From left, seniors Molly Fleming and Tema Caplan are co-captaining Cheshire girls' basketball. Photo by Greg Lederer. by Greg Lederer Cheshire Sports Media   On Monday, Cheshire High School girls’ basketball (0-6) came up short 52-44 at Jonathan Law (5-1) in Milford. The Rams raced out to a 12-4 advantage in the first quarter and led 21-16 at halftime, but Law outscored them 15-7 in the third quarter to take the lead. Senior co-captain Molly Fleming paced Cheshire with 15 poi

Makeda Yokono posted eight points on Sunday at Foran. Photo by Greg Lederer. by Greg Lederer Cheshire Sports Media   On Sunday, Cheshire High School girls’ basketball (0-5) fell 49-34 at Foran (3-2) in Milford. The Rams trailed just 20-16 at halftime, but Law outscored them 29-18 in the second half. Senior co-captain Molly Fleming (nine) and sophomore Makeda Yokono (eight) were top point-scorers for Cheshire. Senior Carly Commune hit two three-pointers. Junior Charlotte Dziur

For CHS ice hockey on Saturday, Mark Laskin scored to tie East Haven Co-Op 2-2 in the third period. Photo courtesy of Michael O'Dea. by Greg Lederer Cheshire Sports Media   In a match-up of unbeaten teams on Saturday, Cheshire High School ice hockey (2-1) came up just short 4-2 to East Haven Co-Op (5-0) at Louis Asterino Ice Arena in Hamden. Following a scoreless first period, EH used goals from juniors Enzo Plano and Ryan Bunnell to jump ahead 2-0 in the second. Cheshire dre

Carter Hayes led CHS boys' basketball with a career-high 17 points against East Haven. Photo by Greg Lederer. by Greg Lederer Cheshire Sports Media On Tuesday, Cheshire High School boys' basketball (1-2) built a 27-22 halftime lead and then pulled away for their first win, 63-48, over East Haven (0-2). Senior Carter Hayes hit three three-pointers en route to posting a personal-best 17 points. Junior Fritz Huyghue and senior Jack Whitright (two three-pointers) put in 11 points

Mark Laskin netted a career-high four goals on Monday. Photo by Greg Lederer. Jake Soderlund posted his first two varsity goals against Glastonbury. Photo by Greg Lederer. by Greg Lederer Cheshire Sports Media Cheshire High School ice hockey extended their strong start on Monday, posting a 9-2 victory over previously unbeaten host Glastonbury (2-1) at Newington Arena. The Rams have netted 15 goals through two games. Led by a career-high four goals from junior Mark Laskin, CHS

On Saturday, goalkeeper Ryan Miller made 28 saves and eclipsed the 1,000 mark for his career. Photo by Greg Lederer. Zach Hooper tallied two goals, including a game-winner short-handed, and added an assist in the season at Louis Astorino Ice Arena in Hamden. Photo by Greg Lederer. by Greg Lederer Cheshire Sports Media On Saturday, Cheshire High School ice hockey sought to start the winter season victorious. The Rams had to hold off a late rally from Xavier, but in the end, th

From left, sisters Savannah and Bridgette Koch are enjoying being back together on the basketball court. Photo by Greg Lederer. Carly Commune hit two three-pointers on Friday. by Greg Lederer Cheshire Sports Media On Friday, Cheshire High School girls’ basketball (0-3) came up short 57-28 at Sacred Heart Academy (2-0) in Hamden. The Sharks didn’t trail after jumping out to a 10-0 lead. Three-pointers from sophomore Emma Klemonski and senior Carly Commune cut the deficit to 10

Kevin Xie is the lone senior for Cheshire boys' swim. Photo by Greg Lederer. Kevin Xie surges forward in the 100-yard butterfly. by Greg Lederer Cheshire Sports Media On Thursday at Cheshire Community Pool, Cheshire High School boys’ swim dropped the opener, 73-47, to Notre Dame-West Haven. Senior captain Kevin Xie touched the wall first in the 100-yard backstroke (1:12.81). In exhibition, sophomore newcomers Vasco Ferreira (500-yard freestyle, 6:22.66) and Justin Xu (100-yar

Cheshire wrestler Luke Savage returned as a senior tri-captain with Harley Guida and and Cooper Duncan. Photo by Greg Lederer. by Greg Lederer Cheshire Sports Media On Wednesday, Cheshire High School wrestling kicked off with a 51-23 victory at Guilford. It was the 100th dual meet for Head Coach Drew Pichnarcik. Sophomore Kylie Barefoot (126 pounds), senior tri-captains Harley Guida (132) and Luke Savage (144), junior Jonny Romanos (157), senior Razin Qureshi (165), sophomore

Aiden Gregorich delivers a pass on Saturday night. Photo by Jim Brandolini. Evan Gonzalez shows emotion after making a tackle. Photo by Jim Brandolini. Michael Chopak takes a hand-off from Aiden Gregorich at Veterans Stadium. Photo by Jim Brandolini. Tim Reinhard boots a kick-off against New Canaan. by Greg Lederer Cheshire Sports Media Cheshire and New Canaan high school football teams came into Saturday’s Class L title game from different directions. CHS sought their first

