STAMFORD—In the offseason, Trumbull coach Buddy Bray had to decide what style his team would play. The Eagles are traditionally a half-court grind-it-out type of team but with his entire team back from last season and two of the best players in the FCIAC in Timmond Williams and Chris Brown surrounded by high-quality players around … Read more
For a healthy high school senior to wind up battling cancer is a little surreal. For him to have to do it again a few months later? “You always worry about relapse, but it wasn’t even a relapse,” said Anthony Capalbo, whose older son, Charlie, is in Boston battling leukemia, a second variety of cancer … Read more
STAMFORD — It was the best holiday present Mike Papale could have received. The Fairfield Prep boys basketball team gave their new coach his first victory as the Jesuits topped Trinity Catholic, 68-62, Saturday night on the first evening of the Jack Smyth Memorial Classic at Trinity’s Walsh Court. “I’m fortunate we have a lot … Read more
STAMFORD — The early-season matchup between the Trinity Catholic and Stamford girls basketball teams was everything you would expect from a city rivalry. Physical play, tough defense and a little trash talking but mostly just competitive basketball. In the first leg of the city championship, it was Trinity coming out on top 46-43 Friday night … Read more
Danbury, Connecticut, and Raleigh, North Carolina, do not have too much in common, yet a pipeline is developing between the former’s high school and the latter’s largest university. Danbury High’s wrestling team is consistently one of the top programs in New England, and is on track to send a third standout to NC State. Junior … Read more
STAMFORD — Chris Passamano was watching a freshman football game early this fall when a player came off the field feeling ill. The Stamford High athletic director became concerned when he saw the player dry-heave on the sideline. “I asked him if he was OK and he said, ‘I haven’t eaten. I don’t have any … Read more
BRIDGEPORT — The preseason hype was that No. 1 Fairfield Prep and No. 2 Ridgefieldwere the CIAC’s two best hockey teams, or at least two of the best, but one was a little more battle-ready for Wednesday night’s opener. The Tigers’ top line dominated, Sean Gordon made big saves and Ridgefield’s experience proved the hype right … Read more
FAIRFIELD—The Norwalk girls basketball team knows it is considered a favorite in the FCIAC this season and with that comes a target on its back. Ludlowe came out fired up, pressing and running and leading Norwalk late in the second quarter. That was when the Bears found their spark, controlling the second half with defense … Read more
It’s a season of high hopes for the Darien Blue Wave boys ice hockey team. So why not begin with a championship-caliber opponent? Darien and defending Rhode Island state champion La Salle Academy played a season-opening thriller, with the Rams edging the Wave 3-2 in overtime before a packed house at Stamford Twin Rinks on … Read more
All Jack Nogueira had to do each day is look at the wall in his office at St. Joseph: six All-Americans and one National Player of the Year in 19 seasons as head coach. In season No. 20, Nogueira added a seventh All-American and second National Player of the Year: Jessica Mazo. Mazo, a center-midfielder … Read more