Connecticut Sports Writers' Alliance
- Jan 22, 2019
Athletes of the Year Chosen by Connecticut Sports Writers' Alliance
A three-time college All-American lacrosse player and a record-breaking high school soccer standout have been named Athletes of the Year by the Connecticut Sports Writers’ Alliance. Harry Stanton, a 2018 graduate of Wesleyan University in Middletown, will receive the Bill Lee Male Athlete of the Year Award, named after a longtime sports editor and columnist who wrote for the Hartford Courant for nearly half a century. Mya Johnson, a senior at Old Lyme High School, is the reci
Connecticut Sports' Writers Alliance
- Jan 17, 2019
Writer, editor, historian, CSWA member Bob Barton passes away
Bob Barton, one of the longest-tenured and most highly-respected sports media members in Connecticut, passed away on Sunday, January 13, 2019. He was 83. A Farmington resident and 1957 graduate of Yale University, Barton was a writer and copy editor for 29 years with the New Haven Register and New Haven Journal Courier. He took delight in reporting Bulldogs football, establishing himself as a knowledgeable historian of the school's gridiron past, and also covered thousands of
