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The FCIAC Hall of Fame Class of 2019 will include six inductees, who will be honored during the conference’s annual banquet on Thursday night, June 13, at the Norwalk Inn. In addition to the induction ceremony, the evening will feature several award-winners, and the league’s coaches of the year for each sport will be recognized. … Read more
Danbury High School had six of its sports teams win Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference championships throughout all three sports seasons and that was the most of any high school in the conference for the 2018-19 school year. Greenwich had five teams crowned conference champions for the second most while Darien and Ridgefield each had … Read more
STAMFORD — He has provided support and guidance to hundreds of athletes and students over the decades. On Thursday night, Stamford High School’s Jim Moriarty will be the one receiving the accolades for his tireless work. Moriarty will be inducted into the FCIAC Hall of Fame at the league’s annual banquet at the Norwalk Inn. … Read more
Player of the Year Sydney Nethercott, Greenwich First Team Sydney Nethercott, Greenwich Sophia Sarrazin, Staples Meghan Mitchell, New Canaan Jessica Nuzzaci, Warde Alyssa Maiolo, Ridgefield Morgan Hibbert, New Canaan All-East Bethany Fell, Warde Molly Mitchell, New Canaan Juliet Bucher, Ludlowe Julia Bazata, New Canaan Phoebe Burtt, Ludlowe Stirling Legge, New Canaan All-West Sofia Ghorbel, Greenwich … Read more
First Team Jackson Fretty, Greenwich Calvin Smith, Darien Alex Gu, Darien Tyler Donnellan, Greenwich Henry Sparkman, Darien All-East Blake Swiggett, Darien Thomas Ostberg, Darien Ashton Lewis, Warde Peter Meehan, Ludlowe Jakob DeBroff, St. Joseph Joey Polzello, Trumbull All-West Ben Ropiak, Greenwich Billy Nail, Greenwich Gunnar Granito, New Canaan Colin Cusa, Staples Oliver Frossell, Ridgefield Coaches … Read more
NORWALK — The more the Wilton Warriors wanted to prove their biggest win wasn’t a fluke, the more the team they’d beaten noticed. A motivated Darien boys lacrosse team is a frightening thing. The Blue Wave proved it from the start Saturday at Jack Casagrande Field, beating Wilton 13-3 in the Class L final to … Read more
MIDDLETOWN — After closing the quarterfinals with two innings in relief and tossing a complete game in the semifinals, some may have questioned whether Staples’ Chad Knight would take the ball in the CIAC Class LL championship game against Southington on three days’ rest. “There was no way (coach Jack McFarland) was not giving me … Read more
MILFORD — Throughout the girls lacrosse season, the Darien Blue Wave have used the word “redemption” as a rallying cry. That may seem to be an unusual word for a program which has won eight straight FCIAC titles and five of the last six state crowns, but Darien certainly sets a high bar for success. … Read more
MIDDLETOWN — The 12 St. Joseph seniors waited a long time for this one.After going out in the state semifinals the past two seasons, the No. 11 Cadets finally finished the job, beating No. 1 Wolcott 6-3 to win the CIAC Class M championship. It is the Cadets first title since 2013 and fifth overall. … Read more
NORWALK — St. Joseph goalie Kyle Burbank hit the nail on the head when he described the Cadets’ 9-3 victory over No. 3 seed Bacon Academy at Brien McMahon’s Jack Casagrande Field in Norwalk on Saturday. “I’ll take my 6 on 6 guys (backliners) against anyone in the state,” said Burbank, after coach Brendan Talbot’s … Read more