Southington Observer Sports Section
The Kennedy Middle School girls volleyball team, above, raised $1,750 for the Sideout Foundation at their annual Dig Pink event during the fall season. Proceeds will benefit the Sideout Foundation’s support of the stage IV breast cancer community and their…
By KEVIN ROBERTS STAFF WRITER Heather Allenback has always had an internal school spirit, no matter where she has been. Allenback, a self-described “military brat,” moved around every three years and saw plenty of different schools. She said she carried…
By KEVIN ROBERTS STAFF WRITER Hall-Southington boys ice hockey coach Brian Cannon channeled Smokey the Bear when he talked to his team after a rough 5-4 loss to the Newington Co-op on Jan. 9. “I asked them what’s Smokey the…
By KEVIN ROBERTS STAFF WRITER Southington indoor track and field broke three school records during the two-day Yale Interscholastic Track Classic on Jan. 11 and 12 at Coxe Cage. “We had a lot of really solid performances,” co-coach Connor Green…
By KEVIN ROBERTS STAFF WRITER Southington girls basketball has a young team that has been going through its struggles. After a rough 46-18 loss against Hall on Jan. 7, the Lady Knight coaching staff looked to simplify things and focus…
By KEVIN ROBERTS STAFF WRITER Southington wrestling defeated Hall 57-22 in a CCC West Division dual meet on Jan. 9. That part of the schedule went as planned. The tournament portion wound up needing to be tweaked. Two, not three…
By KEVIN ROBERTS STAFF WRITER Southington boys basketball continue to flirt with the.500 mark after splitting two games once again. The Blue Knights opened the week with a 51-46 loss at Hall on Monday, but rebounded with a 58-50 road…
By BRIAN JENNINGS STAFF WRITER It all came down to the 400 freestyle relay in Southington boys swimming and diving’s season opener against Avon on Jan. 12 at West Hartford’s Cornerstone Aquatics Center. The Falcons led the meet, 87-85, but…
By KEVIN ROBERTS STAFF WRITER One by one, Southington gymnasts took off toward the vault in the first event of their Jan. 12 home opener against Hall at American Gymnastics. The efforts on vault elicited cheers from Lady Knight supporters,…
Due to this weekend’s weather forecast, the annual Knights of Columbus free throw challenge has been rescheduled from Sunday to Saturday, Jan. 19 at the Southington Catholic School gym. Registration will be from 12:30 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. with the…
