WILTON — As part of her pep talk before the start of overtime, St. Joseph junior forward Maddie Fried reminded her teammates that they hadn’t come this far for nothing, adding that she had never wanted to win a game so badly in her life. Fried then did her part, converting a penalty kick in … Read more
NORWALK — As a freshman, Darien’s Raina Johns is making her first journey through the FCIAC field hockey tournament. If the early returns are any indications, the Blue Wave is in for a heck of a ride. Johns scored on two penalty strokes, including one with 2:04 remaining as Darien defeated rival New Canaan, 3-2, … Read more
TRUMBULL — St. Joseph won a 63-3 decision from Warde in an FCIAC football contest at Dalling Field on Saturday afternoon. The easy answer to the Hogs’ offensive success would be the individual talents of quarterback Jack Wallace, who threw for five touchdowns. Or maybe it was Jaden Shirden and his 100-plus yards rushing and … Read more
The Staples Wreckers will be the top seed after completing a 14-0-2 regular season with a 3-0 win over Wilton in their final game on Tuesday. The tournament will begin on Friday with quarterfinal games at the top four seeds: Staples, St. Joseph, Ridgefield and New Canaan. The semifinals will follow on either Monday or … Read more
TRUMBULL — First Jaden Shirden cut to the right, gained almost 20 yards, somehow stayed in bounds, got away from one defender, cut back left, took it inside the 10. It seemed the whole Ridgefield defense was swarming the St. Joseph running back but couldn’t pull him down. The Tigers did drag him down eventually … Read more
Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference members St. Joseph, Greenwich and Darien and are all ranked among the top four teams in both of the most recent state high school football polls. Daniel Hand is was voted the No. 1 team and followed by second-ranked St. Joseph, No. 3 Greenwich and fourth-ranked Darien in the most … Read more
FAIRFIELD — The St. Joseph football team had two weeks to prepare for its game against Fairfield Prep — and that was only for the Xs and Os. The bye week provided ample time for the current Hogs to brush up on the longstanding rivalry, which was revived earlier this decade. The history lessons came … Read more
If the past two weeks are an accurate indication, the space between the FCIAC’s top girls soccer teams isthisclose. The latest evidence came Friday afternoon as Ridgefield and St. Joseph played to a 1-1 tie that kept both teams undefeated heading into the final stretch of the regular season. Click here for more
WESTPORT — The Ridgefield-Staples Girls Soccer rivalry has been a treat for fans. Ridgefield edged Staples in both the 2018 and 2017 Class LL state championship finals. Ridgefield has also captured three of the last four FCIAC Girls Soccer titles. It is a matchup that should not be spoiled by Mother Nature. Click here for … Read more
TRUMBULL — Stay the course. That was the call to arms from both St. Joseph coach Thomas Connolly and Trumbull coach Sil Vitiello when the FCIAC and town rivals played to a 0-0 draw at the Dalling Sports Complex on Saturday afternoon. Click here for more