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Joe Morelli

I am a sportswriter for the New Haven Register and GameTimeCT. I cover boys basketball, girls soccer and golf of all ages throughout the state. I have been with the New Haven Register since 1997.

Stories By Joe Morelli

Connecticut's best to play in JCC Schoolboy / Schoolgirl Classic

The 60th JCC Schoolboy/Schoolgirl Classic features the Connecticut East girls vs. the Conneccticut West girls, followed by the Connecticut boys vs. New Jersey. Joe Morelli

Travelers Championship lands another Top 10 player

Will Zalatoris, the 2021 PGA Tour Rookie of the Year and No. 8 ranked player in the world, will make his debut in Cromwell. Joe Morelli

No. 1 in final GameTimeCT Boys Basketball Poll: East Catholic

East Catholic goes wire to wire as the No. 1 team in the GameTimeCT boys basketball poll Joe Morelli

Boys basketball top performers (CIAC tournament edition)

Here are the top performances from the five CIAC state tournaments held over the past two weeks, concluding at the Mohegan Sun Arena. Joe Morelli

All-Southern Connecticut Conference winter sports teams

Here are the 2022-23 All-Southern Connecticut Conference winter sports teams. Joe Morelli

All-Shoreline Conference winter teams

These are the All-Shoreline Conference winter sports teams for the 2022-23 season. Joe Morelli

CHSCA's 46th Boys Basketball All-Star Festival Tuesday

Ryan Olsen (Holy Cross) and Ronan O’Leary (Waterbury Career) are coaching in the Division I and II all-star game for Team Mohegan. Joe Morelli

St. Bernard tops Staples in D2 for 1st CIAC title since 1982

Cedrck Similien led No. 1 seeded St. Bernard with 21 points while Amare Marshall added 15. Amyre Gray had 11 and Ryan Outlow scored 10. Joe Morelli

Defense, Payne spark Cromwell past Ellington, to 10th state title

Victor Payne scored 23 points to lead Cromwell to its 10th boys basketball championship, 53-46 over Ellington in the Division IV final Joe Morelli

No. 1 East Catholic rallies past NWC to threepeat in Division I

East Catholic trailed by 18, but stormed back to win another Division I classic at Mohegan Sun Arena. Joe Morelli

St. Bernard feels at home at Mohegan Sun Arena

Winning a state championship has been the stated goal almost every day in practice for the St. Bernard boys basketball team. Joe Morelli

Staples' 1st CIAC title game in 86 years surreal moment for Zajac

Chris Zajac, a 6-foot-8 center, is averaging 17 points and 11 rebounds for the Staples boys basketball team. Joe Morelli

2023 CIAC Boys Basketball Championship Capsules

All you need to know about the five 2023 Boys Basketball State Championship Games being held at the Mohegan Sun Arena this weekend, including predictions. Joe Morelli

Northwest Catholic, East Catholic to meet again in state final

East Catholic has won the last two CIAC Division I state championships, in 2019 and last season, beating Notre Dame-West Haven in the latter. Joe Morelli

Gatorade names Connecticut Boys Basketball Player of the Year

UConn is among the Division I men's basketball programs who have shown interest in the 6-foot-8 Betsey, who averaged 21 points this season. Joe Morelli

Seymour playing for first trip to CIAC final since 1957

Seymour defeated Crosby in the NVL boys basketball tournament quarterfinals, the first time beating the Bulldogs in over two decades. Joe Morelli

World's 10th ranked golfer joins field at Travelers Championship

Justin Thomas will be playing the Travelers Championship for the eighth time. His best finish is a tie for third place in 2016. Joe Morelli

It's an All-Shoreline Conference Class M girls basketball final

East Hampton defeated Coginchaug twice this season heading into the Class M semifinals.This was the fourth time Valley Regional and Cromwell met this season. Joe Morelli

2023 CIAC boys basketball tournament semifinal previews

East Catholic is the defending champion in Division I, while Bloomfield, now in Division III, won in Division IV last year. Joe Morelli

CIAC postpones Tuesday's boys basketball state semifinals

An impending snowstorm has postponed all of the CIAC state tournament boys basketball and boys hockey games, along with the boys swimming championship meets. Joe Morelli