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It seems it has always fallen on the thanksgiving game for West Haven the past four years now, going onto five. In terms of making the playoffs or having the chance of a higher season. It has fallen on the 10th and last game of the Blue Devils season to be the ultimate decider. A 4-5 standing West Haven team is getting ready to close out its worst season since 2019, but everything that has happened in the regular season won’t matter if West Haven makes the playoffs. A fresh s

As seen in the West Haven Voice November 13th, 2025, edition. See the original article here . The majority of West Haven residents have likely heard the name of Ken Strong, especially if they have attended any West Haven sporting events at the high school. Ken Strong Stadium is home to the Blue Devils home turf for football, lacrosse and soccer and the surrounding track for track and field. But who is Ken Strong exactly, and why does he have an entire stadium named after him?

West Haven High School is gearing up for what is their centennial season with their hockey program. After adding Branford over the offseason, the Blue Devils co-op squad now consists of Shelton, Seymour, Oxford and Branford. West Haven goes into the 2025/26 season looking to improve from what was a 7-11-2 campaign last year, which was the team’s worst season yet since dropping down to Division II hockey. The Blue Devils will open up their season with a scrimmage on December 5

A three game losing skid that saw West Haven winless for nearly an entire month finally ended on Friday when the team played a non-league bout vs Fitch. West Haven entered the beginning of their road trip with a 3-4 record, as they searched to get back at the .500% column. The Blue Devils also went into Groton out of a playoff spot, as the team was essentially in a must-win situation. Being down 18-7 at the half lit a fire that the Devils desperately needed. Now I don’t know

As seen in the West Haven Voice September 4th, 2025, edition. See the original article here. The West Haven Yankees were the pride of West Haven, winning a total of four Eastern League titles across nearly their decade-long stay. Playing in Quigley Stadium and in West Haven as a whole had its benefits. For one, West Haven’s baseball history was rich, with the semi-pro Sailors and even Yankee legends such as Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig barnstorming at Donovan Field in the 1920s.

The Blue Devils are 3-3 through their first six games of the season. The .500% mark under first-year Devils’ head coach Tom Unger has seen close-net losses against Staples and Fairfield Prep, along with a blowout against Cheshire where West Haven was shutout. The West Haven v. Cheshire game was an ugly one for the Westies, which saw them bleed blue. A 35-0 beating started with a Rams opening 15-run drive that shaved 9 minutes off the clock. Overall, Cheshire would run for ove

The last five years has seen rapid changes for West Haven High hockey. 2022 marked the first season that the team would be a co-op after a lack of interest. 2023 would then see the drop down to DII, ending an era of Division I hockey that spanned over 75 years.  Now in 2025, West Haven hockey is now adding a team to their co-op list and it’s a familiar rival. Branford.  Players from Shelton, Seymour and Oxford have been allowed to join West Haven since 2022 and now Branford.

Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this article do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of New York Sports Show, LLC. Despite this article being created by a 2025 candidate, it is not politically influenced . Dominic Konareski founded the Save Quigley Stadium Project in 2022, with the goal of renovating one of West Haven’s most historic landmarks. Quigley Stadium, which was built by Mo Quigley in 1947 and later sold to the City of West Haven in 1951, is

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