The Blue Knights volleyball team split this past week to open their season with a win and a loss. Their opener included a 3-1 (25-18, 25-20, 22-25, 25-20) victory at Glastonbury on Monday, April 9. Tim Walsh marshaled the offense…
By BRIAN JENNINGS STAFF WRITER The Blue Knights held a preseason meeting before tryouts in the high school’s cafeteria. Discussed at the meeting were the philosophies of Southington coach Lou Gianacopolos, which were hard work, discipline, and family. Gianacopolos gave…
The Bristol Boys and Girls Club High Performance 16U girls CRUSH volleyball team captured the championship at the New England Region Volleyball tournament held in Lincoln, R.I. on Sunday, March 11. The team includes three players from Southington. Front, from…
Local volleyball teams rallied for the cure this fall with high school and middle school “Dig Pink” events that raised almost $2,500 for cancer research. On Wednesday, Oct. 4, Kennedy Middle School and DePaolo Middle School squared off in a…
By BRIAN JENNINGS STAFF WRITER Southington fell one match short of making an appearance in the final of the Class LL tournament for the first time since 2011. The second-seeded Lady Knight volleyball team cruised to a lopsided win in…
By BRIAN JENNINGS STAFF WRITER Southington coach Rich Heitz stated that he wouldn’t have wanted to face any other team than RHAM following the loss to the Sachems in the conference tournament title match. That might have been just what…
By BRIAN JENNINGS STAFF WRITER The Lady Knight volleyball team wrapped up the regular season with three-straight shutouts, finishing the regular season at 16-2 (7-2 home, 9-0 away) overall as the CCC West Colonial Division champ with a 9-1 regional…
By JOHN GORALSKI EDITOR Colleen Klopp stepped away from her defender and called for the basketball as the clock was winding down in overtime of the NCAA tournament basketball game in 2001. Her first shot? Nothing but net. The next…
By BRIAN JENNINGS STAFF WRITER They clinched a seat in the Class LL tournament. They clinched the CCC West Colonial title. Now they’re aiming for the CCC West Region title. As one of the top teams in the state, the…
By BRIAN JENNINGS STAFF WRITER The Lady Knight volleyball team captured the bronze title at last year’s Spalding VolleyHall Classic tournament, and Southington advanced to the gold bracket semifinals at this year’s event. Southington blew Simsbury out of their gym…
