FCIAC

Greenwich freshman Whitaker Grover captures FCIAC diving championship

STAMFORD—It would be incredibly hard to write a better script than this. Greenwich freshman diver Whitaker Grover received two perfect 10.0 scores from judges and went on to be crowned champion at the FCIAC Boys Diving Championship Wednesday night at the Westhill pool. Competing in his first-ever 11-dive championship competition, Grover fashioned a winning score … Read more

Mettler’s goal in 2OT gives No. 3 New Canaan win over No. 7 Ridgefield in FCIAC semis

DARIEN — The FCIAC will be crowning a new boys ice hockey champion this year. New Canaan freshman Shane Mettler scored off a pass from sophomore Nick Megdanis five minutes into double overtime as the Rams knocked off three-time defending conference champion Ridgefield, 3-2, Wednesday night at the Darien Ice House. The victory puts top-seeded … Read more

Schofield saves help send No. 1 Darien to FCIAC final, beat No. 5 Greenwich 2-1

GREENWICH — Taking over for one of the state’s best goalies on one of the state’s best teams, Chris Schofield had big skates to fill as a Darien sophomore. He stopped 26 Greenwich shots, made one more big stop on a Cardinals power play in the last couple of minutes of Wednesday’s FCIAC semifinal, and … Read more

Schofield Shines In Goal, Leading Darien To 2-1 Semifinal Win Over Greenwich

GREENWICH — Chris Schofield, the Darien hockey team’s sophomore goaltender, has spent his first season as a starter honing his skills for games like tonight. Facing Greenwich in the semifinals of the FCIAC Tournament, Schofield was under constant pressure throughout the first period yet never let a puck get behind him. That set the tone … Read more

Girls Hockey Notebook: FCIAC champ Darien sets sights on state crown

The wide smiles on the faces of the Darien girls ice hockey players after they won their latest championship delivered a clear message: This one was special. Darien scored two early goals and then held off a couple of comeback attempts to beat rival New Canaan, 4-2, for the FCIAC championship Saturday at the Darien … Read more

Trinity Catholic survives Warde, gets one last chance at a FCIAC title vs. Ridgefield

FAIRFIELD — The Trinity Catholic boys basketball team is heading back to one last FCIAC Championship game. The No. 2 seeded Crusaders opened up a big lead early then had to hold on as Warde’s shot at the buzzer boucned off the front rim, giving Trinity a 57-55 win in the FCIAC semifinals at Wilton … Read more