Federico Molinari and Scott Strycharz scored to lead Gremio Lusitano to a 2-1 victory over Glastonbury Celtic in the Connecticut Soccer League playoff championship game June 29 in Farmington. CPTV Sports was there and will show the broadcast premiere Thursday July 1 at 7:30pm.
Gremio Lusitano, based in Ludlow, Mass., won the title in its first season in the league. Gremiio was the second seed in the spring playoffs; Glastonbury Celtic was fifth. Read the game story from Gremio Lusitano’s team website here. For more information on the CSL, click here.
CPTV Sports’ Francesco Graziano Jr. reports on the WNBA’s Connecticut Sun, the Connecticut Soccer League final, the New Britain Rock Cats, the major league debut of a former UConn baseball player, and the Super 100 Classic high school football game seen LIVE on CPTV Sports Saturday; the Rock Cats and Sun have LIVE appearances this week on CPTV Sports; the CSL final premieres Thursday night at 7:30pm. The Wire, our new radio initiative, can be heard on CPTV Sports’ exclusive radio partners, sports stations ESPN 97.9 FM and Fox Sports Radio 1410 in Hartford.
Harold Cooper ran for two touchdowns and Jalen Ollie threw a touchdown pass to lead Team Constitution to a 29-20 win over Team Nutmeg in the Super 100 Classic All-Star Football game June 28 at Rentschler Field. CPTV Sports showed the game LIVE and will show replays in upcoming days (check broadcast schedule).
It was the second year of the all-Connecticut format, which was preceded by the annual Governors’ Cup matchup between Connecticut and Rhode Island all-stars. Players for this year’s game were selected after a tryout session, which was followed by a “draft” to split the teams. Team Nutmeg was coached by John Ferrazzi of Sheehan High-Wallingford, and Team Constitution by Sean Marinan of Xavier-Middletown.
Team Constitution led 27-0 at halftime as Cooper, who will attend the University of Rhode Island after a strong career at Hillhouse High, scored on runs of 4 and 18 yards. Ollie, who will attend prep school after finishing at Glastonbury High, threw a 57-yard touchdown pass to Ledyard’s Khary Carrasquillo-Childs to help make it 21-0. Andrew Meoli (Xavier) had the other TD for Team Constitution on a 13-yard run. Ollie was named Team Constitution’s co-MVP with quarterback Stephen Barmore (Southington/Yale), who was 11-for-13 passing for 113 yards.
Team Nutmeg made things interesting in the fourth quarter as Nick Roberts (Trumbull) threw three touchdown passes. With 5:30 left, Roberts hit Brandon Gauthier (Sheehan) with a 17-yard TD. Team Nutmeg received the ensuing kickoff because of an all-star game rule (winning team leading by more than 2 TDs) and made it 27-14 on Roberts’ 14-yard pass to Chris VanKamerik (Oxford) with 4:19 to go.
Team Constitution appeared to have put it away when it recovered a fumbled punt in the end zone for a touchdown. But officials ruled it was a muffed punt, and Team Nutmeg got the ball at its 20. That was followed by a Team Constitution safety when Team Nutmeg was called for holding in the end zone to make it 29-16.
Team Nutmeg wasn’t done, though. It recovered the onside kick after the safety, then Roberts hit VanKamerik again, this time for 71 yards to make it 29-20 with 1:03 remaining. After a failed two-point conversion, Team Nutmeg was unable to recover another onside kick, and Team Constitution ran out the clock.
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CPTV Sports’ Francesco Graziano Jr. reports on the streaking Connecticut Sun and New Britain Rock Cats and notes the latest recognition for Houston Astros rookie slugger George Springer, the former UConn star and New Britain native. The Wire, our new radio initiative, can be heard on CPTV Sports’ exclusive radio partners, sports stations ESPN 97.9 FM and Fox Sports Radio 1410 in Hartford.
CPTV Sports’ Francesco Graziano Jr. reports on the New Britain Rock Cats’ 5-2 win over Altoona seen LIVE on CPTV Sports Tuesday night and touches on the Connecticut Sun and other state sports news, including the upcoming Super 100 Classic state high school football all-star game that will be on CPTV Sports LIVE Saturday at 4:30pm. The Wire, our new radio initiative, can be heard on CPTV Sports’ exclusive radio partners, sports stations ESPN 97.9 FM and Fox Sports Radio 1410 in Hartford.
CPTV Sports’ Francesco Graziano Jr. reports on the New Britain Rock Cats, who will try to start another winning streak Tuesday LIVE on CPTV Sports at 6:30pm against Altoona, which ended the Rock Cats’ 11-game streak Monday. There’s also state high school football news. The Wire, our new radio initiative, can be heard on CPTV Sports’ exclusive radio partners, sports stations ESPN 97.9 FM and Fox Sports Radio 1410 in Hartford.
CPTV Sports’ Francesco Graziano Jr. reports on the final day of the Travelers Championship, the streaking New Britain Rock Cats — who will be LIVE on CPTV Sports Tuesday at 6:30pm, — and Saturday’s state high school softball all-star game, which premieres Monday night on CPTV Sports at 7:30pm. The Wire, our new radio initiative, can be heard on CPTV Sports’ exclusive radio partners, sports stations ESPN 97.9 FM and Fox Sports Radio 1410 in Hartford.
Rachel Dube hit a dramatic home run in the bottom of the 15th inning to give Southington a 1-0 victory over Amity-Woodbridge in the CIAC Class LL softball championship game June 14 in West Haven. CPTV Sports will show the broadcast premiere Sunday June 22 at 9:30pm, following the replay of Amity’s 8-2 win over Southington in the Class LL baseball final seen LIVE on CPTV Sports June 15.
The pitchers dominated the night. Amity’s Katie Koshes struck out 24 and allowed six hits; Southington’s Kendra Friedt struck out 16 while scattering eight hits. Read the game story from The Hartford Courant’s Lori Riley here; video from Channel 3 above; video of the home run below from the NFHS Network and PlayOn! Sports below.
CPTV Sports’ Francesco Graziano Jr. reports on Day 1 of the Travelers Championship and notes the tragic passing of a state athlete. The Wire, our new radio initiative, can be heard on CPTV Sports’ exclusive radio partners, sports stations ESPN 97.9 FM and Fox Sports Radio 1410 in Hartford.
CPTV Sports is proud to show the Super 100 Classic All-Star Football game LIVE from Rentschler Field in East Hartford Saturday June 28 at 4;30pm. The game features 100 of the top graduating senior high school players in the state.
It is the second year of the all-Connecticut format, which was preceded by the annual Governors’ Cup matchup between Connecticut and Rhode Island all-stars. Players for this year’s game were selected after a tryout session, which was followed by a “draft” to split the teams. This year, they’ll be known as Team Constitution and Team Nutmeg. For rosters and more information on the game, read the story by GameTimeCT.com’s Mike Pucci here.
Admission is still $8. The event will be preceded by a Youth Day clinic; admission for that event is free. Please call John Fontana of the Connecticut High School Coaches Association at 860-628-4122 for information on the clinic and the game.
