FCIAC NORWALK — Everybody at Norwalk High looks up to Sam Papp, and not just because he stands 6-foot-5 and weighs in at a strong and athletic 255 pounds.
No, it runs deeper than that. Far deeper, in fact.
Once, when he was far smaller than he is now, Papp was occasionally picked on due to a stutter. Since becoming the man-child he is today, he protects those who might fall prey to the bullying of others.
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The city football game between Trinity Catholic and Stamford High could not be coming at a better time for the two schools.
Both teams come in at 0-2 having lost week one games they both felt were winnable and both getting blown out in their week two contests.
Now they get to face each other in the first leg of the Stamford city championship with a chance to erase the bad taste left by the first two weeks.
Of course, while one team will pick up its first victory, the other will walk off Gaglio Field Saturday afternoon at 0-3.
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St. Joseph is the top-ranked team in both the coaches’ and media’s Week 3 state high school football polls as the FCIAC has the top three ranked teams in both polls. And that leads up to this Saturday’s big showdown when coach Joe DellaVecchia’s St. Joseph Cadets host coach Rob Trifone’s perennially-powerful Darien Blue Wave … Read more
• Updated Boys Cross Country Standings • Updated Girls Cross Country Standings Dual Meet At Waveny Park, New Canaan Boys Team Scores: New Canaan 24; Westhill 38; Greenwich 72; St. Joseph 109 Individual Times (5K course) 1 – Andrew Malling (NC) 16:41.60 2 – Colin McLaughlin (WH), 17:23.65 3 – Allessandro Malagoli (NC), 17:59,90 4 … Read more
Despite falling to a strong Mamaroneck (N.Y.) squad on Saturday, the Greenwich High School girls field hockey team exhibited some positive signs, which it carried over into its next game against Trumbull.
“We lost 3-0 to Mamaroneck, but the game was much closer than the score indicated,” Cardinals coach Ally Orrico said. “We didn’t capitalize on our opportunities, but we did create opportunities for ourselves.”
Greenwich continued to create scoring chances during its road game against Trumbull on Monday night and this time, it lit the scoreboard.
Receiving scoring from four different players, the Cardinals raised their record to 3-2 with a 4-1 win over host Trumbull in an FCIAC matchup. Greenwich is in action again against a formidable Staples squad on Friday at 4 p.m.
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25-9, 25-10, 25-15 Westhill Highlights Betsy Sachs – 12 kills, 7 service points Vana Servos – 15 assists, 9 service points Sophia Thagouras – 14 assists, 6 service points, 4 kills Nikki Newcomer – 7 kills, 8 service points Nina Bakuradze – 5 digs, 11 service points New Canaan Highlights Josie Matyszewski – 5 kills … Read more