2023 Joe Sikorski FCIAC Wrestling Tournament At New Canaan HS Friday, Feb. 10 3-4 p.m. – Weight-Ins 4:05 p.m. – Scratch Meeting 4:30 p.m. – Round of 16 To follow – Quarterfinals Saturday, Feb. 11 10 a.m. – Semifinals and Consolation Quarterfinals Noon – Consolation Semifinals 2 p.m. – 3rd/4th Place and 5th/6th Place Matches … Read more
Perennial power Danbury is ranked second, and Fairfield Warde is No. 5 as they are the two FCIAC teams ranked in the current Connecticut Wrestling Online Top 10 Poll which was released Jan. 24. Xavier (8-4) received 13 first-place votes and 500 points to get the No. 1 ranking while the undefeated Danbury Hatters (9-0) … Read more
Mike Silvestri called Danbury wrestling a big part of his identity and his life. Which is why this moment in time seems a bit like a movie script for the long-time Hatter. Silvestri was named the head coach of the Danbury wrestling program, taking over for his former coach, Ricky Shook, who stepped down after 23 … Read more
A legend has stepped away from Danbury wrestling. Ricky Shook retired as the Hatters’ head coach earlier this school year, leaving a program which he had guided for the past 23 years. Click here for the complete story
Indoor Track and Field Danbury – State Open Champion; Class LL girls runner-up Greenwich – Class LL boys runner-up Darien – Class L girls runner-up Wrestling Danbury – Class LL co-champions (with East Hartford) Gymnastics Ludlowe – Class L Champion Warde – Class M runner-up St. Joseph – Class S runner-up Boys Swimming and Diving … Read more
Fairfield Warde’s superb senior wrestler Will Ebert certainly put the icing on the cake of what was a fantastic career. Ebert was simply dominant when he won the 170-pound weight class championship at the 2022 New England Wrestling Championships at the Providence Career and Technical Academy on March 5. That capped off a Grand Slam … Read more
All-FCIAC First Team and individual photos are available as digital images or as 8×10 glossy prints. To purchase photos, click here or email [email protected]. First Team Jack Francis, Staples Cristian Pote, Danbury Dominic Barrella, Ridgefield Dominick Spadaro, Warde John Schneider, McMahon Dylan Sherman, Ludlowe Nathan Blaha, Ridgefield Nick Fatone, Norwalk Kai O’Dell, Danbury Logan Kovacs, Danbury Lucas … Read more
The Ridgefield wrestling program would not be what it is today, if not for longtime youth and high school coach Gary Tiger. From working with Ridgefield youth wrestling in the late 1990s to over 15 seasons at the helm of the varsity program, Tiger has left a legacy as the heart and soul of the … Read more
Girls Tournament 106 1st – Samantha Yap, Stamford 113 1st – Calli Gilchrist, Brien McMahon 120 3rd – Kaleigh Carillos, Norwalk 4th – Maren Gilchrist, Brien McMahon 126 1st – Rylee Donahue, Norwalk 235 4th – Sarah Silva, Danbury Boys State Open 106 3rd – Deydon Soto, Danbury 113 3rd – Dominick Spadaro, Warde 5th … Read more
TRUMBULL — There has never been a more closely contested Class LL wrestling State Championship than that of 2022. Danbury led until the final bout, when East Hartford freshman 160-pound finalist Drayvn Roberts took to the mat. Click here for the complete story