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		<title>A New Era at The Duffle Bag</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/10/16/a-new-era-at-the-duffle-bag/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/10/16/a-new-era-at-the-duffle-bag/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Oct 2011 07:20:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[SWC Football]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The eyebrows are no more. Translation: My little cartoon won&#8217;t be appearing in The News-Times anymore&#8230;and this blog will be renamed in a few days. On Thursday, I took a job as the UConn men&#8217;s basketball beat writer with The Connecticut Post (you can find the new blog here). I couldn&#8217;t be more excited, but [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bethel&#8217;s Duffy named SWC Athlete of Week</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/10/12/bethels-duffy-named-swc-athlete-of-week/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/10/12/bethels-duffy-named-swc-athlete-of-week/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 18:20:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[SWC Football]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Congrats to Madison Duffy of Bethel volleyball on being named the SWC Athlete of the Week for Oct. 2-9. Duffy received 223 total votes and doubled-up her Bethel classmates, Autumn Sorice and Brandon Schmidt, who respectively finished second and third in the voting. Duffy totaled 30 kills (that&#8217;s a ridiculous stat, for those of you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vote for SWC Athlete of the Week!</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/10/10/vote-for-swc-athlete-of-the-week/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/10/10/vote-for-swc-athlete-of-the-week/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 06:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[SWC Football]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/?p=859</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This week&#8217;s ballot contains some familiar names &#8212; and three of them attend Bethel High. Cast your vote (aka choose your favorite Wildcat) below. Per usual, the poll will close Tuesday night at 11:59 p.m. Have at it! SWC Athlete of the Week&#8230; &#8216;Like&#8217; your school&#8217;s Facebook FanPage: Bethel Wildcats Brookfield Bobcats Pomperaug Panthers New [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Around the SWC: Week 4</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/10/10/around-the-swc-week-4-2/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/10/10/around-the-swc-week-4-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 04:44:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[SWC Football]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/?p=855</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If nothing else, Thursday night was proof that there are no down years for the Pomperaug football program. The Panthers were thoroughly outplayed by Newtown (in my opinion), but found a way to get the job done. Brett Gaughan got the scoring started with a 65-yard interception return and Garrett DeLotto shut the door on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bunnell&#8217;s Camille wins SWC Athlete of Week</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/10/05/bunnells-camille-wins-swc-athlete-of-week/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/10/05/bunnells-camille-wins-swc-athlete-of-week/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 15:52:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[SWC Football]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[brian birdsell bethel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[david camille bunnell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[madison duffy bethel]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/?p=850</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Congrats to Bunnell running back David Camille on being voted the SWC Athlete of the Week for his 210-yard, 5-touchdown performance in a 55-20 win over Oxford. Camille edged out Bethel volleyball star Madison Duffy, 433-416, in the closest SWC Athlete of the Week race of all-time. Interestingly enough, Camille didn&#8217;t win SWC Football Player [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Masuk No. 2&#8230;.again</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/10/03/masuk-no-2-again/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/10/03/masuk-no-2-again/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 03:56:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SWC Football]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Masuk football]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/?p=838</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Kids say the darndest things, don&#8217;t they? I know that&#8217;s a weird way to start this post, so let me explain: On Sunday afternoon, New Milford coach Chuck Lynch and I were having a nice little SWC football chat as he walked to the team bus following the Wave&#8217;s 28-9 win over Joel Barlow. Lynch [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SWC Athlete of the Week Nominees</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/10/03/swc-athlete-of-the-week-nominees/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/10/03/swc-athlete-of-the-week-nominees/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 05:27:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[SWC Football]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/?p=831</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Here are the five nominees for the week of Sept. 26 &#8211; Oct. 2. Voting ends Tuesday at 11:59 and the winner will be announced Wednesday morning. Have at it! Vote for SWC Athlete of the Week]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Around the SWC: Week 3</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/10/03/around-the-swc-week-3-3/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/10/03/around-the-swc-week-3-3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 04:53:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[SWC Football]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/?p=826</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A disturbingly dark storm settled over Danbury and made its way through Brookfield, Bethel and Newtown to put a damper on our usual Friday Night football. Only one SWC game was played Friday: Masuk 56, Stratford 0. If you&#8217;re wondering, yes, it was a violation of the good ol&#8217; 50-point rule, which, under normal circumstances, [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>SWC Weekly Awards</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/09/28/swc-weekly-awards/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/09/28/swc-weekly-awards/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 16:19:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[SWC Football]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jana kmec bunnell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[matt paola pomperaug]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sam hooker immaculate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SWC athlete of the week]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[swc player of the week]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[thomas milone masuk]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/?p=821</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Congrats to Matt Paola (Pomperaug) and Sam Hooker (Immaculate) on taking home some digital SWC hardware this week. Hooker, a junior field hockey player who has been on an absolute tear, received 740 votes (48.65 percent) to edge Bunnell volleyball star Jana Kmec (648 votes) for SWC Athlete of the Week. Hooker scored three goals [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SWC Athlete of the Week</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/09/26/swc-athlete-of-the-week/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/09/26/swc-athlete-of-the-week/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 16:16:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[SWC Football]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[allie wallace pomperaug]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[colin burke brookfield]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hooker immaculate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jana kmec bunnell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SWC athlete of the week]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[thomas milone masuk]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/?p=817</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[SWC Athlete of the Week is open to all sports. Here are the nominees for the week of Sept. 18-25. Voting closes Tuesday night at 11:59 p.m. SWC Athlete of the Week]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Around the SWC: Week 2</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/09/25/around-the-swc-week-2-3/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/09/25/around-the-swc-week-2-3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 03:49:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[SWC Football]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/?p=810</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By now, you&#8217;ve probably already read about Saturday&#8217;s classic between Weston and Brookfield. If not, here you go. I couldn&#8217;t squeeze everything into that article (or inject my opinion), but that&#8217;s why we have The Duffle Bag. Basically, this was the most bizarre game &#8212; of any sport &#8212; that I&#8217;ve covered in my 23 [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Game of the Week: Bethel at Pomperaug</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/09/22/game-of-the-week-bethel-at-pomperaug/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/09/22/game-of-the-week-bethel-at-pomperaug/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 19:21:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SWC Football]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/?p=800</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[You know what you&#8217;re getting with this one:  at least 90 rushing plays and an extremely physical game up front. Pomperaug &#8216;hammered&#8217; Brookfield in Week 1 and Bethel used its triple-option to narrowly avoid an upset at New Milford. Both teams head into Friday&#8217;s matchup with 1-0 records and very realistic state playoff aspirations. So, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bethel&#8217;s Serencsics named SWC Player of Week</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/09/21/bethels-serencsics-named-swc-player-of-week/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/09/21/bethels-serencsics-named-swc-player-of-week/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 17:20:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[SWC Football]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[andrew reel pomperaug]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[peter serencsics bethel]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/?p=798</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[After recording 16 tackles in a win over New Milford, Bethel defensive end Pete Serencsics was voted as the SWC Player of the Week. Serencsics received 210 votes, beating out teammate Brandon Schmidt, who had 177 votes. Third place went to Pomperaug tailback Andrew Reel, my personal choice for the award. Reel totaled 143 yards [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Duffle Bag SWC Athlete of the Week</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/09/20/the-duffle-bag-swc-athlete-of-the-week/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/09/20/the-duffle-bag-swc-athlete-of-the-week/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 03:54:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[SWC Football]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SWC athlete of the week]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/?p=790</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[With the new fall season, it&#8217;s time for a new feature here on The Duffle Bag. In addition to voting for the SWC Football Player of the Week, I&#8217;ll be conducting a weekly poll for the &#8220;SWC Athlete of the Week.&#8221; The award will encompass all sports, not just football. I&#8217;ll post the nominees every [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Masuk is No. 1</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/09/20/masuk-is-no-1/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/09/20/masuk-is-no-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 15:52:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[SWC Football]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/?p=788</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[One week after Casey Cochran became the all-time leading passer in Connecticut history, his Masuk Panthers surpassed Xavier and became the No. 1 team in The New Haven Register state poll. Masuk, which blew out Oxford 49-14 in its first game, hosts New Fairfield (1-0) on Friday night. Poll results are below. 