Trinity Catholic survives Warde, gets one last chance at a FCIAC title vs. Ridgefield

FAIRFIELD — The Trinity Catholic boys basketball team is heading back to one last FCIAC Championship game. The No. 2 seeded Crusaders opened up a big lead early then had to hold on as Warde’s shot at the buzzer boucned off the front rim, giving Trinity a 57-55 win in the FCIAC semifinals at Wilton … Read more

Darien skates past New Canaan for first FCIAC girls hockey crown since 2016

DARIEN — Kit Arrix and the four senior co-captains on the Darien girls ice hockey team have been crowned state champions multiple times during the past few seasons. One achievement that has eluded them during that span however, has been an FCIAC title. That is, until Saturday. Darien scored a pair of goals early in … Read more

Jack, Danbury win fourth consecutive State Open wrestling championship

NEW HAVEN — Danbury captured the State Open title for the fourth consecutive season at the Floyd Little Athletic Center in New Haven on Saturday. Leading the way was 138-pound senior Ryan Jack, who won his fourth consecutive Open title with a 13-5 victory over Thomas Nichols from Bristol Eastern. “This is my favorite time … Read more

FCIAC Boys Basketball Quarterfinal Roundup

The top four seeds – No. 1 Ridgefield, No. 2 Trinity Catholic, No. 3 Warde, and No. 4 Ludlowe – all advanced as the FCIAC boys basketball tournament got underway with the quarterfinal game Saturday at Fairfield-Warde High School. Click here for the details from all the games

Ridgefield completes improbable FCIAC title run with thrilling, 2OT victory over Staples

TRUMBULL — The Ridgefield girls basketball team has been through three coaches over the past two seasons and nobody in the preseason was talking about the Tigers. Now, they are all anyone in the FCIAC is talking about. In a double-overtime classic, No. 7 Ridgefield, led by the upperclassmen who have been through so much … Read more

Giant Killers: Ridgefield Defeats Staples In Double Overtime For FCIAC Title

TRUMBULL — For 20 games over the past two months, the Ridgefield girls basketball team worked on developing an identity, with new players, a new coach and a new system. The past five days served as an end-of-semester exam for the Tigers, and boy did they ace it. In a grinding game with repeated swings … Read more

Watch the FCIAC Girls Basketball Final on LocalLive

The FCIAC girls basketball championship game between the Staples Wreckers and the Ridgefield Tigers will tip off at 7 p.m., Thursday, at Trumbull High School and the game will be carried on LocalLive. FCIAC Girls Basketball Championship To go to the live stream, click the game link below No. 1 Staples vs. No. 7 Ridgefield, … Read more

Nine FCIAC stars named to New Haven Register All-State Football First Team

St. Joseph’s Mike Morrissey was named Player of the Year as the 6-foot-1, 195-pound senior defensive end led a contingent of nine FCIAC players on the 88th Annual New Register All-State Football First Team. There were 26 players selected to the All-State First Team, a dozen each on offense and defense along with a punter … Read more

Colleen Cassidy’s second-period goal lifted Darien past Greenwich in FCIAC girls hockey semis

DARIEN — The 2019 FCIAC Girls Hockey Tournament semifinals saw Greenwich rally from a late, two-goal deficit on its way to defeating Darien in overtime, but the Blue Wave returned the favor when they met the Cardinals Wednesday night with another berth in the conference finals at stake. This time Darien held on to its … Read more

New Canaan blanks Fairfield to reach third straight FCIAC girls hockey final

DARIEN — The New Canaan girls ice hockey team has been faced with numerous obstacles this season, including injuries and illnesses which have led to an ever-changing lineup since Game 1 in December. Now, the Rams are healthy, and they’re back in a familiar spot. New Canaan advanced to the FCIAC final for the third … Read more