MANCHESTER – Greenwich junior Mari Noble defended her state Class LL individual championship while New Canaan won the CIAC Class L Girls Cross Country Championships on Saturday, Oct. 26, to highlight the many accomplishments of FCIAC runners and teams during the series of a dozen state class championship meets at Wickham Park. New Canaan’s championship … Read more
Art Brown’s coaching career stretches back nearly 40 years, and includes indoor track and cross country state championships during his days at Stamford and Rippowam high schools. It’s been a storied career to date, but after his New Canaan girls cross country team claimed the Class L crown on Saturday in Manchester’s Wickham Park, Brown … Read more
Seven of the eight FCIAC playoff seeds have been determined with one left to go as the field hockey regular season reaches its conclusion tomorrow. The eighth and final seed was clinched by Warde, which defeated town rival Ludlowe on Wednesday. Defending FCIAC champion Darien secured the No. 1 seed with its 2-1 win over … Read more
The Staples Wreckers will be the top seed after completing a 14-0-2 regular season with a 3-0 win over Wilton in their final game on Tuesday. The tournament will begin on Friday with quarterfinal games at the top four seeds: Staples, St. Joseph, Ridgefield and New Canaan. The semifinals will follow on either Monday or … Read more
NORWALK — Everything was working well for FCIAC West leader Staples Tuesday during the first half of its field hockey game with Norwalk at Testa Field. Defensively, Staples held second-place Norwalk scoreless. Offensively, senior Kyle Kirby scored three goals and assisted on another. Click here for more
GREENWICH — At this point of the season, Greenwich is in a position most girls volleyball teams can only dream of. The postseason commences next week and the Cardinals, ranked No. 1 in Class LL, are surging, with only one loss through their first 18 matches. Click here for more
DARIEN — In a regular season where the top five field hockey teams had 11 or more wins, being the No. 1 seed for the upcoming FCIAC playoffs is an accomplishment to be celebrated. The Darien field hockey squad clinched the top spot for the league tournament Tuesday thanks to a rainy 2-1 home triumph … Read more
There wasn’t much fanfare surrounding Barry McLeod’s decision. He sent an email to the school principal at Bridgeport Central. That was how Barry McLeod made it official: he is retiring after 26 seasons as the head boys basketball coach at Central. Click here for more
GREENWICH — It was one of the more dramatic football games of the FCIAC season, with the most anti-climactic of endings. After a roller-coaster ride which saw a couple of huge momentum swings, the game ended when Greenwich QB James Rinello spiked the ball on fourth-and-one at the 13-yard line, as No. 4 Darien held … Read more
GREENWICH — The pass was complete, the ball was spotted at the Darien 13-yard line and the frantic seconds were ticking. Junior quarterback James Rinello, Gavin Muir’s backup during Greenwich’s unbeaten and overpowering 2018 season, steadied his offensive teammates. Darien was up, 27-21 in this compelling October FCIAC showdown and the blocked extra-point after the … Read more