DANBURY — When the Darien baseball team saw its draw in the CIAC Class LL tournament, the players and coaches could not believe it. Not only was the Blue Wave matched up with a FCIAC team for the third-straight season, they were matched up against the same FCIAC team for the third-straight season. Danbury. The … Read more
TRUMBULL — Trumbull High’s Bryan Kraus was well aware of what was at stake when he came out of the bullpen to preserve Trumbull High’s 2-1 victory over Ridgefield in a Class LL first-round state tournament game on Wednesday. “Yes, it was all hands-on-deck,” said Kraus, a right-handed sophomore who relieved with no outs in … Read more
RIDGEFIELD — Roy Colsey’s postgame speech was evidence of the lofty standards expected from members of the Ridgefield boys lacrosse program. With his players circled around him, Colsey bemoaned the lack of urgency he had just finished witnessing. “You can’t come out and play like that and expect to win a state title,” Colsey said. … Read more
FAIRFIELD — It wasn’t the happiest of Memorial Day weekends for the Fairfield Ludlowe baseball team after the Falcons lost in the FCIAC championship game to Staples last week. Although deflated, the Falcons opted not to dwell on the defeat that saw the Wreckers rally with two outs in the bottom of the seventh to … Read more
FAIRFIELD — St. Joseph’s Payton Doiron could be excused for not being aware of how dominant her no-hit pitching performance was when the No 1-seeded Cadets defeated cross-town rival and No. 2 seed Trumbull, 1-0, in the FCIAC championship game at Sacred Heart University on Friday. After all, Doiron had walked the bases loaded in … Read more
FCIAC Baseball Tournament Saturday, May 18 – Quarterfinals at higher seedss Ludlowe 5, Warde 4 (9 innings) Staples 8, Brien McMahon 0 St. Joseph 11, Trumbull 10 Darien 8, Danbury 2 Tuesday, May 21 – Semifinals at Cubeta Stadium, Stamford Staples 4, St. Joseph 2 Ludlowe 5, Darien 3 Wednesday, May 22 – Final at Cubeta Stadium, Stamford … Read more
FAIRFIELD — At the Darien boys volleyball program, the standard is about championships. In 2018, the Blue Wave watched Staples roll through a perfect 26-0 season to capture FCIAC and Class L state titles. So when No. 1 seed Darien and No. 2 Staples met Friday night for the 2019 FCIAC championship, you knew the … Read more
NORWALK — New Canaan had suffocated Wilton’s momentum through the middle of the FCIAC boys lacrosse championship Friday night at Jack Casagrande Field, and in large part, that was because of Rams goalie Carl Mazabras. Mazabras was there again at the end, making big fourth-quarter saves to earn Most Valuable Player honors and to preserve … Read more
STAMFORD—You could not ask for more from a championship game. No. 1 Staples got two hits with two outs in the bottom of the seventh, driving in the tying and winning runs and giving the Wreckers the FCIAC championship 2-1 over No. 2 Ludlowe at Cubeta Stadium in Stamford. Click here for more
NORWALK — Two championships is a repeat, and three is, appropriately, a three-peat. So what’s it called when a streak reaches eight girls lacrosse championships? “Eight in a row,” Darien’s Ashley Humphrey said. “Wow, that’s crazy.” “Crazy” or not, the Darien girls lacrosse team’s FCIAC dynasty kept rolling on Wednesday night at Testa Field in … Read more