Darien and New Canaan girls hockey teams skate to 1-1 tie in rivalry thriller

It was a girls ice hockey game more befitting a state championship in March than squarely in the middle of the regular season for the Darien Blue Wave and New Canaan Rams. Darien’s Colleen Cassidy scored with 0.7 seconds remaining in regulation and the two rivals skated through an eight-minute overtime before finishing in a … Read more

No. 2 Norwalk rallies from 11 down to knock off No. 1 New London

NEW LONDON — There will be a new No. 1. Trailing by 11 in the third quarter, on the road against the No. 1 team in the state, No. 2 Norwalk kept its composure and began chipping away. Switching to a zone defense in an attempt to slow down New London, the Bears whittled the … Read more

Greenwich’s Lynch continues to make a splash, qualifies for Olympic trials

Not many 15-year-old athletes have achieved so much, so soon, that it’s difficult to list all of their accomplishments, but such is the case with swimming standout Meghan Lynch. For nearly a decade, the Greenwich resident has excelled in the pool for the Greenwich YWCA Dolphins and most recently, the Greenwich High School girls swimming … Read more

Ridgefield-Danbury girls hockey tops Stamford-Westhill-Staples

STAMFORD — It is an exciting time for the Ridgefield-Danbury girls ice hockey program. Although there is just one senior on the roster, Ridgefield-Danbury improved its overall record to 7-7-1 Saturday by posting a 6-1 road triumph over Stamford-Westhill-Staples at Terry Conners rink. The Tigers are now 5-4-1 in the FCIAC and entered the contest … Read more

Boys basketball: St. Joseph stuns Stamford in overtime

St. Joseph’s Paul Fabbri took a pass from Dan Tobin just inside the front court off an inbounds play that began 84-feet away with 3.8 seconds remaining. A junior, Fabbri  went over a defender and put the ball in off the glass to beat the buzzer and Stamford High, 75-74, in overtime at Vito Montelli … Read more

Connecticut football scheduling alliance adds CCC and FCIAC, releases 2019 pairings

The Connecticut High School Football Scheduling Alliance, a grassroots agreement between commissioners from leagues across the state to produce equitable schedules for their football programs, announced Friday it had added two more leagues to its membership and released schedules for the 2019 season. The Alliance, which began with a crossover scheduling agreement the Southern Connecticut … Read more

Almeida’s late 3-pointer lifts Danbury girls over Warde, gives DiNardo win No. 499

DANBURY — With seconds ticking down, she didn’t have much choice left but to shoot from no-man’s land. And on a night the Danbury girls basketball team was honoring one of their own, it somehow found the bottom of the net. Susana Almeida’s long 3-pointer with 3.8 seconds left sent the Hatters to a dramatic … Read more

No. 1 Ridgefield races past Greenwich in Sam Buck benefit game

RIDGEFIELD — Playing for the first time in 10 days, the Ridgefield boys hockey team was not as crisp as usual at the outset of Friday afternoon’s game against Greenwich. Twice, the Tigers had to come back from one-goal deficits to tie the score in the opening period. “The layoff clearly wasn’t good for us,” … Read more