Southington Observer Sports Section
APPLE HARVEST ROAD RACES All races are sponsored by the Southington Community YMCA. Forms are available for pre-registration (by Sept. 29 at noon) at the YMCA membership desk. All race info and on-line registration info can be found at sccymca.org/apple.…
By KEVIN ROBERTS STAFF WRITER There’s always something to clean up from the first game of the season. Turnovers happen, mistakes are made, especially when players are learning how to play with each other. Southington football overcame some early issues…
By KEVIN ROBERTS STAFF WRITER The Lady Knight volleyball team got to start its season with back-to-back home matches, and Southington came away with a pair of victories. The Lady Knights needed five sets to dispatch Masuk 3-2 on Sept.…
By KEVIN ROBERTS STAFF WRITER The Southington boys soccer team played like an inexperienced and nervous bunch for the first 20 minutes of their Sept. 7 contest against Conard at Fontana Field, but that didn’t stop them from winning. Butterflies…
By KEVIN ROBERTS STAFF WRITER Southington girls soccer coach Mike Linehan is looking for more from his team than what was shown in the season opener on Sept. 7 at Conard. Any time you start the season with a victory…
By KEVIN ROBERTS STAFF WRITER The Southington cross country teams got off to a good start on Sept. 8 at the Somers Big Red Invitational held at Somers High School in Lincolndale, N.Y. The Blue Knight boys ran in the…
By KEVIN ROBERTS STAFF WRITER Southington boys cross country had a great season in 2017, and SHS coach Dan Dachelet has every reason to expect a repeat performance even if this is a “rebuilding year.” Last fall, the Blue Knights…
By KEVIN ROBERTS STAFF WRITER The Southington girls swimming and diving team had a record-breaking season in 2017. The Lady Knights won the CCC West title for the first time in coach Evan Tuttle’s nine seasons, and they did so…
By KEVIN ROBERTS STAFF WRITER Southington cross country head coach Dan Dachelet is optimistic about his girls team, and he has reason to be. In recent years, the Lady Knights have become a team to reckon with. “This is a…
By KEVIN ROBERTS STAFF WRITER Kevin Meier stood out at six-foot-four on the Southington High School baseball mound, but it wasn’t just one thing that grabbed fans’ attention. Meier was imposing, but he didn’t have the fastball of a Rob…
