Boys Basketball: A season that saw the Bobcats go from a 3-win season a year ago to a 13-win season this year led to Brookfield earning post-season award recognition. Senior captain Nick Paez, who averaged 15.7 points per game, was named to the All-Colonial Division team for his stellar performance.  Paez was one of the most consistent deep threats in the SWC, connecting on 43 three-pointers on the season.  Paez, topped the 20-point mark six times this season, going for a season high 25 against Joel Barlow.  In post-season play, he scored a game high 23 points against Kolbe Cathedral. Junior …

Wrestling — State Open Championship: Bobcat junior Jack McKeever worked his way through the state's best in the 140 pound weight class at the State Open held at the New Haven Athletic Center Friday and Saturday, making it all the way to the championship round. McKeever was unable to take home the trophy however, as he lost to South Windsor's Mitchell Casey by a 5-0 decision. The team as a whole placed 27th out of 88 teams with a score of 21 points. Bacon Academy was crowned the new champion, scoring 98 points while ending Danbury's 10 year run as the state's best. The Hatters finished well …

Girls Basketball — SWC Quarterfinals: The Lady Bobcats finally got their revenge against perennial powerhouse and defending Class M State Champion Kolbe Cathedral (15-6, 13-3) and they got it in dramatic fashion.  After suffering two losses to No. 3 seed Kolbe in the regular season, No. 6 seed Brookfield (14-7, 11-5) had to go to overtime in the first round of the SWC Playoffs to get a thrilling 58-56 win, avenging a loss in last year's state championship game. After beginning the season 1-3, the Lady Cougars went on a 14-2 run that began with a 52-46 win in Brookfield.  Led by one of the top…

Track & Field: Last week at the SWC Championships, the boys 4x400 Meter Relay team was edged at the line to fall to third place.  This week, the team of Ryan Murphy, Kevin Peterson, Noah Adams and Colin Burke finished strong and took first place, propelling the Bobcats to their first ever Class M State Championship. "I'm thrilled for the team," Brookfield coach Ed Butt said. "They showed a lot of character, bouncing back from the disappointment of last week and staying focused.  If you work hard and things fall your way, anything can and will happen." The relay victory was the only first …

Boys Basketball (6-6, 3-4): The Bobcats had to wait 10 days due to snow cancellations to take the court following their big win over Kolbe Cathedral last Tuesday and in the first half of their tough 50-47 loss to Newtown (7-6, 5-2), the rust showed as both teams struggled to find their shooting touch. Brookfield would hold a 21-18 lead going into halftime but was unable to come up with the win as the Nighthawks got hot and then held on in the final moments. "It's been difficult," Brookfield head coach Wayne Thrall said of having not played in a week and a half. "We've only sprinkled in three…

Boys Basketball (6-5, 3-3): The Bobcats got a huge win over Kolbe Cathedral (7-4, 3-2) at home on Tuesday night.  Brookfield used a balanced offensive attack and tough defense to come up with the 57-54 win.  Their game on Friday against Stratford was postponed. Senior captain Nick Paez led the Bobcats with 15 points, knocking down three three-pointers in the game. Senior captain Austin Yusko scored 11 points, while juniors Danny Burkhart and Ralph Schatz and sophomore Ryan Korb all added nine points. Schatz also had nine rebounds and three blocked shots. Brookfield will play at New Fairfield…

Boys Basketball (5-5, 2-3): The Bobcats exacted revenge on the Green Wave, getting a 69-60 win at New Milford (3-6, 0-3) on Wednesday after suffering a loss to New Milford 77-67 in the opening round of the Candlewood Winter Classic held at Brookfield High School early in the season. The Bobcats were unable to get by Pomperaug (7-3, 4-1) in Saturday's showdown, as the fell 63-55. The Bobcats focused their defense on shutting down New Milford's Steve Cronin who scorched them for 26 points in the earlier loss.  The team was able to limit him to just 10 points in this week's win. Senior captain…

Boys Basketball (4-4, 1-2): The Bobcats salvaged their week by getting a big 67-55 win over SWC rival Joel Barlow at home Friday night. The boys had suffered two tough losses earlier in the week, falling on the road to Bunnell (3-5, 1-2) 68-51 and losing at home to Notre Dame-Fairfield (8-1, 3-0) 69-49.  Those two losses ended a modest three-game win streak. The win over Barlow pushed their record back to .500 and was the first in the SWC standings. Junior Danny Burkhart led the team in scoring in all three games, going for 17, 20 and 19. Senior captain Nick Paez scored 17 points in the …