Darien takes over No. 1 spot in state boys ice hockey poll

Darien utilized an impressive 5-2 home victory over top-ranked Notre Dame-West Haven on Jan. 11 to leapfrog over two teams from the previous poll and surge up to No. 1 in the latest GameTimeCT Boys Hockey Top 10 Poll. As is so often the case in this state hockey poll voted on by five coaches … Read more

St. Joseph edges Greenwich on Jason James’ basket in final second

GREENWICH — Trailing by double digits for the majority of its game against Greenwich didn’t cause the St. Joseph boys basketball team to panic. Instead, the Cadets followed the lead of one of their youngest guards and kept their poise. Keeping calm under pressure, St. Joseph sophomore guard Jason James had the ball in his … Read more

Greenwich girls ice hockey skates past Darien, improves to 7-2

GREENWICH — Like their previous meeting last month, Darien struck first in its game against girls hockey rival Greenwich. Unlike the previous matchup, the Cardinals responded in impressive fashion. Scoring three unanswered goals after Darien tallied first, Greenwich notched a well-earned 3-1 win in a key midseason FCIAC game held at Dorothy Hamill Skating Rink … Read more

Freshman Mackenzie Nelson’s 29 points leads Greenwich past Darien

Following a game in which points were tough to come by, especially in the first half, the Greenwich High School girls basketball team regained its shooting touch on Friday night. Mackenzie Nelson made sure the Cardinals got back on track offensively. Nelson, a freshman forward, scored a game-high 29 points, 17 of which came during … Read more

Harden, New Canaan topple Greenwich in key FCIAC battle

DARIEN — It may be an understatement, but it’s been a pretty good week for the New Canaan girls ice hockey team. Five days after shutting out rival Darien in a rematch of last year’s state final, the Rams skated past another FCIAC contender as they defeated Greenwich 4-1 Thursday night at the Darien Ice … Read more

New Canaan holds off Greenwich for first win over Cards since 2012

NEW CANAAN — With a victory over rival Darien already under its belt, it’s not as if the New Canaan girls basketball team was looking for a signature win. But the Rams’ latest game against Greenwich may have taken their season to another level. New Canaan outscored the Cards 20-5 in the first half and … Read more

Gibbens, Magnus lead New Canaan past Greenwich

Seven 3-pointers in the first half, a 19-point second quarter lead, two players with more than 15 points — indeed, the numbers added up for the New Canaan boys basketball team in its game against host Greenwich on Tuesday night. Needing to get back on the track, following two consecutive losses, the Rams used stellar … Read more

Greenwich edges Immaculate in OT for first win of season

GREENWICH — Greenwich’s hockey season has followed an overtime theme thus far, with three of its four games decided in an extra period. After being edged in overtime twice already, the Cardinals got a game to go its way on Saturday, courtesy of Ivan Kovalev and Wesley Zolin. Kovalev scored in overtime and Zolin recorded … Read more