Tournaments

Trumbull nips Ludlowe in 5 to reach FCIAC Volleyball final

FAIRFIELD—A berth in the FCIAC Girls Volleyball final is a worthy reward.

Trumbull High School earned its chance to play for the 2018 league crown Thursday night by outlasting Ludlowe High, 25-15, 23-25, 25-21, 21-25, 15-10 in the FCIAC semifinals before a passionate crowd at the Ludlowe High gym.

The win means No. 2 seed Trumbull will face No. 1 seed Westhill (20-2) on Saturday at 3 p.m. at Ludlowe’s gym for the FCIAC Championship. Westhill held off Darien, 3-2 in Thursday’s early semifinal.

“Every night in FCIAC volleyball is a battle. This was fun,” said Trumbull’s first-year head coach Nicole Trommelen. “How did we do this? With our fight. With our resilency. Ludlowe beat us in the regular season. And we could have gotten down after losing Game 4 to tie the match. But our team responded as it has all year against adversity.”

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Darien edges previously unbeaten Staples for FCIAC title

In recent years the Darien and Staples field hockey programs have had several memorable showdowns, scripting a new rivalry in a sport where historically the Blue Wave have had the edge with the Wreckers having closed the gap over the past couple of seasons.

A new chapter was written Thursday night as the No. 2 Blue Wave re-established themselves as the best team in the conference, defending their FCIAC championship by knocking off the top-seeded Wreckers in a 2-1 thriller at Brien McMahon’s Jack Casagrande Field.

“Our goal was to get here and obviously playing Staples is always such a great, fun competitive game,” Darien head coach Mo Minicus said. “We wanted nothing more than to beat them and these girls played their hearts out.”

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OT goal by Weinstein gives Trumbull FCIAC championship

NORWALK—The seniors on the Trumbull boys soccer team had already felt the pain of losing in a final last season and the numbness of tying one two years ago.

Neither were emotions the Eagles wanted to revisit playing in their third-straight FCIAC Championship game.

This time, what Trumbull felt was pure joy as Jason Weinstein scored with in overtime, lifting No. 2 Trumbull to a 1-0 win over No. 1 Danbury at Testa Field in Norwalk.

It is Trumbull’s second title in three years, but this one only belongs to them.

“I was dreaming of this today. This is my third time here and the third time is the charm. Started as co-champs, then a loss and all that was left to do was win,” Weinstein said. “Chris Prizio (Trumbull keeper) was the reason we got to overtime and we got the job done in overtime.”

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Greenwich repeats as FCIAC swim champions

GREENWICH — Meet-record performances, personal-best times, school-record efforts — Thursday’s FCIAC Girls Swimming Championships had it all, including a repeat team champion.

And the team that earned the sweet repeat is the squad that ended the meet in style.

Winning the final event — the 400-yard freestyle relay — in an FCIAC meet record time of 3:31.28, put the finishing touch on a championship night for Greenwich, which won the conference title for the second straight year.

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Westhill volleyball tops Darien in 5 to reach finals

FAIRFIELD—In the FCIAC Girls Volleyball Playoff semifinals, victory is not about sheer talent.

The metrics are heart, character and trust.

In a five-set battle worth far more than the price of admission Thursday night at an electric Ludlowe High School gym, Westhill High School rallied from the brink to outlast a resolute Darien High squad, 25-23, 17-25, 16-25, 25-23, 16-14.

The win means No. 1 seed Westhill (20-2 overall) will meet either No. 2 seed Trumbull or No. 6 seed Ludlowe for the 2018 FCIAC Volleyball Championship Saturday at 3 p.m. at the Ludlowe gym.

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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

Danbury girls, Staples boys claim state cross country championships

MANCHESTER – The Danbury girls and Staples boys cross country teams each won state Class LL championships this past Friday, Oct. 26, at Wickham Park to add onto the team titles they each won eight days earlier at the 2018 FCIAC Cross Country Championships. Greenwich sophomore Mari Noble placed first in Friday’s 2018 Connecticut Interscholastic … Read more

FCIAC Girls Volleyball Quarterfinal Scoreboard and Box Scores

Westhill 3, Staples 0 25-14, 25-14, 25-20 Westhill Highlights Caroline Boyd – 9 aces, 14 service pts Vana Servos – 15 assists, 9 service pts, 6 digs Betsy Sachs – 12 kills, 8 service pts Sophia Thagouras – 11 assists, 4 kills, 6 aces, 7 service pts Nina Bakuradze – 5 service pts, 7 digs … Read more

The 2018 FCIAC Swim Trials Results

Click here for a pdf of the results from the swim trials Due to a computer issue, the 100 breaststroke results in the pdf are incorrect. The corrected results for that event are listed below. 100 Breaststroke Results 1 – Sotolongo (RFD), 1:07.14 2 – Holmes (DAR), 1:07.58 3 – Leonard (RFD), 1:07.75 4 – … Read more

Wave rises: Darien volleyball blanks Greenwich in FCIAC quarterfinals

The Darien Blue Wave volleyball program has quite a storied past and now, the present is looking pretty great as well. After a two-year absence from the FCIAC’s final four, Darien is back in the semifinals after dismantling the Greenwich Cardinals 3-0 in the quarterfinals Tuesday afternoon at GHS. For senior tri-captains Lindsay Bennett, Cristina … Read more