DANBURY — Jackie DiNardo stood near center court with a big smile on her face and a basketball that she’ll cherish forever in her hands, receiving nonstop congratulations from everyone around her. Three-plus decades of excellence on the hardwood culminated in win No. 500 for the Danbury girls basketball coach Tuesday night, as an 87-34 … Read more
NEW CANAAN — It was difficult not to be distracted by the electricity in the air when Darien met rival New Canaan on the basketball court on Tuesday night. Darien head coach Charoy Bentley, however, managed to make sure his players kept their minds on the task at hand. “I preached during the game that … Read more
GREENWICH — Fittingly, Michelle Morganti paced Greenwich’s offense on Senior Night. The senior guard stepped up in a big way on Senior Night, scoring a team-high 18 points to help power the Cardinals to a win on a special evening for the team’s most experienced players. Morganti’s clutch offensive play helped propel Greenwich to a … Read more
DANBURY — All of Bassick’s defensive dominance across 16 games this season was summed up within seconds Monday night at Danbury. Senior Kevin Crawford made up ground to chase down a seemingly lost cause on a potential uncontested layup for the Hatters. But nothing went uncontested Monday as he leapt sky high to swat away … Read more
First it was Ryan McAleer. Then it was Alex Gibbens. Two players making steals in the final seconds of games, then having the presence of mind to get off a shot for deep 3-pointers that go in, giving New Canaan an incredible pair of victories. Click here for more
FAIRFIELD — Trumbull High saw its 20-point lead after one quarter evaporate over the next three periods, but come crunch time the Eagles had enough left in the tank to hold off St. Joseph, 76-67, before a crowd of 2,300 fans in a Playing for a Cure game to benefit the American Cancer Society at … Read more
FAIRFIELD — Trumbull senior Krystina Schueler stepped to the foul line with 1.3 seconds remaining and her Eagles deadlocked with town rivals St. Joseph in a game to benefit the American Cancer Society on Saturday at Fairfield University’s Alumni Hall. After the Cadets’ Emma Elrod had sunk a clutch 3-pointer to tie the game at … Read more
There would be no letdown for the Norwalk High School girls basketball last week after coach Ricky Fuller’s Bears snatched the No. 1 ranking in the GameTimeCT Top 10 Girls Basketball Poll, which was released Jan. 30. Coach Ricky Fuller’s Bears continued to move on in a positive manner with another pair of impressive victories … Read more
NORWALK — The Norwalk girls basketball team was not hitting outside shots early against Danbury. Fortunately for the Bears, senior forwards Sanaa Boyd and Naeva Rene were there to gather the misses on the offensive glass. Danbury hung with the No. 1-ranked Bears for most of three quarters but eventually found their inside play too … Read more
NORWALK – With its second miraculous finish in less than a month, you have to start thinking there’s something special about this year’s New Canaan Rams basketball team. With the Rams trailing Brien McMahon by one with 7.2 seconds to play, New Canaan junior Alex Gibbens intercepted an inbounds pass at half-court, dribbled twice, squared … Read more