Dan Gardella, Author at The Spectrum Newspaper

Sacred Heart Concludes Regular Season in Disappointing Fashion

March 5, 2021

Sacred Heart’s season, which was full of quarantines, injuries, and inconsistencies ended Friday night inside the William H. Pitt Center as late costly turnovers…

Turnovers, Inexperience, Put Pioneers in Do-or-Die Finale

February 25, 2021

In game one of its season-ending series against Fairleigh Dickinson, Sacred Heart’s sloppy play and youth showed in an 82-69 loss to the Knights,…

COVID-19 Troubles: Sacred Heart Paused for Third Time

February 4, 2021

After a month and a half without any COVID-19 related pauses, Sacred Heart men’s basketball will enter a 10 day pause of all basketball…

Quarantine Queen: Hagood Continues to Find Her Footing in Win Over Central Connecticut

January 28, 2021

One of the biggest reasons Jessica Mannetti believed her team was struggling offensively was the shooting woes of her guards. Sacred Heart’s usual go-to…

Column: One Year Ago, Sacred Heart Hockey Moved the Needle in its Program’s History

January 26, 2021

I remember when I first got word of the Connecticut Ice Festival becoming a reality in the fall of 2019. My initial thought was…

Emptying The Notebook: Sacred Heart’s Mid-Season Report

January 25, 2021

Sacred Heart concluded the first half of their Northeast Conference (NEC) schedule last Friday. After an 82-70 win over St. Francis, the Pioneers sit…

Led by Clarke, Sacred Heart Speeds up the Tempo in Bounce Back Win

January 22, 2021

In their 18-point loss to St. Francis on Thursday night, Sacred Heart got clamped by the Red Flash on the defensive end. The Pioneers…

Sacred Heart’s Depth is the Gift that Keeps on Giving

January 20, 2021

All year, Anthony Latina has been playing a juggling game with his rotation in search of the perfect rotation for his young Sacred Heart…

Bobby Valentine Remembers His Late Friend, Tommy Lasorda

January 8, 2021

Sacred Heart Athletic Director and former Major League Baseball manager Bobby Valentine said while he did not need another father, Tommy Lasorda felt like…

In Losing Effort, Tyler Thomas Shows He’s the Frontrunner for Northeast Conference Most Improved Player

January 7, 2021

Tyler Thomas came into Sacred Heart with very high praise from his head coach, Anthony Latina. The Amity Regional high school product came into…