1. Masuk (1-0) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Around the SWC: Week 1</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/09/19/around-the-swc-week-1-2/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/09/19/around-the-swc-week-1-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 04:02:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SWC Football]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[andrew reel pomperaug]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[brandon schmidt bethel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[brookfield football]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Casey Cochran Masuk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[leaon gordon brookfield]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lou fenaroli newtown]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OKFB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pomperaug football]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rob fiamengo new fairfield]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/?p=769</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[OFBK. It&#8217;s a Pomperaug football saying. It&#8217;s embroidered on some Pomp T-Shirts. It&#8217;s written a few times under the &#8220;comments&#8221; section of the previous blog post. It means &#8220;Old Fashioned Butt Kicking&#8221; &#8212; and Brookfield found that out Friday. The Panthers, playing the first game of the post-Chuck Drury era, dominated the Bobcats in all [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Game of the Week: Pomperaug at Brookfield</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/09/16/game-of-the-week-pomperaug-at-brookfield/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/09/16/game-of-the-week-pomperaug-at-brookfield/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 05:36:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SWC Football]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[brookfield football]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pomperaug football]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/?p=760</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Before we get into this monster Week One matchup,  check out the SWC team previews and my preseason rankings, if you feel so inclined. There are a few interesting games on the slate for opening weekend:  On Saturday, Masuk &#8212; the state&#8217;s No. 2 team &#8212; visits Oxford, which scored a season-high 28 points on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Milford AD Ted Oczkowski steps down</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/09/14/new-milford-ad-ted-oczkowski-steps-down/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/09/14/new-milford-ad-ted-oczkowski-steps-down/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 21:11:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/?p=758</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[On the same day that fall sports started, New Milford athletic director Ted Oczkowski ended his near four-year run at the school. Oczkowski resigned on Tuesday morning, according to several sources. His departure opens the door for a new AD at New Milford. And with fall sports underway, the Wave must act quickly. More to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Xavier tops Masuk in New Haven Register Poll</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/09/14/xavier-tops-masuk-in-new-haven-register-poll/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/09/14/xavier-tops-masuk-in-new-haven-register-poll/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 15:50:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[SWC Football]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[brookfield football]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bunnell football]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Masuk football]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[masuk xavier]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The 2011 season starts with the same debate in which the 2010 season ended. Xavier or Masuk? Who&#8217;s No. 1? Just like last year, Xavier has fended off Masuk, claiming the top spot in the New Haven Register Preseason Poll by a mere two points.  The top 10 is below. Bunnell and Brookfield were the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>News-Times Sports Facebook Pages</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/09/08/news-times-sports-facebook-pages/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/09/08/news-times-sports-facebook-pages/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 23:31:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/?p=752</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Hey all you local sports fans, Follow the links below to &#8216;like&#8217; your school&#8217;s official News-Times Sports Facebook Fan Page. As we head into the fall sports season, we&#8217;ll be posting links, photos, polls and starting conversation about each area high school. So now,  as you surf Facebook and mindlessly scroll through pictures when you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Brookfield&#8217;s Lutrus signs with Rams</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/09/04/brookfields-lutrus-signs-with-rams/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/09/04/brookfields-lutrus-signs-with-rams/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Sep 2011 22:13:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[SWC Football]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/?p=749</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[After being released by the Jacksonville Jaguars, former Brookfield and UConn star Scott Lutrus has signed a contract with the St. Louis Rams, as confirmed by Brookfield head coach Rich Angarano. Lutrus will be a member of the Rams practice squad, an eight-man group that does not dress for games. Likewise, Pomperaug graduate Shane Bannon, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SWC Football Preseason Rankings</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/08/30/swc-football-preseason-rankings/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/08/30/swc-football-preseason-rankings/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 00:43:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[SWC Football]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[brookfield football]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Casey Cochran Masuk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[leaon gordon brookfield]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Masuk football]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pomperaug football]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SWC football]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SWC football preseason rankings]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Hurricane Irene can delay football practice a few days. It can ruin practice fields all over the Northeast. It can cut the power off from my house and force me to live at The News-Times. But it cannot stop me from previewing the upcoming SWC football season (only because The News-Times has a generator). Here [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Masuk shooting for No. 1</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/08/25/masuk-shooting-for-no-1/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/08/25/masuk-shooting-for-no-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 22:30:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Masuk football]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/?p=710</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Naturally, defending Class L champ Masuk was my first stop for preseason football. Though they&#8217;re not even in pads yet, the Panthers looked pretty good. Junior wide receiver Thomas Milone, a UConn baseball commit who went for nearly 1,000 yards as a soph, seems poised to become a flat-out star. Milone looked much bigger, stronger [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Football season is here&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/08/23/football-season-is-here/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/08/23/football-season-is-here/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 00:32:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SWC football]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/?p=705</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Looks like it&#8217;s that time of the year again: high school football practice is officially underway. No disrespect to summer sports, but this is something I&#8217;ve been waiting on for awhile. Football is the greatest sport in the world. Period. No discussion. There&#8217;s something about the whole atmosphere &#8212; the chilly weather, the build-up to each [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lutrus, other former UConn standouts play preseason opener</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/08/12/lutrus-other-former-uconn-standouts-play-preseason-opener/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/08/12/lutrus-other-former-uconn-standouts-play-preseason-opener/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2011 19:50:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/?p=702</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The NFL season finally arrived Thursday night. Five preseason games took place &#8212; and five former UConn players, including Brookfield&#8217;s Scott Lutrus, were in action. Here&#8217;s a quick rundown of how Lutrus and his ex-teammates fared: Scott Lutrus, LB, Jacksonville Jaguars &#8212; Made three tackles in a 47-12 loss to New England. Darius Butler, DB, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sophia Bush sighting on airplane</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/08/10/sophia-bush-sighting-on-airplane/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/08/10/sophia-bush-sighting-on-airplane/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 22:48:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sophia bush]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m on vacation this week, which means no stories from me in The News-Times. I&#8217;m also getting tired of sportswriting, so I&#8217;m trying my hand in paparazzi media. Gonna start sending my stuff out to TMZ asap. Late Tuesday night, on a flight from Laguardia to Wilmington, N.C., I caught my first break in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Save Danbury Freshman Sports&#8230;and eat $1 appetizers</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/08/02/save-danbury-freshman-sports-and-eat-1-appetizers/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/08/02/save-danbury-freshman-sports-and-eat-1-appetizers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2011 21:53:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/?p=687</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In an effort to raise money to save the freshman sports programs at Danbury High School, a former UConn men&#8217;s basketball player will join forces with a local restaurant for a charity event on Wednesday night. E.J. Harrison, a former Danbury High basketball star and a member of UConn&#8217;s 1999 National Championship team, has agreed to [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/08/02/save-danbury-freshman-sports-and-eat-1-appetizers/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>Top 10 returning SWC basketball players</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/08/02/top-10-returning-swc-basketball-players/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/08/02/top-10-returning-swc-basketball-players/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2011 15:58:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Brent Pelella]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bernard brantley stratford]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dan garvin bethel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ralph schatz brookfield]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SWC basketball]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/?p=676</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[On Thursday, News-Times intern Brent Pelella (a former Pomperaug point guard) and I covered the summer league championship at the War Memorial between Immaculate and Danbury. The Mustangs, who barely missed out on an SWC playoff berth last season, got the &#8216;W&#8217; and looked pretty good doing so. Brent and I both agreed that Immaculate should be one [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tag sale for Danbury&#8217;s Rawji</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/07/26/tag-sale-for-danburys-rawji/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/07/26/tag-sale-for-danburys-rawji/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 23:27:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rabia rawji danbury]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Former Danbury High girls basketball player Rabia Rawji will hold a tag sale this weekend to raise money for her college tuition. On June 18, Rabia’s father, Nawroz Rawji, passed away suddenly at the age of 60. Nawroz Rawji was a single father and Rabia was an only child. Since his death, Rabia, who graduated [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Abbott Tech&#8217;s Henry to