Notre Dame-West Haven seized the No. 1 ranking in the middle of January, never relinquished it, won a state championship and consequently was the easy and obvious choice for that top spot in the Final 2022 GameTimeCT Hockey Top 10 Poll. The top-seeded Green Knights defeated Darien, 4-2, in the championship game of the Connecticut … Read more
Indoor Track and Field Danbury – State Open Champion; Class LL girls runner-up Greenwich – Class LL boys runner-up Darien – Class L girls runner-up Wrestling Danbury – Class LL co-champions (with East Hartford) Gymnastics Ludlowe – Class L Champion Warde – Class M runner-up St. Joseph – Class S runner-up Boys Swimming and Diving … Read more
HAMDEN — The No. 1 team in state boys hockey was down a goal in the CIAC Division I championship game Tuesday night, which wasn’t entirely unfamiliar for Notre Dame-West Haven against Darien this year. The talk in the Notre Dame dressing room in the second intermission wasn’t negative, sophomore defenseman Robert McCarthy said: “It … Read more
The word “grit” comes up often when Darien’s players and coaches describe each Blue Wave victory in this year’s CIAC Division I boys ice hockey tournament. Having reached the end game with a state final matchup against top-ranked Notre Dame-West Haven, Darien coach Mac Budd spoke about that grit, but also added a small bit … Read more
WEST HAVEN — The boys hockey matchup we waited forever to see is now the last game on the winter’s schedule. And when it meets No. 1 Notre Dame-West Haven on Tuesday in the CIAC Division I final, Darien will have some history to change, but if it matches the way it played the last … Read more
STAMFORD — James Mascari had a simple explanation for his two-goal performance during the first period of Notre Dame-West Haven’s Division I boys ice hockey semifinal game on Wednesday. “I was due,” Mascari said. “I hadn’t scored in a while.” Staked to a two-goal lead by the sophomore forward, the top-ranked and top-seeded Green Knights … Read more
Monday, March 14 Boys Basketball Div. I Quarterfinals No. 6 Windsor 62, No. 3 Ridgefield 58 Tuesday, March 15 Boys Basketball Div. II Quarterfinals No. 1 Bristol Central 54, No. 4 Wilton 52 (OT) Boys Swimming and Diving Class L swim finals at Cornerstone Pool, 1:30 Wednesday, March 16 Boys Ice Hockey Div. I Semifinals … Read more
WEST HAVEN — There were several question marks concerning the Darien boys ice hockey team when the 2021-22 season got underway. With senior Chris Schofield returning in the net, goalie was not one of those concerns. With Schofield delivering a superb performance, sixth-seeded Darien won a defensive battle with No. 3 Northwest Catholic 2-1 in … Read more
Not all state tournament games are created equally, a sentiment that rang especially true as SCC champion Notre Dame-West Haven went head-to-head with FCIAC champion Ridgefield in the Division I boys hockey state tournament quarterfinal round on Saturday. With the game tied in the final four minutes, it was Notre Dame-West Haven that emerged victorious … Read more
WEST HAVEN — For 46 minutes, Beau Johnson did everything possible to get New Canaan to overtime against Fairfield Prep in the CIAC Division I boys hockey quarterfinals. Then for 20 seconds, he had the best view of his teammates getting the Rams to the semifinals for the first time in five years. Click here … Read more