Girls Lacrosse: Two out of three ain’t bad
By KEVIN ROBERTS STAFF WRITER Southington girls lacrosse played three home games last week, and each offered lessons for the future. The Lady Knights started the week with an 11-8 win over Berlin on...
View ArticleUnlucky 13: Blue Knight baseball falls in extra innings
By KEVIN ROBERTS STAFF WRITER The Southington baseball team experienced defeat for the first time this season on April 16 in a marathon 1-0 home loss to Glastonbury. The Blue Knights barely had time to...
View ArticleSoftball answers the call, beats Farmington
By KEVIN ROBERTS STAFF WRITER Southington softball coach Davina Hernandez said she has been looking to for her team to respond quickly when an opponent scores. The Lady Knights did just that in a 6-1...
View ArticleIt’s one in a million: The golden set in tennis
By KEVIN ROBERTS STAFF WRITER There are some things that happen in sports that are rare. In golf, it’s a double-eagle, or “albatross”. In baseball, it’s a perfect game. In the sport of tennis, a rare...
View ArticleWall of Honor: What’s up, Doc? Craig Bogdanski remains committed to his hometown
By SHERIDAN ROY STAFF WRITER A familiar face to many in town, internal medicine specialist and Southington High School class of 1988 graduate Dr. Craig Bogdanski always knew he wanted to return to...
View ArticleBoys Volleyball: Knights score 3 sweeps
By KEVIN ROBERTS STAFF WRITER Southington boys volleyball faced its first test of the season on April 15 when it took on Farmington on the road. The Blue Knights passed with flying colors, dispatching...
View ArticleVolleyball: Spikers still perfect where it counts
By KEVIN ROBERTS STAFF WRITER After a pair of straight-set sweeps over Conard and Rockville to begin the week, Southington boys volleyball found itself in an unfamiliar place on April 25 at Newington....
View ArticleWall of Honor: Dawn D’Onofrio – Lead, follow, or get out of her way
By SHERIDAN ROY STAFF WRITER The Southington High School Wall of Honor has honored a long list of SHS graduates who have gone on to do great things in their careers and personal lives, but as Bob Brown...
View ArticleSouthington taps Howie Hewitt as next head girls basketball coach
Southington High School athletic director Greg Ferry has announced Howie Hewitt as the new head girls basketball coach. A press release was sent out by Ferry’s office on Tuesday afternoon. Hewitt is...
View ArticleCyberKnights finish 3rd in the nation
FIRST Robotics Team 195, the Southington CyberKnights competed in Detroit at the FIRST Robotics Championship the first weekend in May, where 18 countries were representing and all 408 teams present had...
View ArticleWall of Honor: Breaking news – SHS grad is an Emmy award winning journalist
By SHERIDAN ROY STAFF WRITER After graduation from Southington High School in 2005, Matt Galka, now an Emmy award winning reporter for KSAZ Fox 10 in Phoenix, Arizona, couldn’t wait to flee his...
View ArticleSHS student art show
On Monday, May 13, Southington High School opened its doors to the public to showcase local artists at the 36th annual student art show. Displays included photography, pottery, painting, and more....
View ArticleRelay for Life next weekend
Editor’s note: The headline was misleading, but the schedule is right. The event is NEXT weekend. Southington’s annual Relay for Life event will be held next weekend, from 4 p.m. Friday, May 31 to...
View ArticleStudents showcased at scholarship night
By SHERIDAN ROY STAFF WRITER Southington High School administration celebrated graduating students’ achievements, awarding over 130 scholarships on scholarship night, May 16. “We are honoring a special...
View ArticleSouthington vet supports SHS student enlistees
Southington native Joe Vitcavage, a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II and the Korean Conflict, came out to show his support for Southington’s military enlistees at the annual military luncheon last...
View ArticleWall of Honor: Dinner’s served, Barry DePaolo continues his family legacy on...
By SHERIDAN ROY STAFF WRITER Successful restaurateur Barry DePaolo, who has traveled around the world cooking and opening popular restaurants, has joined both of his parents on the Southington High...
View ArticleSouthington High School: The head of the class
By SHERIDAN ROY STAFF WRITER Southington High School’s top three ranked students are ready to hit the ground running as they eye graduation right around the corner and prepare for higher education....
View ArticlePepe named as new SHS principal
By SHERIDAN ROY STAFF WRITER The Southington Board of Education unanimously approved a motion to select Frank Pepe, the current Joseph A. DePaolo Middle School principal, as the new Southington High...
View ArticleSouthington High School officials announce the Class of 2019
Southington school officials announced the list of 463 graduating students from Southington High School’s Class of 2019: Nadja Abaza; David Lawson Ackerman; Natalia Adamczyk; Robert Joseph Adamo; Emma...
View ArticleUNICO celebrates Southington High School’s top 25 and Italian Honor Society
By SHERIDAN ROY STAFF WRITER The 74th annual Southington chapter of UNICO National top 25 dinner celebrated the 25 highest academic achieving students in the Southington High School graduating class of...
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