Girls Basketball: Trinity Catholic rolls past Housatonic into Class S semifinals

FALLS VILLAGE — In a Class S quarterfinal matchup in which No. 7 seed Trinity Catholic’s offense, led by 6-foot-1 Iyanna Lops, was expected to have an edge over No. 2 Housatonic, it was the Crusaders’ defense, led by Kyah Nowlin and Caitlyn Scott, that set the tone for a 52-34 Trinity win over the … Read more

Darien responds to 2OT loss with dominating effort against St. Joseph in CIAC opener

DARIEN — The Darien boys ice hockey team had to wait nearly a week to get back on the ice following a heartbreaking double overtime loss to Greenwich in the FCIAC semifinals. Needless to say, it was an angry group of Blue Wave players. Darien took out its frustrations on St. Joseph, scoring five goals … Read more

FCIAC Boys Ice Hockey Final – Ridgefield 8, Greenwich 1

Greenwich 0 1 0 – 1 Ridgefield 3 4 1 – 8 Greenwich: Matt Davey 1g; Nick Columbo 1a; Nic Pelletier-Martinelli 1a Ridgefield: Kees van Wees 4g, 3a; Will Forrest 3g, 1a; Nick Cullinan 1g, 2a; Matt Walker 3a; Daniel Parson 1a; Simon van Wees 1a; Owen Luft 1a; Logan Chang 1a Saves: Greenwich – … Read more

Ridgefield powers past Greenwich to win third straight FCIAC tournament title

GREENWICH — Ridgefield is already a tough team to defend at even strength, but when it’s on a power play, watch out. The Tigers put on a power play execution clinic during Saturday’s FCIAC boys hockey tournament final against Greenwich and in the process kept their streaks of superiority alive. Scoring five power play goals, … Read more

Danbury wrestling captures second New England title in three seasons

Their dominance stretches farther than the borders that make up this state. The Danbury wrestling team rolled to a second New England championship in three years with an impressive performance at Providence Career & Technical Academy over the weekend. The Hatters placed four in the top six — the only school to do so — … Read more

No. 1 New Canaan blanks Suffield to reach CHSGHA state quarterfinals

No matter what the game plan may be for a girls ice hockey team on a given night, there’s one simple fact: As long as you keep the pressure in the other team’s zone, you’re not going to lose many games. Or, as New Canaan head coach Rich Bulan puts it: “You aren’t going to … Read more

Ridgefield Routs Greenwich For Third Straight Conference Title

GREENWICH — Ridgefield proved how dangerous it can be when given opportunities. The Tigers scored five of their eight goals off the power play, including three during a three-minute stretch in the second period, and they stifled the Greenwich attack in locking up a decisive 8-1 victory over the Cardinals in the FCIAC boys hockey … Read more

Sung claims crown, Mastroianni is runner-up at New England wrestling championships

Tyler Sung captured a championship, and Justin Mastroianni finished as a runner-up at the 55th annual New England championships at the Providence Career and Technical Academy in Rhode Island this weekend. Sung, a junior, won 3-2 over Sean Caltagirone of Coventry, R.I., in the 145-pound title bout, finishing his weekend with a perfect 4-0 record. … Read more

Kreppein, defense lead Darien into CHSGHA state semifinals

DARIEN — The Darien girls ice hockey team had to feel like history was repeating itself. The Wave was leading 2-0 in its state quarterfinal game when Greenwich sophomore Emiri Fukuchi scored with 2:58 remaining to put the Cardinals back in it. The moment brought back memories of last week’s FCIAC semifinals, when Greenwich erased … Read more

Ludlowe’s Stapleton ‘hurdles’ her fears to win multiple titles

FAIRFIELD — In Tess Stapleton’s mind there was a very simple solution to ending her anxiety stemming from running hurdles — but that’s getting ahead of things. Stapleton experienced a banner freshman indoor track season, winning the 55-meter hurdles at the State Open for Ludlowe. She appeared poised to repeat the accomplishment during the spring … Read more