FCIAC
Fairfield Prep depth helps Jesuits beat Ridgefield
BRIDGEPORT — If it was going to be the kind of mid-February hockey game where a team needed everyone pulling on the rope, Fairfield Prep goalie Andrew Stietzel saw a little bit of mid-March in it. “That’s the type of stuff you need at the Whale,” the senior said after a 3-1 win over Ridgefield … Read more
FCIAC girls basketball playoff race nears finish line
The girls’ high school basketball regular season is now in its homestretch and things are starting to clear up regarding the FCIAC playoff picture. Staples has been sizzling hot for the last few weeks and just as the Wreckers have been consistently surging higher up in the state poll they have put themselves in a … Read more
Girls Ice Hockey Notebook: New Canaan’s Kaleigh Harden is “fearless”
It’s safe to say that New Canaan’s Kaleigh Harden isn’t using Google Maps to find her way up and down the ice. If something is on her route, she’s simply coming through. “She’s just absolutely fearless,” New Canaan girls hockey coach Rich Bulan said with a chuckle. “She’s not going to go around you, she’s … Read more
Staples’ Graham Day makes 47 saves, Wreckers tie Trumbull
SHELTON — Riding a hot goaltender down the stretch has been a successful formula for many hockey teams at every level. Staples junior goalie Graham Day provided a perfect example of a boys’ hockey team rallying behind its backstop in a 1-1 tie with host Trumbull in an FCIAC West Division showdown on Wednesday night … Read more