By Rick Menning WATERFORD, CT -- Ever since Little League Softball players first started to share the regional spotlight with their baseball brethren on the diamond at the A. Bartlett Giamatti Little League Leadership Training Center in Bristol, 12-Under Division state champions have come from all over Connecticut. STARRING ROLES! The Bristol Little League Softball 12-Under Division All-Stars are headed across town for their historic appearance in the New England Region tournament. The...

By Rick Menning MILFORD, CT -- The Milford Little League Softball Major (12-Under) Division All-Stars easily cleared their first hurdle along a tough tournament trail that rewards only a select few teams with an appearance at the World Series in Greenville, North Carolina. While the journey leading up to that international showcase each August is long and challenging, reaching the first mile marker is nothing short of a very positive accomplishment. The Milford girls did just that and in...

By Rick Menning New Haven, CT -- The winds of change from chill to warmth once again blew across The Foote School campus as the Falcons spread their wings back to the fields and courts for springtime activities. With the exception of volleyball, which is always held inside the gymnasium, the great outdoors beckoned the other sports: girls' lacrosse, tennis, ultimate (disc) -- and the welcomed return of baseball/softball instruction on the lower field off Highland Street. After a few years...