MANCHESTER – Ridgefield High School’s boys cross country team utilized some proficient pack running to win the team title at the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference State Open Cross Country Championships on Nov. 5 at Wickham Park. That capped quite the successful run for coach Bryan Kovalsky’s Tigers over a span of 17 days. They won … Read more
All Rob Murray was setting out to do was to combine his passion for running and coaching with the goal of coaching up young runners to be the best they could be. And all he knew was he was going to give his best commitment and dedication toward that end, and he would also expect … Read more
All-FCIAC First Team – Front row, Julianne Teitler, Darien; Georgia Keller, Ridgefield; Esme Daplyn, Greenwich; Emily Mrakovcic, Wilton; Kali Holden, Trumbull; Stephanie Queiroz, Danbury; and Katie Rector, Ridgefield; back row, Anna Weiksner, Greenwich; Evelyn Marchand, Trumbull; Allie Burt, Warde; Radea Ralev, New Canaan; Mairead Clas, Darien; Josie Dolan, Staples; Madison Stevener, Warde; and Deirdre Franagan, … Read more
All-FCIAC First Team – Front row, Michael Byrnes, Wilton; Jack Dovaras, Ridgefield; Steven Hergenrother, Ridgefield; Mohammed Abunar, Trumbull; Matthew McDonough, Ridgefield; Zachary Taubman, Staples; and Nathan Cramer, Ludlowe; back row, Benjamin Lorenz, Staples; Henri Vieltojarvi, Ridgefield; Bronson Vo, Trumbull; Zachary Jelinek, Greenwich; Evan O’Rourke, Darien; Joseph Callanan, Warde; Benjamin Mickool, Ridgefield; and Jalen St. Fort, … Read more
Class L Ridgefield (3rd, 95) 1 Katherine Rector, 19:01 *Individual Champion 9 Deirdre Flanagan, 20:08 26 Madison Mueller, 21:09 29 Georgia Keller, 21:21 30 Regan McGrath, 21:22 31 Elaine Mathews, 21:22 43 Vivienne Namiot, 22:02 Trumbull (4th, 144) 4 Kali Holden, 19:32 13 Evelyn Marchand, 20:28 27 Abigail Poplawski, 21:16 47 Leela Kocinsky, 22:17 53 … Read more
Class LL Ridgefield (2nd, 77 points) 11 Benjamin Mickool, 17:14 12 Steven Hergenrother, 17:15 15 Matthew McDonough, 17:22 16 Jack Dovaras, 17:24 23 Henri Vieltojarvi, 17:34 37 Griffin Blood, 17:55 54 Liam Edson, 18:54 Staples (3rd, 109) 6 Zachary Taubman, 16:51 10 Ben Lorenz, 17:11 25 Kyle Harrington, 17:43 33 Rory Tarsy, … Read more
4K race, Waveny Park, New Canaan. Team scores 1 Ridgefield 54, 2 Greenwich 102, 3 New Canaan 103, 4 Staples 133, 5 Trumbull 134, 6 Darien 138, 7 Wilton 158, 8 Danbury 187, 9 Warde 223, 10 Ludlowe 231, 11 Stamford 342, 12 St. Joseph 352, 13 Brien McMahon 401 Individual finishes 1 Katie Rector … Read more
5K race, Waveny Park, New Canaan. Team Scores 1 Ridgefield 37, 2 Staples 75, 3 Warde 116, 4 Trumbull 141, 5 Greenwich 146, 6 Wilton 159, 7 Danbury 164, 8 Darien 167, 9 Ludlowe 190, 10 Westhill 293, 11 New Canaan 317, 12 Norwalk 370, 13 Stamford 399, 14 Brien McMahon 430, 15 St. Joseph … Read more
NEW CANAAN — The Ridgefield girls cross country team wrapped up its third consecutive undefeated regular season last week. That was the cake, and now the Tigers have applied the icing. Led by a first-place finish from senior Katie Rector, Ridgefield captured its second straight FCIAC championship with a dominating performance Wednesday in New Canaan’s … Read more
NEW CANAAN — It says a lot about how high the Ridgefield boys cross country team has set the bar for itself that after winning the program’s first FCIAC championship since 2013, the Tigers weren’t satisfied. “A lot of them are a little bit disappointed,” Ridgefield coach Bryan Kovalsky said. “This was almost like a … Read more