Baseball: Locals Dellacono, Ferrer, Turner have start to collegiate careers halted by virus outbreak
For three local college freshmen, their first season of NCAA Division I baseball will be one they will never forget.
STONINGTON — After a Wednesday morning meeting, athletic officials in Connecticut decided it would be premature to cancel the high school spring sports season due to the coronavirus pandemic.
NORTH STONINGTON — Wheeler High boys basketball coach Neal Cobleigh describes Ian Spracklin as "a typical Wheeler kid — he's well versed in everything."
Spring sports practices for the four local high schools will be on hold as Rhode Island and Connecticut continue to deal with the coronavirus threat.
WESTERLY — Westerly High's boys basketball state tournament game with Cranston West on Thursday at Federico Gym will be a ticketed-only event with just 250 attendees due to the coronavirus threat.
NORTH STONINGTON — Wheeler High athletic director Ellen Turner spent some time Tuesday morning working out the travel logistics for Wednesday's Division V state tournament game in Bridgeport for the boys basketball team.
NORTH STONINGTON — Sam Taylor hasn't had many opportunities to be the go-to guy for the Wheeler High boys basketball team.
NORTH STONINGTON — Wheeler High will host O'Brien Tech of Ansonia in the first round of the Division V state boys basketball tournament on Monday at 6:30 p.m.
CROMWELL, Conn. — The Suffield/Granby/Windsor co-op team spoiled Eastern Connecticut's bid for a third straight Nutmeg Conference title, beating the Eagles, 3-2, at Champions Skating Center on Tuesday night.
NORTH STONINGTON — Leah Pion scored 10 of her team-high 16 points in the fourth quarter as Wheeler High topped Bolton, 38-34, in the Class S girls basketball tournament Tuesday night.
MIDDLETOWN — The Eastern Connecticut Eagles scored three second-period goals en route to a 6-0 victory over Cheshire in a boys ice hockey game Saturday night at Wesleyan University's Snyder Rink.
GROTON — Stonington High's Alex Doerwaldt established a meet record in the 100 breaststroke at the ECC swimming championships Saturday at the UConn Avery Point pool.
GRISWOLD — Wheeler High held a seven-point lead at halftime, but the Lions couldn't hold off Griswold.
NORTH STONINGTON — Wheeler High hopes it is back on the right track after a 60-43 victory over Tourtellotte on Wednesday night in a play-in game of the ECC Division II boys basketball tournament.
NORTH STONINGTON — Wheeler High will host Bolton in the first round of the Class S girls basketball tournament on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m.
STORRS, Conn. — The Eastern Connecticut Eagles and E.O. Smith/Tolland played to a 2-2 tie Wednesday night in a boys ice hockey game at Freitas Ice Forum.
NORTH STONINGTON — Wheeler High held off a furious charge by Parish Hill for a 51-50 nonleague boys basketball victory Monday, the Lions' Senior Night.
NORTH STONINGTON — Windham hit 11 3-pointers and defeated Wheeler High, 62-36, in an ECC out-of-division boys basketball game Friday night.
NEW LONDON — Stonington High's Alex Doerwaldt and Wheeler High's Michael Urgo each won two individual events and swam on the same winning relay team, but the Fitch co-op team lost to Amity, 94-71, on Friday in a nonleague boys swim meet at the UConn Avery Point pool.
MONTVILLE — Montville used a big third quarter to down Wheeler High, 57-35, in the ECC Division II girls basketball tournament Thursday night.
NORTH STONINGTON — Wheeler High will host Tourtellotte in a play-in game of the ECC Division II boys basketball tournament on Wednesday at 5:30 p.m.
WESTERLY — It's not every year that Wheeler High produces multiple athletes who sign national letters of intent to play a sport in college.
LEBANON, Conn. — Wheeler High scored just nine points in the first half and fell to Lyman Memorial, 54-33, in an ECC Division IV boys basketball game Tuesday.
NORTH STONINGTON — Wheeler High will travel to Montville for the quarterfinals of the ECC Division II girls basketball tournament on Thursday.
NORTH STONINGTON — Wheeler High opened a 14-point lead in the first quarter and went on to a 41-34 victory over Montville in an ECC out-of-division girls basketball game Friday, the Lions' regular-season finale.
NORTH STONINGTON — Putnam limited Wheeler High to single digits in every quarter and beat the Lions, 55-29, in an ECC Division IV girls basketball game Tuesday.
POMFRET, Conn. — Woodstock Academy turned back the Eastern Connecticut Eagles, 5-4, in an ice hockey game at the Pomfret School on Sunday.
DANIELSON, Conn. — Wheeler High held Ellis Tech to just three points in the second half — zero in the third quarter — and went on to a 54-20 nonleague girls basketball victory Monday.
WILBRAHAM, Mass. — Four Chariho High wrestlers earned five wins each during the Falcon Duals at Minnechaug Regional on Saturday.
