GREENWICH — It was one of the more dramatic football games of the FCIAC season, with the most anti-climactic of endings. After a roller-coaster ride which saw a couple of huge momentum swings, the game ended when Greenwich QB James Rinello spiked the ball on fourth-and-one at the 13-yard line, as No. 4 Darien held … Read more
GREENWICH — The pass was complete, the ball was spotted at the Darien 13-yard line and the frantic seconds were ticking. Junior quarterback James Rinello, Gavin Muir’s backup during Greenwich’s unbeaten and overpowering 2018 season, steadied his offensive teammates. Darien was up, 27-21 in this compelling October FCIAC showdown and the blocked extra-point after the … Read more
GREENWICH — Being a first-year starting quarterback is a tough task at any level, especially when a new signal caller replaces a player who set program passing records at the position, while leading the team to a state championship. Taking over the quarterback reigns from 2019 Greenwich graduate Gavin Muir, James Rinello faced such a … Read more
GREENWICH — Marj Trifone thought her husband was joking when she was told of his intention to coach their son’s third-grade football team. My son is a senior, back in the day whenever that was 10 years ago I said to my wife look, I’m not going to let somebody else coach my own kid … Read more
Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference members St. Joseph, Greenwich and Darien and are all ranked among the top four teams in both of the most recent state high school football polls. Daniel Hand is was voted the No. 1 team and followed by second-ranked St. Joseph, No. 3 Greenwich and fourth-ranked Darien in the most … Read more
GREENWICH — Known for its top-tier swimmers, depth in each event and standout divers, versatility is also one of the Greenwich girls swimming team’s strengths — one it put on full display on Wednesday. Several Cardinals swimmers competed in different events than they normally swim against FCIAC rival Staples and they produced results that made … Read more
NEW CANAAN — Pursuing perfection is a difficult task. Even if the Ridgefield girls cross country team sometimes makes it look easy. With five runners placing in the top 30, the Tigers followed up an unbeaten regular season by capturing the FCIAC championship Tuesday in New Canaan’s Waveny Park. Led by senior Tess Pisanelli’s third-place … Read more
GREENWICH — Since edging Longmeadow (Mass.) by one goal on Sept. 21, Darien beat its next eight field hockey opponents by at least three goals or more. That impressive pattern changed a bit Tuesday, but the Blue Wave’s fortunes didn’t. Embroiled in a scoreless tie against FCIAC rival Greenwich at halftime, one goal did the … Read more
GREENWICH — Five games into the season, foes are still trying to figure out how to stop and score against, the Greenwich football team. Westhill became the latest team that was unable to solve the puzzle known as the Cardinals, who continued their tradition of celebrating their Homecoming Day in style. Click here for more
Greenwich received 11 of the 25 first-place votes to be voted No. 1 in the first State Coaches Girls Volleyball Poll which was released Oct. 3. The voting took place just after Greenwich improved to 7-0 with a 3-0 victory over St. Joseph on Sept. 26 and the following week the Cardinals had had three … Read more