By Kaelyn DiMartino ‘25 On April 11, 2025, the Derby Varsity Softball Team played Crosby at Payden Park. This game was a confidence booster as it was the team’s second win. Before this game, the Red Raiders played against Torrington, losing 0-17. In their game against Wilby, they won 24-5, and in their game against … Continue reading Big fifth inning leads softball past Crosby Bulldogs

Photo by Brooklyn Fernandez '26: Book Club is popular with these freshmen girls. By Brooklyn Fernandez '26 Starting in November, DHS hosted clubs on every Thursday that the school did not have a delayed start or half day of school. There are a variety of clubs offered this year, such as Spanish Club, Weightlifting Club, … Continue reading DHS semester 1 clubs support extra-curricular exploration

Photo by Anthony Mullin: From left to right: Khaleel Auld ’25, Patrick Boateng ’25, Matthew “Magic” Marroquin ’25, and Albert Disla ’25 with their coach, Robert Sweirbitowicz. By Julissa Flores '25 On Friday, Feb. 21, 2025, DHS had its annual senior night for its basketball players. There were a total of four seniors who were … Continue reading Basketball seniors take their last shot on senior night 

Photo courtesy of Sophie Mraz ‘26: Sophie Mraz ‘26 secures an epic victory. By Nedaat Masiat '26 For the first time since 2016, the Derby/Oxford/Holy Cross (DOHC) wrestling team has flipped the script, finishing the season with a winning record of nine wins and six losses. After nine long seasons of struggles, the team's perseverance … Continue reading DHS wrestling team earns first winning season in years

Photo from CIAC: The girls hitting zero. By Alison Echeverria-Soto '26 On Feb. 15, 2025, Derby High School competition team went to their fourth competition before states on Mar.1, 2025. Placing 10th place. The competition was held in Crosby High School, with 17 cheerleading teams competing. Three of those teams were middle school teams, while … Continue reading Derby High School Cheerleading Competition Team hopes to make states 

By Quinlan Gray '25 Get ready! The spring sports season is right around the corner and our baseball, softball and track teams are gearing up for the start. Just before the end of March, conditioning and practices will officially begin for these three teams. After hearing from coaches and athletes in the programs, it is … Continue reading DHS athletics slide into spring sports at full speed

By Kaelyn DiMartino '25 This year, the Derby girls’ basketball team has five seniors, which is a big improvement from last year, considering there were no seniors. The five seniors are Jerlena Alexander (Captain)’ 25, Emma DeSanty (Captain) ‘25, O’Nestii Gaines ‘25, Alexis Cavallaro ‘25, and Samantha Barillas-Rivera ‘25. The senior night ceremony and game … Continue reading Derby girl’s basketball honors seniors in emotional senior night against Whitney Tech

Clockwise from top left, photo courtesy of Yale Athletics, photo by Cassie Silkoff ‘25, photo courtesy of Wesleyan Athletics, and photo courtesy of Southern Connecticut State University: Yale’s facility is #1, the F.L.A.C is #2, Wesleyan is #3 and SCSU is #4. By Cassie Silkoff '25 The Derby High School Indoor Track & Field teams … Continue reading Derby experiences different indoor tracks: the inside scoop on running circles inside

Photo by Karlissa Philemy ‘25: Derby runners and athletic director Jennifer Moffat pose for a photo at the NVL championship meet. By Sofia Rudus '26 The 2024-2025 indoor track season has been a very successful one full of personal records, high expectations and a loaded team. The season started in early December and continued until … Continue reading DHS indoor track team has a fantastic run this 2024-2025 season