DARIEN — Gunnar Granito has delivered an endless parade of highlights for the New Canaan boys ice hockey team during the past four seasons. But with the seconds ticking away and the Rams trailing the Greenwich Cardinals in a playoff game on Tuesday, the highlights were fading and the emotions were coming to the forefront. … Read more
FAIRFIELD — It would be near-impossible to shoot the ball better from 3-point range than Fairfield Prep did in the first half against Trinity Catholic Tuesday night. The Jesuits went 9-for-13 from beyond the arc and appeared to have one foot in the Division I tournament’s second round. As smoothly as the shots were flying, … Read more
GREENWICH — Eliminated from the state basketball tournament in the first round the past five seasons, Xavier got past its opening-game obstacle Tuesday night. And the Falcons used an efficient offensive display to soar into the next round. Behind impressive shooting from the perimeter and a balanced scoring attack, 19th-seeded Xavier registered a hard-fought 56-48 … Read more
FALLS VILLAGE — In a Class S quarterfinal matchup in which No. 7 seed Trinity Catholic’s offense, led by 6-foot-1 Iyanna Lops, was expected to have an edge over No. 2 Housatonic, it was the Crusaders’ defense, led by Kyah Nowlin and Caitlyn Scott, that set the tone for a 52-34 Trinity win over the … Read more
DARIEN — The Darien boys ice hockey team had to wait nearly a week to get back on the ice following a heartbreaking double overtime loss to Greenwich in the FCIAC semifinals. Needless to say, it was an angry group of Blue Wave players. Darien took out its frustrations on St. Joseph, scoring five goals … Read more
GREENWICH — Ridgefield is already a tough team to defend at even strength, but when it’s on a power play, watch out. The Tigers put on a power play execution clinic during Saturday’s FCIAC boys hockey tournament final against Greenwich and in the process kept their streaks of superiority alive. Scoring five power play goals, … Read more
Their dominance stretches farther than the borders that make up this state. The Danbury wrestling team rolled to a second New England championship in three years with an impressive performance at Providence Career & Technical Academy over the weekend. The Hatters placed four in the top six — the only school to do so — … Read more
No matter what the game plan may be for a girls ice hockey team on a given night, there’s one simple fact: As long as you keep the pressure in the other team’s zone, you’re not going to lose many games. Or, as New Canaan head coach Rich Bulan puts it: “You aren’t going to … Read more
GREENWICH — Ridgefield proved how dangerous it can be when given opportunities. The Tigers scored five of their eight goals off the power play, including three during a three-minute stretch in the second period, and they stifled the Greenwich attack in locking up a decisive 8-1 victory over the Cardinals in the FCIAC boys hockey … Read more
Tyler Sung captured a championship, and Justin Mastroianni finished as a runner-up at the 55th annual New England championships at the Providence Career and Technical Academy in Rhode Island this weekend. Sung, a junior, won 3-2 over Sean Caltagirone of Coventry, R.I., in the 145-pound title bout, finishing his weekend with a perfect 4-0 record. … Read more