FCIAC Exemplary Scholar-Athletes, February, 2018

Catherine Allison, Fairfield Warde This Honor Roll student with a 4.0 GPA has received an AFROTC Scholarship and plans on majoring in Russian Studies at the University of Pittsburgh. Catherine has been a member of the National Honor Society and National Art Honor Society during her junior and senior years and as a senior she … Read more

FCIAC Exemplary Scholar-Athletes, January, 2018

  The FCIAC has begun a new Exemplary Scholar Athlete of the Month award. Each school will recognize two senior student athletes per season who have both high academic standing and demonstrate leadership qualities. Each school will still have the opportunity to recognize a seasonal scholar athlete for each sport at the end of the … Read more

McMahon’s Joe Madaffari a finalist for national Athletic Directors award

Story from TheHour.com Joe Madaffari didn’t become a teacher, a coach or an athletic director to gain recognition. This deep into a long career, however, he’s finally getting it. Madaffari, who is in his 22nd year as the athletic director at Brien McMahon High School, is one of eight finalists for the National High School … Read more

FCIAC Scholar-Athletes, November, 2017

  Danielle Nichols, Bridgeport Central This senior captain of both the cheerleading and softball teams has a 3.34 GPA while taking mostly AP and Honor classes. Danielle plans on continuing her cheerleading and softball career as a student-athlete in college. She has volunteered for several events and organizations, including Relay for Life, children’s clinics for … Read more

FCIAC stars named to All-America, All-Region and All-State girls soccer teams

The FCIAC had an outstanding girls soccer season in 2017, with two state champions in Ridgefield (Class LL) and St. Joseph (Class L), three state finalists and four teams in the state semifinals. The conference was also well-represented on the Connecticut Girls Soccer Coaches Association (CGSCA) All-State teams, as well as the All-Region and All-American … Read more

FCIAC Scholar-Athletes, October, 2017

Kim Kockenmeister, Greenwich Kim is a senior captain of both the varsity girls soccer and girls basketball programs who excels as an athlete and student. She is an Honor Roll student with a 4.3 GPA and became a member of the National Honor Society and Science National Honor Society this year after having already earned … Read more

FCIAC Scholar-Athletes, September, 2017

Katerina Karaiskos, Norwalk This senior is ranked at the top of her class with a 4.8 GPA while taking a challenging course load. Katerina is also president of the National Honor Society and Spanish Honor Society. She was named captain of the girls volleyball team for two consecutive years as a junior and senior. She … Read more

Greenwich’s John Marinelli named Jets’ High School Coach of the Week

Greenwich High School football head coach John Marinelli has been named this week’s recipient of the New York Jets High School Coach of the Week award, fueled by Gatorade. The Greenwich Cardinals defeated the New Canaan Rams, 36-21, last Saturday, breaking a six-game losing streak against Marinelli’s former team. The Cardinals raised their record to … Read more

Simply the best: Darien finishes boys lacrosse season No. 1 in the nation

Darien’s 2017 boys lacrosse team was ranked as the best high school team in the country according to the Under Armour/Inside Lacrosse national ranking so it made obvious sense that Darien would once again be No. 1 when the Blue Wave led the way as five teams from the FCIAC were ranked among the top … Read more