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
UNCASVILLE — Shailyn Pinkney has won the CCC MVP, 2021 Gatorade Player of the Year and GameTimeCT MVP but what she really wanted was a state championship to celebrate with her East Hartford teammates. Now, she has that too as Pinkney scored 26 points leading the second-seeded Hornets to the CIAC Class LL championship 54-33 … Read more
UNCASVILLE — Girls basketball fans were waiting all season to see Sacred Heart Academy and St. Joseph play in the CIAC Class MM state championship game and when the two finally squared off Sunday, it did not disappoint. Following a furious comeback from down 16 points in the third quarter, St. Joseph’s shot at the … Read more
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WEST HAVEN — The boys hockey matchup we waited forever to see is now the last game on the winter’s schedule. And when it meets No. 1 Notre Dame-West Haven on Tuesday in the CIAC Division I final, Darien will have some history to change, but if it matches the way it played the last … Read more
STAMFORD — James Mascari had a simple explanation for his two-goal performance during the first period of Notre Dame-West Haven’s Division I boys ice hockey semifinal game on Wednesday. “I was due,” Mascari said. “I hadn’t scored in a while.” Staked to a two-goal lead by the sophomore forward, the top-ranked and top-seeded Green Knights … Read more