Field Hockey preview: Seniors to step up
By KEVIN ROBERTS STAFF WRITER Southington field hockey returns a senior-laden group for the 2019 season, but it will face a tougher non-conference schedule in the new campaign. There are 14 seniors for...
View ArticleGirls Soccer preview: Can they do it again?
By KEVIN ROBERTS STAFF WRITER Southington girls soccer had a regular season to remember in 2018. The Lady Knights went 15-1 and captured the CCC West Colonial Division title. Southington outscored its...
View ArticleGirls Volleyball preview: Success is synonymous
By KEVIN ROBERTS STAFF WRITER When it comes to Southington girls volleyball, success is synonymous with being a part of the program. The Lady Knights have won 17 or more matches in each of the last...
View ArticleFootball preview: Unfinished business
By KEVIN ROBERTS STAFF WRITER It took a couple of last second comebacks, but Southington football finished with a perfect 10-0 record last fall to make a return to the Class LL state playoffs after a...
View ArticleGirls Soccer: Lady Knights win, 7-0
By KEVIN ROBERTS STAFF WRITER Southington girls soccer erupted for a bushel of goals in a 7-0 season-opening victory over Middletown on Sept. 13 at Rosek-Skubel Stadium. Shannon Litchfield had two...
View ArticleField Hockey edged in fall opener
By KEVIN ROBERTS STAFF WRITER Southington field hockey gave itself a chance to win against perennially strong Enfield in the season opener on Sept. 13 on the turf of Fontana Field. The Lady Knights...
View ArticleGirls Cross Country: Looking past dual meets
By KEVIN ROBERTS STAFF WRITER Southington girls cross country headed to Lincolndale, N.Y., for the Somers Big Red Invitational on Sept. 7. It may not have counted toward the CIAC portion of the...
View ArticleBoys Cross Country: Knights tested from the starting gate
By KEVIN ROBERTS STAFF WRITER Southington boys cross country started the season strong with a first place finish in Division I at the Somers Big Red Invitational on Sept. 7 in Lincolndale, N.Y. It may...
View ArticleVolleyball rebounds from loss in opener
By KEVIN ROBERTS STAFF WRITER There was a big contrast in how Southington girls volleyball played in its first two matches of the 2019 season. In the season opener at Masuk on Sept. 12, the Lady...
View ArticleSouthington soccer scores shutout in opener
By KEVIN ROBERTS STAFF WRITER Southington boys soccer found the back of the net twice in the second half of its season opener and downed CCC newcomer Lewis Mills, 2-0, on Sept. 13 at Fontana Field....
View ArticleFootball clobbers Conard; Darien next
By KEVIN ROBERTS STAFF WRITER Southington football took care of business in convincing fashion, During its season opener on Sept. 13 against Conard, the Blue Knights came away with a 54-21 win on the...
View ArticleBoys soccer loses twice
By KEVIN ROBERTS STAFF WRITER Southington boys soccer faced about as tough a two-game stint as is possible in the CCC this past week. The Blue Knights began their week on the road at East Hartford on...
View ArticleGirls Soccer: Knights sweep RHAM, Hall
By KEVIN ROBERTS STAFF WRITER Southington girls soccer faced a physical, tough challenge when it played RHAM on Sept. 17 on the home turf of Fontana Field. The Lady Knights persevered, scored a goal in...
View ArticleGirls Volleyball is killing it: 2 sweeps, John Jay tourney quarterfinals
By KEVIN ROBERTS STAFF WRITER Southington girls volleyball didn’t allow an opponent to get beyond 16 points in either of its two regular season matches last week. The Lady Knights blew past Tolland and...
View ArticleField hockey rebounds from loss with 2 shutouts
By KEVIN ROBERTS STAFF WRITER Southington field hockey’s offense erupted in its first game last week, a 4-0 road victory over EO Smith on Sept. 16. The defense wasn’t too shabby, either, posting a pair...
View ArticleSwimmers surge for 2 wins in week one
By KEVIN ROBERTS STAFF WRITER Southington girls swimming and diving started the season with a pair of road victories over East Catholic and Plainville last Tuesday and Friday. The Lady Knights defeated...
View ArticleFootball: Offense sputters in first loss
By KEVIN ROBERTS STAFF WRITER The Southington football offense generated seven touchdowns in the 54-21 season-opening win at Conard on Sept. 13. The Sept. 20 High School Football Alliance game at old...
View ArticleField hockey splits the week
By KEVIN ROBERTS STAFF WRITER Southington field hockey split two games last week against Simsbury and Watertown, both on the road. The Lady Knights lost 3-0 at Simsbury on Sept. 23, but rebounded with...
View ArticleVolleyball beats Simsbury, falls at Conard
By KEVIN ROBERTS STAFF WRITER The Southington girls volleyball team split two matches on the week, and both were on the road. The Lady Knights knocked off Simsbury, 3-0, on Sept. 25, but they lost at...
View ArticleBoys Soccer: Overtime comeback salvages a tie at Conard
By KEVIN ROBERTS STAFF WRITER Southington boys soccer trailed Conard 1-0 entering the second of two five-minute overtime sessions on Sept. 24 at Conard High School in West Hartford. Much like the 1-0...
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