FAIRFIELD — On opening day of the CIAC softball season took place on Saturday, and one team pulled off something that hadn’t been done since 2019. No. 5 Fairfield Ludlowe defeated No. 1 Masuk 2-0, dealing the Panthers their first loss since 2019 and ending their 36-game winning streak. The last time Ludlowe took the … Read more
NORWALK — The connections to Norwalk baseball run deep for Norwalk coach Ryan Mitchell and McMahon coach Steve Buckett, both of whom are entering their second seasons as head coaches at their alma maters. So when Buckett’s players doused him with water from the Gatorade bucket after the Senators gave him his first career win … Read more
RIDGEFIELD — Despite returning many players from a team that reached the Class LL quarterfinals last season, the Ridgefield Tigers were on the outside, looking in to the GameTimeCT preseason Top 10 poll. The Tigers opened the season against No. 5 Fairfield Prep and quickly let the baseball world know that they will be a … Read more
There are certain teams in certain sports that always get the benefit of the doubt before the season, and in Connecticut boys lacrosse, that team is Darien. The Blue Wave top the preseason GameTimeCT Boys Lacrosse Top 10 Poll, as they often do. Despite a quarterfinal exit last spring, Darien was a regular-season juggernaut, won … Read more
Wilton High School’s girls and boys basketball teams and St. Joseph’s girls basketball team were the FCIAC teams which were ranked in the Top 10 of their respective final GameTimeCT state polls. St. Joseph was ranked No. 5 and Wilton was No. 8 in the Final 2022 GameTimeCT Girls Basketball Top 10 Poll. Notre Dame-Fairfield … Read more
East Catholic was the unanimous No. 1 team in the last GameTimeCT Poll of 2021 and eight voters this season think they still belong atop the poll. However, despite getting half as many first-place votes, Westhill is the No. 1 team to begin 2022. A couple of voters had East Catholic, which will play in … Read more
Greenwich High School’s boys swimming and diving team has kept its dynasty cruising along by achieving a Triple Crown year for the eighth consecutive season. Ryan Jee had a victory and a runner-up finish, Aiden Bucaria won a race and placed third in another, and they were each on two winning relay teams to lead … Read more
Team gymnastics championships were won by both public high schools in Fairfield and Fairfield Warde senior Emma Johnson had another great season to highlight successful postseason accomplishments by several FCIAC teams and many gymnasts. Johnson defended her all-around championship while leading Warde’s Mustangs to the team title at the 2021-22 FCIAC Gymnastics Championships in February … Read more
HAMDEN — The No. 1 team in state boys hockey was down a goal in the CIAC Division I championship game Tuesday night, which wasn’t entirely unfamiliar for Notre Dame-West Haven against Darien this year. The talk in the Notre Dame dressing room in the second intermission wasn’t negative, sophomore defenseman Robert McCarthy said: “It … Read more
The word “grit” comes up often when Darien’s players and coaches describe each Blue Wave victory in this year’s CIAC Division I boys ice hockey tournament. Having reached the end game with a state final matchup against top-ranked Notre Dame-West Haven, Darien coach Mac Budd spoke about that grit, but also added a small bit … Read more