Girls volleyball: Falcons upset Trojans

Tuesday, 03 November 2009 12:41

The Joel Barlow High girls varsity volleyball team upset Weston 3-0 in the South-West Conference quarterfinals on Monday. Details will follow in the next issue.

Girls volleyball: Newtown tops Barlow

Monday, 02 November 2009 08:21

The Joel Barlow High girls volleyball team lost its regualr-season finale 3-1 to Newtown last Friday. Details will follow in the next issue.

Girls soccer: Bethel ousts Barlow

Monday, 02 November 2009 08:20

The Joel Barlow High girls soccer tem lost 1-0 to Bethel in the South-West Conference quarterfinal on Friday. Details will follow in the next issue.

Boys soccer: Falcons hold off Newtown

Monday, 02 November 2009 08:19

The Joel Barlow High boys soccer team held off Newtown 1-0 in the South-West Conference quarterfinals on Saturday, Details will follow in the next issue.

Field hockey: Falcons upset Nighthawks

Monday, 02 November 2009 08:17

The Joel Barlow High field hockey team beat Newtown 2-1 in the South-West Conference quarterfinals on Friday. Details will follow in the next issue.

Football: Stratford wins in double overtime

Monday, 02 November 2009 08:16

The Joel Barlow High football team lost 41-38 in double overtime to Stratford on Saturday. Details will follow in the next issue.

Girls volleyball: Serving needs work

Written by Rocco Valluzzo
Thursday, 29 October 2009 11:41

As the Joel Barlow High girls volleyball team prepares for the upcoming South-West Conference playoffs, there is one aspect of its game in particular that it needs to work on the most.

Visiting Brookfield on Monday, the Falcons had trouble serving at times. While they eventually swept their opponent 3-0 (25-19, 25-22, 27-25) they had a close call in the final game.

Boys soccer: Division title is Barlow’s

Written by Clare McLaughlin
Thursday, 29 October 2009 11:38

After a lackluster 0-3 start on the season, the Joel Barlow High boys soccer team has once again emerged as one of the powerhouse teams in the South-West Conference with an eight-game winning streak, which has included wins against Newtown last Monday, Oct. 19, Bunnell the next day, Weston on Friday and New Fairfield on Monday. This latest victory brought with it first place in the South-West Conference Patriot Division.

Barlow’s climb back to prominence was done the hard way. Newtown held a 9-1-1 record going in to its game with Barlow and New Fairfield was itself on a seven-game winning streak, with a 10-3-1 record, before getting knocked off by the Falcons in unequivocal fashion.

Newtown showed its capabilities by outshooting Barlow 14-5. Despite the Nighthawks’ shot advantage, the rival teams fought hard to score first. The lone goal of the game was Barlow’s Dan Goldman from sophomore Jeff Cohen’s assist.

Football: Falcons flatten Wave

Written by Rocco Valluzzo
Thursday, 29 October 2009 11:36

All the yardage the Joel Barlow High football team gained on the ground did not go for naught in its game against New Milford.

The Falcons racked up nearly 500 yards rushing last Friday, Oct. 23. They also had the points to show for it in a 49-21 win, their highest scoring game to date.

Men's baseball: Ravens are champs

Thursday, 29 October 2009 11:33

A few adjustments to its lineup worked well enough for the Redding Raven’s baseball team in the Northeast Baseball Association’s Over 30-American Division championship.

The Ravens were missing their numbers three and five batters and had to make some changes when they faced the Brookfield Bulldogs.