New Canaan boys tennis tops Greenwich in early-season showdown

NEW CANAAN – It’s a big lift for a team to start the season with a couple of victories. It’s even better when one of those wins comes against a traditional league powerhouse and a rival. New Canaan kicked off the boys tennis schedule in grand fashion as the Rams topped the Greenwich Cardinals, last … Read more

Vadas Continues A Never-Ending Battle With Perfection At Warde

FAIRFIELD — Olivia Vadas is in a never-ending search for perfection. The opponent for the Fairfield Warde softball pitcher is often not the opposing team. “I’m always in competition with myself,” Vadas said. “My dream would be to have 21 strikeouts in one game, so every single time that I play I always have that … Read more

Briggs keeps Weston off-balance, strikes out 9 in Ridgefield victory

RIDGEFIELD — Ridgefield baseball coach Paul Fabbri knew his team had a good chance of winning whenever junior ace Matt DeLuca was on the mound this season. It was those games in between DeLuca’s starts that Fabbri was unsure about. After Tuesday afternoon’s home opener, Fabbri might be less concerned. Masterfully mixing fastballs and breaking … Read more

Girls Lacrosse: Kirby, Parower have all the answers in Staples’ victory over Greenwich

GREENWICH — Every time Greenwich tied, or came within striking distance of Staples during Tuesday’s girls lacrosse matchup, the Wreckers’ dynamic duo of Kyle Kirby and Shira Parower were on the scene to give their squad some breathing room. The high-scoring tandem were difficult to defend throughout, scoring six goals apiece, making it a happy … Read more

Softball: No. 3 Trumbull rallies in the seventh to beat No. 8 Seymour

SEYMOUR — Trumbull’s softball team overcame a two-run deficit with a three-run, two-out rally in the top of the seventh and held off host Seymour 5-4 on Monday. “I’m really proud of their guts, they way they showed perseverance,” Trumbull coach Jacqui Sheftz said. “I’m really proud of the girls. We’ve got to build on … Read more

Greenwich softball overpowers New Canaan, moves to 2-0

NEW CANAAN — In the preseason predictions for FCIAC softball, not many people were paying much attention to Greenwich. If they maintain their early success, the Cardinals will be difficult to ignore. Greenwich improved to 2-0 to start the season, scoring nine runs in the second inning before rolling past the New Canaan Rams 14-2 … Read more

Pagliarini’s two homers lead No. 4 St. Joseph over Bethel in season opener

TRUMBULL — Opening day presents the first competitive opportunity for assessment, and what strengths a particular squad may have, expected or not. Turns out St. Joseph’s experienced offense is as potent as voters believed. Charlie Pagliarini belted a pair of home runs — including the tie-breaking smash in the bottom of the sixth, and the … Read more

Darien boys lacrosse opens season with victory over Yorktown

DARIEN — A little more than nine months ago, the Darien boys lacrosse team had a remarkable 76-game winning streak come to an end against Ridgefield in the Class L final. On Saturday, Darien started over with victory No. 1. The Blue Wave scored just 24 seconds after the opening faceoff and never relinquished the … Read more

Koshansky excited to take over Staples lacrosse

WESTPORT — To say that Will Koshansky is excited for the upcoming season for the Staples boys lacrosse team would be an understatement. Koshansky is going into his first season as the head coach of the program and he’s looking forward to the challenge. “So far everything’s been awesome,” said the 28-year-old Long Island native, … Read more