CCRI</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/07/25/abbott-techs-henry-to-ccri/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/07/25/abbott-techs-henry-to-ccri/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 16:26:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anthony Henry abbott tech]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[anthony henry basketball]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/?p=669</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Former Abbott Tech star Anthony Henry, a guard/forward who dominated the 2009-10 high school basketball and transferred to Putnam Science Academy as a senior, indicated that he&#8217;ll attend the Community College of Rhode Island in the fall. At 6-foot-3, Henry proved too long for most guards and far too athletic for big men. He led the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pelella: Meeting Bernie Williams</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/07/25/pelella-meeting-bernie-williams/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/07/25/pelella-meeting-bernie-williams/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 16:02:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Brent Pelella]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/?p=667</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, I had the opportunity to meet one of the greatest Yankees to ever play the game. It was Lou Gehrig. Okay, no it wasn’t Sweet Lou but to me, this person was more significant. I grew up in a time period where the dominance of pitching greats from the late 80’s started to yield [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pelella: Why I want to be a journalist</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/07/20/pelella-why-i-want-to-be-a-journalist/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/07/20/pelella-why-i-want-to-be-a-journalist/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2011 22:32:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Brent Pelella]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/?p=663</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When I first imagined the idea of being a sports journalist, I thought about all the icons that I’ve read about since I was a child. I dreamed of following in the footsteps of big time names such as Rick Reilly and Bill Simmons. I wanted a big house and millions of readers to mob me [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pelella: What it&#8217;s like to be on a team</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/07/05/pelella-what-its-like-to-be-on-a-team/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/07/05/pelella-what-its-like-to-be-on-a-team/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2011 02:13:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[brent pelella]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[brent pelella pomperaug]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/?p=651</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This is the first of many columns by News-Times intern &#8212; and 2011 Pomperaug grad &#8212; Brent Pelella. He&#8217;ll be playing baseball (and possibly basketball) at Eastern Connecticut State University next year. Brent will write from the athlete&#8217;s perspective, which is not something many media members can provide. Brent runs his own blog at http://doublepsports.wordpress.com/. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Introducing guest columnist: Brent Pelella</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/07/05/introducing-guest-columnist-brent-pelella/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/07/05/introducing-guest-columnist-brent-pelella/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2011 18:05:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Brent Pelella]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[brent pelella pomperaug]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/?p=645</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In the winter, you read about his basketball team. In the spring, his name graced the News-Times pages because of his play on the baseball diamond. In the summer, though, you won&#8217;t read articles about him &#8212; you&#8217;ll read articles by him. &#8220;He&#8221; is Brent Pelella, a 2010 graduate of Pomperaug High and the latest intern [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top 25 area athletes in class of 2011</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/06/24/top-25-area-athletes-in-class-of-2011/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/06/24/top-25-area-athletes-in-class-of-2011/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2011 17:45:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Top 25 of 2011]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/?p=635</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s the list in its entirety. Congrats to all the area athletes in the class of 2011&#8230;.it was a pleasure covering your games for the past year. Honorable mention athletes can be found here. Check out the News-Times on Sunday for a preliminary ranking of the &#8220;Top 12 in the Class of 2012.&#8221; 25. Billy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top 25 area athletes in Class of 2011: Honorable Mention</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/06/21/top-25-area-athletes-in-class-of-2011-honorable-mention/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/06/21/top-25-area-athletes-in-class-of-2011-honorable-mention/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 18:13:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Top 25 of 2011]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/?p=619</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The countdown of the &#8220;Top 25 area athletes in the Class of 2011&#8221; kicks off in Wednesday&#8217;s paper and runs through Sunday, when No. 5-1 will be unveiled. Last year, I did this same countdown for the class of 2010 &#8212; and I found it pretty challenging. This year&#8217;s was worlds more difficult. There were [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>News-Times Cup Scoring System</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/06/18/news-times-cup-scoring-system/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/06/18/news-times-cup-scoring-system/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jun 2011 18:26:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/?p=617</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Each team from each school is awarded points based on the formula below. The school&#8217;s total points are divided by its total number of teams, which yields the final number (average success) that you see in Sunday&#8217;s News-Times. Formula State Championship (Class OR Open) = 25 points; State Runner-Up = 15; State Semis = 10; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Criteria for Top 25 athletes in Class of 2011</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/06/14/criteria-for-top-25-athletes-in-class-of-2011/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/06/14/criteria-for-top-25-athletes-in-class-of-2011/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:34:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Top 25 of 2011]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[top 25 athletes of 2011]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Just wanted to clarify for everyone, here&#8217;s the criteria for next week&#8217;s rankings, which start on Wednesday and conclude on Sunday. - The Eyeball Test: I&#8217;ve played with and watched quite a few impressive athletes over the years. Athletes who really made me say &#8216;Wow,&#8217; who did things I&#8217;ve never seen before, were highly valued [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2011 News-Times Cup</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/06/12/2011-news-times-cup/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/06/12/2011-news-times-cup/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jun 2011 22:38:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Top 25 of 2011]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News-Times cup]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Which area high school had the best year? Which had the worst? Which was just average? In my opinion, the best way to answer those questions is to leave out my opinion (sorry, if that&#8217;s confusing). That&#8217;s why we have the News-Times Cup. For the second consecutive year, I&#8217;ll rank the athletic success of the 12 high [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Who&#8217;s No. 1 in the Class of 2011?</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/06/07/whos-no-1-in-the-class-of-2011/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/06/07/whos-no-1-in-the-class-of-2011/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 00:06:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Top 25 of 2011]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The end is here. Honestly, it feels like the 2010-2011 high school sports season started yesterday, but this Saturday (June 11) is indeed the final day of competition. Last year, I concluded the high school sports season by counting down the Top 25 area athletes in the Class of 2010. Immediately after that countdown ended, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NCAA Lacrosse Semifinals have Danbury flavor</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/05/26/ncaa-lacrosse-semifinals-have-danbury-flavor/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/05/26/ncaa-lacrosse-semifinals-have-danbury-flavor/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2011 04:04:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cj costabile duke]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[colin scott denver]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[matt white virginia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NCAA lacrosse final four]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The NCAA men&#8217;s lacrosse Final Four is set, and our little corner of the country &#8212; the Greater Danbury area &#8212; is certainly well-represented. Saturday&#8217;s matchups: No. 6 Denver vs. No. 7 Virginia and unseeded Maryland vs. No. 5 Duke. Danbury-area ties: Well, there&#8217;s an obvious one in the Denver-Virginia matchup. Ridgefield&#8217;s Colin Scott is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SWC baseball pairings</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/05/23/swc-baseball-pairings/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/05/23/swc-baseball-pairings/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2011 22:43:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[SWC Quarterfinals All games Tuesday (weather permitting) No. 8 Newtown at No. 1 Pomperaug, 4 p.m. No. 5 New Fairfield at No. 4 Brookfield, 4 p.m. No. 6 Bunnell at No. 3 Masuk, 4 p.m. No. 7 Notre Dame at No. 2 Immaculate, 4 p.m.]]></description>
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		<title>Danbury&#8217;s Smith commits to St. Joseph&#8217;s</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/05/23/danburys-smith-commits-to-st-josephs/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/05/23/danburys-smith-commits-to-st-josephs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2011 16:40:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[casey smith danbury]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[danbury girls basketball]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Danbury High junior basketball player Casey Smith recently announced her intentions to sign with St. Joseph&#8217;s University, an Atlantic 10 school in Philadelphia. Smith, a 6-foot-2 center who averaged 19 points, 9.6 rebounds and 2.6 blocks per game as a junior (and surpassed the 1,000-point mark for her career), tweeted &#8220;As of yesterday I am officially [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Better NFL Future: Donald Brown or Jordan Todman?</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/05/11/better-nfl-future-donald-brown-or-jordan-todman/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/05/11/better-nfl-future-donald-brown-or-jordan-todman/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2011 19:23:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[donald brown colts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jordan todman chargers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jordan todman uconn]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[News-Times columnist Chris Brodeur and I debated on the above topic in today&#8217;s paper. Who, in your opinion, got the best of the argument? Brodeur or Duffy?online survey]]></description>
