Ridgefield Uses Late Rally To Edge Danbury For Second League Title In Three Years

WILTON — The Zeoli Fieldhouse was sold out for tonight’s FCIAC boys basketball championship, but the number of people who expected a Ridgefield comeback against Danbury early in the fourth quarter was 20 — the players and coaches on the Tigers’ bench. The Hatters had dominated in every area and held a 47-37 lead with … Read more

Lops leads Trinity Catholic past Gilbert in Class S

STAMFORD — The postseason is when you want your stars to shine the brightest. Especially your senior standouts taking their final shot at leaving a legacy. Well, Iyanna Lops, the latest member of Trinity Catholic High School’s 1,000 career point club, put together a dazzling performance Thursday night at Walsh Court. Click here for more

Purchase tickets online for the FCIAC boys ice hockey final

There are 600 tickets available for the FCIAC Boys Ice Hockey Final between No. 1 Ridgefield (21-0) and No. 6 Greenwich (11-9-1), which will be held at 6 p.m., Saturday, at Dorothy Hamill Rink in Greenwich. Tickets should be purchased in advance at eventbrite.com. Tickets are $10 each. Click  here for the FCIAC link on eventbrite … Read more

FCIAC swim finals program, results from the swim trials and diving championships

The FCIAC boys swim finals will take place at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 28, at the Greenwich High School pool. The swim trials took place on Tuesday at GHS, with results of that meet determining the seeds and heats for Thursday’s finals. On Wednesday, Kevin Bradley of the Norwalk/McMahon co-op team claimed the diving championship, … Read more

Norwalk’s Kevin Bradley repeats as FCIAC diving champ

STAMFORD — The champ is still here. The champ is still here. Kevin Bradley of the Norwalk-McMahon Co-op enjoyed his reign as FCIAC boys diving champion so much that he felt compelled to keep the title for a second straight year Wednesday night. Displaying a wide-ranging and high-scoring repetoire, Bradley amassed 562.25 points on his … Read more

No. 1 Ridgefield cruises past Westhill/Stamford into FCIAC final

RIDGEFIELD — Call it a portent, an omen, or a harbinger … any of those will suffice. When Ridgefield’s Nick Cullinan scored just 35 seconds into Wednesday afternoon’s FCIAC boys hockey semifinal, it was a sign for the Westhill/Stamford co-op team. A sign of major trouble ahead. Unbeaten Ridgefield registered five goals unanswered goals in … Read more

Danbury dominates Wilton, Ridgefield holds off Trumbull, will meet for FCIAC title

WILTON — There was no denying the Danbury boys basketball team a return trip to the FCIAC championship game. The No. 3 Hatters used a 16-0 run in the first quarter to establish dominance and never let No. 2 Wilton up for air, winning 68-48 in the FCIAC semifinals at Wilton Field House. Click here … Read more

Stamford’s defense locks down Ludlowe late in Class LL opener

FAIRFIELD — Defense travels. Especially in the postseason. The Stamford High School girls basketball team’s lockdown defense in the fourth quarter surrendered just four points to host Ludlowe and propelled the Black Knights to a 47-44 Class LL tournament first-round road triumph Tuesday night. Click here for more

Cunningham, Danbury survive Mohardt, Conard in Class LL opener

DANBURY—The collective breath of Danbury’s gym took the biggest exhale of the evening, but not until the final horn sounded after its girls basketball team’s thrilling matchup against Conard. Chieftains sophomore Azaiyah Felder’s shot from near the foul line — where she hit more than one before to bring her team back into the game … Read more

No. 1 Norwalk tops Greenwich in first round of LL tourney

NORWALK — When Norwalk won the FCIAC girls basketball championship on Thursday by defeating Trinity Catholic in the title game, it knew there was still plenty left to accomplish. Though thrilled to capture the conference championship, a couple of days later, the Bears’ thoughts turned to winning their second title of what’s been a season to remember … Read more