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The importance of youth sports

Hamden’s youth sports are popular and successful.  In 2020, Hamden won the Connecticut Little League state championship, beating Montville 12-1 in four innings in the championship game.  That was the year of the pandemic so there was no Little League World Series for Hamden to qualify for, but that did not stop the kids and…

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Attendance disparity in athletics at QU and beyond

When walking into a Quinnipiac Men’s Ice Hockey game at the M&T Bank Arena for the famous “Beat Yale” game an immediate feeling of the competitive atmosphere washes over you. It’s as if you are being transported to a new world the second you feel the heat blasting from above when you walk through the…

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Youth athletes have left the field, will they come back?

Youth sports. One of the most important aspects of growing up. It’s where young children learn how to work as a team, exercise and socialize with their friends. The number of youth sport participation is not something that is typically thought about. Picture the local baseball fields, soccer pitches or basketball courts. They are typically…