Cheshire ice hockey seniors came away victorious in their final regular-season game. Photo by Greg Lederer. Manager Lyla Blair joined Cheshire players in the Senior Night ceremony. Photo by Greg Lederer. by Greg Lederer Cheshire Sports Media To end the regular season on Saturday, Cheshire High School ice hockey (19-1) netted a pair of third-period goals to pull out a 3-1 victory over North Branford/Coginchaug/Haddam-Killingworth/Old Saybrook/Portland Co-Op (5-13) at Louis Ast

Above from left, Hanan Talipan-Pinedo, Carter Hayes, Peyton O'Neal, and Jack Whitright played in their final game for Cheshire boys' basketball. Photo by Greg Lederer. From left, cheerleaders Ellie Dragunoff, Caitlin Tyrrel, and Lydia O'Grady posed during Friday's Senior Night ceremony. Photo by Greg Lederer. by Greg Lederer Cheshire Sports Media For Cheshire High School boys’ basketball, Friday’s finale against Shelton came down to the wire. Facing a 17-point deficit at half

Cheshire boys' swim finished the dual-meet season at Cheshire Community Pool. Photo by Greg Lederer. Before the meet on Thursday, captain Kevin Xie (above) and manager Leah Dale (below) were recognized on Senior Night. Photos by Greg Lederer. by Greg Lederer Cheshire Sports Media To finish up the dual-meet season on Thursday, Cheshire High School boys’ swim (1-10) came up short 83-75 to Milford Co-Op at Cheshire Community Pool Freshman Chris Maliar earned his first non-exhibi

Cheshire ice hockey's Luca Ocone-Krause snapped a 2-2 tie on Wednesday. Photo by Greg Lederer. by Greg Lederer Cheshire Sports Media On Wednesday at Louis Astorino Ice Arena in Hamden, Cheshire High School ice hockey (18-1) battled to win 3-2 over Westhill/Stamford Co-Op (10-5-2) and extend their program-record win streak to 16 games. The Rams didn’t trail in the contest, but their win was hard-earned. When it appeared that the first period could finish scoreless, two goals c

Will Wable led Cheshire boys' basketball with a career-high 14 points against Lyman Hall. Photo by Greg Lederer. Hunter Hearrin sparked a 10-0 run to start the second half. by Greg Lederer Cheshire Sports Media Back on Jan. 16, Cheshire High School boys’ basketball came up short 48-39 at Lyman Hall in Wallingford. The schools met up again on Tuesday, only this time, the Rams were the squad that defended their home court. CHS (5-14) avenged last month’s loss with a 61-52 victo

From left, Braeden Turski and Zach Hooper contributed to Rams ice hockey winning 4-1 on Saturday. Photo by Greg Lederer. Goalkeeper Ryan Miller stopped 24 shots vs. Lyman Hall. Photo by Greg Lederer. by Greg Lederer Cheshire Sports Media On Saturday, Cheshire High School ice hockey made history at Northford Ice Pavilion. With a 4-1 victory over host Lyman Hall (10-5-1), the Rams (17-1) extended their win streak to a single-season record 15 games. Following a scoreless first p

From left, Tema Caplan, Carly Commune, Addison Coffey, Molly Fleming, and Callan Fleming were honored before their final home basketball game. Photo by Greg Lederer. by Greg Lederer Cheshire Sports Media Back on Jan. 12 in Wallingford, Cheshire High School girls’ basketball came up just short 52-46 against Lyman Hall. The rivals met up again on Friday, only this time it was the Rams who celebrated on their home floor. CHS (3-16) came from behind to secure a 44-39 victory and

From left, Ava Ciccone, Alexa Tirado, Emily D'Souza, and Claire Bowman finished sixth in the Class L 4x800-meter relay. Submitted photo. Luke Teator sprinted to fifth place in the 55-meter hurdle finals. by Greg Lederer Cheshire Sports Media On Thursday, Cheshire High School indoor track and field made an impact in the Class L Championship at New Haven’s Floyd Little Athletic Center. For girls, junior Solei Cardona-Martinez leapt four feet, eight inches to place fifth in high

Mark Laskin netted two goals in the third period on Wednesday. Photo by Greg Lederer. From left, defensemen Michael Bulger and Liam O'Dea combined for two goals and two assists during the final period against Guilford. Photo by Greg Lederer. by Greg Lederer Cheshire Sports Media On Wednesday at East Haven’s Veterans Memorial Ice Rink, Cheshire High School ice hockey (16-1) rallied to win 5-1 over host Guilford (7-7-1) and extend their win streak to 14 games. The Grizzlies str

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