Six teams skate into FCIAC boys ice hockey playoffs

The field is set for the 2019 FCIAC boys ice hockey tournament, which will get underway with a pair of games. Six teams qualified for the tournament with the two two seeds receiving first-round byes. Unbeaten Ridgefield (20-0), the top-ranked team in the GameTImeCT Boys Ice Hockey Poll, is the No. 1 seed, and Darien … Read more

Freshmen lead New Canaan past Fairfield co-op in FCIAC girls hockey semis

DARIEN — It’s always a mystery how players are going to react come playoff time. When you’re talking about freshmen, the pressure can sometimes be a bit much. The New Canaan girls ice hockey team has nothing to worry about. Angelica Megdanis, Kaleigh Harden and Jade Lowe, three freshmen, scored during a span of four … Read more

FCIAC girls ice hockey semifinals postponed to Thursday (updated with times)

Due to today’s weather forecast, the FCIAC girls ice hockey semifinals have been postponed to Thursday, Feb. 21. The game will be held at the Darien Ice House, with No. 1 New Canaan vs. No. 4 Fairfield at 4 p.m., and No. 2 Darien vs. No. 3 Greenwich at 8 p.m. The two semifinal games … Read more

Trinity Catholic tops Ludlowe in FCIAC quarterfinals, advances to face Ridgefield

FAIRFIELD — It takes a village to win at playoff time. And the Trinity Catholic High School girls basketball team is looking to camp out as long as it can at the FCIAC Tournament. The No. 3 seeded Crusaders took a nice first step Saturday as they defeated No. 6 seed Ludlowe, 59-50 in FCIAC … Read more

FCIAC Girls Basketball Quarterfinals – Trinity 59, Ludlowe 50

Ludlowe 11 9 7 24 – 50 Trinity 13 17 11 18 57 Ludlowe: Juliet Bucher 2 1-2 7, Emma Torello 1 3-4 5, Anna Paulmann 9 1-2 19, Bridget Paulmann 6 1-2 17, Paige O’Connell 0 0-0 0, Laura Herron 1 0-0 2, Ira Boci 0 0-0 0. Totals 19 6-10 50 Trinity: Emma … Read more

The FCIAC girls basketball quarterfinals by the numbers

Eight teams will tip off the FCIAC Girls Basketball Tournament on Saturday when the quarterfinal games are played at Fairfield-Ludlowe High School. The Norwalk Bears, the top-ranked team in the GameTimeCT Top 10 poll, lead the way at No. 1. Defending champion Trumbull is No. 2, followed No. 3 Trinity Catholic, No. 4 Danbury, No. … Read more

Becker’s double-double sparks Warde past rival Ludlowe

FAIRFIELD — The University of Virginia is really good at it on most nights, but for the most part, trying to control tempo is rather difficult for most basketball teams, especially at the high school boys level. Sooner or later, the other guys are going to flip it. That happened sooner rather than later Wednesday … Read more

Field set for FCIAC Girls Basketball Tournament

The match-ups are set for the 2019 FCIAC girls basketball tournament, which will get underway with four quarterfinal games at Fairfield-Ludlowe High School on Saturday, Feb. 16. The eight tournament teams had been determined prior to the start of action on Wednesday, but seedings were still up in the air. The Norwalk Bears (20-0) head … Read more

FCIAC boys and girls ice hockey playoff races come into focus

The playoff picture has gotten more into focus regarding which six teams will partake in the 2018-19 FCIAC boys ice hockey tournament which takes place from Feb. 23-March 2, while the four-team field is already set for the FCIAC girls ice hockey tournament which commences Feb. 20. Ridgefield’s undefeated boys team, which is 9-0-0 in … Read more