Two years after an 18-loss season Trinity Catholic defeats top-seeded Canton for Class S state championship

UNCASVILLE—Greatness came in a flash and handed the Trinity Catholic girls basketball team the ultimate prize. Within a span of just several minutes in her team’s Class S final against Canton, Iyanna Lops showed just why she’s continuing her career at the highest possible level. Lops stamped her authority on both sides of the court, … Read more

New Canaan tops Granby in Division IV for first state title since 1962

UNCASVILLE — It’s been a memorable year for the New Canaan boys basketball team, right from the start. Between a couple of game-winning 3-point shots that went viral on social media, to qualifying for postseason play for the first time in a decade, to making a run in the Division IV state tournament and reaching … Read more

Three FCIAC teams battle for state basketball championships on Saturday

Three FCIAC basketball teams will play for state championships as the CIAC tournament finals tip off on Saturday at Mohegan Sun Arena. All the state championship games can be seen on the NFHS Network. A subscription is required. Basketball Championship Schedule – Saturday, March 16 Boys Basketball – Div. IV Final No. 4 New Canaan … Read more

Greenwich captures seventh consecutive State Open swimming championship

NEW HAVEN — Prior to Thursday’s State Open Swimming Championships, Greenwich coach Terry Lowe said his team had to produce a perfect meet in order to win another title. Well, the Cardinals captured yet another State Open championship and they were just about as perfect as they could be in their coach’s eyes. Click here … Read more

Melzer has turned New Canaan basketball into a winner

NEW CANAAN — The decision did not come easily. A Stamford Black Knight through and through, Danny Melzer had been offered the job of head coach of the New Canaan boys basketball team in 2016, taking over a struggling program. The move would mean leaving the school he had played and coached for, and the … Read more

New Canaan pulls away from St. Joseph to reach Division IV title game, its first final in 30 years

FAIRFIELD — Two years ago, the New Canaan boys basketball team won just four of 20 games. Now, the Rams are going dancing at the Sun. New Canaan won a full-tilt battle with the St. Joseph Cadets, pulling away in the fourth quarter for a 62-51 victory in the CIAC Div. IV semifinals Tuesday night … Read more

FCIAC State Tournament Scoreboard and Schedule

Saturday, March 16  – all games at Mohegan Sun Arena Boys Basketball – Div. IV Final New Canaan vs. Granby Memorial, 10 a.m. Girls Basketball – Class S Final Trinity Catholic vs. Canton, 12:30 p.m. Girls Basketball – Class LL Final Norwalk vs. New London, 3 p.m. Wednesday, March 13 Boys Basketball – Semifinals Division … Read more

No. 1 Norwalk surges past Hamden, earns first Class LL title berth since 2000

FAIRFIELD — The 19-year wait is over. The No. 1 seeded Norwalk girls basketball team is heading back to the CIAC Class LL state championship game for the first time since 2000, beating No. 4 Hamden 62-54 Monday night at Warde High School in the semifinals. This will be Norwalk’s sixth appearance in the championship … Read more

Greenwich captures seventh straight Class LL swimming title

NEW HAVEN — Entering Monday’s Class LL Swimming Championships, Greenwich knew it needed to not only win the meet in order to also contend for the State Open title, it had to do so in convincing fashion. Mission accomplished. Winning five events and registering numerous top-five finishes, Greenwich continued its reign of supremacy, capturing its … Read more

Top-seeded New Canaan holds off Darien for seventh state title, first in six years

WEST HAVEN — It had been six long years since the New Canaan girls ice hockey team had last won a state championship. So as the last few seconds ticked off the clock in the Rams’ 3-1 win over rival Darien in the CHSGHA state final on Saturday, the emotions started to rise to the … Read more