NORTH STONINGTON — Wheeler High scored seven runs in the first inning and defeated Tourtellotte, 11-0, in the ECC North Division softball opener for both schools Saturday.
Head coach: Stephen Bailey (first season). Assistant coach: Courtney Caswell.
Winter athletes from Stonington High and Wheeler High have received recognition from the ECC for the season.
WOODSTOCK — Woodstock Academy proved too much for Wheeler High, downing the Lions, 78-37, in the ECC North Division boys basketball tournament quarterfinals Friday night.
PUTNAM — Kyle Kessler nailed a 16-foot jumper with 5.1 seconds remaining in the game to lift the Wheeler High boys basketball team over Putnam, 51-50, in the play-in round of the ECC North Division tournament Wednesday night.
LEBANON, Conn. — Molly Butremovic scored a game-high 16 points and finished with a double-double to help Wheeler High defeat Lyman Memorial, 40-34, in an ECC North Division girls basketball game Monday night.
NORTH STONINGTON — Wheeler High got off to a good start but lost to Lyman Memorial, 57-30, in an ECC North Division boys basketball game Monday night.
NORTH STONINGTON — Killingly remained unbeaten by defeating Wheeler High, 49-39, in an ECC North Division girls basketball game Friday night.
NORTH STONINGTON — Plainfield scored 40 points in the first half and downed Wheeler High, 63-38, in an ECC North Division boys basketball game Saturday,
PLAINFIELD —Plainfield's Olivia Bessette made six 3-pointers and scored 29 points as Wheeler High lost to the Panthers, 46-41, in an ECC North Division girls basketball game Saturday night.
KILLINGLY — Killingly defeated Wheeler High, 74-21, in an ECC North Division boys basketball game Friday.
Spring sports in Connecticut will start playing games on April 10, according to a plan approved by the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference's Board of Control on Wednesday.
NORTH STONINGTON — Wheeler High trailed by 10 points at halftime and could not make up the deficit in the second half, falling to Griswold, 63-48, Tuesday night in an ECC North Division boys basketball game.
GRISWOLD — Wheeler High finally played its season opener, but lost to Griswold, 42-28, in an ECC North Division girls basketball game Tuesday night.
THOMPSON, Conn. — Tourtellotte limited Wheeler High to 15 points in the second half and beat the Lions, 76-43, Tuesday night in an ECC North boys basketball game.
NORTH STONINGTON — For longtime Wheeler High boys basketball coach Neal Cobleigh, the decision to hire a woman, Keyokah Mars-Garrick, as an assistant coach was an easy one.
Head coach: Dan McClure (second season). Assistant coach: Vanessa Kobyluck.
NORTH STONINGTON — Wheeler High fell to Putnam, 56-34, in the season-opening boys basketball game for both teams Tuesday.
Head coach: Neal Cobleigh (13th season). Assistant coaches: Keyokah Mars-Garrick, Ryan Noonan.
STONINGTON — Boys and girls basketball in the ECC will be divided into two geographic regions and the season will start on Feb. 12, Stonington High athletic director Bryan Morrone said Tuesday.
For many high school athletes, 2020 was a year they'd sooner forget.
NORTH STONINGTON — Wheeler High lost to Norwich Free Academy, 3-0, in the ECC Southern Regional postseason girls volleyball tournament on Thursday night.
UNCASVILLE — St. Bernard outscored Wheeler High in the penalty kick shootout round and ended the Lions' season in the Region II boys soccer tournament on Wednesday.
UNCASVILLE — St. Bernard scored the game's only goal and defeated Wheeler High, 1-0, in the Region II girls soccer tournament on Wednesday.
Stonington High and Wheeler High will play in the regional postseason girls soccer tournament this week.
Stonington High is the No. 1 seed in the Region I boys soccer tournament, while Wheeler is the No. 3 seed in Region II.
NORTH STONINGTON — Griswold edged Wheeler High, 1-0, in a girls soccer game on Thursday.
