The Staples Wreckers are one step away from a girls tennis state championship repeat. The top-seeded Wreckers (24-1) won their third straight playoff match, as they rolled over the Greenwich Cardinals, 6-1, in the CIAC Class L semifinals Wednesday in Westport. Staples will now square off against the third-seeded Glastonbury Tomahawks (19-1) for the Class … Read more
Played at the Country Club of Darien Alex Gu, Darien 73 Jackson Fretty, Greenwich 74 Peter Taets, Staples 76 Jake Moses, Greenwich 77 Blake Swiggett, Darien 77 Billy Nail, Greenwich 78 George Garrett, New Canaan 78 Alek Mierzejewski, Trumbull 78 Brendan Bumgardner, Darien 78 Matt Bornstein, Ridgefield 78 Will Wilson, Darien 78 Gunnar Granito, New … Read more
Baseball – All games start at 3:30 p.m. Class LL Tournament, First Round Wilton 8, Shelton 5 Ridgefield 1, Simsbury 0 Danbury 7, Darien 3 Ludlowe 6, New Britain 5 Staples 6, Cheshire 0 Westhill 14, Pomperaug 11 Conard 8, Norwalk 4 Fairfield Prep 8, Greenwich 2 Naugatuck 4, Trumbull 0 Class L Tournament, First Round New Canaan … Read more
With more than one-third of the tournament field, the FCIAC will be well-represented when the CIAC Class LL playoffs begin on Tuesday, May 30. The conference had 12 of its 17 teams qualify for the state tournament, with 11 in Class LL and one — the St. Joseph Cadets — in Class M. Five league … Read more
The FCIAC will have 12 teams on the baseball diamond on Tuesday, May 30, as they step to the plate for the first round of the CIAC tournaments. The conference had 13 teams in the state playoffs, but the Stamford Black Knights lost a Class LL qualifying round game to Norwich Free Academy, 4-1, on … Read more
Pitching his final game as a Wilton Warrior, Billy Black made it one to remember. The senior hurled a complete-game three-hitter as the Wilton High baseball team captured the FCIAC championship game, 2-1, over Ridgefield on Friday evening at the Harbor Yard in Bridgeport. Watch the game on demand from the HAN Network Although the … Read more
The Darien Blue Wave has set the bar pretty high with his decades-long run of success in Connecticut boys lacrosse. Now, the Wave has something new to add to its record books. Darien scored its first FCIAC four-peat as the Blue Wave romped to a 20-4 win over the Ridgefield Tigers in the conference championship … Read more
With thunderstorms forecast for later tonight, the start time for the FCIAC boys lacrosse final has been moved forward one hour to 6 p.m. at Brien McMahon’s Jack Casagrande Field. The championship game pits the third-seeded Ridgefield Tigers against the defending champion and top-seeded Darien Blue Wave. In Tuesday’s semifinals, Ridgefield defeated Greenwich 10-7, while Darien … Read more
The Darien Blue Wave softball game went into the FCIAC final as a distinct underdog against top-seeded Westhill Vikings. Now, the Blue Wave is wearing the crown. Darien took control with four runs in the second inning and then held off the Vikings to win its first FCIAC championship in five years, 6-3, Wednesday at … Read more
Darien’s Kateri Martin and Staples’ Alyssa DiMaio were the last two tennis players standing in a thrilling FCIAC girls tennis final Tuesday afternoon at Wilton High School With the match knotted at 3-3, Martin, a senior, pulled in front to win a three-set match 5-7, 6-3, 6-3 and nail down a second consecutive FCIAC championship for … Read more