St. Joseph holds off New Canaan to win another tight one

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 girls basketball team uses strong start to defeat Danbury

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 defense holds off Westhill for ninth victory

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 uses defense to rally from 12 down, top Westhill at MLK Classic

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 girls basketball tops Westhill at MLK Classic

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

Trumbull girls basketball dominates No. 3 Norwalk

TRUMBULL — Trumbull went on the attack from the opening tip on its way to a 70-37 victory over No. 3 Norwalk on Thursday. The outcome between the host Eagles and the Bears was a tossup coming in. The margin of victory was surprising. Trumbull improved to 11-3 overall and moved to 8-2 in the … Read more

After wild third period, No. 8 Xavier and No. 4 New Canaan skate to tie

DARIEN — The Xavier and New Canaan boys ice hockey teams put their unbeaten overtime records on the line after finishing tied in regulation on Wednesday. Both emerged from the extra session unscathed. In game which delivered a little bit of everything, No. 8 Xavier and No. 4 New Canaan skated to a 3-3 tie … Read more

Nelson’s layup at the buzzer lifts Stamford girls basketball past Hamden

HAMDEN — It wasn’t supposed to happen the way it did, but for Stamford, it didn’t matter. After the original play Black Knights’ coach Diane Burns drew up broke down, Jessica Nelson took it upon herself to take the ball to the basket and scored on a layup at the buzzer as Stamford (11-2) knocked … Read more

Yakimoff, No. 10 Branford shut down short-handed Westhill/Stamford in physical game

NORTH BRANFORD — Westhill/Stamford’s Nick Ulbrich had Jack Manware lined up. The Branford senior had circled in the neutral zone, and Ulbrich had a bead on him in the third period. And as Ulbrich arrived, Manware followed through and turned the tables, knocking the Westhill/Stamford forward to the ice. It was that kind of night … Read more