Southington Observer Sports Section
BY BRIAN JENNINGS STAFF WRITER The hours spent in the weight room and the sacrifice of spending the summer months wrestling with different wrestling clubs across the state all came to a head for Austin Abacherli on Friday, May 19…
JOE BEIMEL PICKS UP 5TH SAVE IN SERIES CLINCHING WIN BOX SCORE In 140 Characters or Less: Bees win 4th straight game, taking down York in 10 innings, 6-4. Beimel picks up his 5th save of the season. #NewBritainVsEverybody The…
By BRIAN JENNINGS STAFF WRITER The Blue Knight golf team began the week with a 153-169 loss to Avon on the road. The loss was Southington’s sixth in their last seven matches, setting the team back even further in their…
By BRIAN JENNINGS STAFF WRITER It was business as usual for the Lady Knight softball team after they continued to obliterate their CCC opponents, not allowing any runs to score in their past five games. Four wins brought the Knights…
By BRIAN JENNINGS STAFF WRITER Their five-game skid finally ended after the Lady Knights triumphed in a 14-9 girls lacrosse home victory over Berlin. The team is finally healthy with the return of starting goalie, Julia Wells, and it couldn’t…
By BRIAN JENNINGS STAFF WRITER Although they’ve been eliminated from the state tournament since April, the Blue Knight lacrosse team entered the final week of the regular season still in contention of a CCC Central tournament berth. Just one thing:…
By BRIAN JENNINGS STAFF WRITER A 6-1 win at Newington qualified the Blue Knights as a team for the Class LL tournament after they stumbled into the week with a 5-2 loss to Simsbury at home. The Knights picked themselves…
By BRIAN JENNINGS STAFF WRITER Simsbury handed the Lady Knight tennis team their first shutout of the season (7-0) to start the week, but the girls bounced back with a sweep of Bristol Central. The awe-inspiring play of freshman Abby…
By BRIAN JENNINGS STAFF WRITER An 8-3 home loss to Greenwich kept alive a dubious losing streak, as the Blue Knight baseball team continues to average one loss every week. The Knights took out their frustrations in Simsbury the following…
By BRIAN JENNINGS STAFF WRITER Southington’s outdoor track and field program continued to qualify athletes and improve marks for the Class LL meet after the sending its youngest members to compete at the second annual Central Connecticut Freshman-Sophomore Championship at…
