GREENWICH — Chris Schofield, the Darien hockey team’s sophomore goaltender, has spent his first season as a starter honing his skills for games like tonight. Facing Greenwich in the semifinals of the FCIAC Tournament, Schofield was under constant pressure throughout the first period yet never let a puck get behind him. That set the tone … Read more
The wide smiles on the faces of the Darien girls ice hockey players after they won their latest championship delivered a clear message: This one was special. Darien scored two early goals and then held off a couple of comeback attempts to beat rival New Canaan, 4-2, for the FCIAC championship Saturday at the Darien … Read more
FAIRFIELD — The Trinity Catholic boys basketball team is heading back to one last FCIAC Championship game. The No. 2 seeded Crusaders opened up a big lead early then had to hold on as Warde’s shot at the buzzer boucned off the front rim, giving Trinity a 57-55 win in the FCIAC semifinals at Wilton … Read more
DARIEN — Kit Arrix and the four senior co-captains on the Darien girls ice hockey team have been crowned state champions multiple times during the past few seasons. One achievement that has eluded them during that span however, has been an FCIAC title. That is, until Saturday. Darien scored a pair of goals early in … Read more
NEW HAVEN — Danbury captured the State Open title for the fourth consecutive season at the Floyd Little Athletic Center in New Haven on Saturday. Leading the way was 138-pound senior Ryan Jack, who won his fourth consecutive Open title with a 13-5 victory over Thomas Nichols from Bristol Eastern. “This is my favorite time … Read more
The top four seeds – No. 1 Ridgefield, No. 2 Trinity Catholic, No. 3 Warde, and No. 4 Ludlowe – all advanced as the FCIAC boys basketball tournament got underway with the quarterfinal game Saturday at Fairfield-Warde High School. Click here for the details from all the games
TRUMBULL — The Ridgefield girls basketball team has been through three coaches over the past two seasons and nobody in the preseason was talking about the Tigers. Now, they are all anyone in the FCIAC is talking about. In a double-overtime classic, No. 7 Ridgefield, led by the upperclassmen who have been through so much … Read more
TRUMBULL — For 20 games over the past two months, the Ridgefield girls basketball team worked on developing an identity, with new players, a new coach and a new system. The past five days served as an end-of-semester exam for the Tigers, and boy did they ace it. In a grinding game with repeated swings … Read more
The FCIAC girls basketball championship game between the Staples Wreckers and the Ridgefield Tigers will tip off at 7 p.m., Thursday, at Trumbull High School and the game will be carried on LocalLive. FCIAC Girls Basketball Championship To go to the live stream, click the game link below No. 1 Staples vs. No. 7 Ridgefield, … Read more
St. Joseph’s Mike Morrissey was named Player of the Year as the 6-foot-1, 195-pound senior defensive end led a contingent of nine FCIAC players on the 88th Annual New Register All-State Football First Team. There were 26 players selected to the All-State First Team, a dozen each on offense and defense along with a punter … Read more