TRUMBULL— Ridgefield girls lacrosse coach Cece Berger cautioned her team to expect a contested match, before the Tigers earned a 9-5 FCIAC decision over St. Joseph at the Dalling Sports Complex on Thursday. “I told the girls on the bus ride that St. Joe’s is a class team and Lee (Gray) makes them better and … Read more
TRUMBULL — Opening day presents the first competitive opportunity for assessment, and what strengths a particular squad may have, expected or not. Turns out St. Joseph’s experienced offense is as potent as voters believed. Charlie Pagliarini belted a pair of home runs — including the tie-breaking smash in the bottom of the sixth, and the … Read more
Defending FCIAC and Class M state champion St. Joseph High will look for more postseason success this spring. Coach Jeff Babineau has good reason for optimism. For starters, the Cadets have won the conference in four of the last five years. And, although significant, the loss of just two graduates means a bulk of experience … Read more
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Zach Allen, a former New Canaan High School football star, wrapped up an excellent career as a senior defensive end at Boston College and former Trinity Catholic standout Thomas Costigan concluded an excellent career as a senior linebacker at Bryant University to highlight many of the strong seasons that former FCIAC football players had while … Read more
CROMWELL — Steve Paolini scored 20 points and Brendan Kade added 19 as No. 16-seeded St. Joseph dominated unbeaten, top-seeded and No. 7-ranked Cromwell, 74-58 in the Division IV second round Wednesday at Cromwell. The victory snapped the state’s longest win streak at 27 games dating back to last year. Cromwell, which had a bye into … Read more
DARIEN — The Darien boys ice hockey team had to wait nearly a week to get back on the ice following a heartbreaking double overtime loss to Greenwich in the FCIAC semifinals. Needless to say, it was an angry group of Blue Wave players. Darien took out its frustrations on St. Joseph, scoring five goals … Read more
TRUMBULL—St. Joseph girls basketball coach Chris Lindwall was a mix of emotions after his team knocked Barlow out of the CIAC Class L tournament opening round Monday night with a 48-33 win. Lindwall was obviously pleased his team advanced in the tournament, he just wished the win did not come at the expense of the … Read more
FAIRFIELD — It was a little bit No 1 versus No 8 — and a lot of Trumbull High and St. Joseph renewing their rivalry — when the Eagles defeated the Cadets, 87-72, to cap the FCIAC quarterfinal round of games played at Warde High Saturday night. “When the floor opens up this this group … Read more
Eight teams will tip off the FCIAC Boys Basketball Tournament on Saturday when the quarterfinal games are played at Fairfield-Warde High School beginning at noon. The Trumbull Eagles secured the No.1 seed on Thursday, followed by No. 2 Wilton, No. 3 Danbury, the defending league champion, No. 4 New Canaan, No. 5 Ridgefield, No. 6 … Read more