Southington Observer Sports Section
SUNDAY, MARCH 24 SOUTHINGTON 3-ON-3 TOURNAMENT. Sunday, March 24 at the Southington YMCA gym. Open to non-members. Open to boys and girls. Cost is $40 per team. Start times: 9 a.m. (grades 3-4); 11 a.m. (grades 5-6); 2 p.m. (grades…
Southington winter sports had mixed results when it came to team success. The Blue Knights didn’t win any state championships, though boys basketball was able to claim a division crown for the first time since the 1997-1998 season. There were…
William “Coach Bibby” Haman , 67, of Plantsville, beloved husband of Gloria (Levesque) Haman for almost 50 years died Thursday, March 7th, 2019 at HOCC at New Britain General. He was born in Hartford on October 6, 1951 to the late…
By KEVIN ROBERTS STAFF WRITER Southington native Mike Forgione believes he has more coaching left in him. It just won’t be on the sideline with the Lady Knights girls basketball program. Forgione resigned last week after nine seasons and a…
By KEVIN ROBERTS STAFF WRITER Twenty-four divers made the cut for the final three dives at the Class LL diving meet on March 7 at Middletown High School. Four of those divers were from Southington, and the Blue Knights showed…
By KEVIN ROBERTS STAFF WRITER For the second straight season, Southington boys basketball advanced to the second round of the state tournament. After a 50-27 first round home win over No. 18 Kolbe Cathedral on March 5, the No. 15…
By KEVIN ROBERTS STAFF WRITER The Nutmeg State Games held their sixth annual high school football weightlifting competition this past Saturday, and it was Southington who came out on top. Not only were the Blue Knights the top team, they…
By KEVIN ROBERTS STAFF WRITER Southington junior Trinity Cardillo has proven herself to be among Connecticut’s best throwers. This past weekend, Cardillo showed she can be one of the best throwers in the country in her division. Cardillo threw the…
By KEVIN ROBERTS STAFF WRITER A pair of Southington gymnastics sophomores got the chance to compete at the state open meet on March 6 at New Milford High School. The meet was rescheduled from March 2 because of a snowstorm.…
By KEVIN ROBERTS STAFF WRITER Southington boys swimming went into Monday afternoon’s Class LL state meet at Southern Connecticut State University with some specific goals. “Get best times, finish top 10 as a team and advance to opens,” coach Evan…
