From left, Kylee McIntosh Carlos and Gabby Tirado played key roles in Sporting CT winning the Inaugural Brandi Chastain Cup. Submitted photo. by Greg Lederer Cheshire Sports Media Cheshire High School graduates Gabby Tirado (2023) and Kylee McIntosh Carlos (2010) helped propel Sporting CT to winning the Women’s Professional Soccer League’s Inaugural Brandi Chastain Cup in Davis, California. In the final on June 7, Sporting CT pulled out a 2-2 (3-2 in penalty kicks) victory ov

Michael Sansone is pictured with his mother Kathleen. Submitted photo. by Greg Lederer Cheshire Sports Media On June 21, Cheshire native and Portland Sea Dogs pitcher Michael Sansone came away victorious in a AA baseball trip back to his home state. In pitching 4.1 innings of relief, the left hander helped the Sea Dogs win 10-4 over the Hartford Yard Goats at Dunkin Park. Sansone recorded four strikeouts, along with holding the opposition to three hits, two walks, and two run

From left, Cheshire's Ryan DiNicola and Brandon Belancik won the State Cup with their Vale Newell 2009 soccer team. Photo courtesy of John Belancik. by Greg Lederer Cheshire Sports Media On June 7, Cheshire High School rising senior soccer players Brandon Belancik and Ryan DiNicola contributed to Vale Newell 2009 winning the State Cup over CT Rush at Newington High School. The squad also placed first in the National League New England spring season. Belancik and DiNicola have

Auritro Dasgupta sprinted to a pair of top-eight finishes in the Region I Championship. Submitted photo. by Greg Lederer Cheshire Sports Media Cheshire High School rising seniors shined in the age 17-18 division of the United States Track and Field Association Junior Olympic Region I Championship held June 25-28 at Gordon College in Massachusetts. Representing Capital City Track Club, Kaylee George (second, four feet and 11.50 inches) and Solei Cardona-Martinez (fourth, 4'9.5

Cheshire girls posed after being last year's inaugural alumni game champions. Photo by Greg Lederer. by Greg Lederer Cheshire Sports Media Cheshire High School girls' soccer has scheduled their Second Alumni Game for July 16 at Alumni Field. Start time is 7 p.m. There will be an 11-on-11 game, two 9-on-9 games, and other small-sided contests depending on numbers. A $10 registration will benefit the Rams program. For registration, contact Head Coach Eric Rothbart at erothbart@

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

Santino Bagetta, Emelio Perez, Mason Civitelli, Brewer Drust, and Connor Grenier posed with Cheshire Junior Football Vice President Jason Bartlett, Cheshire High School football head coach Don Drust, CHS football players, and Connecticut Strength, LLC Owner Pat Russo. Not pictured: Steve Albert. Photo by Greg Lederer. Spectators celebrated, as Santino Bagetta broke world and state marks for bench press. by Greg Lederer Cheshire Sports Media On Dec. 20, weight lifting history

Avery Mola (13) and Eva Catalanotto (20) pose with Cheshire volleyball players this fall. Submitted photo. by Greg Lederer Cheshire Sports Media Cheshire High School graduates, junior outside hitter Avery Mola (2023) and freshman middle Eva Catalanotto (2025), shined for Regis College (Massachusetts) women’s volleyball in Thursday’s Great Northeast Athletic Conference semifinals. The Pride rallied to win 3-1 (21-25, 25-17, 25-18, 25-21) at top-seeded Emmanuel College. Catalan

Eighth grader Ryan Wilkinson catches a touchdown at Cheshire High School. Photo by Greg Lederer. by Greg Lederer Cheshire Sports Media Last Saturday, Cheshire Junior Football opened the Shoreline Youth Football Conference post-season with victories at Shelton. In a high-scoring game, eighth grade opened the Championship Series with a 40-30 victory. For the Bowl Series, fourth grade pulled out a 7-6 win. Also in the Championship Series on Sunday, seventh grade (Red) came up sh

CHS has had a synthetic turf field since 2011. Photo by Greg Lederer. Cheshire has made a plan to replace their turf field. It will be up for referendum on Tuesday. Photo by Greg Lederer. by Greg Lederer Cheshire Sports Media Back in 2011, Thanksgiving had a festive atmosphere at Cheshire High School. Not only was the Rams football team holding Senior Day against Southington, but the 16th Apple Valley Classic also represented the first varsity game played on the newly install

Eighth grade quarterback Kaden LaFountain throws a touchdown pass to Ryan Wilkinson at CHS. Photo by Greg Lederer. by Greg Lederer Cheshire Sports Media On Sunday, Cheshire Junior Football & Cheer finished the regular season with five victories. At Cheshire High School, eighth grade won 38-12 over Branford and sixth grade posted a 32-6 victory against Shelton. At Bristol Central, seventh grade (Black) and fourth grade came away victorious by respective scores of 16-6 and 7-6

This year, Cheshire girls' cross country collected over 75 pounds of trash for their annual fundraiser. Submitted photo. by Greg Lederer Cheshire Sports Media The Cheshire High School girls’ cross country program has completed their 28th Cleanup Fundraiser. For this season, the Rams earned $525 by doing odd jobs at home and then they collected over 75 pounds of trash from their school campus. The girls are donating money to the Cheshire Community Food Pantry, the Alzheimer’s

Kaden LaFountain has shined at quarterback for CJF eighth grade. Photo by Greg Lederer. by Greg Lederer Cheshire Sports Media Last...

Eighth grade quarterback Kaden LaFountain runs with the football. Photo by Greg Lederer. by Greg Lederer Cheshire Sports Media On Sunday...

Eighth grader Brewer Drust (54) celebrates after scoring his second touchdown against Glastonbury. Photo by Greg Lederer. Kaden...

Pictured with Head Coach Nicole Pacapelli Ciano, Gabby Tirado is co-captaining Marist women's soccer this year. Photo by Greg Lederer. by...

Victoria Nichols expanded her fencing horizons over the summer. Submitted photo. Before heading to Brazil for her fencing competition,...

CHS senior Tema Caplan earned her third bronze medal for playing basketball in the Maccabi Games. Submitted photo. by Greg Lederer...

On right, Catherine Palmer wears her gold medal from the WMS tournament. Submitted photo. by Greg Lederer Cheshire Sports Media For the...

Cheshire women (above) and men (below) finished up Long Course Nationals with top-10 finishes in the 400-meter medley relay. Submitted...