STAMFORD—If a leadoff hitter’s job is to get on base and score runs, Danbury’s Javon Hernandez is angling to get his picture up on the wall as the employee of the week. Hernandez reached base in each of his five plate appearances Wednesday, scoring three times and reaching third twice. Hernandez’s spark at the top … Read more
WILTON — To win lacrosse games, you need to have the ball. In Wednesday evening’s game at Wilton, the Greenwich girls lacrosse team didn’t have the ball very often. With Meghan Lane and Anna Sherman doing the heavy lifting, Wilton controlled 22 of 26 draws. That dominance paved the way for the Warriors’ 17-7 victory … Read more
The Darien boys lacrosse team rebounded from its first loss of the season by routing the Warde Mustangs, 23-7, Tuesday in Fairfield. Hudson Pokorny and Michael Minicus had eight points apiece in the win, with Pokorny scored six goals and dished out two assists, and Minicus collected four goals and four assists. Click here for … Read more
NORWALK — A baseball team will take luck wherever it can find it. In what was the exception rather than the rule, the wind was forcefully blowing out to left field Wednesday at Norwalk’s Callahan Complex artificial turf baseball diamond. And the Norwalk baseball team made the most of this generous turn of fortune. Click here for … Read more
DANBURY — Malcolm Going has accomplished just about everything for the Danbury track team, including a stellar third-place finish at New Balance Indoor Nationals in March, where he was the fastest American in the event. But one of the crowning moments came while he was sitting in class. He received a message from a coordinator … Read more
2019 has been a bit of a roller coaster ride for the New Canaan High softball team, as the Rams have already had a dramatic, walk-off win, a couple of blowout losses and everything in between. That being said, the ups and downs come with the territory for a team as young as New Canaan. … Read more
The New Canaan Rams scored nine runs in the seventh inning to turn a three-run baseball game into a rout as they defeated the Central Hilltoppers, 14-2, Tuesday in Bridgeport. The Rams sent 14 batters to the plate in the decisive frame, with the biggest hit coming from Dylan Shane, who belted a three-run double. … Read more
The motion is so smooth, the mechanics so polished, it sometimes appears as if Darien baseball’s Henry Williams is pitching with no effort at all. Make no mistake, however. When Williams throws a pitch, it’s always with a purpose. “With how smooth he is, it might not appear that he’s actually throwing that hard because … Read more
NEW CANAAN — The first quarter of Saturday’s lacrosse showdown between Brunswick School and New Canaan was a standstill, as the non-conference foes split the game’s first eight goals. The Bruins slowly turned the momentum in their favor at the beginning of the second quarter and by the time the opening half concluded, they held … Read more
Things had been going so well for the New Canaan girls lacrosse team this spring, it was a little surprising to see the Rams in a bit of a quandary on Friday night. Taking on the Westhampton Hurricanes for the third straight year, New Canaan struggled in the first half, fell behind by five goals, … Read more