Cross country: Nonnewaug girls capture Class M championship
BY KEVIN ROBERTS REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN MANCHESTER — The Nonnewaug girls cross country team may be a young group, but it has lofty goals. After a fourth-place finish in last year’s state meet, the Chiefs...
View ArticleCross country: Ottowitz, Little take home individual state crowns
BY KEVIN ROBERTS REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN MANCHESTER — Two local runners claimed individual state cross country championships Saturday at Wickham Park. Senior Bethany Ottowitz of Watertown and senior Ken...
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Area runners fare well in State Open cross country
Four area runners finished in the Top 10 in the State Open cross country races held at Wickham Park in Manchester Friday. Boys: Brendan Murray of Cheshire was second overall, finishing 17 seconds...
View ArticleMurray 3rd, Wiser 5th at New Englands
Cheshire senior Brendan Murray placed third to lead local runners at Saturday’s New England cross country championships in Belfast, Maine. Murray finished with a time of 15:51.15. Fairfield Prep’s Drew...
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Running for Their Lives: Naugy cross country duo sheds 110 pounds
Naugatuck cross country runners Caleb Brito, left, and James Clark each have lost more than 50 pounds since joining the Greyhounds cross country team. (Roger Cleaveland/RA) BY ROGER CLEAVELAND...
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Pomperaug girls focused on Class L crown
Watertown’s Bethany Ottowicz, left, leads the pack at the start of a race in Seymour. (Kyle Brennan/RA) BY DENNIS BROWN REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN The girls cross country state championships will be held...
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Shepaug boys running to defend Class S title
Shepaug’s Sean Parker is all alone at the end of the Berkshire League cross country championship race in Watertown. Christopher Massa Republican-American BY ADAM BAKER REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN The state...
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Pomperaug, Derby girls claim cross country titles
Shepaug’s Sean Parker wins the Berkshire League championship. Christopher Massa Republican-American BY RICK WILSON Republican-American A surging Spartan, a group of powerful Panthers and some rapid Red...
View ArticleCross country: Shepaug’s Parker 3rd at State Open
Shepaug senior Sean Parker was the area’s top finisher at the State Open cross country meet Friday at Wickham Park in Manchester, finishing third with a time of 16:03 over 3.1 miles. Zakeer Ahmad led...
View ArticleCOMPLETE RESULTS: NVL cross country championships
Here are the complete results of the NVL cross country championships: NVL cross country championships Boys Pl.RunnerSchoolTime 1Nick BendtsenWolcott16:32.4 2Alexander BritesKennedy17:10.7 3Spencer...
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Training together, winning together
By STEVE BARLOW WATERTOWN — Instead of their usual solitary sojourns, Nick Bendsten and Kathryn Rodrigues meet at Wolcott High twice a week to run 5 or 6 miles together. It’s a habit that started last...
View ArticleWoodland runners give Lownds his daily double
By STEVE BARLOW WATERTOWN — Retirement from his teaching career a year ago has given Jeff Lownds time to indulge his passion for horse racing. He even owns a small share in seven race horses. Wednesday...
View ArticleBL cross country preview: Close competition expected in both boys and girls...
By STEVE BARLOW One thing seems inevitable at the Berkshire League cross country championships today at Black Rock State Park in Watertown: Nonnewaug senior Eddie Nicholas will win. “He’s fast,” said...
View ArticleFavorites Nicholas, Desmarais cruise to victories
By RICK WILSON WATERTOWN — If you were looking for surprises at the Berkshire League cross country championships at Black Rock State Park on Friday, Eddie Nicholas and Maegan Desmarais weren’t your...
View ArticleShepaug girls earn historic win; Highlanders ‘three-peat’
By RICK WILSON WATERTOWN — Just as a small group of reporters started to walk away, Shepaug girls cross country coach John Spear had one more thing to offer: “Hey, do you guys know that this is our...
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Video: Berkshire League cross country championships
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Derby girls win state cross country championship; Shepaug 2nd
The Derby girls cross country team won the Class S cross country state championship at Wickham Park Friday, with Shepaug finishing second. Derby runners incluced: Cassidy Ngaopraseutsac, Sabrina...
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