NEW CANAAN — A little more than five weeks ago, the Wilton boys lacrosse team was reeling with a 1-7 record. Now the Warriors have a date with Fairfield Prep in the Class L semifinals. Riding six goals from Dean DiNanno and a 13-save performance from goalie Andrew Calabrese, the Warriors knocked off FCIAC champion New … Read more
RIDGEFIELD — Led by goalie Timmy Luciano, defense has been the spine of the Staples boys lacrosse team this season. But after the Wreckers allowed five goals in the opening half of Saturday’s Class L state quarterfinal game against reigning champion Ridgefield, first-year coach Will Koshansky turned chiropractor. “We needed an adjustment,” Koshansky said. “We … Read more
WESTPORT — The seniors on the Staples baseball team were not going to let their final game come at home in the CIAC Class LL quarterfinals. A season after being knocked out in the quarterfinals, No. 5 Staples rallied from down two runs going into the bottom of the sixth, scoring eight times in the … Read more
WESTPORT — Since arriving as a freshman, Chad Knight has been dubbed The Dark Knight by Staples baseball coach Jack McFarland, after the movie featuring the DCComics Batman superhero. Texts to McFarland inquiring on his starting pitcher for the day have been returned with the logo for the Bat signal. But when McFarland called on Knight to … Read more
NEW CANAAN — The third time was the charm for the Wilton boys lacrosse team. The Warriors, who lost twice previously to FCIAC rival New Canaan, grabbed a lead for good at 7-6 late in the first half and held off the eventual Rams onslaught to come away with a 14-11 victory in the CIAC … Read more
NEW CANAAN — Tradition and history are important to the Staples girls tennis program. And while the Wreckers had been in five straight FCIAC finals and five consecutive Class L finals, there was one standard that had eluded them. The perfect season. Well, Staples High scratched that accomplishment off its list Friday. The No. 1-seeded … Read more
WESTPORT — The Wilton Warriors and Staples Wreckers rode a roller coaster for 50 minutes in their CIAC Class L girls lacrosse quarterfinal game on Friday. So it was only fitting they were able to play a few more minutes with the season on the line. Wilton junior Sophie Sudano took a pass from freshman … Read more
MIDDLETOWN — A repeat and a four-peat were achieved at the CIAC Class LL Boys Tennis Tournament. Trumbull junior Andrew Ilie captured the Class LL boys singles title for the second straight season, while Staples extended its reign of supremacy to four years, adding another team championship trophy to its collection. The Wreckers also claimed the LL doubles championship, with the … Read more
MIDDLETOWN — It was sweeps week for Darien at the CIAC Class L Boys Tennis Tournament. The tournament had a championship sweep theme for the Blue Wave, who won the singles title and doubles championship and oh yes, the team title. Behind numerous standout performances, capped by title-winning efforts during the tournament’s final day of … Read more
FAIRFIELD — As she walked up the final hill during the FCIAC girls golf championship, New Canaan’s Morgan Hibbert was avoiding eye contact. With everyone. “Coming up the 18th fairway, I couldn’t look at anybody,” the Rams’ senior co-captain said. “I just had to stay in the zone.” As it turns out, Hibbert and the … Read more