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		<title>Brookfield&#8217;s Lutrus goes undrafted</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/05/01/brookfields-lutrus-goes-undrafted/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/05/01/brookfields-lutrus-goes-undrafted/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 May 2011 20:34:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[scott lutrus brookfield]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[scott lutrus nfl draft]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It lasted three days start-to-finish. It spanned 254 picks and included four UConn Huskies. And Brookfield&#8217;s Scott Lutrus, projected as a fifth-round pick by ESPN analyst Todd McShay, never heard his name called during the weekend&#8217;s NFL Draft. Lutrus, who worked out for the Minnesota Vikings, Jacksonville Jaguars and Philadelphia Eagles prior to the draft, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Master List: Who&#8217;s Going Where Class of 2012</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/04/25/the-master-list-whos-going-where-class-of-2012/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/04/25/the-master-list-whos-going-where-class-of-2012/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2011 21:49:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Master College List]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Congrats to everyone who has signed a letter of intent in the Class of 2011. If you&#8217;ve committed to play a college sport and would like to be placed on the list, shoot me an email at kduffy@newstimes.com. As time passes, some students from the Class of 2012 have started to make their college commitments. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Who&#8217;s Better Than Kemba?</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/04/05/whos-better-than-kemba/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/04/05/whos-better-than-kemba/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2011 02:18:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kemba walker uconn]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Well, in short, not too many players. I&#8217;ve scoured the All-American teams, jogged my memory and looked at stats, Final Four appearances and championships from the past 25 years. I can&#8217;t come up with a point guard in the past quarter-century who&#8217;s better than Kemba Walker. And I can only come up with seven players, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Who&#8217;s Going Where: The Master List for 2011</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/03/21/whos-going-where-the-master-list/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/03/21/whos-going-where-the-master-list/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2011 01:42:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Master College List]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As you all know, there are quite a few athletes in the Greater Danbury area who have committed to play in college next season. Below, I&#8217;ll keep a running list of athletes playing at the next level. If you&#8217;re set to compete in collegiate athletics and you don&#8217;t see your name on the list, please [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The SWC Crystal Ball: State Playoffs</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/03/05/the-swc-crystal-ball-state-playoffs/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/03/05/the-swc-crystal-ball-state-playoffs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Mar 2011 00:23:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s time to break out my trusty old crystal ball once again. I&#8217;m one-for-one with SWC boys basketball predictions thus far (congrats to coach Vin Laczkoski and the Notre Dame-Fairfield Lancers  on their SWC title, by the way), so I figured I&#8217;d try a few more. Here&#8217;s a look at the projected postseason fate of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pick Your SWC Boys Basketball Champion</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/02/24/pick-your-swc-boys-basketball-champion/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/02/24/pick-your-swc-boys-basketball-champion/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Feb 2011 04:25:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Hey, your guess is as good as mine. In today&#8217;s News-Times, I made my prediction. Vote for yours below: Which team will win the 2011 SWC boys basketball tournament?Market Research]]></description>
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		<title>Unofficial SWC boys basketball playoff pairings</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/02/23/unofficial-swc-boys-basketball-playoff-pairings/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/02/23/unofficial-swc-boys-basketball-playoff-pairings/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2011 02:44:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[SWC Quarterfinals Saturday at Pomperaug High No. 3 Pomperaug vs. No. 6 Masuk, noon No. 2 Stratford vs. No. 7 Newtown, 2 p.m. No. 4 Kolbe Cathedral vs. No. 5 Brookfield, 5 p.m. No. 1 Notre Dame-Fairfield vs. No. 8 Bethel, 7 p.m.]]></description>
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		<title>SWC Boys Basketball Playoff Picture</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/02/22/swc-boys-basketball-playoff-picture/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/02/22/swc-boys-basketball-playoff-picture/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2011 19:13:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[swc boys basketball playoff]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Six teams have clinched. Three &#8212; New Fairfield, Bethel and Newtown &#8212; are fighting for the last two playoff spots. To complicate things even more, New Fairfield and Bethel play eachother tonight NFHS (should be an incredible atmosphere for a high school basketball game). On Friday, I&#8217;ll have a column in The News-Times with my &#8220;fearless&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Down the home stretch: SWC boys basketball</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/02/10/down-the-home-stretch-swc-boys-basketball/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/02/10/down-the-home-stretch-swc-boys-basketball/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2011 19:42:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[swc boys basketball]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The regular season has flown by. In about 12 days (depending on when you read this), SWC boys basketball teams will close the book on the 2010-2011 regular season campaign and get ready for the league and state playoffs. I stated that six or seven teams could win the conference in a column last month, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Update: SWC boys basketball</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/01/31/update-swc-boys-basketball/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/01/31/update-swc-boys-basketball/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2011 23:56:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[brookfield basketball]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dj perry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[new milford new fairfield basketball]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nick paez]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rowdy rebels]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rowdy rednecks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[swc boys basketball]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Not much has changed since the last post here on The Duffle Bag. There is still a greaty deal of parity in the SWC, there is still no clear-cut favorite and there are still snowdays every Tuesday and Friday. That should be no different this week. Let&#8217;s take a look at some highlights from last week&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Around the SWC: Week 3</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/01/13/around-the-swc-week-3-2/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/01/13/around-the-swc-week-3-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jan 2011 00:02:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Due to some snow days and postponed games, I waited until today (Wednesday) to publish the Week 3 report for SWC boys basketball. And it&#8217;s a good thing I did. Most teams played Monday and Tuesday, and, now that the dust has settled, we&#8217;ve learned one thing: This league is wide open. There are four or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Projection: Top 11 of &#8217;11</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/01/09/projection-top-11-of-11/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/01/09/projection-top-11-of-11/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Jan 2011 20:46:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Last year, I ranked the &#8220;Top 25 area athletes in the Class of 2010.&#8221; When the high school sports season concludes in June, I&#8217;ll be ranking the Top 25 in the Class of 2011 (based on career performance). Though we&#8217;re not even halfway through the 2010-2011 sports season, it&#8217;s never too early to do some projections. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Around the SWC: Week 2</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/01/03/around-the-swc-week-2-2/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/01/03/around-the-swc-week-2-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jan 2011 01:13:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bernard brantley stratford]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jalen graham masuk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nelson diaz joel barlow]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Post-Edsall depression is still deeply affecting me. Sorry if this week&#8217;s &#8220;Around the SWC&#8221; post is rather bland. I just really don&#8217;t feel like writing (or eating, working or laughing) at this point in time. Maybe I&#8217;ll be better next week. Anyway, here&#8217;s what I&#8217;ve got: SWC Player of the Week: Nelson Diaz, Joel Barlow [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The UConn Football Wishlist</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/01/03/the-uconn-football-wishlist/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2011/01/03/the-uconn-football-wishlist/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2011 19:03:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[brett favre coaching]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[denard robinson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[john murphy masuk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mike leach uconn]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ralph friedgen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[randy edsall uconn]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rich rodriguez uconn]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Let me preface this by saying that,  I do not think the Huskies will be able to truly replace Randy Edsall. I covered the team as an undergraduate at UConn and have interviewed Edsall a few times during my tenure at The News-Times.  Even though he didn&#8217;t fly home with the team and apparently failed to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s been awhile&#8230;.but Around the SWC is back</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/12/24/its-been-awhile-but-around-the-swc-is-back/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/12/24/its-been-awhile-but-around-the-swc-is-back/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Dec 2010 01:17:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[angel vasquez]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[anthony delorenzo masuk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[calvin murphy norwalk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[danbury basketball]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[daniel mccorkle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kevin galvin bethel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Phillip starts prince tech]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pomperaug basketball]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tom bajda]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/?p=392</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I apologize for the lack of activity here on &#8220;The Duffle Bag.&#8221; I&#8217;ve been on a little vacation at the News-Times since the football season ended, but, with boys basketball in full swing, its time for some updates in the SWC. Before I get into the weekly honor roll and all that, I think this [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>Who&#8217;s No. 1?</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/12/12/whos-no-1/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/12/12/whos-no-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Dec 2010 21:45:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Masuk football]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[xavier football]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/?p=388</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The final state football polls will be released in about 24 hours and, for some reason, there is a &#8220;debate&#8221; over the No. 1 team in Connecticut. Masuk (13-0) hammered a very, very good New Canaan team, 50-20, to claim the Class L title on Saturday night. Xavier kept its perfect record intact with a [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>12</slash:comments>
