Southington Observer Sports Section
SPENCER DREHER STAFF WRITER After another lopsided victory last week, the Southington girls basketball team has been a freight train that keeps on rolling. The Blue Knights (10-1) are now winners of eight straight and found themselves at the top…
SPENCER DREHER STAFF WRITER In a stretch where Southington boys basketball lost two out of three, the Blue Knights were dealing with some struggles on the defensive end. Those struggles may have had a breakthrough in Southington’s 65-60 win over…
SPENCER DREHER STAFF WRITER Pitchers chase the perfect game. Gymnasts dream of the elusive, 10.0. Almost every sport has an ultimate score, but nothing is as elusive as a shutout on the wrestling mat. On Wednesday, Jan. 15, Southington wrestlers…
Maybe it was because they were inspired by a good cause. On Jan. 15, the Blue Knight wrestling team won twice. First, they dispatched Newington in a 78-0 shutout. Second, they managed to raise over $700 for cancer research in…
SPENCER DREHER STAFF WRITER Coming off a loss to WMRP that could have provided a huge boost in the Division III hockey rankings, the Warrior Knights responded with a 5-1 win over Housatonic Coop on Jan. 13. But it didn’t…
SPENCER DREHER STAFF WRITER After dropping their first meet, Southington boys swimming is over .500 for the first time this season after winning over East Catholic on Jan. 15. In their first home meet of the season, the Blue Knights…
SPENCER DREHER STAFF WRITER For the first time since 2017, Southington gymnastics is off to a 3-0 start. While depth and inexperience held the Blue Knights back in previous two seasons, they have received contributions from top to bottom. “I…
SPENCER DREHER STAFF WRITER There is still close to a month remaining until the Central Connecticut Conference championship meet, but the Southington indoor track and field team has already began breaking school records and posting personal best times and scores.…
SPENCER DREHER STAFF WRITER While Southington gymnastics started out the season with a win against South Windsor, head coach Cassidy Chamberland said she didn’t see the Blue Knights at their best. The team heard their coach loud and clear as…
SPENCER DREHER STAFF WRITER Southington girls basketball is off to a 9-1 start and entered their game Thursday versus Platt riding a seven-game winning streak. That is the highest winning streak for the Blue Knights since 2015-16, when they also…
