The strength of the FCIAC cross country teams this fall is quite evident given that many girls’ and boys’ teams from the conference are ranked high in the current MySportsResults/soundRUNNER Connecticut High School Coaches Cross Country Poll which was released Sept. 19. Ridgefield is ranked first to lead a contingent of three FCIAC teams among … Read more
Many parent/coach interactions fall under the label of “handling” or “dealing with” each other. And those word choices say a lot: These aren’t the words you use when you’re talking about something you’re excited to do. It’s a chore, it’s an annoyance, and the person you’re interacting with is a nuisance at best and the … Read more
WESTPORT — The Darien and Staples field hockey teams have built quite a rivalry over the past few seasons, meeting in two state finals and going head-to-head for the FCIAC championship last year. In the aftermath of Darien’s 3-1 win over the Wreckers in Westport on Wednesday, however, Blue Wave senior Molly Hellman was very … Read more
A successful coaching era has ended at Staples and Mike Anderson is planning on starting a new one with the Wreckers’ girls swimming team. Mike Laux stepped down after guiding the girls swim program at Staples for 22 seasons and Anderson, a collegiate coach for numerous years, has taken over the squad. Click here for … Read more
STAMFORD—The first win in someone’s first time as a head coach on the high school level is always special and memorable. The Westhill girls soccer team presented new coach Ryan Perkins that gift Tuesday as the Vikings blanked Central High, 5-0 before a pleased partisan crowd. Click here for more
The passes were crisp, the gaps were open and the spacing was exceptional. In a 3-1 win over Norwalk Monday afternoon, the Wilton boys soccer team executed possession-based soccer as well as a high school team can for 80 minutes. You would never know the style of play was all new for the Warriors, who … Read more
DARIEN — There wasn’t much fanfare when Darien field hockey coach Mo Minicus picked up career victory No. 300 in last Thursday’s season-opening game in Ridgefield. Maybe that’s because the coach and her players were focused on an even more important number: One, as in the first win of the season. Molly McGuckin and Evelyn … Read more
DANBURY — Two games in and what most predicted about the Danbury boys soccer team is coming to fruition. Scoring on the Hatters is going to be a difficult task this season. Danbury pitched another shutout against a fellow FCIAC playoff contender Monday as Lucas Oliveira’s strike early in the second half sealed a 1-0 … Read more
Sparked by the sophomores. That was the scenario for the Greenwich boys soccer team, which saw three of its sophomores account for five goals in its matchup against New Canaan Monday at Cardinal Stadium. Sophomore forward Isaac Dumeny led the charge, recording a hat trick for the Cardinals, who used a four-goal second half to … Read more
STAMFORD — With angels on their shoulders, the Stamford football team pulled off one of the biggest upsets in recent memory for the program. Three weeks after the passing of former football player Ky-Mani Antoine-Pollack, 19, a recent graduate of Stamford schools, and NiShawn Tolliver, 18, who would have entered his senior year at Stamford … Read more