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St. Joseph tops both state football polls heading into showdown vs. Darien

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

FCIAC Cross Country Results for Week Two; Updated Standings

• 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

BOYS BASKETBALL: Kriftcher named next boys basketball coach at Trinity Catholic

Trinity Catholic did not have to look far for its new head boys basketball coach.

Brian Kriftcher has been on the Trinity Catholic bench for the past two seasons as an assistant to renowned head coach Mike Walsh. On Tuesday the school announced Kriftcher would be taking over for Walsh, who stepped down earlier this year.

Kriftcher will become Trinity’s first new head coach in 40 years, taking over a program steeped in tradition and championships.

“This is a great opportunity to build on a strong foundation here at Trinity. We are not starting from scratch but this is an opportunity to make it my own,” Kriftcher said. “I think since I have been here for two years I have some credibility with the players. They know what to expect from me and I know about them as players and as people.”

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FCIAC Football Week Two By The Numbers: Honoring Coop, five perfect teams, and dealing Cards

We have five 2-0 teams in the FCIAC with St. Joseph, Greenwich, Darien, Staples and Norwalk all making it through the first two weeks of the football season unscathed. A few interesting games are on tap for week three, including a juicy match-up between the top-ranked St. Joseph Cadets and the No. 3 Darien Blue … Read more

A (very) early look at the FCIAC fall sports standings

The FCIAC fall sports season is in full swing and there’s not time like the present to take a gander at the standings to see who’s started out hot. Click the links below to go to our standings pages, which are updated through the weekend’s events. Football Boys Soccer Girls Soccer Field Hockey Volleyball Boys … Read more

Football Week Two: St. Joe’s takes over No. 1 as several teams hunt 2-0 starts

Week one of the FCIAC football season featured some great match-ups, with No. 3 St. Joe’s defeating No. 1 New Canaan; defending Class LL champion Darien taking out the Ridgefield Tigers; and a host of new head coaches leading their teams into battle for the first time. This week’s games aren’t quite as intriguing on … Read more

O’Connell, New Canaan, keeping Cooper’s memory alive

NEW CANAAN — Early in the first quarter of the New Canaan football team’s opener at St. Joseph, a Ram safety wearing No. 22 intercepted a pass deep in his own territory.

Eyes quickly scanned the roster, searching for a name that wasn’t there.

That’s because the young man wearing the jersey was Quintin O’Connell, a senior captain for New Canaan.

O’Connell, who normally wears No. 20, donned 22 in honor of Jason Cooper, the New Canaan receivers coach who passed away on July 7 of a heart attack at age 52.

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Live Streaming of Staples vs. Danbury boys soccer on Wednesday on FairfieldLive

You can watch the Danbury Hatters play the Staples Wreckers in an early-season FCIAC Boys Soccer contest which will be streamed live on the FairfieldLive network this Wednesday, September 12 at 4 p.m. To get to the FairfieldLive network from FCIAC.net click on the LocalLive logo on the top right side of the page. Danbury … Read more

FCIAC Football Week One By the Numbers: Three tops one, big birds, and first wins

Opening week of the FCIAC football season is in the books and there were some wild games, including an unexpected shutout between top-ranked teams. Seven FCIAC teams debuted new head coaches, with three picking up victories, while the three-time defending state champion Darien Blue Wave started the campaign in typical fashion: With a win. In … Read more