Dave Stewart, GameTimeCT NEW CANAAN — The bleachers in the New Canaan High School gymnasium are decked out in the school colors, with black letters spelling out “NCHS” and “Rams” nestled within a sea of red. Not long ago, those letters could be seen clearly, even on game nights for the boys basketball team, which was drawing sparse … Read more
NEW HAVEN — Prior to Thursday’s State Open Swimming Championships, Greenwich coach Terry Lowe said his team had to produce a perfect meet in order to win another title. Well, the Cardinals captured yet another State Open championship and they were just about as perfect as they could be in their coach’s eyes. Click here … Read more
NEW CANAAN — The decision did not come easily. A Stamford Black Knight through and through, Danny Melzer had been offered the job of head coach of the New Canaan boys basketball team in 2016, taking over a struggling program. The move would mean leaving the school he had played and coached for, and the … Read more
FAIRFIELD — Two years ago, the New Canaan boys basketball team won just four of 20 games. Now, the Rams are going dancing at the Sun. New Canaan won a full-tilt battle with the St. Joseph Cadets, pulling away in the fourth quarter for a 62-51 victory in the CIAC Div. IV semifinals Tuesday night … Read more
Saturday, March 16 – all games at Mohegan Sun Arena Boys Basketball – Div. IV Final New Canaan vs. Granby Memorial, 10 a.m. Girls Basketball – Class S Final Trinity Catholic vs. Canton, 12:30 p.m. Girls Basketball – Class LL Final Norwalk vs. New London, 3 p.m. Wednesday, March 13 Boys Basketball – Semifinals Division … Read more
FAIRFIELD — The 19-year wait is over. The No. 1 seeded Norwalk girls basketball team is heading back to the CIAC Class LL state championship game for the first time since 2000, beating No. 4 Hamden 62-54 Monday night at Warde High School in the semifinals. This will be Norwalk’s sixth appearance in the championship … Read more
SOUTHBURY — Trumbull’s boys basketball team used a 20-4, fourth-quarter run on its way to upending top-ranked and No. 4-seeded Sacred Heart, 73-66, in a Division I quarterfinal game on Monday night. The No. 5-seeded Eagles, now 19-3, will be playing in their first state semifinal since 1974. Click here for more
NEW HAVEN — A dip in the pool is always refreshing. To be soaking wet at the Southern Connecticut State University Hutchinson Natatorium Monday night was just fine with New Canaan High School boys swim coach Kat Munson. The chlorine water everywhere meant one thing. New Canaan High School had captured the 2019 Class L … Read more
NEW HAVEN — Entering Monday’s Class LL Swimming Championships, Greenwich knew it needed to not only win the meet in order to also contend for the State Open title, it had to do so in convincing fashion. Mission accomplished. Winning five events and registering numerous top-five finishes, Greenwich continued its reign of supremacy, capturing its … Read more
WEST HAVEN — It had been six long years since the New Canaan girls ice hockey team had last won a state championship. So as the last few seconds ticked off the clock in the Rams’ 3-1 win over rival Darien in the CHSGHA state final on Saturday, the emotions started to rise to the … Read more