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
The FCIAC is continuing its annual tradition of having its best football teams also be among the best teams in the state. Not only is that the case once again, but in this season in particular the conference is exceptionally strong. So strong, in fact, that the FCIAC has the state’s top three ranked teams … Read more
Greenwich defensive lineman Cam Doyle was telling coaches before the game he had a feeling he was going to get his hands on a pass. What Doyle did not anticipate was snagging a ball tipped at the line and running with it to the end zone but that it just what happened in the second … Read more
Ridgefield won a state championship and subsequently was voted the No. 1 team in the state to lead a group of six FCIAC teams ranked among the top seven in the Final 2021 GameTimeCT Top 10 Boys Lacrosse Poll. Ridgefield and FCIAC champion Darien were ranked first and second, respectively. Ridgefield’s 14th-seeded Tigers, who won … Read more
STAMFORD — As players celebrated around them, legendary former Norwalk baseball coach Pete Tucci hugged first-year baseball coach Ryan Mitchell on the third base line of Cubeta Stadium and said “Thank you for keeping the tradition going.” Tucci and Mitchell, Tucci’s former player and assistant coach, both know the history of Norwalk baseball as well … Read more
GREENWICH — Greenwich’s Cage Lasley has been the right man in the right spot for Greenwich so far in the CIAC Class LL Tournament. After winning a second-round game over Newtown with a walk-off single, Lasley again found himself at the plate with the game on the line against Warde in the quarterfinals. Lasley delivered … Read more
FAIRFIELD — Cullen McCarthy didn’t know he’d be playing in the FCIAC boys golf championship until Wednesday evening. That’s when New Canaan coach Bill Brown informed the sophomore he would be in the Rams’ lineup for the biggest match of the season at noon the following day. Twenty-four hours later, Brown summed up McCarthy’s performance … Read more
STAMFORD — Warde and Greenwich met on the final day of the regular season with Greenwich winning handily and securing the No. 1 seed in the FCIAC Tournament. On that day, Greenwich knocked Warde pitcher Zach Broderick out in the fourth inning. There was nothing Broderick wanted more than getting the ball back in his … Read more
STAMFORD — Fairfield Warde lefthander Zach Broderick was an on-target, strike-throwing machine in today’s FCIAC Baseball Tournament final against Greenwich, a team he wanted to face again after his first outing against the Cardinals didn’t turn out as he planned. The junior ace couldn’t have dreamt of turning in a better performance and the Mustangs … Read more
DANBURY — It has been two years since Danbury boys track and field’s streak of five straight FCIAC titles was snapped, but on Tuesday the Hatters reclaimed the crown. Danbury finished first as a team with 100.5 points, followed closely by Greenwich at 98.5. Staples finished third with 79 points and Ridgefield came in fourth … Read more