New Canaan volleyball tops Stamford for first time since 2010

STAMFORD — When the New Canaan volleyball team dropped the first set in its match at Stamford in a gym which has typically been a tough place for it to win, it could have spelled doom. This group of Rams, however, has been playing with a great deal of confidence and quickly turned the tables … Read more

Quinn, freshmen lead Darien to shutout of Brien McMahon

DARIEN — After graduating several key seniors, the big question for the Darien girls soccer team was who would step in and fill those cleats? The answer has been, in part, a strong group of freshmen. Colette Quinn and Chloe Humphrey accounted for all the Wave’s scoring, and goalie Jillian Fox pitched a shutout as … Read more

Boys Soccer: Norwalk too much for Trinity Catholic

STAMFORD — Norwalk boys’ soccer earned its first win of the season Tuesday, an 8-0 victory over Trinity Catholic. After an uncharacteristically poor start to the season which consisted of two losses and a tie, the Bears made up for three games of frustration early. After mustering up just two goals in its first three … Read more

Boys Soccer: Staples, Trumbull play to a draw

TRUMBULL — Historically, when Trumbull and Staples play you can expect an all-out effort, and Tuesday night’s 2-2 tie brought praise from both coaches. “This was typical of a Staples-Trumbull game,” Trumbull coach Sil Vitiello said. “Quite frankly, I wasn’t expecting to jump out 2-0 on them. But, even at 2-0 that team isn’t going … Read more

Greenwich boys soccer team shuts out St. Joseph, improves to 5-0

GREENWICH — Shutout specialists. Five games into its season, that’s the role the Greenwich boys soccer team has played in all of its matchups. Possessing the ball the majority of the game, while playing stellar defense when it needed to, Greenwich improved its record to 5-0 with a convincing 4-0 victory over St. Joseph Tuesday … Read more

Week 2 Football Notebook: Ridgefield refocusing after big win over New Canaan

In two decades as football coach at Ridgefield, Kevin Callahan has been around high school athletes long enough to understand them. He knows the Tigers’ 17-14 win over New Canaan on Friday night says something about them, something Ridgefield felt it could be. Now they’ve got to prove it again. “The plan now is to … Read more

Thaw’s big plays, Staples’ ‘spirit’ leads Wreckers past New Britain

NORWALK — It was the kind of play that could turn a football game around, slicing Staples’ lead more than in half. New Britain blocked a punt, took it in for a score late in the third quarter: A week ago, Staples might’ve given it away right there. The Wreckers instead went on a drive … Read more

Ridgefield Tigers are No. 1 in girls cross country poll; Nine FCIAC teams ranked

The strength of the FCIAC cross country teams this fall is quite evident given that many girls’ and boys’ teams from the conference are ranked high in the current MySportsResults/soundRUNNER Connecticut High School Coaches Cross Country Poll which was released Sept. 19. Ridgefield is ranked first to lead a contingent of three FCIAC teams among … Read more