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		<title>All-SWC Football Announced</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/12/08/all-swc-football-announced/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/12/08/all-swc-football-announced/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Dec 2010 18:42:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[all-swc football]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/?p=380</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[  All-SWC First Team Alec Belardinelli, Bethel Javier Reyes, Bethel Brandon Schmidt, Bethel Chris Valenti, Bethel Joey Acquanita, Brookfield Matt Consalvo, Brookfield Leaon Gordon, Brookfield (led state with 10.6 yards per carry) Brian Kelly, Brookfield (led state with 31.3 yards per reception) Dion Koumoutseas, Brookfield Shea McGorty, Brookfield J.J. Bivona, Bunnell Steve Buzcek, Bunnell Bryan [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
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		<title>Court is in session</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/12/08/court-is-in-session/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/12/08/court-is-in-session/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Dec 2010 16:08:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[haili welton pomperaug]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[swc girls basketball]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/?p=376</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I can&#8217;t believe it, but its basketball season once again. The girls tip off today and, as Pomperaug point guard Haili Welton points out, the SWC is &#8220;up in the air.&#8221; Read the SWC players&#8217; survey here. Two schools &#8212; Pomperaug and Brookfield &#8212; lost their all-time leading scorers (Katie Cizynski and Brittany Martelle), Lauralton [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Masuk&#8217;s Cochran Named CT Gatorade Player of the Year&#8230;.Who Gets Your Vote?</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/12/02/masuks-cochran-named-ct-gatorade-player-of-the-year-who-gets-your-vote/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/12/02/masuks-cochran-named-ct-gatorade-player-of-the-year-who-gets-your-vote/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Dec 2010 04:18:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/?p=370</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Masuk QB Casey Cochran, a junior who has a full scholarship offer from Boston College, was named the Connecticut Gatorade Player of the Year on Thursday. After passing for 2,670 yards, 36 touchdowns and seven interceptions (and helping Masuk to a 11-0 season thus far), Cochran is certainly deserving of the honor. Personally, I didn&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/12/02/masuks-cochran-named-ct-gatorade-player-of-the-year-who-gets-your-vote/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Around the SWC: Two remain</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/12/02/around-the-swc-two-remain/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/12/02/around-the-swc-two-remain/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Dec 2010 18:21:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[brian kelly brookfield]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[brookfield new london football]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[masuk darien football]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nick paez brookfield]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/?p=364</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Brian Kelly is making me look very smart and, in turn, making opposing defenses look very stupid. Kelly, a senior who I selected as the SWC Player of the Year last Sunday, carried seven times for 153 yards and four touchdowns (not to mention a 38-yard TD catch and a 42-yard field goal) in a 50-21 [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>SWC Postseason Awards</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/11/27/swc-postseason-awards/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/11/27/swc-postseason-awards/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Nov 2010 04:21:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[brian kelly brookfield]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Casey Cochran Masuk]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/?p=350</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Who&#8217;s the 2010 SWC MVP? Who&#8217;s the Breakout Player of the Year? How about Coach of the Year? After a season of covering SWC football, I picked all three &#8212; and a few more categories as well. Check out my 2010 SWC Awards right here or, even better,  in today&#8217;s News-Times or Connecticut Post. You [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>11</slash:comments>
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		<title>Around the SWC: Post Turkey Day/Post Regular Season</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/11/27/around-the-swc-post-turkey-daypost-regular-season/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/11/27/around-the-swc-post-turkey-daypost-regular-season/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Nov 2010 19:05:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[brian kelly brookfield]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[brookfield football]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chris drusbosky notre dame]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Masuk football]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/?p=339</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Thanksgiving Day rivalries are in the book and, so in turn, is the high school football regular season. Two SWC teams &#8211; Masuk and Brookfield &#8211; move on to the state playoffs. Let&#8217;s take a brief look at both teams before we recap the action from Thanksgiving Day. Also, be sure to check out Sunday&#8217;s News-Times for [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>SWC Championship: Who ya got?</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/11/23/swc-championship-who-do-you-got/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/11/23/swc-championship-who-do-you-got/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Nov 2010 04:31:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[masuk newtown swc football]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/?p=323</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Check out the preview in today&#8217;s paper. I think you all know my opinion on this one, now it&#8217;s time to voice yours. Who will win Wednesday&#8217;s SWC Championship game?online surveys]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>Turkey Day SWC predictions</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/11/23/turkey-day-swc-predictions/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/11/23/turkey-day-swc-predictions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Nov 2010 04:30:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[masuk newtown football]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/?p=313</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Everyone buy a paper &#8212; we&#8217;ve got previews of all the local Thanksgiving games in today&#8217;s News-Times. What we&#8217;re missing, though, is gutsy predictions. That&#8217;s where I come in. Here&#8217;s what I&#8217;ve got for this year&#8217;s Thanksgiving Games. Let&#8217;s start with the big one:   SWC Championship: Masuk (9-0) at Newtown (8-1), Wednesday, 7 p.m. Blue [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>Around the SWC: Week 9</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/11/14/around-the-swc-week-9/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/11/14/around-the-swc-week-9/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Nov 2010 04:11:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[brian kelly brookfield]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[brookfield football]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[leaon gordon brookfield]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[masuk newtown swc championship]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/?p=295</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[One more week remains in the regular season. There are a few HUGE games on Thanksgiving. No time to waste &#8212; lets get to it. Here&#8217;s the Week 9 rundown: SWC Championship Game: Masuk at Newtown, Wednesday, Nov. 24@ 7 p.m. Word is Blue and Gold Stadium will be ready to go for this one. Newtown (8-1) survived [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>30</slash:comments>
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		<title>My take on D.J.</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/11/10/my-take-on-d-j/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/11/10/my-take-on-d-j/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Nov 2010 01:20:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dj hernandez]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dj hernandez southington]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dj hernandez uconn]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dj hernandez wristband]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/?p=290</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By now, you&#8217;ve probably read (and heard) plenty about Southington coach D.J. Hernandez. The skinny: The former UConn quarterback/wide receiver, now in his first season as head football coach at Southington High School, &#8220;admitted to having possession of a card containing coded Manchester plays and attempted to use the card during Manchester&#8217;s first offensive drive [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>High school football chat at 8 p.m.</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/11/10/high-school-football-chat-at-8-p-m/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/11/10/high-school-football-chat-at-8-p-m/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Nov 2010 23:55:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/?p=287</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Join Sean Patrick Bowley and yours truly as we discuss the upcoming week in HS football. High School Football Live Chat, Wednesday, 8 p.m.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>In Memory of Joe South</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/11/07/in-memory-of-joe-south/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/11/07/in-memory-of-joe-south/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Nov 2010 23:57:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[joe south new milford]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/?p=268</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Six years ago today, former New Milford football captain Joe South was killed in a car crash on Route 7 in New Milford. The Green Wave lost one of its best players, New Milford high school lost one its most well-liked students and, most importantly, Joe lost a life that was filled with promise. I had known [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>Around the SWC: Week 8</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/11/07/around-the-swc-week-8/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/11/07/around-the-swc-week-8/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Nov 2010 23:56:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[brian kelly brookfield]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[brookfield football]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/?p=273</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The SWC playoff picture (and state playoff picture) really took shape after Week 8. Here&#8217;s the rundown:     Big surprise: In what was essentially an &#8220;elimination game&#8221; from the state playoffs, Brookfield took advantage of five Pomperaug turnovers and took care of the Panthers 27-14 on Friday night. Is it a surprise that Brookfield [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
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		<title>New Fairfield&#8217;s John Raneri checks in from UNC</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/11/02/new-fairfields-john-raneri-checks-in-from-unc/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/11/02/new-fairfields-john-raneri-checks-in-from-unc/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Nov 2010 21:39:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[john raneri new fairfield]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[john raneri unc]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/?p=265</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I recently got in touch with former New Fairfield distance runner John Raneri, who I selected as the Greater Danbury area&#8217;s top athlete in the Class of 2010. Raneri will be checking in periodically and telling us about his experience at the University of North Carolina. Here&#8217;s his first installment: Dear News-Times, It’s been awhile [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>Masuk is No. 1 (kind of)</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/11/02/masuk-is-no-1-kind-of/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/11/02/masuk-is-no-1-kind-of/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Nov 2010 21:28:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Masuk football]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/?p=262</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[State football polls were released yesterday and, for the first time all season, the Masuk Panthers found themselves in the top spot. Masuk leap-frogged previous No. 1 Xavier in The Connecticut Sports Writers Alliance poll, but still sits behind Xavier in The New Haven Register Poll and The coaches poll of The New London Day. The [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Around the SWC: Week 7</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/10/31/around-the-swc-week-7/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/10/31/around-the-swc-week-7/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2010 01:53:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[brian kelly brookfield]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Casey Cochran Masuk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Masuk football]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nick donofrio oxford]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shawn flynn masuk]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/?p=251</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Got an email from a Bethel player this week. Here&#8217;s what it said: &#8220;In reaction to your article on Masuk being the team of the frickin decade I only got one thing to say&#8230; WATCH BETHEL TOMORROW NIGHT!!!!&#8221; I did not watch Masuk-Bethel on Friday. I have learned my lesson. And, after a 45-0 blowout [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>45</slash:comments>
