Three teams from the FCIAC each placed second in their respective state class championship meets in girls gymnastics, which ended up being the last winter sport which got to complete state championships before the coronavirus pandemic caused the cancellation of the remainder of the 2019-20 high school winter sports season. Fairfield Ludlowe was runner-up in … Read more
When the final two weeks of 2019-20 winter high school sports season were cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic, what was assured was that four of the eight sports sanctioned by the CIAC had teams win state championships and the other four sports were unable to finish their state tournaments or championship meets. The winter … Read more
Tess Stapleton of Fairfield Ludlowe broke a 21-year-old State Open meet record in the 55-meter hurdles and was the meet’s only double individual champion, having also won the long jump. And one week later she became the New England champion in both events with a pair of personal-best performances. Those were the major achievements which … Read more
Notre Dame-Fairfield maintained its No. 1 ranking while three FCIAC teams – No. 4 Staples, seventh-ranked Trumbull and No. 9 Ridgefield – were ranked among the top nine in the GameTimeCT Top 10 Girls Basketball Poll which was released March 1 on the eve of state tournament play. Three more FCIAC teams were in the … Read more
Virtual meetings are a big part of the new normal. CIAC executive director Glenn Lungarini estimates he is on between two or three per day. Sometimes, he is “meeting” with school principals. Other times, it is with sports league commissioners. He is on weekly calls with Miguel Cardona, the Connecticut commissioner of education and every … Read more
First Team Luke Johnston, Darien Justin Wietfeldt, New Canaan Ryan Columbo, Greenwich Alex Tsymbalyuk, Trumbull Jeffery Reda, Trinity Bennett McDermott, Darien Jamison Moore, Darien Gavin Dolan, Westhill/Stamford Rhys Davies, Fairfield Co-op Coach of the Year Mac Budd, Darien Second Team Kevin McNicholas, Ridgefield Finn Beam, Norwalk/McMahon Tyler Tuccinardi, Westhill/Stamford Sam Swanson, Fairfield Co-op Graham Day, … Read more
The CIAC has cancelled the remainder of its winter postseason tournaments due to concerns regarding the coronavirus. Here is the statement from the CIAC: “Due to continuing concerns regarding the spread of COVID-19 (coronavirus) CIAC has made the difficult decision to cancel the remainder of its winter championship tournaments. “The decision was made in light … Read more
GREENWICH — One minute and 47 seconds felt like an eternity for Griffin Deane and the New Canaan boys ice hockey team. The Rams’ once three-goal lead had been whittled down to one as rival Darien mounted a wild third-period comeback bid, with pressure continuing into the final minute. This was, however, New Canaan’s night … Read more
First Team Lexani Pagan, Ridgefield Michael Longo, Trumbull Kai O’Dell, Danbury Carlos DeWinter, Greenwich Tyler Johnson, Danbury Jack Ryan, Trumbull Ryan Jack, Danbury Will Ebert, Warde Tyler Sung, New Canaan Luke Molina, Staples Tommy Mazur, Westhill Brendan Gilchrist, Norwalk Nicholas Augeri, Staples DJ Donovan, Danbury Jordan Agosto, Danbury Second Team John Schneider, McMahon Alex Blaha, … Read more
WILTON — History was cloaked in orange and black. The Ridgefield boys basketball program captured its third FCIAC title in four years by outlasting Trinity Catholic, 63-58, in the conference championship final Thursday night at Wilton’s Zeoli Fieldhouse. Click here for more