Dave Stewart, Darien Times Darien’s Bridget Mahoney (right) and Ridgefield’s Isabella Carrozza (12) battle in the Tigers’ circle during the FCIAC quarterfinals Friday at DHS. — Dave Stewart photo The Darien field hockey team has appeared in the FCIAC championship game in seven of the past nine years. Obviously, the Blue Wave is extremely comfortable in the playoff spotlight. … Read more
New Canaan senior co-captain Quintin O’Connell outraces an opponent to the end zone during the Rams;’ win at Pascack Valley High School on Thursday. — Mike Wilson photo Quintin O’Connell had envisioned himself becoming a quarterback for the New Canaan Rams one day, having played that position throughout youth and freshman football. After suffering a … Read more
The Darien girls soccer team is going to get a second shot at the rival New Canaan Rams. The eighth-seeded Blue Wave snapped a scoreless tie by scoring two goals in the first 90 seconds of overtime en route to a 2-0 upset victory over No. 1 Staples in the FCIAC quarterfinals Thursday at Loeffler … Read more
New Canaan’s Dillyn Patten and Wilton’s Maddie Wecker pursue the ball during the FCIAC girls soccer quarterfinals Thursday at Dunning Field. — Dave Stewart photo The New Canaan girls soccer team has been playing with an underdog mentality for the entire season. It’s an approach which has served the Rams well. Now the underdogs are … Read more
New Canaan senior Andrew Malling leads the pack en route to the title at the FCIAC cross country championships on Oct. 18 in Waveny Park. — Dave Stewart photo It was the spring of 2016, the end of the high school boys track and field season to be exact, and New Canaan head coach Bill … Read more
Darien senior co-captain Lauren Sulger battles for the ball during a Blue Wave victory over Fairfield-Ludlowe. — Darien Athletic Foundation photo Making the FCIAC playoffs is certainly nothing new for the Darien High girls soccer program or, for that matter, head coach Leigh Parsons. Parsons is in his eighth year with DHS and the Blue … Read more
At a chilly Tiger Hollow, the Ridgefield High girls soccer team ended the regular season with a 6-0 rout of Fairfield Warde on Monday night. It was the third straight 6-0 win for the Tigers, who take a 13-2-1 record into the postseason. Ridgefield is seeded third in the FCIAC playoffs and will host either … Read more
New Canaan’s Kendall Patten (4) battles Westhill’s Katelyn Benner for the ball during Monday’s girls soccer game at Dunning Field. — Dave Stewart photo Dunning Field holds plenty of fond memories for the players on the New Canaan girls soccer team. Hopefully, the best is yet to come. With Senior Night festivities as a backdrop, … Read more
The TCU Horned Frogs didn’t have the greatest football game on Saturday, falling to No. 9 Oklahoma 52-27, but sophomore Michael Collins of New Canaan made an impact at quarterback. Collins, who entered the game with TCU trailing 28-7 and 8:19 remaining in the first half, led the Frogs (3-4) to 17 unanswered points over … Read more
New Canaan’s Kaleigh Harden races through the midfield during Friday’s loss to Staples at Dunning Field. — Dave Stewart photo The Staples girls soccer team scored a dramatic 2-1 win over New Canaan on Friday, scoring twice in the final nine minutes. After the game at Dunning Field, however, Wreckers’ head coach Barry Beattie wasn’t … Read more