KEVIN ROBERTS STAFF WRITER For the second straight season, Southington boys basketball advanced to the second round of the state tournament. After a 50-27 first round home win over No. 18 Kolbe...
View ArticleDivers make a splash at Class LL meet
By KEVIN ROBERTS STAFF WRITER Twenty-four divers made the cut for the final three dives at the Class LL diving meet on March 7 at Middletown High School. Four of those divers were from Southington, and...
View ArticleGirls Basketball: Mike Forgione steps down as Lady Knight hoops coach
By KEVIN ROBERTS STAFF WRITER Southington native Mike Forgione believes he has more coaching left in him. It just won’t be on the sideline with the Lady Knights girls basketball program. Forgione...
View ArticleFrom the director’s chair: Greg Ferry talks about Southington success
Southington winter sports had mixed results when it came to team success. The Blue Knights didn’t win any state championships, though boys basketball was able to claim a division crown for the first...
View ArticleBlue Knight divers score 1-2 punch
By KEVIN ROBERTS STAFF WRITER Southington’s Chase Galayda and E.J. Suski completed their final dives of 2019 during state open diving on March 12 at Bulkeley High School in Hartford. For Suski, it was...
View ArticleGo, Greased Lightnin’
“Go, Greased Lightnin.’ You’re burnin’ up the quarter mile.” Last weekend, curtains opened on the Southington High School drama club’s production of “Grease.” The audience rocked to the 1950s love...
View ArticleCyberKnights are off and running
By JOHN GORALSKI EDITOR It’s not how you start that counts. It’s how you finish. Southington High School’s CyberKnights struggled in the opening round of their first competition at SUNY Polytechnic...
View ArticleCoach of the year: CIAC names Evan Tuttle as boys swimming coach of the year
By KEVIN ROBERTS STAFF WRITER Evan Tuttle means a lot to the Southington boys swimming and diving program. Just ask those that are around him. The soft-spoken coach has become synonymous with...
View ArticleBlue Knights host Unified Sports tournament: Event marks the 13th and final...
By KEVIN ROBERTS STAFF WRITER There were plenty of shots, smiles and sportsmanship on display inside the Walt Lozoski Gymnasium on March 19. High school and middle school basketball teams suited up for...
View ArticleGirls Lacrosse preview: Team chemistry is the key
By KEVIN ROBERTS STAFF WRITER Southington girls lacrosse will bring a tight-knit group to the turf for the 2019 season, and it’s something that coach Jill Pomposi is excited about. “The team chemistry...
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