Friday, May 18, 2012
Late push not quite enough on Thursday.
The Somers High School baseball team jumped out to an early lead and hung on for an 11-9 victory over host Canton on Thursday. Somers led 9-4 going to the bottom of the sixth when Canton scored four runs to cut the lead to one run. The Spartans tacked on two in the top of the seventh and held Canton to one in the bottom of the inning to hold onto the win. Nate Czelazewicz earned the win and Brian Hollister picked up a save for Somers. Chris Enns took the loss for Canton. Czelazewicz was a star at the platae with three hits - including a double and triple - and two runs batted in. Let Patch save you time. Get great local stories like this delivered right to your inbox or smartphone every day with our free newsletter. Simple, fast sign-up …
Thursday wins over Granby and East Granby
The Canton boys remained undefeated and atop the NCCC with a 84-66 win over Granby Memorial and a 121-21 win over East Granby Thursday. Among the top performers were the 4x100 (Tim Gavin, Keith Wilson, Colin Martin and Jeff Lochner) and 4x800 (Jake Neely, Jimmy Spatcher, Jon Cahill and Tyler Fitzpatrick) relay teams, which won their respective events. Not bad for a team that was seemingly gutted due to graduation. “We pretty much lost all but one person who scored in the state meet last year return,” head coach Tim O’Donnell said. “We added a lot and made a lot of progress this year. … They’re working hard.” With a 6-7 record, the girls have matched the total number of victories they have had in the last four years combined, O’Donnell said…
A lacrosse tournament offers up a lesson in restraint.
OK, I agree that stiffer competition can make a team better in the long run. I get that. It’s why the younger brothers and sisters of siblings involved in sports often show advanced skills early on. So there we were on a Saturday afternoon at a lacrosse tournament with teams from Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New York. I got the feeling that the team from Long Island wasn’t making the trip to lose to a team made up of mostly football players and former baseball players (as one mom perfectly stated). I’ll make a crazy assumption that the team from LI spends the entire calendar year playing together as a unit. They could have been blindfolded and still have known where their teammates were. It was fun to watch — at first. With each game …
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Children entering grades 3 through 8 will learn the fundamentals of being a basketball player.
Children will learn the fundamentals of being a basketball player at Warrior Hoop Camp. The Camp helps kids through drills and competitive play, and each camper will learn to play within the framework of the team. Warrior Coach Eric Deegan has 22 years of coaching experience, and basketball has always been a passion for him. The camp is designed for kids entering 3rd grade through 8th. There will be T-shirts for all campers, Hustle awards each day, and team and individual awards are given out. The camp will be held Monday through Friday, July 23 through July 27, in the Canton High School gymnasium. The camp will be held from 9 a.m. to noon and the cost is $125 for residents and non-residents. Register online: www.cantonrec.org/info/…
Event set for May 24.
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Thursday, May 17
Through the end of the day, Friday, May 18, the Canton Canton Chamber of Commerce is still accepting registrations for its golf tournament. The event is set for May 24 from 10:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. at Simsbury Farms. The chamber has a record number of "singles" registered this year, so if you don't have a whole foursome don't let that hold you back. The event is a scramble format. Lunch, 18 holes of golf w/cart, dinner, beer/wine are all included in the price. Prizes are available as well. Find out more at the chamber's web site.
Friday, May 11, 2012
No license needed for inland or saltwater fishing!
The DEEP has designated Saturday as a “Free Fishing Day,” where no license is required to fish recreationally in inland or marine Connecticut waters. According to a press release, this is a great opportunity for experienced anglers to share their passion for fishing and protect the future of the sport by introducing a family member, friend or acquaintance to fishing. It's also a great time for visitors to our state to try out the many fishing opportunities found here. Where's your favorite fishing spot? Please tell us in the comments!
The Sporting Dad shares his philosophy.
Parental Reminders A to Z Attend your child’s games whenever possible and actually watch them. You can be social with other parents but remember that the important stuff is taking place on the field. Bring the coaches a sports drink, water, or energy bar every once in a while. They are usually so busy with your child that they forget about themselves. Calm down. Relax and take a deep breath. Don’t you feel better now? Good. So remember this little exercise during the game. Don’t take the coaches for granted. Teach your children to thank them after games and practices. Easy on the referees and umpires. Many of them are parents who are out there so your kid has a safe environment to play in. Others are high school players who have just spent…
Friday, May 4, 2012
The Sporting Dad argues with some coaches who don't mind getting tossed from a game.
After barging into an online discussion and then not being able to pull away, I found myself in the very center of a long and intense exchange of opinions. I've decided on using a few of the quotes for discussion here, but the full discussion can be found on the attached pdf. The posts on this link are numbered to easily indentify the points if you’d like to discuss any of them in the comment section. As is my policy, I will not use names or locations. I have also removed any referrals to specific children as well as all identifying content. You will have to trust that I’ve taken good care in preserving the integrity of the conversation. At issue here is whether there are leagues where the tension between coaches and umpires/referees is …
Monday, April 30, 2012
Jim Bouton, a World Series hero and best-selling author, pitched for the Whately Pioneers against the Simsbury Taverneers Sunday.
The Simsbury Taverneers opened their ninth season of Vintage Base Ball (that's right, two words) with a visit from a baseball legend Sunday. Jim Bouton, a former star pitcher with the New York Yankees and author of the controversial best-selling book Ball Four, took the mound for the visiting Whately Pioneers on the Babe Ruth League field at Memorial Park in Simsbury. Bouton, 73, fed the Taverneers a steady diet of his trademark knuckleballs in the game, which was played under 1886 rules. Vintage Base Ball features amateur teams adhering to the rules, uniform styles, equipment, customs and competitive gentlemanly play of the 19th century game. Fielders wear tiny leather gloves that barely cover their hands, strikers (batters) use heavy …
Father, daughter duo of legendary paddling family take first in the men's and women's competition.
A more apt name for this year’s New England White Water Triple Crown Championships held this weekend at the Tariffville Gorge in Simsbury and East Granby would be the Jackson 3. Indeed, Emily and Eric Jackson, a father and daughter duo, each won the two-day competition — which combines the three disciplines of a wild water downriver race, a whitewater slalom competition and a freestyle event for kayakers and canoers — for the third time in its fourth year of existence. The last name Jackson in kayaking is akin to the last name Manning in football. The men’s competition, according to organizer Andy Kuhlberg, came down to the last run of the day — Eric Jackson’s final ride in the freestyle competition. Eric Jackson edged second-place Danny …
Ron Goralski
1:47 pm on Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Education is knowledge. And while the term "expert" is tossed around to the point of losing its prominence, I cannot stress enough the importance of reading what Bob Bigelow suggests in his book, “Just Let the Kids Play”. And even if you only agree with 50% of what’s written, you will come away with a new attitude regarding what is in the best interest of our children. Ten bucks and few days is … more ›