Makeda Yokono paced Cheshire girls' basketball with 11 points against West Haven. Photo by Greg Lederer. Makeda Yokono earned a pair of three-point plays on Tuesday. by Greg Lederer Cheshire Sports Media On Tuesday, Cheshire High School girls’ basketball (2-16) came up short 55-45 to West Haven (12-5). The Blue Devils went 2-0 in the regular-season series, but the rematch was much tighter than a 67-45 game on Jan. 8 at WH. The Blue Devils used eight points from senior Noelle

Ice hockey goalkeeper Ryan Miller made 29 saves on Saturday. Photo courtesy of Michael O'Dea. by Greg Lederer Cheshire Sports Media On Saturday at Veterans Memorial Ice Rink in West Hartford, Cheshire High School ice hockey (15-1) pushed their win streak to 13 games with a 2-1 victory over host Conard (7-7). Juniors Dylan Paul and Mark Laskin scored in the first and second periods, respectively, to put the Rams up 2-0. Freshman Drew Rauch and senior Cowan Allen had the respec

Jack Whitright paced Cheshire boys' basketball with a personal-high 30 points on Friday. Photo by Greg Lederer. by Greg Lederer Cheshire Sports Media Back on Jan. 6, Cheshire High School boys’ basketball raced out to a 35-28  halftime lead at Hamden, only to have the Green Dragons rally to pull out a 63-59 victory. When the teams met again on Friday at CHS, the Rams gained redemption in a big way. Cheshire (4-12) came out fast to build a 41-20 advantage at intermission, but t

Cheshire skiers posed after racing in their final regular-season event. Photo by Greg Lederer. Katie Bizzarro races down the course at Mount Southington. by Greg Lederer Cheshire Sports Media On Thursday, Cheshire High School skiers wrapped up the regular season with Senior Day at Mount Southington. CHS boys placed third with a score of 312.45. Paul Grenier led the way in fourth place (47.82), while Julian Kluge and Simon Lederer tied for 20th (51.70). Evan Bestor (53.28), Pa

Colin Dempsey (29) posted his first hat trick on Wednesday. Goalkeeper Ryan Miller recorded 26 saves in his fifth shutout of the season. Photo courtesy of Michael O'Dea. by Greg Lederer Cheshire Sports Media On Wednesday, Cheshire High School ice hockey (14-1) pushed their win streak to 12 games, securing a 5-0 victory over host East Catholic (4-10) at Champions Skating Center in Cromwell. CHS scored twice in the first and third periods, along with depositing a goal during th

Basketball player Peyton Coffey scored all of her eight points in the second half on Tuesday. Photo by Greg Lederer. by Greg Lederer Cheshire Sports Media Coming into Tuesday’s game against Branford, Cheshire High School girls’ basketball was driven to snap an eight-game slide. They had to battle into the final 10 seconds, but were able to accomplish their goal. In a game of runs, CHS (2-14) pulled out a 48-46 victory over the Hornets (5-10). When including a 35-26 road win o

Cheshire ice hockey player Sophia Jimenez picked up an assist in Monday's road victory. Photo by Greg Lederer. by Greg Lederer Cheshire Sports Media On Monday, Amity/North Haven/Cheshire Co-Op girls’ ice hockey (11-2-2) posted a 3-0 victory over host Trumbull (6-6-3) at SportsCenter of Connecticut in Shelton. The Connecticut Blades netted two goals in the first period and then scored again during the third. Amity senior tri-captain Maybelle Caron (assist), NH senior tri-capta

Cheshire ice hockey's Mark Laskin posted four goals and two assists against Daniel Hand. Photo courtesy of Michael O'Dea. by Greg Lederer Cheshire Sports Media On Saturday at Louis Astorino Ice Arena in Hamden, Cheshire High School ice hockey displayed their offensive firepower in a 8-0 victory over Daniel Hand (4-8). In earning their 11th consecutive win, the Rams netted three goals in each of the first two periods and then put in two more during the final frame. Junior Mark

Along with hosting Daniel Hand, Cheshire girls' basketball raised awareness for Morgan's Message on Friday. Photo by Greg Lederer. Molly Fleming led Rams girls' basketball with 15 points. Photo by Greg Lederer. by Greg Lederer Cheshire Sports Media On Friday, Cheshire High School girls’ basketball saw a late rally come up just short in a 50-48 loss to Daniel Hand (11-4). The Tigers didn’t trail in the game, but despite holding the lead in all four quarters, they weren’t able

From left, Madeleine Tessier and Shannon Gordon scored points in the SCC East Sectional. by Greg Lederer Cheshire Sports Media On Thursday, Cheshire High School indoor track and field squads both took eighth place in the Southern Connecticut Conference East Sectional at New Haven’s Floyd Little Athletic Center. The girls scored 20 points and the boys’ team compiled 17. Senior Emily D’Souza placed third in the 3,200-meters (12:10.46) and 4x800-meter relay (11:03.65). Freshman

