Dave Stewart The New Canaan swimming and diving team scored a huge victory over a top FCIAC contender when the Rams defeated the Staples Wreckers, 104-82, Monday afternoon at the New Canaan YMCA. The two teams were close throughout, with New Canaan gaining control of the scoreboard, 44-34, after a diving sweep. Even after that, however, the … Read more
New Canaan’s Andrew Malling leads a group of runners down the first hill during Monday’s cross country meet in Waveny Park. — Dave Stewart photo Bill Martin, the head coach of New Canaan boys cross country team, has been asked by outsiders several times about his top runner this season. For those not in the … Read more
Senior standout Jason Weinstein scored five goals and added an assist as the Trumbull High boys soccer team defeated Ridgefield, 6-2, on Friday afternoon in Trumbull. Tristan Brandt scored both goals for the Tigers, helping the visitors slice a 3-0 hole to 3-2 at the half, but Ridgefield couldn’t get over the hump. Brandt’s second tally came … Read more
So far this season, the zeroes are in the right place for the Ridgefield High girls soccer team. Through their first four games, the Tigers are 4-0 and have outscored the opposition by a combined margin of 20-0. Ridgefield’s ability to dominate all over the field was on display Saturday at home, as the Tigers … Read more
Staples scored the game’s first 31 points and went on to rout the Wilton High football team, 37-12, on Friday night in Westport. The Wreckers improved to 2-0 while Wilton dropped to 1-1. Staples got a 72-yard pass from Jake Thaw to Kevin Rabacs and a two-yard run from Tim Luciano to go ahead 14-0 … Read more
Darien’s Will Keating (72) keeps a Ridgefield Tiger in check during the Wave’s opening week win. Darien picked up its second win with a 35-0 shutout of McMahon on Friday. — Dave Stewart photo With the graduation of so many seniors from last year’s roster, there were numerous question marks swirling about the Darien football … Read more
New Canaan’s JR Moore breaks free for a 36-yard touchdown run during the second quarter of Friday night’s football game at Dunning Field. — Dave Stewart photo Less than a week removed from a shocking loss to St. Joe’s the New Canaan Rams football team bounced back in a big way, rolling over the Danbury … Read more
Darien senior co-captain Lindsey Bennett takes to the air during the Wave’s 3-0 win over New Canaan Thursday at DHS. — Dave Stewart photo The Darien Blue Wave volleyball team takes a straight-forward approach to every new season: Focus on the here and now and don’t worry about the past. It’s an approach which has … Read more
Although the stage might not have been as big, a statement was delivered: The Ridgefield High girls volleyball team has reloaded. Despite graduating several starters, including All-State hitter Caroline Curnal, the Tigers sent an early season message on Tuesday night to anyone who thought they might be rebuilding this year. In a thrilling, intense match … Read more
New Canaan’s Estelle Asker splits two Cardinals during the Rams’ 1-0 win Tuesday at Dunning Field. — Dave Stewart photo Watching a New Canaan field hockey game nowadays is a lot like being an observer at a chess match. Look away for a minute and the pieces will have shifted around the board. With so … Read more