WATERTOWN — After a difficult January, the Watertown-Pomperaug co-op ice hockey team hoped that a change on the calendar would change its luck when the Indians faced non-league opponent Suffield/Granby/Windsor Locks at the Mays Rink in Watertown on February 1.

BETHLEHEM-WOODBURY — The Nonnewaug girls’ basketball team maintained its lead in the race for the Berkshire League crown, winning both games last week.

SOUTHINGTON — Seven members of the Pomperaug/Newtown co-op ski team participated in the first of two Team Connecticut qualification races on Monday, January 27, at the Mt. Southington Ski Area.

OXFORD — The Woodland and Ansonia girls’ basketball teams continued to be difficult opponents for the Oxford girls, in games played last week.

WASHINGTON — Wins over Housatonic and Gilbert last week pushed the Shepaug girls’ basketball team to 12-4 for the season.

OXFORD — Four boys scored in double figures as the Ansonia basketball team qualified for the state tournament with a 67-39 win over Oxford last week.

BETHLEHEM-WOODBURY — After a suffering through back-to-back losses to Canton and Wamogo, the Nonnewaug boys’ basketball team got back on track this week and defeated both Berkshire League opponents.

MIDDLEBURY-SOUTHBURY — Scoring the winning hoop with four seconds left, the Pomperaug boys’ basketball team defeated Stratford, in Stratford, in overtime, 60-59 last week.

WASHINGTON — Three more victories last week pushed the Shepaug boys’ basketball team’s winning streak to seven and the Spartans improved the season record to 12-3.

SHELTON — In a non-league hockey game, the Cadets of St. Joseph High School of Trumbull outscored the Watertown-Pomperaug co-op team, 7-4, at the Shelton Rinks on Saturday, February 8.

BETHLEHEM-WOODBURY — The Nonnewaug wrestling team defeated Terryville last week, 40-29, in a dual match in Woodbury.

It was nice to see that 2014 Pomperaug High School graduate, John VanDerLaan, is having some success on one of the professional golf tours, the Korn Ferry Tour, as he attempts to work his way up to the PGA Tour.

BETHLEHEM-WOODBURY — The Nonnewaug girls’ basketball team on Friday, January 31, in Thomaston showed why it is in first place in the Berkshire League standings. 

OXFORD — Despite 24 points by guard Mikayla Walton, the Oxford girls’ basketball team lost, 58-40, to NVL leader St. Paul of Bristol last week.

WASHINGTON — Shepaug won a non-league girls’ basketball game over Torrington, 40-37, last week, and fell to second place Northwestern by a 44-42 margin.

BETHLEHEM-WOODBURY — Wamogo stayed with the first place Nonnewaug girls’ basketball team for one quarter last week before the Chiefs found the range and romped to a 55-25 victory.

MIDDLEBURY-SOUTHBURY — Playing two games on the road was not a problem for the Pomperaug girls’ basketball team last week.

MIDDLEBURY-SOUTHBURY — The Pomperaug-Newtown co-op ski team participated in the second race of the season on Thursday, January 23, at Mt. Southington.

WASHINGTON — The Shepaug boys’ basketball team ran its winning streak to four in a row last week with a 58-36 victory over Abbott Tech and a 67-61 win against Northwestern.

MIDDLEBURY-SOUTHBURY — After a slow start to the season, the Pomperaug boys’ basketball team is on a hot streak, winning seven of the last eight games and improving to 8-5.

What’s the matter with kids today? That is the refrain that every group of older people always always seem to rally around. And once again it seems to be applicable.

WATERTOWN — For two teams that have played games with state titles on the line, the meeting between the proud high school ice hockey programs of Guilford and Watertown-Pomperaug on Saturday, January 25, seemed out-of-sorts, as both rebuilding teams came in sorely in need of a win.

BETHLEHEM-WOODBURY — The Nonnewaug boys’ basketball team got a little break in the schedule last week, playing just one game. The Chiefs beat Gilbert 85-73 last Tuesday.

OXFORD— Mikayla Walton and Paige Davis continued their fine scoring last week as the Oxford girls’ basketball team defeated Wilby, 44-25, and lost to Seymour, 67-59.

OXFORD — Even with two losses last week, the Oxford boys’ basketball team seems to be getting stronger on offense; the Wolverines had their high output of the season against Wilby and had another good game against Seymour.

OXFORD — The Oxford boys’ swim team has come a long way in terms of wins and losses since the program began 10 years ago when the school officially opened.

MIDDLEBURY-SOUTHBURY — Pomperaug had two boys’ basketball games they needed to win last week and the Panthers accomplished the task.

WASHINGTON — For the first time in the short history of the Nonnewaug swim program, the Chiefs defeated Shepaug 94-92 on Friday, January 17.

WASHINGTON — The Shepaug girls’ basketball team had two easy victories last week to improve their to 9-3 for the season.

BETHLEHEM-WOODBURY — After suffering its first loss of the season the week before, the Nonnewaug girls’ basketball team rebounded with two huge games over lesser opponents last week.

MIDDLEBURY-SOUTHBURY — The 7-4 Pomperaug girl’s basketball team picked up a victory over New Milford last week and suffered a loss to New Fairfield.

WATERTOWN — The ninth Shamrock Shuffle Road Race will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 14, at Polk School, 437 Buckingham St.

We are now past the midpoint of the basketball season for both the boys’ and girls’ teams at Pomperaug, Nonnewaug, Shepaug and Oxford.

MONROE — The Parks and Recreation Department will offer ice fishing, art classes, picnic areas, camping reservations, and sponsorships.

WATERTOWN — In a match that was moved up 24 hours in anticipation of nasty weather, the Watertown-Pomperaug and Branford High School hockey teams squared off in an SCC-SWC Division II game which marked the midway point in the regular season schedule for both the Indians and the Hornets.

WASHINGTON — Shepaug fell out of first place in the boys’ basketball race in the Berkshire League last week, losing a pair of games, 69-55 to Wamogo, and 85-79 to Thomaston.

MIDDLEBURY-SOUTHBURY — The schedule was not easy on the Pomperaug girls’ basketball team last week as the Panthers played and lost to two of the top teams in the state, Newtown and Notre Dame.

SOUTHINGTON — The Pomperaug-Newtown co-op ski team had its first race Thursday, January 9, at Mt. Southington Ski Area.

WASHINGTON — Easy league victories over Wamogo and and Thomaston and a difficult non-league loss to Naugatuck was the story for the Shepaug girls’ basketball team last week.

BETHLEHEM-WOODBURY — The Nonnewaug boys’ basketball team won both games last week, beating Northwestern 50-38, followed by a lopsided victory over Housatonic 83-38.

OXFORD — Mikayla Walton and Paige Davis both had a high-scoring week as the Oxford girls’ basketball team defeated Torrington, 41-32, and WCA, 69-43.