By John Goralski Sports Writer Preston Beverly looked back over his shoulder with quiet satisfaction as his Lincoln College New England men’s basketball team raced for the locker rooms at halftime. It wasn’t his team’s five point lead that brought a smile to the athletic director/coach. It was the swarm of kids from the Bristol Boys and Girls Club that flooded onto the Bristol Eastern basketball court with a small group of college students. Beverly’s team has surged out to a 4-2 record in the opening weeks of the winter season. The Wildcats have already toppled a nationally ranked program, and their two losses have come by a grand total of three points. Lincoln fans have had a lot of things to cheer about in the early season, but it’s the total package that has Beverly smiling at halftime. For the first time in years, it feels like the little known sports team has finally found a home. “On the weekends, we were able to get in here [at Bristol Eastern] so that we can try to build that sense of community,” he said. “We do a lot of work here and in Southington. We wanted to find some place [...]
By John Goralski Sports Writer Preston Beverly looked back over his shoulder with quiet satisfaction as his Lincoln College New England men’s basketball team raced for the locker rooms at halftime. It wasn’t his team’s five point lead that brought a smile to the athletic director/coach. It was the swarm of kids from the Bristol Boys and Girls Club that flooded onto the Bristol Eastern basketball court with a small group of college students. Beverly’s team has surged out to a 4-2 record in the opening weeks of the winter season. The Wildcats have already toppled a nationally ranked program, and their two losses have come by a grand total of three points. Lincoln fans have had a lot of things to cheer about in the early season, but it’s the total package that has Beverly smiling at halftime. For the first time in years, it feels like the little known sports team has finally found a home. “On the weekends, we were able to get in here [at Bristol Eastern] so that we can try to build that sense of community,” he said. “We do a lot of work here and in Southington. We wanted to find some place [...]