Connecticut
Seven Connecticut high school basketball players nominated for McDonald’s All-American Games
Seven high school boys and girls basketball players were nominated for a chance to play in the 2024 McDonald’s All-American Games this spring.
Players were nominated by a coach, athletic director, principal or member of the McDonald’s All American Games Selection Committee.
Here are the nominees:
Abijah Miller, Sport and Medical Sciences Academy in Hartford, CT
Amari Cruz, CREC Academy of Science and Innovation in New Britain, CT
Jackson Forte, New Britain High School in New Britain, CT
Tyler Betsey, St. Thomas More School in Oakdale, CT
Juliana Brimecombe, Oxford High School in Oxford, CT
Makai Coleman, Newtown High School in Sandy Hook, CT
Ayanna Franks, Windsor High School in Windsor, CT
More than 700 players across the country were nominated as McDonald’s All-Americans, which is perhaps the most prestigious individual honor in high school basketball. Former players include Michael Jordan, Breanna Stewart, LeBron James, Candace Parker, Kevin Durant and Paige Bueckers, among many others.
You can find a complete list of this year’s nominees on the McDonald’s All-American Games website.
The top 24 girls and 24 boys will be revealed Tuesday, Jan. 23 on ESPN’s NBA Today between 3-4 p.m. ET and announced across ESPN’s various social and digital platforms.
The games are set to take place in Houston on April 2, and will be broadcast on ESPN networks.
Naugatuck Police say one person has been arrested after a multi-car accident on Route 63 Saturday afternoon.
According to police, they responded to the area of Route 63 and Cherry Street around 1 p.m. for reports of a collision with injuries.
They say a 30-year-old man from Waterbury was arrested and charged with operating under the influence of drugs/alcohol, operating under the influence with a child passenger, illegal possession of prescription drugs, failure to keep narcotics in the original container, risk of injury to a child and distracted driving.
Police say he is being held on a $10,000 Surety Bond.
This is all the information at this time.
BURLINGTON, Conn. (WTNH) — A woman is dead after police said she was involved in a head-on collision with a tractor-trailer on Friday in Burlington.
According to Connecticut State Police, a Toyota RAV4 and Peterbuilt 386 tractor-trailer collided head-on on Route 4 near Punch Brook Road at around 4:49 p.m. on Friday.
The driver of the Toyota, identified as 64-year-old Mary Christine Ferland of Burlington, was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the tractor-trailer was not injured, according to state police. No one else was in either vehicle at the time of the crash.
The crash is still under investigation by state police, anyone with information is asked to call Trooper Brew at 860-626-7900.
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