03.01.2015 – Hartford, Ct. – UConn’s Rodney Purvis celebrates after dropping two-points and getting fouled by Ryan Manuel of SMU in the second half. Purvis scored a team and career high 28-points as the Huskies defeated No. 21 Southern Methodist University 81-73 for their first win against an AP-ranked team this season. Photograph by Mark Mirko | mmirko@courant.com
With less than one minute remaining in the game against Cincinnati (L to ) Moriah Jefferson, Breanna Stewart, Kia Nurse and Saniya Chong entertain associate head coach Chris Dailey as they don placards with her and Geno Auriemma’s faces and glasses that signify the milestone the UConn Huskies reached Tuesday night with a 96-36 victory at the XL Center. Auriemma won 900 faster than any coach in Division I history in just his 1,034th game. He also became the first man to win 900 in women’s basketball. And all around him on Tuesday was joy and celebration.
01.27.2015 – Putnam, Ct. – Last weekend, Putnam resident Eric Belske built a snowman with his 6-year-old son, Lucas. As today’s snow fell, Belske prepared for this coming weekend’s activity with his son: building a snow fort. It was Lucas’ first snowman, said Belske,”He named him Frosty.” Photograph by Mark Mirko | mmirko@courant.com
01.15.2015 – Hartford, Ct. – UConn seniors Richard Weiss (left) and Tom McDougall play ice hockey on Swan Lake near UConn’s Chemistry building. McDougall, a Psychology major, and Weiss, an Economics major are taking classes during UCOnn’s winter intersession. McDougall, who says he has been playing hockey since he was 3-years-old, said his “parents put me in all sorts of sports, but hockey was always my true passion.” Photograph by Mark Mirko | mmirko@courant.com
The 48th Annual Boar’s Head and Yule Log Festival was held last weekend at the Asylum Hill Congregational Church in Hartford. The event, which celebrates the Epiphany through music, dancing, pageantry and live animals. The event included a cast, choir and orchestra of more than 250 people, 16th century period costumes and a giant angel puppet created by Hartford artist Anne Cubberly.
HARTFORD 01/11/15 A giant angel puppet created by artist Anne Cubberly, is raised up as the shepherds cower, during the 48th Annual Boar’s Head and Yule Log Festival was held at the Asylum Hill Congregational Church Sunday. This is the fourth of five performances this weekend of the celebration of the Epiphany that includes a cast, choir and orchestra of more than 250 people. CLOE POISSON|cpoisson@courant.com
