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Highlanders fight hard in Class M state final

WINSTED — Northwestern Regional High School suffered a heart-wrenching 2-1 defeat at the hands of St. Joseph of Trumbull in the Class M state final at Palmer Field in Middletown on Saturday, June 8.

With the score tied 1-1 in the ninth inning, St. Joseph shortstop Matt Batten drilled a double off the left field wall to drive in what would prove to be the winning run to end the Highlanders’ season one win short of a state championship.

The Highlanders jumped out to a quick 1-0 lead on an RBI single by John Lippincott in the first, only to give back the run to St. Joseph in...

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Sandy Hook charity event draws crowd to Lime Rock

Fri, 04/19/2013 - 9:39am
By
Karen Bartomioli
karenb@lakevillejournal.com

SALISBURY — A woman pulled her white Subaru station wagon into the lot, parked it and popped the hood, and ... voila, show car!
Among the 2,000 to 3,000 cars, motorcycles, trucks, big rigs and vehicles defying categorization that rolled into Lime Rock Park April 13, the Subaru was among the least likely to attract appreciative gawkers.
But it summed up what Spikes Ride for Sandy Hook was all about: a chance for anyone and everyone to express their emotions and a need to do something to help the families of Newtown, Conn., in the wake of December’s school shooting.

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Gilbert, Northwestern face HVRHS on tennis court

Fri, 04/19/2013 - 9:37am
Northwestern girls
By
Rufus de Rham

WINSTED — The Northwestern Regional High School girls tennis team lost an away match against Housatonic Valley Regional High School on Monday, April 8, 4-3.
In singles, Roberta Fonseca (H) defeated Gabby Nelson (N), 8-2; Jenna Vanicky (H) defeated Jaden Dropick (N), 8-2; Marci Nelson (N) defeated Hillary Henrici (H), 9-8 (7-2); and Grace Morse (H) defeated Annalise Bertell (N), 8-1.

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Gilbert, Northwestern face HVRHS on tennis court

Fri, 04/19/2013 - 9:36am
Gilbert School boys
By
Jeffrey Tripp

WINSTED — The Gilbert School boys tennis team fell to Housatonic Valley Regional High School, 5-0, at an away match on Wednesday, April 10.
In the number one singles game Ferdinand Gelbrich (H) defeated Ian Ellsworth (G), 6-0, 6-0. In the number two singles, Jonathan Miller (H) defeated Luke Snyder (G), 6-0, 6-0. The number three singles had Zach Busby (H) defeat Shae Coy (G), 6-1, 6-4.
In the number one doubles Liam Lynch and Wayne Purdy (H) defeated Kannon Cole and Austin Stoeke (G), 6-0, 6-0.

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Friends of Library hit the (mini) green

Fri, 04/12/2013 - 9:38am
By
Shaw Israel Izikson
shawi@winstedjournal.com

WINSTED — Friends of the Beardsley and Memorial Library held a benefit miniature golf tournament on Saturday, April 6, at R&B Sportsworld.
David Woodworth, president of the Friends of the Beardsley and Memorial Library, said even before the event started, $1,600 was raised thanks to early entrants and sponsorships from local businesses.
An additional $200 was raised on the day of the event, bringing the total amount raised to $1,800 which Woodworth said exceeded the original goal of $1,000.
“The sun is shining and we don’t have any snow. I think it is a good day,” Woodworth said.

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Winning coach plays it cool

Fri, 04/12/2013 - 9:36am
By
C. "Pink" Bunel

Nine years have passed since Doug Sebach took over the reins as head coach of the Northwestern boys basketball program and this year the Highlanders sit atop the Berkshire League (BL) following another outstanding season.

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Spikes Ride gains support

Fri, 04/12/2013 - 9:35am
By
Karen Bartomioli
karenb@lakevillejournal.com

SALISBURY — As organizers continue to fine tune plans for the April 13 Spikes Ride for Sandy Hook, its following continues to grow.
George “Spikes” LeGrice, who began formulating the idea for a fundraiser and memorial in the days immediately following the December shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, said this week the latest count has about 3,000 motorcycles, muscle cars, big rigs and more converging on Lime Rock Park.
Convoys are coming from all directions, mostly in groups of hundreds at a time and traveling from all over New England and as far away as Texas.

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Barber honored by region, state and SCCA

Fri, 04/05/2013 - 9:34am

Skip Barber, center, was honored at a meeting of the Tri-State Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours at the Wake Robin Inn on Thursday, March 28. He was presented with framed recognitions of his service to his community; and he was congratulated on being inducted into the Sports Car Club of America Hall of Fame on March 2 in Las Vegas, Nev. State Rep. Roberta Willis (D-64); her husband, Bill, right; and Chamber President Susan Dickinson, at back in this photo, presented Barber with framed recognitions from the chamber and the state Legislature.

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Lasers team enjoys successful season

Fri, 04/05/2013 - 9:33am
By
YMCA Director Jay Cohen

WINSTED — The Northwest Connecticut YMCA’s Lasers swim team topped off its season by competing this spring in the YMCA New England Championships in Springfield, Mass. The team took medals and ribbons in more than 80 percent of its races under the guidance of coach David Steel, who took over the team one month into the season last fall.
Kelly Stotler came into the meet seeded 25th in her event, the 50-meter backstroke. However, her strong competitiveness took two seconds off her time, to see her finish seventh overall. Throughout the weekend Stotler placed in all five of her events.

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Racing events planned

Fri, 04/05/2013 - 9:32am
By
Asher Pavel
asherp@lakevillejournal.com

LAKEVILLE — There are five major events scheduled at Lime Rock Park this year.
The Trans-Am and Royals Car Show will be held Memorial Day weekend, May 24 and 25. This weekend will include sport car series races featuring the newly revitalized Sports Car Club of America Pro Racing Trans-Am Series. Sunday will feature the fourth annual Royals Car Show with more than 200 of the Tri-state area’s finest muscle cars, tuners, rods and antiques. Proceeds from this show benefit local charities.

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Spikes Ride at Lime Rock to raise Sandy Hook funds

Fri, 04/05/2013 - 9:32am
By
Karen Bartomioli
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SALISBURY — On April 13, Lime Rock Park and the roads leading to it will be overrun with motorcyclists, hot-rodders and others of the cool vehicle persuasion in Spikes Ride for Sandy Hook, a fundraiser and memorial for Newtown.
The tragic mass shooting last December at Sandy Hook Elementary School is still hard to fathom.

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