Caroline Barto compiled a goal and three assists on Saturday. Photo by Greg Lederer. by Greg Lederer Cheshire Sports Media In a high-scoring battle on Saturday, Amity/North Haven/Cheshire Co-Op girls’ ice hockey (2-0) won 7-4 over host Ridgefield (1-1) at Winter Garden Ice Arena. Clinging to a 4-3 advantage, the Connecticut Blades used a 3-0 run to gain separation. CHS sophomore Caroline Barto tallied a goal and three assists. North Haven senior Emelia Brandi posted two goals

Maybelle Caron led the Blades offense in Wednesday's opener. Photo by Greg Lederer. by Greg Lederer Cheshire Sports Media On Wednesday, Amity/North Haven/Cheshire Co-Op girls’ ice hockey compiled 33 shots in securing a 6-3 opening win over host Stamford at Terry Conners Ice Rink. Amity senior Maybelle Caron tallied two goals and an assist, while North Haven senior Emelia Brandi posted a goal and an assist. Cheshire senior Taylor Higgins, NH junior Reese Rothfuss, and Amity so

From left, Will Wable, Michael Chopak, Hunter Hearrin, Jacob Trocchi, and Rocco Vitanza posed after the Class L semifinal against Ridgefield. Photo by Greg Lederer. In the second half, Hunter Hearrin posted a personal-best three sacks, the first of which caused a fumble that was recovered by Simon Levine in the third quarter. by Greg Lederer Cheshire Sports Media In temperatures below freezing on Monday, the Cheshire and Ridgefield high school football teams battled through a

Liam Suomala shows his emotion after leading Cheshire football past Fairfield Ludlowe. Photo by Jim Brandolini. From left, Aiden Gregorich and Aiden Tracy leap up to celebrate a touchdown on Wednesday. Photo by Jim Brandolini. Liam Suomala catches the winning 11-yard touchdown from Aiden Gregorich with 10 seconds left. by Greg Lederer Cheshire Sports Media For Cheshire High School football, the fall season came down to a single play at the end of Wednesday’s Class L quarterfi

Senior quarterback/co-captain Aiden Gregorich throws the ball over Southington junior Connor Orange on Thanksgiving. Photo by Jim Brandolini. by Greg Lederer Cheshire Sports Media Due to tomorrow's winter weather forecast, Cheshire High School football (third seed, 7-3) has had their Class L quarterfinal against Fairfield Ludlowe (sixth seed, 7-3) postponed from Tuesday to Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. With the change, the semifinals will be pushed back a day to Monday, Dec. 8, at 6

Cheshire football players run onto the turf at Southington. Photo by Greg Lederer. Quarterback Aiden Gregorich throws the ball over Southington's Connor Orange. Photo by Jim Brandolini. Aiden Gregorich sacks Southington quarterback Luke Prozzo in the second quarter. by Greg Lederer Cheshire Sports Media After beating rival Southington for the last two years, the Cheshire High School football team looked to keep the streak going on Thanksgiving. However on a frigid morning, th

Senior girls posed after winning the Sixth "Ramland" powderpuff game at Alumni Field. Photo by Greg Lederer. Junior girls made their powderpuff debut this year. Photo courtesy of Allen Dvarskas. by Greg Lederer Cheshire Sports Media The day before Thanksgiving, Cheshire High School girls got together for a holiday football tradition at Alumni Field. In what was a tight defensive battle of powderpuff action, the Sixth Cheshire Senior Class vs. Junior Class “Ramland” Super Bowl

Senior girls won last year's powderpuff game by a score of 22-14. Photo by Greg Lederer. by Greg Lederer Cheshire Sports Media For girls’ powder puff football action on Wednesday, the Sixth Cheshire Senior Class vs. Junior Class “Ramland” Super Bowl has been slated for a 12:30 p.m. start at Alumni Field. The concession stand will be open at 12:10 p.m. The flag football event serves as a fundraiser for both classes. Pre-sale tickets are currently being sold for $5 during lunch

From left, Mackenzie Hearrin and Annie Superchi both won State Open events for the first time. Photo by Greg Lederer. Gabrielle Williamson, Corinne Gleason, Mackenzie Hearrin, and Annie Superchi display their medals from finishing third in the 400-yard freestyle relay. Photo by Greg Lederer. by Greg Lederer Cheshire Sports Media Cheshire High School girls’ swim knew that their season would come to a close on Sunday. Facing off against elite competition at Yale University’s Ro

The running of Noel Martinez helped Cheshire football break a stalemate with Amity. Photo by Jim Brandolini. Aiden Gregorich captained the Rams to a victory in his final regular-season home game. Photo by Greg Lederer. Tim Reinhard shines as a kicker and punter for the Rams. Photo by Greg Lederer. by Greg Lederer Cheshire Sports Media Friday night brought a mix of emotions to Cheshire High School’s Alumni Field. Before facing off against Amity, CHS recognized 18 football play