The Sports Journal
The Shoe Fits for New Britain Cross Country Star
By Ken Lipshez | Sports Correspondent at October 21, 2023 | 10:45 am |
New Britain High cross country runner Aneta Strumilowska was competing in a meet against Northwest Catholic and Farmington October 4 when potential disaster struck two miles into the race. The junior looked over at Coach John Richard, anxiously told him that her shoe was falling off and that she didn’t know what to do. But her instinct kicked in, and for more...
Pigskin Predictions
By Robin Vinci at October 21, 2023 | 10:38 am |
I went 8-5 last week putting my total at 57-29 for the year. This is the time of year teams seem to get tired and almost anything is possible. The New York Jets take on San Diego at home at 1 p.m. Sunday. I’m not convinced in the Jets. Philip Rivers can steal the show. A short week for the Jets, so I will go with a more consistent Charger team. San Diego 28, New more...
Running Backs Among Those Churning Victories
By Ken Lipshez | Sports Correspondent at October 14, 2023 | 10:45 am |
Avid sports fans, and contemporary sports writers with a similar provincial manner, tend to look beyond the moment at hand toward the day when they can celebrate a championship. The notion of savoring victory in one battle at a time before winning the war is the philosophy to which coaches subscribe. It requires much deeper thought than watching a ballgame and thinking more...
Tebucky Enthusiastic Over Hurricane Wins
By Ken Lipshez | Sports Correspondent at October 14, 2023 | 10:30 am |
Devante Gardner gathered in the opening kickoff from Hall. The atmosphere on the New Britain sideline radiated concentration, a dedication to the task at hand with a certain festive air hovering above the fray. The Hurricanes, after two defeats in which they didn’t score a point, were fresh from a convincing win over East Hartford. In Hall, they were facing an more...
Tebucky NBHS Strategy: “One Game at a Time”
By Ken Lipshez | Sports Correspondent at October 7, 2023 | 11:15 am |
Golden Hurricanes Win First Game The New Britain High football reformation wasn’t going to happen overnight. No matter how much the alumni yearn for some sort of projection about a return to glory, Tebucky Jones and his coaching staff are compelled to look no further than the next game, as coaches well should. The Hurricanes spun themselves into virtual oblivion more...
NBHS Basketball Coach Makes Connection with City Youth
By Ken Lipshez | Sports Correspondent at October 7, 2023 | 11:00 am |
The New Britain Parks and Recreation Department is combining forces with the NBHS athletic department to stage a boys basketball clinic that administrators feel has implications ranging far beyond sport. Mayor Timothy Stewart, commission chairman Jamie Giantonio and vice chairman Paul Shaker announced Sept. 27 that the Parks and Recreation Department is accepting more...
Pigskin Predictions
By Robin Vinci at October 7, 2023 | 10:45 am |
Last week I went 13 and 3 in my picks. So far this year I am 42-18. A lot of you don’t know that I started my journalism career as a sports editor. I never planned on leaving sports, but went where I was needed. The New York Giants play at home against Seattle at 1 p.m. The inconsistent play of the Giants is frustrating. This game should be all New York. I’m taking more...
Red Sox Demise Not from Farm Team
By Ken Lipshez | Sports Correspondent at September 30, 2023 | 10:45 am |
In the perennial blame game that local baseball fans play when their favorite teams go into the kind of slumps that the Red Sox have recently experienced, I heard one recent theory from an erstwhile expert that the team’s “player development machine is broken.” That the Red Sox haven’t developed enough reserve talent at the highest levels of their minor league more...
Pigskin Predictions
By Editor at September 30, 2023 | 10:30 am |
I am 29-15 with my picks after week 3. Week 4 holds some really difficult match-ups. The New York Giants are a 4 p.m. start at Arizona. I haven’t been right about the Giants all year. I’ve never been able to figure them out. I’m taking Arizona because it is a long road trip. I would not be surprised, however, to see the Giants win. Arizona 28, New York more...
Garcia “Confident” in Season Opener
By Ken Lipshez | Sports Correspondent at September 23, 2023 | 12:00 pm |
After 15 rollercoaster years of covering New Britain High football, you don’t just walk away without caring. The sounds of “Bingo,” as interpreted by the Golden Hurricanes Marching Band, begin to resonate in my mind as soon as the humid days of August melt away and the harvest moon lights up the night. There are vivid memories of Len Corto’s last two teams more...
