Dave Stewart, New Canaan Advertiser New Canaan’s Kaleigh Harden (left) and Darien’s Eilanna Dolan collide while going up for a header during Tuesday’s rivalry game at DHS. The Rams edged ahead for a 1-0 win. — Dave Stewart photo The New Canaan-Darien rivalry is always something special. When the two teams are in the middle of good seasons and contending … Read more
In the end, the end result was what mattered. With junior Cate Irving scoring two goals, the Ridgefield High field hockey team defeated visiting Brien McMahon, 3-1, on Friday in a Play for Pink game. The Tigers, who were coming off consecutive losses to Norwalk and New Canaan, had some trouble putting away McMahon, which … Read more
Darien senior co-captain Bridget Mahoney gets set to send the ball upfield during the Wave’s win over New Canaan on Monday. — Dave Stewart photo Coming into the season, the Darien field hockey team had a lot of new faces in new places, and hadn’t quite found the chemistry it’s become known for over the … Read more
New Canaan’s AJ Rakoczy (8) and Jack Defrancesco (14) wrap up Greenwich’s Tysen Comizio (40) during Saturday night’s football game at Dunning Field. — Dave Stewart photo Saturday night’s Greenwich-New Canaan showdown was hyped as a heavyweight battle of two premier FCIAC football programs. And for the 3,000-plus fans that packed Dunning Field, the Cardinals … Read more
Darien’s Connor Fay (64) and Alex Quirk wrap up Staples; Timmy Luciano during the Blue Wave’s 24-0 victory on Saturday, Oct. 6. — Dave Stewart photo The Darien football team led the Staples Wreckers 3-0 at halftime — an extremely thin margin by relative standards for the Blue Wave. As it turns out, three points … Read more
Jimmy O’Brien (left) threw three touchdown passes in Wilton’s 41-8 rout of Central on Friday night. — GretchenMcMahonPhotography.com The injury-ravaged Wilton High football team got a present Friday night: A home game against winless Bridgeport Central. Playing without their first-string quarterback, running back and fullback, the Warriors scored 27 unanswered points in the opening half … Read more
New Canaan senior co-captain Emma Wheeler keeps the ball alive during a recent match at NCHS. — Dave Stewart photo The New Canaan volleyball team scored its biggest victory to date this season when the Rams edged the Ludlowe Falcons 3-2 Friday at the NCHS gymnasium. New Canaan lost the first set, but rebounded to … Read more
New Canaan senior co-captain Kendall Patten battles McMahon’s Kailynn Ortiz in the midfield during Friday’s girls soccer game at Dunning Field. — Dave Stewart photo The New Canaan girls soccer team did plenty of things right during its game against the Brien McMahon Senators Friday at Dunning Field. About the only thing the Rams didn’t … Read more
The New Canaan defense chases down Greenwich quarterback Gavin Muir during last year’s football clash at GHS. — Dave Stewart photo John Marinelli left the New Canaan football program in 2015 to begin work on re-establishing the Greenwich Cardinals as an FCIAC and state powerhouse. During his first match-up against his former team the hype … Read more
New Canaan’s Zoey Bennett plays the ball in the midfield during the Rams’ game with Norwalk Wednesday at Dunning Field.— Dave Stewart photo Momentum shifts were theme during Wednesday’s field hockey showdown between the New Canaan Rams and Norwalk Bears. Unfortunately for the Rams, they were in the downswing when the contest came to an … Read more