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Title Time: FCIAC soccer, field hockey and swim finals, volleyball semis in action tonight

FCIAC Boys Soccer Final at Norwalk HS No. 1 Danbury (12-1-5) vs. No. 2 Trumbull (12-2-4), 7 p.m. Watch on Local Live Path to the final Semifinals: Danbury 1, Ludlowe 0; Trumbull 0, Staples 0 (Trumbull won 3-1 on PKs) Quarterfinals: Danbury 3, Brien McMahon 2 (OT); Trumbull 0, Norwalk 0 (Trumbull won 7-5 on … Read more

FCIAC soccer and field hockey semifinal scoreboard and box scores

FCIAC Boys Soccer Semifinals Danbury 1, Ludlowe 0 Ludlowe 0-0 0 Danbury 0-1 1 Danbury: Thiago DosReis 1g Goalies FL – Nicholas Tenreiro 5 saves D – Matthew Silva 10 saves Trumbull 0, Staples 0 (Trumbull wins 3-1 on PKs) Staples 0-0-0-0 0 Trumbull 0-0-0-0 0 Staples PKs: Austin Sholes Trumbull PKs: Jason Weinstein, Dominic … Read more

New Canaan romps over Darien 5-0 in FCIAC girls soccer semifinals

The New Canaan Rams celebrate one of their five goals during a 5-0 win over rival Darien in the FCIAC girls soccer semifinals Monday night in Wilton. — Dave Stewart photo Given how close their first clash was, the New Canaan Rams and Darien Blue Wave were prepared for another hard-fought game when they met … Read more

Trumbull turns back Staples in penalty kicks

FAIRFIELD — After 100 minutes of scoreless soccer Monday night at Taft Field — 200 minutes with the clock running in the playoffs now — Trumbull boys soccer goalie Chris Prizio finally got to the fun part.

“Penalties are so fun. I live for this. I said it last time, I’ll say it this time,” Prizio said after he stopped three out of four Staples shots to help the Eagles advance to their third consecutive FCIAC championship.

Prizio stopped the last three Wreckers after Austin Sholes scored. Jason Weinstein, Dom Zaleski and Justin Horvath tallied for Trumbull.

The teams traded chances in 80 minutes of regulation and had fewer chances in 20 minutes of overtime.

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Dos Reis goal with 45 seconds left, lifts Danbury into FCIAC final

FAIRFIELD—On the bus ride from Danbury to Fairfield, Thiago Dos Reis was imagining what it would be like to score a goal to lead the Danbury boys soccer team to the FCIAC championship.

Dos Reis said a conversation with his brother and former Hatters’ player, Felipe, earlier in the day got him thinking about scoring a big goal.

Dos Reis made his imagination come to life, scoring on a blistering shot with 45 seconds remaining, giving the Hatters a 1-0 win over Ludlowe in the FCIAC semifinals at Taft Field Monday night.

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Ridgefield edges St. Joseph in 2 OT to reach FCIAC final

WILTON — Caitlin Slaminko scored with 2:48 left in the first overtime period to give the Ridgefield High School girls soccer team a 2-1 (2 OT) victory over St. Joseph Monday night in the FCIAC semifinals at Kristine Lilly field.

The win means Ridgefield will be in the FCIAC championship game for the third time in four years.

The Tigers will face either Darien or New Canaan in Thursday’s final at Warde High School.

“Everybody dreams about scoring an overtime goal in the FCIAC or state playoffs,” Slaminko said. “I knew I had to put one in. I’m so happy it went in.”

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Watch the FCIAC boys and girls soccer semifinals on LocalLive

Fairfield Live will be live streaming the FCIAC boys and girls soccer semifinals on Monday and you can watch all the action by visiting fairfield/live or by clicking here. FCIAC  Boys Soccer Semifinals at Ludlowe HS No. 1 Danbury vs. No. 4 Ludlowe, 5 p.m. No. 2 Trumbull vs. No. 3 Staples, 7 p.m. FCIAC … Read more

FCIAC tournament tickets and T-shirts available online

Tickets for this week’s FCIAC semifinals and finals are available for online purchase through TicketRoar. T-shirts are also available by clicking the tickets links. Click the events below to go to Eventbrite and purchase tickets. Girls Volleyball semifinals – Thursday, Nov. 1, at Ludlowe HS, 5 and 7 p.m. Girls Swimming finals – Thursday, Nov. … Read more

FCIAC Boys Soccer Quarterfinals Box Scores

Friday, Oct. 26 Staples 1, Greenwich 0 Staples 1-0 1 Greenwich 0-0 0 Staples: Nick DiMasi 1g Goalies G – Jimmy Johnson 6 saves S – Ry Cohen 8 saves Danbury 3, Brien McMahon 2 (OT) McMahon 0-2-0-0 2 Danbury 2-0-1-0 3 Brien McMahon: Masai Castillero 2g Danbury: Tiago Dos Reis 2g, 1a; Malamin Jallow … Read more

Wilton field hockey loses to Norwalk in FCIAC quarterfinals

The host Wilton High field hockey team fell to Norwalk, 4-1, in the FCIAC tournament quarterfinals on Friday. The fifth-seeded Bears avenged a 6-5 regular-season loss to the Warriors and advanced to the semifinals; meanwhile, fourth-seed Wilton now will await the start of the Class L state tournament. Norwalk led 3-0 and halftime and withstood … Read more