CIAC’s approved Winter Sports Plan, Jan. 14

January 15, 2021January 14, 2021 by FCIAC

Click here for the CIAC’s winter sports plan, which was approved by the Board of Control on Jan. 14

CIAC winter plan: no state championships, Feb. 8 start

January 15, 2021January 14, 2021 by Michael Fornabaio and Joe Morelli, GameTimeCT

The governing body for high school sports in Connecticut approved a winter plan Thursday morning that permits the start practice as early as Tuesday for many sports and games as soon as Feb. 8. But the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference also announced it will not hold its winter state championships. Click here for the complete story

Breaking down what you need to know for each sport in the CIAC Winter Sports Plan

January 15, 2021January 14, 2021 by Pete Paguaga, GameTImeCT

The CIAC officially announced its plan for the 2021 winter season in a 33-page document Thursday. We have taken the liberty of highlighting and pulling out the quick and important information. Click here for the complete story

CIAC’s updated winter sports plans, Jan. 8

January 12, 2021January 9, 2021 by FCIAC

Click here for the CIAC’s winter sports plans as of Jan. 8

Coaches Corner: Gary Chadwick, Wilton

June 21, 2020June 21, 2020 by FCIAC

Gary Chadwick Wilton Girls Gymnastics Years as head coach: 23 Full-time profession: Physical Education Teacher (retired); Girls Gymnastics Teacher About the coach: Played Football in High School and College, Married to wife JoAnne for 42 years, and had a son and a daughter. His hobby is riding dirt bikes.

Silver lining: Three FCIAC gymnastics teams finished second at State class meets

April 22, 2020April 21, 2020 by Bob Greeney

Three teams from the FCIAC each placed second in their respective state class championship meets in girls gymnastics, which ended up being the last winter sport which got to complete state championships before the coronavirus pandemic caused the cancellation of the remainder of the 2019-20 high school winter sports season. Fairfield Ludlowe was runner-up in … Read more

FCIAC’s winter teams were faring well before postseason ended early

April 22, 2020April 20, 2020 by Bob Greeney

When the final two weeks of 2019-20 winter high school sports season were cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic, what was assured was that four of the eight sports sanctioned by the CIAC had teams win state championships and the other four sports were unable to finish their state tournaments or championship meets. The winter … Read more

2019-20 All-FCIAC Gymnastics Awards

March 11, 2020February 17, 2020 by FCIAC

First Team Ava Mancini, Ludlowe Schuyler Tomey, St. Joseph Caroline Garrett, Warde Olivia Mannino, Wilton Tess Vincent, Warde Olivia Perkins, Darien Caitlin Vozzella, St. Joseph Tara Chomienne, Ludlowe Bailey Petrizzi, Westhill Hannah Chuckas, Westhill Katherine Ginsburg, Wilton Lindsay Capobianco, St. Joseph Lana Schmidt, Darien Lily Byrnes, Wilton AnNa Hughes, St. Joseph Second Team Kristie Alianiello, … Read more

Ava Mancini leads Ludlowe gymnastics to first FCIAC title

February 16, 2020February 15, 2020 by Dave Stewart, GameTimeCT

STAMFORD — At previous FCIAC gymnastics championship meets, Ludlowe coach Kim Longobucco had a habit of trying to follow scores and figure out where her team stood throughout the competition. This year, she followed the less complicated path of staying in the moment, and the results were spectacular for her Falcons. With junior Ava Mancini … Read more

Ro Carlucci left a lasting legacy in FCIAC gymnastics

July 24, 2019 by Bob Greeney

Whatever it was that Ro Carlucci did – and she did so many things as an educator, coach, meet director and gymnastics judge – she was a true leader and she excelled at virtually everything she was involved in for 35 years from the 1970s into the first decade of this century. So many of … Read more