STAMFORD — Though his team started its season with losses in four of its first six games, Westhill boys basketball coach Howard White knew his squad had the pieces in place to accomplish something special. “I saw it in early February, to me, it was just a matter of when they were going to bring … Read more
The field is set for the FCIAC girls basketball tournament, with the Ridgefield Tigers taking the No. 1 seed following an unbeaten regular season. FCIAC Round of 16 – Wednesday, March 17 No. 16 McMahon (1-11) at No. 1 Ridgefield (12-0), 7 p.m. No. 15 Norwalk (1-6) at No. 2 Staples (10-2), 5 p.m. No. … Read more
When the Wilton boys basketball team finally stepped onto the court for its season opener against Norwalk in late February, there was a bit of disbelief among the Warriors players. Who could blame them? After going 316 days since their last game, the Warriors had suited up exactly once, for conditioning drills, on Jan. 19 … Read more
Ridgefield and Staples are both unbeaten and ranked among the top five in the current GameTime Top 10 Girls Basketball Poll leading up to their big showdown Saturday at Staples. Norwich Free Academy (7-0) led the group of five undefeated teams among the top six and received 10 of the 16 first-place votes to maintain … Read more
The Ridgefield, Staples and Trumbull girls basketball teams were all ranked among the top nine while Ridgefield was the only boys basketball team from the FCIAC ranked in the most recent Top 10 polls. It makes sense that Ridgefield High School was represented in both polls given that the school’s girls and boys basketball teams … Read more
RIDGEFIELD — Dominance is nothing new for Ridgefield’s boys basketball team, which entered the season looking for its fourth FCIAC title in five years, but it appears to be reaching new levels. The Tigers improved to 4-0 Tuesday night after cruising to a 77-55 over rival Danbury. The 22-point margin of victory was the second-lowest … Read more
TRUMBULL – The usual basketball game day at the Lindwall household goes as one may expect. St. Joseph girls’ coach Chris Lindwall gets a “go get them” from his wife Janice. They in turn give a hug to daughter Julia and wish her good luck as she heads to Trumbull High. That is customary. The … Read more
The St. Joseph girls basketball team finished 8-8 in league play a year ago, but went 1-7 against teams that qualified for the FCIAC Tournament. Now, with a 3-0 start, they are hoping to make the jump not just into the conference playoffs but as a contender for the title. The first big chance to … Read more
TRUMBULL — The New Canaan boys basketball team missed a number of shots close to the basket during tonight’s game at Trumbull. That is the nature of the sport. The Rams were hit with a technical foul because their scorebook had the wrong number for a player. That is a correctable mistake, and since it … Read more
STAMFORD — How does a defending league champion with just one returning starter and four players familiar — one by surname — to the most fanatical FCIAC boys basketball fan open a new season defeating a pair of opponents predicted by most to finish relatively high in the standings by an average of 30 points? … Read more