Girls Swimming and Diving: Undefeated Greenwich tops rival Staples

GREENWICH — Known for its top-tier swimmers, depth in each event and standout divers, versatility is also one of the Greenwich girls swimming team’s strengths — one it put on full display on Wednesday. Several Cardinals swimmers competed in different events than they normally swim against FCIAC rival Staples and they produced results that made … Read more

Ridgefield claims FCIAC girls cross country crown; Greenwich’s Noble strikes gold

NEW CANAAN — Pursuing perfection is a difficult task. Even if the Ridgefield girls cross country team sometimes makes it look easy. With five runners placing in the top 30, the Tigers followed up an unbeaten regular season by capturing the FCIAC championship Tuesday in New Canaan’s Waveny Park. Led by senior Tess Pisanelli’s third-place … Read more

Staples boys win 4th straight FCIAC Boys Cross Country title

NEW CANAAN — All hail the 4-Peat. The army known as the Staples boys cross country team ran off with the FCIAC championship Tuesday at warm and sunny Waveny Park. The Wreckers finished with 45 points from their top five finishers to hold off Ridgefield (77 points) and Danbury (96 points) to earn their fourth … Read more

Darien field hockey team edges Greenwich, improves to 12-0

GREENWICH — Since edging Longmeadow (Mass.) by one goal on Sept. 21, Darien beat its next eight field hockey opponents by at least three goals or more. That impressive pattern changed a bit Tuesday, but the Blue Wave’s fortunes didn’t. Embroiled in a scoreless tie against FCIAC rival Greenwich at halftime, one goal did the … Read more

The 2019 FCIAC Girls Cross Country Championships Results

Team scores 1 – Ridgefield 70; 2 – Trumbull 83; 3 – New Canaan 118; 4 – Danbury 121; 5 – Wilton 134; 6 (tie) – Greenwich and Ludlowe 147; 8 – Darien 161; 9 – Staples 185; 10 – Warde 236; 11 – St. Joseph 373; 12 – Norwalk 382; 13 – Stamford 391. … Read more

The 2019 FCIAC Boys Cross Country Championship Results

Team Scores 1 – Staples 45; 2 – Ridgefield 77; 3 – Danbury 96; 4 – Trumbull 108; 5 – Warde 155; 6 – Greenwich 184; 7 – Westhill 190; 8 – New Canaan 198; 9 – Ludlowe 240; 10 – Wilton 279; 11 – Norwalk 280; 12 – Darien 318; 13 – Stamford 373; … Read more

FCIAC cross country: Championship information, schedule and map

The 2019 FCIAC cross country championships will be held at Waveny Park in New Canaan on Tuesday, Oct. 15. Six races will be held beginning with freshman events at 2:15 p.m. The varsity championships will begin with the girls 4K race at 2:50 p.m., and the boys 5K race at 3:20 p.m. The Staples Wreckers … Read more

inCourage: You Can Do It – Spot and Stop Bullying and Hazing

Whether you’re a coach or a parent, you should be prepared to recognize and respond to one of the most common forms of negative behavior associated with sports teams: bullying. Bullying is an issue in every part of our kids’ lives — from the locker rooms to home rooms to social media. And statistics show that more … Read more