FAIRFIELD—The Wilton and Warde basketball teams are no strangers to overtime in the FCIAC quarterfinals. Two years ago, the two teams played to double overtime with Wilton coming out on top. This year, the No. 2 Warriors would need just one extra session, beating No. 7 Warde 79-77 in overtime in the FCIAC quarterfinals at … Read more
FAIRFIELD — It was a little bit No 1 versus No 8 — and a lot of Trumbull High and St. Joseph renewing their rivalry — when the Eagles defeated the Cadets, 87-72, to cap the FCIAC quarterfinal round of games played at Warde High Saturday night. “When the floor opens up this this group … Read more
Eight teams will tip off the FCIAC Boys Basketball Tournament on Saturday when the quarterfinal games are played at Fairfield-Warde High School beginning at noon. The Trumbull Eagles secured the No.1 seed on Thursday, followed by No. 2 Wilton, No. 3 Danbury, the defending league champion, No. 4 New Canaan, No. 5 Ridgefield, No. 6 … Read more
TRUMBULL — Norwalk senior Sanaa Boyd was not going to shy away from the challenge of guarding the FCIAC’s best player in Trinity Catholic’s Iyanna Lops in the biggest game of the year. In fact, she requested the assignment. Boyd stole the ball from Lops three times in the first half and was all over … Read more
The match-ups are set for the 2019 FCIAC boys basketball tournament, which will get underway with four quarterfinal games at Fairfield-Warde High School on Saturday, Feb. 23 The eight tournament berths had been clinched after Monday’s games, but the seeds were still undetermined prior to Thursday’s games. Trumbull is the No. 1 seed after defeating … Read more
DANBURY — With all four FCIAC quarterfinals being played at a neutral site, the battle for a top seed and playoff positioning didn’t figure to mean much to teams locked into the postseason ahead of the final regular-season games. That didn’t stop the top two squads in the conference from putting on a classic that … Read more
STAMFORD — The Stamford High School boys basketball team was tired of hearing all the talk. The Black Knights decided to walk the walk Thursday and forged a 62-56 road win over Trinity Catholic High School before a emotional packed house at Walsh Court. Click here for more
Barry McLeod isn’t sure what exactly to expect Thursday night. He’s not used to having moments that are just about him, and him alone. But the longtime boys basketball coach at Bridgeport Central will get one of those moments before the season finale against McMahon. The court will be named in his honor. Click here … Read more
The girls basketball league tournaments are nearing their conclusions. With snow on the way Wednesday night, many of them were getting pushed to later in the week. But the state tournament pairings have been released, and the latest top 10 poll will not be delayed. Click here for more
TRUMBULL — The first quarter of the FCIAC semifinals was arguably as bad as the Norwalk girls basketball team has played all season. The team missed layups, turned the ball over and got beat inside by Danbury. Despite the subpar effort from the No. 1 team in the state, the Bears led Danbury by one … Read more