The Class of 2019 is in the house…
Neither rain, nor snow, nor heat, nor gloom of night could keep Southington High School’s Class of 2019 from graduating high school. On Thursday, June 13, hundreds gathered in the high school gym and...
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By SHERIDAN ROY STAFF WRITER Southington High School graduated 463 students from the Class of 2019 during commencement exercises on June 13. Heavy rain in the afternoon directed the ceremony indoors,...
View ArticleSchools lose 20 employees to retirement
By SHERIDAN ROY STAFF WRITER While Southington High School sent off more than 450 graduating seniors last week, the entire Southington Public School district will be saying goodbye to a number of...
View ArticleStudent government: BOE bids farewell to 2 student representatives
By SHERIDAN ROY STAFF WRITER At the end of each school year, the Southington Board of Education not only celebrates the graduating class, but also says farewell to the student representatives on the...
View ArticleGraduation station: Class of 2019
This week, we celebrate the Class of 2019 with our annual graduation edition, and the hardest part—once again—was trying to stuff all of the graduation and school news into just one newspaper. You...
View ArticleBaseball: Legion still in contention for zone crown
By KEVIN ROBERTS STAFF WRITER Southington Post 72 American Legion baseball began last week’s slate with a tough 3-1 road loss to Bristol Post 2 on July 2 at Muzzy Field. Southington responded to the...
View ArticleTennis: Wayton Open draws crowds on opening weekend
By KEVIN ROBERTS STAFF WRITER Carolyn Callahan took a deep breath and prepared for match point against Kristen Bell this past Saturday on opening day of the 2019 Wayton Open. When the point went in...
View ArticleRecalled to the Reds: Sal Romano gets another shot at the majors
By KEVIN ROBERTS STAFF WRITER “Waitin on my moment,” read a tweet from former Southington baseball standout Sal Romano on July 19. Romano had been pitching well of late with the Louisville Bats, the...
View ArticleSHS roof repair project on schedule for Aug. 15 completion
By SHERIDAN ROY STAFF WRITER During the 2018 election, voters approved a referendum question that would allow for roof repairs at the Southington High School. That work has begun this summer, and is on...
View ArticleWarrior-Knight ice hockey coach prepares for biggest battle yet
By KEVIN ROBERTS STAFF WRITER You can measure the impact a coach has on players he has mentored in many ways. One way is when tough times impact that coach and his family. Hall-Southington ice hockey...
View ArticleSHS Wall of Honor turns to students for future growth
By SHERIDAN ROY STAFF WRITER The Southington High School wall of honor proudly recognizes graduates of Southington schools who have gone on to accomplish wonderful things in their careers and...
View ArticlePro baseball notebook: Former Blue Knights
By KEVIN ROBERTS STAFF WRITER Former Southington and UConn right-handed pitcher Joe Rivera is playing for his second independent professional baseball team out west this summer. Rivera began the season...
View ArticleCollege notebook: Blue Knights competing
By KEVIN ROBERTS STAFF WRITER The Southington representation on the University of Saint Joseph men’s soccer team goes from one to four as three more Blue Knights make the trip to West Hartford....
View ArticleSouthington’s athletic director resigns
By KEVIN ROBERTS STAFF WRITER Greg Ferry has always enjoyed working with kids. He didn’t have as much interaction with them as an athletic director, and he couldn’t pass up on an opportunity to return...
View ArticleBoys Cross Country preview: Aiming to be front runners
By KEVIN ROBERTS STAFF WRITER Southington boys cross country was looking toward the future while it competed in 2018. The Blue Knights were trying to build toward 2019, and they return some key...
View ArticleGirls Cross Country preview: Keeping the pace
By KEVIN ROBERTS STAFF WRITER The Southington girls cross country team had a solid finish to the 2018 season, and more good things could be in store in 2019. The Lady Knights finished fifth overall in...
View ArticleSouthington schools begin a new year
By TAYLOR MURCHISON-GALLAGHER STAFF WRITER Frank Pepe paced the front of the high school like an air traffic controller, directing students through the melee of buses and vehicles. Southington’s newest...
View ArticleCommentary: What to expect this fall
There will be a big change coming at the top of Southington athletics as a whole in the fall of 2019. Greg Ferry resigned in August as athletic director to take a school counselor position at West...
View ArticleBoys Soccer preview: Goals are the goal
By KEVIN ROBERTS STAFF WRITER Southington boys soccer had six senior starters in its lineup last season and eight seniors on the roster overall, but it didn’t translate into a successful campaign on...
View ArticleGirls Swimming preview: Deep blue
By KEVIN ROBERTS STAFF WRITER Six program records, six conference champions, and seven all-conference selections. That’s the tally for the very successful 2018 fall season that Southington girls...
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