HAMDEN — With Danbury hurting Hamden relentlessly from the outside, coach Amanda Forcucci decided to change things up. Forcucci’s decision to go from a 2-3 zone to man-to-man on defense paid dividends Holding the Hatters scoreless in the fourth quarter, fourth-seeded Hamden defeated 13th-seeded Danbury 40-29 in the Class LL second round on Friday. Click … Read more
Ridgefield 13 9 10 19 – 52 Danbury 17 8 8 6 – 49 Ridgefield: James St. Pierre 9 4-4 24, Luke McGarrity 3 5-6 12, Matt DeLuca 2 2-2 6, Chris Knachel 2 0-0 4, John Briody 1 0-0 3, Joe Misurelli 1 0-0 2, Cameron Andry 0 0-0 0, Nick Hall 0 0-0 … Read more
WILTON—With 3:40 left, down 10 points in the FCIAC championship game, the Ridgefield boys basketball team was on wobbly legs with Danbury readying to deliver the knockout blow. That knockout would not come as No. 5 Ridgefield rallied, closing the game on a 15-2 run, shocking the No. 3 Hatters 52-49 to win the FCIAC … Read more
WILTON — The Zeoli Fieldhouse was sold out for tonight’s FCIAC boys basketball championship, but the number of people who expected a Ridgefield comeback against Danbury early in the fourth quarter was 20 — the players and coaches on the Tigers’ bench. The Hatters had dominated in every area and held a 47-37 lead with … Read more
WILTON — There was no denying the Danbury boys basketball team a return trip to the FCIAC championship game. The No. 3 Hatters used a 16-0 run in the first quarter to establish dominance and never let No. 2 Wilton up for air, winning 68-48 in the FCIAC semifinals at Wilton Field House. Click here … Read more
Danbury 16 17 13 21 – 68 Wilton 5 11 8 23 – 48 Danbury: Jah Joyner 8 3-5 19, Javon Hernandez 5 5-6 17, Denali Burton 6 3-5 15, Jaden Cook 3 0-0 6, Keyon Moore 1 2-6 4, Marson James 1 0-0 3, Ramir Rivera 1 0-0 2, Artez Taft 0 1-2 1. … Read more
DANBURY—The collective breath of Danbury’s gym took the biggest exhale of the evening, but not until the final horn sounded after its girls basketball team’s thrilling matchup against Conard. Chieftains sophomore Azaiyah Felder’s shot from near the foul line — where she hit more than one before to bring her team back into the game … Read more
FCIAC Playoff Ticket Information Tickets for this week’s FCIAC tournament events may be purchased ahead of time at eventbrite.com. Tickets for basketball and swimming are $5 for students/seniors and $8 for adults. Tickets for the boys ice hockey final are $7 for students/seniors and $10 for adults. Where To Watch FairfieldLive will be live streaming … Read more
NEW HAVEN — Danbury wrestling coach Ricky Shook didn’t know what to expect from his relatively inexperienced team at the start of the season, but the result was what’s been come to be expected from the best team in the state. When all was said and done the Hatters were taking home all the hardware … Read more
Eight teams will tip off the FCIAC Boys Basketball Tournament on Saturday when the quarterfinal games are played at Fairfield-Warde High School beginning at noon. The Trumbull Eagles secured the No.1 seed on Thursday, followed by No. 2 Wilton, No. 3 Danbury, the defending league champion, No. 4 New Canaan, No. 5 Ridgefield, No. 6 … Read more