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Trumbull turns back Staples in penalty kicks

FAIRFIELD — After 100 minutes of scoreless soccer Monday night at Taft Field — 200 minutes with the clock running in the playoffs now — Trumbull boys soccer goalie Chris Prizio finally got to the fun part.

“Penalties are so fun. I live for this. I said it last time, I’ll say it this time,” Prizio said after he stopped three out of four Staples shots to help the Eagles advance to their third consecutive FCIAC championship.

Prizio stopped the last three Wreckers after Austin Sholes scored. Jason Weinstein, Dom Zaleski and Justin Horvath tallied for Trumbull.

The teams traded chances in 80 minutes of regulation and had fewer chances in 20 minutes of overtime.

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Dos Reis goal with 45 seconds left, lifts Danbury into FCIAC final

FAIRFIELD—On the bus ride from Danbury to Fairfield, Thiago Dos Reis was imagining what it would be like to score a goal to lead the Danbury boys soccer team to the FCIAC championship.

Dos Reis said a conversation with his brother and former Hatters’ player, Felipe, earlier in the day got him thinking about scoring a big goal.

Dos Reis made his imagination come to life, scoring on a blistering shot with 45 seconds remaining, giving the Hatters a 1-0 win over Ludlowe in the FCIAC semifinals at Taft Field Monday night.

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Ridgefield edges St. Joseph in 2 OT to reach FCIAC final

WILTON — Caitlin Slaminko scored with 2:48 left in the first overtime period to give the Ridgefield High School girls soccer team a 2-1 (2 OT) victory over St. Joseph Monday night in the FCIAC semifinals at Kristine Lilly field.

The win means Ridgefield will be in the FCIAC championship game for the third time in four years.

The Tigers will face either Darien or New Canaan in Thursday’s final at Warde High School.

“Everybody dreams about scoring an overtime goal in the FCIAC or state playoffs,” Slaminko said. “I knew I had to put one in. I’m so happy it went in.”

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Watch the FCIAC boys and girls soccer semifinals on LocalLive

Fairfield Live will be live streaming the FCIAC boys and girls soccer semifinals on Monday and you can watch all the action by visiting fairfield/live or by clicking here. FCIAC  Boys Soccer Semifinals at Ludlowe HS No. 1 Danbury vs. No. 4 Ludlowe, 5 p.m. No. 2 Trumbull vs. No. 3 Staples, 7 p.m. FCIAC … Read more

FCIAC tournament tickets and T-shirts available online

Tickets for this week’s FCIAC semifinals and finals are available for online purchase through TicketRoar. T-shirts are also available by clicking the tickets links. Click the events below to go to Eventbrite and purchase tickets. Girls Volleyball semifinals – Thursday, Nov. 1, at Ludlowe HS, 5 and 7 p.m. Girls Swimming finals – Thursday, Nov. … Read more

FCIAC Boys Soccer Quarterfinals Box Scores

Friday, Oct. 26 Staples 1, Greenwich 0 Staples 1-0 1 Greenwich 0-0 0 Staples: Nick DiMasi 1g Goalies G – Jimmy Johnson 6 saves S – Ry Cohen 8 saves Danbury 3, Brien McMahon 2 (OT) McMahon 0-2-0-0 2 Danbury 2-0-1-0 3 Brien McMahon: Masai Castillero 2g Danbury: Tiago Dos Reis 2g, 1a; Malamin Jallow … Read more

Wilton field hockey loses to Norwalk in FCIAC quarterfinals

The host Wilton High field hockey team fell to Norwalk, 4-1, in the FCIAC tournament quarterfinals on Friday. The fifth-seeded Bears avenged a 6-5 regular-season loss to the Warriors and advanced to the semifinals; meanwhile, fourth-seed Wilton now will await the start of the Class L state tournament. Norwalk led 3-0 and halftime and withstood … Read more

Trumbull edges Norwalk in PKs

TRUMBULL — The action between the Trumbull and Norwalk boys soccer teams finally heated up after 100 minutes of play.

After neither team could find the back of the net in regulation and overtime, each side came through in the penalty kick shootout, and the score was 5-5 at one point, before the Bears missed a PK and Eagles goalie Chris Prizio made a key save, helping lift Trumbull to a 7-5 PK victory in the FCIAC quarterfinals on a chilly Friday at Trumbull High.

“I was just trying to do what I needed to do to help the team win,” said Prizio, who made two saves in the shootout. “That’s all that matters.”

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Ludlowe shuts out town rival Warde to advance

FAIRFIELD — Goalkeeping is basically instinct.

See the play develop, follow your gut feeling and try and make the stop.

Ludlowe’s Nicholas Tenreiro did that — twice — and because he did, the Falcons are advancing into the FCIAC boys’ soccer semifinals.

First, Tenreiro slid out to block a shot in close from Warde’s Daniel Villabla, and then lunged to his right to punch away a curving shot from Jacob Deck. Two potential game-changing plays that kept Ludlowe in front and sparked them to a 2-0 win in the FCIAC quarterfinals on a chilly Friday night at Taft Field.

“I was just thinking that I have to make the saves for my team,” Tenreiro said. “I just kept my eye on the ball and reacted accordingly. I just did what I had to do, and I was there for it.”

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