Boys Basketball Stamford 68, Norwalk 57 Ludlowe 83, St. Joseph 54 New Canaan 74, Darien 42 Ridgefield 62, Staples 51 Warde 60, Trumbull 46 Danbury 72, Bridgeport Central 56 Brien McMahon 72, Westhill 69 Wilton 66, Greenwich 46 Girls Basketball Danbury 54, Bridgeport Central 19 Westhill 55, Brien McMahon 26 Staples 44, Ridgefield 32 Norwalk … Read more
FAIRFIELD — Losing by 29 points in a game that was billed as a battle of 11-3 contenders obviously left St. Joseph boys basketball coach Kevin Wielk besides himself afterwards. With his head hanging rather low, he offered no postgame comment other than to simply say, “We didn’t play well.” But in all fairness, it … Read more
WESTPORT — The Staples girls basketball team got a taste tonight of how demanding a quarterfinal game in the FCIAC Tournament could prove. Ridgefield, on the fringe of one of the final berths and an eight seed no one would treasure drawing, held a lead on the Wreckers until the final seconds of the third … Read more
FAIRFIELD — Buddy Bray remembers his dad “dragging me out to watch games” at Fairfield University’s Alumni Hall when he was a kid in the 1970s. He competed there when he played at the University of Bridgeport. And Bray has gotten to coach in the building several times as well at Trumbull High. Friday night … Read more
FAIRFIELD — Cassi Barbato scored 17 points to lead Trumbull to its 61-36 victory over St. Joseph in the opening game of the Playing For a Cure doubleheader at Fairfield University’s Alumni Hall on Friday. Barbato, game to game, is the top scorer for coach Steve Tobitsch’s Eagles. It wasn’t her point total — it … Read more
Boys Basketball Norwalk 69, Danbury 67 Ludlowe 87, Darien 65 Trinity Catholic 60, Warde 45 Staples 72, Stamford 70 Westhill 57, Greenwich 51 Wilton 71, Bridgeport Central 48 Brien McMahon 51, New Canaan 45 Girls Basketball Warde 65, Trinity Catholic 39 Wilton 56, Bridgeport Central 15 New Canaan 48, Brien McMahon 23 Greenwich 41, Westhill … Read more
STAMFORD — The Staples girls basketball team and forward Arianna Gerig came into Stamford looking to deliver a message. Message received. The Wreckers, led by Gerig’s 20 points and a dominating defensive effort in the second half, rolled over Stamford 60-31. Click here for more
Kianna Perry led the Danbury girls basketball team to a 52-51 FCIAC victory in overtime Thursday at Danbury High School. Perry scored 22 points, including the decisive free throw with 7.4 seconds left. Click here for more
FAIRFIELD — Akim Joseph is an immovable force in the paint. He is especially dangerous when there are no defenders in his path and shots are delivered on a downward trajectory. That was the position Joseph found himself in tonight for much of the third quarter, when Trinity Catholic’s leader scored eight of his 13 … Read more
It is a traditional rite of winter every year during the boys’ high school basketball season. When one flips the calendar page from January to February, that generally signals the point when the race for the eight berths for the FCIAC Boys Basketball Tournament begins in earnest. The better teams have spent the first half … Read more