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“Gentlemen [& Women], Start Your Gravity!”

by Allan Appel | May 21, 2012 8:04 am | Comments (3)

With that exciting call, 27 young racers such as 10-year-old Lauren Mullally strapped on gloves and helmets and took to their handmade all-gravity-powered vehicles.

After all the heats and brackets concluded, one of the drivers opened up her back seat and, presto, she and her family served Italian ices out of a cooler to all the fans.

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Play Ball!

by Ariela Martin | May 8, 2012 12:16 pm | Comments (2)

Jayce DiDia, grandmother of two rookie players for the Lester H. Brenner Insurance team (known simply as “Brenner”), makes each baseball game and practice a family event. Sunday was no different, when the family came together along with other parents, coaches, players, and dignitaries to celebrate the opening day of the Westville Youth Baseball Association at the Mel Zeidenberg Field.

But this Sunday was different for the diverse league: The launch of the most active season in memory, with three new teams and new equipment.

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The “Bad Chad” Express Rides To Glory

by Melissa Bailey | Apr 30, 2012 8:11 am | Comments (6)

Godmother Honda Smith led fans pulling out of New Haven in a “party bus” in prayer. In the ring, Rafael Garcia the cut man spread adrenaline on a nasty gash from a headbutt. Jermaine Dawson urged his older brother to “stay focused.”

It took a village—hometown friends and family—to help boxing phenom Chad Dawson survive the blows of a veteran fighter and regain his world championship belt.

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Cross Inducts 8 More Hall Of Famers

by Michelle Turner | Apr 17, 2012 6:21 pm

New Haven always recognizes its athletes, and last Thursday night was no exception. Wilbur Cross High School held its 8th Annual Hall of Fame ceremony, inducting seven individuals, and one team, who were outstanding in their sport. Close to 175 friends, family and previous inductees turned out at Anthony’s Ocean View to celebrate the new class’s accomplishments.

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Career Hoopsters Feted For State Championship

by Allan Appel | Apr 11, 2012 1:29 pm

Treyvon Moore suggested Reggie Mayo bend his knees a little more playing defense. Moore knows what he’s talking about: He was the most valuable player in the championship game that brought the first ever Class L boys state basketball title to Hill Regional Career High School.

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2 Track Stars Ink College Scholarships

by Allan Appel | Apr 4, 2012 4:38 pm | Comments (7)

Lillian Bridges took care of Brianna Sims before she could walk or even crawl. Now the Hillhouse senior is running away with a Division One college scholarship.

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Police Even Score In Chiefs’ Cup

by Allan Appel | Mar 25, 2012 4:09 pm

Intense pressure and deft stick work in front of the goal with two minutes left in the game couldn’t quite overcome an early two-goal deficit, as the fire department repeatedly knocked on the door and the guys in blue said: You can’t come in again.

In the end, New Haven’s police evened the rivalry 8-8 in an exciting and hard-fought 16th annual Chiefs’ Cup game against the fire department at Ingalls Rink.

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On Asphalt Oasis, Willie Wins The Warm-Up

by Thomas MacMillan, Michelle Turner, Allan Appel, & Ariela Martin | Mar 21, 2012 5:28 pm

4:21 p.m. Newhallville: After school and ahead of the evening’s basketball tryouts, 14-year-old Willie Wiggins tuned up his game on the cracked asphalt of a vacant lot at Newhall and Starr streets—a lot his mother considers safe enough to hang out on, a lot at least one neighbor fears might become lost to “gentrification.”

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“Basketball Is My Life”

by Ariela Martin | Mar 16, 2012 9:03 am

From the “west,” they came from Bishop Woods, Betsy Ross, Roberto Clemente. From the “east,” they came from Barnard, Edgewood, Davis, King Robinson, Troup, and Amistad. They met at Wilbur Cross—and showed how middle-school “all-stars” play basketball.

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Knickerbocker Club Opens Doors For Kids

by Andy Ross | Mar 13, 2012 12:03 pm

The Knickerbocker Club – an 87-year old New Haven golfing club – will hold an open house on Friday, March 16, from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. at 715 Sherman Ave. (across from the police academy). The purpose of the event is to launch a new campaign to promote the popular sport among local kids.

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