The FCIAC girls soccer playoffs by the numbers

The FCIAC girls soccer tournament kicks off this afternoon with four quarterfinal games at on tap for eight teams. Here’s a look at some stats on the eight playoff teams, as well as how they fared this season against their quarterfinal opponents. • To see an archive of the FCIAC’s champions and runners-up, click here•  FCIAC … Read more

Eight teams ready to clash on the pitch in FCIAC girls soccer tournament

The Staples Wreckers, who completed an unbeaten regular season with a dramatic 1-0 win over the St. Joseph Cadets on Monday, are the No. 1 seed for what shapes up to be a highly-competitive FCIAC girls soccer tournament. Here’s the first round match-ups. FCIAC Quarterfinals – Thurs., Oct. 25 No. 8 Darien (9-5-2) at No. … Read more

Field set for FCIAC Boys Soccer Tournament

The field of eight has been set for the FCIAC boys soccer tournament, which will begin with the quarterfinal round on Friday, Oct. 26. Here are the matchups. FCIAC Quarterfinals — Friday, Oct. 26 No. 6 Greenwich (9-3-4) at No. 3 Staples (10-2-4), 3 p.m. No. 8 Brien McMahon (8-4-4) at No. 1 Danbury (10-1-5), … Read more

Running stars on their marks for FCIAC cross country championships Thursday

NEW CANAAN – The Staples boys and Greenwich girls’ teams are the defending team champions for the 2018 FCIAC Cross Country Championships which will take place Thursday afternoon at Waveny Park. The boys’ varsity race is scheduled to begin at 2:45 p.m. The starting pistol for the girls’ varsity race should be fired off about … Read more

FCIAC cross country championships moved to Thursday, October 18

The date for the FCIAC cross country championship meet has been changed to Thursday, Oct. 18, due to wet course conditions at Waveny Park in New Canaan. The course was inspected after last night’s rain, and it has been determined that if there are no heavy rains between now and the meet date, the course … Read more

Staples’ tennis teams ruled state tournaments in 2018

The Staples girls’ tennis team and Staples boys’ tennis team both won state class team championships, Evan Felcher of Staples was the State Open individual boys singles champion, while girls and boys doubles teams from the FCIAC won State Open titles to highlight the dominance of the conference at state championship tennis tournaments. Hanna Bjorkman … Read more