Swimming Notebook: Ridgefield digs deep to beat Greenwich, secures unbeaten regular season

Ridgefield put the finishing touch on an undefeated regular season with its Senior Night win over Danbury on Wednesday, but its signature victory came one week earlier against a team that’s ruled the roost for quite a while — six-time defending State Open, Class LL and FCIAC swimming champion Greenwich. The Tigers’ 115-71 triumph over … Read more

Field set for FCIAC Girls Basketball Tournament

The match-ups are set for the 2019 FCIAC girls basketball tournament, which will get underway with four quarterfinal games at Fairfield-Ludlowe High School on Saturday, Feb. 16. The eight tournament teams had been determined prior to the start of action on Wednesday, but seedings were still up in the air. The Norwalk Bears (20-0) head … Read more

2018-19 All-FCIAC Gymnastics Awards

Kelsey Fedorko – Greenwich Gianna Cardini – Greenwich Ellie Marino – Greenwich Merritt Stevenson – Trumbull Caroline Garrett – Warde Tess Vincent – Warde Ava Mancini – Ludlowe Evelyn Hogarth – Ludlowe Jessica Olin – Wilton Lilly Byrnes – Wilton Carter Siegel – Wilton Lana Schmidt – Darien Kaitlyn Moussignac – New Canaan Lindsay Capobianco … Read more

Hunte, No. 1 Norwalk hold off No. 4 Trumbull, claim FCIAC’s No. 1 seed

NORWALK — Norwalk coach Ricky Fuller has been hounding junior Belinda Hunte all season, trying to help the guard elevate her game. Hunte has gone in and out of the starting lineup, but Monday prior to the No. 1 Bears facing No. 4 Trumbull, Fuller had a feeling Hunte should be in the starting five. … Read more

FCIAC boys and girls ice hockey playoff races come into focus

The playoff picture has gotten more into focus regarding which six teams will partake in the 2018-19 FCIAC boys ice hockey tournament which takes place from Feb. 23-March 2, while the four-team field is already set for the FCIAC girls ice hockey tournament which commences Feb. 20. Ridgefield’s undefeated boys team, which is 9-0-0 in … Read more

Burton, Hernandez deliver in clutch as Danbury holds off Wilton in battle of FCIAC elites

DANBURY — A one-possession game in the final 90 seconds is exactly when stars deliver in crunch time. Danbury’s 1-2 punch delivered the knockout blow within 20 seconds to fend off a strong force to stay atop the FCIAC. Denali Burton and Javon Hernandez converted layups down the stretch to help Danbury topple Wilton 61-53 … Read more

Danbury captures FCIAC championship for 32nd time in 33 years

NEW CANAAN — Emotions run the full gamut every season at the Joe Sikorski FCIAC Wrestling Tournament. From Staples’ Jacob Rizy raising his arms to the air after dramatically turning and pinning his opponent for a heavyweight title; to Trumbull’s Joseph Palmieri finally defeating a rival on a championship stage; and even to Danbury’s Ryan … Read more

Greenwich girls win 4th straight FCIAC Gymnastics title

STAMFORD — It’s hard to dethrone the champ. The Greenwich girls gymnastics team enjoys collecting FCIAC Championship plaques. The Cardinals captured their fourth consecutive FCIAC title Saturday at Westhill High School. Greenwich finished the proceedings with 135.1 points to hold off competitors Ludlowe (133.9), Wilton (132.1), Warde (131.45) and Trumbull (128.55). Click here for more