Defeating an opponent it hasn’t beaten in a long time is one of the signs of a team that’s clearly on the rise. The Norwalk/Brien McMahon boys swimming team, which has displayed significant improvement for several seasons, is in such a position. Click here for more
Building depth is one step on the way for a co-op boys hockey team. Learning how to win together, that’s another. Learning to check your sharpened skates on a practice day rather than a game day? It appears McMahon/Norwalk found that one out the hard way on Saturday when they discovered problems with their skate … Read more
NORWALK — Norwalk girls basketball’s dangerous duo of Jakara Murray and Belinda Hunte are laying waste to opponents in their Class LL State Title defense. The two seniors led the Bears once again Monday night, matching each other with 19 points each in Norwalk’s 62-54 over FCIAC foe Greenwich. Click here for more
Pat Miller, the offensive coordinator on Sheehan’s state championship team last fall, has been named the new head coach for the Norwalk football program. Miller will be taking over for Sean Ireland, who stepped down in December after eight seasons with the Bears. “He comes with a great coaching background,” Norwalk athletic director Doug Marchetti … Read more
NORWALK — If there’s a consistent feature up-and-down the Fairfield Warde boys basketball team in 2020 it’s height. The Mustangs’ roster features a dozen players over six foot tall, including dynamic sophomore twins Jordyn and Justyn Davis. The height — along with a combination of youth and experience — has helped the Mustangs control games … Read more
NEW HAVEN — Anaijah Morgan was coming to double-team April Artis from Wilbur Cross as the final seconds of Friday’s game ticked away. No. 1 ranked Norwalk was staring its second loss of the season in the face. Then Artis lost control of the ball. Morgan had the presence of mind to pick the ball … Read more
As is the case every year, the FCIAC certainly acquitted itself quite well with much success at the recent girls swimming and diving state championship meets. Darien won the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference Class L Girls Swimming and Diving Championships, Greenwich was runner-up in both the Class LL and State Open championship meets, and the … Read more
NORWALK — Norwalk senior lineman Sam Papp was not letting go of the Testa Trophy as he cradled it on Casagrande Field after Norwalk beat McMahon 32-20 Thursday morning in the teams’ annual Thanksgiving showdown. Papp and the Bears have won the Sam Testa Trophy six-straight years now, the most consecutive wins in the history … Read more
WESTON — The Staples and Darien field hockey teams will play for a championship this weekend. If that sounds familiar, there’s good reason. The two FCIAC powers have clashed for no fewer than four state or conference titles since 2016, including this year’s scoreless duel in the league final. The Wreckers finalized the latest match-up … Read more
NORWALK—The explosive Norwalk offensive attack has put all of its opponents on their heels at some point this season. Not Darien. The No. 2 team in the GametimeCT Poll, the Blue Wave defense got excellent pressure from its line and lock-down coverage from its secondary, shutting down the Bears on the way to a convincing … Read more