BRIDGEPORT — It was nothing like the high-flying, blink-and-miss-two-goals first meeting between Darien and Fairfield Prep 17 days ago. It was a pitched battle, playoff-intensity, between the top two teams in the GameTimeCT boys hockey poll, and if they want to do this again in March, most of the state will probably sign up for … Read more
GREENWICH — He used his head. He used his hands. He used everything he had at his disposal to get the job done Tuesday for Greenwich’s boys hockey team. Senior co-captain Ben Nash made big saves all afternoon at Hamill Rink, including a couple in the third period that he’d put with any he’d ever … Read more
FAIRFIELD — It was supposed to be a crosstown matchup between two of the best teams in the FCIAC this season. It turned into a party on Warde’s court complete with dunks, a boisterous cheering section and all the starters leaving to standing ovations with three minutes left in the fourth quarter. Warde (11-2) took … Read more
FAIRFIELD — Even with a 17-point lead in the second quarter, the Ludlowe girls basketball team was not comfortable against town rival Warde. As the second half went on, Warde inched closer and closer, eventually tying the game with 1:11 to play. With the game tied, Ludlowe had to dig down for whatever was left … Read more
STAMFORD — They can strike suddenly and in mercurial fashion like the Kansas City Chiefs. When the Trinity Catholic boys basketball team plays at pace, it can electrify a crowd. And when the Crusaders hit their FCIAC opponents with these lightning runs, the final result is usually victory. Click here for more
TRUMBULL —St. Joseph found another way to pull out a victory when coach Kevin Wielk’s Cadets defeated New Canaan, 72-70, on Vito Montelli Court Monday night. St. Joe’s in now 10-2 overall and a league-leading 9-1 (with Ridgefield) in the FCIAC. Paul Fabbri scored 30 points for St. Joe’s, which added this tight win to … Read more
GREENWICH — Julia Conforti helped the Greenwich High School girls basketball team start strong, then finish with a flurry in its matchup against Danbury on Monday night. Conforti scored nine first-quarter points, enabling the Cardinals to build a double-digit lead, then after the Hatters made it a tight game, the senior forward poured in seven … Read more
DARIEN — The Darien girls basketball team was on a slippery slope. The Blue Wave, which was playing solid interior defense and had held the lead since early in the first quarter, was clinging to a one-point advantage late in the third thanks to Westhill’s hot-shooting from beyond the arc. Darien, however, had an ace … Read more
STAMFORD — One can never put a high enough price on the value of bragging rights when boys basketball intracity rivals get together. The capacity crowd at Westhill’s J. Walter Kennedy Athletic Center Saturday was treated to 32 minutes of roller-coaster hoop action as Stamford rallied to conquer Westhill, 57-51 in the second annual MLK … Read more
STAMFORD — One of the principles of the second annual Martin Luther King (MLK) Basketball Classic, sponsored by the Stamford branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), is to highlight opportunity. The Stamford girls basketball team embraced that philosophy Saturday as the Black Knights defeated intracity rival Westhill, 49-29 at … Read more