Sunday, May 20, 2012
Results and photo gallery from the 31st annual meet at Manchester High School, where seven meet records were broken and one was tied.
BOYS (* - indicates new meet record) Team Results 1. Windsor, 149.50 points 2. Manchester, 111.50 3. Coventry, 61 4x800 Relay 1. Ellington, 8:15.60 2. Suffield, 8:23.93 3. Windsor, 8:25.80 110 Hurdles 1. Kodjo Erasmus, Manchester, 15.32 2. Kurt Lungrin, East Hartford, 15.55 3. Diallo Felicien, Windsor, 15.67 100 Meters 1. Daniel Jamieson, Windsor, 10.57* (previous record - Sheldon Simpson, East Hartford, 10.74, 1999) 2. Shamar Smith, Manchester, 11.05 3. Sherrod Peay, Windsor, 11.34 4x100 Relay 1. Windsor, 42.66* (previous record - Windsor, 43.49, 2011) 2. Manchester, 43.66 3. East Hartford, 43.84 1,600 Meters 1. Dan Moroney, Suffield, 4:28.03 2. Patrick Dibble, Manchester, 4:28.13 3. Ryan Shiring, Glastonbury, 4:32.07 400 Meters 1. …
Friday, May 18, 2012
A lacrosse tournament offers up a lesson in restraint.
OK, I agree that stiffer competition can make a team better in the long run. I get that. It’s why the younger brothers and sisters of siblings involved in sports often show advanced skills early on. So there we were on a Saturday afternoon at a lacrosse tournament with teams from Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New York. I got the feeling that the team from Long Island wasn’t making the trip to lose to a team made up of mostly football players and former baseball players (as one mom perfectly stated). I’ll make a crazy assumption that the team from LI spends the entire calendar year playing together as a unit. They could have been blindfolded and still have known where their teammates were. It was fun to watch — at first. With each game …
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Enfield comes back to beat Wildcats 9-8 in NCCC baseball showdown Wednesday.
T.J. Diggs cracked a two-run single in the bottom of the fifth inning to give Enfield the lead for good, as the Raiders captured a back-and-forth 9-8 victory over Suffield in NCCC baseball action Wednesday. A bases-loaded walk to pinch-hitter Kyle Lumbert off losing pitcher Dylan Rupp brought Enfield within 8-7, and an out later, Diggs singled to center off reliever Will Clark to bring in the tying and eventual winning runs. John Cerrato, who had started on the mound for Enfield but was relieved by Sal Spadaro early in the third inning, came back to pitch in the sixth and retired five straight Wildcats before Dalton Peck hit a two-out double in the seventh. With the tying run in scoring position, Cerrato bore down and induced a groundout …
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Friday, May 11, 2012
No license needed for inland or saltwater fishing!
The DEEP has designated Saturday as a “Free Fishing Day,” where no license is required to fish recreationally in inland or marine Connecticut waters. According to a press release, this is a great opportunity for experienced anglers to share their passion for fishing and protect the future of the sport by introducing a family member, friend or acquaintance to fishing. It's also a great time for visitors to our state to try out the many fishing opportunities found here. Where's your favorite fishing spot? Please tell us in the comments!
The Sporting Dad shares his philosophy.
Parental Reminders A to Z Attend your child’s games whenever possible and actually watch them. You can be social with other parents but remember that the important stuff is taking place on the field. Bring the coaches a sports drink, water, or energy bar every once in a while. They are usually so busy with your child that they forget about themselves. Calm down. Relax and take a deep breath. Don’t you feel better now? Good. So remember this little exercise during the game. Don’t take the coaches for granted. Teach your children to thank them after games and practices. Easy on the referees and umpires. Many of them are parents who are out there so your kid has a safe environment to play in. Others are high school players who have just spent…
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
It's never too early to think about Suffield's summer Parks and Recreations camps and programs. Suffield Patch brings you some of the highlights.
With May already beginning and and summer fast approaching, the Suffield Parks and Recreation department urges residents to register early for all their favorite camps and programs for children and adults. The department is offering some old favorites as well as new programs, trips, and themes for the summer camps of all three age groups. “Now is the time to think about summer,” said Parks and Recreation director Wendy LaMontagne, “people should do it now or they might forget about it.” The danger in waiting to register is twofold. Programs may be full to capacity, or if a program does not have enough pre-registration, it may not run at all and last-minute interested parties might have otherwise saved it. As with last year, the summer …
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Friday, May 4, 2012
The Sporting Dad argues with some coaches who don't mind getting tossed from a game.
After barging into an online discussion and then not being able to pull away, I found myself in the very center of a long and intense exchange of opinions. I've decided on using a few of the quotes for discussion here, but the full discussion can be found on the attached pdf. The posts on this link are numbered to easily indentify the points if you’d like to discuss any of them in the comment section. As is my policy, I will not use names or locations. I have also removed any referrals to specific children as well as all identifying content. You will have to trust that I’ve taken good care in preserving the integrity of the conversation. At issue here is whether there are leagues where the tension between coaches and umpires/referees is …
Monday, April 30, 2012
Jim Bouton, a World Series hero and best-selling author, pitched for the Whately Pioneers against the Simsbury Taverneers Sunday.
The Simsbury Taverneers opened their ninth season of Vintage Base Ball (that's right, two words) with a visit from a baseball legend Sunday. Jim Bouton, a former star pitcher with the New York Yankees and author of the controversial best-selling book Ball Four, took the mound for the visiting Whately Pioneers on the Babe Ruth League field at Memorial Park in Simsbury. Bouton, 73, fed the Taverneers a steady diet of his trademark knuckleballs in the game, which was played under 1886 rules. Vintage Base Ball features amateur teams adhering to the rules, uniform styles, equipment, customs and competitive gentlemanly play of the 19th century game. Fielders wear tiny leather gloves that barely cover their hands, strikers (batters) use heavy …
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Father, daughter duo of legendary paddling family take first in the men's and women's competition.
A more apt name for this year’s New England White Water Triple Crown Championships held this weekend at the Tariffville Gorge in Simsbury and East Granby would be the Jackson 3. Indeed, Emily and Eric Jackson, a father and daughter duo, each won the two-day competition — which combines the three disciplines of a wild water downriver race, a whitewater slalom competition and a freestyle event for kayakers and canoers — for the third time in its fourth year of existence. The last name Jackson in kayaking is akin to the last name Manning in football. The men’s competition, according to organizer Andy Kuhlberg, came down to the last run of the day — Eric Jackson’s final ride in the freestyle competition. Eric Jackson edged second-place Danny …
Sunday, April 29, 2012
Paddlers from all over the eastern U.S. descend on the Tariffville Gorge.
Paddlers from all over the eastern United States have descended on the Tariffville Gorge in East Granby for the fourth annual Whitewater Triple Crown competition. Approximately 29 paddlers are competing in the wild water, slalom, and freestyle disciplines for a chance at making the finals on Sunday. Let Patch save you time. Get great local stories like this delivered right to your inbox or smartphone every day with our free newsletter. Simple, fast sign-up here.
Zane
10:47 am on Sunday, May 20, 2012
@ Saul: "Coddled", no. Ron is talking about sportsmanship and fairness. He (we!) clearly wants these KIDS (that's what they are, after all) to have fun while learning. I would guess that you don't have kids in the age bracket that he is talking about. Until you do, or if you did in the past and they are grown now, let the rest of us raise our kids to understand humility, respect and honor. … more ›