Browse past news stories for Ledyard High School in Ledyard, CT.

• Teen Honored On Football Field After Death (Eyewitness News 3 Hartford)
  posted on November 26, 2009 at 05:15:22 pm
  A Ledyard junior varsity football player was remembered on Thursday, days after his death.
• Matt Buriak scholarship established (The Day)
  posted on November 26, 2009 at 09:03:34 am
  Ledyard - A scholarship fund in memory of Matthew Buriak, the 16-year-old Ledyard High School junior who died Tuesday, has been established through his school.
• Marc Allard: Death brings appreciation for blessings (The Norwich Bulletin)
  posted on November 26, 2009 at 02:58:22 am
  I remember it as clearly as yesterday even though it was 131⁄2 years ago. The call had come late in the evening from the UConn Health Center in Farmington; my son needed emergency surgery.
• Ledyard student dies after collapsing during game (NBC 10 Providence)
  posted on November 25, 2009 at 07:56:10 pm
  Doctors say Matthew Buriak’s death was not related to a sports injury.
• Ledyard student dies after collapsing during game (Boston Globe)
  posted on November 25, 2009 at 12:23:46 pm
  A 16-year-old Ledyard High School student has died three days after he collapsed while playing in a junior varsity football game.
• Teenage Football Player Dies After Collapse (WCBS 880 New York)
  posted on November 25, 2009 at 12:02:31 pm
  A 16-year-old Ledyard High School student has died three days after he collapsed while playing in a junior varsity football game. READ MORE >>
• 'Full cultural immersion' includes cafeteria food, too (The Day)
  posted on November 25, 2009 at 09:04:16 am
  Educators from Qingdao, a Chinese city with close to 3 million residents, were at Ledyard High School Tuesday, meeting with students, teachers and administrators to see firsthand how American schools...
• Ledyard teen dies in hospital after being taken off life support (The Day)
  posted on November 25, 2009 at 09:02:55 am
  Matthew Buriak, the Ledyard teen who collapsed during a weekend football game, died Tuesday after being taken off life support at Connecticut Children's Medical Center, a hospital spokesman...
• Ledyard teen who collapsed on football field dies (The Day)
  posted on November 25, 2009 at 08:17:47 am
  Matthew Buriak, the Ledyard teen who collapsed during a football game on Saturday, was taken off life support today and died this afternoon at Connecticut Children's Medical Center in Hartford, a...
• Ledyard High School grieving death of student (The Norwich Bulletin)
  posted on November 25, 2009 at 04:28:23 am
  Ledyard High School junior Matthew Buriak, 16, was taken off life support Tuesday and pronounced dead at 2 p.m. at the Children’s Medical Center in Hartford.
• Ledyard High School Football Player Dies (Hartford Courant)
  posted on November 24, 2009 at 11:24:46 pm
  A Ledyard High School football player who collapsed during a game last weekend died Tuesday, police said.
• Ledyard football taken off life support (WTNH-TV New Haven)
  posted on November 24, 2009 at 10:04:16 pm
  A Ledyard High School football player, who collapsed during a game over the weekend, has died at the Connecticut Children's Medical Center in Hartford.
• Ledyard football player dies (The Norwich Bulletin)
  posted on November 24, 2009 at 08:58:13 pm
  Matt Buriak, a 16-year-old junior at Ledyard High School, has passed away from an illness at Children's Medical Center in Hartford.
• Student's collapse apparently not sports-related, officials say (The Day)
  posted on November 24, 2009 at 09:04:46 am
  Ledyard High junior Matthew Buriak remains in critical condition this morning. School officials will do a thorough review of the circumstances surrounding his collapse.
• Ledyard football player remains in critical condition; school 'united' (The Norwich Bulletin)
  posted on November 23, 2009 at 08:28:19 pm
  The staff and students at Ledyard High School were “all united and praying like crazy” for one of their own, Ledyard Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Michael Graner said Monday.
• Ledyard player remains critical (The Day)
  posted on November 23, 2009 at 08:02:55 pm
  Matthew Buriak, the 16-year-old Ledyard junior varsity football player who collapsed during a game Saturday, remains in critical condition this morning at the Connecticut Children's Medical Center in...
