Wrestling News

Danbury claims Sabbagh holiday title for 26th time in 28 seasons

DANBURY — It’s their own tournament, so they defended their turf. Placing nine finalists across 15 weight classes is a pretty decent stamp of authority on the competition. The Danbury wrestling team claimed the Ryan Sabbagh Holiday Tournament trophy for a 26th time in 28 seasons, outlasting state rival Bristol Eastern in a showdown between … Read more

Danbury tops Warde in clash of top wrestling programs

DANBURY — The Danbury wrestling team won eight of 14 matches against Fairfield Warde on Wednesday night, leaving the Mustangs with a respectable six triumphs over the defending FCIAC, Class LL and State Open champions. The score didn’t reflect the close gap, though. The Hatters scored a host of pins early in the meet to … Read more

Jack leads Danbury wrestling and its new faces

Danbury, Connecticut, and Raleigh, North Carolina, do not have too much in common, yet a pipeline is developing between the former’s high school and the latter’s largest university. Danbury High’s wrestling team is consistently one of the top programs in New England, and is on track to send a third standout to NC State. Junior … Read more

Danbury’s Jack wins wrestling tournament

The high school wrestling season is still more than a month away, but Danbury High School junior Ryan Jack is already in championship form.

Wrestling out of Empire Wrestling Academy in Somers, N.Y., Jack won the 125-pound championship at the Journeymen Fall Classic tournament, held last weekend at the Union College Memorial Fieldhouse in Schenectady, N.Y., and he beat some high-ranking opponents to do so.

“I knew it was going to be a hard tournament,” said Jack, the reigning New England champion at 120 pounds and a two-time high school All-American. “I had to prepare well and work on the things I needed to work on.”

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2017-18 All-FCIAC First Team individual and team photos available for purchase

Photos of the 2017-18 All-FCIAC First Team honorees in several sports are available for purchase by clicking the links below. If you have any questions or would like further information, please email FCIAC.net Sports Information Director Dave Stewart at [email protected]. To see the photo galleries or to purchase photos, click the sports below. Spring Sports … Read more

Jack wins championship, Mastroianni runner-up at New England wrestling tournament: Nine FCIAC stars place

Updated 11 p.m.: Ryan Jack of Danbury won a New England championship this weekend, going 4-0 in the 120-pound weight class and defeating Jack Darling of Masconomet High School of Mass. 3-1 in the final on Saturday evening. Jack, who had a technical fall, major decision, and two decisions in his four matches, was trailing 1-0 after … Read more

Danbury claims State Open wrestling title; Five FCIAC wrestlers crowned

The FCIAC scored five individual champions and the Danbury Hatters captured the team tite for the second consecutive season at the CIAC State Open wrestling tournament, held this weekend at the Floyd Little Athletic Center in New Haven. Danbury, which had championships from Ryan Jack at 120 pounds, and AJ Kovacs at 145 pounds, collected … Read more

2018 FCIAC Wrestling Tournament results and full brackets

Click here for the complete brackets Team Scores 1 – Danbury 242; 2 – Warde 202; 3 – New Canaan 168; 4 – Trumbull 130.5; 5 – Wilton 116; 6 – Ridgefield 91; 7 – Westhill 90; 8 – Staples 76; 9 – Brien McMahon 61.5; 10 tie – Ludlowe and Greenwich 60; 12 – … Read more

HAN Live: The 2018 FCIAC Wrestling Championship Finals

The match-ups are set for the 2018 FCIAC weight class championship finals, which will get underway this afternoon at approximately 4 p.m. at New Canaan High School. The HAN Network is carrying all 15 finals live and you can watch at FCIAC>net, HAN.Network, or on Frontier Communications’ Vantage Sports Network (Chs. 600/1600). Mike Suppe, Bill … Read more