Community rallies for Fairfield hockey’s Charlie Capalbo in his fight against cancer

One of the bright stars of FCIAC boys ice hockey, Fairfield goalie Charlie Capalbo, a senior at Ludlowe High School, was recently diagnosed with cancer near his heart and lungs. Due to the cancer’s location, an operation is not possible. A Capalbo family friend, John McCormick, created a GoFundMe page to help cover the cost of medical expenses, … Read more

Greenwich’s Safir Scott strikes gold, several FCIAC athletes star at New England track championships

Greenwich senior Safir Scott won the high jump when he cleared 6 feet, 9 inches and was the sole individual champion from the FCIAC at the New England High School Indoor Track and Field Championships on March 4 at the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center in Boston. Greenwich junior Emily Phillippides placed second in … Read more

Ridgefield captures its first Div. I ice hockey championship

For the first time in program history, the Ridgefield boys hockey team is the undisputed king of Connecticut high school hockey. Scoring three unanswered goals in the first and third periods, the second-seeded Tigers defeated top-seed Northwest Catholic, 6-2, in the Division I state championship game Monday night at Yale University’s Ingalls Rink. It’s the … Read more

Greenwich tops Pomperaug for fifth consecutive State Open swim title

“I can’t believe we won this meet.” That’s what Greenwich High School boys swimming coach Terry Lowe said out loud to himself immediately following Saturday’s State Open Swimming Championships — an event in which the Cardinals were pushed to the absolute limit by Pomperaug, yet still continued its reign of supremacy. Trailing Pomperaug for a … Read more

Trinity Catholic boys basketball captures seventh state championship

For the seventh time in program history, the Trinity Catholic Crusaders are state boys basketball champions. The Crusaders built a 36-29 lead in the first half and then held off a tough Westbrook Knights squad and claimed the CIAC Class S crown, 61-52, Saturday at Mohegan Sun Arena. It’s Trinity’s first state championship since 2011, … Read more

CIAC Boys Ice Hockey: Ridgefield advances to D1 final; New Canaan dropped in semis

The Ridgefield Tigers and New Canaan Rams won’t be meeting for a fourth time this season, but the Tigers will play for their first-ever state championship when they take on the Northwest Catholic Lions Monday night in New Haven. Ridgefield scored the final four goals of the game as they knocked off the West Haven … Read more

Split decision: Trinity advances to Class S boys basketball final; Wilton falls in Class L semis

It was March madness and sadness on the same evening Thursday, as the Trinity Catholic Crusaders staged a dramatic rally to earn a berth in the state boys basketball finals, and the Wilton Warriors had their dream season come to a close. Trinity trailed Waterbury Career Academy by 13 points after the third quarter, but … Read more

Trumbull Eagles to play New London for Class LL girls basketball championship

The Trumbull Golden Eagles have landed on the Sun. Claudia Tucci hit a milestone basket to give her team the lead for good as the top-seeded Golden Eagles punched their ticket to the finals with a 45-38 overtime victory over the No. 5 Mercy Tigers, in the CIAC Class LL semifinals Monday night in Milford. … Read more

Trinity grad Casimir, Iona Gaels win MAAC title, earn return trip to NCAA tourney

Former Trinity Catholic High School basketball star Schadrac Casimir and his Iona Gaels are going to “The Dance” again. Iona recently defended its Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament championship to punch its ticket to “The Dance,” aka March Madness, officially also known as the NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament. The Gaels are … Read more