Greenwich girls swimming team tops New Canaan, improves to 5-0

GREENWICH — Following a season in which it won the FCIAC, Class LL and State Open titles, Greenwich’s girls swimming team is undefeated more than halfway through its regular season and once again, resembles a squad on a mission. With the seniors building upon their strong junior campaigns, the juniors flourishing and the underclassmen making … Read more

Greenwich boys soccer team shuts out St. Joseph, improves to 5-0

GREENWICH — Shutout specialists. Five games into its season, that’s the role the Greenwich boys soccer team has played in all of its matchups. Possessing the ball the majority of the game, while playing stellar defense when it needed to, Greenwich improved its record to 5-0 with a convincing 4-0 victory over St. Joseph Tuesday … Read more

Greenwich comes back to beat Westhill in opener

GREENWICH — The schedule didn’t exactly allow Greenwich and Westhill to ease into their respective seasons, facing each other Thursday in a rematch of last year’s Class LL Tournament quarterfinals. The Vikings, who eliminated the Cardinals from the state tournament in 2018, made the first statement Thursday, taking the opening game in impressive fashion, but … Read more

Following perfect season, Greenwich football team returns to action

The first day of practice is like a holiday for football coaches, especially for someone in his first season at the helm, guiding his alma mater. Such was the case for Anthony Morello Monday, as his tenure on the field officially began with Greenwich’s opening practice. An assistant coach for the Cardinals since 2011, Morello … Read more

Ally Orrico steps down as coach of Greenwich field hockey team after 12 successful seasons

Leaving an enjoyable job is difficult, especially if your a coach like Ally Orrico, who was part of Greenwich’s field hockey program for decades. Orrico, who played for the Cardinals’ field hockey team in high school, then served as coach of the team since 2007, made the difficult decision to step down from her post. … Read more

Greenwich hires Anthony Morello as football coach

Anthony Morello rooted for the Greenwich High School football team as a youngster, hoping that one day he would be a member of the Cardinals varsity squad. That day came, as he wound up as a star offensive lineman for Greenwich, earning accolades as an All-FCIAC and All-State player. His journey with the Cardinals continued when he became teacher … Read more

FCIAC teams racked up 12 state championships during the spring

The FCIAC, as is seemingly the case every year, had much success during the spring season of regarding the accomplishments of its many participating teams in their respective state tournaments or state championship meets while concluding the 2018-19 school year for high school sports. The conference had 12 teams win state championships in various classes. … Read more

For Marinelli, leaving as football coach at Greenwich for collegiate ranks was a difficult decision

GREENWICH — John Marinelli said coaching football at Greenwich was the greatest honor of his life. That’s why the decision he made on Thursday was so difficult. Marinelli, who served as coach of the Greenwich football team for four seasons, announced his resignation Thursday. He accepted a position as offensive analyst for the University of Arizona … Read more