FCIAC 
The FCIAC will be holding a student leadership conference for its 17 schools on Tuesday, Aug. 22, at Staples High School in Westport. Each FCIAC school will be represented by eight student-athletes who are considered to be leaders in their respective sports. The student leadership conference will feature videos produced by the “Sports and Society” … Read more
Whenever the youngsters on the Fairfield American Little League team have heard and continue to hear from their manager Mike Randazzo, who has guided them to the Little League Baseball World Series, those players can be assured that Randazzo had certainly practiced what he preaches during his days as a player. And, just as the … Read more
Former Trumbull football teammates Don Cherry and Zach Voytek will be on opposite sides of the field tonight as the Philadelphia Eagles host the Buffalo Bills at 7 p.m. in an NFL preseason game at Lincoln Financial Field. Cherry wears No. 48 and plays linebacker for Philadelphia, and Voytek wears No. 68 and plays guard … Read more
The safety of football players and the effects of injuries, particularly on the brain, sustained while playing the high-impact sport are of the utmost concern among many parents who are still deciding whether or not to allow their children to play. Teaching proper tackling techniques, recognizing symptoms of concussions and other injuries, and making sure … Read more
The FCIAC will be hosting a Heads Up Football Clinic at 5 p.m., Thurs., Aug. 17, at New Canaan High School. The clinic will give football coaches from conference schools additional training in safety techniques designed to minimize the risk for head injuries. Football coaches from each of the conference’s schools will be in attendance. … Read more
Former New Canaan lacrosse star Tom Carey had a superb year as a starting goalie who helped lead Ohio State to the championship game of the NCAA Division I Men’s Lacrosse Tournament and that was a major highlight of the achievements of many former Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference men’s lacrosse players. The FCIAC has … Read more
Max Theodorakis tied a course record on Tuesday and came up just short of a championship during a stellar three rounds of golf in the 83rd Connecticut Open at the Ellington Ridge Country Club this week. Theodorakis, who plays at the Ridgewood Country Club, was 11-under par after the third and final round on Wednesday, … Read more
Eric Van der Els, a rising sophomore at the University of Connecticut, scored a gold medal and set a meet record in the 1,500-meter run at the 2017 Pan American Junior Track and Field Championships on Sunday, July 23, in Trujillo, Peru. A 2016 graduate of Brien McMahon High School, Van der Els captured the … Read more
Former New Canaan star Olivia Hompe wrapped up her great career at Princeton University by earning First-Team All-America honors to highlight the many achievements of former FCIAC girls lacrosse players who have continued their careers as student-athletes in college. An Ivy League champion and record-setter with Princeton, Hompe is a nominee for the NCAA’s Woman … Read more
Former Brien McMahon track standout and FCIAC cross country champion Eric Van der Els is taking part in the 2017 Pan American Junior Championships in Trujillo, Peru, this weekend. Van der Els, who just finished his freshman year at UConn, earned a spot at the competition by winning the 1,500-meter run at USATF Junior Nationals … Read more