Meet The Captains: Sophia Ruelle, Greenwich Girls Soccer

Being named a captain of a high school sports team is a huge honor for athletes. Those who earn the captain’s role are leaders for their peers both on and off the field, and take on a great responsibility to their teammates and coaches. The FCIAC is honoring these leaders with the “Meet The Captains” … Read more

New Canaan deadlocks with McMahon in girls soccer

New Canaan senior co-captain Kendall Patten battles McMahon’s Kailynn Ortiz in the midfield during Friday’s girls soccer game at Dunning Field. — Dave Stewart photo The New Canaan girls soccer team did plenty of things right during its game against the Brien McMahon Senators Friday at Dunning Field. About the only thing the Rams didn’t … Read more

Boys Soccer: Greenwich hands Trumbull 1st loss

TRUMBULL — There were lots of saves for Jimmy Johnson on Thursday night at Trumbull as he and the Greenwich boys soccer team dealt the Eagles their first loss, 1-0.

One stood out: No. 1.

“That first save kind of set the tone,” Johnson said; it took a while but was a beauty on Trumbull’s first extended pressure of the evening.

“You’re not going to get through our defense, and even if you get through our back line, you’re not going to get through me.”

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BOYS SOCCER: Danbury stays unbeaten with win at Stamford

STAMFORD—The Danbury boys soccer team aspires to be playing meaningful postseason games come November.

Despite moving to 6-0-4 on the season with a 1-0 win at Stamford Thursday and remaining one of two unbeaten teams in the FCIAC, the Hatters know there are areas where they must improve if they are going to be playing for titles in a month.

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Meet The Captains: Nick Ambrose, Staples Boys Soccer

Being named a captain of a high school sports team is a huge honor for athletes. Those who earn the captain’s role are leaders for their peers both on and off the field, and take on a great responsibility to their teammates and coaches. The FCIAC is honoring these leaders with the “Meet The Captains” … Read more

Meet The Captains: Gabriel Baltierra, Staples Boys Soccer

Being named a captain of a high school sports team is a huge honor for athletes. Those who earn the captain’s role are leaders for their peers both on and off the field, and take on a great responsibility to their teammates and coaches. The FCIAC is honoring these leaders with the “Meet The Captains” … Read more

McMahon’s Ortolano sets school record for career goals

STAMFORD — One of the intangibles of Chloe Ortolano’s soccer career is that she always seems to be in the right place at the right time.

That’s exactly where she was Tuesday when Brien McMahon girls soccer teammate Peyton McNamara delivered a corner kick to the far post during their FCIAC contest against Trinity Catholic at Gaglio Field.

Off that corner, Ortolano then did what nobody in the history of Brien McMahon soccer has ever done better.

She scored her school-record 38th career goal to lead the Senators to a 3-0 win, in a game that was called at halftime due to incoming thunderstorms.

“It’s a big deal for me,” Ortolano said. “I’ve always been working since I was younger, playing this sport and when I found out I was close to the record it made me work even harder and it pushed me. It’s a great accomplishment.”

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Staples girls soccer tops Westhill to stay unbeaten

STAMFORD—The Staples High School girls soccer team has been an unstoppable force thus far this season.

The Wreckers wouldn’t allow Mother Nature to keep them from an appointed FCIAC triumph Tuesday.

Staples remained the leaders in the FCIAC West Division as they downed Westhill, 4-1 at the Vikings’ field.

The contest was called at the start of the second half as persistent thunder (but no visible lightning) had the referees call for a mandatory 30 minute delay due to audible thunder. The rule states that the 30-minute clock resets each time thunder is heard.

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Girls soccer: Ridgefield now 9-0 after win over Darien

Freshman Julia Bragg scored one of the goals in Ridgefield’s 2-0 win over Darien on Saturday. — Scott Mullin photo More than halfway through the regular season, the Ridgefield High girls soccer team is yet to lose or allow a goal. With goalie Lauren Castle and defenders Claire Middlebrook, Amelia Hynes, Carrina Dabroi, and Carolyn … Read more