Ryan Lacey, GameTimeCT 
DANBURY — With seconds ticking down, she didn’t have much choice left but to shoot from no-man’s land. And on a night the Danbury girls basketball team was honoring one of their own, it somehow found the bottom of the net. Susana Almeida’s long 3-pointer with 3.8 seconds left sent the Hatters to a dramatic … Read more
RIDGEFIELD — Playing for the first time in 10 days, the Ridgefield boys hockey team was not as crisp as usual at the outset of Friday afternoon’s game against Greenwich. Twice, the Tigers had to come back from one-goal deficits to tie the score in the opening period. “The layoff clearly wasn’t good for us,” … Read more
Early in the fourth quarter of New Canaan’s boys basketball game against the Ludlowe Falcons on Friday, Ram junior Matt Brand stole a pass and got the ball ahead to senior co-captain Luke Rwambuya, who then dished off to junior Ryan McAleer for an easy lay-up. On the next series, McAleer drove the lane and … Read more
If you’ve followed high school boys basketball even a little bit this winter, you’ve surely seen the shot. Ryan McAleer intercepts an inbounds pass, heaves the ball up from halfcourt and scores at the buzzer to give the New Canaan Rams a 52-49 victory over the Stamford Black Knights. Bedlam ensues in the NCHS gymnasium. … Read more
At the beginning of the season, the New Canaan Rams boys basketball team set three goals for itself: Win its Holiday Tournament, qualify for the state playoffs and make the FCIAC postseason. After Tuesday’s 48-38 win at Fairfield Warde, the Rams can now check off two of those goals as “achieved.” For the first time … Read more
FAIRFIELD — It was a statement game. Both Trinity Catholic High School and Ludlowe High girls basketball teams entered having won six of their last seven contests. The outcome would have an effect on FCIAC playoff seeding down the line. And after 32 minutes of grit, physicality, hustle and owning the moment, Trinity Catholic came … Read more
The Danbury wrestling team schedules the best competition it can in order to be prepared for the postseason. Even if that includes a three-plus-hour bus ride to Bennington, Vermont. The trip was a productive one for the Hatters, who dominated in a 49-22 win over rival Mount Anthony (VT) on Monday afternoon. Danbury won nine … Read more
Hamden 10 11 10 15 – 46 Trumbull 10 16 6 12 – 44 Hamden: Aysha Brandon 0 3-4 3; Yarliz Santiago 1 1-2 3; Diamond White 1 0-0 3; Rebecca Oberman-Levine 3 0-0 6; Tonya Thompson 8 8-10 24; Makaela Johnson 2 1-2 5; Sarah Streete 1 0-0 2. Hamden Team Totals: 16 13-18 … Read more
Wilton/Norwalk/McMahon 1-0-0 1 New Canaan 5-3-0 8 W: Meghan Lane 1g NC: Kaleigh Harden 2g, Katelyn Sparks 1g 1a, McKenna Harden 2g, Shea Hobbs 1g, Tess Hobbs 1a, Grace Crowell 1g 1a, Jess Eccleston 1a, Angelica Megdanis 1a, Quincy Connell 1a, Sophie Potter 1g, Elodie Koo 1a, Marina Mallozzi 1a Goalies WNM – Emily Johnson … Read more
Fairfield 0 0 0 – 0 New Canaan 0 1 2 – 3 First Period: No Scoring; Second Period: NC – Gunnar Granito (Justin Wietfeldt) 4:09; Third Period: NC – Shane Pickering (Turner Ives) 11:45; NC – Granito (Boden Gammill, Walker Ker) 13:58 Goalies FF – Will Capalbo 31 saves NC – Dylan Shane 15 … Read more