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

By Kaelyn DiMartino '25 The Derby girls’ basketball team started their season off a little rocky, but they have worked hard to improve their skills with every game they have played. They are small but mighty with only seven players on the team. They recently had a big win against the Kennedy Eagles on Jan. … Continue reading Girls’ basketball soars above Kennedy Eagles, lands win

Photo by Julissa Flores ‘25: Football players holding their helmets together. By Julissa Flores '25 On Friday, Nov. 8, 2024, DHS had its annual senior night for our football players and cheerleaders. There were a total of 18 seniors who were honored by the community and their families that night.  Senior night is an event … Continue reading Shining a light on Football and Cheerleaders at senior night

Photo Credit: Red Raider Athletics In the Spotlight Facebook pagePowder Puff Coaches By: Brooklyn Fernandez '26 Photo Credit: Red Raider Athletics In the Spotlight Facebook pageSeniors ‘25 On November 25, the Derby girls’ powder puff team had an amazing win against the Oxford girl's powder puff team, with the final score being 28-24. It all … Continue reading DHS has exciting powder puff win against Oxford

Photo by Anthony Mullen: The Derby High School Unified Sports team walks out on the field in unison during the opening ceremony. By Emma Hyder '25 On Monday, Nov. 4, 2024, the Derby High School Unified Sports team hosted Oxford High School’s Unified Sports team and Watertown High School’s Unified Sports team in the Annual … Continue reading Derby High School Unified Sports hosts annual Special Olympics CT Flag Football Tournament

Photo by Anthony Mullin: Johnny Briscoe ‘27 blazes down the field for an electrifying touchdown. By Cassie Silkoff '25 On Friday Nov. 8, 2024, at Lou DeFilippo Field, the Unified Sports team played in a flag football scrimmage during halftime of the Waterbury Career Academy versus Derby High School football game. Unified Sports is a … Continue reading Unified Sports puts on quite the halftime show

Photo by Anthony Mullin: Derby girls are ready to pass the ball and are prepared to hit. By Quinlan Gray ’25 On Monday, Nov. 4, after finishing their regular season on a hot winning streak, the Derby High School Red Raiders girl's volleyball team went on to compete at East Haven High School against the … Continue reading Girls volleyball serving it up at states