NEW HAVEN – Tess Stapleton, a superb sophomore for the Fairfield Ludlowe girls team, had a victory and a runner-up finish as she was one of the five individual champions from the FCIAC at the 2018-19 Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference State Open Indoor Track and Field Championships on Feb. 16. Danbury senior Lauren Moore and … Read more
NEWTOWN — On the back of Trinity Catholic’s “Support Lady Crusaders Basketball” T-shirts is the following sentiment. “May ALL Your Dreams Come True!” Well, the Trinity Catholic High School girls basketball team saw their prayers answered Friday night as they fashioned a 56-45 triumph over No. 3 seed St. Paul Catholic-Bristol in the Class S … Read more
NEW CANAAN — One day, when the boys basketball season is complete, New Canaan head coach Danny Melzer will be able to sit down and take a good long look at what has been a historic season for his Rams. For the time being, he’s focused on the task at hand. New Canaan delivered a … Read more
WILTON — Third-seeded Wilton and sixth-seeded New Britain were tied after 31 minutes, 29. 5 seconds in Friday night’s Division II state tournament quarterfinal at the Zeoli Fieldhouse. And no one could have predicted how the final 30.5 seconds of New Britain’s 64-63 victory would play out. Click here for more
WILTON — The poise that carried the Wilton boys basketball team to one of the best regular seasons in the program’s history betrayed it in the final minutes of tonight’s Division II quarterfinal game against New Britain. And, after an unusual and ultimately crushing final sequence, the Warriors lost a postseason game on their home … Read more
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NORWALK — The Norwalk girls basketball team has gone through a lot this season, but one place the Bears never found themselves was trailing in the final two minutes of a game. But with 1:49 left in the CIAC Class LL quarterfinals, that is exactly where No. 1 Norwalk sat, trailing No. 9 Mercy by … Read more
NEW HAVEN — It’s been 35 years since the Wilbur Cross girls’ basketball team has reached a state final. Now, the Governors are within 32 minutes of doing just that. Wilbur Cross (20-6), seeded 11th, knocked out 19th-seeded Stamford Thursday night, 45-37, at the Robert Saulsbury Gymnasium in the quarterfinals of the CIAC Class LL … Read more
SHELTON — Looking to play for a fourth straight state title, the Darien girls hockey team had one more hill to climb before reaching the championship game. That hill proved to be worth the climb. Behind a strong defensive effort, and two points apiece from Cate Droogan and Kelly Raymond, third-seeded Darien topped second-seeded West … Read more
SHELTON — It’s been awhile since the New Canaan girls ice hockey team has reached the state championship game — six years to be exact. That’s an eternity for a team which used to make the final its personal playground. Now, the Rams are back. Freshmen Grace Crowell and Caitlyn Tully scored second-period goals as … Read more