Category: Sports

Spring Sports Preview: 2022 Season Underway

By Mariella Esperti and Macey Girard As April begins and spring sports start, we see a change of energy at Branford High School.  After two years of COVID restrictions, athletes can finally enjoy the new sports season restriction-free.   There are no mask or contact restrictions for the spring season, and athletes couldn’t be more excited. “I’m so happy to go into this season with no

Students Enjoy First Pep Rally in Two Years

By Aditya Rajpurohit and Sushant Kunwar Branford High School held its first pep rally in over one and a half years last month. Various fall sports teams took to the football field to introduce themselves and encourage members of the BHS community to show their support in upcoming games. “As a community, our BHS students have overcome a variety of obstacles in the past year

Hornets Baseball Notches First Win with Walk-Off, Stuns North Haven

By Tyler Jarvis The Branford High School Baseball Team won their first game of the season in dramatic fashion Wednesday, April 14 against the North Haven Indians. The win made Branford 1-2 on the year and 1-0 in the division. Both pitchers dominated; offense was hard to come by in the first 6 innings. Senior captain Collin McNeil had strong command of the ball with

Unique Challenges Await New BHS Athletic Director

By Grahm Reynolds Recently, BHS welcomed a new member into the Hornet family – new Athletic Director Mr. Thomas Ermini. Becoming the new athletic director in the middle of a national pandemic, Ermini has some ideas about what to do to help BHS during this time. Prior to becoming our Athletic Director, Ermini worked since 2017 at Walsh Intermediate School where he was a physical

HORNETS SPORTS WRAP-COVID-19 Outbreak Causes Cancellation of Spring Sports and Winter Sports Tournaments

By Sophia Esposito The Corona Virus outbreak cancelled winter sports tournaments many Hornets hoped to win, and due to the cancellation of the 2019-2020 school year, the spring sports season has been cancelled also. In early March, many of our winter sports teams hoped to bring home their titles to the Hornets. Many of our teams had prospered throughout their seasons, anticipating wins to come

HORNETS SPORTS WRAP- 2019 Fall Recap

By Sophia Esposito We take a step back and look at the outcome of the 2019 Fall Season while focusing on one important senior from each team. Girl’s Swim: The girl’s swim team finished their season 4-7, led by senior captains Cordelia Keberle, Gabby Gillis, and Brooke O’Leary. The girls took notorious wins over East Haven/Cross, West Haven, and Guilford in their first three meets

HORNETS SPORTS WRAP- Hornets near finish of regular seasons as teams move on to SCCs

By Sophia Esposito Girl’s and Boy’s soccer, as well as football continue their regular season throughout the week while Girl’s swimming and Field Hockey begin their first round of SCCs. Boy’s Soccer vs. Fairfield Prep(2-0 W): Starting off the week, the boys traveled to Fairfield Prep and beat them in a shutout on Prep’s dedicated senior night. Scoring for Branford was senior Andrew Wirtz and

HORNETS SPORTS WRAP-Hornet Victories Lock Teams Into States

By Sophia Esposito Boy’s and Girl’s Soccer, Field hockey, and Girl’s Swimming all earn themselves enough wins or individual bests to qualify for states or to advance/participate in their next round of SCC’s.. Boy’s Soccer vs. Shelton(2-1 L): To start off the week for the Hornets, the boys suffered a bitter defeat against Shelton, yet in a game that was well played and with much