Sports
A look back at Plainville's year in sports
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Champions were crowned. Records were set. Milestones were reached. The following takes a look back at some of the sports stories locals were talking about in 2011.
PHS baseball job goes to Mandeville
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The Plainville High School baseball team has found its man.
Lou Mandeville, a veteran coach and well-known figure in town, has been handed the reins of the program.
Mandeville's predecessor, Bob Freimuth, stepped down recently after 27 years on the job.
PHS HOOP UPDATE
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BOYS BASKETBALL
The schedule-makers certainly didn’t give the Plainville High School boys basketball team much time to shake off any lingering rust.
The new-look Blue Devils locked up with a pair of tough squads, on the road, right out of the gate this season – Farmington and Masuk-Monroe – and came up short in both outings.
Devils left feeling 'Blue'
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The Plainville High School wrestling team fell hard to Platt-Meriden, 63-18, Dec. 21 at Kegel Gymnasium. Pictured: Brandon Dellavalle has the Blue Devils' Maria Barbagallo in a tough spot that night.
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Senior center bowlers of the month for November
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The Plainville Senior Center Bowling League announced that Carter Casida, Helen Tessier and Gil Theriault won the title of bowlers of the month for November 2011. The league meets at Laurel Lanes, 136 New Britain Ave., Plainville, on Mondays at 1 p.m. There is a cost per person, per week and includes three games of bowling, open bowling discount card, automatic scoring and free weekly beverage. Bowlers of all abilities, including beginners, are welcome to join this league. For more information, contact Frank Robinson, bowling league president, at (860) 747-2918.
PHS WINTER SPORTS PREVIEW
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The following takes a look at the Plainville High School varsity sports teams competing this winter:
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Devils ready to go
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The Plainville High School boys basketball team will tip off its 2011-12 campaign Wednesday, Dec. 14, against Farmington. Pictured: PHS senior Tony Lo Pizzo, the Blue Devils' lone returning starter.
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It's go time
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The Plainville High School girls basketball team has high hopes for this season. The Lady Blue Devils returned a solid core of players, including, from left: Alle Caponigro, Kelsey Clemens and Nikki Dow. Plainville kicks off its season tonight, Dec. 7, against Bloomfield.
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End of the road
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Plainville High School's Shane Pugliese is pictured in action Wednesday in the quarterfinals of the CIAC Class M state tournament. The Blue Devils topped Windham Tech, 4-3 in overtime, that afternoon to earn a spot in the Final Four. The Blue Devils, a seventh seed, fell 2-0 to No. 3 Suffield Friday in the semifinals.
Another milestone
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Plainville High School basketball’s all-time scoring leader Desiree Pina netted her 1,000th career point for Fairfield University Sunday in a 56-47 victory over the University of the Pacific. Pina’s 1,000th point came on a 3-pointer at the 8:49 mark in the second half. The senior guard is the 24th player in program history to achieve the scoring milestone.
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