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Danbury wins FCIAC title by razor-thin margin over Warde

NEW CANAAN — The Danbury wrestling team entered the FCIAC tournament wrestlebacks Saturday morning trailing Warde by 25 points. After they were finished, the Hatters had closed the gap to 3.5 points. Danbury won five weight classes in the finals, including the only head-to-head against Warde at 106 pounds, claiming its 34th FCIAC wrestling championship … Read more

Karson Drake’s buzzer-beater lifts Darien over Danbury

DANBURY—With the FCIAC boys basketball tournament less than three weeks away, Darien and Danbury are both fighting for playoff berth. The teams entered Monday night with identical 4-4 conference records, and both were looking to put an end to a skid. While nearly all involved were expecting a close game, it was Darien who came … Read more

Dylan Veillette, Matt Knachel lift No. 5 Ridgefield boys basketball past Danbury

RIDGEFIELD — When the Ridgefield and Danbury boys’ basketball rivalry comes around every season, records and rankings go by the wayside. The two teams have had drastically different seasons, with Ridgefield ranked as the No. 5 team in the state having just one loss while Danbury has hovered around the .500 mark. on Friday night, … Read more

Danbury to NC State wrestling pipeline only getting stronger

The Danbury wrestlers were going crazy over a match nearly 1,300 miles away. The Hatters had stepped away from the practice mats to watch a stream as one of their own, Ryan Jack, competed for North Carolina State against Iowa in Niceville, Fla. A freshman, Jack battled closely with the No. 2 ranked wrestler in … Read more

Danbury defeats Stamford behind big nights from Perreault and Froehlich

STAMFORD — Between COVID-19 and injures neither the Stamford nor Danbury girls basketball teams has been able to field a full roster this season. That stayed true when they met Thursday night with both teams still down players for various reasons. Click here for the complete story

Ridgefield wins defensive battle with Danbury

DANBURY — Ridgefield senior defensive back John McGoey took some friendly flak from his teammates over his career about not having the best hands. McGoey showed them Wednesday night who had good hands, pulling down the biggest interception of the season and possibly making the best catch anyone on the Tigers roster made all year. … Read more

Danbury’s Rob Murray named National Boys Cross Country Coach of the Year

All Rob Murray was setting out to do was to combine his passion for running and coaching with the goal of coaching up young runners to be the best they could be. And all he knew was he was going to give his best commitment and dedication toward that end, and he would also expect … Read more

No. 10 Wilton reaches Class LL semifinals with win over No. 18 Danbury

WILTON — The state tournament pedigree for the two teams could not have been more different. The Wilton girls soccer program has appeared in 14 CIAC state championship games and won 10 titles, with the last one coming in 2008 in Class L. On the other side, was a Danbury team which had never played … Read more