Dave Stewart The HAN Network kicked off the spring sports season when the Darien Blue Wave boys lacrosse team hosted the Yorktown Huskers on Saturday at DHS. You can watch the game on demand here. Original Story: Darien has won three consecutive FCIAC and State championships and was unbeaten at 23-0 last spring. They are the third-ranked team in … Read more
Five FCIAC boys basketball players have been named to the Connecticut High School Coaches Association All-State for the 2016-17. The group included Conor Harkins of Greenwich, J.J. Pfohl of Trumbull, and Alec Preston of Darien in Class LL; Matt Kronenberg of Wilton in Class L; and Dutreil Contavio of Trinity Catholic in Class S. All … Read more
The FCIAC had 21 boys ice hockey players, including three from the Div. I state champion Ridgefield Tigers, named to the Connecticut High School Coaches Association All-State team for the 2016-17 season. The honorees were chosen by the CHSCA members. The Div. I First Team featured five FCIAC stars, including goalie Sean Keegans, defenseman Harrison … Read more
One of the bright stars of FCIAC boys ice hockey, Fairfield goalie Charlie Capalbo, a senior at Ludlowe High School, was recently diagnosed with cancer near his heart and lungs. Due to the cancer’s location, an operation is not possible. A Capalbo family friend, John McCormick, created a GoFundMe page to help cover the cost of medical expenses, … Read more
Greenwich senior Safir Scott won the high jump when he cleared 6 feet, 9 inches and was the sole individual champion from the FCIAC at the New England High School Indoor Track and Field Championships on March 4 at the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center in Boston. Greenwich junior Emily Phillippides placed second in … Read more
There’s one last chance to get a look at the conference’s basketball stars as the FCIAC Senior and Junior All-Star games are held Thursday evening at Staples High School in Westport. The junior game will tip off at 6 p.m., with the senior game to follow at 7:30 p.m. Every team in the FCIAC has … Read more
For the first time in program history, the Ridgefield boys hockey team is the undisputed king of Connecticut high school hockey. Scoring three unanswered goals in the first and third periods, the second-seeded Tigers defeated top-seed Northwest Catholic, 6-2, in the Division I state championship game Monday night at Yale University’s Ingalls Rink. It’s the … Read more
“I can’t believe we won this meet.” That’s what Greenwich High School boys swimming coach Terry Lowe said out loud to himself immediately following Saturday’s State Open Swimming Championships — an event in which the Cardinals were pushed to the absolute limit by Pomperaug, yet still continued its reign of supremacy. Trailing Pomperaug for a … Read more
For the seventh time in program history, the Trinity Catholic Crusaders are state boys basketball champions. The Crusaders built a 36-29 lead in the first half and then held off a tough Westbrook Knights squad and claimed the CIAC Class S crown, 61-52, Saturday at Mohegan Sun Arena. It’s Trinity’s first state championship since 2011, … Read more
The Ridgefield Tigers and New Canaan Rams won’t be meeting for a fourth time this season, but the Tigers will play for their first-ever state championship when they take on the Northwest Catholic Lions Monday night in New Haven. Ridgefield scored the final four goals of the game as they knocked off the West Haven … Read more