NORWALK — When the godfather calls, you pick up the phone. And that one phone call led to the return of two long-time Norwalk coaches and a unique situation for the Bears’ football team. Sean Ireland and Pete Tucci, who “bleed Green and White” according to Norwalk athletic director Doug Marchetti, are back in a … Read more
Greenwich and Darien were voted No. 1 and No. 2, respectively, to lead a contingent of four FCIAC teams in the 2022 GameTimeCT Preseason Top 10 Football Poll. There were three FCIAC teams among the top four as New Canaan was ranked No. 4 behind third-ranked Fairfield Prep in the poll voted on by 24 … Read more
The FCIAC’s fall athletic season is underway and you can check out the schedules for every team by clicking the sports below. Football Volleyball Field Hockey Boys Soccer Girls Soccer Boys Cross Country Girls Cross Country Girls Swimming & Diving Boys Golf
Darien’s Andrew Stueber won’t be far from home when he begins his NFL career. The 6-foot-7, 325-pound offensive lineman out of Michigan was selected by New England in the seventh round, 245th overall, in the 2022 NFL Draft on Saturday. Stueber, who saw action at tackle and guard at Michigan, was an All-Big Ten first … Read more
NORWALK — The top Bear is about to become a Husky. Norwalk’s Cam Edwards, the New Haven Register’s All-State Player of the Year, will be joining the UConn football team after signing his National Letter of Intent in front of teammates, coaches and friends on Wednesday. Click here for the complete story
There were many former high school football players from the FCIAC who were on the college football rosters of teams from seven conferences, independent programs such as UConn and Notre Dame, or college football programs in Connecticut. Information was obtained from the college websites of teams from six major college conferences, several smaller conferences with … Read more
There were seven players from the FCIAC on the Top 26 first team when the Connecticut High School Coaches Association announced its 2021 CHSCA All-State Football Teams in December. The CHSCA’s all-state teams included the Top 26 first team and there were a combined 104 more players who made either the Class LL, Class L, … Read more
Darien’s convincing 42-7 victory over Fairfield Prep in the championship game of the CIAC Class LL Football Playoffs convinced the voters enough that Darien was voted No. 1 by a wide margin in the Final 2021 GameTimeCT Top 10 Football Poll which was released Dec. 13. Coach Mike Forget’s 12-1 Blue Wave fell just one … Read more
When Darien cruised to a 42-7 victory over Fairfield Prep in the championship game of the CIAC Class LL Football Playoffs, that concluded this year’s run of what is an annual tradition of success with many combined state championships from FCIAC teams during the fall high school sports season. There were 11 fall sports teams … Read more
TRUMBULL — David Evanchick was having flashbacks as the Darien football team was riding up to Trumbull for the Class LL final against Fairfield Prep on Saturday. It wasn’t the fact that the Blue Wave was playing in yet another state final, though. It was the weather. “Seeing this fog as we were driving up … Read more