By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER The odds were certainly stacked against the Bristol Eastern volleyball squad come tournament time this past September. Talk about competition, the Class L state tournament bracket was loaded from top to bottom and RHAM (23-2 overall) was the tournaments No. 1 seed while the likes of Fitch (No. 2, 18-1 regular season), Torrington (No. 3, 20-3 overall) and state contender Joel Barlow (No. 4, 16-2) all could have been worthy champions. Then there was Farmington (No. 5, 18-4 overall) and Eastern (No. 6, 19-4) of course in that possible championship mix. And then there was this sleeper school, Platt of Meriden, who was hanging around the tournament at the No. 7 slot – carrying a regular season ledger of 16-3, which included a 3-2 match loss to the Lancers – but was rolling to end the campaign The Panthers won five of six matches to complete the regular season, the only loss coming to Farmington in a 3-1 defeat. But from there, it was all Platt. The Panthers won the Central Connecticut Conference Tournament, getting passed RHAM in the final, three sets to one, and then had to run the gauntlet to collect the state […]
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER The odds were certainly stacked against the Bristol Eastern volleyball squad come tournament time this past September. Talk about competition, the Class L state tournament bracket was loaded from top to bottom and RHAM (23-2 overall) was the tournaments No. 1 seed while the likes of Fitch (No. 2, 18-1 regular season), Torrington (No. 3, 20-3 overall) and state contender Joel Barlow (No. 4, 16-2) all could have been worthy champions. Then there was Farmington (No. 5, 18-4 overall) and Eastern (No. 6, 19-4) of course in that possible championship mix. And then there was this sleeper school, Platt of Meriden, who was hanging around the tournament at the No. 7 slot – carrying a regular season ledger of 16-3, which included a 3-2 match loss to the Lancers – but was rolling to end the campaign The Panthers won five of six matches to complete the regular season, the only loss coming to Farmington in a 3-1 defeat. But from there, it was all Platt. The Panthers won the Central Connecticut Conference Tournament, getting passed RHAM in the final, three sets to one, and then had to run the gauntlet to collect the state […]