FCIAC Girls Basketball Quarterfinals – Trinity 59, Ludlowe 50

Ludlowe 11 9 7 24 – 50 Trinity 13 17 11 18 57 Ludlowe: Juliet Bucher 2 1-2 7, Emma Torello 1 3-4 5, Anna Paulmann 9 1-2 19, Bridget Paulmann 6 1-2 17, Paige O’Connell 0 0-0 0, Laura Herron 1 0-0 2, Ira Boci 0 0-0 0. Totals 19 6-10 50 Trinity: Emma … Read more

The FCIAC girls basketball quarterfinals by the numbers

Eight teams will tip off the FCIAC Girls Basketball Tournament on Saturday when the quarterfinal games are played at Fairfield-Ludlowe High School. The Norwalk Bears, the top-ranked team in the GameTimeCT Top 10 poll, lead the way at No. 1. Defending champion Trumbull is No. 2, followed No. 3 Trinity Catholic, No. 4 Danbury, No. … Read more

Swimming Notebook: Ridgefield digs deep to beat Greenwich, secures unbeaten regular season

Ridgefield put the finishing touch on an undefeated regular season with its Senior Night win over Danbury on Wednesday, but its signature victory came one week earlier against a team that’s ruled the roost for quite a while — six-time defending State Open, Class LL and FCIAC swimming champion Greenwich. The Tigers’ 115-71 triumph over … Read more

Unbeaten No. 1 Ridgefield takes hits, makes plays, tops No. 3 Fairfield Prep

RIDGEFIELD — Hunched over going off the ice after the second period, down awhile after scoring the game-winner in Ridgefield’s 2-1 win Wednesday night over Fairfield Prep: Will Forrest still said he was fine afterward. “Take a hit to make a play,” he said after scoring two goals at the Winter Garden to keep the … Read more

Trumbull holds off Trinity Catholic, clinches FCIAC’s No. 2 seed

STAMFORD — It was a great dress rehearsal for the postseason for both sides. The Trumbull High School girls basketball team made a few more plays down the stretch to earn a hard-fought 43-39 road triumph over Trinity Catholic High School Wednesday night before a packed house at Walsh Court. Click here for more

Greenwich stuns Danbury, keeps slim FCIAC hopes alive

fter going to overtime its previous two games, the Greenwich High School boys basketball team took care of business in regulation on Wednesday. And the Cardinals did so against a Danbury team that entered the game in first place in the FCIAC. On the strength of an effective defensive effort, Greenwich led from start to … Read more

Becker’s double-double sparks Warde past rival Ludlowe

FAIRFIELD — The University of Virginia is really good at it on most nights, but for the most part, trying to control tempo is rather difficult for most basketball teams, especially at the high school boys level. Sooner or later, the other guys are going to flip it. That happened sooner rather than later Wednesday … Read more

Boys Basketball: New Canaan pulls away for victory over St. Joseph

NEW CANAAN — It’s been the theme of the New Canaan boys basketball team this season: Everyone plays a part. That recipe for success was on display as every player seemed to have a big moment in the Rams’ 55-44 victory over the St. Joseph Cadets on Wednesday night at NCHS. Click here for more

Field set for FCIAC Girls Basketball Tournament

The match-ups are set for the 2019 FCIAC girls basketball tournament, which will get underway with four quarterfinal games at Fairfield-Ludlowe High School on Saturday, Feb. 16. The eight tournament teams had been determined prior to the start of action on Wednesday, but seedings were still up in the air. The Norwalk Bears (20-0) head … Read more