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Eleven high school student athletes from across Connecticut share an important message. Stay home, Stay safe. #CTWillPlayAgain
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The CIAC extends its heartfelt condolences to the family of the St. Luke's hockey player and the St. Luke's community for their tragic loss. Our thoughts and prayers are with all impacted by this tragedy.
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* Academic All-American.* 3.8 GPA (graduated in 3 years).* National Champion.* Co-National Player of the Year.* #2 overall NBA draft pick .* NBA Rookie of the Year. Emeka Okafor will be the keynote speaker at the CIAC Scholar-Athlete Banquet on Sunday May 7. #ItsAmazing
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UConn great and scholar-athlete extraordinaire Emeka Okafor is the keynote speaker at our 40th annual CIAC Scholar-Athlete Awards Banquet. #ScAth23 @UConnMBB @UConnHuskies @BigMek50
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CAS-CIAC Executive Director Glenn Lungarini says the CIAC Board of Control has approved a plan for fall sports. It's being reviewed tonight by superintendents. Final plan to be released Friday at noon. #CTWillPlayAgain
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Important message from CT Speaker of the House and Berlin High Head Football Coach Joe Aresimowicz
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CIAC update on spring sports as related to COVID-19: CIAC March 18th 2020 Statement on Spring Sports
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They’re official. The 2021 CIAC Football Playoff Pairings. Starts with 16 quarterfinal games on Tuesday night (6:30pm kickoffs) #cthsfb
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Congratulations to RHAM H.S. alum A.J. Pollock - World Series Champion with the Los Angeles Dodgers @R8RHS . How it started (h/t @nhregister) How it's going
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Great photo @DStewartSports and @GameTimeCT!. Cool moment on Championship Weekend - Just seconds after clinching state title, and before celebrating with teammates, Masuk starting pitcher Julia Bacoulis hugs Jonathan Law starting pitcher Madyson Bull. A beautiful act of
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The crowd went silent so she could hear the hoop. High school sports are for every person! ❤️ . (Via @zeelandschools )
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Woodland and Ansonia - thank you for a VERY MEMORABLE high school football state semifinal. "I mean, how is high school sports not beautiful?".Chris Saunders and Bryan Bostic on the call for @nfhsnetwork. What. A. Finish. #cthsfb @AnsoniaFootball @WRHShawks @whawksfootball
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CIAC concluded a productive meeting with DPH and state officials. We presented new mitigating strategies for COVID spread in football. DPH indicated it will provide prompt response after consideration of these suggestions to aide CIAC in a decision on fall football. #cthsfb.
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Video Flashback.Dateline Donovan.2022 State Champ.2023 National Champ.2024 National Champ.June 26, 2024: Drafted. An INCREDIBLE 27 months!. CIAC ➡️ UCONN ➡️ NBA #ConnecticutPride. Good Luck Donovan! @clingan_donovan @BCHSprincipal @bristolsportshs
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Executive Director Glenn Lungarini holds a forum with student athletes assembled outside our Cheshire offices to express their feelings about playing fall sports.
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Newtown's dramatic football championship advanced in the 2020 ESPYS Can't-Stop-Watching Moment vote. Keep supporting this exciting moment with voting here: #cthsfb
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RIP Bloomfield beloved coach and friend Kevin Moses. A bright light, a heck of a dancer and an absolute CHAMPION for kids.
Holy Moses! Bloomfield Head Coach Kevin Moses won a state championship on Sunday AND the unofficial #RuntoTheSun "Dance Off". #MadeUsSmile #PureJoy @BHSWarhawks #ctbb
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We know this is hard. We hope all students are (safely) staying motivated and positive. Share pictures and stories of your team with hashtag #CTWillPlayAgain to support each other and show we are all in this together. @CTNationalGuard.@CAS_ct.#CTWillPlayAgain .#WeGotThis
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State Championship, National Championship, First Pitch at Fenway - what a dream run for Bristol Central Ram turned Husky Donovan Clingan. (AWESOME📸h/t @UConnMBB) @BCHSprincipal
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And that's what it looks like when your team hits the winning lay-up with 3 seconds left in a #ctbb final. Wonderful game from both teams.