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		<title>Weekly HS football chat tonight at 8 p.m.</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/10/27/weekly-hs-football-chat-tonight-at-8-p-m/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/10/27/weekly-hs-football-chat-tonight-at-8-p-m/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Oct 2010 20:05:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/?p=249</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Got any questions about Week 7 in high school football? I&#8217;ll try my best to answer them. Or, if it&#8217;s about the FCIAC, I&#8217;ll just sit here and watch Sean Patrick Bowley and Dave Ruden answer them. Anyway, see you at 8! High School Football Live Chat, Wednesday, 8 p.m.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Around the SWC: Week 6</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/10/25/around-the-swc-week-6/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/10/25/around-the-swc-week-6/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Oct 2010 05:38:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[andrew reel pomperaug]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Casey Cochran Masuk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dan hebert newtown]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[karl bradshaw new milford]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[matt datin newtown]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[newtown football]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nick paez brookfield]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[patrick jordan new milford]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ryan Mallon New Fairfield]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tyler puglisi brookfield]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/?p=237</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Unfortunately, I didn&#8217;t get to cover an SWC game this past weekend. I did, however, get to watch Pomperaug vs. Stratford on MyTV9 until my roommates forced me to put on Oklahoma-Missouri, which wasn&#8217;t cool at all. Anyway, here&#8217;s what I&#8217;ve got from Week 6. Big surprise: Matt Datin and Newtown rumbled to a 21-12 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>So this was embarrassing&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/10/22/so-this-was-embarrassing/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/10/22/so-this-was-embarrassing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Oct 2010 17:18:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[john murphy masuk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Masuk football]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[westconn o'neill center]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/?p=229</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Quick story for all you football fans. In order to write today&#8217;s column about the two best kickers in Connecticut (Ridgefield&#8217;s Chris O&#8217;Dea and Masuk&#8217;s Jon Testani), I needed to get some quotes from the Masuk coach. His name is John Murphy (left). I&#8217;ve talked to him at games, I&#8217;ve talked to him on the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>High School Football Chat Tonight at 8 p.m.</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/10/20/high-school-football-chat-tonight-at-8-p-m-4/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/10/20/high-school-football-chat-tonight-at-8-p-m-4/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Oct 2010 22:31:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/?p=226</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[High School Football Live Chat, Wednesday, 8 p.m.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>My Top Five Sports Movies of All-Time</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/10/19/my-top-five-sports-movies-of-all-time/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/10/19/my-top-five-sports-movies-of-all-time/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Oct 2010 02:05:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[a league of their own]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[best sports movies of all time]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[remember the titans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rudy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[she's the man]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[white men can't jump]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/?p=195</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[My colleague at The News-Times, Rich Gregory, recently penned a column about his five favorite sports movies of all-time. I would provide a link here, but, for whatever reason, the story only appeared in print (go buy a print subscription!) Rich&#8217;s column sparked some serious debate in the newsroom and was the topic of many [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
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		<title>Around the SWC: Week 5</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/10/17/around-the-swc-week-5/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/10/17/around-the-swc-week-5/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2010 02:02:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[colin markus masuk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[masuk bunnell football]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pomperaug willie maxen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SWC football]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/?p=200</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s gone by quickly, but we&#8217;re already halfway through the high school football season. We&#8217;ll be dishing out some midseason awards in this Friday&#8217;s News-Times. For now, though, lets take a look at the action from this past weekend.   Big surprise: The Green Wave are rolling. Well, kind of. New Milford pulled off the biggest upset [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
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		<title>High School Football Chat Tonight at 8 p.m.</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/10/13/high-school-football-chat-tonight-at-8-p-m-3/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/10/13/high-school-football-chat-tonight-at-8-p-m-3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Oct 2010 21:08:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/?p=187</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Join Hearst Corporation high school football writers Sean Patrick Bowley, Dave Ruden and I as we discuss all things Week 5 in CT high school football. High School Football Live Chat, Wednesday, 8 p.m.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Around the SWC: Week 4</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/10/11/around-the-swc-week-4/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/10/11/around-the-swc-week-4/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Oct 2010 00:44:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[brookfield football]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[casey cochran football]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[masuk bunnell football]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Masuk football]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[new fairfield football]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/?p=175</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sorry for the delay on the Week 4 breakdown. Lets get right into it: Big surprise: Winless New Fairfield nearly pulled off one of the most improble upsets in recent memory when it had undefeated Bunnell &#8212; the highest scoring team in Connecticut &#8211; on the ropes Friday night. The Rebels led 16-15 at the half, [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>10</slash:comments>
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		<title>High School Football Chat Tonight at 8 p.m.</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/10/06/high-school-football-chat-tonight-at-8-p-m-2/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/10/06/high-school-football-chat-tonight-at-8-p-m-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Oct 2010 21:05:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/?p=173</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Join Sean Patrick Bowley and I (Stamford Advocate writer Dave Ruden may also be there) as we discuss Week 4 of the high school football season. High School Football Live Chat, Wednesday, 8 p.m.]]></description>
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		<title>Around the SWC: Week 3</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/10/04/around-the-swc-week-3/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/10/04/around-the-swc-week-3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2010 16:50:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/?p=157</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We had  quite a few blowouts in Week 3, and quite a few silly individual stat lines as well. Also, don&#8217;t forget to vote for The Best Fall Rivalry in the Greater Danbury Area. The winner will have a big article in Sunday&#8217;s News-Times. Anyway,  some football: Big surprise: In what was supposed to be a close game, Brookfield put a [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>12</slash:comments>
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		<title>VOTE FOR YOUR TOP FALL SPORTS RIVALRY</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/10/01/vote-for-your-top-fall-sports-rivalry/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/10/01/vote-for-your-top-fall-sports-rivalry/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Oct 2010 05:29:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[danbury ridgefield football]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[immaculate bethel girls soccer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[masuk newtown football]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[new milford danbury cross country]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Milford pomperaug field hockey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[newtown joel barlow boys soccer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sports rivalries danbury]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/?p=150</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As a sports columnist, you often go out on a limb and write things that many people don&#8217;t agree with. Well, I&#8217;ve done alot of that lately and, quite frankly, I&#8217;m sick of being made fun of and being called mean names by angry readers. So, when it comes to the issue of the top fall sports [...]]]></description>
