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
DARIEN — Opening night of the football season had a bit of a different feeling for the Darien football team this year. For the first time in four seasons, there was no title to defend as the Wave had lost to Newtown in the Class LL quarterfinals last season. This new edition of the Darien … Read more
DARIEN — Darien tonight looked like a team unaccustomed to not having a state title to defend. This was the Blue Wave’s plight for the first time in four years, and the edge it carried was evident in the performance that led to a 42-0 win over Fairfield Ludlowe. Click here for more
NORWALK — Jack Wallace introduced himself to Brien McMahon, and the FCIAC football world as a whole, when St. Joseph’s junior quarterback passed for five first-half touchdowns in the Cadets’ 45-0 victory over the Senators at Jack Casagrande Field on Friday night. Wallace, making his first start, completed 7-of-9 passes for 232 yards in just … Read more
NORWALK—It had aspects of a typical season-opening football game. Lots of energy. Some strange bounces of the ball. Mistakes of inexperience. Mistakes despite experience. But in the end at Sam Testa Field Friday night, the Norwalk football team imposed its will while using its physicality and depth to wear down the Trinity Catholic/ Wright Tech … Read more
RIDGEFIELD — Displaying faith in its defense, the Ridgefield football team chose to kick-off after winning the opening coin toss in Friday night’s season opener against Fairfield Warde. That decision quickly backfired. Warde’s Ryan Janz returned the opening kickoff to Ridgefield’s 35-yard line, and six plays later the Mustangs had a 7-0 lead less than … Read more
The Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference has four teams ranked among the top five in the 2019 GameTimeCT Preseason Top 10 Football Poll which was released Sept. 10. Daniel Hand received 22 first-place votes from the 25 voting members of the media and is ranked No. 1. Hand is followed by those four FCIAC teams … Read more