NEW CANAAN — Depth has helped key the Greenwich boys swimming team’s unprecedented success over the years and Friday’s season-opener showed the Cardinals also shouldn’t be shorthanded in any event this winter. Accustomed to beginning their season with a victory, the Cardinals rang in the new year in familiar fashion, defeating a longtime conference rival … Read more
The championship game of the CIAC Class L Football Playoffs was a showdown of the top two ranked teams in the state – No. 1 Daniel Hand versus No. 2 St. Joseph from the FCIAC. So when coach Joe DellaVecchia’s St. Joseph’s Cadets prevailed in that battle of unbeatens by a 17-13 margin, in addition … Read more
The FCIAC had four teams ranked in the top 10 in each of the final girls soccer and boys soccer state coaches polls. Ridgefield and Staples were tied for third in the final Class LL-L girls soccer poll behind No. 1 Glastonbury and second-ranked Southington. Glastonbury was the unanimous choice for No. 1 shortly after … Read more
GREENWICH — The first two Winter Classic games against Greenwich didn’t go the Darien boys hockey team’s way, but a contingent of Blue Wave players made sure the third time was indeed, the charm for their squad on Saturday. Unlike the previous two seasons, Darien skated off the Greenwich Skating Club ice with the winner’s … Read more
GREENWICH — A fast start keyed the Greenwich girls hockey team’s victory against New Canaan at the 2018 Ice Hockey Winter Classic, but Saturday, finishing with a flurry propelled the Cardinals past one of their main rivals. Scoring the go-ahead goal in the second period, then adding two third-period tallies, Greenwich kept its success streak … Read more
GREENWICH — After starting its season with two decisive victories, the Greenwich girls basketball team faced a nine-point fourth-quarter deficit against Fairfield Ludlowe and needed a strong finish, to say the least, to continue its early-season success. Well, the Cardinals certainly produced the finish they needed. Scoring the game’s final 14 points, Greenwich rallied to … Read more
Trumbull High School’s girls’ volleyball team ended its season with a state championship and consequently earned the No. 1 ranking as the FCIAC had four teams ranked in the top 10 in the final 2019 Connecticut coaches state poll. Trumbull was not even ranked in the top 10 in the previous state poll. But then … Read more
As is the case every year, the FCIAC certainly acquitted itself quite well with much success at the recent girls swimming and diving state championship meets. Darien won the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference Class L Girls Swimming and Diving Championships, Greenwich was runner-up in both the Class LL and State Open championship meets, and the … Read more
DARIEN — Like the regular-season meeting between Greenwich and Darien, Wednesday night’s Class LL Football Tournament quarterfinal showdown wasn’t decided until the fateful final minutes of action. And like last time, the Blue Wave held on for a hard-fought win. This time, the stakes were much higher though and senior linebacker Sam Wilson helped the … Read more