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		<title>High School football chat tonight at 8 p.m.</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/09/29/high-school-football-chat-tonight-at-8-p-m/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/09/29/high-school-football-chat-tonight-at-8-p-m/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2010 21:20:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/?p=147</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Got a question to ask? Follow the link below&#8230;chat starts at 8 p.m. High School Football Live Chat, Wednesday, 8 p.m.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/09/29/high-school-football-chat-tonight-at-8-p-m/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>A new blogger on the site&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/09/28/a-new-blogger-on-the-site/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/09/28/a-new-blogger-on-the-site/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2010 21:29:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Raneri]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[john raneri new fairfield]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[john raneri north carolina]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/?p=144</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I wish this was my own idea, but I kind of jacked this one from Dave Ruden&#8217;s Overtime blog over at the Stamford Advocate. In a few weeks, former New Fairfield runner John Raneri (rated as my No. 1 athlete in the Class of 2010) will blog periodically about his experience as a freshman at [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Around the SWC: Week 2</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/09/26/around-the-swc-week-2/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/09/26/around-the-swc-week-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Sep 2010 01:02:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Casey Cochran]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Masuk football]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pomperaug football]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/?p=134</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[After Week 2, we&#8217;ve got a much better idea of who&#8217;s for real and who&#8217;s going to struggle this year. I haven&#8217;t addressed the Friday night &#8221;Masuk-cre&#8221; (headline courtesy of News Times columnist/Sunday editor Brian Koonz) at Pomperaug High school, so here&#8217;s my take: Apparently, I built this thing up a little bit too much. I figured [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Masuk &#8211; Pomperaug predictions</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/09/24/masuk-pomperaug-predictions/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/09/24/masuk-pomperaug-predictions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Sep 2010 15:32:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Casey Cochran Masuk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Masuk football]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pomperaug football]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pomperaug Masuk football]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/?p=125</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m not usually one for predictions, but&#8230;nah, nah, I really am. I love making predictions and, naturally, I&#8217;ve got one for tonight&#8217;s SWC showdown. In the poll I posted on this blog about three days ago, 58.1 percent of you picked Masuk to beat Pomperaug by double-digits. Well, here&#8217;s what I think: The Panther I tried [...]]]></description>
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		<title>High School Football Chat at 7 p.m.</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/09/23/high-school-football-chat-at-7-p-m/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/09/23/high-school-football-chat-at-7-p-m/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Sep 2010 21:16:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/?p=122</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[High School Football Live Chat, 7 p.m.]]></description>
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		<title>Your thoughts on Pomperaug-Masuk&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/09/21/your-thoughts-on-pomperaug-masuk/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/09/21/your-thoughts-on-pomperaug-masuk/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Sep 2010 01:35:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Casey Cochran]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kellen Croce]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kevin Maxen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Masuk football]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Masuk Pomperaug]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pomperaug football]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SWC football]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/?p=119</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Last time they squared off, it was for the SWC championship. This time around, the conference title isn&#8217;t at stake, but considering its just Week 2 of the high school football season, the stakes for Friday&#8217;s Masuk-Pomperaug showdown are still pretty damn high. Masuk, fresh off a 49-7 waxing of New Milford, comes in as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Around the SWC: Week 1</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/09/19/around-the-swc-week-1/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/09/19/around-the-swc-week-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Sep 2010 01:08:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bethel football]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bunnell football]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Casey Cochran]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kevin Maxen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Masuk football]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pomperaug football]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SWC football]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/?p=112</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In case you missed any of the action in the opening weekend of SWC football, I&#8217;ve got a few highlights and things here for you: No surprise: Masuk, the favorite to win the SWC, pummeled New Milford 49-7  on Sunday. Casey Cochran, a junior quarterback who already has a scholarship offer from Boston College (by [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>9</slash:comments>
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		<title>Area Football Games Postponed</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/09/16/area-football-games-postponed/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/09/16/area-football-games-postponed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2010 22:18:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[high school football]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/?p=110</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Just a quick announcement. Nothing witty to say right now&#8230;I&#8217;m just not in that kind of mood, OK? I set my alarm for 9 a.m. this morning so I could work out and get a jumpstart on my column for Sunday. I didn&#8217;t wake up until 11 and then I had a pathetic workout, didn&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Who&#8217;s the best team in the SWC?</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/09/13/whos-the-best-team-in-the-swc/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/09/13/whos-the-best-team-in-the-swc/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Sep 2010 03:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SWC football]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/?p=108</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Check out our SWC football preview for this season in today&#8217;s paper, or, better yet right here online. After you&#8217;re done reading, let&#8217;s hear YOUR vote on the team to beat in the SWC. Who is the team to beat in the SWC?Market Research]]></description>
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		<title>Club foot can&#8217;t hold back former New Milford football star</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/09/10/club-foot-cant-hold-back-former-new-milford-football-star/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/09/10/club-foot-cant-hold-back-former-new-milford-football-star/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Sep 2010 23:18:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[club foot]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[new milford football]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sean Dwyer]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Dodge, Dip, Duck, Dive and Dodge. New Milford&#8217;s Sean Dwyer doesn&#8217;t need a fully functioning right leg to do any of those things. Last Saturday, the UConn dodgeball community found that out firsthand. A host of intramural dodgeball teams and an extremely bad case of club foot &#8212; a birth disorder that affects roughly 1 out of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bethel&#8217;s Valenti will attend Harvard</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/09/07/bethels-valenti-will-attend-harvard/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/09/07/bethels-valenti-will-attend-harvard/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 01:35:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bethel football]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chris Valenti]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chris Valenti Harvard]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s either brains or brawn, right? Not for Bethel offensive lineman Chris Valenti. Valenti, a 6-foot-3 290-pound one-man wrecking crew on the football field who sports a 3.89 GPA off it, informed The News Times that he has verbally committed to Harvard University. &#8220;Football has done for me what nothing else could,&#8221; Valenti said. &#8220;It&#8217;s given me [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL?!</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/09/02/are-you-ready-for-some-football/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/09/02/are-you-ready-for-some-football/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:40:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ben Crick]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[donald brown]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kevin Maxen pomperaug]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tommy jordan florida]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[uconn football]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[uconn michigan]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I am &#8212; big time. Little League baseball is finally over and football season has arrived. A few things to look for in the coming days: 1. UCONN (I&#8217;m a proud alumn who deeply envys Neill Ostrout&#8217;s job at the Connecticut Post) opens at Michigan Saturday at 3:30 on ABC. I have two words: LETS.GO!!!! [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Summer League Recap: Bethel Looking Good</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/08/03/summer-league-recap-bethel-looking-good/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/08/03/summer-league-recap-bethel-looking-good/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 15:12:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bethel boys basketball]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Danbury War Memorial Summer League]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jon Byrnes Bethel]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/?p=92</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Well, Bethel is no longer a sleeper next year in SWC boys basketball. The Wildcats cruised through the Danbury War Memorial Summer League and dismantled Immaculate 61-43 (and it wasn&#8217;t even that close) in the championship game on Monday. Bethel&#8217;s summer league coach, former Wildcats point guard Martino Pepe, is convinced this team will finish [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Where Are They Now: Mel Thomas and Brittany Hunter</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/07/27/where-are-they-now-mel-thomas-and-brittany-hunter/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/07/27/where-are-they-now-mel-thomas-and-brittany-hunter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 04:41:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brittany Hunter uconn]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mel Thomas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Newtown Youth Academy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pursuit Beyond basketball camp]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/?p=89</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Mel Thomas and Brittany Hunter have been out of Storrs for two years now. I got a chance to catch up with both of them at &#8220;Pursuit Beyond&#8221; basketball camp, which was held at the Newtown Youth Academy. They were both as friendly and talkative as any big-time college athletes who I&#8217;ve covered (except, of course, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>LeBron Taking Way Too Much Heat For Decision (clever, right?)</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/07/09/lebron-taking-way-too-much-heat-for-decision-clever-right/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/07/09/lebron-taking-way-too-much-heat-for-decision-clever-right/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Jul 2010 01:32:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LeBron James]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LeBron James heat]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/?p=84</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I know this blog is about sports in the Greater Danbury area. In my defense, LeBron James announced his free agency intentions in Greenwich last night. Greenwich is roughly 40 minutes from Danbury. So, in short, I wouldn&#8217;t be doing my job &#8212; I&#8217;d actually be risking termination &#8212; if I didn&#8217;t address this. On Thursday night, we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Real LeBron James question&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/07/01/the-real-lebron-james-question/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/07/01/the-real-lebron-james-question/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2010 02:31:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LeBron James free agency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ricky Paez Abbott Tech]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/?p=81</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Pick up a newspaper, visit a website, turn on the TV, turn on the radio, do anything over the next five days &#8212; literally anything &#8212; and you&#8217;re likely to come across one big question: Where the hell is LeBron James going? New York? Chicago? Miami? The Clippers? (honestly, why are they even mentioned in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Which area high school had the best sports year?