2022 Was A Great Year In North-Central Connecticut Sports

NORTH-CENTRAL CT — 2022 was certainly a banner year for sports in north-central Connecticut. More than a dozen state championships were won by high school teams from the region, outstanding coaches and athletes received Hall of Fame recognition, and the annual Thanksgiving morning spectacle of the Manchester Road Race provided both record-setting accomplishments and its usual pageantry.

Here are links to 20 of the most-read sports stories from the area for 2022. They are listed chronologically, with the original date of publication following the headline.

• Ruling Says UConn Improperly Fired Former Hoop Coach Kevin Ollie (1/20)
• Runner From Somers Earns State Gatorade Player Of The Year Honors (1/26)
• Olympic Debut Looming For Moguls Skier From Somers (2/3)
• Windsor Girls Capture Class L Indoor Track Championship (2/14)
• East Catholic Hoop Comes From Behind, Hangs On For Another Title (3/20)
• Former Ellington Coach Elected To CT Women's Basketball Hall Of Fame (4/6)
• ECSU Ace Pitcher From Vernon Cited For Helping In An Emergency (4/28)
• 50 Years Later, Enfield Golfer Recalls Inaugural Julius Boros Event (5/11)
• Connecticut Bowling Legend Larry Lichstein To Get Prestigious Award (5/16)
• Windsor Ends 3-Decade Drought By Claiming Class L Baseball Title (6/10)
• Legendary Enfield Field Hockey Coach Elected To National Hall Of Fame (8/22)
• Former Granby Standout Elected To CT Field Hockey Hall Of Fame (9/6)
• Somers Girls Repeat As Class S Cross Country Champions (10/31)
• Glastonbury Girls Win State Open Cross Country Crown (11/4)
• Ellington Boys Soccer Wins Miraculous State Title (11/19)
• East Catholic Survives Cold, Top Seed To Win Girls Soccer Championship (11/20)
• Mantz Sets Record, Kelati Breezes To Repeat At Manchester Road Race (11/24)
• The Pageantry Of The Manchester Road Race, 2022 Style [PHOTOS] (11/24)
• Federal Lawsuit Against Transgender Athlete Inclusion Policy Dismissed (12/16)
• College Field Hockey Standout From Enfield Earns All-American Honors (12/16)