FCIAC Scoreboard and Schedule for Tuesday, April 27

Softball Westhill 2, Warde 0 Ridgefield 16, Harding 2 Boys Lacrosse Trumbull 12, Brien McMahon 9 Staples 12, Cheshire 9 Ridgefield 21, Warde 12 Greenwich 17, Westhill 3 Wilton at Stamford Girls Lacrosse Ludlowe 12, Guilford 11 (OT) St. Joseph 17, Norwalk 3 Staples 23, Danbury 4 Ridgefield 14, Warde 1 Greenwich 16, Westhill 3 … Read more

Ridgefield’s Colseys playing lacrosse together for first time, for their Hall of Fame father

RIDGEFIELD — They know, obviously. Your father’s in the national hall of fame for your sport, somebody’s going to bring it up, even if you never really saw him play anywhere but on video. Maybe the kids saw a tournament in Lake Placid, N.Y., Ryan Colsey asked his father last week. “By that time you … Read more

No. 1 Darien strikes quick, overwhelms No. 5 New Canaan to stay unbeaten

DARIEN — Saturday was a big day for Darien High School athletics. The school opened up its sports facilities to fans for the first time since the pandemic started more than a year ago. And what better way to christen this renewed era than with a Top 10 boys lacrosse showdown with arch-rival New Canaan? Students from … Read more

FCIAC Scoreboard and Schedule for Thurs., April 22

Baseball Trumbull 10, Harding 0 Westhill 17, St. Joseph 4 Warde 11, New Canaan 0 Greenwich 10, Brien McMahon 5 Ridgefield 15, Harding 0 (5 innings) Softball Ludlowe 15, Trumbull 5 St. Joseph 13, Westhill 0 Warde 9, New Canaan 0 Darien 12, Norwalk 8 Staples at Brien McMahon Boys Lacrosse Staples 9, Greenwich 6 … Read more

Mahoney, New Canaan girls lacrosse top Darien in return from quarantine

NEW CANAAN — Maybe practice is overrated. After spending the last two weeks in quarantine and holding one workout before its first game, the New Canaan girls lacrosse team knocked off rival Darien 7-5 Thursday at Dunning Field. The defense, which featured a 10-save performance from junior goalie Claire Mahoney, set the tone for the … Read more

Greenwich beats Staples in return from quarantine, first game since 2019

GREENWICH — The last time the Greenwich girls lacrosse team was on the field for a game was May 28, 2019 in the CIAC Class LL First Round. Not only did the Cardinals miss the entire 2020 season like every other team in the state, but have not been able to get on the field … Read more

Nationally-ranked Darien lacrosse teams miss out-of-state rivals in 2021

While Darien was on its way to winning state boys and girls lacrosse championships two years ago, just one opponent managed to upend both Blue Wave teams: Manhasset, N.Y. That’s not earth-shattering news by any means. The New York power is consistently ranked nationally and has given Darien all it could handle for the past … Read more

Canet, Wood propel No. 3 New Canaan past No. 4 Fairfield Prep

NEW CANAAN — New Canaan’s list of opponents for the first two weeks of the boys lacrosse season reads like a who’s who of the best teams in Connecticut. And the Rams wouldn’t have it any other way. “It’s great, isn’t it?,” New Canaan coach Chip Buzzeo said. “I think the boys are really enjoying … Read more

Lost season not slowing down progress of Stamford boys lacrosse

While COVID-19 had a massive impact on spring sports with the cancellation of the 2020 season, one thing it was not able to do was slow down the momentum of the Stamford boys lacrosse program. Coach Mike Nazzaro and others have spent nearly a decade growing the sport in the city and based on the … Read more

Didio’s Goal Lifts Staples To 11-10 Overtime Win Over Ridgefield

WESTPORT – A back-and-forth overtime thriller — now that’s the type of game that would get the participating teams’ competitive juices flowing again, after they were unable to compete for a full season. That’s exactly the tense matchup the Staples and Ridgefield girls lacrosse teams experienced when they met today in their long-awaited 2021 season-opener. … Read more