FAIRFIELD — Two years ago, the New Canaan boys basketball team won just four of 20 games. Now, the Rams are going dancing at the Sun. New Canaan won a full-tilt battle with the St. Joseph Cadets, pulling away in the fourth quarter for a 62-51 victory in the CIAC Div. IV semifinals Tuesday night … Read more
WEST HAVEN — It had been six long years since the New Canaan girls ice hockey team had last won a state championship. So as the last few seconds ticked off the clock in the Rams’ 3-1 win over rival Darien in the CHSGHA state final on Saturday, the emotions started to rise to the … Read more
NORTH BRANFORD — While the Northwest Catholic and New Canaan boys hockey teams have solid defenses, their combined offensive talent was expected to produce some excitement for their fans entering their CIAC Division I quarterfinal matchup on Saturday with a few goals in the process. After all, in their last 10 games the Lions outscored … Read more
WEST HAVEN — Even as his New Canaan girls ice hockey team was delivering a spectacular season and winning an FCIAC title, head coach Rich Bulan repeatedly said until someone defeats three-time defending champion Darien in the state tournament, the Blue Wave is still the team to beat. Now, his Rams are ready to take … Read more
SHELTON — It’s been awhile since the New Canaan girls ice hockey team has reached the state championship game — six years to be exact. That’s an eternity for a team which used to make the final its personal playground. Now, the Rams are back. Freshmen Grace Crowell and Caitlyn Tully scored second-period goals as … Read more
NEW CANAAN — Twenty minutes before New Canaan’s boys basketball playoff game against the Griswold Wolverines, head coach Danny Melzer was asked what kind of a performance he expected from his Rams. It didn’t take long for his players to provide the answer. No. 4 New Canaan jumped out to a 13-5 first quarter lead … Read more
DARIEN — Gunnar Granito has delivered an endless parade of highlights for the New Canaan boys ice hockey team during the past four seasons. But with the seconds ticking away and the Rams trailing the Greenwich Cardinals in a playoff game on Tuesday, the highlights were fading and the emotions were coming to the forefront. … Read more
Their dominance stretches farther than the borders that make up this state. The Danbury wrestling team rolled to a second New England championship in three years with an impressive performance at Providence Career & Technical Academy over the weekend. The Hatters placed four in the top six — the only school to do so — … Read more
No matter what the game plan may be for a girls ice hockey team on a given night, there’s one simple fact: As long as you keep the pressure in the other team’s zone, you’re not going to lose many games. Or, as New Canaan head coach Rich Bulan puts it: “You aren’t going to … Read more
GREENWICH — Some traditions never fade. Such is the case with the tradition that exists at Greenwich High School, where its boys swimming team has a penchant for gathering together and performing its best when it counts the most. Once again showcasing its superior depth, Greenwich continued its reign of supremacy, winning its 12th consecutive … Read more