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CT celebs offer congratulations to 360 Scholar-Athletes Full congratulatory messages tonight 6:30pm on Scholar-Athlete Awards @FOX61News @GameTimeCT @NFHSNetwork @RebeccaLobo @teachcardona @danorlovsky7 @marge_farrell @sburrell24 @robdibble49 @DonnCabral @Byron31Jump #BradAusmus
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Thanks to all the game officials, including Rich Calitro from the Colonial Football Officials Association, whose dedication and professionalism made the #cthsfb playoffs and yesterday's championship games a success. #BecomeAnOfficial
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Raise your hand if the Unified Games were some of your favorite moments at Mohegan this past weekend ✋✋✋ . @CIAC_Unified @SOCTconnecticut
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CIAC COVID-19 update following today's meeting of the CIAC Board of Control - #CTWillPlayAgain
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Congratulations to Maloney - first ever football state championship. 35-21 Class L champs, defeating Windsor. @MaloneySpartans @MaloneySpartans
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Excited to announce a Virtual Scholar Athlete Banquet recognizing the 358 CAS-CIAC Scholar Athletes will be airing 6:30 p.m. Sunday, May 3, on Fox61 and available online on Program info and full Scholar Athlete list here: #SchAth20
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Weekend attendance @MoheganSun is a record 20,930 (by session 5085/6783/9062). Previous high was 20,897 in 2015. Thanks to all who supported a spectacular showcase for high schools sports in a fantastic venue! #ctbb #ctgb.
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Excited to premiere our new CIAC sportsmanship PSA featuring a message straight from student athletes, coaches and officials. That message: please let them all enjoy the experiences of high school sports. #letusenjoyit.#classactsportsmanship
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Matchups and sites are official and have been posted for Tuesday’s CIAC football state quarterfinals. Full brackets: #cthsfb
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If you're going to make one shot from the field, might as well make it a State Championship winner. Isabella Ragaini converts to send East Haven @EHavenAthletics to the Class M #ctgb title. Outstanding game from both teams.
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We hope you enjoyed tonight's Virtual Scholar-Athlete Banquet. And one final congratulations to these outstanding student-athletes who have continued to make their schools and communities proud even through this trying end to your senior seasons. #SchAth20
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Stratford 4th grade teacher Shawn Stillway.For. The. Win.
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A state champion in football AND a National Broadway Singing Winner? Have a year Terrence Bogan! #cthsfb .@MTSAthletics @MTSheehanHS
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The pain and grief in losing Jaylon Nixon remains. But there are Thanksgiving blessings to cherish, and the Maloney love is real. We invite you to take 5 minutes to watch "Honoring 7" (full video in YouTube link) #cthsfb @MaloneySpartans @MHS_SpartanFB
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"I think he was in it to be competitive but also to be compassionate" . A recent Stratford vs. Masuk wrestling match was a testament to the beauty of high school sports. Thank you @strat_reddevils Giuseppe Amat Paredes and @MasukAthletics' James Dutkowsky. #ctwr #ChooseToInclude
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Moving moment last Friday night at Bloomfield Warhawks' Senior Night. Jayden Powell, a 2-way starter for the Warhawks, drove him mom out in a golf cart for the Senior Night Ceremony. His mom is battling cancer. Sports Matter. Senior Nights Matter. #MovingMemories #cthsfb
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Newtown's last-second football championship is one of the contenders for the 2020 ESPYS Can't-Stop-Watching Moment. Voting for the award is available here: #cthsfb
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When you coach (long hours, modest pay, major impact on kids) you savor the priceless moments - like your first state championship - way to go Coach Andy Townsend and @MasukAthletics. #ThatPhotoIsAKeeperCoach #cthk
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For all the joy in Ansonia today, there's some real heartbreak for Woodland. We were struck by the postgame comments from Woodland Coach Joe Lato in a @kylebrennan1 article for @RASports. It sums up education-based athletics beautifully. Thanks for all you do Coach Lato.
