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Hand-Madison Deserves No. 1 Ranking

Jeff Jacobs — Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 EST

EAST HARTFORD — They are the first team in Connecticut history to win the state title twice in one season. And if they aren't, man, nobody has ever proved their worth more definitively, more vividly, over the course of a season than the Hand-Madison Tigers.

NFA Flies From Under The Radar

Jeff Jacobs — Tue, 4 Dec 2012 00:00:00 EST

Unbeaten Wildcats Play For Class LL Title Friday

EAST HARTFORD — He has a junior running back who is being recruited by many of the Top 10 colleges in the nation. He has a team that until recently wasn't even ranked among the Top 10 in the state.

This Year's Avon Vs. Ellington/Somers Game Big As It Usually Is

By TOM YANTZ, tyantz@courant.com — Fri, 9 Nov 2012 12:37:00 EST

The second Saturday in November usually means one thing for Ellington/Somers and Avon: first place in the Pequot Uncas division.

CC Sabathia Proves He's The Yankees' Ace

Jeff Jacobs — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 23:11:00 EDT

CC Sabathia stands nearly as tall and probably twice as wide as the Yankee Stadium right-field foul pole that Nate McLouth did or did not hit in the sixth inning of this early October night.

Circle The Calendar: Area High School Football Games To Watch

Sat, 8 Sep 2012 17:24:00 EDT

Fifteen games to consider for the coming season. [Compiled by The Courant's Tom Yantz]:

Preseason Fab 15: Area Football Players To Watch

Sat, 8 Sep 2012 10:17:00 EDT

Tom Yantz's preseason Fab 15 area high school football players. Statistics are from last season:

Football: Windsor Looks To Take Lesson Learned And Turn It Into A Championship

By TOM YANTZ, tyantz@courant.com — Sat, 8 Sep 2012 17:40:00 EDT

Heads were down and tears flowed after Windsor lost a 17-point lead and dropped a 27-24 Class L semifinal to New Canaan in December.

Preseason Top 10: Xavier Checks In At A Familiar Spot

By TOM YANTZ, tyantz@courant.com — Sat, 8 Sep 2012 10:15:00 EDT

Xavier, the defending Class LL champion and the top-ranked team in The Courant final state and area ratings last year, is the No. 1 team in The Courant's preseason state and area rating. : THE STATE

Shooting Makes Fermi Coach, Manchester Officer Beeler Appreciate Father's Day More

Jeff Jacobs — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 00:00:00 EDT

Edmanuel Reyes, a deranged man with two pistols and a 12-gauge shotgun, would spray 100 or so bullets at arriving police officers, at their vehicles, at surrounding houses. One of those bullets that ugly late May afternoon in Manchester would pierce officer Bill Beeler's left shoulder, going clean through him.

All-Courant Football Defensive Team

Wed, 29 Dec 2010 10:55:00 EST

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