FCIAC Fall Tournaments Cross Country Regional Championships Wednesday, Nov. 4, Waveny Park, New Canaan West Region Boys Champion: Darien Girls Champion: Greenwich East Region Boys Champion: Trumbull Girls Champion: Trumbull Central Region Boys Champion: Ridgefield Girls Champion: Ridgefield Volleyball East Region First Round – Thursday, Nov. 5 Trumbull 3, Warde 0 (25-12, 25-12, 26-24) Ludlowe … Read more
Jason Shaughnessy Fairfield Warde Wrestling Years as head coach: 23 Other sports coached or currently coaching: Director and coach of the Fairfield PAL wrestling program; Youth soccer coach. Full-time profession: Physical Education teacher at Fairfield Warde HS. From the coach: “I was a 4-year starter at Springfield College and Captain. I was honored as Academic … Read more
Charlie Anderson Trumbull Wrestling Years as head coach: 12 Other sports coached or currently coaching: Assistant freshman football and girls track and field; Was head coach of Norwalk wrestling for eight years. Full-time profession: Health and physical education teacher at Trumbull High School From the coach: “I have been a member of the Connecticut National … Read more
For the second straight year and fourth time overall, the National Wrestling Coaches Association has named Danbury wrestling coach Ricky Shook as the Connecticut Coach of the Year. Shook previously won the award in 2008, ’09 and ’19 The Hatters were undefeated this past season (16-0), winning the New England, State Open, Class LL and … Read more
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
From the moment Tyler Sung first stepped onto the wrestling mats at New Canaan High School, it was pretty clear the Rams had a star in their midst. Four seasons later, Sung has not only rewritten the Rams’ record books, he’s about to embark on a journey to one of the top college programs in … Read more
First Team Lexani Pagan, Ridgefield Michael Longo, Trumbull Kai O’Dell, Danbury Carlos DeWinter, Greenwich Tyler Johnson, Danbury Jack Ryan, Trumbull Ryan Jack, Danbury Will Ebert, Warde Tyler Sung, New Canaan Luke Molina, Staples Tommy Mazur, Westhill Brendan Gilchrist, Norwalk Nicholas Augeri, Staples DJ Donovan, Danbury Jordan Agosto, Danbury Second Team John Schneider, McMahon Alex Blaha, … Read more
NEW HAVEN — Danbury captured the State Open title for the fourth consecutive season at the Floyd Little Athletic Center in New Haven on Saturday. Leading the way was 138-pound senior Ryan Jack, who won his fourth consecutive Open title with a 13-5 victory over Thomas Nichols from Bristol Eastern. “This is my favorite time … Read more
Eleven wrestlers representing six FCIAC schools won state championships this weekend. Danbury, which claimed the Class LL team title, led the way with four individual champs, while Warde, the Class LL runner-up, and Trumbull had two apiece. FCIAC State Wrestling Champions 106 – Michael Longo, Trumbull, Class LL 113 – Kai O’Dell, Danbury, Class LL … Read more
TRUMBULL — Another big step on the journey. But the mission isn’t accomplished yet. The Danbury wrestling team earned its fifth straight Class LL team championship Saturday night at Trumbull High School. The Hatters, who won 14 straight LL crowns between 1997 and 2010, finished the two-day competition with 269 points to hold off Warde … Read more