BOYS SOCCER: McMahon holds on for draw against Greenwich

NORWALK—The McMahon and Greenwich boys soccer teams are two programs in completely different phases of development. Greenwich is the big dog of the conference, winning or sharing three of the last five FCIAC championships while McMahon is undergoing a program revival under third-year head coach Rodrigo Guzman. Saturday at Jack Casagrande Field at McMahon, the … Read more

Girls soccer preview: State champs aim for more titles

For the first time, the Ridgefield High girls soccer team enters a season as defending state champs. After losses in the finals to unbeaten Glastonbury teams the previous two years, Ridgefield defeated Staples, 2-0, in the Class LL title game last November, earning the program a long elusive state championship. With many players returning, the … Read more

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

Legends of the fall season: FCIAC teams claimed nine state championships

The FCIAC once again gave display of its strength as a conference with some significant success during the fall sports season in the state tournaments and championship meets. The Darien and St. Joseph football teams, Staples field hockey team, Ridgefield and St. Joseph girls soccer teams, Greenwich and St. Joseph girls volleyball teams, Greenwich girls … Read more

FCIAC stars named to All-America, All-Region and All-State girls soccer teams

The FCIAC had an outstanding girls soccer season in 2017, with two state champions in Ridgefield (Class LL) and St. Joseph (Class L), three state finalists and four teams in the state semifinals. The conference was also well-represented on the Connecticut Girls Soccer Coaches Association (CGSCA) All-State teams, as well as the All-Region and All-American … Read more

FCIAC soccer captains raise funds for Yale in honor of Laci Lewis

This past July, a fellow FCIAC soccer player and current freshman on the St Joseph’s team, Laci Lewis, went into sudden cardiac arrest while at a soccer practice at the CFC Arena in Hamden. Her Connecticut Football Club coach, Dave Clarke, immediately started CPR and kept doing compressions until the EMTs arrived. Laci was taken … Read more

Story links from the FCIAC’s state championships on Saturday

Class LL Girls Soccer Championship – Ridgefield 2, Staples 1 • Ridgefield Press – History-makers: Ridgefield beats Staples, wins first state title • News Times – Ridgefield tops Staples for Class LL title Class L Girls Soccer Championship – St. Joseph 1, RHAM 0 • Trumbull Times – St. Joseph wins third consecutive state title Class L Field … Read more

The State Soccer, Field Hockey and Volleyball Finals by the numbers

Eight FCIAC teams will be playing in the CIAC finals for girls soccer, volleyball and field hockey titles on Saturday, Nov. 18, with teams from six schools in action. Here’s a look at some stats on the six games involving conference teams, and the paths they’ve taken to get to the finals. Class L Girls Soccer Championship No. … Read more

Eleven FCIAC teams advance in state playoffs; semifinal schedule set

Eleven FCIAC teams are one step away from the state finals, as soccer, field hockey and volleyball head into the final week of the fall season. The conference has had its best showings in Class LL girls soccer and Class L field hockey, earning three of the four semifinal spots in each of those tournaments. … Read more