Staples volleyball team sweeps Greenwich, improves to 3-0

GREENWICH — Winners of the 2018 FCIAC and Class L boys volleyball titles, Staples has certainly shown no signs of slowing down this season. Despite graduating most of its starting players from last season’s championship squad, this new look Wreckers team seems poised to find its own niche. The first week of the season couldn’t … Read more

Pokorny, Pfeifle help No. 1 Darien pull away from No. 2 Ridgefield in early finals rematch

DARIEN — It would’ve been very easy for the Darien boys lacrosse team to let emotions get in the way during its Friday night showdown against Ridgefield. This was, after all, the Tigers team that had defeated the Blue Wave in the Class L final last season, ending Darien’s remarkable 76-game winning streak. In the … Read more

Ridgefield baseball holds on for 8-6 win over Newtown

In an early season meeting of unbeaten baseball teams, Ridgefield built a big lead and then withstood Newtown’s comeback to emerge with an 8-6 victory on a windy and cold Thursday afternoon at Governor’s Park. The Tigers improved to 3-0 with their third straight non-conference win to start the year. Click here for more

Fedak becomes permanent athletic director at Trinity Catholic

STAMFORD — The Trinity Catholic High School athletic department gained an important measure of certainty as interim athletic director Frank Fedak has been confirmed as the permanent athletic director for the Crusaders. Fedak joined Trinity Catholic as interim athletic director last January after Bob Robustelli departed to pursue new outside business interests. Click here for … Read more

Girls Tennis: Darien edges Greenwich in dramatic three-hour court battle

DARIEN — The moment was as tense it gets in girls tennis —  third set, match on the line against a league contender, fading light, teammates cheering from the fence — but Darien’s Caroline Homes and Daniella Castellanos were cool and calm on the court. Or maybe not. “I was so freaked out,” Homes admitted … Read more

Danbury’s Ryan Jack becomes school’s first to win national wrestling title

The Danbury wrestling program had accomplished virtually everything entering this season, with the gym’s banners covering one wall to the next with honors. 2019 somehow raised the bar with perhaps the finest grappler the school has ever produced. Ryan Jack wrote his name in the Danbury record books this past weekend, becoming the first from … Read more

New Canaan boys tennis tops Greenwich in early-season showdown

NEW CANAAN – It’s a big lift for a team to start the season with a couple of victories. It’s even better when one of those wins comes against a traditional league powerhouse and a rival. New Canaan kicked off the boys tennis schedule in grand fashion as the Rams topped the Greenwich Cardinals, last … Read more

Vadas Continues A Never-Ending Battle With Perfection At Warde

FAIRFIELD — Olivia Vadas is in a never-ending search for perfection. The opponent for the Fairfield Warde softball pitcher is often not the opposing team. “I’m always in competition with myself,” Vadas said. “My dream would be to have 21 strikeouts in one game, so every single time that I play I always have that … Read more