STAMFORD — At previous FCIAC gymnastics championship meets, Ludlowe coach Kim Longobucco had a habit of trying to follow scores and figure out where her team stood throughout the competition. This year, she followed the less complicated path of staying in the moment, and the results were spectacular for her Falcons. With junior Ava Mancini … Read more
NEW HAVEN — Simon Jupp of Ridgefield knew he was going to face tough competition in the boys 600. He knew had to make some adjustments to the way he ran in the regular season if he wanted to win. “This is the postseason and you have to run like it’s the postseason,” Jupp said. … Read more
NEW HAVEN — Despite a disappointing distance in the long jump, it was another banner day for Tess Stapleton of Fairfield at the CIAC Class LL girls track and field championships at Floyd Little Athletic Center on Thursday. “I was really disappointed with my distance in the long jump,” Stapleton said. “I really wanted to … Read more
TRUMBULL — It is death by a thousand cuts when facing the Ridgefield boys basketball team. There are seldom roundhouse knockout punches. No, it is winning minutes by three points here, four points there, until you are like St. Joseph was tonight, down by 17 late in what would become a 68-55 loss to the … Read more
WESTPORT — It was all lining up perfectly for Arianna Gerig. As a sophomore at Staples in the 2017-18 season, Gerig was named to the All-FCIAC second team and looked poised for a breakout campaign in her upcoming junior season. She was returning to a team that had its eyes set on FCIAC and state … Read more
GREENWICH — New Canaan boys hockey coach Clark Jones decided to make a couple of changes recently, one of which involved moving senior Justin Wietfeldt from defense to forward. A look at the results show the strategy has indeed, paid dividends. After tallying twice in his first game up front in a win against Westhill-Stamford … Read more
BRIDGEPORT — If it was going to be the kind of mid-February hockey game where a team needed everyone pulling on the rope, Fairfield Prep goalie Andrew Stietzel saw a little bit of mid-March in it. “That’s the type of stuff you need at the Whale,” the senior said after a 3-1 win over Ridgefield … Read more
It’s safe to say that New Canaan’s Kaleigh Harden isn’t using Google Maps to find her way up and down the ice. If something is on her route, she’s simply coming through. “She’s just absolutely fearless,” New Canaan girls hockey coach Rich Bulan said with a chuckle. “She’s not going to go around you, she’s … Read more
SHELTON — Riding a hot goaltender down the stretch has been a successful formula for many hockey teams at every level. Staples junior goalie Graham Day provided a perfect example of a boys’ hockey team rallying behind its backstop in a 1-1 tie with host Trumbull in an FCIAC West Division showdown on Wednesday night … Read more
Hey, look who’s back on top. And for the first time this season, it’s unanimous. After being usurped for a week, Darien rode Wednesday’s win over interloping Fairfield Prep and a Saturday dismantling of New Canaan back to No. 1 in the GameTimeCT boys hockey Top 10 poll. Click here for more