Wilton girls clinch FCIAC playoff spot with win over Greenwich

WILTON — Few people had the Wilton girls basketball team on their radars in terms of FCIAC playoff-contending teams entering the season. But Wilton started the season hot, tailed off for a bit as the team dealt with players missing games due to COVID-19 before rallying down the stretch to put themselves in the position … Read more

Johnson, No. 4 New Canaan withstand barrage from No. 3 Fairfield at bay in boys hockey

DARIEN — By Fairfield’s count, the Mustangs’ boys hockey team outshot New Canaan 50-26 Monday at the Darien Ice House. After the Rams’ 4-1 victory over Fairfield, though, New Canaan goalie Beau Johnson could rightly praise his teammates’ defensive effort. Click here for the complete story

Norwalk High baseball players create sports podcast

Konstantinos Kodonas owns one of the most epic hits in Norwalk baseball history. In the Class LL final last spring, Kodonas lined an RBI single as a pinch-hitter in the top of the seventh inning, propelling the Bears to a 1-0 victory over Westhill and their first-ever state championship. But it’s not that baseball play … Read more

Danbury wins FCIAC title by razor-thin margin over Warde

NEW CANAAN — The Danbury wrestling team entered the FCIAC tournament wrestlebacks Saturday morning trailing Warde by 25 points. After they were finished, the Hatters had closed the gap to 3.5 points. Danbury won five weight classes in the finals, including the only head-to-head against Warde at 106 pounds, claiming its 34th FCIAC wrestling championship … Read more

Benson’s hat trick leads New Canaan girls hockey past Darien

DARIEN — As if the New Canaan girls ice hockey team hasn’t found enough offense this season, now the Rams have a hat trick from a defender in a game against the state’s second-ranked team. Junior Amanda Benson scored once in each period and helped the defense pitch a shutout as New Canaan dominated in … Read more

Devillers, No. 6 Darien edge No. 3 New Canaan in front of full house

DARIEN — It’s not unusual for a boys ice hockey game between New Canaan and Darien to feature several twists and turns. It’s also not odd for those games to end with a one-goal difference — that’s happened in four of the last six meetings with another game ending in a tie. What made No. … Read more

Warde gymnasts win league, Johnson repeats in all-around

FAIRFIELD — Warde’s Emma Johnson earned the all-around title for the second consecutive season at the FCIAC gymnastics championships. The biggest difference for Johnson, now a junior, was that she was able to rise as one with teammates to claim the league crown in competition held at the Gymnastics and Cheerleading Academy of CT. Warde … Read more

No. 4 Ridgefield harnesses the energy of the crowd, beating rival Wilton

RIDGEFIELD — Despite all of their success this season, the one thing the Ridgefield boys basketball team had not done was play in a raucous environment with bleachers nearly full of fans in what has become the FCIAC’s top rivalry game against Wilton. With Ridgefield allowing 60% capacity, both schools were able to have large … Read more