Ridgefield, Staples in top five of latest girls basketball poll

Ridgefield and Staples are both unbeaten and ranked among the top five in the current GameTime Top 10 Girls Basketball Poll leading up to their big showdown Saturday at Staples. Norwich Free Academy (7-0) led the group of five undefeated teams among the top six and received 10 of the 16 first-place votes to maintain … Read more

FCIAC Streaming for Winter sports, 2021

School Streaming Services Brien McMahon: Local live (free) Danbury: Local Live (free) Darien: DAF Media (free) Fairfield-Ludlowe: NFHS Network (subscription) Fairfield-Warde (boys): YouTube (free) Fairfield-Warde (girls): YouTube (free) Greenwich: Local Live (free) Harding: YouTube (free) New Canaan: NCRams.com/YouTube (free) Norwalk: Local Live (free) Ridgefield: YouTube (free) St. Joseph: YouTube (free) Stamford: Local Live (free) Staples: NFHS … Read more

FCIAC has four basketball teams ranked in state polls

The Ridgefield, Staples and Trumbull girls basketball teams were all ranked among the top nine while Ridgefield was the only boys basketball team from the FCIAC ranked in the most recent Top 10 polls. It makes sense that Ridgefield High School was represented in both polls given that the school’s girls and boys basketball teams … Read more

Ridgefield dominance continues, connects on 15 3-pointers to defeat Danbury

RIDGEFIELD — Dominance is nothing new for Ridgefield’s boys basketball team, which entered the season looking for its fourth FCIAC title in five years, but it appears to be reaching new levels. The Tigers improved to 4-0 Tuesday night after cruising to a 77-55 over rival Danbury. The 22-point margin of victory was the second-lowest … Read more

Chase for City Cup picks back up with Westhill vs. Stamford basketball this weekend

The first official City Cup in 2019 came down to the final events of the girls outdoor track meet with Stamford edging Westhill by winning the final two events of the day. The excitement of that first season of the Cup spilled over and continued to build in to the 2019-20 seasons. However, like the rest of … Read more

St. Joseph coach Chris Lindwall, Trumbull captain Julia Lindwall to meet on hardwood

TRUMBULL – The usual basketball game day at the Lindwall household goes as one may expect. St. Joseph girls’ coach Chris Lindwall gets a “go get them” from his wife Janice. They in turn give a hug to daughter Julia and wish her good luck as she heads to Trumbull High. That is customary. The … Read more