FCIAC

Boys soccer: Westhill holds off Norwalk

NORWALK — Westhill sophomore goalkeeper Nathanael Aybar wants nothing more than to prove himself to his coach and teammates.

On Monday night, in a battle of FCIAC boys soccer unbeatens, Aybar won them over in a big way.

The first-year varsity starter turned away seven of 11 shots in the second half, leading Westhill to a 3-2 victory over Norwalk at Testa Field.

“It was actually really crazy in that second half,” Aybar said. “This is my first year starting after I earned the spot, but my defense was really great today.”

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Greenwich girls swimming team edges Wilton

GREENWICH — Monday’s meet between Greenwich and Wilton featured the defending State Open girls swimming champion and a team that finished among the top-10, and it certainly showed with how impressive both squads were.

In a competitive, early-season meet reminiscent of a postseason matchup, the Cardinals and Warriors produced one standout performance after another, but in the end, it was last season’s title-winner that emerged victorious.

Defending State Open and Class LL champion Greenwich needed all the points it could get to edge a strong Wilton squad, 98-88, before a big crowd at Greenwich High School.

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BOYS SOCCER: Danbury explodes for 5 second-half goals against Ridgefield

DANBURY — After what he considered a lackluster first half from his team, Danbury boys soccer coach Anthony Howard challenged his team at halftime, urging them to be more aggressive and play more as a cohesive unit.

It did not take long for the Hatters to heed Howard’s advice, breaking the scoreless deadlock by scoring three times in the first 14 minutes of the second half en route to a convincing 5-1 win over rival Ridgefield Monday afternoon.

“I didn’t think it could get any worse because that first half was really, really bad. Sloppy and not ready to play and not up for the game and the first half was not good enough,” Howard said. “I spoke to them at halftime, said what I needed to say and they responded. They are kids and that’s all you want is for them to respond and they came out great in the second half.”

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FCIAC Football Week Two By The Numbers: Honoring Coop, five perfect teams, and dealing Cards

We have five 2-0 teams in the FCIAC with St. Joseph, Greenwich, Darien, Staples and Norwalk all making it through the first two weeks of the football season unscathed. A few interesting games are on tap for week three, including a juicy match-up between the top-ranked St. Joseph Cadets and the No. 3 Darien Blue … Read more

A (very) early look at the FCIAC fall sports standings

The FCIAC fall sports season is in full swing and there’s not time like the present to take a gander at the standings to see who’s started out hot. Click the links below to go to our standings pages, which are updated through the weekend’s events. Football Boys Soccer Girls Soccer Field Hockey Volleyball Boys … Read more

Greenwich football team shuts out Trinity Catholic

GREENWICH — Greenwich’s offense couldn’t be stopped and its defense barely budged during the first half of Saturday’s football game against Trinity Catholic.

And that, of course, made it a long first half for the Crusaders.

Scoring on six of its seven opening-half possessions, while shutting down the opposition’s offense, Greenwich coasted to a resounding 56-0 victory over Trinity Catholic in an FCIAC game held at Cardinal Stadium.

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