WESTPORT – A back-and-forth overtime thriller — now that’s the type of game that would get the participating teams’ competitive juices flowing again, after they were unable to compete for a full season. That’s exactly the tense matchup the Staples and Ridgefield girls lacrosse teams experienced when they met today in their long-awaited 2021 season-opener. … Read more
STAMFORD — Kim Saunders has been throwing to Sarah Wargo for so many years the two feel a connection that goes well beyond the 43 feet between the pitching circle and home plate. Saunders is the All-FCIAC starting pitcher for the Stamford softball team and fellow senior and life-long friend Wargo is the one catching … Read more
WESTPORT — Bruce Springsteen belting out the lyrics to Glory Days could be heard through the small opening in the door leading to the Staples boys lacrosse team’s locker room, which overlooks the school football field, late this afternoon. Minutes earlier, in a game given measuring-stick urgency, the Wreckers had come away with a convincing 7-3 victory … Read more
In what is quite the most amazing dynasty, the Greenwich High School boys swimming and diving program won its 50th conference championship in winning the 2021 FCIAC Boys Swimming and Diving Championships. There were plenty of winners in various degrees when it came to this winter season’s version of the conference championship meet. The swimmers … Read more
Player of the Year Cassi Barbato, Trumbull Coach of the Year Rob Colony, Ridgefield First Team Cassi Barbato, Trumbull Katie Flynn, Ridgefield Maya Henry, Fairfield Warde Nicole Holmes, Staples Kianna Perry, Danbury Kate Rudini, St. Joseph Cali Stietzel, Ridgefield Emma Torello, Fairfield Ludlowe Second Team Shea Dolce, Darien Dennaye Hinds, St. Joseph Madison Lockery, Stamford … Read more
RIDGEFIELD — It seemed like the more the odds got stacked against the Ridgefield girls basketball team, the stronger they got. The Tigers began the FCIAC championship with their top scorer Katie Flynn out for the game. Then late in the third quarter, senior captain Kelly Chittenden left the game with a leg injury and … Read more
GREENWICH — Every kid who plays ice hockey dreams of delivering a big performance in a championship setting. For New Canaan senior Jack Johnson, that dream became a reality on Saturday. Johnson scored a hat trick and took MVP honors to lead the fourth-seeded Rams to their second consecutive FCIAC boys ice hockey championship with a … Read more
DARIEN — It seems that playoff time is New Canaan’s time. Jack Johnson scored off a pass from Boden Gammill 6:17 into overtime as the fourth-seeded Rams knocked off No. 1 Darien 2-1 in the FCIAC boys ice hockey semifinals Thursday at the Darien Ice House. New Canaan (7-6-1), which defeated the Blue Wave 4-3 for … Read more
BRIDGEPORT — Advancing to the championship game of the FCIAC Division I Boys Ice Hockey tournament required Greenwich to defeat second-seeded Fairfield Co-Op for the third time in less than one week, a difficult task to say the least. It’s tough to beat a team three times in one season, let alone six days, but … Read more
RIDGEFIELD — The FCIAC basketball tournament has a déjà vu feel to it as both the Ridgefield boys and girls teams will get a chance to defend their titles. The girls team followed up the boys’ semifinal win with a 64-51 victory of its own on Wednesday over St. Joseph. Click here for the complete … Read more