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This is what it's all about. Sportsmanship #AliveandWell in Connecticut high school sports. #ctbb Thanks for sharing @ETezTV
VIDEO - Bridgeport Central boys basketball doesn't have .home games so Fairfield Ludlowe allows the Hilltoppers to celebrate Senior Night on their floor March 03, 2021 - THIS is what sportsmanship is all about!! First Class, Ludlowe!! @LudloweSports @LudloweHoops @bptcentral
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You know what they say. If you watch one thing on the socials this Saturday night - Make. It. This. Oxford Unified Basketball sharpshooter Tommy Marcella hits a late 3 to break a 17-17 tie and earn Oxford a win over Windsor in the CIAC's FIRST EVER Level 1 Unified Basketball
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James Jones, the 2-time state basketball champion from East Cathlolic with multiple D-1 offers (including Ivy League schools), and his family share a powerful, personal story in a full CIAC video to be posted this weekend. A mother's fight, a family's love and an inspirational
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Unified Basketball games at halftime of state championships this weekend have been MAGICAL. The crowds cheering for the Unifed athletes has made it so special. This you need to see. Newington HS's Briana Frisbee with a 3 at the buzzer! . The. Crowd. Goes. Wild! @CIAC_Unified
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The room at the Aqua Turf is ready. Now we just need to add 346 exceptional senior student-athletes and their families, coaches and more for the 2019 CAS-CIAC Scholar Athlete Banquet. Event begins at 4:30 sharp, will be sharing highlights throughout the evening. #SchAth19
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This is what it looks like when you love a teammate so much your joy for their triumph (MVP) means everything. Please take time to read @jeffjacobs123 incredibly moving story. @sjcadets @GameTimeCT #SportsMatter
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Ryan Alexander for 2 during the halftime Unified Sports Championship! @NewingtonSports @CIAC_Unified
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Never underestimate the impact a coach can make. Berlin Boys Basketball Coach Mike Veneziano passed away in December at age 53 from a rare kidney cancer. Tonight in a pregame ceremony those from .@berlin_redcoats and beyond gather to pay tribute to Coach V.#ctbb .@CCC_conference
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CIAC statement on cancellation of winter tournaments. Details:
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Seriously, Mother Nature, can we give it a rest? We're trying to have a spring sports season over here.
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This was very cool. Earlier this week, a parade for the Div. V boys basketball champs in Willimantic. (h/t @WFSBnews for the parade video!) @CoachWhippet #WilliPride #SportsMatter #ctbb
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What’s the secret to Fairfield Warde Baseball’s success? Inclusion. They partnered with the Best Buddies Club for a very special afternoon where they celebrated the friendships between the Best Buddies and the varsity players. #ChooseToInclude @WardeBaseball
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Have fun, and stay safe for all the teams beginning summer conditioning today. Hydrate and distance appropriately. Relish the opportunity to be back together with your teammates. #CTwillplayagain
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Notre Dame West Haven goes back to back to be the Division 1 State Champions. #ctbb @NDWHAthletics
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New Britain High School senior Dontay Bishop will attend the University of Rhode Island on a football scholarship. A remarkable accomplishment after overcoming both early academic challenges and the sudden passing of his mother Veronica Matos in September of 2022. A full video
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2018 Ridgefield High School graduate is an Olympic swimming medalist. Congratulations Kieran!.
Kieran Smith is an Olympic medalist!! It’s a bronze in the 400 Free! Way to go Kieran!.
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Our guidance for Fall Sports was shared with member schools this morning. We plan on a full season and state tournament for all fall sports. See the guidance here:
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Today is Teacher Appreciation Day. You know who are teachers who could use some appreciation? Your coaches. They give a lot of themselves so that students can enjoy a high school athletics experience. Take the time to tell them (and your classroom teachers) "thank you" today.
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Wilton High's Quin Silva is the real deal. A student coach for @Wilton_Football, he aspires to be a college or pro coach. Quin spent the first 6 months of his life in the hospital. Then there's the letter he wrote, and the one he received back during COVID. @WiltonAthletics
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It's been a busy fall season for Newtown Athletics, but luckily there was a great team behind the scenes making sure to capture it all. Take a look at how Teamwork makes the Stream work. @NHS_TWEETS @nhsathletics
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Tomorrow we'll share a very special story - "Honoring 7". Hope you'll take time to watch. @MaloneySpartans @MHS_SpartanFB #cthsfb
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Bridgeport's Bassick High School played its first basketball game Monday night since the sudden passing last week of beloved Boys Head Basketball Coach Bernie Lofton. A balloon release followed the girls basketball city rivalry game between Bassick and Bridgeport Central.
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Charlie Morton, Joel Barlow Falcon to Game 7 specialist. —————— How it started: How it’s going:
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Thanks to all the officials who will make today a success for CIAC student athletes. Here's what the championship experience, "Game in the Life", was like for veteran official Rich Calitro who worked our 2019 Class L Championship Game. #cthsfb
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Awesome to see how Connecticut high schools teams are honoring veterans this weekend, including the Newtown football team on Friday night! @nhsathletics
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It's #NationalCoachesDay. A thank you to all the coaches who give so much of themselves to work with students. Students, say thanks today.
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CIAC Saturday 12/10 Football Championship Schedule. Rentschler Field at Pratt & Whitney Stadium (East Hartford, CT) #cthsfb. 10:30am - Class MM Killingly vs. North Haven.2:00pm - Class M - Berlin vs. Notre-Dame West Haven.5:30pm - Class LL - Greenwich vs. Fairfield Prep.
