NEW CANAAN — The New Canaan football team’s defense has been operating in relative anonymity this season. The spotlight is about to get very bright No. 3 New Canaan delivered a masterpiece on Thanksgiving, shutting down the FCIAC’s top-ranked offense and defeating No. 1 Darien 12-7 in the annual Turkey Bowl at Dunning Field. Click … Read more
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WETHERSFIELD — Class L champion New Canaan and runner-up Wilton were proof that two things can be true when the FCIAC rivals met to decide the Class L field hockey championship at Joseph F. Cottone Field on Saturday. New Canaan showed why it was the top seed. The 22-1-0 Rams recovered from a 1-0 deficit … Read more
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Saturday, Nov. 20 Class L Field Hockey at Wethersfield HS, Noon Final: No. 1 New Canaan 3, No. 11 Wilton 1 Streaming on NFHS (subscription) Class LL Girls Soccer at Dillon Stadium, Hartford, 4 p.m. Final: No. 10 Wilton 0, No. 9 Staples 0 (OT) – Co-champs Streaming on NFHS (subscription) Class LL Girls Volleyball … Read more
NEW HAVEN — Darien has developed one of the most successful swimming and diving programs in the state over the past decade not with the dominance of a select few athletes, but overall depth. “We do not have superstars,” Darien coach Marj Trifone said after her Blue Wave won the Class L championship. “We have … Read more
At times this fall, New Canaan’s Grace Gilman has faced a relentless of barrage of shots in a relatively short period of time. And that’s just from her field hockey teammates. “For much of the season she’s been the only goalie on our team, so she gets peppered with shots all practice long from some … Read more
NEW CANAAN — Shawna Ferraro admitted she and her New Canaan field hockey teammates were feeling a bit tired after their latest victory. That can happen when you’re playing your third double-overtime playoff game in 12 days. Ferraro scored off a pass from Molly Mitchell with 3:02 remaining in a second overtime to give top-seeded … Read more
NORWALK — A long and hard-fought game, one which spanned more than 70 minutes, ended with the Darien field hockey team in a familiar spot: Celebrating a championship. Senior co-captain Molly McGuckin set up sophomore Blake Wilks for the winning goal during a 2-on-1 breakaway in double overtime, as the Blue Wave captured their fourth … Read more
GREENWICH — New Canaan coach Lou Marinelli laughed off the question Saturday game about pulling out an old playbook from 1994 for the game against Greenwich. New Canaan, ranked No. 6 in the GameTimeCT Top 10 poll, certainly went old school, running the ball all afternoon and relying on a stout defense in beating No. 3 … Read more