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Trumbull sweeps Glastonbury from Class LL semis, advances to play Westhill for first state title

CHESHIRE — The question was could Trumbull, and its lights out serving, do it again to Glastonbury in the second set what it had done in winning the first of their Class LL semifinal in Cheshire on Wednesday night. The answer was a resounding no, followed by a scintillating yes. No. 8 Trumbull fought off … Read more

Darien wins Class L girls swimming championship as FCIAC sweeps top 3

MIDDLETOWN —From an undefeated regular season, to claiming the FCIAC championship, to capturing the Class L title – indeed, the season just keeps getting more thrilling for the Darien girls swimming team. Title No. 2 in its season came Wednesday night for Darien, which rode a Blue Wave of momentum throughout the meet, behind one … Read more

Freshman Hapgood, senior Hellman propel Darien past Ridgefield, into Class L field hockey final

WESTON — It says a lot about the enduring legacy of the Darien field hockey program that in the spotlight of a state semifinal game, the leaders of the Blue Wave’s offense were a senior veteran and a freshman who just joined the varsity team a few weeks ago. Ryan Hapgood, the freshman, delivered a … Read more

Staples tops Norwalk to set up Class L rematch with Darien

WESTON — The Staples and Darien field hockey teams will play for a championship this weekend. If that sounds familiar, there’s good reason. The two FCIAC powers have clashed for no fewer than four state or conference titles since 2016, including this year’s scoreless duel in the league final. The Wreckers finalized the latest match-up … Read more

Cheshire moves up to LL, snaps Greenwich’s championship streak

MIDDLETOWN — After ruling the pool at the CIAC Class L girl swimming finals the past two seasons, it was time for a new challenge for Cheshire, which moved up to Class LL this season, due to increased school enrollment. As Tuesday’s eye-opening performances at the Class LL Swimming Championships showed, the Rams more than … Read more

Southington ends Ridgefield’s two-year reign in girls soccer, will face Glastonbury in all-CCC Class LL final

NAUGATUCK — The Southington girls soccer team will get a shot at winning its first outright state championship after defeating Ridgefield 1-0 Tuesday night in the Class LL semifinals at Naugatuck’s Veterans Field. The lone goal of the game came from sophomore Maya Wroblewski on a loose ball in front of the Ridgefield goal late … Read more