FCIAC

FCIAC baseball, softball teams head into the playoff homestretch

St. Joseph had two huge victories last week to stay unbeaten and seize the No. 1 ranking in the current GameTimeCT Top 10 Softball Poll which was released May 5. Trumbull’s softball team is ranked fourth as the only other FCIAC softball team in the Top 10. Staples is ranked second and Fairfield Ludlowe is … Read more

Ward pitches complete game as Norwalk baseball beats rival McMahon

NORWALK — Not that any extra motivation is needed for a city rivalry game, but Norwalk came in to is game against Brien McMahon needing one win to qualify for the state tournament. Qualifying for states is not big deal most seasons for the Bears, but after starting the season 1-5, the postseason seemed like … Read more

Girls Lacrosse: Makover’s six goals lead McMahon past Norwalk

NORWALK — A competitive girls lacrosse game turned into a handy McMahon win over Norwalk in the Kuchta Cup game on Monday night at Jack Casagrande Field. Quite often, it was because the girl scoring a goal went back to midfield and won the draw. Anna Makover scored five second-half goals to turn a one-goal … Read more

Baseball: Staples’ Knight fires three-hit shutout at Darien

DARIEN — The Staples Wreckers plated two runs in the top of the second inning in their baseball game against Darien on Monday. The way senior Chad Knight was pitching, it might as well have been 10. Knight delivered a dominating performance, firing a three-hit shutout as the Wreckers defeated the Blue Wave 3-0 in … Read more

Baseball and softball standings update

The unbeaten St. Joseph Cadets softball team and a Staples Wreckers baseball team which has just one league loss currently own the first-place spots as the FCIAC playoff race heads into its final two weeks. Eight teams will qualify for the two tournaments, which get underway with the quarterfinals on Friday, May 17. To view … Read more

Girls Tennis – New Canaan 6, Trumbull 1

Singles Ashley Walker (NC) def. Unique Akinloye 6-0, 6-0 Maddy Wilson (NC) def. Julia Louw 6-4, 6-1 Sophie Gardner (NC) def. Lauren Louw 6-1, 3-6, 7-6 (5) Symphony Akinloye (T) def. Valentina Zamara 6-2, 7-5 Doubles Jenny Loomis/Jordan Lee (NC) def. Amelia Grasso/Laine Neufeld 6-4, 7-5 Cassidy Little/Chloe Sigg (NC) def. Leilani Brown/Evani Dalal 3-6, … Read more

Jaques’ five goals lead No. 1 Darien to win over No. 2 New Canaan in girls lacrosse

Emotions always run high when the Darien and New Canaan girls lacrosse teams clash. In their latest game, there was added motivation for the Blue Wave after senior co-captain Nicole Humphrey suffered a season-ending injury during a loss at Manhasset (N.Y.) on Thursday. With juniors Sarah Jaques and Ashley Humphrey leading the attack, No. 1 … Read more

Boys lacrosse: No. 1 Darien shuts out FCIAC rival Greenwich stays unbeaten in-state

GREENWICH — Facing Darien is tough enough, but playing the Blue Wave shortly after they experienced two losses against premier teams is even more difficult. Trumbull felt the Blue Wave’s power on Tuesday and Greenwich was on the receiving end Saturday. Building a wave of momentum as the game progressed, Darien downed Greenwich, 15-0, in … Read more