NEW CANAAN — Pursuing perfection is a difficult task. Even if the Ridgefield girls cross country team sometimes makes it look easy. With five runners placing in the top 30, the Tigers followed up an unbeaten regular season by capturing the FCIAC championship Tuesday in New Canaan’s Waveny Park. Led by senior Tess Pisanelli’s third-place … Read more
NEW CANAAN — All hail the 4-Peat. The army known as the Staples boys cross country team ran off with the FCIAC championship Tuesday at warm and sunny Waveny Park. The Wreckers finished with 45 points from their top five finishers to hold off Ridgefield (77 points) and Danbury (96 points) to earn their fourth … Read more
GREENWICH — Since edging Longmeadow (Mass.) by one goal on Sept. 21, Darien beat its next eight field hockey opponents by at least three goals or more. That impressive pattern changed a bit Tuesday, but the Blue Wave’s fortunes didn’t. Embroiled in a scoreless tie against FCIAC rival Greenwich at halftime, one goal did the … Read more
The 2019 FCIAC cross country championships will be held at Waveny Park in New Canaan on Tuesday, Oct. 15. Six races will be held beginning with freshman events at 2:15 p.m. The varsity championships will begin with the girls 4K race at 2:50 p.m., and the boys 5K race at 3:20 p.m. The Staples Wreckers … Read more
Whether you’re a coach or a parent, you should be prepared to recognize and respond to one of the most common forms of negative behavior associated with sports teams: bullying. Bullying is an issue in every part of our kids’ lives — from the locker rooms to home rooms to social media. And statistics show that more … Read more
FAIRFIELD — Before the fall weather turns nasty, football teams can find success with the pass. The Ludlowe football team put that theory into practice Saturday morning as the Falcons tossed their way to a 49-18 victory over Central at Taft Field. Click here for more
The Ridgefield football team made the most of its first-ever game in New Jersey. Ranked seventh in the latest GameTimeCT Top 10 poll, the unbeaten Tigers scored four touchdowns before halftime and went on to rout host Chatham, 42-0, on Saturday afternoon. Click here for more
GREENWICH — Five games into the season, foes are still trying to figure out how to stop and score against, the Greenwich football team. Westhill became the latest team that was unable to solve the puzzle known as the Cardinals, who continued their tradition of celebrating their Homecoming Day in style. Click here for more
TRUMBULL — Stay the course. That was the call to arms from both St. Joseph coach Thomas Connolly and Trumbull coach Sil Vitiello when the FCIAC and town rivals played to a 0-0 draw at the Dalling Sports Complex on Saturday afternoon. Click here for more
NORWALK — The Norwalk and Danbury boys soccer teams both walked off Testa Field satisfied with the result but knowing there is room for improvement on the offensive side of the ball. The teams ended 0-0 with neither creating many scoring chances other than off set pieces. Click here for more