• Friends gather to pray for Ledyard student (New Haven Register)
  posted on November 23, 2009 at 07:30:46 pm
  LEDYARD, Conn. (AP) — Friends of a Ledyard High School football player who collapsed during a game over the weekend gathered at the school to pray for his recovery.
• Ledyard Player Who Collapsed During Game Dies (NBC Connecticut)
  posted on November 23, 2009 at 04:29:06 pm
  Hundreds are praying for Matthew Buriak after he collapsed during a football game.
• Ledyard Teen Collapses During Football Game (Eyewitness News 3 Hartford)
  posted on November 23, 2009 at 03:35:45 pm
  Friends of a Ledyard High School football player who collapsed during a game over the weekend gather at the school to pray for his recovery.
• Ledyard football player critical (The Norwich Bulletin)
  posted on November 23, 2009 at 04:56:58 am
  It was just a routine tackle in a routine junior varsity football game on Saturday afternoon, but what happened thereafter was anything but routine. Ledyard High School junior Matthew Buriak was fighting for his life Sunday night at Hartford Children’s Hospital.
• H.S. Football Notebook: Indians excelled in all facets (The Norwich Bulletin)
  posted on November 9, 2009 at 04:16:44 am
  If there is such thing as a “complete” game in football, Montville pitched it on Friday night.
• H.S. Football: This time, Montville closes it out (The Norwich Bulletin)
  posted on November 7, 2009 at 04:21:31 am
  The script was beginning to look eerily similar to that of the Montville football team’s game against New London.
• Ledyard voters have much to think about (The Norwich Bulletin)
  posted on November 3, 2009 at 07:12:06 pm
  Five ballot questions was a bit much for some voters, one election observer said.
• Election 2009: Ledyard Town Council candidates (The Norwich Bulletin)
  posted on October 26, 2009 at 03:44:43 am
  Six Republicans, six Democrats and an independent are vying for seats on the nine-member Ledyard Town Council.
• H.S. Football Notebook: Line is clearing Indians’ path (The Norwich Bulletin)
  posted on October 19, 2009 at 03:22:45 am
  While the running backs have grabbed most of the attention, Montville’s offensive line continually gets the respect. Backs Tyler Girard-Floyd and Skyler McNair repeatedly have given all the credit to their line this season, particularly when it comes to seniors Kyle Calash and Matt McMahon.
• Ron Coderre: Schaefer has found his place ... next to Torre (The Norwich Bulletin)
  posted on October 18, 2009 at 02:52:25 am
  Whenever the TBS television cameras focus on Joe Torre in the dugout, folks in Eastern Connecticut who follow baseball closely may recognize a familiar face — bench coach Bob Schaefer.
• Local roundup (The Day)
  posted on October 17, 2009 at 03:33:12 pm
  Ledyard - Zeke Torres ran for 211 yards and three touchdowns on 27 carries to lead the Ledyard High School football team to a 30-0 win over Windham in the Eastern Connecticut Conference Medium Division on Friday night. Shane Sullivan added 63 yards on the ground and also kicked a 22-yard field goal for the Colonels (3-1, 2-0). Connor Sweet recovered a fumble and returned it 18 yards for another ...
• H.S. Football: Defense fuels Ledyard's rout of Windham (The Norwich Bulletin)
  posted on October 17, 2009 at 03:36:49 am
  The Ledyard football team’s defense couldn’t get much right in the opening series of the Colonels’ game against Windham on Friday night.
• Blast from the past: Ledyard runs to win (The Day)
  posted on October 10, 2009 at 04:03:02 pm
  Stonington - Since Jim Buonocore took over the Ledyard High School football program last year, the Colonels have somewhat strayed from the “three yards and a cloud of dust” philosophy that was a program staple for years. On Friday night, the Colonels reverted, rushing for 306 yards and six touchdowns in a convincing 48-13 win over Stonington. ”We usually use the pass to open up the run ...
• Woman arrested at Ledyard school (NBC 10 Providence)
  posted on October 8, 2009 at 05:26:20 pm
  Connecticut state troopers say they arrested a Georgia woman after she tried to get a 13-year-old female relative to leave Ledyard High School with her.