The ECC will not allow spectators at any remaining fall events starting on Friday due to the coronavirus pandemic.
PLAINFIELD — Plainfield's Stephanie St. Jean scored a pair of goals and the Panthers defeated Wheeler High, 5-0, in a girls soccer game Tuesday.
NORTH STONINGTON — Max Seeley's wind-blown goal lifted the Wheeler High School boys soccer team over New London, 1-0, on Monday.
NORTH STONINGTON — Lyman Memorial scored the go-ahead goal with 12 minutes remaining and edged Wheeler High, 2-1, in a girls soccer game Monday.
PLAINFIELD — Matt Pierce's second-half goal lifted Wheeler High into a 2-2 tie with Plainfield in a boys soccer game Saturday.
NORTH STONINGTON — Eva Comeau scored two goals and the Wheeler High girls soccer team earned its first win of the season, 6-0, against Grasso Tech on Thursday.
NORTH STONINGTON — Michael Caster scored a goal and assisted on another as Wheeler High downed Grasso Tech, 3-1, in a boys soccer game Tuesday.
COLCHESTER — Wheeler High lost to Bacon Academy, 3-0, in a girls volleyball match on Tuesday.
UNCASVILLE — St. Bernard scored both its goals in the first half and beat Wheeler High, 2-0, in a girls soccer match Wednesday.
UNCASVILLE — Wheeler High freshman Cam Conway topped the field as the Lions beat St. Bernard, 27-31, in a boys cross country meet Monday.
MONTVILLE — Undefeated Montville scored a goal in each half and beat Wheeler, 2-0, in an ECC out-of-division game Saturday.
A fall "postseason experience" for every sport in the ECC has been approved by the league's Advisory Board.
NEW LONDON — Matt Pierce had two goals and an assist and the Wheeler High boys soccer team defeated New London, 4-3, in an ECC game on a rainy Tuesday afternoon.
PLAINFIELD — Plainfield had five of the first seven runners across the line and beat Wheeler High, 18-40, in boys cross country meet on Friday.
MONTVILLE — Unbeaten Montville scored four goals in each half and beat Wheeler High, 8-0, in a boys soccer game Wednesday.
NORTH STONINGTON — Wheeler High put the first two runners across the line, but lost to Griswold, 15-50, in a girls cross country meet on Wednesday.
NORTH STONINGTON — Wheeler High freshman Cam Conway finished fifth, but the Lions lost to Griswold, 16-46, in a boys cross country meet Wednesday.
Head coach: Shannon Curioso (third season).
Head coach: Marc Tardiff (20th season).
GRISWOLD — Katelyn Melinosky scored Wheeler High's goal and the Lions played Griswold to a tie, 1-1, in a girls soccer game on Tuesday.
NORTH STONINGTON — Wheeler High junior midfielder Matt Pierce is a big proponent of pressuring opposing team's backs.
WESTERLY — Ashaway's Justin Bentley was the top local finisher in the Town of Westerly Run for the Pumpkins 4.9-mile road race on Saturday at the Bradford Preserve.
NORTH STONINGTON — Wheeler High freshman Cam Conway topped the field as the Lions opened the boys cross country season with a win against Grasso Tech, 22-40, on Friday.
NORTH STONINGTON — Wheeler High opened the girls cross country season with a win against Grasso Tech, 15-50, on Friday.
LEBANON, Conn. — Lyman Memorial swept Wheeler High, 3-0, in a girls volleyball match Friday night.
Head coach: Kellie Palmer (second season). Assistant coaches: Joe Mendonca Jr., Earl Palmer (volunteer).
Head coach: Joe Mendonca Sr. (23rd season). Assistant coach: Joe Mendonca Jr.
NORTH STONINGTON — Griswold scored three goals in the second half and defeated Wheeler High, 5-1, in a boys soccer game Thursday.
MONTVILLE — Montville scored two goals in the second half and topped Wheeler High, 2-0, in a girls soccer game Thursday.
An alternative spring season for sports including football was approved Tuesday by the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference's Board of Control.