FCIAC girls basketball playoff race nears finish line

The girls’ high school basketball regular season is now in its homestretch and things are starting to clear up regarding the FCIAC playoff picture. Staples has been sizzling hot for the last few weeks and just as the Wreckers have been consistently surging higher up in the state poll they have put themselves in a … Read more

Boys Basketball: Stamford owns fourth quarter, pulls out win over Norwalk

STAMFORD — Doing it at crunch time can cure many ills. After fighting itself for three quarters, the Stamford boys basketball team owned the fourth period Monday night to post an important 68-57 home triumph over Norwalk Monday night before a partisan crowd at Paul Kuczo Memorial Gym. “It wasn’t our best performance,” Stamford coach … Read more

Girls Basketball: Murray-Leach, Norwalk roll over Stamford

NORWALK — The Norwalk girls basketball team can rebound. After each of the team’s four losses this season, the Bears have come back the next game with resounding wins. Norwalk lost an overtime thriller to Danbury last Thursday and had FCIAC rival Stamford coming to town Monday night. Click here for more

FCIAC Monday Night Basketball Scoreboard

Boys Basketball Stamford 68, Norwalk 57 Ludlowe 83, St. Joseph 54 New Canaan 74, Darien 42 Ridgefield 62, Staples 51 Warde 60, Trumbull 46 Danbury 72, Bridgeport Central 56 Brien McMahon 72, Westhill 69 Wilton 66, Greenwich 46 Girls Basketball Danbury 54, Bridgeport Central 19 Westhill 55, Brien McMahon 26 Staples 44, Ridgefield 32 Norwalk … Read more

Ludlowe Plays Near-Perfect Game For 83-54 Win Over St. Joseph

FAIRFIELD — Losing by 29 points in a game that was billed as a battle of 11-3 contenders obviously left St. Joseph boys basketball coach Kevin Wielk besides himself afterwards. With his head hanging rather low, he offered no postgame comment other than to simply say, “We didn’t play well.” But in all fairness, it … Read more

Staples Turns Up The Defense, Gets Strong Finish From Gerig To Defeat Ridgefield

WESTPORT — The Staples girls basketball team got a taste tonight of how demanding a quarterfinal game in the FCIAC Tournament could prove. Ridgefield, on the fringe of one of the final berths and an eight seed no one would treasure drawing, held a lead on the Wreckers until the final seconds of the third … Read more

Trumbull edges St. Joseph in final game of series at Fairfield’s Alumni Hall

FAIRFIELD — Buddy Bray remembers his dad “dragging me out to watch games” at Fairfield University’s Alumni Hall when he was a kid in the 1970s. He competed there when he played at the University of Bridgeport. And Bray has gotten to coach in the building several times as well at Trumbull High. Friday night … Read more

Barbato, defense leads Trumbull past rival St. Joseph

FAIRFIELD — Cassi Barbato scored 17 points to lead Trumbull to its 61-36 victory over St. Joseph in the opening game of the Playing For a Cure doubleheader at Fairfield University’s Alumni Hall on Friday. Barbato, game to game, is the top scorer for coach Steve Tobitsch’s Eagles. It wasn’t her point total — it … Read more

FCIAC Thursday Night Basketball Scoreboard

Boys Basketball Norwalk 69, Danbury 67 Ludlowe 87, Darien 65 Trinity Catholic 60, Warde 45 Staples 72, Stamford 70 Westhill 57, Greenwich 51 Wilton 71, Bridgeport Central 48 Brien McMahon 51, New Canaan 45 Girls Basketball Warde 65, Trinity Catholic 39 Wilton 56, Bridgeport Central 15 New Canaan 48, Brien McMahon 23 Greenwich 41, Westhill … Read more

Gerig, No. 3 Staples send a message with dominant win over No. 10 Stamford

STAMFORD — The Staples girls basketball team and forward Arianna Gerig came into Stamford looking to deliver a message. Message received. The Wreckers, led by Gerig’s 20 points and a dominating defensive effort in the second half, rolled over Stamford 60-31. Click here for more