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The CIAC shares it condolences with the family, friends, and high school basketball community, following the passing of Prince Tech Head Boys Basketball Coach Kendall May.
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The National High School Athletic Coaches Association has named Deb Petruzzello (Middletown H.S.) the nationally recognized 2022 Kathy Holloway Women of Inspiration Award recipient! Deb has coached track in Middletown for 40 years and is currently the President of the @CTHSCA.
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Our thoughts are with the Fairfield Prep and McGrath families.
The Fairfield Prep Community mourns the loss of junior Jimmy McGrath and we extend our deepest sympathies to the McGrath family. Full statement here:
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5 New Fairfield Cross Country runners were celebrated at Senior Day on Tuesday including the remarkable Ryan Fitzpatrick. Ryan's main sport is wheelchair basketball which he'll play in college at the highest level next year. @NFHSRebels @NFSports @NewFairfieldPS @RyanMartinFound
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Shailyn Pinkney Appreciation Post. #TeamFirst @Ehhs826High @SHUWBB #ctgb (h/t @kyleclarkmedia for the photos)
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"With sports you always feel like you're a part of something bigger.". Hall Senior Evan St. Amand lives with mitochondrial disease, cannot eat solid food, and is hooked up to an IV 17 hours a day. This fall he's on a Hall team for the first time in his life. Full story Thursday.
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Sleepy Hollow, NY (HS mascot Headless Horseman) is less than 30 minutes from the CT border. Tough to beat the on field entrance their football team makes, right?!!. Got us thinking, which CIAC football team does its entrance the best? #cthsfb
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Check out some of the key dates and information for CIAC 2020 fall sports. To view full plan: #CTWillPlayAgain
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Special thanks to Morgan Tuck for delivering the keynote speech (and staying for LOTS of photos!) at last night’s 39th annual CAS-CIAC Scholar-Athlete Awards Banquet. Morgan’s message about finding joy in the journey was a good one! @M_Tuck3 @ConnecticutSun @UConnWBB #ScAth22
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Continue to get stronger Megan! Looking forward to having you back covering CT high school athletes.
Finally felt it was time to post this. I haven’t been out in the field for the @rep_am or @RASports since the winter. In Febuary I was diagnosed with Cancer. Almost 3/4 of the way through treatment, I wanted to show you all my new look as of today. I am stronger than cancer.💚💪🏻
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Wilton's Patch Angerame is a breakout star in CT High School Football!. Before Patch was born he suffered a stroke that left him with some significant challenges, including cerebral palsy. (@gdmorningWilton). Way to go @NFA_Athletics @WiltonAthletics @Wilton_Football! #cthsfb
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Woodstock Academy Senior Quarterback Braiden Saucier suffered cardiac arrest in the team's opening game at Enfield. He spent the next month in hospitals in Springfield and Boston. His resilience and return to sports is a remarkable story. Later today, Braiden and 353 other
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A very special Senior Night at Waterbury Career Academy last night. In his sophomore year of high school, Jaden Bracey was diagnosed with synovial sarcoma and was unsure if he'd be able to walk ever again, let alone walk out on the court to celebrate Senior Night. More to come!
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Let’s here it for Oxford High School’s Jennifer LaCapra named Special Olympics of North America’s Unified Sports Coach of the Year today! 147,000 Special Olympics coaches in North America and Jen’s the one! @CtOxford @SOCTconnecticut @SONorthAmerica @CAS_ct
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More from our Executive Director Glenn Lungarini on today's decision to stick with 2020 Fall Sports Plan. Football remains in the fall along with soccer, field hockey, cross country, girls volleyball and girls swimming.
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If you went to the local high school football game as a little kid looking for your own game (who didn’t??!!) you’ll appreciate this. (h/t @Proactivecoach)
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We still have about 2.5 games to go. But this may be the best photo we see all day! Love what it says about high school sports. What a photo @thesarahgordon from @theday! #ctgb @holycrosswtbyct
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Danbury H.S. senior Patrick Rosetti is the 2021 Michael H. Savage Spirit of Sport Award Winner. A true student athlete, Patrick's been a leader for the Hatters football program while contending with a severe speech impediment. @ChipSalvestrini #cthsfb
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Hey Meriden - you'll want to watch this. The Silver City takes the Gold! . First ever state football championship for the city of Meriden, 35-21 over Windsor in Class L. #cthsfb @MaloneySpartans @MHS_SpartanFB
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