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As a graduate of Stamford Catholic High School (later known as Trinity Catholic High School) in 1967, who would have guessed that Al Malizia would return to his alma mater as a teacher and a coach? In 1979, Malizia began his 22-year tenure as the head coach of the girls varsity volleyball team, during which … Read more
Marj Trifone has been a dedicated swim coach since 1985. Starting as the head coach at the Middlesex Swim Club during summers, she quickly became the head girls’ coach at Darien High School in 1999. Over the past 18 years, she has achieved great things at Darien, being named FCIAC Coach of the Year three … Read more
Just a quick look at Robert Murray’s resumé would make it clear to anyone that track is his passion. Having served as cross country captain during his high school and college careers, Murray went on to become Danbury High School’s head coach for boys’ cross country (since 2000), boys’ indoor track and field (since 1999), … Read more
Barry McLeod has been a basketball player and coach all his life. During his time at Centenary College, he was a three-year starter and co-captain of the nationally ranked team his junior and senior years, helping to guide his team to a record of 70 wins and 12 losses. In 1976, he was a draft pick … Read more
A former president of the FCIAC and the athletic director at Trumbull High School, Mike King clearly has a love of sports. Since 1993, he has been involved in coaching basketball and soccer, which he began in 1997. At Westhill High, King served as the head girls’ soccer coach for two years, and was the … Read more
Without a doubt, sports are in Rick Osvick’s blood. Growing up he played a variety of different sports, and throughout his career he has coached basketball, football, baseball, track, tennis, golf, soccer, and swimming. Through his dedication to sports and strict work ethic — for example, he attended practices at New York University to hone … Read more
The HAN Network will have live coverage of the FCIAC girls and boys golf championships as it broadcasts all its shows from the Fairchild Wheeler Golf Course on Thursday, June 1. The top five girls teams in the conference tee off starting at 9:10 a.m. on the municipal course at the border between Bridgeport and … Read more
The Staples Wreckers are one step away from a girls tennis state championship repeat. The top-seeded Wreckers (24-1) won their third straight playoff match, as they rolled over the Greenwich Cardinals, 6-1, in the CIAC Class L semifinals Wednesday in Westport. Staples will now square off against the third-seeded Glastonbury Tomahawks (19-1) for the Class … Read more
Played at the Country Club of Darien Alex Gu, Darien 73 Jackson Fretty, Greenwich 74 Peter Taets, Staples 76 Jake Moses, Greenwich 77 Blake Swiggett, Darien 77 Billy Nail, Greenwich 78 George Garrett, New Canaan 78 Alek Mierzejewski, Trumbull 78 Brendan Bumgardner, Darien 78 Matt Bornstein, Ridgefield 78 Will Wilson, Darien 78 Gunnar Granito, New … Read more
The FCIAC will be inducting six new members into its Hall of Fame this year, and the Class of 2017 will be honored at the league’s year-ending banquet in June. The group includes inductees from seven schools and six towns. FCIAC Hall of Fame Class of 2017 Mike King – Trumbull AD and Westhill AD … Read more