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Boys Soccer: Norwalk too much for Trinity Catholic

STAMFORD — Norwalk boys’ soccer earned its first win of the season Tuesday, an 8-0 victory over Trinity Catholic. After an uncharacteristically poor start to the season which consisted of two losses and a tie, the Bears made up for three games of frustration early. After mustering up just two goals in its first three … Read more

Boys Soccer: Staples, Trumbull play to a draw

TRUMBULL — Historically, when Trumbull and Staples play you can expect an all-out effort, and Tuesday night’s 2-2 tie brought praise from both coaches. “This was typical of a Staples-Trumbull game,” Trumbull coach Sil Vitiello said. “Quite frankly, I wasn’t expecting to jump out 2-0 on them. But, even at 2-0 that team isn’t going … Read more

Greenwich boys soccer team shuts out St. Joseph, improves to 5-0

GREENWICH — Shutout specialists. Five games into its season, that’s the role the Greenwich boys soccer team has played in all of its matchups. Possessing the ball the majority of the game, while playing stellar defense when it needed to, Greenwich improved its record to 5-0 with a convincing 4-0 victory over St. Joseph Tuesday … Read more

Week 2 Football Notebook: Ridgefield refocusing after big win over New Canaan

In two decades as football coach at Ridgefield, Kevin Callahan has been around high school athletes long enough to understand them. He knows the Tigers’ 17-14 win over New Canaan on Friday night says something about them, something Ridgefield felt it could be. Now they’ve got to prove it again. “The plan now is to … Read more

Thaw’s big plays, Staples’ ‘spirit’ leads Wreckers past New Britain

NORWALK — It was the kind of play that could turn a football game around, slicing Staples’ lead more than in half. New Britain blocked a punt, took it in for a score late in the third quarter: A week ago, Staples might’ve given it away right there. The Wreckers instead went on a drive … Read more

Ridgefield Tigers are No. 1 in girls cross country poll; Nine FCIAC teams ranked

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

InCourage Playbook: Parent-Coach Relationships Don’t Have To Be Nightmarish. We Promise.

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

Darien tops Staples in FCIAC field hockey championship rematch

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

Staples girls swim team has new coaching staff, same expectations

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