EAST HAVEN – After eight years, Darien is back on top of Connecticut girls volleyball. The Blue Wave wrapped up a perfect season by capturing the CIAC Class LL championship with a 3-0 victory over Trumbull Saturday in East Haven. Click here for the complete story
STRATFORD — Darien’s Jillian Roche summed up the Wave’s success on the volleyball court in a succinct way. “When we’re on,” Roche said, “We’re really on.” It’s tough to argue with that. Darien delivered a tour-de-force performance with a 3-0 shutout of Southington in the Class LL semifinals at Bunnell on Wednesday, earning its first … Read more
MILFORD – Maggie Carley usually closes her eyes when she goes to block a shot. By the time she opened them on the winning point Wednesday night and looked around, the ball fell to the hardwood to her left on the opposite side of the net. Then the Trumbull senior captain was ambushed by her … Read more
Championship Schedule Volleyball Class LL Final at East Haven HS No. 1 Darien 3, No. 14 Trumbull 0 (25-20, 25-10, 25-15) Boys Soccer Class LL Final at Trinity Health Stadium No. 16 Greenwich 2, No. 2 Hall 2 (Greenwich wins 4-3 PKs) Girls Soccer Class LL Final at Trinity Health Stadium No. 3 Staples vs. No. 1 … Read more
FAIRFIELD — After eight long years, the FCIAC girls volleyball championship has finally gone back home to Darien. The top-seeded Blue Wave rallied for a 3-2 win over No. 2 Trumbull in a classic final, capturing their first conference title since 2014 Saturday afternoon at Ludlowe. Click here for the complete story
Boys Soccer Thursday, Oct. 27 Quarterfinals No. 4 Greenwich 2, No. 5 Danbury 1 No. 3 Darien 2, No. 6 Ludlowe 0 No. 1 Trumbull 6, No. 8 Brien McMahon 0 No. 2 Norwalk 2, No. 7 New Canaan 0 Tuesday, Nov. 1 Semifinals at Ludlowe No. 3 Darien 3, No. 2 Norwalk 2 No. … Read more
The seeds and match-ups are set for what could be a wild FCIAC volleyball tournament Darien, which is perfect through the regular season earned the No. 1 seed, along with No. 2 Trumbull, No. 3 New Canaan and No. 4 Greenwich will host quarterfinal matches on Tuesday, Nov. 1. The tournament then shifts to Ludlowe … Read more
Darien remains No. 1 and it is a unanimous No. 1 at that as the Blue Wave received all 14 first-place votes in the latest Connecticut High School Girls Volleyball Coaches Poll which was released Oct. 18. The top-ranked Blue Wave and No. 2 Joel Barlow each had 12-0 records when the votes were cast. … Read more
GREENWICH — The Darien volleyball team has been close to perfection over the last few years, but the one team standing in the way has been Greenwich. When the Blue Wave finally got past that obstacle on Wednesday, they did it in style. Top-ranked Darien delivered a dominating performance, scoring a 3-0 victory and defeating … Read more
Kendall Scholz and Caitlin Allen want to make it perfectly clear: Their next step was not planned. The Wilton volleyball standouts, seniors, will remain teammates at Hamilton College next year. Great school, solid volleyball program, and a continuation of their athletic careers together. Sounds like a plan coming together, right? Click here for the complete … Read more