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May 29—MIDDLETOWN — Championship games invariably bring emotions with them: the joy of winning, the sting of defeat. But when Jared Holbrook stepped onto the mound for the Cheney Tech baseball team at Palmer Field Friday afternoon, different emotions were running through him. Holbrook's mother Jen passed away unexpectedly last Nov. 2. "Every pitch, every time (the umpire) would call that ...
May 17—The Somers High baseball team caught slumping Windsor Locks had a good time Saturday and pitcher Shawn Gentilcore took advantage. Gentilcore fired a four-hitter as the visiting Spartans sent the Raiders to their sixth straight loss with a 7-2 NCCC victory at Veterans Memorial Park. He struck out three. Kaede Wood went 3-for-3 to pace Somers' 12-hit attack. Alex Grenier added two hits ...
May 15—The Cheney Tech softball team has been on the offensive in its last two games. The Beavers put up a season-high 14 runs in a loss to Prince Tech Thursday. But they were even better on Friday exploding for another season high. Their 24-12 CTC win over Grasso Tech in Manchester gave them their first win of the season. Cheney Tech (1-10) took the lead for good with six runs in the first ...
Vernon Stages Vaccination Clinic For Students Patch 2 hrs ago © Chris Dehnel/Patch Thursday's vaccination clinic at Rockville High School. VERNON, CT — Vernon's coronavirus vaccination efforts Thursday turned to Rockville High School students and others in the area who are 16 and older. A total of 101 students who had permission from their parents or guardians signed up to receive the first round of the Pfizer vaccination during the clinic in the RHS auditorium. One of them was RHS sophomore Bella Schauster. She said the inspiration for getting the vaccine is a family trip to Florida l...
Roberta Vincent, Special to The Times Editor’s Note: As our nation celebrates Black History Month, this series in The Norwich Times will review the accomplishments of some of the exceptional athletes from Norwich who attended NFA and were inducted into the NFA/Norwich Sports Hall of Fame. This is the second in our series. Every small city has its share of great athletes, but Norwich has a truly exceptional history. Here are short profiles of a few of these local athletes, all of whom are in the NFA/Norwich Sports Hall of Fame. Robert E. “Bobo” Alves, Class of 1962