It’s usually tough to beat a team three times in one season and it’s oftentimes even more difficult to defeat a defending champion in a postseason game — especially a squad that’s won multiple titles. Such was the scenario when two-time defending champion Greenwich and Darien dueled in Thursday night’s FCIAC Tournament semifinal before a … Read more
DARIEN — It’s always a mystery how players are going to react come playoff time. When you’re talking about freshmen, the pressure can sometimes be a bit much. The New Canaan girls ice hockey team has nothing to worry about. Angelica Megdanis, Kaleigh Harden and Jade Lowe, three freshmen, scored during a span of four … Read more
The match-ups are set for the 2019 FCIAC boys basketball tournament, which will get underway with four quarterfinal games at Fairfield-Warde High School on Saturday, Feb. 23 The eight tournament berths had been clinched after Monday’s games, but the seeds were still undetermined prior to Thursday’s games. Trumbull is the No. 1 seed after defeating … Read more
DANBURY — With all four FCIAC quarterfinals being played at a neutral site, the battle for a top seed and playoff positioning didn’t figure to mean much to teams locked into the postseason ahead of the final regular-season games. That didn’t stop the top two squads in the conference from putting on a classic that … Read more
The girls basketball league tournaments are nearing their conclusions. With snow on the way Wednesday night, many of them were getting pushed to later in the week. But the state tournament pairings have been released, and the latest top 10 poll will not be delayed. Click here for more
TRUMBULL — The first quarter of the FCIAC semifinals was arguably as bad as the Norwalk girls basketball team has played all season. The team missed layups, turned the ball over and got beat inside by Danbury. Despite the subpar effort from the No. 1 team in the state, the Bears led Danbury by one … Read more
TRUMBULL — For the 19th time in the past 23 years, Danbury has been crowned the kings of Class LL wrestling. Danbury, the state’s top-ranked team, survived a strong challenge from the Trumbull Eagles and claimed the state title during the tournament this weekend at Trumbull High School. The Hatters had nine wrestlers reach the … Read more
The No. 1 seed Norwalk rolled over No. 8 Stamford 59-29 in the nightcap at Ludlowe. The Bears advance to face No. 4 Danbury in the semifinals Tuesday at Trumbull. Click here for more
FAIRFIELD — As Cali Stietzel stood in the hallway being interviewed, her teammates inside the locker room began a cheer. “Cali … Cali … Cali,” they chanted. “Cali … Cali.” Cali, indeed. Stietzel’s 3-pointer with 26 seconds left in the fourth quarter was the winner as seventh-seed Ridgefield upset second-seed Trumbull 41-40 in the FCIAC … Read more
Eight teams will tip off the FCIAC Girls Basketball Tournament on Saturday when the quarterfinal games are played at Fairfield-Ludlowe High School. The Norwalk Bears, the top-ranked team in the GameTimeCT Top 10 poll, lead the way at No. 1. Defending champion Trumbull is No. 2, followed No. 3 Trinity Catholic, No. 4 Danbury, No. … Read more