MHS Blue Dragons Host Glastonbury To Open New Stadium

Opening night for the new Middletown High School football stadium is this Thursday night, September 17, at 7pm, when our Blue Dragons will host the Glastonbury Tomahawks. MHS Director of Athletics Mike Pitruzzello said at least 4 news stations will cover the event, with a possible Friday morning news broadcast from the field. Tickets will be $5 for adults, $2 for students, and free for senior citizens and children 12 and under. There will be uniformed officers directing traffic that night, so show up at the high school and you'll be told where to park.

Coach Pitruzzello also told the Board of Education at last night's regular BOE meeting that he's trying to have the game ball delivered via parachutte to the 50-yard-line, but that he's still working on finding someone to do it (no BOE members volunteered for the job).

In other sports news, the BOE voted last night to allow MHS to join an ice hockey co-op with Rocky Hill and RHAM High School (Regional School District #8 - Hebron, Andover, and Marlborough). This two year agreement will cost MHS nothing (except maybe a bus or two), and players will receive athletic credit just like any other MHS sport. Practices will be held in Cromwell at 5pm or 8pm, and BOE members were thrilled to hear about this prime ice schedule (instead of 4am practices, etc.). BOE member Corinne Gill did ask if there is an anticipated future cost with this program (like MHS decides to have its own hockey team someday), and Coach Pitruzello replied "maybe, depending on how the co-op goes."

Homecoming 2009 is scheduled for October 9 and 10. Coach Pitruzzello told the BOE that he wants to have one admission price each day for the whole day. This would allow fans to attend all games on a particular day for just one entry fee. Speaking of games, all MHS sports teams are playing at home that weekend with the exception of girls soccer, so there will be plenty to see.

Finally, the Unified Sports Program at MHS has expanded to three seasons from two. Unified sports combine persons with and without disabilities in both training and competition. Athletes can choose between soccer and volleyball in the fall, basketball, swimming or volleyball in the winter, and track in the spring.