Ice hockey player Mark Laskin tallied two goals and an assist on Wednesday. Photo by Greg Lederer. by Greg Lederer Cheshire Sports Media In a match-up of rivals who share the same home ice at Louis Astorino Ice Arena, Cheshire High School ice hockey (12-1) came away victorious 3-1 over Hamden (6-4-1) on Wednesday. The game represented the 10th straight win for the Rams. Junior Mark Laskin contributed to all of Cheshire’s three goals and senior goalkeeper/assistant captain Rya

Molly Fleming led CHS girls' basketball with nine points against SHA. Photo by Greg Lederer. Carly Commune scores in transition on Tuesday. by Greg Lederer Cheshire Sports Media On Tuesday, Cheshire High School girls’ basketball (1-13) came up short 62-34 vs. Sacred Heart Academy (10-1). Down 5-2, the Rams rallied to tie the game, 7-7, on a three-pointer by senior Addison Coffey, however, SHA responded with a 16-0 run to gains separation. The Sharks ignited the go-ahead run w

Mark Laskin tallied three goals and an assist on Saturday. Photo courtesy of Michael O'Dea. Mark Laskin netted the opening goal on a breakaway. by Greg Lederer Cheshire Sports Media On Saturday, Cheshire High School ice hockey (11-1) extended their win streak to nine games, posting a 5-3 victory over Greenwich (3-8) at Louis Astorino Ice Arena in Hamden. CHS took the lead for good after putting in the first two goals, but they still had to withstand a late surge from the Card

Jack Whitright led CHS boys' basketball with 14 points on Friday. Photo courtesy of Dave Hearrin. Kingston Hanchard twice scored layups and drew contact in the third quarter. by Greg Lederer Cheshire Sports Media On Friday, Cheshire High School boys’ basketball (2-10) fell 59-50 to Daniel Hand (5-7). CHS took an 8-7 lead early, however, Hand utilized five three-pointers to build a 19-14 lead in the first quarter. Three-pointers from seniors Jack Whitright and Hanan Talipan-Pi

Emilie Lederer (above) and Paul Grenier (below) have led their Cheshire ski teams in all three meets. Photos by Greg Lederer. by Greg Lederer Cheshire Sports Media On Thursday at Mount Southington, Cheshire High School skied in their third race of the year. CHS boys came in fourth (304.34) and the girls placed seventh (322.76). Paul Grenier (fourth, 46.08), Julian Kluge (18th, 49.77), and Simon Lederer (24th, 50.35) made the boys’ top-24. Evan Bestor (51.73), Patrick Roth (52

Ice hockey player Mark Laskin reacts after scoring against Amity. Photo courtesy of Michael O'Dea. by Greg Lederer Cheshire Sports Media On Wednesday, Cheshire High School ice hockey collected their eighth consecutive win, 4-1, over host Amity (5-4) at West Haven’s Bennett Rink. Anthony Giusto set a new record for head-coaching victories (133) at CHS, passing Herb Fay. The Rams outshot the Spartans, 38-28, and didn’t trail after going up 2-0. Amity sophomore Calum Gattinella

In her freshman season, Jillian Falcone enjoyed winning a national title with Sacred Heart cheer in Florida. Submitted photo. by Greg Lederer Cheshire Sports Media A 2025 Cheshire High School graduate, freshman Jillian Falcone contributed to Sacred Heart University cheer winning the Universal Cheer Association All-Girl Division I Game Day title at the Walt Disney Wide World of Sports in Orlando, Florida. SHU earned a score of 97.83 in the finals. In coming away victorious in

Nationally, Cheshire Rams finished runner-up in the D-14 Large Level 2. Submitted photo. by Greg Lederer Cheshire Sports Media Local cheerleading had a strong finish to last year. In the American Youth Cheer National Championship held Dec. 4-6, Cheshire Rams celebrated being the D-14 Large Level 2 runner-up out of nine teams in Kissimmee, Florida. In the finals, the team scored 95.46 and finished just .52 behind Tewksbury Redmen (Massachusetts). Of the 26-girl squad, Cheshire

Molly Fleming paced Cheshire girls' basketball with eight points on Tuesday. Photo by Greg Lederer. by Greg Lederer Cheshire Sports Media On Tuesday, Cheshire High School girls’ basketball (1-12) came up short 65-29 at Mercy (9-2) in Middletown. The Tigers went up 34-14 at halftime and proceeded to earn the 600th win for Head Coach Tim Kohs. Senior co-captain Molly Fleming led CHS with eight points. Freshman Bridgette Koch earned six points and sophomore Peyton Coffey had a p

Ice hockey goalkeeper Ryan Miller made 29 saves on Monday. Photo courtesy of Michael O'Dea. by Greg Lederer Cheshire Sports Media On Monday, Cheshire High School ice hockey (9-1) earned their seventh consecutive win, 5-2, over host Ridgefield (3-8) at Winter Garden Ice Arena. The Rams never trailed after netting the opening two goals. Ridgefield cut the deficit to 2-1 in the second, but Cheshire put in the last two goals of the period and found the back of the net again durin