The Day RSS Feeds - Local Sports News http://www.theday.com The Day (New London-CT) en-us <![CDATA[ECC softball championship back on, rescheduled for Sunday]]> http://www.theday.com/article/20130525/SPORT03/130529732/1069/rss07 Griswold – After canceling the championship game and declaring co-champions earlier this morning, it was announced the Eastern Connecticut Conference softball...
]]> 2013-05-25T10:35:17-04:00 http://www.theday.com/article/20130525/SPORT03/130529732/1069/rss07 <![CDATA[Waterford beats Fitch 5-2 in ECC baseball championship]]> http://www.theday.com/article/20130525/SPORT03/305259944/1069/rss07 Norwich — Scenes from winning a league championship Friday night:
Jordan Hamler, senior at Waterford High School, kissed the...
]]> 2013-05-25T00:09:42-04:00 http://www.theday.com/article/20130525/SPORT03/305259944/1069/rss07 <![CDATA[East Lyme boys avenge loss to Stonington in ECC lacrosse final]]> http://www.theday.com/article/20130525/SPORT03/305259942/1069/rss07 East Lyme - Nick Geary stood about 20 yards away from the Stonington High School goal Friday and was looking to pass the ball inside to one of his East Lyme lacrosse...
]]> 2013-05-25T00:03:34-04:00 http://www.theday.com/article/20130525/SPORT03/305259942/1069/rss07 <![CDATA[Local roundup: East Lyme advances to ECC softball final]]> http://www.theday.com/article/20130525/SPORT04/305259958/1069/rss07 East Lyme - Sydney Swanson's solo homer with one out in the bottom of the eighth inning gave second-seeded East Lyme High School a 6-5 victory over No. 3 Griswold in the...
]]> 2013-05-25T00:08:10-04:00 http://www.theday.com/article/20130525/SPORT04/305259958/1069/rss07 <![CDATA[East Lyme girls rout Fitch for seventh straight ECC lacrosse title]]> http://www.theday.com/article/20130525/SPORT03/305259945/1069/rss07 East Lyme - Kiki Ryan's stick broke during the Eastern Connecticut Conference tournament semifinals on Wednesday. First she didn't realize it and couldn't figure out why...
]]> 2013-05-25T00:02:30-04:00 http://www.theday.com/article/20130525/SPORT03/305259945/1069/rss07 <![CDATA[Vikings' Li up to the challenge]]> http://www.theday.com/article/20130525/SPORT03/305259947/1069/rss07 Mystic - Joan Li overcame several obstacles to capture her first Eastern Connecticut Conference tournament girls' singles championship Friday.

She had to fight off defending champion...
]]> 2013-05-24T23:42:34-04:00 http://www.theday.com/article/20130525/SPORT03/305259947/1069/rss07 <![CDATA[Coast Guard grad Melnick selected to Academic All-America Hall of Fame]]> http://www.theday.com/article/20130525/SPORT02/305259949/1069/rss07 Commander Bruce Melnick, a 1972 Coast Guard Academy graduate, will be inducted into the CoSIDA Academic All-America Hall of Fame on Wednesday, June 12 in Orlando, Fla.

The five-member class...
]]> 2013-05-24T23:42:32-04:00 http://www.theday.com/article/20130525/SPORT02/305259949/1069/rss07 <![CDATA[ECC baseball all-stars]]> http://www.theday.com/article/20130525/SPORT03/305259955/1069/rss07 Following is a list of Eastern Connecticut Conference baseball all-stars and sportsmanship award winners:

Large Division

First team - Pitchers: Jordan Hamler (Waterford),...
]]> 2013-05-24T23:42:25-04:00 http://www.theday.com/article/20130525/SPORT03/305259955/1069/rss07 <![CDATA[CIAC baseball, softball and girls' tennis pairings]]> http://www.theday.com/article/20130525/SPORT03/305259960/1069/rss07 BASEBALL

(All games 3:30 p.m. unless noted)

(Local schools in bold print)

Class LL

First Round

Tuesday's Games

Upper...
]]> 2013-05-24T23:42:18-04:00 http://www.theday.com/article/20130525/SPORT03/305259960/1069/rss07 <![CDATA[Duwelius named volleyball coach at Ledyard]]> http://www.theday.com/article/20130525/SPORT03/305259961/1069/rss07 Rich Duwelius has been promoted to head coach of the Ledyard High School girls' volleyball team, athletic director Jim Buonocore announced Friday.

Duwelius replaces Shirley Karkow, who has...
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