Sparkling Staples sweeps Ridgefield for Central Region volleyball crown

WESTPORT — Across the top of the Staples girls volleyball team’s stat sheets are headings for typical categories such as kills, serves, blocks, and digs. Under serve receive, however, the subset gets quirky — there are spaces marked good, bad and ugly. At the end of Tuesday afternoon’s FCIAC Central Region championship match against Ridgefield, … Read more

Three playoff games involving Darien moved to Wednesday

All three tournament games involving Darien have been postponed as the high school completes contact tracing on Tuesday. The games, two against Greenwich and one against Stamford, are now scheduled to be played on Wednesday. FCIAC West Volleyball Final No. 2 Darien at No. 1 Greenwich FCIAC West Girls Soccer Semifinals No. 4 Stamford at … Read more

Trumbull adds to its championship legacy, tops Ludlowe in FCIAC East final

TRUMBULL — Back in September, when the high school volleyball season was in jeopardy, Trumbull senior Ali Castro had just one thing on her wish list. “All I wanted to do was play,” Castro said. “I told my friends, I just need one game. I really just want to come out on my home court … Read more

Greenwich girls volleyball sweeps New Canaan in FCIAC West semifinals

GREENWICH — One win from perfection. That’s the exciting situation the Greenwich girls volleyball team has put itself in after turning in another effective performance on Saturday. Carrying the momentum throughout, top-seeded Greenwich registered a 3-0 victory over visiting New Canaan in the semifinal round of the FCIAC West Region Tournament. Click here for more

Schedule, pairings for FCIAC volleyball tournaments

Only parents with lanyards are allowed to attend this season’s FCIAC postseason games. Thursday, Nov. 5 East Region – Semifinals Warde at Trumbull Ludlowe at St. Joseph Central Region – First Round Brien McMahon at Norwalk Wilton at Danbury Staples and Ridgefield have byes West Region – First Round Stamford or Wright Tech at No. 3 … Read more

The 2021 FCIAC Spring Tournament Schedule

FCIAC 2021 Spring Tournaments Baseball All playdown and quarterfinal games will be hosted by the higher seeds Playdown round – Friday, May 21 No. 1 Greenwich (13-3) has a bye No. 10 Norwalk 17, No. 7 Brien McMahon 1 No. 5 Ridgefield 7, No. 12 New Canaan 3 No. 6 Westhill 9, No. 11 Wilton … Read more

Unbeaten Greenwich volleyball answers challenge from New Canaan

NEW CANAAN — During its first seven matches this season, the Greenwich volleyball team has managed to remain unscathed, winning each time out without dropping a set. While the latest victory was yet another 3-0 shutout, it was definitely a bit different for the Cardinals, and they appreciated the challenge. Click here for more

Masked up: A new normal on the volleyball court

When Vana Servos walked onto the Westhill volleyball court for an opening day match against city rival Stamford, the scene was surreal. There was relative quiet with no fans in the stands, players were socially distanced on the sidelines with chairs spaced six feet apart, and, most strikingly, players were wearing masks during competition. It’s … Read more

FCIAC postseason tournament schedules for soccer, field hockey and volleyball

The FCIAC will be holding postseason tournaments in November, with teams remaining in their regional divisions. The first round is scheduled to start two days following the last regular season scheduled game. The tournaments are starting immediately due to advice from the medical community to complete play as soon as possible due to (the) expected increase … Read more

Darien volleyball wins back-to-back against rival New Canaan

NEW CANAAN — One of the unusual quirks of the 2020 volleyball season, alongside masks and safety protocols of course, is the fact that rivals such as Darien and New Canaan wound up facing each other twice, in back-to-back games, at the start of the schedule. For the Blue Wave, the situation worked out just … Read more