Southington Observer Sports Section
SPENCER DREHER STAFF WRITER Connecticut saw its first snowfall of the season this past Sunday, a sign that skiing and snowboarding season is upon us. The crew at Mount Southington could not be more excited to see the snow and…
SPENCER DREHER STAFF WRITER Coming off their impressive season for the Southington cross country team, sophomore Jackie Izzo and junior, Grace Michaud, were invited to compete in the girls 5k run in the Northeast Regional of the Foot Locker Cross…
By KEN MORSE CORRESPONDENT The Baltimore Orioles announced on Nov. 25 as that they added 19 new coaches as part of the refurbishment plan to overhaul their entire minor league system. Plainville native Tim DeJohn, a 2002 graduate of the…
SPENCER DREHER STAFF WRITER The Apple Valley Classic came all the way down to the final play of double overtime. Southington was clinging to a 21-20 lead after a Cheshire touchdown, and Southington’s defense stuffed a quarterback sneak by Jason…
It was a changing of the guard on Thanksgiving Day with the past meeting the present on the Southington sidelines. Interim athletic director Howie Hewitt was technically in charge, but he wasn’t on his own for the 2019 Apple Valley…
SPENCER DREHER STAFF WRITER Just moments after losing 1-0 to Glastonbury in the Class LL finals, senior soccer player, Emma Panarella, was playing in Southington’s Powder Puff. It was Panarella’s last high school soccer game of her career, and she…
SPENCER DREHER STAFF WRITER It was the first time the Blue Knights (17-1-2) had trailed in a game all season. It was the first postseason goal that Southington’s defense gave up in the Class LL tournament. But when Glastonbury’s Sam…
SPENCER DREHER STAFF WRITER Southington girls swimming clawed their way through six events last Sunday at Yale University, as the Lady Knights scored 96 points to finish 18th overall at the state open championship meet. Meghan Hammarlund and Andie Nadeau…
SPENCER DREHER STAFF WRITER A franchise that was founded just five years ago has already made huge strides. The Bristol Blues, a summer collegiate team since 2014, officially left the Futures Collegiate Baseball League for the New England Collegiate Baseball…
SPENCER DREHER STAFF WRITER For Southington coach Charles Kemp and the Southington powder puff team, the 2019 season did not go entirely as they planned it. After a 10-7 loss at Rocky Hill on Nov. 20, the Southington stands were…