PUTNAM, Conn. — Putnam outscored Wheeler High by 19 points in the final quarter and defeated the Lions, 70-67, in an ECC Division IV boys basketball game Saturday afternoon.
NEW LONDON — Stonington High's Alex Doerwaldt won two events but the Fitch co-op swim team fell to East Lyme, 92-78, in an ECC meet Friday at the UConn Avery Point pool.
NORTH STONINGTON — Ian Spracklin scored 28 points, Bowen Baker had 17 and Wheeler High beat Tourtellotte, 67-41, in an ECC Division IV boys basketball game Thursday night.
NEW LONDON — Will Cannella had two goals and an assist but the Eastern Connecticut Eagles fell to North Haven, 6-3, in a boys ice hockey game Tuesday night at Connecticut College's Dayton Arena.
NORTH STONINGTON — Entering Tuesday night, both the Griswold and Wheeler High boys basketball teams had been playing well.
THOMPSON, Conn. — Wheeler High couldn't overcome its foul trouble and fell to Tourtellotte, 48-46, in an ECC Division IV girls basketball game Tuesday night.
NORTH STONINGTON — Wheeler High managed just nine points in the first half and lost to Plainfield, 49-33, in an ECC out-of-division girls basketball game Friday.
GROTON — Matt Nowak won two races as the Fitch High co-op swim team defeated Windham/Rham/Coventry, 89-47, in a meet Friday at UConn-Avery Point.
NORTH STONINGTON — It's been a good week for Wheeler High boys basketball coach Neal Cobleigh.
Addie Hauptmann, a sophomore guard, scored 53 points and had 25 steals in three games as the Lions clinched a berth in the Class S state tournament.
NORTH STONINGTON — This is turning into quite the season for the Wheeler High girls basketball team.
WILLIMANTIC, Conn. — Wheeler High put up 25 points in the fourth quarter to pull away from Windham and post a 61-49 win in an ECC out-of-division boys basketball game Tuesday night.
NORWICH — Kyle Marino and Steve Turchetta each had a goal and an assist as the Eastern Connecticut Eagles beat Tri-Town, 4-3, Saturday night at the Norwich Ice Rink.
ENFIELD — Billy deCastro scored his first career goal and the Eastern Connecticut Eagles defeated Tri-Town, 3-0, in a Nutmeg Conference ice hockey game Friday night at Enfield Twin Rinks.
NORTH STONINGTON — Ian Spracklin scored 24 points, Scott Pion had 16 and Wheeler High downed Grasso Tech, 63-35, in a nonleague boys basketball game Friday night.
WILLIMANTIC, Conn. — Windham limited Wheeler High to 11 points in the second half and downed the Lions, 47-30, in an ECC out-of-division girls basketball game Thursday night.
LEBANON, Conn. — Wheeler High limited Lyman Memorial to just six points in the second half and downed the Bulldogs, 39-16, in an ECC Division IV girls basketball game Tuesday night.
NORTH STONINGTON — Wheeler High turned in a strong second half and downed Ellis Tech, 52-38, in a nonleague boys basketball game Tuesday night.
WILLIMANTIC, Conn. — Molly Butremovic scored 13 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and Wheeler High qualified for the Class S state tournament by beating Windham Tech, 43-26, in a nonleague girls basketball game Friday night.
NORTH STONINGTON — Lyman Memorial used a big first half and some Wheeler High turnovers to defeat the Lions, 49-37, in an ECC Division IV boys basketball game Friday night.
Wheeler High's Leah Pion, a sophomore, scored 32 points and had 19 rebounds in three wins during the week.
NORTH STONINGTON — Wheeler High built a big first-half lead with pressure defense and topped winless Norwich Tech, 55-19, in a nonleague boys basketball game Wednesday night.
NORWICH — Addie Hauptmann scored 21 points and Molly Butremovic had 18 as Wheeler High downed Norwich Tech, 63-26, in a nonleague girls basketball game Wednesday night.
NORTH STONINGTON — Addie Hauptmann scored a career-high 24 points and the Wheeler High girls basketball team rolled past Hale-Ray, 58-15, in a nonleague game Monday night.
NORTH STONINGTON — Montville outscored Wheeler High by 11 points in the fourth quarter and topped the Lions, 47-43, in an ECC Division IV boys basketball game Saturday night.
NEW LONDON — Stonington High's Alex Doerwaldt won two individual events to help the Fitch/Ledyard/New London/Stonington/Wheeler co-op boys swim team to a 91-73 victory over NFA in an ECC meet Friday at the UConn Avery Point pool.
THOMPSON, Conn. — Ian Spracklin scored 25 points as Wheeler High downed winless Tourtellotte, 66-40, in an ECC Division IV boys basketball game Tuesday night.
NORTH STONINGTON — Wheeler High was held to five points in the first half and fell to Lyman Memorial, 28-26, in an ECC Division IV girls basketball game Monday.