SHELTON—It was a war of wills in a Roman Coliseum atmosphere. The Class L Boys Volleyball title was the prize on the line Thursday night as Darien and Staples did battle for the third time this season. And after five grueling, emotional sets, Staples wasn’t ready to relinquish the Class L Championship plaque. The Wreckers … Read more
It was a day of records at the CIAC girls golf championship at Tashua Knolls Golf Course in Trumbull. The New Canaan Rams claimed their third straight team title by shooting a 320, shattering the old tournament record by nine strokes, while Greenwich’s Sydney Nethercott took medalist honors with a 2-under par 70 to tie … Read more
The 24th Annual FCIAC Golf Tournament will take place on June 24 at Oak Hills Golf Course in Norwalk. The event includes two meals and the 18-hole scramble format golf tournament for teams of foursomes with a shotgun tee-off time of 1 p.m. Festivities begin with a lunch at noon which includes hot dogs, hamburgers, … Read more
Greenwich completed a perfect CIAC season — winning every regular-season match, pulling off the three-peat in FCIACs, then defending its team championship at Division I with a cumulative total of 301. The Cardinals’ total was 10 strokes better than runner-up and FCIAC rival Darien. Click here for more
NEW BRITAIN — There is nothing better than making history. The Danbury High School girls outdoor track team took another grand step on their 2019 journey Monday as the Hatters captured the team title at the 2019 State Open Championship at Willowbrook Park. Danbury, the FCIAC and Class LL champions, took home the championship plaque … Read more
NEW CANAAN — Tradition and history are important to the Staples girls tennis program. And while the Wreckers had been in five straight FCIAC finals and five consecutive Class L finals, there was one standard that had eluded them. The perfect season. Well, Staples High scratched that accomplishment off its list Friday. The No. 1-seeded … Read more
MIDDLETOWN — A repeat and a four-peat were achieved at the CIAC Class LL Boys Tennis Tournament. Trumbull junior Andrew Ilie captured the Class LL boys singles title for the second straight season, while Staples extended its reign of supremacy to four years, adding another team championship trophy to its collection. The Wreckers also claimed the LL doubles championship, with the … Read more
MIDDLETOWN — It was sweeps week for Darien at the CIAC Class L Boys Tennis Tournament. The tournament had a championship sweep theme for the Blue Wave, who won the singles title and doubles championship and oh yes, the team title. Behind numerous standout performances, capped by title-winning efforts during the tournament’s final day of … Read more
FAIRFIELD — As she walked up the final hill during the FCIAC girls golf championship, New Canaan’s Morgan Hibbert was avoiding eye contact. With everyone. “Coming up the 18th fairway, I couldn’t look at anybody,” the Rams’ senior co-captain said. “I just had to stay in the zone.” As it turns out, Hibbert and the … Read more
FAIRFIELD — To say the Greenwich boys golf team is on a roll is putting it mildly. Two days after sweeping the top five places at the annual Hap Holahan Tournament, the Cardinals had five golfers shoot in the 70s on their way to capturing their third consecutive FCIAC championship with a team score of … Read more