Southington Observer Sports Section
By KEVIN ROBERTS STAFF WRITER The Southington girls’ swimming and diving team began the 2018 season with a 93-66 victory over Rocky Hill on Sept. 12 inside the Fryer Family Natatorium at the Southington YMCA. Southington placed first and second…
By KEVIN ROBERTS STAFF WRITER Southington girls’ soccer improved to 3-0 on the season with a pair of wins over Hall and Maloney. The Knights edged Hall, 1-0, but blasted Maloney, 5-0. Hall victory SEPT. 11—The Lady Knights picked up…
By KEVIN ROBERTS STAFF WRITER A week and a day after the season officially began, the Southington field hockey team finally played its first game when it took on Watertown on Sept. 11 at Fontana Field. The game wound up…
By KEVIN ROBERTS STAFF WRITER The Southington cross country season opener on Sept. 11 brought both a mix of weather and mixed results. The late afternoon dual meet against Manchester at Camp Sloper started under cloudy skies and nasty humidity.…
The Southington boys soccer team started this past week with a tough loss, but rebounded with a close win to split the two games they played. The Blue Knights saw Hall pull away in the second half and win by…
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…