</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/06/30/which-area-high-school-had-the-best-sports-year/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/06/30/which-area-high-school-had-the-best-sports-year/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 18:34:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Danbury area sports schools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[new milford]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[newtown]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pomperaug]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ridgefield]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Top sports schools of 2010]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Sick of my opinion? Yeah, I am  too. That&#8217;s why I&#8217;m not leaving this one up to conjuecture. Instead, in this Sunday&#8217;s News Times, I&#8217;m ranking the Top 10 area sports schools of 2009-2010 based on pure fact. I&#8217;ve developed a formula (think the NFL quarterback rating sytem for a 5th grader) that yields a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Top 25 area athletes of 2010</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/06/28/the-top-25-area-athletes-of-2010/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/06/28/the-top-25-area-athletes-of-2010/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 00:18:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Top 25 of 2010]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Top 25 athletes of 2010]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/?p=68</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Hope everyone got to check out the rankings in the paper last week. If not, here&#8217;s a list of how it all went down. Click on each players name to re-live their incredible high school careers through the News Times archives. 1. John Raneri, New Fairfield (cross country and track) 2. Charlie Costanzo, Danbury (wrestling) 3. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BROOKFIELD PRIDE: No. 6 A.J. Stueck</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/06/26/brookfield-pride/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/06/26/brookfield-pride/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jun 2010 17:07:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Top 25 of 2010]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AJ Stueck]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brookfield high school soccer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Top 25 athletes of 2010]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A.J. Stueck couldn&#8217;t even look his teammates in the eyes. The Brookfield boys soccer players sat together in a circle&#8211; smack-dab in the middle of the field at Municipal Stadium in Waterbury &#8212; for the most painful 20 minutes of their lives. Bobcats coach Jared Sheikh mustered up some words of wisdom, but Stueck, even to this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top 25 Spotlight: Pete Gallagher</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/06/24/top-25-spotlight-pete-gallagher/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/06/24/top-25-spotlight-pete-gallagher/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2010 03:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Top 25 of 2010]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pete Gallagher Bethel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peter Gallagher]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Top 25 athletes of 2010]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Name: Pete Gallagher School: Bethel Spot on Top 25: 14 Best Memory: &#8220;I have a lot of great memories from my high school career, but I think that my favorite one would have to be the Thanksgiving Day football game against Brookfield in 2010. It is a huge rivalry game between Bethel and Brookfield, but [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top 25 Spotlight: Ricky Paez</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/06/23/top-25-spotlight-ricky-paez/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/06/23/top-25-spotlight-ricky-paez/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 23:28:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Top 25 of 2010]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[abbott tech basketball]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ricky Paez Abbott Tech]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Top 25 athletes of 2010]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Name: Ricky Paez School: Abbott Tech Spot on Top 25: 25 Honors: All-CSC basketball, All-CSC football, All-CSC tennis. Made school-record 74 three-pointers in 2009-2010. Best Memory: &#8220;The night we beat Capital Prep for the conference championship in basketball. We lost to them sophomore year, so it was revenge and the first championship in a while for Abbott. I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top 25 Spotlight: John Krafick</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/06/23/spotlight-john-krafick-no-24/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/06/23/spotlight-john-krafick-no-24/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 14:42:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Top 25 of 2010]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Krafick New Milford]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Top 25 athletes of 2010]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[  Name: John Krafick School: New Milford Spot in Top 25: No. 24 Honors: All-SWC basketball (shooting guard), All-Division football (quarterback), No. 3 on New Milford golf team Best Memory: &#8220;First game of senior year against Brookfield. (Teammate) Austin swim and coach (Travis) Swim&#8217;s grandfather, Dick Russ, who helped with our program, passed away before [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Just Missed The Cut</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/06/23/just-missed-the-cut/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/06/23/just-missed-the-cut/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 05:47:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Top 25 of 2010]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aaron Mathias]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jesse Frawley Bethel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Simonelli Bethel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maria Ortiz New Milford]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Megan Mitchell Immaculate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mike Galione Ridgefield]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Phillip Critelli Pomperaug]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ryan Mallon New Fairfield]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sara Kelley Newtown]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Top 25 athletes of 2010]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;ve read today&#8217;s News-Times, you&#8217;re probably aware that the countdown of the &#8220;Top 25 area athletes in the Class of 2010&#8221; is underway. What you&#8217;re not aware of, though, is how difficult it was to limit this list to 25. I&#8217;ve been covering high school sports at The News-Times since late October, 2009. In [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Who&#8217;s No. 1?</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/06/16/whos-no-1-2/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/06/16/whos-no-1-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 23:46:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[  The Top 25 area athletes in the Class of 2010 will be published in The News-Times  next Wednesday through Sunday. I&#8217;d like to hear what you think. Cast your vote below. Choose your top three area athletes in the Class of 2010&#8230;online survey]]></description>
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		<title>Next Week: The Top 25 in the Class of 2010</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/06/15/next-week-the-top-25-in-the-class-of-2010/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/06/15/next-week-the-top-25-in-the-class-of-2010/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 23:54:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ben Crick]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brittany Martelle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jen Daily]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[joe groski]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Raneri]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Top 25 athletes of 2010]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This was not easy. I&#8217;ve spent the past couple of weeks compiling stats, reflecting on games I&#8217;ve seen this year and ultimately putting together a list of the &#8220;Top 25 area athletes in the Class of 2010.&#8221; Forming this list &#8212; and doing it correctly &#8212; was the most difficult thing I&#8217;ve had to do [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Championship Saturday</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/06/09/championship-saturday/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/06/09/championship-saturday/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 01:43:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[brett koliani]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cj costabile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Class LL baseball championship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Class LL softball championship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Class M boys lacrosse championship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kate bowen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[new fairfield boys lacrosse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[newtown softball]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nick costabile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pomperaug baseball]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[xavier baseball]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[One day. Three state championships at stake. On Saturday, June 12, three area teams &#8212; Pomperaug baseball, New Fairfield boys lacrosse and Newtown softball &#8212; will compete for state championships in their respective divisions. Let&#8217;s take a quick look at each team: Pomperaug Baseball (No. 3 seed Class LL) Record: 24-2 Opponent: vs. No. 8 Xavier [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Abbott Tech&#8217;s Henry will go Prep</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/06/08/abbott-techs-henry-will-go-prep/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/06/08/abbott-techs-henry-will-go-prep/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 01:10:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[abbott tech basketball]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Anthony Henry, the leading scorer in the area (23.3 points per game) and First Team All-State boys basketball selection, will not stay at Abbott Tech next season. Henry, who didn&#8217;t have any eligibility at Abbott because he transferred from Danbury High as a sophomore, will attend Putnam Science Academy in Putnam, Conn. next fall. Putnam [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Who&#8217;s Left in the CIAC Playoffs?</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/06/07/whos-left-in-the-ciac-playoffs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 14:49:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In case you didn&#8217;t catch it in print, the recap of my 200 meter race against Teyanna and Charisma Green of Danbury High can be found right here. A quick thank you to Teyanna, Charisma and coach Melissa Nadeau for letting me do that for my column. I was a little worried about it &#8212; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Big Race</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/duffy/2010/06/03/the-big-race/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 03:19:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Duffy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Let me start off with my prepared statement: I&#8217;m very excited to have my official News-Times blog on the web. I hope to provide a little extra insight on the high school sports scene in the Greater Danbury area and post some interviews, pictures and video of the athletes that I cover and you read [...]]]></description>
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